Archive for January, 2009

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Attention PPC Newbies: This Mp3 Is For You

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

If you’ve never heard of Adwords Editor, match types, or basic keyword strategy, then this mp3 is for you!
Click the “Play” button below to listen to Mike Cowles interview me.

The interview was recorded last month. (Feel free to Right Click –> Save “As” to download to your computer / iPod).
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The “Magical Formula” to PPC Success

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

In PPC, you are handsomely rewarded for helping people to find what they are looking for. If you want to be successful in PPC - keep that in mind.
When you fail to satisfy your visitor (ie. your campaigns suck and you are going broke), it’s usually because:
1) Your ad promised something that you didn’t [...]

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Intermediate Level Adwords Strategy

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

I just got off the phone with my friend.
Here’s what he’s doing:
1) Launching 5 new CPA offers per week in various categories by direct linking.
2) Each offer contains 200 keywords, including domain names as keywords
3) Bid price = Expected Conversion Rate x Payout
The basic strategy is to find winning campaigns fast using direct [...]

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My Affiliate Summit Schedule

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

I lucked out and got a “media pass” for Affiliate Summit (because of this blog).. So I’m going to try to post about the event..
Here are the talks I’m attending:
Sunday, January 11th
Affiliate Meet Market: 12pm-6pm - This is basically a meet up for affiliates & networks. I’m going to meet my affiliate managers and check [...]

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9 Fundemantal Rules For Success in 09

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

1) Success in affiliate marketing is the result of persistence, a great team (copywriter, web designer, programmer, keyword researcher), and a solid system that you can duplicate for different markets, and understanding how to optimize and scale a campaign.
2) You have to push yourself outside your comfort zone.
I have a good friend who is [...]

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Meeting Up at Affiliate Summit?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

If anyone is interested in meeting up in Vegas for Affiliate Summit, shoot me an email.. I’m arriving Saturday afternoon.
Affiliate Summit is a conference held bi-yearly that brings together affiliates, merchants and everyone in between.
Basically, it’s a chance to listen to some newbie related topics, visit booth babes, meet your affiliate managers and [...]

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