Article marketing is cool, except the article directory gets to keep all the ad revenue and they are getting more particular about what articles they accept.

Review sites are OK, but does anyone really trust the reviews they read on those sites anymore? Most people know by now that review sites are just disguised sales pitches and aren’t honest reviews.

Social media is fun, but it has its limits. It’s more about socializing, less about doing business. Sure, you can make connections there but at the end of the day the lion’s share of your profits likely isn’t coming from social media. Social media sites are not the most important place on the web.

So what is?

Your own blog. In my opinion, there’s nothing like having your own blog, especially if you use WordPress. WordPress makes blogging much easier and more effective.

Your blog is your castle. YOU get to decide which content to put on it and don’t have to wait a week for someone else to approve it.  YOU get to keep your ad revenue. If you use Google Adsense, however, chances are it’s more like Google Adcents. And don’t get me started on Google slaps.

That’s why it’s more effective to promote affiliate products on your blog rather than rely on Adsense. Affiliate
commissions have a much higher payout than ad clicks.

One option is to have a “blog sponsor” section in your sidebar. Place ads here (preferably with eye-catching graphics rather than just text) that link to select affiliate products and also your own products if you have any.

Another option is to occasionally write a blog post that promotes an affiliate product. The posts should contain solid content in addition to the sales pitch. Write the post as if you were talking to a friend so that it doesn’t come across as too sales-y.

Don’t forget to have an opt-in form on your blog so that you can collect the email addresses of your blog readers. You can occasionally promote affiliate products through email to your list. You should also send out emails that contain helpful, engaging content. You can use your blog posts as content but you should also use original content in your emails too. Mix it up.

There’s one type of text ad that I highly recommend and that’s WordPress Affiliate plugin that automatically
inserts professional-looking ads for Clickbank products on your blog. Check it out here:

=> WordPress Affiliate ClickBank Plugin

Well, one of the changes being introduced is the need for affiliate marketers to disclose the fact that their marketing emails contain affiliate links for the products they are recommending.  Now I was wondering how to do this, what words I should use etc. when I came across this free resource from attorney Mike Young that shows you how to add an affiliate disclosure to your email marketing messages. Perfect!

This is a ‘must have’ resource for anyone doing email marketing and so I thought should share it.

You can download it for free by right clicking and choosing ‘Save Target As’ here:

=> Affiliate Email Marketing Disclosure

In addition, Mike has another great product which ensures your website  has all of the correct website legal forms so that you are fully FTC and legally compliant. I picked this up straight away andyou can see all of my new legal forms in the footer at the bottom of my blog.

Whatever you think of the new FTC regulations, can you really afford to ignore them?

Being successful at making money blogging will depend foremost on your desire, determination and work ethic. Only those that are dedicated and hardworking are successful. Other areas that will be essential to your success will be researching and choosing a niche that is in high demand, yet has little competition. If you chose a niche for your blog that has little competition, yet the information is in high demand you will certainly increase your chance for quick profitability.

Setting up your blog in a marketable way will also be important. There are a number of ways to get your site up and running, and you will need to look at the advantages of each one. Of course, learning to market yourself and your blog will be the most important ingredient to your profitability. You must be able to get the word out and to draw customers to your site in order to turn a profit. Although this may sound daunting, given the right tools you can very easily be successful.

If you are now thinking, wow blogging for profit really could be for me, you will certainly want to download this free report Make Money Blogging. It discusses everything you will need to know on how to get started with your blog. The report goes into detail and gives step by step instructions on how to research your niche, set up your blog site and to market yourself to be profitable. So don’t wait any longer. Download this free report today and get started on your money making adventure.

Click Here To Download Your Free Blogging Blueprint!

It is all very well for companies to market their products as “the best ever” and “better than all the rest” but these types of sales pitches carry little or no weight if they aren’t backed up and properly reinforced by reviews of the product itself. This is where you can come in.

If you own a blog or a website that has a decent, steady and consistent amount of traffic then your value to these companies that sell online could be, well, invaluable. You could be paid very well and make a nice tidy sum out of writing a review about a product. Essentially a user review can make or break a marketing campaign, it can be the deciding factor in the success of the product being sold.

Maybe you think you aren’t a good writer? Fear not because help is on hand. In “The Elements of Writing Profitable Reviews” you will find a guide that could give you the confidence to go on and prove your worth to these companies. Review writing itself isn’t particularly hard but doing it so that it has the maximum effect takes some fine tuning and enhancement. That is exactly what you will find in this free report.

Review writing can be broken down and analyzed in 10 different ways and all 10 of these methods are described in “The Elements of Writing Profitable Reviews“. Writing is an art but that doesn’t mean you have to be an artist per say to be good at it, you might just need a little help along the way.

“The Elements of Writing Profitable Reviews” could show you how valuable you can be on the internet.

Click Here To Download Your Free Copy Now!

Mark May 17th down on your calendar today!

I can assure you that you won’t regret it. One of the most influential marketers on the internet today, John Delavera, is announcing something big in the world of internet marketing on that day. He will also be providing one of THE most powerful tools for making money online as bonus, completely FREE of charge.

It’s so fundamental, that I’ve set up a separate blog with all of the details, free reports and videos. Just follow the link below to find out more.

Delaverian Marketing News

Jeremy Burns has launched Version 8 of his super successful Source Code Gold Mine package.

That’s 10 hot products with full Private Label Rights ready for you to grab, slap your name on and sell for big profits.

These sales have sold out every time for a long time and this time Version 8 is going to sell out MUCH faster!

Why?

There is a Fast Action discount code on the sales page that you can enter into the cart when you checkout for an instant $97 savings.

There are some really cool products in this latest Source Code Gold Mine PLR sale, a few of my personal favorites are..

#1 Auto Blog Feeder – this very sweet little Word press plugin will drip feed any content you wish into your blog for the next 8 years straight.

#2 The Twitter Effect – This is a short and sweet video tutorial that walks a newbie through how to setup a Twitter account and then start using it in their marketing efforts.

You will get the nitty gritty on using Twitter even if the only thing you know about Twitter so far is that it helped get the current US President Elected.

There are 8 other products in this newest SCGM sale you will want to see as well.

One look at the products in Version 8 and you’ll be convinced…

Click Here To Visit Source Code Gold Mine 8

To your success,
Dave Ovenden

P.S. To make it easy on you here is the Fast Action bonus coupon to save an instant $97 on your order: FASTACTION97OFF

The benefits of creating an independent customer review site are twofold, namely website traffic and social proof.

Simply hit the play button below to watch the video. (Please be patient – it’s quite a big file and may take some time to load!)

(Total running timw 21 mins 26 secs)

Click here to visit the WP Review Site plugin page when the video has finished

As always, your comments are welcome.

I have been a fan of Alvin Phang’s for some time now and  you will see that I use his Atomic Blogging theme that I purchased as part of Atomic Blogging 2.0. I also use his unique Atomic Blogging Wordpress Plugin which generates amazing levels of traffic to my blog on auto pilot.

I have learnt so much from Alvin’s approach to making money with blogs and I am really excited today as he has just released Atomic Blogging version 3.0.

I’ve just upgraded my membership to version 3.0 and if you are interested in making money online from blogs or need some help in getting more traffic to your affiliate links, I’d recommend that you do the same:

=> http://www.atomicblogging.com

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Here’s a way to save $20 off of the advertised price! Just follow
the link above, read the sales page and when you are ready to buy,
CLOSE the page and you will see a pop up window offering a $20
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Atomic Blogging has been literally raved about by many established Gurus and tested by thousands of customers. Now, Atomic Blogging is back and it’s even better than before!

Check it out yourself here:

http://www.atomicblogging.com

Here’s a fews things that Alvin will share with you:

- You will learn how he managed to earn over 5 figures per month just from one blog!

- The biggest mistake made by 99% of bloggers that professional bloggers do not want you to know

- Discover the proven Atomic Blogging 3.0 System & how it can help you get tons of traffic almost instantly!

- How to create a blog in just minutes like a professional blogger

- Finally Revealed: The secrets to building a blog empire that earns over $100,000 per year

- The one technique no one else is telling you about on how to build a blog in a few days & start making money almost immediately

And this is just the main ebook which consists of more then 170 pages of content…

He also has limited bonuses worth a total of $1,000 or more if you download your copy within the next 24 to 48 hours.

If you are thinking of blogging or you are already a blogger, I’m sure Atomic Blogging 3.0 is the system for you.

Get your copy today! (and don’t forget to secure your $20 discount!)

=> http://www.atomicblogging.com

Why? Well, I’ll get to that in a minute, but first, let me just tell you that the test of this product made an INCREDIBLE $3,015.73 in JUST 17 days.

Yes, 17 days.

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Are you as excited as I am now? If you want, you
could just skip ahead and check out the offer
right now at:

=> Ready Made Review Sites

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Most of us know that review sites are powerful. But the RIGHT type of review site is a different ball game entirely.

I’ve already signed up for my own review site and I managed to get it up and running in less than an hour! Now I’m all set to earn some welcome affiliate commissions. You can view my new site here:

=> Blogging Products Reviewed

If you let Ready Made Review Sites do all the tedious preparations and legwork for you, then you’ll be able to relax and enjoy the RESULTS.

By doing the research, they’re going to be GIVING you the RIGHT products to market, and even let you in on the RIGHT way to market them.

With everything from high converting autoresponder emails, enticing marketing articles, and people-pulling PPC adverts, there is no stone that’s left unturned.

Find out more now at the URL:

=> Ready Made Review Sites

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WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER REVIEW SITES?
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Even if you’re TOTALLY new to marketing, this can, and WILL, work for you. That’s just how all-encompassing the package is.

Really, you can even upload your site through the automatic uploader tool, so you don’t need to know a SINGLE THING about websites for this to work.

And all the training you could ever need will be also handed right to you, making you better able to get the most out of the resources at your disposal.

See what others have to say in the testimonials at:

=> Ready Made Review Sites

And don’t forget you can see my own site at:

=> Blogging Products Reviewed

What you see above are the number of spam messages that the author of  Atomic Blogging, Alvin Phang, has received so far on his blog at GatherSuccess.com! It’s a HUGE problem and it can be extremely distracting for any blogger. To avoid and prevent all of this spam you must use Akismet – A FREE plugin designed to avoid spam for your blog.

Before I start, Akismet is a free open source spam program available online to help fight spam for wordpress owners.

Just follow the following steps to get started to prevent spam on your blog.

To install & setup Akismet for your blog first you need to go to your plugin panel in your admin control panel in wordpress found at http://www.(yourdomain).com/wp-admin/

Follow the steps above to activate Akismet.

After you have activated all the plugins you should see the above message. Just click on the link and enter your Wordpress.com API Key.

To get your API Key, all you need to do is go to www.wordpress.com and sign up for a free account. The API Key will be emailed to you when you sign up for your free account.

After you have signed up for your free wordpress.com account you will find the API key under ‘My Profile’. An example of what an API Key looks like is: fbd655933fa6. Please use your own API Key and don’t ever share your API. It’s like a password for you =)

So, once you have received the API Key from Wordpress.com, just enter the Key in the box and click on ‘Update Options’ in your own blog!

You will know you have successfully installed Akismet when the green word appears as above. And you are done! NO MORE SPAM for your blog!

To get more step by step tutorials, I highly recommend you take a look at Atomic Blogging to grab more tutorials =)

If you have benefited from this tutorial, please feel free to share it and post it on your own blog or leave a comment below.