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Building Backlinks via Press Releases

10. March 2010

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I set myself a goal this month to build more backlinks to my affiliate site.  I plan on using three very basic and accessible methods to achieve this. First, I’ll be looking for reciprocal link exchanges with other sites directly in my niche. Second, I’ll be making comments on blogs (even though they’re nofollow) directly [...]

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Don’t Become An Affiliate Zombie!

4. March 2010

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I’ve been tinkering with this idea for a few days now or, rather, it’s been tinkering with me, nagging away at the back of my mind as I drum out more products to my affiliate site in a zombie-like fashion.  It occurs to me that I’ve never actually taken a step back and actually looked [...]

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February’s Affiliate Earnings

3. March 2010

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As you know, I gave myself a target in January to double January’s earnings from affiliate marketing.  To summarise, I started one new site in January and turned on a PPC campaign for a previously successful campaign.  I made a gross proit in January from affiliate marketing of £150 and you can see the full [...]

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First Commission on New Website Finally Arrived Today!

23. February 2010

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I’m pleased to say that my new Money Making Affiliate Website made its first commission today after 3 weeks and sending 72 visitors to merchants (actually it was more like yesterday but I didn’t check stats until today). The comission came in through Affiliate Window via the John Lewis program.  Thanks, JL! Here’s to [...]

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Why Am I Still Waiting For My First Affiliate Sale?

17. February 2010

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My new affiliate website has been online now for approximately two weeks. For those of you that are following my ‘How To Make a Money-Making Affiliate Website From Scratch‘ series, you’ll already be familiar with the site and the domain name I’m using. I want to open up today’s post with a couple [...]

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How Many Clicks Does It Take To Convert?

15. February 2010

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I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve asked this question of both myself and others.  I’ve seen it posted lots of times on affiliate forums and there seems to be a  healthy consensus that will give you an answer of ‘100 clicks’.  That would seem about right..1% conversion rate. It also seems doable when [...]

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How I Researched Keywords For My Affiliate Product

13. February 2010

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Once I had chosen my product and had a gut instinct ‘feel’ for whether or not it had traction on the internet, the next obvious thing to do was to actually find out how many searches per month were being carried out for my product and what variations of it existed.  The culmination of this [...]

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How I Chose Which Affiliate Product to Promote

12. February 2010

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The key principal behind choosing my products for this affiliate website is that the product itself must require no intimate product knowledge.  This means that I won’t need to understand and read up on the latest gizmos and gadgets, technical documents or know the ins and outs of the products I intend to promote from [...]

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How To Build A Money Making Affiliate Website From Scratch

12. February 2010

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I run a few affiliate sites.  I make a few hundred pounds a month. I’ve been in digital marketing for over 6 years now and helped lots of other companies make money.  I’ve even founded and sold my first business and used the profits to buy a house.  Now it’s time to put all of [...]

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January’s Affiliate Earnings

28. January 2010

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So, it’s approaching that time of month where I look back over the past few weeks and tally up all my earnings.  I don’t normally publish them here but this month I’m turning over a new affiliate leaf and giving it a go.  I’m sure it’ll motivate me to do better next month.  Already in [...]

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