Questions About Traffic?
I have some answers for you…
There are basically three ways to get traffic:
1. You can buy it
2. You can work for it
3. You can leverage it
Buying pay-per-click ads, solo ads in ezines, and even banner ads are all great ways to get targeted traffic…but I don’t recommend you get started that way for two reasons:
1. It’s very easy burn $100 on pay-per-click ads and not make one sale (I know, I’ve done it).
2. Once you stop advertising, the traffic stops.
You need to use low-risk strategies that build streams of traffic that never stop…
The strategies I teach in the 30-Day Challenge are proven to generate consistent traffic to
your website.
Hey, you may have seen them before…but have you actually implemented the strategies?
Let’s look at article marketing…
* You write an article (or you pay someone to do it) that has a resource box at the bottom with a link to your squeeze page.
* You submit your article to high-traffic ezine directories and thousands of small directories using an automated submission service.
* Your article gets published on couple hundred sites to start. After a few weeks your article will be on thousands of websites with YOUR link at the bottom.
Now imagine 100 of your articles on thousands of sites all pointing back to your site.
That should generate some traffic, right?
And it’s traffic that doesn’t stop. Do the work once and benefit forever.
But that’s just the beginning…
Once you build a list, you can use it as LEVERAGE to joint venture with other list owners to build an even bigger list!
Have no doubts…this stuff works - BIG TIME!
Sincerely,
Derrick Van Dyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
The Money is in The List…Right?
Everybody says, “The money is in the list…” Well, that’s not exactly true - it’s not the whole truth anyway.
The biggest obstacle you face when you publish an ezine is the fact that people have gotten used to getting junk (from your competitors) disguised as helpful information.
Many publishers write about every new trend (and the underlying product) because their writing from a mentality of “I gotta get paid” and when you do that, you completely forget about the people you’re writing to and start to concentrate on you and what you want.
That’s a surefire recipe for disaster…
Whenever you write anything for your subscribers, don’t write with the sole intention of getting a check. Getting checks is nice but your business lives or dies based on how many people believe you genuinely want to help them achieve their goals.
Show your readers that you value them enough to part with real, quality information and that you see them as more than just a dollar sign. Otherwise, you’re going to be lumped into a group with all the rest of your competitors with a big sign on your forehead marked “Will Do Anything For Commissions”.
Responsive readers come from a conscious effort to build a solid relationship with them. People connect with other people. Not mindless robots that only want commission checks.
Now don’t get me wrong.
I’d love for you to buy the products I recommend, but I’m not going to force that on you. When I do enough of the right things in your eyes, I will have earned the right to ask you for your money in the form of commission checks from other products and services that I not only recommend, but truly believe in.
The point is…I have to earn that right by giving up good information that is of actual use to you. When you write anything you expect other people to read, the same thing applies to you.
If you’re going to create information full of affiliate links then you’re completely missing the point of what it takes to get people to value what you have to say.
I’ve done that in the past and it is nowhere near as effective. If you want people to eagerly anticipate your next email with every intention of jumping on any products or services you recommend, you have to earn their trust first by giving quality information without asking for anything in return.
Sincerely,
Derrick VanDyke
The Myth Of Effortless Success
Let me ask you something…
How many money-making, life-altering packages have you bought in the last few months or years?
Do you now have the success that you bought those packages to achieve?
Maybe you do. Maybe you don’t. I’ll let you in on a little secret…
Almost anyone can make money using any of the moneymaking packages you’ll find on the net.
People do it every single day.
The reason is because they understand that nothing “magical” will happen just because they bought the latest and greatest life-changing product.
These people understand that consistent effort is what will set them apart from the thousands who get nothing from the very same products they use to make more in a month than most people make in a year.
You would be surprised to know the kind of money some people are making with simple products that others say are worthless.
It’s your mentality that counts. How you think about the world around you determines your reality in it. Not everyone walking around on this planet operates from the same reality you do.
People with failing businesses “know” it’s hard to get to the top and people at the top “know” it’s easy for anyone to get to the top if they’re willing to work hard on the right things to get there.
Many of the obstacles holding you back were placed there by you and what you believe to be true. A lot of times, you may be the one who is creating the very “rut” you complain about being in.
Right about now you’re probably saying, “Where does he get off telling me I’m standing in my own way of success” but really I’m saying a lot more than that.
It’s not really your fault because you’re probably blind to the truth…
Taking action and working hard is only part of the equation.
You can try twisting a screw into a board with your fingers as hard as you can all day long but I think you’d probably be better off using a screwdriver. In other words, working hard in the wrong way won’t get anything done even though there’s the appearance of action.
You have to find the right vehicle to get you where you want to be. Only then will action and hard work lead to your success.
What’s the “right vehicle”?
In this business, anything that’s already been proven to work will get you where you want to go. All you have to do is hitch a ride.
Sincerely,
Derrick VanDyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
The Truth About Success
I’m about to address one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of you making money right now.
Being successful at anything you choose to do requires hard work and consistency. I know that in the Internet marketing field, use of those words is a big no-no, but it’s the undeniable truth.
Without an understanding that you may have to work for your success you might think there’s some secret formula out there that’s going to magically put money in your pockets simply because you know it.
All you have to do is look at how many products you’ve bought with the expectation that if you bought it, you would be able to turn your business around with the “new secrets” you thought you were going to learn to see I’m telling the truth.I know you’ve seen some people who have hit the net full speed with their first product and had all kinds of crazy success.
Many times it’s a fluke and it’s not something that person can ever reproduce because since their first product launch did so well, they get trapped into thinking that what they did was easy, forgetting all they time and effort they put into everything that got them there.
It’s easy to get trapped into thinking that success is easy if you just have the right “knowledge” on your side. That’s the big myth pushed on you by slick marketers who only want to sell you stuff.
But the truth of the matter is, success doesn’t always come easy even if you know the best “secrets” out there.
Anytime I need money, there are always a few basic concepts I can rely on that will always produce profits in a short amount of time without me having to spend any money on advertising.
The only reason I know about these concepts is because I read pretty much everything I could get my hands on until one day things just started to make sense, but it wasn’t easy to get to this point.
When I started out I had no money, no business or marketing background, no support from my family or friends, no computer knowledge and well, no computer.
That’s not the easiest way to start but I didn’t care. I wanted to be my own boss and be in control of my own life as much as possible.
Period.
Now, making money online isn’t a dream for me anymore simply because I refused to let anything stand in the way of what I wanted. It did take me two solid years to start making money however.
The most important thing I’ve learned about what it takes to be successful is that you can’t give up. Ever. Success has a way of waiting until 99.9% of the people who were looking for it give up in frustration before it decides to show up at your feet.
Sincerely,
Derrick VanDyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
What Are You Doing About It?
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody”— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you want to have a better business, or you want to make more money, or you want better things for yourself and for your family, “What Are You Doing About It?”
Sitting back and wishing is easy…
Criticizing other people for having the kind of success you want for yourself is dangerous and so easy to do it’s scary…
Sitting back and complaining that no one is around to help you is even easier. It’s always easy to give yourself an excuse for not doing what you know needs to be done.
Doing everything you can to make your dreams a reality and humbling yourself to ask for help when it’s needed are where most people fall flat!
Everything you need to get your business to where you want it to be can be found if you’re willing to look hard enough.
When I couldn’t get support and understanding from my family (instead of getting discouraged and giving up) I turned to marketers who understood this “crazy need” I have to work for myself and were willing to help.
When I didn’t have a computer I found someone who would let me use theirs whenever possible.
When I didn’t have a clue how to write HTML I took every tutorial that popped up in the search engines. When I didn’t even have $10 to spare for advertising I learned (out of necessity) how to get thousands of targeted visitors a month to my sites for free.
You have obstacles in your way, which may seem insurmountable at times, but they aren’t…
You may have family or “friends” who give you a hard time because they don’t understand why you would want to put yourself through all the frustration of trying to be your own boss.
But in the end, most of them admire you for trying to do something they’re afraid to do, which is to potentially risk your financial security in the pursuit of it…
So if you truly do want a better life, “What are you going to do about it?”
Sincerely,
Derrick VanDyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
Which Autoresponder Should I Use?
I have tested deliverability for both Aweber and Getresponse using the monitoring service at DeliverMonitor.com and Aweber gets the highest scores every time.
I don’t want to discourage anyone from using GetResponse (they pay higher commissions ;o), but Aweber’s deliverability rate is consistently higher - by 10% or more.
I talked to Tom Kulzer (owner of Aweber) for an hour one day and he told me that it takes a full-time staff and years of tenure with the major ISPs (not to mention huge monthly fees) to get the delivery rates that they attain.
I have talked to several marketers including Armand Morin, Jimmy Brown, Ryan Deiss, etc. - Guys who have been around for a long time and tried different solutions.
Now they all use Aweber.
If you’re using a cheap autoresponder, you’re wasting money.
Think about it this way: if you have a list of 1000 people and you make $500 a month from that list. You could be making $1000 a month with a quality autoresponder. And when you’re paying less than $20 a month…It’s really a NO-BRAINER.
End of Rant…
Derrick
P.S. I’m didn’t post this to make a buck (Aweber only pays 20% commission). I just want you to make the right choice from the start - you can’t move your list later. If you want to join Aweber through my affiliate link, click here. Otherwise, sign up here.