Sunday 22 February 2009

ClickBank Alternative.

Looking for a ClickBank Alternative ?

In one of my previous posts I mentioned ClickBank as a good resource for finding products to promote online. While researching ClickBank I stumbled upon a few pages which mentioned problems verifying certain credit cards. I don't know how true this is but I thought I should check for alternatives just in case. I'm glad I did because I stumbled on a great affiliate site called Click2Sell.

The main reasons I chose Click2Sell is because it's free to join and you can get up to 95% commission on sales. Not bad eh! They also have a huge range of products to promote in the affiliate section.

I was able to create a membership and promote products within a matter of minutes.  It really is that easy.  Once your in just click on "Marketplace" and find yourself a product to promote.  When you find something that takes your fancy just click on "Promote".  You'll be given a url which is specific to you.  You now have your product to promote.  Simple and free.  

I had no intentions of trying affiliate marketing but after stumbing upon Click2Sell my mind was changed.  I now have a few products I am promoting.  The lowest commission I am getting is 50%.  One of the items only pays $5, another pays $20 and another $35 per sale.  To say I am happy with Click2Sell would be a huge understatement. I am overjoyed at finding this gem. I urge you to check it out.


Here is some additional information from their website:

Get residual income promoting Click2Sell!

Earn 30% of every transaction fee paid to Click2Sell once a sale is made by your referred Click2Sell member – whether a merchant or an affiliate - as long as they stay active!
Why promote Click2Sell?
Great residual income for life!

Get 30% from every referred member’s fees paid to Click2Sell. You will be paid as long as your referred members – whether merchants or affiliates - stay active and sell products!
Once you have referred new members to Click2Sell – you can relax! Others will work for you!
It’s easy to set up

Just a few easy steps – and you can start earning residual money by using Click2Sell Referral Program.
Advanced reporting system

Click2Sell offers you a unique tracking system to collect all the information about your referred users, the number of transactions they made and, of course, your earned commissions!
It’s free – you have nothing to loose!

Click2Sell Referral Program is a no-risk proposal – it’s free!

Join Now

PS.

I am on the first page of Google (#4) with one of the products I am promoting using the bum marketing method mentioned in one of my previous posts.  I also have a google adwords at the number one spot which so far has cost me £2.00.  I know.  I can't believe I spent that much either :)

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Free Domain, Free Hosting, No Monthly Charges

I've just stumbled on an offer for a free domain name, free hosting and no monthly charges.
I love free stuff (as you've guessed by now) and this one seems like a good one.

Here's what's on offer.

Free domain name (.com, .co.uk, .net, .org etc)
Free hosting
No monthly payments
3Gb web space
Unlimited transfer
Unlimited email
Virus and spam filter
Blog
Daily backup
Free Google Adwords coupon
Free Live Help 24/7

Have a look. This sure seems real and it's from a reputable company.
Unfortunatley it is only available to the uk as stated on the bottom of their page
"1 year free domain + hosting offer is only valid for companies and individuals in the UK."

Here's the link: www.one.com

Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.

Sunday 8 February 2009

How To Make Money Online For Free.

Have you ever wondered if it's possible to make money online for free?

Yes it really is possible to make money online for free. There are lots of free resources available. You just have to hunt through the hype and be prepared for lots typing. I'm sick and tired of typing in my user details to the various free ads sites and search engine submitters. But if that's the worst stress I'm having with making money online that's ok by me. It's a hard life :)

In my opinion the best way to start making money online for free is to start a blog. Ok, ok I can hear all you experts shouting “That's not right, you should do this.....”. If that's the case then please feel free to leave comments. Let's all help each other.

Not only does a blog allow you to give your product exposure it also gives you confidence. I would say the biggest help to me so far has been starting my blog. Once it was written I was really pleased with myself. This in turn led me straight to writing my free adverts and ezine articles without even thinking about it. Once you get started you don't stop. It's a bug. So please if you are thinking about making money online for free you must start a blog and tell the whole world about what you are selling.

If you haven't got anything to sell yet there are lots of options available to you. The one I am hooked on can be found here.

Once you have your blog up and running with your desired subject it is time for free advertising.
Before you go off like a crazy person eager to get your product out in the wild make sure you create some extra email addresses. Create one for your Free Ads. Create one for your Ezine submissions and so on. I use google mail. You can set each email address to be forwarded to your primary email address. This way you get all your emails in your email client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc) inbox but can keep track of them seperately at google.

A quick google search will give you lots of free advertising and ezine submission websites but here are a few I use.

Free Ads:

http://www.usfreeads.com
http://www.inetgiant.com
http://www.global-free-classified-ads.com
http://www.salespider.com/
http://www.webcosmo.com

Ezines:

http://solo-ads.com/adrates.html
http://www.ezinead.net/
http://ezinearticles.com/

Before posting to ezines do your research. A lot of the articles are approved by a real person and quality is the key to your work. No blatant promotion of affiliate sites. It has to be something which will help or benefit people. So if you are promoting dog biscuits as an example, dont' just write an ezine article saying “These are the best dog biscuits around click here to buy now”. Write an article about A Healthy Dog Diet, 10 tips for a happy pet, Benefits of chew sticks etc. Now provide a link to your blog or direct your product. Remember to provide quality in ezine submissions.

Persistence is the key. Keep at it and you will reap the rewards but most importantly you will have learnt a lot in the process. This will not get you rich but it can certainly help you to make money online for free. And when you have earned enough you can pay for better exposure and get more money. Just get started. Go for it. You have nothing to lose except a few hours of your time.

How to get to the top of Google for Free.

I mentioned in my previous post that I don't part with my money easily. So with that in mind I've been advertising for free and getting some surprising results. Who would have thought free advertising can actually work.

If you're interested in the business I am promoting Click Here.
(Shameless plug) :)

The promotional tools and videos in the members section are the reason I am here typing this. They actually got me started because they show how easy it can be to promote for free. And it's not difficult at all. In fact I thoroughly enjoy it. It's a great hobby making money from home.

Anyway back to the reason for todays post. While googling for more options to promote my site I stumbled upon ClickBank. I didn't realise how good this resource is. Have you seen the opportunities available. It's staggering. There are thousands of products you can resell and get 70% commission. I'm having some of that. Do not go to ClickBank yet though. Not until you have read the next bit.

After a lot more googling I stumbled upon another site which explained how to get to the top of google search results for free. I put my hand on my heart and say to you “Please check it out”. It's really good. It's one of those things which you stumble upon from time to time which excites you and opens your eyes to endless possibilities. It's free so it fits my philosophy.

I gave them my email address and got a reply which gave me a link to the juicy info. I have received no additional emails from them. There is no catch at all. I get nothing from directing you to this site. It is simply free information I am passing on in the hope that you may one day trust my judgement.

www.bummarketingmethod.com


Remember to check back here from time to time to discover what else I stumble upon.
If you are looking for a legitimate opportunity with high earnings then please Check This Out.

It has everything you need to get started. It really is fantastic value for money.

A couple of quick tips:

-Create a few googlemail accounts for your advertising. Eg set up one for posting adverts and one for posting ezine articles etc. This should help to keep your emails more manageable. I have set up forwarding so I receive all my emails in my main email client (Mozilla Thunderbird if you're interested).
-Create sub folders in your inbox too. One for user details, one for ads posted, one for receipts etc....


**** UPDATE ****
I mentioned earlier that I've received no follow up emails from www.bummarketingmethod.com. Today I received one. It wasn't bad advice if I'm honest but that's not the point. I just thought I should tell you that you will get a follow up email. Don't worry about it though. It's good advice and there's an unsubscribe link provided.

Monday 5 January 2009

How to start making money online. A beginners perspective.

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

If you are thinking about starting an online business I completely understand how you feel. It is an absolute nightmare for the beginner. We’ve all been there and asked ourselves the same questions.

Where do I start? What can I sell? and Who can I trust?

Over the years I have researched, researched and researched some more for the best online business. I wanted to make money online but my biggest problem was getting started. The choices are so wide and varied I was simply spoilt for choice. There were so many “opportunities” to choose from but I still did not start for three reasons.

1 - Every opportunity sounds the same (Give us your money and get rich)

2 - I’m a cheapskate who won’t part with his money easily

3 - I don’t want to get scammed

So how did I start? I was forced into it. My wife fell pregnant and we were about to lose her wage. To make matters worse she earns more money than me. It was the kick up the backside I needed.

Back to google I went and searched like crazy. I didn’t know what I wanted to sell online, how to do it or who to trust. I eventually stumbled on a program which felt right for me. This led me to lots of videos on youtube which all promised the same thing without giving too much away. I was getting skeptical again.

I went back to google and gathered the email addresses of people who were promising to be a mentor to beginners like me. I sent various questions to these “mentors” and waited. Some replied very quickly, some replied eventually and some never replied. I was filtering my list of trustworthy sources. I noticed a few of the replies were standard sales letters saying “Thank you for your questions blah blah blah please check my website for your answers”. These were no help at all because I was directed to a page which answered none of my questions.

After all the emails I sent I found one person who actually took the time and effort to answer my questions and help me. He was starting to get my trust. A few emails later and he recommended a particular website to me. I checked it out and done some research on both the site and my “mentor”. I found nothing to suggest this was a scam. I was sold. At last, after all these years I have found someone I can trust and a legitimate business.

The best advice I can give to anyone who wants to start to make money online is:

- Do your research and choose something which is right for you. If you do not understand or enjoy your venture you will fail.

- Be proactive and get off your backside. Every day missed is more money lost.

- Find someone you can trust. Send them emails and use google to find out as much as you can.

To me the most important factor was finding someone I can trust. This was the main reason I decided to part with my hard earned cash. This one person helped me get started and provided a product I could sell and it all began by sending some emails. If only I had done this earlier.

Thank you for reading and I sincerely hope this helps someone take the plunge into these murky waters. I’m very glad I did.

Best wishes and good luck.

Your online money making guru/super rich personal mentor/expert and all round nice guy  

Why not? Everyone else says it. Or at least implies it.

Click here to find out what tempted me to part with my cash.







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