Latest Articles by mdallen http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us Unlimited Autoresponders Unlimited Sales! http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/unlimited-autoresponders-unlimited-sales.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/unlimited-autoresponders-unlimited-sales.html Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Can you imagine if you had to make every sale personally? If someone wanted your product at 2am you would need to get up and sell it to them? For many people they are not using the full resources of the net. I know for some they wanted to make money on the Internet because it offered a chance for more time with the family and less time working.

So, how are you getting more time with the family if you are on the computer all day long trying to get leads, capture leads and sell to them? How can you save time if you are constantly doing that? More importantly, when will you get worn so thin that you pull your hair out and quit. Are you spinning your wheels? Let me pull you out of the mud.

What you need is automation. That is a system in which you get leads, capture their contact information and sell to them. You can set up pages to capture guest's information. These sites are called splash pages, landing pages, capture pages and squeeze pages. It is an eye appealing site, with only enough content to get an email address for your real offer.

After you have the contact email, how are you going to sell it to the prospect? The easiest way is to set up an autoresponder. This is a tireless salesman who will take those 2am calls for you. He can sell while you are sleeping, eating and even golfing. The neat thing about the web is that you can get an unlimited number. You can tell the autoresponder when to mail your prospect, how often and what you want the prospect to know about you and your offer. This is like having a massive sales force working for you round the clock. Once you set it up you can work on just sending leads to your offer. That will cut your work in third. In my resource box you will see a site where you can get all of this at one stop.

How do you know if your autoresponder is working out? If the sales are not there you may need to change your pitch. What you need is an ad tracker. This is also available at that one stop shop. This tracker can tell you which autoresponders are working out and which ones may need a bit of tweaking. You can also get stats on when they opt out (after which letter). If they always leave after the third email, maybe you want to change that one.

One way to automate getting leads is to host an FFA page. This is where people link to your FFA (Free For All) page and then you send them a confirmation note with an offer for them. This is a good way to get extra leads. All of these processes can be automated and you can spend more time with the family, or generating leads other ways. Unlimited Autoresponders, unlimited salesmen, unlimited sales. Take it to the limit and push over.

Mike Allen
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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> Opt-in Email Marketing List http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/opt-in-email-marketing-list.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/opt-in-email-marketing-list.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Many of you have heard that the money is in your list. This is not entirely true. Eventually the money is in their wallet and your goal is to get it in your wallet by providing an excellent product. Today I will be focusing on building a list because many affiliate marketers do not realize this is important for them as well. In traditional online marketing it is a huge focus. It must be for the savvy affiliate marketer as well.

Have you ever seen a game of baseball? I bet you have, and you may have noticed that the batter has three ways to move on. He can make the hit, get struck out or get walked. How often do you think he would score, or even get on base if the first pitch was the only pitch? Not often if ever. Yet this is the way I see so many affiliate marketers approach the sale.

Here is what I mean, many marketers will set up with a great product that tons of people need, and they go to a free traffic exchange, load up the affiliate link to that one great product. They swing and hope it is good because they will never ever see that prospect again, except by lucky chance maybe. They do not take any time to talk with the prospect and tell the potential customer what a great product they are about to see. This is a major mistake that almost all affiliate marketers make when starting out. I did it too, do not kick yourself now. My goal is to show you a better way that increases your exposure and helps you create larger profits from here on in.

You probably already know what you need to do, but you probably have not done it yet. What you need is a landing page. If you are not familiar with the idea here is the concept. You send them to a page, either hosted by a company that specializes in getting the email address for you or a page on your website. Your webpage may be for collecting emails or for pre-selling your offer or both. If you want them to part with their email then you need to offer a special free gift to entice them. The company that specializes in getting the email addresses is your best bet.

This is your chance to have more than one bite at the apple, or more than one at bat. Like a batter if you do not make the hit the first time you take another swing. While you have their email you should give them plenty of good information, build rapport, and develop yourself as a trustworthy friend who happens to recommend items to them from time to time. Give helpful information. The less you focus on your needs and think about their needs the better your deposits will be. Only sell them what is in their best interest. Give them lots of helpful information and they will love you. That is the secret to being successful in the opt-in email marketing business.

Please remember, never SPAM. If they opt out then let it go, though you should send them a sorry we were not meeting your needs last note. Some people will re opt-in if you are professional. I also suggest that you do not send them too many emails at once. You will have to gauge this for yourself, but try to treat them like friends you care about more than dollar signs. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

If you want to create the best landing page check this out http://www.instantsqueezepagegenerator.com/index.php?rid=23381

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Mike Allen, 32, Internet Marketer and author of Affiliate News at


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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> Free Google Ads Scam http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/free-google-ads-scam.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/free-google-ads-scam.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Free Google Ads Scam


Have you heard of an e-book called "Free Google Ads." It promises (on the website advertising it getgoogleadsfree.com) that he will show you exactly how to get free ads with Google ad words. It claims that he got $87 Million in free Google ads and made over $314 million from these same advertisements. He gives you the false impression that you will be able to get your Google ads and that you will not have to pay for them. Here is a quote from the website showing this: "Everyday Google sells several $10 million's in pay-per-clicks. But I get all mine absolutely FREE - and now I am going to show you how to get yours FREE also!" Is this claim hype, a scam or are there really free Google ads?

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Check out how my friend made 500k and will show

you the same methods.
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Later he claims that in the last year he got $12 million in free ads from Google. He highlights the phrase never spending any money on the ads. He implies that using his system allows you to bid as high as you want and set a daily limit as high as you want, he shows $10,000. Someone could really lose a lot of their money if these free Google ads are a scam. He does have an elaborate system, nearly 200 pages of information.


So is it truth or fiction? I saw a review on Yahoo that said yes and no, and that is the best answer. Does his system work? Yes. I believe he really made all the money he claims and the way he did it is described in this book. He can show an expert marketer how to get paid to advertise on Google, but with great risk. One could lose their shirt. It involves a complicated plan of selling ads and sending people (through the Google ads) to the site with the ads. Someone with capital to risk could make a profit.


The no part is the real downside. Does he show how to get free ads through Google Adwords? No he doesn't and he admits that himself. There is no free lunch and you can not get paid ads for free, hence the name "paid ads." The website mentioned above is meant to be misleading. Like a magician you are looking at one thing, where you are meant to look and you can not see what the magician is really doing.


Most marketers use Google Adwords as their Pay Per Click marketing strategy. The competition can be fierce and so he plays on the hunger for a marketer to win and tries to sell a product that caters to that desire. This is a great strategy but he does not deliver the free Google Ads that the website clearly claims.


He also claims to be selling his secret for next to nothing. This next to nothing is $47 to $67 depending on the day. To some this seems to be a bit more than a little. So in all I would say that his claims are unfounded. Can you make money with this e-book? Maybe, if you are an expert at Google Adwords, and PPC (Pay Per Click) marketing. Is there undue risk? Absolutely! I suggest, as someone who wants you to succeed online, that you invest in something else or invest in advertising. Nothing is risk-proof, but this risk is unnecessary. Do not be taken advantage of by scams such as the free Google ads scam. Go forth and profit.





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Mike Allen, 32 author of Affiliate News, http://affiliatenews.bravehost.com



Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> Boost Your Traffic http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/boost-your-traffic.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/boost-your-traffic.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 It goes without saying that one of the most crucial elements to your success online is the ability to get traffic to your website. This is in fact one of the most daunting tasks. Many people, about a decade ago, believed in a build it and they will come philosophy. Many tears later we all realized this is not true. We must find a way to attract attention to ourselves. You must have compelling copy when they get there, but no matter how great the sales copy is it does not matter if no one ever sees it. So how do you get the eyeballs there?
There are many methods to getting attention to your site. In fact, there are thousands of books written on this subject all around the internet, dating back more than ten years to the recent guru discoveries. Everyone and their dog (if he writes much) have written about the subject. Many want your money but I would like to just give some free advice, based on my research and my own successes, on free methods to boost your traffic.
One way that you can boost your traffic for free is to add a signature file to your email address. If you post in forums or message boards on a related topic, and if it is not against the rules you may want to add it there as well. This signature file should include your name, a very brief but enticing line about your opportunity or website and a link to it. As you email your friends and family, who most likely trust you, they may visit your site. In the forums if your one line ad is good enough some will likely click as well. You can send an email to everyone you have a right to email, anyone who would not be spammed by the effort, and announce your new site. You may ask your friends and family if they know people who want to see your site. The signature is one small step in getting the ball rolling. Some examples of a good signature are:

John Smith, Author of Children's Behavioral Newsletter
Kids misbehaving? See if this helps
http://www.thekidshelpsite.com

(above is not a real link just an example)

or

Mike Allen, Author of Affiliate News
Tired of being Scammed? Get the Affiliate Report!
http://thesite_whereyou_wantthem_togo.com

(Also not a real site ^)

As you can see a bit of general cleverness and ingenuity and you can begin to see some results. This is just one method of gaining more people to your site. Look for other articles on boosting your traffic in the future. It may go without saying but you want to use your real link in your signature file not a fake one like in my examples. (I'm just saying.)

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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> Avoid Affiliate Scams http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/avoid-affiliate-scams.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/affiliate-programs/avoid-affiliate-scams.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500
There are many wolves out there seeking to devour. I wish more than anything to protect you from those wolves and lead you to the gold you desire. That is why I started my newsletter Affiliate News. I was inspired recently when a friend asked me to help ger research a turnkey business opportunity online. She was somewhat new to Internet Marketing and wished my advice.
The opportunity was an adult site at profitadult.com. They have a setup fee of $500 and a monthly fee for their required hosting of $50. The setup fee was about to double. At any rate all this payment would have allowed her to get 80 of the commission. If not why must she incur the cost of business?
What they were doing was to charge an unsuspecting person $500 and $50 a month to be an affiliate. She had a lot of opportunity to be a free affiliate for many great companies. She did not waste her money, she did not pay to be an affiliate and I hope you don't either. Instead here are some good ways she could have spent that same money.

1. She could have signed up with clickbank for free.
2. She could have used that money to fund pay per click, email ads, ezine ads
3. She could have generated traffic and a profit without the upfront cost.

Join me at Affiliate News and get a free gift for signing up with my newsletter. To your success.
Mike Allen
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