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The Newbie Affiliate and the Guru

Alright everyone,

Today,s little lesson is geared toward the Newbie Affiliate.

The term Newbie is not in any way, shape or form to meant as an insult or looking down upon. It is just the term that happened to stick in the business world for anyone starting out fresh in any industry.

We have ALL been newbies at one point and I will testify first hand that is so frustrating in the beginning if you do not have the right answers when starting this new way of life.

There are many rip off artists out there that can seem so genuine and honest. If you do not know how to spot them, you are in for a world of losses and pure aggravation. I suppose that is exactly what got me started on the whole review tangent.

I totally have your back on this one.

So you want to make money online eh?.

Where do you start?
How do the people out there do it?
Can I really get rich?
What is the best way to pick a product to promote?
What the heck does an affiliate marketer really do anyway?

Lets go down the list together shall we?

Where to start:
Before you do a thing, you start from within and decide what type of niche you are most drawn to. You can build on different niches as you go along. Lets just take it one step at a time o.k?

Once you have made a decision on your niche, get over to Google and do a keyword search on the niche you have just chosen.

If it pulls up a lot of other interest in the search engine, chances are you have a good niche and can start the ball rolling on promoting companies that have the products that fill that need in the market place. Cool?

O.k, lets take the next step.
How do other people out there do it?

Loaded questionn. We all have different ways of running our businesses. We have different thought processes, different passions and different business models we go by. However if we take that same question and change it up a bit to something like, “How do the Super Affiliates and Guru’s do it?” Well now we have a much better question. Agreed? Awesome..
There is a formula to it all when you start digging your heels into it.

One thing that is agreed upon by all the Super Affiliates and Guru’s is this:

GIVE FIRST!

One big mistake I see with many newbies is they do not know this value yet. And yes it is Value. Think about it this way. When you are looking for something online to either learn or purchase, do you stay on pages that give you nothing up front? There has got to be value in everything you do. Not only will your potential customers thank you and actually buy from you but you will have the knowledge that you are giving the best you can give up front. No strings attached. Just great content and information to educate your readers and lead them to making their own decision on weather or not they want to buy from you. You are competing for business just like in the off line world. People buy from their friends and from authorities they trust and like. If you not build trust and keep honesty in your business dealings, YOU ARE DONE! Baked, Cooked And Fried! Got It?

Now I could go real deep here with a complete business plan and road map for you but I won’t do that here because I do plan on writing a book along with some video tutorials to sell you one day.

For now if you just can’t wait for it here is a link to on of my favorite GURU’s that made this just for the Newbies…and yes this is an affiliate link of mine... (See, upfront and honest!) “This is one you can TRUST.”Click Here! I will get to that whole who to trust thing with products out there as well.

Next one:
Can I really Get Rich?

Again, this is a question you need to answer for yourself. Can you? Well, yes. Will you? Depends…

We all have the same opportunity to make our dreams of financial freedom come true. First off, you need to decide what rich really means to you personally. If you are really asking can I become a millionaire off of this type of business. Absolutely you can! But it is work and dedication. Just ask any millionaire in the world what they do daily to get there and the list will amaze you.

Next:
What is the best way to pick a product to promote?
Be very selective with whom you jump in the sack with on this one.

My suggestion is you sign up for a click bank account and start looking through the programs that are offered. Look at the pitch pages from the owners of the products.

If it looks like crap to you chances are it will look like crap to someone else. Also look at what the offer for affiliates are.

The best offers will be no less that 50% of the commission. These guys know that we the affiliates make up for close to 90% of their sales. So be sure to compare the product with the rate and do investigate who you are dealing with.

You can always ask me to give the scoop on them. When you subscribe to my newsletter you will have access to my email as well. Fair?

Next and last:
What the heck does an affiliate marketer do anyway?

We do exactly just that. We market online products to the world. We have several ways of doing this but for now here is just a small list. And it is a BLAST!!!

We write blogs, articles and newsletters. We do click bank campaigns. We make pages on our websites (easy to do by the way) that promote products. We add links to our pages with our affiliate codes. We educate, inform and encourage others.
We love what we do and make money at it.

So, now that you have a little bit more..And I hope this helps..

Remember to always have love in your heart and give thanks for every window of opportunity that comes your way. And most of all Give First, Reciprocate and always do what you say you will do.
Here is the link to Ewen’s Newbie Affiliate Course

Rhonda G.-

The Honest Affiliate

Rules and Guidelines: to be the “Best You Can” as the “Honest Affiliate”.

So often I see the issues that surround the complaints of what could be great prospects on purchases from our online buyers.
It is a crying shame that we as affiliates can get our names smudged from those that have been not so honest about what they are doing out there.

Look, I know it gets a bit tough at times in this field. I mean, there is just so much to do and only so many hours in the day to complete all the tasks required to make the sale.

The issue is that the tactics that some have used just to make a few bucks are sad at best. Don’t get me wrong; there are tactics, strategic planning, launch strategies, email campaigns and other various models we all must follow to get the marketing for our partners out to the masses. However, when you skirt your way to the money, it is just as bad a stealing.

It may not be that it is even done on purpose in many cases but it does happen.
Here are some great guidelines and personal rules you can go by to keep yourself positioned as the honest affiliate!

Rule #1:
Never Spam Anyone On Purpose!

Rule #2:
Make Sure You Have an UNSUBSCRIBE link on your emails to your email list.

Rule #3:
If You Copy Email Text From Your Partners, READ THEM CAREFULLY! In some cases the content will have a line that states: “I just bought this program myself and love it” or “I have been using this program and it is the best”
It’s fine and good to keep that in there but only if you have actually been using it. Other wise you are miss leading the buyer.

One great way to overcome this obstacle is to put your own text in that portion of the pre-written content. Something along the lines of “ This is an incredible program, I have been following what these guys are doing and think they have nailed it on this one!”

Most likely you have been following them by reading up on them, knowing what the program does and so forth. You now are not putting yourself in a situation to get the TAR and FEATHER from your subscribers if the program they purchase is not all it is cracked up to be.

Guidelines:
Create a “policies and procedures” model for your business.
If you are in this for the long haul and are serious about making this your business, then you need to treat it like one.
Create honest copy in your campaigns.
If something looks cheesy to you, really think about it before sending it out.
Choose wisely while shopping the market place. There are some fly by nighters out there.
Keep yourself focused on a few campaigns at a time and focus on them until you have decided weather or not they are working for you.

Think about what it is you are trying to accomplish with each campaign.

Always remember, people can see through B.S. all day long.
Practice being as honest at you can on a daily basis and incorporate this into you company policy.
Yes, that is where that saying comes from.

“Honesty Is Your Best Policy”

Have A Productive Day!
Rhonda Giarraffa

John Reese Gets Set to Launch A New Way to Automate Affiliate Commissions!

Wow, I can not believe all the launches getting ready to take place.

In my earlier post, I wrote about Launch Tree gearing up for the Biggie on May 12th.

Well, here is another one that is getting ready and John Reese is behind it. He kicks butt..

Anyhow, I thought I would give you this little link to a cool video that shows you how to run your affiliate commissions on auto-pilot.
Hint: It has to to with A’Rs.
Click here to see the Video..

Frank Kern Jumps on the LaunchTree Train!

Hey all I just want to do a quick post today to let you all know that
Frank Kern agreed to spill the beans about some of his launch strategies.

Now, for those of you who do not know who Frank Kern is, you may just want to pay very close attention to this guy. He is one of the
biggest bad boys of mega launches on the internet.

He produces MILLIONS in sales on all of his launches and has almost a cult following at this point because he is so good at what he does.

He has set the bar high for anyone out there that want’s to be him when they grow up..

Go check out what he is sharing in this video. I was totally sucked in on it simply because I know every time he puts something out there I learn from him. He gives this one up for No Moolah..

Got to love it!
Franks Free Video

Tellman Knudsen and Shawn Casey’s List Building Club!

For many of you that come to my review page, you may have read my reviews on The List Building Club a time or two before.

While I never put all of my eggs in one basket, I have been putting quite a few of them in The List Building Club basket.

I am a walking talking testimony to what Tellman and Shawn teach. They are without a doubt along with a few of my other mentors of building lists, driving traffic and conversion skills two of the most stand up guys I have run into.

The training video’s are top notch and get you from point A to point B very quickly.

What they teach in this not so little club is this:

1.Affiliate Marketing
2.How to create your own product through Private Label Rights
3.How to get the traffic to your page, so you can build your list, so you can offer your email list the product you have that they want!

They show you step by step how to start from scratch and get your first web site up and running.

How to get your auto responder to work the right way.

How to build an offer page or Squeeze page with opt-ins.

How to find the right product to sell as an affiliate.

Go check them out and take a 30 day test drive with them for ONE DOLLAR!!!!!

I DID AND I TOTALLY GIVE THEM THE AFFILIATE REVIEW GURU THUMBS UP!!!!

Have A Productive Day!

Rhonda Giarraffa

Integration Marketing With Tellman

I want to share with you a video that Tellman put out not to long ago.

This is his video on Integration Marketing.

When you are finished watching, click the link below and you will be directed to his page that you can sign into for the ListBuildingClub..

I will tell you there is no better place to get the education you want and need from this team of experts in online marketing..

Enjoy!

Check this out NOW!!!

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