Good article. I can see that social media and marketing will and should be a big part of the picture. It seems from reading the threads most still focus on organic search and PPC.
To the OP yeah I am having the same (hypothetical:) ) problem. My rankings have not dropped and neither has my traffic but sales are about 10% or what they were.
I am still may consider dropping them if I don't get a response on a recent issue.
One other merchant I have stopped promoting their...
There are affiliate programs that supply an xml feed or other types of feed that can be parsed into a data base so you can display the images and data the way you like.
If that is what you are looking for there are several affiliate programs I am aware of that do that. There may be some...
There are ways to search Clickbank that may display a product.
If you are looking for blue widgets
bluewidgets
blue+widgets
I have found a few products this way that a standard or advanced search did not return!
If it is an info product have you considered creating it?
If it is software and...
Congrats ... It feels great getting that first commision and it really hits home when you get the check or money delivered into your paypal account.
Keep a close eye on those longtail keywords sometimes you can create a sub niche or separate page just on a specific keyword and drive more traffic.
Information overload is the problem with being new to this. There are many paths you can take to success ... each one requires hard work.
If you get lost or need help ask questions. There really is no reason to loose ones shirt in affiliate marketing.
I see Google Trends and Keyword Tool brought up a few times. If you really want to make keyword and niche market research much easier consider using Google Insights. If you have no clue about what niche when using Insights just leave the search blank and don't pick a category. You can always...
I respectfully agree with some things you say. Most ebooks, videos or seminars can offer up some gems that can validate some worth. I can only still think of a few that have really offered their worth in return for my money spent. One I paid for is now free as mentioned in a prior post. Another...
If I were to start all over I would spend more on software and tools and less on ebooks. I no longer spend money on info unless it comes highly recommended this does not mean I read an affiliate review hyping the product.
Most of the best information can be found in forums.
I also would have...
I have seen days like that wondering what is going on it increases bounce rate an messes up stats. I have no idea what to do about it either. I may try piwik which is free.
I have thought about dropping analytics to due to page load time which may be a factor with Caffiene rollout.
I like Market Samurai because There is a link finding feature. I also like it for being able to analyze your competitors backlinks and I have been able to find some real nice quality links this way.
As far as free for finding links. Seoquake and seo for firefox are both free plugins. I find...
The OP nailed it. Quit Your Day Job was an excellent book and one of a few(and I have hundreds) that I remember or refer back to. I actually bought it when it first came out and found it helped me quite a bit.
I think the money people spend on ebooks is much better spent on tools for promotion...
I think it is possible I think Shoemoney had a picture of a check he was holding indicating this if I am not wrong. I found it increasingly diffeicult to maintain momentum with the changes in the program and I have had real good months with adsense but have since focused my efforts elsewhere...
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