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Affiliate marketing has got to be one of the easiest ways ever to monetize your blog.
But it’s not just anyone who can start making money on their blogs with affiliate marketing. There are a few very important things that need to happen first, BEFORE you can even think about running successful affiliate marketing campaigns.
And that’s exactly what I talk about inside today’s video. I talk about:
- Why affiliate marketing is the greatest leverage you’ll ever get on the internet…
- 3 essential things you will need if you want to become successful at internet marketing…
- An example where I show you what we did to set up a US$7,800 per month income stream, that only took us a few hours of work…
This and more is revealed inside today’s video.
Remember to leave your comment below - I would love to hear from you!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
PS: Don’t forget that there are only a few hrs left before Niche Profit Classroom is closing their doors to the general public. If you’re still interested in getting access, just go to the Niche Profits Classroom website now.
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Hi Gideon!
Very helpful. I was just thinking of being an affiliate for BAB. It’s a bit intimidating…
I figure since I am a blogger I can promote a blogging product.
Thanks again for a fab video.
Arlene
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Thanks Arlene!
Glad you liked the video!
Affiliate marketing can be a bit intimidating at first, but once you get into it, you realize how simple and straight forward it really is.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Thanks Gideon, I tried the last BaB launch, but got on board way too late, however it was a huge learning curve. Also found assistance with a technical guy with my second launch of a site and placed the video (my 1st one) onto my main blog. Battling to cope with automateyourlist.com (aWeber) - that is with time and keeping up with the work load, my problem! Just to let you know that the automateyourlist.com is aweber and I got a very substantial discount taking on an annual subscription. No sales yet but I will get there. Joined Blog Mastermind and MSM, but have not even started those two courses yet! Yup time, I really don’t know where it goes, I need some of it back LOL
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Thank you Gideon for a most informative video presentation. (And you’re a fellow Mac user too!)
I’m in the midst of upgrading my ancient, labour-of-love website to Web 2.0, and feeling passionate about creating an influential blog, that also earns me a better income than designing individual gardens for individual clients. I recently joined Niche Profit Classroom, already have an email list of fellow designers, horticultural journalists, conservationists and clients, and now I need to learn how to approach and charge selected eco-aware companies for affiliate marketing.
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Gideon, great video and congratulations on your success with the Niche Profit Classroom promotion. It’s really impressive what you can do once you have a list of willing customers.
I’m trying to think of a way to incorporate the things you and Yaro teach into my blog, which is an interview-news site. But I may have to utilize these methods on other sites I’m working on. Thanks for creating great content!
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Thank you Gideon for timely info!
If I may I would like to ask your advice on a blog challenge I have.
First, I am planning a product launch soon (see my listed website url). I am in the process of creating a blog that will be a “News” and “Product Reviews” blog to give reviews of the Affiliate products on the site. My question is concerning AFTER I post a product review would it be best to:
1. Archive all the reviews on this one central support blog…(by famous Gurus Name, and their product being reviewed…or
2. Create a permanent mini-site (3-4 pages) for theGuru Name and product specifically SEO’d of course…or
3. Create a seperate blog for each product Creator and their product(s) since they have great “Name pulling power” with the search engines…or
maybe a combination?
My thinking is if I do both Site/mini-site or Blog/Blog I should be able to build a larger list by having both. Am I right here or???
What do you feel would be the most productive?
Denny
P.S. Yaro and you are both Gurus on the site!
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Hey Denny
I think option 1 sounds like the most streamlined approach.
Sounds like less work, and if it’s part of an authority blog with lots of traffic, it could help you get more sales.
Options 2 and 3 sound like a lot of work!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Yet another awesome professional video — so professional compared to other sites out there. I really admire the quality of these videos - everything from the lighting to the sound quality is super clear and sharp.
Awesome work dude - keep them comming - can’t believe you give this away for FREE - really amazing!
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I have been in the field of marketing for quite some time now but I’m new to online marketing. Especially when it comes to affiliate marketing. This video that Gideon has made is so informative, thorough and effectively planned out. As I stated on twitter, this is one of the best videos that I have seen about affiliate marketing.
I never pass a chance to learn something new and Gideon has done it once again with his marvelous free video. Congrats to you Gideon on another fabulous and informative video.
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Hi Gideon,
As always thank you for this (& other) great content. It’s really appreciated.
Can I make a suggestion? Is it possible to make this information available via iTunes? Maybe it’s a selfish request, but I tend to put this stuff on my iPhone & watch it when I get a free few minutes (away from the desk). I usually don’t watch this at my PC (even at home) cuz there’s so much else to get done.
Just my 2c. Cheers
Mark
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Hey Mark
Thanks for the suggestion - I will look into this for the next video.
iTunes is great!
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Jim Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I find that I have more access, than the late night hours, with my BlackBerry SmartPhone and it’s nearly impossible to watch any videos on sites because most of them are flash or incompatible. Yet late evenings I am around my computer, but have little time to watch all the video info.
Wish there was a work around to this problem. Even an audio or down loadable audio is better than having to pass up so much info when the time becomes available.
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One thing we have in common is we know
how to put the yellow pages into good use.
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Paul Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Thats what kept catching my eye too
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Gideon, your presentation is so professional, it give us a standard to aim for. Thanks for the effort you put in.
I am amazed how you can talk and present your video content so calmly. Do you use autocues or what?
Anyway, the learning experience is top class!
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Hey Gerry
I just used a basic outline that I talked from.
You can learn some more tips about scripting and making outlines at my other site at http://www.GetYourVideoOnline.com.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Great video-I have joined Adam’s Niche profit Classroom after your podcast-so you are making some dollars from me-That is fine as money is like blood it has to circulate-Let me tell you I joined for a dollar that they had recently-
Let me tell you this classroom is bloody brilliant-The information they give you is mind bending-Let me explain–I am a little tired building blogs on the wrong niche ideas-Adam’s course even gives you some for free-Also their tools to use on Wordpress ie:Templates,landing pages,are great.-that many videos to help you make a dollar in short time is amazing-The reason I love their training is where I want to be-Blogging is great-lots of content to do-these guys show you how to find your niche and then how to build it on Wordpress with that many videos it is mind blowing-
They also give great info how to outsource your articles and research how to put your own Ebook together-said a enough-Depends which way you want to make money on the internet-To me this is doable-Aussie slang-
cya guys JT
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Nice advert. Ah, the art of satisfying Google’s desire for everything… SEO your site to Google’s liking whether it’s got good content or not, or better even, use PPC to promote it and perpetuate the slap.
Anyway, thanks, nice vid.
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Hi Gideon
Appreciate you telling it like it is, and frankly discussing your current promotion.
I’ve had affiliates sell my software since 2005 and only now in 2009 am I becoming affiliates for others. I’ve neglected promoting other peoples IM products to my IM list even though my software is IM related and is a good match.
Why. Because I feel I can’t compete (even if I join all my own products together in a bonus pack) with the massive bonuses that the bigger players layout in the IM arena, so I just haven’t bothered. Just a mindset issue mostly.
Aaron
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Hello Gideon,
Nice video to help amatures how to do affiliate marketing.I have also seen your 10 free videos and i am hoping to start soon blogging and affiliate marketing as soon as i find my niche.
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Fantastic video! The content is genuinely useful and the presentation is clean and professional. Thanks Gideon!
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Hello Gideon,
thanks for the great video highlighting the affiliate marketing, however browsing the various tips on the affiliate marketing+blogging combination, it’s always been more suited towards ‘make money online’ blogs, even in the above example, other niches for example the ‘computers’ niche don’t really provide recurring affiliate products. Any pointers to affiliate marketing+blogging which is less specific and not necessarily towards make money online blogs would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
PS - I usually don’t sign up for any online ‘make money’ courses because I can’t fit it into my budget however the credibility that comes along convinced me to try it out, and I must say niche profit classroom is a great course to say the least.
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Hi Gideon,
I am always so impressed with the natural ability you have of doing these videos so calmly. I am a former student of Alex Jeffreys mentor program who has learned so much. I am also one of your students from the become a blogger premium course. I love your videos and always look forward to the next one. here to helping people make money. this is what I think I was born to do.
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Hi Gideon,
Working on my blog and trying to find my niche. I found your video
to be helpful in thinking about how to use affiliate marketing more effectively with blogs.
Thanks,
Charles
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Gideon it’s nice to know that you and Yaro will do the due diligence of checking out a product and its claims before promoting it to your loyal followers.:)
You’ve inspired me to move into video posting prior to seeing this post and now I’m even more keen after hearing about the traffic you’ve generated from submitting videos to YouTube. Next step is to follow your advice in the getyourvideoonline.com tutorials.
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Hey there Gideon,
Fantastic vid, as always… Question about the actual video production:
Which lapel mic are you using? Which do you recommend? Also, is there an artificial light source on you or is that simply an open window shade?
Thanks.
-Joshua
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Hey Joshua
Thanks for your nice words!
I just use a cheap $30 mic that I got from the local electronics store here - it’s kinda weird because it performs better than my other $350 Sony bluetooth remote mic!
It really depends on your camera too, and I suggest you always test it out before you buy it. Testing is the key!
For light for this video, I just used the natural sunlight from the windows in the room. But on cloudy days, I normally use some construction lights and bounce the light off the ceiling to light up the whole room more.
Regards
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Hi Gideon….
Though I comment on this new video… Content is very good… You talk about good articles for our blogs and that you need a lot of them… Just I quick question I’m not that much of a writer and can maybe find some stuff on a topic for my blog… Is there a place where we can go to get unlimited articles and not pay an arm or leg and a pint of blood? I know you are a busy man so went you have time you need to do a video on getting content…
Thanks for your updates I enjoy them !
Reg B.
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Hey Reg
I think the best content you will ever produce is the content that you produce yourself. It just has so much more “oomph” when you create your own content, because you can really add your own personality.
If you don’t like typing, have you considered creating videos? Or audio podcasts?
I prefer video to typing myself.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Great video Gideon. I love to watch your videos! I think you cover everything that is needed to start making money from affiliate links.
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Yes no doubt another good video Gideon!
For me a lot of people would like to know how their blog can make money from affiliate program because they want to make money real fast.
But something that they always forget are about the foundation of their blog. which need a great content, traffic and build list platform. There is no meaning about getting a good affiliate product on your blog but no visitor! Why people should buy affiliate product from your blog if they can buy it from other valueble blog or trusted internet marketer?
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Hi Gideon,
Great video and covers the basics nicely from A-Z.
My question is this…
I currently offer my Internet Marketing skills to Small to Mid sized companies, Restaurants, Day spas, Physicians etc, and one of the things I focus on with them is offering Related affiliate products on their blog site I setup for them so they can generate 24/7 passive income streams.
However on my consulting blogsite, http://www.proactivemarketing4u.com, I would like your thoughts on what affiliate offers would be best to host on my own blog. Most other Internet Marketing Consultants usually have affil links to tools they use when setting up clients sites..i.e. “hostgator” Aweber banners etc but wouldn’t it be a wiser choice of offer affiliate products that relate to my target audience, or even offer advertising space on my blog to people that cater to that market as well vs just having affiliate links to IM tools? I currently cater to 4 markets so not sure which way best to go at this point.
Your thoughts appreciated
Tim
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Tim
Yes! It would make much more sense to promote products that actually relate to the topic of your blog - you will get WAY better results.
If you cant find other digital products to promote, don’t forget that you can also approach other businesses offline and set up individual arrangements with them - eg you sell their stuff via your blog and get a commission.
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Very informative video. Although I already have a heads up on this information (from You and Yaro I might add) it’s still good to hear it again. This is the kind of value everyone should give their customers if they want to be successful.
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Hi Gideon,
I watched the becomeablogger videos on youtube and your embedded videos on freemagiclive.com so I would like know why this video is NOT on youtube
Thanks
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Juan
Simple - YouTube has a 10 minute limit for videos. The above video is 16 minutes long
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Juan Reply:
August 7th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I see. So, is this video hosted on your own server?? I guess your first ten videos could be longer so, how do you decide whether to host your videos on youtube or your own server??
Thanks,
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 9th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Juan
The above video is hosted on http://www.viddler.com.
Here’s how I decide on where to host my videos:
1. If it’s less than 10 minutes long and I want it to be publicly available, then I use YouTube
2. If it’s more than 10 minutes long and I want it to be publicly available, then I use something like http://www.Viddler.com or http://www.Blip.tv - just be careful with Blip.tv, because they do not like any kind of videos with promotional content in them. They can shut you down without notice.
3. If I want to keep my videos private, and not accessible by the general public, I use our own hosting at Amazon S3. This is a little more complicated, but it allows me to stream videos that are only available to people I want it to be available to, for example paying members inside our course.
Hope that helps!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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I agree with the other comments about the quality of your videos - very nice. I’m a big fan of affiliate marketing. Coming from a geeky software engineering background and many failed attempts at marketing, it was finally affiliate marketing that really taught me how to pay attention to the market and provide people with the things they are already interested in buying, rather than thinking that a better mousetrap would sell itself. Now I’m bringing that same message to small business owners who want to know how to market themselves more effectively online.
Patrick O’Brien
POB Marketing
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Hi Gideon,
Thanks for great info on video. I’ve just started blogging and I’m hungry for as much info as possible. I used your video series to set up my own blog through Word Press. Thanks so much for that - I doubt I could have done it without your step by step instructions. Huge thanks. Jan L
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Thanks for creating these video’s and giving such a clear outline of the process involved in setting up an Affiliate biz. You make it all sound so very simple and straightforward that even my internet scatterbrain feel a little more ordered, confident and ready to move from amber light to green to Go!
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Gordon Rowland Reply:
August 4th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
“videos” please, Ula. (”video’s” = “video is”)
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Arlene deWinter Reply:
August 4th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Oh, another writer I think!
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Thanks for sharing this great video, I really learn a lot from it. I just started my blog recently, I was planning to do affiliate marketing too. The affiliate program is too powerful.
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Gideon -
Much thanks to you and Yaro for all the wonderful information I’ve gotten from you. My sites are just about ready and The Plan is to do the Affiliate Marketing thing while promoting my own sites.
Even though I decided to use Fantastico from HostGator.com to do my blogs, the videos on creating blogs on Wordpress were invaluable to help me understand the process.
So much groundwork goes into doing this right and I will forever be grateful for your help and I expect to be a valuable affiliate asset for you and Yaro.
Louise - FCDS Reports
Seattle WA
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Gideon,
Dude!
Do you have any advice for promoting BAB for instance when your blog is in a weird niche like mine?
Doing a single post about blogging will get buried in the archives. I made a Resources page which has Aweber and Amazon on it so far, with banners in my sidebar and some book widgets in posts, but I don’t know how to optimize my Resources page or how to promote products that are not exactly in my niche. But you and Yaro sell products I really love and believe in so I want to promote them.
Whadayasay?
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Hey Arlene
You will do much better if you promote products that relate to the niche that you are blogging about.
Think carefully about the type of person who is likely to visit your blog. And then go find appropriate products to promote to them. They will then be MUCH more likely to buy from you.
For example, if your blog is about fairy tales, you could maybe try and find digital books on fairy tales, or even use something like Amazon’s Affiliate program to promote books that relate to your niche.
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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thanks for creating these videos. am new to blogging and i find them educating. i downloaded the roadmap to become a blogger. both soft copy and audio and i have learned alot.
good work.
james
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Thanks Gideon, these are much useful tips for starting an affiliate marketing campaign and are very much helpful Information for success of career.
Thanks for the video
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Great video Gideon.
I find resources like these quite helpful… and inspiring.
Since doing some research on sites like Jaro’s and others I’ve found that I’ve not only gained information or inspiration but I’ve also gained confidence.
Now loving blogging about a couple of topics.
Thanks for the positive vibes!!!
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Great content again, you guys have been so useful to me thus far in establishing my fledgling blog, I look forward to promoting for you in the future to return the favour!!
Stop by my blog and check the progress when you get a chance.
Thanks
Tom
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How big is your list Gideon, and how responsive are they? ie, what for example is your “conversion rate” for the niche profit classroom offer? I’m in the classroom, but not thru your offer sorry!
Jim
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 9th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hey Jim
Our list is probably average size compared to some of the big players out there. And we’re probably getting an average conversion rate for our promotions, compared to the industry standard. We can certainly do a lot of things still to improve our conversion rates. It’s just a matter of finding the time.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
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i do follow your video clips but it is a pity i have been trying to be your student for long but, i cannot find my way to be one of your students. thanks.
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 9th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Hey Olayinka
Great to hear from you again!
Unfortunately our program is currently closed to the general public. But we will open doors again in early 2010.
All the best!
Gideon
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“How To Make The BIG Bucks From Affiliate Marketing On Your Blog then you have large traffic” ?
May be I missed and you already said somewhere in other your video, but would be interesting to hear - how long did it take till you started get income from you first site ?
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Hey Vilmis
http://www.Entrepreneurs-Journey.com took about 6 months before income started flowing in. However, it depends on a lot of factors. In some cases, it could take a lot shorter. For example, on one of my latest blogs, http://www.FreeMagicLive.com, we have seen a tremendous interest, and we are getting lots of traffic already after only 4 months. While we can already monetize the traffic, we have decided not to do that just yet. We first want to create some more amazing content, and generate some more traffic to our site, and then we will start monetizing.
Even though blogging may be a path that takes a little longer, the key thing about blogging is that it can provide you with the holy grail of success on the internet - long term, sustainable and targeted traffic! I have not come across a better “traffic vehicle” than blogging in all my years on the internet.
All the best!
Gideon Shalwick
Become A Blogger
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Vilmis @ Travel Tips Reply:
August 17th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Hi Gideon,
Yes, I agree it depends from a lot of factors, but you probably will agree that you or Darren are in different boat comparing with other bloggers, especially beginners. It takes months or years to build reputation till you can start monetize affiliate campaign by sending only couple emails. Beginners bloggers should be aware about that and not give up after couple months.
Cheers
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Hello Gideon,
Your blog post on How to Make the Big Bucks on Affiliate Marketing
from Your Blog was really helpful. Although, I have tried
affiliate marketing using the pay-per-click method which didn’t work.
But I am willing to try some of the things you mentioned, including the
Niche Profits classroom membership.
Thanks,
Shelly Woodum
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Awesome!
Thanks guys…great content as always!
M
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Hi Gideon,
Thanks a million,for making things so easy to set up a blog..Appreciate.
The videos were top and so was your commentary(very simple and easy to follow)..I am working on setting up my own blog..I wish i could subscribe to your premium membership,but just lost my job and i have to sort out my finances..but promise to do so very soon.
Thanks once again.
Regards
Pro Win
P.S:The second part of the video on webinars shows no video available..so also the video on affiliate marketing..is it a technical error or am i doing something wrong..Appreciate if you could send me links to my mail..
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Gideon Shalwick Reply:
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Hey Praveen
Viddler, the video provider I used decided to delete my account without notice - probably because I had a commercial message in there.
So, I will be uploading the videos to another service soon…
Gideon
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