$1,324.82 in 9 minutes?
Okay, back to my story…
Now my wife is yelling for me to take out the trash and I had just received an email from Chris X of Day Job Killer. I knew I had to act fast to get the drop on everyone else - that’s just the way these things go. But I didn’t have time to craft a convincing email.
So here’s what I did…
I took the exact same email that Chris sent to me and modified it slightly (fixing a few grammar errors along the way) and sent it out to my list.
The whole process took just 9 minutes and - much to the surprise of my wife - I was in the kitchen cooking dinner by 5:30.
After I took the kids to school this morning, I logged into ClickBank to check my stats and found an extra $1,424.82 from the email I sent out last night.
And that’s not the crazy part…
The product sells for just $9.97 and my cut of each sale was only $6.17. So I checked my clicks and calculated the conversion rate of the site.
This may be hard to believe, but the conversion rate was 9.2% and I’ve had 3 more sales while writing this post!
The email I sent is below. So what you need to do is…
1. Click here to buy The Commandments
2. Get your affiliate link in the member’s area
3. Modify the email below and send it to your list
This is a guaranteed winner! But it won’t last long. Ride the wave now before it’s too late.
Here’s the email:
{!firstname_fix}
It’s here. And it won’t be here much longer…
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
In case you are wondering what the above link is, its the new
guide by Chris X of Day Job Killer.
Places are limited - and the material inside explains why
99% of ClickBank affiliates fail…
It also explains why 9/10 of Adwords campaigns fail, why you
seem to always promote the wrong product… and far, far more.
The manual includes an advanced 95% accurate version of the
“Copy The Best” method inside Day Job Killer, Adwords Miracle
and Affiliate Project X. It’s literally a definitive rule-book
for affiliates in 2007. And you have less than 24 hours to claim
your copy, and the bonus…
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
Chris literally swiped, stole and “borrowed” from the most
successful affiliates on the planet to develop the blueprint. A
close friend - a six figure affiliate himself - said the guide
reminded him of Affiliate Project X (and we all know what
happened when that one dropped).
It’s laid out in hard and fast, no-B.S. rules… a concrete
formula that the six figure affiliates follow, and the ailing
affiliates shun. You need to download it, and promote it asap…
In case you are wondering why there’s no mega launch for this,
the answer is, its “closed door”. A test. And for that reason he
may well pull it fast…
Instantly download your copy here:
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
The Commandments Members area also has a “complete beginner’s
guide to affiliate marketing”.
And one final thought: there’s no “big launch” for this one -
which effectively means that you have a chance to cash in and
profit from the launch without any gurus getting in the way.
And given that the last product Chris released broke some records,
it might be a good idea to hit this one hard.
Buy it, then promote it as an affiliate…
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
Access the Commandments and join the affiliate program…
IMPORTANT: I strongly suggest you access the report right now.
Not only do you get the Commandments, and the Beginner’s Guide,
but you also receive a special “missing chapter” that was almost
in Project X… and then almost in Day Job Killer. This is going
out to the buyers of the Commandments in the next 24 hours. That
bonus goes out once, it won’t go out a second time.
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
Second reason to download it - the price. Go. See what I mean.
And if you need more reasons, know this: Chris said that “this
is an experiment, a chance to give a genuine proven blueprint
away…” So he could well pull it at any time.
Last chance to access the report…
=> http://AffiliateCommandments.com
To your success!
Derrick
7 Ways To Squeeze More Profit From Your Opt-In List
The money is in the list…right? You’ve read all the success stories about people who’ve built a small fortune with opt-in lists. So you decided to create one of your own (good decision).
- You set up a squeeze page with your freebie and your opt-in form and started promoting your list everywhere possible.
- You grabbed some great articles from an ezine directory and sent them to your list.
- You found a popular product at ClickBank, sent out a solo ad and waited for the sales fill up your inbox.
You felt the success welling up inside you!
Then reality strikes like a lightning bolt…
Nothing…Not one sale!
What could have gone wrong?
Why have others succeeded where you have failed?
The secret to squeezing more profits from your opt-in list is building a relationship with your subscribers. The following tips will help you establish friendship and trust with your readers so they’ll listen to what you have to say and act on your recommendations.
1. Establish the terms of your relationship. This starts at the squeeze page. Tell your subscribers what they will get and that they will need to confirm their subscription to download your report. Assure them that they will not be bombarded with product promotions. And of course, you will not share their email address with anyone.
2. Let your subscribers get to know you. The first contact is critical and will set the tone for your relationship. Tell your story. Let your subscribers know who you are, where you live, how you got started online, what you’ve accomplished and most importantly, how you can help them accomplish their goals. This bonding period will determine how they react when they see future email messages from you in their inbox.
3. Tell your subscribers exactly what to expect from you. Let them know up front what types of content you’ll be sending them. Tell them how often will you be sending emails. If you send special articles or reviews on Friday, let them know. Tell them what to look for in the subject line like the name of your ezine or an acronym. Make sure they know that you will be recommending products and services that you personally use to run your business. List all the benefits of being on your list in first email so they know exactly what to expect in the future.
4. Write your messages as if you were writing to a friend. Make your subscribers feel like you’re writing a personal note, just to them. Use a subject line that looks personal: Hey Bob, I think you’ll like this… Start your message with a personal story (make it short), then move on to the main topic of your email.
5. Get to know your subscribers. Before you start blasting your list with offer for the latest, greatest products that everyone else is pitching, get to know your audience and what THEY want. The easiest way to find out what they want is to simply ask. Have your subscribers send you their most important question about a particular topic or make a post on your blog. Surveys are another great way to find out what people want. Once you know what they are looking for, it’s easier to provide the content that they want and promote the products that they need.
6. Ditch the hype. It’s okay to get excited about a product that you truly believe in. But make sure you always tell the TRUTH about the products you promote. Don’t put a frosty coating on everything. Tell it like it is…good or bad. Your subscribers will love you for it and look forward to every email you send. People buy from people they trust. So when you do send a promotion, they’ll be more likely to buy from you.
7. Be Consistent. You need to contact your list on a regular basis. How often you send emails depends on the type of business you run. If you sell your own products, you may want to send a weekly update. If you promote affiliate products, you may want to send an article or product review every Wednesday to pre-sell your subscribers and then follow up with a promotion the next day. If they know when to expect your emails, then they’re more likely to look out for them on those days.
If you follow these 7 simple steps, you’re sure to build a long-lasting and profitable relationship with your list.
Did you like this article? Please leave a comment below…
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Kill Your Day Job
This is a very important post. So please read every word very, very carefully…
It is now just 2 days before the launch of the Day Job Killer, the follow-up to the wildly successful Affiliate Project X handbook.
Not sure what Project X is…?
Keep reading, because I’m going to give you the link for the free video, which will give you a “sneak peek” of what is going to be an absolute monster release.
… and in the video, you will see an example of one of the DJK techniques at work (a LIVE example currently making $200 per day), proof of the author’s income and (the best part) he will expose a niche he currently makes six figures from…
If you just can’t wait to see this video, click here to watch it now.
I’ve just spoken to Chris (the author) a few minutes ago, and he told me that there is a crazy buzz right now about the big release.
Everyone is going nuts out there, waiting for the launch of this e-book.
In fact, I’ve just been told that there is already a pile of eager people bidding on the phrase, “Day Job Killer” on Google Adwords. And they don’t even know what is inside the guide yet! Like Chris says, “It’s about to get ugly…real ugly”
Chris’s last release, Affiliate Project X, was a massively popular launch because his methods really *do* show you how to make money online. Ordinary affiliates, newbies and advanced affiliates alike…have made a lot of money with Chris’s techniques. There were reports of people making up to $500 a day when Affiliate project X dropped the last time.
That was in October…
And now, he’s about to release some more deadly, underground techniques in this new e-book, which may well do the same - and make a lot of struggling affiliates very rich, almost overnight. You can see the video here: http://derrickvandyke.com/dayjobkiller
Just listen to what one of Chris’s 12 “newbie” test subjects (who are now fast becoming super-affiliates in their own right), have to say about their experience of using these ‘evil’ techniques:
“Chris, there’s a word for people like you…’evil’ genius…! Because that’s what you are. When you first showed me how to do this, I just couldn’t believe how unbelievably simple it was to copy it…yet it was so powerful. It’s one of those ideas that makes you think, ‘Now, why didn’t I think of that?’ I made my first $530 in just 3 hours using your ‘leveler’ and campaign ‘nuking’ techniques…that’s when I knew that my life would never be the same again. I mean, it takes me a whole week in my day job to make that kind of money. Why the hell do you want to make these secrets public by selling them, Chris? Please, please, please, I beg you with all my heart not to do it.”
If you’re dying to know how you can get your hands on the Day Job Killer e-book, make sure you’re ready to grab your copy for the introductory discount price immediately upon the launch day…remember Chris is giving you the opportunity to get it at the low discount for the first few hours of release before the price goes up forever: so get ready to grab it on the 6th of February at 3 p.m. EST
The video you’re about to see will show you live proof of one of the Day Job Killer techniques and show you Chris’s $1,000,000 (yes, that’s a million dollars) Clickbank online accounts.
Of course, you can’t expect to make the mega-bucks that Chris pulls in right now, but he wants you to just look at the proof and imagine what you could do and how your life would change…if you could make even 5% of his income by following his secret techniques. Also, in this video, he’ll be explaining what the Day Job Killer guide is all about, why it’s going to be so earth-shattering, what it will mean for you and how you’re going to fully exploit it for big, big money.
Chris will be taking you behind the scenes of his riches, to show you his Clickbank accounts, with live details of the money he makes. He knows that many people are wondering if this is all for real. Well, you are about to find out for yourself in this video. Watch out for the part where he shows you the “six figure niche” and the “five figure web page”. It’s incredible: expect this thing to explode onto the scene come Tuesday.
So, without any further ado, I give you the Day Job Killer video:
I’ll be sending you an email February, 6th at 3 p.m. EST) which will contain the link to the website so that you can get your copy fast before the introductory discount price goes up. Remember that I’m sending this email out to my whole list, so as soon as I give you the word on launch day at 3 p.m. EST, you must act fast, because once the launch price goes up, it ain’t ever coming back down, I can assure you.
Okay, I’ll be in touch on launch day, and here’s the video link again:
http://derrickvandyke.com/dayjobkiller
Affiliate Contest - $1,500 Cash
That’s right! I’m giving away $1,500 in cash prizes to the top five affiliates. And you only need 10 sales to qualify!
The contest is over. Cash prizes will be paid on April 1st, via PayPal.
Log in to the member’s area right now to get started!
Not a member yet?
Click here to get your free membership.
Final Results - Sunday, April 1, 2007
| Results | Prize | Sales* |
| First place: Michael Cobb | $500 | 57 |
| Second place: Todd Gross | $400 | 53 |
| Third place: Soren Jordansen | $300 | 49 |
| Fourth place: Jerome Chapman | $200 | 45 |
| Fifth place: Daniel Duverge | $100 | 29 |
* minimum number of new Gold members referred to qualify
Thank you!
~Derrick
Boost Profits With PHP
Here’s a quick tip that will boost your profits - especially if you’re using verified optin.
After someone subscribes to your list, you have two options:
1. Send them to a thank you page that explains how to verify their subscription to download the free gift. You can add a link to the product you’re promoting. But there’s no guarantee they will click on it. You can also tag them with a cookie, but there’s no guarantee they’ll ever get to the sales page.
2. You can send them straight through your affiliate link to the sales page. This may increase your sales. But they subscriber may feel cheated because they didn’t get a confirmation page. They want their freebie! So that may not put them in the best mood to buy.
Here’s a solution…
Use a simple PHP redirect to show them a confirmation page and then redirect them to the sales page.
Click here for a live example.
Here’s the code below. Just place it at the top of your confirmation page between PHP tags (Wordpress won’t all me to post them here). Then save as a PHP file (i.e. redirect.php) and upload to your server.
header(”Refresh: 5; URL=affiliatecashsecrets.com”);
Replace “affiliatecashsecrets.com” with your affiliate link.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below…
Regards,
Derrick VanDyke
Business Basics
Even though the title is bland, this is probably the most controversial report I’ve ever written. You’ll see what I mean when you read what I have to say about what you should sell online…
Right Click Here to Download the Report
If you have any questions or opinions on this report, please leave a comment below…
Best regards,
Derrick Van Dyke
Do You Have The Right Business Mindset?
Every day there are countless numbers of intelligent people, like yourself, who come to the internet looking to make their dreams of financial freedom come true.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that there is huge potential to make money on the Internet. But it does take much more than intelligence to succeed in this business.
You MUST have the right business mindset.
In other words, the way you approach this business will determine whether or not you will be successful.
If you’re looking at affiliate marketing as business opportunity, then you’re looking at it all wrong…
An opportunity seeker is somebody who is looking to make money online, but wants to do it with little work or effort. They believe that there is some “magic formula” that will solve all of their problems and make them a ton of cash.
When they try an “opportunity” and it doesn’t make them money within the first couple weeks, they abandon it and move on to the next one.
After several failed attempts they usually give up, claim the Internet is some big scam, and go back to their day job.
In just a few months they will start all over again.
Now don’t worry if this describes you. It is not your fault. When the Internet started it was a big opportunity. It was quite easy to put up a website and start making money from it rather quickly.
In fact millions of dollars were made from very poorly run websites.
But like all things, as soon as there is a potential for money making the Internet quickly became overcrowded with “opportunity seekers” looking to make a big buck with little or no effort.
That simply will not work any longer.
There is no “magic formula” for making money online. It all comes down to hard work, focus, consistency and confidence. You must truly believe that you will succeed - without any doubts in your mind.
Stop looking for ways to make a quick buck and stay focused on a plan to start an Internet business that will continue to grow, expand, and thrive to the point where you will be able to do whatever you want, and more important, live the life you have always wanted.
- A business that will continue to grow and expand for years to come.
- A business that will give you the financial security that you need in order to do what you want to do when you want to.
- A business that will give you the satisfaction that you have worked hard for what you’ve accomplished.
- A business that will put you in the position to help others in need, which is the most fulfilling thing that you can ever do.
So how do you make sure you have the right business mindset? Well, first off you need to understand exactly what it takes to start an affiliate marketing business:
1. It will require your TIME.
While there are ways to leverage the resources of others, you must be able to put time into your business - especially at the start.
There is no specified amount of time that you need to spend, but I would say you need a minimum of 10 hours a week to get going.
2. It will require some MONEY.
If you just lost your job and you have no money, and your mortgage is coming due and you have bills that need to be paid, you are NOT in the position to get started with this business.
You need to invest some money into this business. Furthermore, it will take time before you make enough money each month to be able to survive.
You need steady source of income while you are first starting out. My wife was a high school teacher when I first started. So we had enough to get by - not to mention medical insurance.
However, I was a work-at-home dad with infant twins to look after while I worked on my business.
3. It will require your PATIENCE.
Your Affiliate Marketing business will most likely not be an overnight success (with a few rare exceptions).
You will not become a millionaire in the first week, or in the first month, and most likely not the first year.
In fact, it will probably take a minimum of two to six months to get to a point where you are able to rely on your Internet business.
It will most likely take one to three years to build a very strong business that will last for decades.
This all requires your PATIENCE. Success will come if you continue to work. Success will surely NOT come if you give up after little or no effort.
4. It will require your PASSION.
If you are not passionate about starting your own Internet business, then stop right now, close this browser and go back to your day job.
If you are the type of person who goes day to day without caring about much else than himself (or herself), then please kindly leave now.
This business is not for the selfish. You must be ready to help others. You must love the idea of working for yourself. You must be ready to put your heart into this business.
Only then will you see success. Your clients will sense your passion and trust you more. Your partners will enjoy working with you. Your business will grow naturally.
You Now Have The Potential To Become Richer Than You Have Ever Imagined!
The only limit is how much you really want your business to grow. Everything else is limitless.
The thing I love about this business is that when you think you have found your “limit” you eventually make some simple breakthrough that allows you to realize…you are not anywhere close.
And that is what makes this business so fun.
I look forward to watching you succeed.
To your success,
Derrick Van Dyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
Explode Your Profits
Here’s a tip that will help you explode your profits on any product you promote…
There are a lot of merchants who sell rights to their own products, which you can turn around and sell for 100% of the profits.
The catch is, you don’t make anything on the back-end…
That’s where the real money is and I can show you how to explode your profits by tapping into these back-end sales!
Giveaway Secrets
I just finished a report called Giveaway Secrets. If you had a chance to check it out, please let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment below. If you’d like to be featured on my sales letter for massive exposure and a back link you site, just leave your full name and website URL with your endorsement.
Thanks,
Derrick VanDyke
How Many Real Assets do You Have in Your Business?
I’ve said this many times before… “If you’re not building a list, you’re not building a business… You’re building someone else’s business.”
But it goes even further than just building a list… The real question is, “Do you have any real assets in your business?”
The Wiktionary defines an asset as: Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.
The key words in that definition are “leveraged” and “reused.”
- If you’re just driving traffic from Google to a merchant’s website, you are not building an asset for your business.
- If you depend on surf programs, exchanges and safe lists for your traffic, you are not building an asset for your business.
- If you only advertise in ezines, you are not building an asset for your business.
Don’t get me wrong… You can generate a lot of traffic using the methods above. But once you stop, the traffic stops. If you depend on one source of traffic and that source dries up, so does your cash flow.
You need assets that generate sustainable traffic and sales around the clock whether you work or not. That’s what it’s all about, right? Making money on auto-pilot!
So what kind of assets can you create to build your business?
Asset #1: Your List. Building a responsive mailing list is the best investment you can make in your business. I say, “Investment” because it takes time and money to build a good list. But your efforts will be rewarded ten fold in time.
If Google forces you out of a market or drops your ads, you will still have your list. It’s your asset and no matter what happens, they can’t take that away from you.
And once you build a list of any size, you can leverage that asset in many ways:
- You can swap ads with other list owners to build your list faster.
- You can endorse affiliate products or sell advertising to increase your cash flow.
- You can get feedback on products you may want to create by conducting surveys.
Once you establish yourself as an expert (or at least knowledgeable) on your topic, your subscribers and customers will respect your opinions and advice about the quality products and services you sell.
Asset #2: Your Blog. If you do it right, you can get a ton of free traffic just by publishing to your blog each day.
- If you publish quality content, run contests, or give prizes to your readers, you will get repeat visitors and traffic through word-of-mouth advertising.
- If you target a niche market that’s not too competitive, you can generate free traffic from search engines by using the right keywords in your posts and links.
- If you encourage visitors to comment on your posts, you get other people to add unique original content to your blog.
Publishing a blog is a great way to communicate with your subscribers and customers while building an asset for your business.
Asset #3: Your Articles. An article is an asset because it’s yours. It’s something unique that you create and you can use it any way you wish…
- You can optimize your articles for specific keywords, submit them to article directories, and get free traffic from search engines.
- You can submit your articles to a distribution service and get them published in major ezines for instant quality traffic.
- You can combine your articles and create a viral PDF report to give away to your subscribers.
Now you might be thinking, “But there are tons of PLR articles that I can buy dirt cheap.” Sure, you can buy private label rights to tons of articles for pennies each. I have thousands on my hard drive… Do you want them? They are worthless to me…
99% of the PLR articles and ebooks people are selling are poorly written by people who don’t know the topic at all. I wouldn’t sign my name to a PLR article and an ezine owner would have to be pretty desperate or plain stupid to publish them.
You won’t get much traffic from search engines because Google and Yahoo! Systematically purge duplicate content. Unless you’re the first to get a PLR article listed in the search engines, you won’t see any traffic from your efforts at all.
About the only thing you can do with PLR content is re-write it yourself. But there are much better articles written by experts that you can use “templates” to create your own.
I’ve given you three examples of assets that you can create for your business. There are many more including, viral reports, audio and video reports and reviews. Basically, anything that YOU create that will continue to generate traffic and sales over time is an asset to your business.
For more affiliate marketing tips, visit my blog at http://affiliatecashsecrets.com/blog. Feel free to distribute this article in any form as long as you include this resource box. You can also include your affiliate link when you sign up at my website: http://www.AffiliateCashSecrets.com.
Stay tuned to this blog for more business-building tips from me.
To your success!
Derrick VanDyke
P.S. Feel free to reprint this article in your newsletter or on your website or blog. Just leave the resource box intact (you can replace the link with your affiliate link). You can Sign up here and make 70% commission.
How to Avoid the Top 20 Traffic Disasters
Hey! I just downloaded an excellent report by Michael Chenney and thought you’d really benefit from reading it.
Right click here and select “Save Target As” (Internet Explorer) or “Save Link As” (FireFox) to save this 40 page PDF Document to your computer.
To your success!
Derrick
P.S. Michael asked me to send this to you to promote his new product that launches on April 3rd. I’ll keep you posted…
How to Bypass a Squeeze Page
If you’re an affiliate, you’re in the list-building business (or you should be). Your list is your #1 asset and you should jump at every chance you have to grow it bigger whenever possible.
But the biggest obstacle affiliates face is a merchant’s squeeze page and the #1 question I get is, “How can I bypass a squeeze page, so I can capture the lead and still get credit for the sale?”
To find the answer, Click here to watch the video…
Here are answers to several questions that people have posted on this blog about the New Squeeze Page Generator.
1. The software supports ALL autoresponder services.
2. The software will be available to Affiliate Cash Secrets members as soon as next week (still working out the bugs).
3. The software will support audio and video. Meaning you can embed your own media into the pages.
4. There will be additional templates (there’s really no limit to what I can do :o)
Don’t forget to leave a comment…
Thanks,
Derrick
How To Find a Profitable Niche Market
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Well I say, “Follow the money and then you’ll have the time and freedom to do what you love.”
You don’t want to waste your time promoting products that won’t make you any money. So you need to select a market that you know will be profitable.
Many new marketers think you need to find untapped niche markets to be successful. But markets with high demand and no competition are very rare. You might be able to make a little money in a niche market where there is little competition. But you can’t build a business in a market with low demand.
You want a competitive market where a lot of money is already being spent. There will always be room in a market of cash-in-hand buyers. All you need is a small slice of the pie. ;o)
What Makes a Market Profitable?
Any market that helps people make money, save money or improve their life in some way will be profitable.
Some profitable markets are obvious:
- Weight loss
- Home business
- Forex trading
There are literally thousands of markets that could be profitable. But since we are promoting affiliate products, I suggest you choose a market that already has popular affiliate programs available.
The best place to start your search is the ClickBank Marketplace. There are over 11,000 information products to promote in dozens of markets and most pay 50-75% commission per sale.
Again, you don’t have to be passionate about the market but it should something you at least have an interest in learning about because you’ll need to know what what you’re selling before you can recommend it to others.
Forget about brainstorming ideas…Just go straight to the ClickBank marketplace and select one of the top-selling products in a category that interests you.
But keep in mind the criteria for a profitability:
- Making money
- Saving money
- Self improvement
That gives you a lot to choose from if you really think about it…now go find your niche!
Derrick Van Dyke
How to Find Profitable Products That You Actually WANT to Sell
My niche is “Internet Marketing” and I actually enjoy teaching people how to make money online. I feel proud when I get an email from someone who is finally making money - even if it’s their first sale.
But hey, that may not be your cup of tea…and there are many markets that you can get into and make money doing what you enjoy. So I created this video to show you an easy way to find profitable products in any market that you actually WANT to sell.
See, you don’t have to be passionate about a product to sell it. And you don’t have to be an expert either. As long as you have an interest in the topic and a desire to learn, you can sell any product you want. That is, if it’s profitable. ;o)
You want to promote products in a market where…
- There is already money being made
- There is money being spent on advertising
- There are back-end products to sell
So watch this video to find a market and profitable products that are right for you…
Click Here to Watch the Video
Questions? Leave a comment…
How to Get Started in Affiliate Marketing
Here’s a question from David in Australia…
“Derrick, I am very interested in this opportunity. But I doubt I have the knowledge to make it work. I have no list, I have no idea about autoresponders, or how to set up email blasts…I am a complete novice. Do you think I can manage this or best to walk away? You can only do so much to help.”
Here’s my reply…
My advice is to learn how to advertise first. If you try to learn everything at once, you’ll get frustrated and quit. You need to make some money to prove to yourself that affiliate marketing works.The first step is to find an affiliate program that pays well and has a high conversion rate. Look for a program with a hot-selling information product and a good followup system. Then all you have to do is generate traffic.
My system pays 75% commission on three different product. If you drive traffic to my site, you will make money. Maybe not enough to quit your day job. But enough to know that it works.
Once you prove to yourself that affiliate marketing works, then you can start learning how to set up your own system. Working a few hours a day, you could *realistically* make your first $1000 in the next 30 days and have a $10k a month business within one year - that is IF you stick with a plan and don’t waste time jumping from one thing to the next.
Hope that helps…
Derrick VanDyke
AffiliateCashSecrets.com
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I Found $25,422.23 on My Cluttered Desk
I was setting up a new computer for my kids last night. So I had to clean off my desk and move it to the other side of my office.
I knew I had a few checks laying around…but I had no idea there were so many. I found 23 checks totaling $25,422.23!
Check it out. I took a picture this morning:
So why haven’t I cashed these checks and why should you care?
I haven’t cashed those checks because, well, I’m just too lazy. In fact, I took most of April off to move into my new house and the checks just kept rollin’ in. Wouldn’t that be a nice problem to have?
You should care because I’m going to show you exactly how I do it.
I was able to make a down payment of $120,000 on my new house AND keep my old house as a rental.
Of course, I haven’t completely moved out of my old house because…ya, I’m too lazy. That’s on of my four kids in the picture…
I want to show you something else…
Look at the total in the third column. $49,155.19 for the month of March, 2007. Most of this money comes in whether I work or not (of course I make more if I work).
Here’s Why You Should Listen to Me…
1. I make this money on my own from my home office with the help of a part time support person.
2. I don’t hire ghost writers, programmers, or web designers to do my work. I have one talented artist who does my graphics. That’s it.
3. I built this business from scratch in just over one year and it continues to grow every month.
4. I practice what I preach. I’m in the trenches every day doing the hard work it takes to build a successful business.
Here’s what I’m going to do for you…
I’m going to give you the step-by-step system that took me from zero to making $3000 a month in 3 short months.
I’m not going to teach you what I do now. That’s far too complicated. I’m going to show you how I got started.
Isn’t that what you want?
So keep an eye out for my emails over the next few days because you won’t want to miss this opportunity…
Please leave a comment.
~Derrick
Learn The Basics Or You’ll Be Chasing Your Tail Forever
Everybody wants a shortcut, a quick fix to their money problems.
I’ve actually heard this more than once, “I need to make x amount in the next two weeks to pay my mortgage. I know nothing about Internet marketing. Will your program do that for me?”
Key words: “Do that for me.”
I think people have seen so many headlines that read, “You can be an overnight success without lifting a finger,” that they actually believe it’s true. And they keep buying product after product thinking they’ll eventually find the one that works.
I’ve asked the people who requested refunds what they didn’t like about my Affiliate Cash Secrets system. The reply is always either, “It’s just the same old stuff,” or “I don’t think I can do it.”
The truth is, they’re just too lazy to make it work.
I’ll be the first to admit. Affiliate Cash Secrets is based on the same marketing principals that have been working for direct marketers on and off line for the last 50 years!
- Get a list of leads in a target market
- Sell a product that the market wants
- Follow up with related products and services
Just about any decent marketing system will get you into profit, but you have to actually take action if you want to see any kind of success.
Learn The Basics Or You’ll Be Chasing Your Tail Forever
Here’s what that means…
First of all, you simply have to get your own domain and hosting if you ever want to be successful online. Period.
Sure. There are a lot of automated websites that claim you can just “point and click” your way to wealth. Don’t believe it. You need to be in control of your business. And when you finally realize it, you’ll have to move everything over (if they let you) from “easy street” to reality and start building a real business.
If you want to set up a squeeze page, you have to learn:
- How to use an HTML editor
- How to use an autoresponder
- How to integrate your subscription form
- How to use FTP software
All that is “basic” stuff. Unless you have deep pockets to pay somebody to do all this for you, these are skills that you MUST possess if you want to ever get anywhere with your business.
And guess what…you don’t have to pay anything to learn this stuff. You can find dozens for free tutorials online.
Just go to Google and enter: video tutorial topic (where “topic” is what you want to learn about).
If you want to sell a resell rights product, you have to learn how to set up a ClickBank or PayPal account. There are tutorials for that…
If you want to create a PDF document you have to learn how to use a word processor and PDF Printer. There are tutorials for that…
I you want to make your PDF viral, you have to learn how to use Viral PDF. There are tutorials for that…
When I first started online in 1997, there were very few tutorials. There were no forums. I had to learn almost everything through trial and error.
I spent at least 10 hours per day learning how to use Microsoft Word, FrontPage, Photoshop, and WSFTP. I learned how to build websites and use autoresponders and eventually how to program in Perl, JavaScript, and PHP.
I put in over 200 hours before I ever made a dime.
Fortunately, you won’t have to spend that much time learning because there is so much more information available today to help you get started.
Ten years ago, there were like three ebooks on Internet marketing that you could download. The rest were expensive home study courses – actual printed manuals!
ClickBank didn’t even exist back then! Want to see what their site looked like when they started in 1999? Go to Archive.org and type in their domain name.
The point of this article is this: if you’ve been “chasing your tail” trying to find the “magic bullet” that will build your business for you, it’s time to get back to reality and learn the basics so you can finally get started.
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Selecting a Product to Promote - Part One
The most important (and often overlooked) point to consider when selecting a product to sell is: how does the product fulfill the needs of your customers?
For example, jewelry stores don’t sell diamonds; they sell romance and sex. They know what women want…to love and be loved. And men like to think they know what women want…so they buy diamonds.
Pharmaceutical companies don’t sell cold medicine; they sell relief from sinus pain, cough, and a runny nose.
Throughout history, people have sought out the same basic things:
- Wealth
- Happiness
- Safety
- Health
- Beauty
- Love
- Security
- Sex
- Power
- Longevity
- Recognition
So while you’re brainstorming ideas for a product to promote, keep the desires of your customer in mind. When you’re evaluating a product, ask yourself, “How does this product fulfill any of those essential needs?”
Another important consideration is your interests. While it’s not entirely necessary, it’s a lot easier to sell something you’re passionate about.
In 1989, Marsha Sinetar released a book called Do What You Love and The Money Will Follow. Although I don’t completely agree with that statement (I know a lot of poor people who love their jobs), it will help you create better marketing materials if you at least have an interest in the subject.
Choose a product that you understand well or are willing to learn about, so that you appear as an authority on the subject. People buy from people they trust. And if you serve your customers with honesty and integrity, your efforts will be justly rewarded.
Select a product that you can get excited about and sincerely want to share with others. Your excitement will shine through in your endorsements and your sales increase dramatically!
Thanks for listening and don’t forget to leave a comment…
The #1 Thing Standing Between You and Success
Do you know what the #1 thing standing between you being the next great ‘overnight’ success story is?
If you said not having the right information, I’d have to totally disagree because there is so much info available today it will make your head spin.
How about not having the right product to sell?
Nope, that’s important to be sure, but it’s certainly not stopping you from hitting it big.
Could it be not taking action (letting the fear of the unknown stop you)?
Well, you’re getting closer… because it’s the reason WHY 99.9% of people fail to take action.
What is it?
Drum roll please…
The number 1 thing standing between you and makin’ mucho greenbacks on auto-pilot is mastering info overload and focusing through the overwhelm of too much information!
Yup! That’s right it’s Info overload!
Sorting it all out so you know what’s right for you, what model you want to pursue, which ‘expert’ has the right path to follow.
If I was starting all over from scratch not knowing anything today (at this particular point in time), I think I’d probably feel like putting a gun in my mouth and blowing my brains out because there’s simply TOO much info today… TOO many choices… TOO many people to listen to!
Every time you turn around there’s another guru with another magic pill for you to swallow…
- another teleseminar to attend…
- another eBook for you…
- another blog or forum to join…
- another squeeze page for a newsletter or eCourse that promises to put you on the path.
Don’t get me wrong, there is more and better info and resources available today than EVER before (but that’s a double edged sword because even though there’s never been more ingenious methods to make money today, you still gotta get started).
There’s just too many choices, right?
And, let’s face it… we’re all different people with different goals, different wants and desires for our lives and families, different backgrounds, different experiences, different challenges, and different ideas of what success looks like for us, right?
Because of that not every solution will work for everyone.
It’s about finding the one that works for you and your life. It’s got to fit you instead of you trying to fit yourself to it, right?
And, most importantly of all, at least in my opinion, is you’ve got to *FOCUS*
- Focus on something small so you can actually reach it and start feeling good about yourself instead beating yourself up for not being further along….
- Focus on small bite sized steps that you can do so you’re never left wondering what to do next…
- Focus on not getting distracted once you’ve set your course so nothing takes you away from what you’ve decided to do…
- Focus on taking the **first step** (that’s right for you) because once you start the action chain-reaction (with the right focus) you’ll find that the next steps will become crystal clear…
- Focus on what will take you to *YOUR* biz goals (not what someone else thinks is best for you)
So how do you do all that without your head exploding?
Well, I’ve found something that I think might just hold the answer for many, Many, MANY of you (it won’t be right for everyone because it can’t be all things to all people but the people who’s style this does fit will love the clarity and the results they get from what I’m about to unveil).
But you’re gonna have to wait to find out more…
Relax…
Because you’ll only have to wait till tomorrow (we are putting the finishing touches on everything right now).
So, be on the lookout tomorrow for an email from me with this as the subject:
“How YOU can focus and cut through the clutter”
For many of you it will be just the answer you’ve been searching for. Really.
Till tomorrow,
- Derrick VanDyke
P. S. Hang in there. I know the clutter, confusion and overwhelm online these days is almost completely deafening. Tomorrow the curtain rises on a solution which might just change it all around for you and give you the clarity and direction you’ve been looking got.
It’s not that everything else you’ve tried will be obsolete. In fact, just the opposite!
I think you’ll find with what you discover tomorrow that within 30 days you will actually
be able to more effective so you can put every other program you’ve ever purchased into productive action and use too).
And, oh, by the way, just in case you’re thinking it’s gonna cost you a fortune, perish the thought because it won’t!
Hope you’re as excited about tomorrow as I am…
P.P.S. If you can’t wait until tomorrow, you can see what I’m doing here:
=> http://DerrickVanDyke.com/7and30
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The 4-Step Plan
Here’s the 4-Step Plan for implementing “The Ultimate Business Model For Newbies” (right click to download).
http://affiliatecashsecrets.com/The4-StepPlan.pdf
If you leave a comment on this blog, I’ll give you more details on each of these steps…
Best regards,
Derrick Van Dyke
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 One Thing That Could Be Holding You Back
Take a few moments to read this post because I’m about to share with you the *one thing* that could be holding you back from building a successful online business…
There are many different ways to make money online.
Just to name a few…
1. You can be a traffic broker, buying traffic from Google and sending it to affiliate sites for commissions…
2. You can create content sites with Adsense ads and try to get listed in the search engines…
3. You can put up a squeeze page, build a list of prospects and recommend new affiliate products every week…
4. You can sell your own products, start an affiliate program and get other people to send you traffic…
But you can’t do everything and expect to do anything well.
I believe the *one thing* that stands between you and the online business you dream about is focus…
It’s funny (kinda)…
When people ask me why they’re failing online, I offer to look at what their currently doing. And 9 times out of 10, they send me to a web page promoting at least 20 different affiliate products with flashing banners everywhere.
You know what the underlying problem is?
Lack of focus.
The point is…
Choose *one* proven business model and stick with it until it’s profitable.
Choose *one* proven method of generating traffic and stick with it until it’s profitable.
Stop jumping from one thing to the next and giving up before you actually see some results.
You may have to…
- lose a lot of money on Google…
- write over 100 articles…
- make 100 forum posts…
- create 100 Adsense pages…
- get 100 subscribers on your list…
…before you ever see your first sale.
But if you stick with it and stay focused on your goal, you will see results.
Guaranteed.
To your success!
Derrick VanDyke
http://AffiliateCashSecrets.com
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The Ultimate Business Model for Newbies
This report is a little controversial and the content may even shock you…
If you’re a successful marketer, you may not e surprised. But if you’re just starting out or you’ve been spinning your wheels for some time, it may just be the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for…
http://affiliatecashsecrets.com/TheUltimateBusiness.pdf
What Do You Think So Far?
Hey folks…I’m putting a lot of time and energy into this online course to help you build your business. So I could really use your feedback.
What do you think so far?
Am I going to fast or too slow?
Am I covering enough details?
Do you have any questions?
Please let me know by posting a comment below…
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.