Monday, August 13, 2007

Alvin Phangs Atomic Blogging Review

I purchased Alvin Phangs Atomic Blogging a few months ago
and never was really able to get to it because I had so
many other things going on.

Due to the growth of our team and business, doing
conference calls a million times per day or taking 1 on 1
calls for the exact same question 10 times a day was not
the best way to help people or the best way to be of
service to my team.

So out of pure necessity I needed to create this blog as a
place to send new people to be trained and get information
to help them become successful among other things. That way
everyone has the same opportunity to learn and grow.

First of all let me tell you what I almost could not stand
the most about this product. The darned accent. I think
Alvin Phang is from Singapore and the accent is so heavy
there were parts where I had to literally replay a certain
part 2-3 times just to make sure I understood what I was
saying. But it wasn't so bad to where I couldn't understand
it was just very annoying.

Oh and speaking of annoying. When you first open the videos
there is this crazy bell that is really loud and annoying
and I remember thinking to myself "Now what in the world is
the point of that? Some secret Jedi subliminal sales
technique?"

The second thing, and this is weird because I think this
was something I did not like but I think most people would
probably like this. There was SO much information that
sometimes I got lost in it and got information overload and
stopped working. Lol. I know that sounds funny but its part
of my personality that when I am learning TOO much I take
no action and wait a while to get back to it. So it
actually took me a long time to get just through the basics
on this program.

Ok, with that being said here is the great part. My team
blog is only about 2 weeks old! And I think it looks pretty
darned nice and this is just the beginning. I haven't even
applied everything I've learned.

The two things I liked best about this product was the fact
that I knew NOTHING about any of this till I bought his
program and it took me step by step how to do exactly
everything. Literally there were NO missing parts. The
second thing is he introduces some revolutionary ingenious
techniques to drive MASSIVE traffic to your blog.

Now, this was not my original intention because my blog was
created just for my teamates to be trained and get special
information on how to make money but I can see where this
will come in hand when I have more time to work on it.

Here is an overview of what comes with this package:

Video 1: Introduction - getting started

Video 2: Master the Basics - what is internet marketing,
blog vs. website, 5 steps to online success, keyword
research, migrating blog, merchant account, autoresponder
setup

Video 3: Lay Strong Foundations - Writing in blog, plugins,
installing adsense, installing templates, blog seo, adding
pages, changing sidebar, add feedburner

V ideo 4: Power Up Your Traffic - Ways to get traffic, why
article marketing, what are backlinks, how it works, the
article title, the resource box, seo with articles, buying
articles, article directories, case study, demos

Video 5: Power Up Your Traffic 2 - Forums, signatures,
benefits, look out for, live demos

There are also 2 bonus books one of them is good the other
one stinks.

There is also software you get that if you search for it on
google is actually selling for betweeon $20 and $40 which
is pretty cool!

There are also workbooks to print out with action steps to
take with notes. This part was VERY valuable because I find
that sometimes just watching it on a video you are less
likely to learn everything and go out and apply it. With
these workbooks the steps were right in front of you and
made it much easier.

There is also about a dozen other resources you get such as
templates, plugins, workbooks, books and audios. It is just
too much to list here.

Something that made me really like this guy is almost every
time he sends me an email the stuff is free that he has
added onto his program. Usually when you get an email from
someone where you just bought something its an
advertisement telling you that what you bought isn't good
enough and to "really make it big" you need to buy the next
biggest thing that he's selling. You all know what I mean
right!

But not here, I've received dozens of stuff that are part
of his program that he legitimately could have sold but
gives for free when he comes up with a new idea or a new
plugin or a new video.

So overall besides the voice and annoying bell I would say
this is a perfect product for a new person or someone a
little more advanced that knows all about blogging but just
doesn't know the EXACT step by step formula for making
money with it.

Hope this helps!


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The 3 Easiest Ways For Newbies To Start In Affiliate Marketing

With the aid of the Internet, you can almost have
everything right at your fingertips. With just a few clicks
you get access to thousands and even millions of pieces of
information and data on virtually any field of interest. As
years pass by, the Internet continuous to effect radical
changes in many facets of human endeavors, including
commerce. Experts say that the information space, commonly
known as the "world wide web," grows by over a million
pages everyday as more and more people utilize the Internet
for information, education, entertainment, business and
other personal reasons. It doesn't take a business-oriented
individual to realize that this phenomenon can bring about
sky-high financial gains. The Internet's fast-growing
popularity in the recent years is surely an opportunity for
business that any entrepreneur would not want to miss.

You might be thinking only businessmen can make much money
out of the Internet, don't you? Think again. You too can
earn big bucks through the Internet even if you don't have
products to sell and high-profile and established company.
How? That is through affiliate marketing. You might have
come across these words over the net while surfing.
Affiliate marketing is a revenue sharing between a merchant
and an affiliate who gets paid for referring or promoting
the merchants' products and services. It is one of the
burgeoning industries nowadays because it is proven to be
cost-efficient and quantifiable means of attaining great
profit both for the merchant and the affiliate and other
players in the affiliate program, such as the affiliate
network or affiliate solution provider.

Affiliate marketing works effectively for the merchant and
the affiliate. To the first, he gains opportunities to
advertise his products to a larger market, which increases
his chances to earn. The more affiliate websites or
hard-working affiliates he gets, the more sales he can
expect. By getting affiliates to market his products and
services, he is saving himself time, effort and money in
looking for possible markets and customers. When a client
clicks on the link in the affiliate website, purchases the
product, recommends it to others who look for the same item
or buys it again, the merchant multiplies his chances of
earning. On the other hand, the affiliate marketer benefits
from each customer who clicks on the link in his website
and who actually purchases the product or avails of the
service provided by the merchant. In most cases, the
affiliate gets commision per sale, which can be fixed
percentage or fixed amount.

If you want to be an affiliate marketer and make fortunes
out of the Internet, you may follow the following three
most basic and easiest ways to start an effective affiliate
marketing program. First is to identify a particular thing
you are interested in or passionate about so you won't be
bored and forced to develop your affiliate web site later
on. Focusing on a specific area you know very well will
help you bring out your best without much risks and effort.
You can add a personal touch to your site and give your
visitors who are possible buyers an impression that you are
an expert in your field. In this way, you gain their trust
and eventually encourage them to buy the products you
endorse. Next is to look for good paying merchants and
products or services related to your interest and create
now a website. In choosing the products, you must also
consider its conversion rate-the number of
visitors-turned-buyers. There are various affiliate
networks and affiliate solution providers that can give you
info on the most profitable products and best paying
merchants. The key here is, be wise enough to choose the
right one.

Now that you have decided where to concentrate, have chosen
the products to endorse and the merchant you are supporting
and have created your own web site with top level domain
name and reliable hosting, you are ready to promote. This
is a crucial task, since it is through this that you would
be able to increase traffic to the business website, sales
and of course, profit. In affiliate marketing, it is
possible to earn large sums of money in a short span of
time especially when you're endorsing high-priced items.
Expensive products are hard to sell; however, with the
right marketing strategies and sales techniques, you can
draw visitors to the merchant's site and make them buy the
products. How to promote the products, though, would need a
separate discussion. Continue to educate yourself by
reading books or other articles online about the best
advertising techniques.

Keep in mind, there is no facile and quick path towards
success. Affiliate marketing may seem very tempting due to
numerous encouraging testimonies of merchants and affiliate
marketers alike who have benefited from it, but it entails
great deal of hard work and persistence. Likewise, you need
to be creative, flexible and willing to embrace new ideas
to market your partners' products until you find the
perfect strategy that works for a specific market that you
are targeting. Neither signing up for an affiliate program
nor copying ads and leading others towards the merchants'
site doesn't guarantee success yet. Many affiliate
marketers fail to understand this, so when they don't make
sales, they quit, look for other programs and repeat the
same mistake. In the end, they conclude that affiliate
marketing is just one of those scams in the Internet. Even
as you sleep, you can work your way to great financial
success if you employ the right strategies in affiliate
marketing. Be creative, be smart and surely, you'll achieve
your goals.


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Online Opportunities - The Best Way To Start A Home Business

Have you been searching for online opportunities? If so,
there is a good chance that you are considering starting
your own home business. This may sound like a large
undertaking on the surface, but did you know that thousands
of people start a home business every day? This is not to
say that it is easy to do, but if they can get started,
there is no reason that you can too. The first thing that
you need to do is to consider between many online
opportunities that are available to you and to decide what
kind of home business you want. It is very important that
you are interested in what ever you are doing, otherwise
you are going to get bored and eventually you will give up.

One of the most popular online opportunities is starting a
website. This is something that a lot of people pass by for
their home business because they think that they need to
have a lot of technical knowledge. And while you do need to
know some about computers and the internet, anybody can
take advantage of this online opportunity if they are
willing to put their mind to it. In fact, there are
teenagers who make a good bit of money with a great
website. As you can imagine, if the younger generation can
start a home business you should be able to work just as
hard to reach the same plateau.

Another online opportunity to look into is setting up an
online store. In other words, you will sell stuff online as
opposed to setting up a land based store. This is a great
way to control your costs while also getting into a line of
work that interests you. The great thing about this online
opportunity is that you can either sell your own products,
or you can use a drop shipping service to sell somebody
else's. Either way, an ecommerce store is a great home
business idea if you are interested in pushing products.

Finally, look into online opportunities that offer a
service. This can be anything from a freelance writer to a
web site or graphic designer. No matter what you like to
do, there is a good chance that you can market your
services online, and in turn, start a home business that
already suits your needs. When your business is based
around your current interests you will have a much better
chance of succeeding from day one.

With so many online opportunities to choose from, it is up
to you to find the one that you can make happen. A home
business is not always easy to set up, but if you ask the
thousands of people who have succeeded with this, they will
tell you that it is well worth the time and effort. The
bottom line is that there is an online opportunity waiting
for you. Go out and grab it!


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Review Of The Ultimate Wealth Program

Mark Warren's Ultimate Wealth Program is very popular,
well-marketed, and often recommended on various review
sites. It is aimed at beginners, rather than those who
already have some experience with affiliate marketing.

The main part of the program is a 48-page e-book. Also
included is a list of 'random thoughts', a free affiliate
website, and over a hundred bonus e-book and software
downloads. Even if the main part of the program was not up
to much, you could argue that the bonuses are worth the
money by themselves!

The core e-book offers a broad introduction to affiliate
marketing. It takes you through the basic principles, going
step by step. It is fairly clear and simply written. For
beginners, it undoubtedly covers all you could need to know.

However, if you have any previous experience of affiliate
marketing you may want to purchase a program that is more
advanced. Although it gives a good overview of all the
basic principles, it fails to go as in-depth as other
programs I have reviewed. The tone can also be slightly
annoying. At times it is straightforward, and at other
times he seems to be trying to imitate the Rich Jerk. A
mistake, since Rich Jerk is definitely a one off!

It also fails to reveal anything new or particularly
exciting. Again, if you are a beginner to affiliate
marketing this does not matter. But if you are looking for
a program that will teach you to develop your business, and
take it to the next level, I would recommend other programs
as being more helpful.

Some of the information is also slightly out of date. His
section on search engines references several which have now
been taken over by their rivals or gone out of business.
There are therefore some links which no longer work.

And there are also some statements that I would disagree
with, although as Mark Warren is undoubtedly a more
successful affiliate marketer than I this may be wrong of
me! But I disagree with his statement that all
'informational products are the same'. The most popular and
best selling e-books tend to be so because they offer
something new or different, and word quickly spreads.

However, the bonuses are good. They just take a while to
digest! There are almost too many. Having over a hundred
bonuses sounds good, but some are not worth much.

The software downloads are probably all you need to start
up. They might not be top-class, but you are not going to
want to spend a lot of money on expensive software before
you have even made your first check! You also receive
templates of websites, sales letters and banner ads, all of
which you might find useful.

And what you should find even more useful is the number of
them you have resale rights for. These can be used to
attract traffic to your website, as an inducement in
building a mailing list, or simply to make yourself some
extra money.

I also found customer service to be good. I received access
immediately after paying and there were no problems with
any of the downloads. The one e-mail I sent to query
something received a quick reply, and there is a 90-day
money back guarantee.

In conclusion, this is a good package with some significant
flaws. For beginners, it contains all the information and
software you could need, and is clearly presented and
well-written. The list of bonuses covers every topic you
could need to know about. However, for those more advanced,
this fails to reveal anything new or particularly exciting.

Recommended for beginners, but not for those more advanced.


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5 Most Effective Ways to Drive Laser-Targeted Traffic

Traffic is the single most important aspect of a successful
online based business. Each and every article you find
about making your online business successful will more than
likely include the importance of generating traffic. Which
is all well and good.

But what if you don't know how to get traffic? What if you
don't understand the basic ways that traffic is generated?

Generating traffic is just like anything else in life. You
have to understand the basics before you can move on the
more advanced techniques.

Here are the 5 most effective ways that I use to drive
Laser-Targeted Traffic to my site

Method 1
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Set up blogs at wordpress.com or blogger.com and add
content related to your product. Add links back to your
website.

Write good content for your blog. Make sure that the
content for your blog is entertaining as well as
informational. It should provide certain keywords targeted
to your market as well as great quality. You can create
this content yourself, use private label content or you can
hire a professional content writer. The choice is up to you.

Keep in mind when adding content to your blog that the
search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases
in your content then index your pages based on how they
are used.

Method 2
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Write articles that grab the attention of people that are
interested in the product or service you provide. Try
writing articles that will provide relevant information and
tips that will make them want to visit your site for more.
After your have composed your article submit it to article
directories with a link back to your site or squeeze page.

Many sites offer free submission and posting of your
articles. When people find interest in your articles they
have a good chance of following the track by finding out
where the article originated. Include a link or a brief
description of your site/product with the article and there
is a great probability that they will visit your squeeze
page.

Again if you don't want to write the article yourself you
can use private label content or hire a content writer.

Method 3
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Trade links with other sites. This method may seem a bit
out dated but it is still a very effective way to get free
traffic.

If you don't want to hunt down link partners yourself there
are many services that will do the hard work for you. Just
do a quick search for "link exchange" and you will find
many options.

Keep in mind you don't have to stop at links - you can also
exchange articles, ads or even product recommendations.

Method 4
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Use traffic exchanges. This is like exchanging links but on
a different level. With most traffic exchanges you earn
credits by viewing other people's site or ads. Then those
credits are used when someone views yours.

You both benefit from each others efforts to generate
traffic. The other sites visitors can go to your pages and
know more about your site as well as theirs. There are many
free traffic exchange programs available. Just use your
search engine to find the one that's right for you.

Method 5
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Take advantage of online forums and online communities. The
great thing about forums and online communities is that you
can target a certain group that fits the certain
demographic that you are looking for. Another great
advantage is that you know what you are getting into and
you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a
reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of
and wow them with your range of expertise about the
subject, with that you can build a reputation and build
trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

Usually you can add a sig file with a link back to your
site in your forum posts. As your post count and reputation
increases, so will the targeted traffic to your sales or
squeeze page.


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How to Avoid Internet Marketing Scams

Even if you are brand new online you have more than likely
come across the plethora of internet marketing products,
all promising to make you rich beyond belief overnight. If
this was possible there would be no one in the U.S, or
indeed worldwide, in active employment. They would all be
online making easy money.

The problem with all these info products promising to make
you a considerable income is that the vast majority of
those selling the products are not making any money at all
online themselves. Shocking but true!

Besides the obvious scams like 'phishing' and 'spoof'
emails there are online opportunists who will sell anything
going to make a fast buck even though they do not have the
first clue how to make a full-time income on the net. The
thing that their product lacks is a proven method or
strategy on how to make it work.

There will be plenty of information but little substance
and even less followup.

These would be scammers are fly by night types who will
never last the course online unless they change their ways.
That means getting honest.

These types thrive on 'newbies' to online marketing who
they know will be very unlikely to request a refund when
they eventually discover that the new info product they
have just bought is not worth the pdf it is written on.

For those who are genuinely looking to setup a legitimate
internet marketing business, it is difficult to tell the
difference between the good and the bad.

Indeed many of the methods and strategies promoted by the
'fly by nights' are the same ones being touted by seasoned
marketers. The difference being that on the part of
experienced and successful internet marketers, there will
be accountability and the experience to follow through and
help their customers onwards to success.

You cannot lead where you have not been, so the 'fake it
'til you make it types' will not be able to back up there
products with a proven, sustainable, internet marketing
plan. This will be apparent if they actually make contact
with you or respond to your emails.

So, how can you avoid the 'scammers'?

Well, the main thing you can do is a little research online
before buying any IM product. If there is any doubt at all
then do not buy.

Visit the various internet marketing discussion forums and
interest groups for guidance from experienced buyers. The
more experienced member of the forums are generally those
with the most number of posts but of course there are
exceptions to every rule. Don't take one response as a
given. At the more popular internet marketing boards you
will get more than one response to any query you have.

Also remember that the respectable internet marketers will
back up their product with a full money back, no hassle
guarantee and will always honor this promise. This is
another big reason why you should buy from the right
places. If the product is later discovered to be a 'dud' or
not what you expected, then you are quite within your
rights to request a refund

The fact that you have read this article means that you
will be more likely to exercise caution when buying your
next 'method to internet success'.

There are legitimate internet business owners out there so
do not be put off by the 'crooks' who in any arena - no
less internet marketing - are an unfortunate fact of life.


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Common Errors that Kill Search Engine Ranking

Tricking the search engines just does not work. The search
engines do not look kindly upon webmasters who attempt to
deceive the search engines about the content contained on a
webpage.

1. Cloaking

Cloaking a website is a stealth technique used to provide a
copy of a web page to search engines while providing an
alternate copy to website visitors. The website copy
provided to the search engine is optimized and not always
reflective of the real content contained on the webpage.

2. Hidden Text

Another deceptive tip that will result in a search engine
ban, is done by incorporating text into a website that is
not visible to the naked eye, but is visible to search
engine spider. There are two ways that underhanded
webmasters might attempt this, the first is by changing the
font color to match the web page's background color. The
second fallacious way of deceiving the search engine using
hidden text is by using a single character like a '.'
period as a link. Black hat webmasters might attempt this
as a way to increase their websites link popularity.

3. Bad Links

While this is not as much a deceptive practice as an
indication that the webpage content has been abandoned,
links to webpages that no longer exist is an indication to
search engines that the content is no longer relevant.

4. Lack of Meta Tags

A website that does not make use of title and description
tags, will not result in a ban but could impact the ability
for a website to rank well. The title and description of a
website should be different on each and every web page.

5. Navigation Mistakes

Navigation should be "spiderable". Do not use javascript or
flash navigation, search engines can not spider javascript
menus. Adding a site map link is just not good enough, if
you do not use conventional navigational techniques, the
pages within your website will not always be indexed by the
search engines. Navigation should be logically structured,
links should not be hidden too deeply within the website or
the content contained on the buried pages will not be
considered relevant and will not rank well.

6. Valid Code

Observing the conventions of HTML are a necessity, if a
webpage's code is invalid, search engines might 'choke' and
be unable to follow the links or code. Be sure to properly
open and close all HTML code. Valid HTML is critical.

7. Keyword Stuffing

Keyword stuffing is a technique where a long list of
repetitive keywords, sometimes related sometimes unrelated
to the webpages content is used to trick search engines
into thinking the webpage is relevant. Rarely is this
effective and it is unlikely that it will artificially
inflate a websites ranking for any length of time.

8. Avoid Session IDs

Webpages within a website that uses session IDs or "ID=" in
the links will not always be recognized by search engines.
It is assumed by many search engines that when ID= appears
in the URL, that the webpage does not contain unique
content and that the webpage is not in need of indexing.
Avoid using ID= on dynamic or static web pages.

9. Nice Neighbors

Avoid listing the website in link farms. Search engines are
firm believers that you are like the company that you keep,
links should be solicited from reputable sources. Links
from spammy websites will not help a website rank well.

Many will say that there are no rules to search engine
optimization, they might be right, but the fact remains
that webmasters can influence their search engine ranking
through the tips above. Attempting to trick or fool the
search engines is a sure fire way to become banned. Search
engines have the ability to provide a consistent and steady
stream of traffic to websites, that stream can become a
trickle if you attempt to deceive.


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