Posts Tagged ‘Wealthy Affiliate University’
Wealthy Affiliate Member Advises: Links - the lifeblood of the internet
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 27th, 2009
Hi there,
I know a few people signed up to affiliate windows after my previous post. I wonder if you have made a squidoo lens? Is it sitting there doing nothing? Have you made any money yet? Are you getting traffic to your lens?
Putting up a squidoo lens is not enough to make you loads of money. If it was as easy as that, everyone would be doing it.
What you need is links. Links mean Google can see who you are linked to, and you get kudos by association. The more links you have the more possibilities for traffic to your lens.The more traffic to your lens the more likely you are to get sales!
If you have something you are passionate about, and you make a lens on that, it is easier because you probably know a bit about your subject.
That is great because you can add value to your lens, and it will make it more attractive to traffic.
But you do need to let people know you are there.
One great way to do that is to use forums. Most forums allow you to add a signature to your postings. If you put the address of your lens in there, then whenever you post your lens link will be seen and possibly clicked on.
I have a link, just one, on a forum and that link alone gets me 5-15 visitors a week to one of my lenses.
Obviously the best forums to choose are ones that get a lot of traffic themselves. Find one where there are other people passionate about your subject, that ask questions. When you answer the questions you will get publicity for your lens. A busy forum is a great resource!
Another way is to post comments on peoples blogs. Don’t just go to any old blog and write about your subject, find people with similar interests.
If you go to www.icerocket.com you can put in the keywords you need and it will come up with blogs that have postings on those keywords.
If you like you can use one of the many free page rank checkers to find blogs with high page rank. Google ranks pages from 0 to 10, 10 being the highest. For example, squidoo.com is currently ranked 8 I believe. Not every site has a ranking, but as soon as your site gets ranked you will see a sharp rise in traffic.
Anyway, I digress, back to links and your squidoo lens.
Another way to get links is to use your rss feed. If you look on the left of your lens you will see the symbol used for rss feeds, the orange square. You can click on that, and you will get the code for your own personal rss feed. This can then be submitted to various rss feed directories. Try feedage.com and feedest.com.
Another way to get traffic is to join squidoo groups. First make sure that your lens comes up on Google though, put the full title of the lens in “” and do a search for it. If it comes up then start joining squidoo groups. There are groups for every subject plus there are general groups also. By joining these you can increase your traffic as people will visit you from your group. Be sure to return the favour and rank, lensroll and favourite your new friends lenses.
Another way to increase your web presence is to make more than one lens. You can link the lenses together using the introductory module, and this makes you look like more of an expert in your field.
Don’t limit yourself to squidoo lenses. Try eHowto.com, and hubpages.com.
You could even set yourself up a weebly website which is easy and free. You can start yourself off a blogger blog, again easy and free, and write in it regularly. Add links to your lenses and also add the rss feed of your blog to your lens, that way your lens gets new information on it regularly to help attract traffic.
Here are a couple of video tutorials you may find useful:
Do let me know if you have any questions, I am here to help.
Best wishes,
Ruth
Wealthy Affiliate Member says - Work Smarter David Congreave
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 19th, 2009
Hi!
I have been watching some videos by David Congreave, since his launch of Instant Website Creation, because I wanted to show you how knowledgeable this guy really is. I am a bit gutted that I wasn’t into internet marketing when I lived round the corner to him; now I live miles away I don’t see him every week to pick his brains!
You can see that David really knows what he is about. He is also willing to help and if you get stuck on any of his projects then email him, and he will do his best to help.
I have been trying to put a video in here for you but it is not happening today on this blog, so here are some links to his videos instead.
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Wealthy Affiliate shows: How To Get Years Ahead!
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 6th, 2009
Hello there,
Yes its a double posting today. That is because of something rather special.
The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted my new banner over there. This is something I strongly urge you to take a look at. It was made by my friend, David Congreave. David is a great guy, I knew him before I even got into internet marketing. When I saw it I immediately gave him a call, because I was amazed that he was giving this stuff away. (I sound like one of those g***, I am sorry!)
Anyway, I took advantage of it. The first bit is free - hurrah our favourite word! - but there is a small charge for the more indepth information. You will see if you do click on it, that there are only 100 of the indepth information ebooks being sold. Now, I know that lots and lots of the gurus say that, but then they sell millions of them.
But I know that Dave Congreave is as honest as the day is long - I am not kidding here! - so I asked him directly. And he told me that yes, when the 100 run out, they are gone. There is something that replaces them, but the original 100 are exactly that, 100.
I bought it and I was blown away.
There are things on there that are ridiculously easy to set up. I actually set up one of his projects myself in about four hours. Now, it’s only been up less than a day, so it’s not possible to talk about the success of it yet! But I am very hopeful about it and I will let you know.
One other thing. I cannot tell you much about this because along with the full product is a confidentiality agreement. Yes folks, this is serious stuff. I cannot talk about it, since I signed the confidentiality agreement, which I wouldn’t dream of breaking. This stuff will not be leaked onto the internet for at least five years. So if you do decide to buy the full copy (if there are any left) you are going to be five years ahead of the game.
You know that I like to let you know about free stuff, because we all need a bit of help these days. But do at least consider the paid for product, if you can possibly afford it, because you will not be disappointed.
Ok, now I am going to do some work. I am beginning to feel guilty about those lenses, from my last post!
Best wishes,
Ruth
PS Please message me if you have any questions about what I have talked about today - I will do my best to answer.
Wealthy Affiliate - Tips For Finding A Niche
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 6th, 2009
Hello,
Today I wanted to show readers where they can get ideas for a niche.
For many people interested in IM, finding a niche is the first of many puzzles that the need to sort out. This isn’t helped by the fact that some people say - write about what you know - about something you love. Somehow that makes any reasonable thought about something a person likes to do fly right out of their brain! We are left thinking “I don’t have anything I know much about” or “I don’t have anything I particularly am into!”
Others say find something that people love, a niche that is popular. Then find your own angle. That can be easier said than done.
I actually think that the reason people say write about what you know is because it is much easier to write say, thirty articles about something you are passionate about.
However, if you do not want to do that, then find something that is popular and interesting, a new trend. A good place to look for new trends is provided by Google. Google trends show you the things that people are putting into the search engines. View Here. The URL is http://www.google.com/trends.
Another place to look is ebay pulse. View Here. The URL is http://pulse.ebay.com/. You can see which are the things most people are looking for, this can give you good ideas for affiliate products.
Nearly everything you buy online is through an affiliate link on way or another. I have a few lenses at www.squidoo.com with which I promote affiliate products, and even though they have only been up for a couple of months, they have started to bring in a trickle of money. To be honest, I don’t spend a great deal of time on them, I should promote them more really. But even if they only bring in $20-30 every couple of weeks, it’s ok for something I spend minutes a week on. (Sometimes not even that! )
Another place you can go for niche information is dmoz. View Here. The URL is http://www.dmoz.com. Dmoz is a huge directory of all sorts of information and you can dig deep into a section to find a niche that suits you. It is totally free, as well.
Once you have decided on a niche, then you can go and look for affiliate companies. These will have lots of different online stores on their books which will provide you with banners. Then you put the banners on your site or on your lens, anywhere there is traffic. People click and when they buy something, you get a percentage. Obviously the more traffic you send, the more people will click, the more you money you will make.
I use a company that deals with UK businesses. It’s called AffiliateWindow, View Here and it is pretty reliable. You do pay a deposit, I think it is to weed out wannabes but you do get it back after the first month with your earnings. There are hundreds like Affiliate Window all over the internet. Find one that suits you.
I wish you all the best with that!
Ruth
Wealthy Affiliate - What the others say!
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 4th, 2009
Hi,
You have heard me talk about Wealthy Affiliate for months, and you know it is the only thing that has taught me to make some money. You know about the $1 offer. But this time, I don’t want you to take my word for it. This is what some of the one dollar subscribers are saying. Now, I swiped this section from an email that Kyle sent me - but I don’t suppose he will mind!
****** $1 Trial Subscriber: Jackson ******
“Kyle,
Just wanted to say what’s up and thank you for letting me become part of your amazing community. I probably wouldn’t have joined if it weren’t for the $1 trial, but hell I am sure glad I did. I may in fact be a member 4 life…lol. I am off to check out all of the cool stuff within your community. Say hi to Carson for me.”
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****** $1 Trail Subscriber: Steve ******
“Thanks for the welcome Kyle.
This is very, very impressive. I have been looking for a resource like this for some time and had almost given up hope after being duped by every Guru and Wizard of the Web. I am excited for the first time in months.”
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****** $1 Trial Subscriber: Shawna ******
“Carson & Kyle, you guys are truly inspiring to me. I cannot believe all of what you offer within your Wealthy Affiliate community and I am excited for the opportunity at WA. Thanks for all you do and I will let you guys know if I need any help.
PS. I love the forum! So many nice people there.”
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****** $1 Trial Subscriber: Craig ******
“Good morning, Kyle.
I have spent the better part of the last 48 hours doing research on WealthyAffiliates. I’m an entrepreneurial salesperson, always looking for an interesting way to both communicate effectively and influence buying decisions. I have to say that it was difficult to find even one negative comment about your service. So, needless to say, I’m excited to begin examining how to use my skills in this environment.
Anyhow, I wanted to introduce myself and tell you that I look forward to learning.”
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Now, if you have been following my journey, you know that it hasn’t been an easy ride. IM, like anything else requires hard work. But it sure makes it easier when you have a great system to guide you.
See if you can still get a place for a dollar. It continues for a few more days only!
Best wishes,
Ruth
Wealthy Affiliate - Invest $1, make $1,000’s
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on June 1st, 2009
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that the one dollar week at Wealthy Affiliate has begun.
I know many people are feeling the pinch these days, the economy affects everyone. But you can get $1,000’s of tutorials, information, tips, all for just $1.
Yes, click the link - Wealthy Affiliate - and sign up to Wealthy Affiliate for seven days for just one dollar. Download all you can, look at all the benefits, and see if its right for you. There are lots of tutorials in the ShareZone by successful marketers, loads of How To’s, all for you to read at leisure for the whole seven days. The cost is just $1!
You will learn so much, and you will not believe the value. Especially for one dollar!
You may catch me on the forum, my nick is BookwormR
Best wishes,
Ruth
Wealthy Affiliate Member Has To Mention Stompernet Again!
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on May 30th, 2009
Hello!
I have had a couple of days off, we have had great weather here in Scotland. You won’t hear that too often!
While I have been enjoying the sunshine and getting in some driving practise, (my test is 4th June), I have been thinking about this blog and how some people come in and read a few posts, but some are just driving by and maybe only read the top post.
So because of that I wanted to recommend again the unbelieveable offer from Stompernet. If you haven’t heard of Read the rest of this entry »
Wealthy Affiliate Member Wins Again!
Posted by Gale10 in Uncategorized on April 18th, 2009
Hello!
I have made a few more lenses you may want to take a look at. At the moment I am thinking about paypal, so I have made a few lenses along these lines.
http://www.squidoo.com/wii-games-paypal
http://www.squidoo.com/xbox-360-games-paypal
http://www.squidoo.com/ds-games-paypal
http://www.squidoo.com/clothes-with-paypal
http://www.squidoo.com/buy-cds-paypal
They are promoting some companies through an affiliate website. I am not going to tell you which one until I make sure they pay out ok, because I do not want to recommend something that is a dud. I do try and avoid that at all costs.
In my last post I mentioned a product which I completely trust to make money online. It really breaks the whole affiliate marketing down into super simple terms.With a bit of keyword research, this is a gold mine, and while I still wholeheartedly recommend Wealthy Affiliate, this product really goes along with it. It is called One Week Marketing, by PotPieGirl, and it is really excellent. Have a click and see how it looks to you.
This week I am putting opt-in boxes on my lenses, and putting my sadly underused Aweber account to more productive use. It is silly to pay for a tool and not use it to it’s capacity.
I don’t know if you are wanting to build yourself a business online, as I do, but if you do I got a good piece of advice this week. As I have probably mentioned, when you join Wealthy Affiliate you get to contact Kyle and Carson, who are the mentors and founders of Wealthy Affiliate. They are excellent, and give answers within 24 hours, and none of this help desk stuff - no they answer the questions themselves. Personal, pertinent replies.
Anyway I had got somewhat miserable about how I was doing, I explained what I had done and how much I felt I had worked, and Kyle said to me: “If you had bought a franchise you would give it more than two months to start making a good income wouldn’t you?” Of course, I had to agree. I started at Wealthy Affiliate on the 10th February. Now as you know I went to Mothers for a week during that time, and had another week off for something else - I think when the children were ill. So how am I expecting to build a business in six weeks. Sounds silly doesn’t it?
So I need to remember to be patient with myself. I see the amount of visitors to my website slowly rising. I see my visitors to my lenses increasing. I know that soon, I will see more money coming in. I just need to keep building my funnels and eventually the money will start dripping down to me.
I added a quote to my wall this week. It comes from Cesar Milan, otherwise known as The Dog Whisperer. He was talking to a client and she said: “All right, I will try.”
Cesar replied: “Don’t try: Do.”
So, with that in mind, this week I am not just trying to build a business, I am taking action to build it. In other words, I will “Do.”
To join me at Wealthy Affiliate visit http://www.homebusinessforretirees-review.com. We don’t ask for your age, so anyone can actually visit the site!
Best wishes,
Ruth
