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Let Your Competition Teach You

Posted by Tim in May 27th 2008

Ever find a niche that you think could be profitable, only to abandon it because you feel as if you would have no idea how to approach marketing it? I know I've gotten overwhelmed at times when thinking up a big new project to sink my teeth into, but ideas are just ideas, and it can be quite difficult to put them into action without knowing the outcome. What a lot of people forget though is that there may already be many others succeeding in these "mysterious" niches, ...

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Researching Potential Niches

Posted by Tim in April 21st 2008

Choosing a niche to enter is always tricky, which I'm sure is where a lot of affiliate marketers, including myself, have gotten tripped up. The problem is, that making a site and marketing it can mean a lot of work, time, and possibly money, so you want to be sure you have the best possible niche to enter. It can be really hard for new affiliate marketers to finally take the plunge and start in a niche, unless they are absolutely sure ...

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Tapping Into Multiple Streams of Income

Posted by Tim in March 31st 2008

With the arrival of spring, my family taps the maple trees around our house, as well as nearby neighbors' trees, and we make our own maple syrup. It's a fun tradition that has been going on since I was a kid, and stocks us up with enough maple syrup to last the entire year! A few days ago, the season finally began. I was out tapping trees with my dad, when I realized that collecting sap is a lot like making ...

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Headlines Can Make Or Break A Sale

Posted by Tim in March 24th 2008

How so? I'm sure you'll agree with me that a website has a very short time to make a first impression. When I am surfing the net, I can usually tell whether I like or dislike a website in seconds, and I'm not shy to press the back button right away. If you are trying to drive sales or build a list through a more traditional landing page, or even on a simple website, then the headline is your first, and probably best chance at capturing a visitor's attention, and getting ...

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Put Yourself In Your Referral’s Shoes

Posted by Tim in March 22nd 2008

As an affiliate marketer, your goal is to get as many people as possible to buy someone else's product, or sign up for someone else's service. But you have to remember, that 99.9% of people don't come online to simply buy something simply because you tell them to. If you find yourself struggling to get people to click through your links, and to even buy into your affiliate offer, then perhaps you aren't using the correct angle. That's why it's a good idea to try and put ...

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