So there I was… in the midst of all the hubub that makes Black Friday the ultimate kick-off to the holiday season.  In my mind I knew I was a little insane for being out in the frigid air at 1am, but knowing I had thousands around me who were doing the same thing brought some kind of twisted solace. So what did Black Friday teach me about affiliate marketing? Branding!  I don’t know if I learned this as much as it was reinforced in my brain, but I was reminded of the power of brand...

The best affiliate products are those products that are being bought by thousands of buyers. These are the best affiliate products simply because they are cleverly marketed. Any product becomes the best affiliate product if it fulfills the following: Good content addressing a great niche topic Great solutions to people’s problems Good pre-sell copy, also called a sales page Great conversion rate Good commission for the affiliates Good reviews available on the internet Sm...

SEO vs. SEM: What’s the Difference? If you’ve had any access to the internet in the past 15 years, you’ve at least heard of-if not used and researched-SEO or SEM. Few people, however, understand the difference between the two. Many understand that it is the single most important tool on the internet to successfully marketing your business, but what are the key differences and how does this relate to your specific business’ needs? First off, understanding what marketing for the internet...

Often we as marketers just want to find a niche or sub-niche or sub-sub-niche that absolutely NO one has discovered before.  We get that twisted smile on our faces and that twitch in our eye just thinking about exploiting a niche that is untapped.  But what about the competition?  Do you purposely avoid niches or markets that have what seems like too much competition?  Why here is why I think every internet marketer and affiliate marketer should just love competition instead of running away ...

We all made mistakes when starting off in affiliate marketing, but here are some common ones made by newbies who are trying to tackle affiliate marketing for the first time.  Many of these mistakes I made myself so I know first hand what it’s like.  Learn from these mistakes to make sure you DON’T fall into the same traps.  It’s a lot more fun to learn from other people’s mistakes than to make them yourself.  Wouldn’t you agree? 10 Mistakes Newbie Affiliate Mark...

When you are trying to decide what niche to target you will be tempted just to take a broad sweeping aproach to that niche, but don’t do it. It might seem foolish to focus on one small, seemingly insignificant little niche when there are millions to be made in the broader scheme of things right?  Well look at it this way.  How much money does a general doctor make?  You know, the guy who just knows a little bit about everything and then refers you to some other guy when he can’t s...

How to Find a Profitable Niche to Promote If you’re considering starting an online business-whether from the ground up or as an affiliate-marketing to a niche population is one of your smartest options. Simply stated, a niche marketer is able to provide the specific product and/or service-and specific terms-that the customer is seeking and cannot locate. Great…so how do you go about finding a profitable niche to promote? Here is a quick step-by-step start up guide for brainstorming profitab...