by Diego Norte

Most people have several products in their head from their own experiences. If you have an interest in weight loss, then you have probably had several experiences losing weight that you can share. If your market is investing, then you can probably talk someone’s ear off over dinner about investing.

If you find it difficult to get started recording an audio or video, then we recommend one of the following techniques. All three have been used successfully by our staff on many occassions:

1. Buy a digital recorder and hide it on your person in the “record” position and go out and talk to people at some public location where people gather and talk about your topic. Record your coversations. You will find yourself helping others with information you have. When you replay the conversations, capture those topics and create your first product based on that information. Be careful not to actually use the recording in your product without permission from the others who were recorded.

2. Ask someone to interview you for your first product. You can also interview someone else if you know of those who are even more of an expert than you are on your chosen market. RTIR.com is also a good place to get listed to be interviewed and/or to find someone with expertise even greater than your own to interview.

3. Hire others with a common interest and brainstorm while recording. You know what you are interested in. Others with the same interest will naturally start talking about those things that are most important to your market. Stop thinking about it and start creating the product. Creating an information product is nothing more than recording what you have been talking about with other people ever since you developed your interest.

Here is a video that shows you exactly step-by-step how to create your own first product in less than two hours:

http://www.DiegoNorte.com/prd/1005/

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https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dashboard

You need to create a sitemap in .xml format for your web site in order to submit it
to Google Sitemaps (http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps).

I use a program called GSiteCrawler that automatically crawls your web site and
creates a complete .xml sitemap for Google Sitemaps.

You can download a free copy of it by going to:

GSiteCrawler

http://www.gsitecrawler.com

Another is Google Sitemap Automator that creates a sitemap and also links you to your Google webmaster account for seamless sitemap updates.

Some of the best resources for learning more about natural SEO are:

Kurt Melvin’s Big Page of SEO

http://www.tuelz.com/big-seo.html

Aaron Wall’s SEO Book

http://www.seobook.com

Brad Callen’s 58 Week SEO Mini Course

http://www.seoelite.com

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Search Engine Forums

http://www.searchengineforums.com

CapeCod SEO

http://www.capecodseo.com

SEOMoz.org

http://www.seomoz.org

BruceClay

http://www.bruceclay.com

Affiliate Marketing Questions Answered: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (539)
As I am putting together a product teaching people how to make money as affiliate marketers, I just conducted a detailed survey. The point of the survey is to make sure my product addresses the core concerns of my client base.

In this case I got all the data back and compiled it into the most common questions. The survey sample was large and accurate so here are the survey results:

The Top 7 Questions Affiliate Marketers Asked

1) How do I get sales without a list?
2) How do I build a responsive list of buyers?
3) How do I get sales without a powerful Blog?
4) How do I make a bonus that is attractive when the super affiliates and gurus are competiing over product launches?
5) How do I get traffic?
6) How do I manage the technical stuff?
7) Whats your biggest tip for affiliate marketers?

Rather than answer these myself I thought it would be beneficial to get another affiliate marketer on the phone and brainstorm some ideas. Jay Deiboldt is a bright marketer I met at underground seminar and I have been watching his handywork over the last year. His new product Google Slapper covers many of these topics so I thought he would be perfect to get on the line.

Here for your benefit is a 40 minute conversation between Jay Deiboldt and James Schramko discussing various aspects of affiliate marketing as we uncover some secrets and address each of the burning questions. We hope you enjoy it.

Topics revealed in the MP3

- Why new people are caught in the the vicious cycle of thinking they need to be building a list before they start.
- How to build traffic directly from Google and takeover the buying keywords searched for.
- How to start with zero customers on list and how you can make sales even without a list.
- Why you should target buyers and make a list of buyers
- How to collect names of people who are looking to purchase
- How to build a list of responsive buyers
- How to get ultra high open rates
- How to have a high quality client
- Factors for building trust, getting hight stick rates and keeping people on your list
- Creative ways to come up with extra bonuses people value
- A tip about subject lines for excellent open rates
- Why you should tell people when they should not buy something
- Tips on how to avoid the reciprication pressure
- How you should review things and if you should truly believe in anything you promote
- blog review model for established rankings
- Tips to get traffic if you do not have a powerful blog
- Hot new resource Jay has noticed that is getting great rankings
- Details on how to construct a killer bonus offer.
- Examples of bonuses and launch results
- What bonus formats work best and why
- The one bonus that is a huge mistake (and people still do this!!!)
- How to create a three way win:win:win with value bonuses
- How to partner and leverage others when you have no bonus
- Why helping others will get you ahead faster

Plus we cover more tips for getting traffic including:

- web 2.0
- blogs
- forums
- ppc tactics
- wordpress
- forum marketing mistakes
- testing techniques to determine where the best results come from
- how to maximize the result

Small wins early on can get you in the right mindset

We end the chat with Jay’s big tip – the one thing you must learn. I also offer a tip – how to set up in the beginning to end up ahead. We close discussing how to stay organized
by doing one thing at a time, eliminating onfo overload and taking massive action…

Aaron Brandon pioneered this process and released a video showing exactly how he optimized the signup form on his blog. He may still sell these videos at this URL:

http://www.AaronBrandon.com

The idea is really very simple in his method. You don’t actually optimize the blog. You optimize specific portions of the page used by the blog.

In his example, he wanted to optimize the signup rate for his blog announcement list. His signup box was in the upper-right corner of his blog.

His first step was to create a folder called “signup” (or whatever you want to call it) in his home directory on his site. In that folder, he installed MuVar as you normally would. He then placed several versions of each section of his signup form to be tested.

It didn’t look exactly like the final signup form would look because it was being displayed across the entire page when you went to http://www.AaronBrandon.com/signup/, but that URL would never be given out.

Instead, he then modified the sidebar.php of his wordpress theme and inserted an iframe with the src parameter pointing to /signup/ on his site. The iframe was constrained with a width and height parameter and had no border and no scrollbars. To the observer of his blog, it looked like a part of the current page.

In fact, it was an iframe to the /signup/ page on his site. Each visitor to his blog received a different version of the signup page served up by MuVar. When they signed up, they were redirected to the thankyou.php page in the /signup folder to record the “sale.” The thankyou.php page simply thanked them for signing up.

We started out with the same technique. We took it further though. We mapped out every section of our header, sidebar and footer and placed them all in separatate MuVar pages. We weren’t interested in optimizing for signups. We were interested in profitability so we had the thankyou.php page for each of our sales pages load each of the iframed blog sections thankyou.php page to give them the profitability feedback.

To test the overall layout (and even blogging platform), we ended up moving the entire installation to a sub-folder and then running MuVar in the main folder of the site. The MuVar in the main folder of the site used a true frameset to select among several blogging platforms and themes.

The current winner of that test can be seen here:

http://www.DiegoNorte.com/blog/

In the end, we also discovered that having a blog on the home page wasn’t even the most profitable thing to have there. We tried various alternatives such as a random sales page, an introduction to the company, a squeeze page to force a signup to the blog announcement list and various other things. Our current winner can be seen here:

http://www.DiegoNorte.com/

For more information about running a successful Internet business, visit Diego Norte’s site here:

http://www.DiegoNorte.com/

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Read this first, then watch the movie, the movie has no sound so you need to know what the guy is doing.

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Find a website you would like to know the statistics (demographics) about. In this case, I chose a clickbank product.

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Search for website you would like data about at http://quantcast.com

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This is the information you will plug into your google adwords campaign.

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Since 54% of the visitors are female and 46% are male, I make no changes.

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You can see that 36% of the people that visit www.reversephonedetective.com are from age 35-49. **you will want to target the highest % to reduce your cost per click and increase your conversion rate

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Get rid of the other age ranges by clicking exclude. Your ads will now only show to ages 35-49

Click save changes and you are done! This strategy will save you a lot of money on your adwords campaign! Stay tuned for more PPC tips and tricks…and don’t forget to visit my website.

http://www.AdwordsNemesis.com

In this video I teach you how to reduce your google adwords cost! I used a clickbank product as an example but you can use this on any website!

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Find a website you would like to know the statistics (demographics) about. In this case, I chose a clickbank product.

0:23-0:32
Search for website you would like data about at http://quantcast.com

0:39-0:44
This is the information you will plug into your google adwords campaign.

1:21-1:28
Since 54% of the visitors are female and 46% are male, I make no changes.

1:33
You can see that 36% of the people that visit www.reversephonedetective.com are from age 35-49. **you will want to target the highest % to reduce your cost per click and increase your conversion rate

1:39-1:56
Get rid of the other age ranges by clicking exclude. Your ads will now only show to ages 35-49

Click save changes and you are done! This strategy will save you a lot of money on your adwords campaign! Stay tuned for more PPC tips and tricks…and don’t forget to visit my website.

1. Entrepreneur Connect
Entrepreneur Media, the company that produces Entrepreneur Magazine, started a social network over a year ago specifically for entrepreneurs and small business owners called Entrepreneur Connect. Like all social networks, you have the opportunity to create your own profile, explore the community, share ideas with other entrepreneurs and network. Unlike most social networks, this one frowns upon too much self-promotion and applauds idea sharing.

You can use this network to connect to service providers, suppliers, advisers and colleagues. Just like LinkedIn and Facebook, there are professional groups that you can join or create. Another cool feature is that you’re able to start your own blog and possibly have it appear on the main page. This is similar to what Fast Company has done with their website.

2. PartnerUp
PartnerUp is a social network for entrepreneurs who are searching for people and resources for business opportunities. Anyone can join, but business partners, co-founders, executives and board members will get the most out of this one. In this network, you can ask or offer advice, find commercial real estate and find service providers like accountants and marketers for your business.

The big differentiator with this social network is the commercial real estate “MoveUpSM” program that serves entrepreneurs who have experienced a hard time trying to find office space for their business. They also have a Resource Directory that allows small and mid-sized businesses to advertise their services.

3. StartupNation

Most social networks neglect the content aspect that makes StartupNation so useful. With articles, forums, blogs, on-demand seminars, and podcasts, entrepreneurs will be better prepared for their ventures and have the resources required to make better business decisions.

There are a wide range of topics being discussed on StartupNation right now, including business planning, marketing and web-based business. The site also offers a series of competitions, such as a dorm-based 20 contest and an elevator pitch competition. If you’re an entrepreneur or hope to become one, this site is definitely one you can’t miss out on.

4. LinkedIn
It’s difficult to leave LinkedIn off of any social networking list because it’s so useful for anyone who’s either searching for a job, is trying to network with like-minded individuals, or building a company. LinkedIn offers many resources for entrepreneurs, such as groups, including the very popular “On Startups” group that has over 54,000 members.

Entrepreneurs on LinkedIn should brand themselves properly so they can attract the right kind of business opportunities, and perform searches to find service providers or partners. As an entrepreneur, you should also be looking to participate in LinkedIn Answers, events and applications to spruce up your profile and become a valuable member to your community.

5. Biznik
This isn’t another LinkedIn clone. Instead, Biznik brands itself as a social network that “doesn’t suck.” The Biznik community is composed of freelancers, CEOs, and the self-employed. Like the other networks, this is a place for you to share ideas, instead of posting your resume. It is mandatory for all members to use their real names and provide real data, and Biznik editors actually review all profiles to ensure compliance with that policy. There are three levels of membership, including basic, active ($10 a month for an enhanced profile) and supporting ($24 a month for increased visibility).

6. Perfect Business
If you want to meet thousands of serious entrepreneurs, experts and investors from a variety of industries, then Perfect Business might be the perfect social network for you. The type of people you’ll find are potential business partners, potential clients and advisers. Additionally, the site has leading business partners like Entrepreneur and Virgin Money.

From business networking to a video center where you can learn from successful entrepreneurs, a business plan builder and even an investor center, you’ll have most of the resources you need to create or regenerate your business. There is a free basic membership and a gold membership that costs $29.99 per month.

7. Go BIG Network
The Go BIG Network embraces job seekers, in addition to funding sources, service providers and entrepreneurs. In this social network, you post requests for help, which are then routed to other people in the network that can answer your questions or support you. Members of this social network can search through profiles of other members, contact them or post a request (a classified ad) to talk about what they are looking for (such as a business partner). The profiles on this network are targeted and specific so it’s easy to find an investor in a particular region.

8. Cofoundr
The Cofoundr network is made up of idea makers, entrepreneurs, programmers, web designers, investors, freelancers and executives. The primary purpose of joining this network is to start a new web venture. Unlike most of the social networks already listed here, Cofoundr is a strictly private network, which means that you can’t view member profiles before you register for an account.

Membership requires having a valid university or work email address, which means high schools students and younger aren’t allowed. The first thing you have to do is sign up, then specify your abilities and the people you are trying to network with and finally, post your idea on the bulletin board or in the forum.

9. The Funded

The Funded is an online community of entrepreneurs who research, rate and review funding sources. Entrepreneurs can view and share terms sheets to assist each other in finding good investors, as well as discuss the inner workings of operating a business. General benefits of this site include viewing facts, reviews and commentary on funding resources, and accessing RSS feeds of the most recent public comments by members.

By joining the site, you have access to detailed fund profiles with specialty, reference investments, and investment criteria, in addition to accessing partner vCards that have full contact information of all partners at venture funds. In order to get any value out of this social network, you pretty much have to become a member.

10. Young Entrepreneur
If you’re young, entrepreneurial and socially active or just curious, then Young Entrepreneur is a great starting point for you. This community appears as a discussion forum, with topics such as e-commerce, search engine optimization, marketing, IT & Internet, and franchising. Aside from their main forum and threads, there is a popular blog and some great videos.

Of course, in order to successfully do that, it isn’t enough to just submit tons and tons of articles and then hope that people click the backlink. True, if you went by the quantity over quality approach then you’d probably end up getting a couple of visitors here and there, but it would be more time consuming, and less effective, than going about it the smart way.

Really, the only reason that people tend to flop at article marketing is simply because they don’t think it through from the get go.

So, in order to avoid going through the same tedious rigmarole, we’re going to look at article marketing from the ground up; from the theory right down to the practice. By doing so, you should end this eBook with a firm grasp of what you need to go out there and do, and how you can do it.

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Part 2 of 21 of our traffic generation series details “How To Do Directory Submissions To Generate Directory Traffic.”

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