Choosing the affiliate marketing model that works for your site or blog can be tough. If you’re a publisher, you will need to weight pros and cons of CPM vs CPC vs CPA models to find which one will work for you and provide the best return for your site ad space. If you’re an advertiser, you’ll need to figure out which model will work for the type of product you’re trying to promote. Each affiliate marketing business model offers different benefits and drawbacks. To help you decide which model will work best for you, Ace Affiliate has created the following handy “ Affiliate Marketing: Choosing The Best Model For You ” infographic. You may remember Ace Affiliate from their two previous infographics. They were the ones who created the interactive Affiliate Review Report Card and Affiliate Marketing in Plain English chart. Affiliate Marketing: Choosing The Best Model For You completes the “trilogy.” The newest infographic is very easy to understand and breaks down the pros and cons from both a publisher and advertiser’s standpoint. Hopefully, it will help you choose the best affiliate marketing model for your blog. Copy and paste the HTML code below to embed the infographic onto your blog.

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Guest Post by Chris Ruminski There are a good number of authors out there who earn a full time living by writing and selling E-books. They are the minority; most people do not make much from their efforts. Usually these people don’t put in the necessary effort in either the writing or promoting process. When written properly, an E-book can act as a gateway to your website or online program. This can bring repeat traffic and promote your business while you earn money from the sales. Using E-books as a promotion strategy can be very effective. Writing a Free E-Book You don’t have to charge for an E-book to bring traffic to your site. Actually free E-books can bring more traffic than the ones people have to pay for. When someone gets an E-book for free they won’t expect the whole story to be laid out for them. It was free after all. You can provide them with links to your website, or affiliate programs, within the E-book. Entice your readers by providing a bit of whatever you are selling in the book and then provide them with a link to your site. Write an E-book to Sell If you write an E-book with the intent of charging for it you better have something good to say. You can make a lot of money if your information is worth buying. It is good practice to take the time and really research and layout your E-book before you write it. So how can you get your E-book found and get purchased. Affiliates – Don’t take the responsibility of selling an E-book on all by your lonesome. There are many communities out there that will help sell your book for you. You will have to pay a good commission to entice people to sell your product, but in the end it is 100% profits. It is recommended to offer at least 50% of the selling price to your affiliates. Tandem – A great way to sell your book is to write both a free and a paid E-book. Your free one will be used to entice people to buy the paid one, and the paid one will give them much more advice than they could have learned with the free book. It is important to actually provide good information in your paid E-book or you will face a barrage of complaints. PPC Advertising – If you are feeling saucy, you could look into promoting your product with pay per click advertising. Depending on your topic, this could be really expensive. If you are trying to sell an E-book on mortgages, forget about it. You might have to spend over $5 per click. There is no way you could recoup that cost. Article Marketing – This approach isn’t just for websites anymore. You can write articles based on the topic of your book and provide links to the book for more information. It is important to write a lot of articles to get your product out there. Forum Signatures – Sell your product through forum signatures. This won’t bring in a lot of sales, but every little bit helps. If you are persistent and can convince a lot of people to promote your book for you, you can make tons of money while promoting your website. An E-book can be a great investment in time if you are a decent writer with good information to sell. If you are not willing to put forth effort in your endeavors, you will never make any money. There are many different ways to make money on the web, and they all require a commitment of time and energy. Author Bio Chris Ruminski has been making money online since Oct 2009 when he lost his job. No, he is not rich yet, but he is well on his way. Related posts: 99 ways to make money using Twitter book by Geekpreneur Money Making Blogging Free e-Book from Daily Blog Tips Ways for the webmasters to make money online

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Dot Com Pho returns to Happy Pho for another excitement filled episode. This time we had seven people showed up to dine on a variety of Pho dishes (mostly consumed by Chef Aaron Koo AKA the new Stephen Fung ). To makes thing even more happy, Michael Yurechko discovered that Happy Pho had wireless Internet access (not in the restaurant but nearby). This episode of Dot Com Pho celebrates the heroes of entrepreneurship. Evan Carmichael came up a great idea for trading cards featuring famous entrepreneurs . The entrepreneurs were selected by 33 famous bloggers (of which I am one). The bloggers were asked to name their favorite entrepreneur. That entrepreneur is featured on the front of the card and the blogger who selected him is featured on the back. All process from the the sales of Entrepreneur Heroes trading cards goes to Kiva . They will use the money to help entrepreneurs in third world countries. The Entrepreneur Heroes trading cards goes on sale in April. Pre-order your packs today and save 20% off the regular price – only $3.95 per pack of 5 cards instead of $4.95. There’s free shipping if you order three packs or more. In addition, you’ll receive a limited edition hologram gold Steve Jobs or Woz card for every three pack pre-order. There’s also a chance to win a baseball signed by the Woz. Watch the episode and then go buy some cards ! Discover the SECRETS I’ve Learned to go from zero a month to over $40,000 a month from blogging. Download Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com for FREE!

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I have been using FaceBook for over two years and slowly have found it to be very useful for staying in contact with family and close friends. About two months ago I decided to REMOVE everyone I had added as a friend who I didn’t know personally. The result ended with me having around 100 people I truly wanted to follow day to day closely. Prior to doing this, I wasn’t able to see what was going on because my News Feed was overtaken by 1000’s of updates from fans from my blog. I have finally gotten around to creating a FaceBook Fan Page and wanted to extend an invitation for you to join. Doing so will give you a chance to win a free blog or website design by yours truly. So if you’re a fan of GarryConn.com and would like to stay in the loop with things going on in my dot Com world, be sure to join in… and once again, it could bring you a free design service offered by me. I’ll announce the winner on my Fan Page wall next Friday. Here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GarryConncom/389679718618 Related posts: How To Advertise on Facebook How To Make Money Online Using FaceBook? How To Accept FaceBook Wall Comments From Your WordPress Posts

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Every day millions of people come online and start a blog or website with the intention to make money online. Unfortunately, most people fail to make any money online, while others are only moderately successful. Whereas, only a few number of people are able to realize their ambition to make money online and leave their day job. It is important to think why most people fail to make any money online. I am writing this post to analyze a few top reasons why people fail to make money online: 1. Impatience It is the number one criteria between those who are successful in making money online and those who are not. They Dream to Get Too Much Too Fast. What they do not understand is that making money online takes time and it is a gradual climb up a pyramid to reach the top. Along the way you learn a lot of things that are required to create a massive cash stream from the internet. But many get impatient and quit in the early stages of their initiative. 2. Lack of Knowledge Most people who come online for the first time to make money online are totally unaware of the basics in making money online. They are unaware of what is Search Engine Optimization, they are hardly aware of the importance of social media tools such as Twitter. Then they expect that they can make a lot of money fast online. Unfortunately, learning to make money online is an art and it takes time to master it. 3. Poor Application It is quite commonly observed that many webmasters will browse from one blog to another to read posts that will help them enhance their money making skills. Unfortunately, they fail to apply the knowledge which they have acquired. Making money online requires you to take actions and be a proactive decision maker. You cannot expect to make money online by simply maintaining a blog. 4. Fly by Night Schemes In the impatience to make money online , many people get desperate and get stuck with fly-by-night schemes that fool many. There is no lack of people on the internet who are ready to take advantage of your desperate measures to make money online. Then you end up demoralized and may even lose your money due to these scams. So it is important you put in your time and effort in legitimate and trusted money making services. 5. No Action Plan If you are trying to make money online then you require an action plan to see yourself successful in the future. Those who lack an action plan to proceed in their ventures online will eventually lose focus. They try to get into too many streams trying to generate revenue and fail to make any money in the end. So it should be your commitment to avoid these costly mistakes. Related posts: 10 Reasons Why Your Blog Does Not Make Money Online 5 Wrong Thinking that Cause Many Bloggers to Fail Miserably

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Are You Pre-ordering Your iPad Today?

March 12, 2010

The wonder tablet from Apple went up for pre-order this morning. Did you get your order in or are you going to wait until it ships on April 3? I am getting four iPads but I had to get them from the US Apple site because that’s the only place that is taking orders. I have a fairly good idea on what Apple’s plans are for the new iPad and it’s not what you might think. I see the iPad as Apple’s entry into the online book market, which is worth $4.5 billion a year. By comparison, online music does $2.3 billion a year, most of which is controlled by Apple iTunes. If Apple can do for books what it did for music, they will revolutionize another industry, put the fear God into Amazon.com and most importantly, create another huge cash cow for themselves. I like the new iPad so much and what it means that in addition to the four iPads, I purchased a large block of Apple stocks today. What about you? Is an iPad in your future? Discover the SECRETS I’ve Learned to go from zero a month to over $40,000 a month from blogging. Download Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com for FREE!

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Are You Pre-ordering Your iPad Today?

March 12, 2010

The wonder tablet from Apple went up for pre-order this morning. Did you get your order in or are you going to wait until it ships on April 3? I am getting four iPads but I had to get them from the US Apple site because that’s the only place that is taking orders. I have a fairly good idea on what Apple’s plans are for the new iPad and it’s not what you might think. I see the iPad as Apple’s entry into the online book market, which is worth $4.5 billion a year. By comparison, online music does $2.3 billion a year, most of which is controlled by Apple iTunes. If Apple can do for books what it did for music, they will revolutionize another industry, put the fear God into Amazon.com and most importantly, create another huge cash cow for themselves. I like the new iPad so much and what it means that in addition to the four iPads, I purchased a large block of Apple stocks today. What about you? Is an iPad in your future? Discover the SECRETS I’ve Learned to go from zero a month to over $40,000 a month from blogging. Download Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com for FREE!

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Interview: Kristoffer Trujillo

March 12, 2010

Kris is an extremely talented Internet Marketer with a large reach in the Affiliate Marketing industry. He started a couple years back with nothing more than a desire to quite his day job (like most people). He made his first $700 in one week online with free advertising sources and later went on to generate over $13,000 in profit his first full into his online venture. Last October he launched MassPPVTraffic and sold the site 4 days later. This 25 year old Internet marketer truly is the pied piper of Internet Marketing. Just type in his name into the Google Wonder Wheel and you will see he is a true “Money Maker” Tell us a little background info about yourself. Where are you from? How old are you? How long have you been working in this industry? I am originally from Portland Oregon but I am currently living in McKinney Texas. I’m 25 years old and married the the most beautiful woman every. My wife and I grew up together and only dated each other very briefly in High School. Right after school I left for a two year mission for my church (LDS). I saw Jazzmine (my wife) the 2nd day I was home and we have been un-seperatable since. My online career began at a very young age when I watched my father try his hand at making money online… He was never quite successful at it… but that is how long it has been with me. What accomplishments so far are you the most proud of? I think anyone that is self employed with the current economy should be proud of that. I’m just glad I’m still in business and will continue to be in business for a long time. When did you first realize the full potential in affiliate marketing? When did you first “hit the big time?” I “hit the big time” when I began setting up domains and attracting thousands and thousands of visitors to my websites. Na I’m just messing with you… What’s your definition of “the big time”? I began making money from affiliate marketing from my first week online. $700 from answering questions on yahoo answers and directing people to clickbank products! That definitely made me catch the bug for making money online. I learned about the method from a free video I found online… I tried to find for you guys it but it has been taken down. I’ve always known about the possibilities of making money online. I watched my dad make an attempt at it growing up so the idea of it has always been with me. What have been your biggest failures and frustrations? I don’t really look at anything that I do online as a failure. If you set something up online you better be willing to see it through to the end. Too many times people finish a project and it doesn’t make money for them right away and they declare it a failure. But if I set something up I will work it till I at least break even. Just remember… You should learn from everything you do online… Most people didn’t pay to go to school for this affiliate marketing game we are playing, so I look at those projects that don’t make money as learning experiences. What is the single toughest problem you’ve had to face, and how did you get through it? Honestly… The biggest challenge that I have faced and still face is one of time management. I wish I could tell you I am through it… But I’m not. I am what you call an addict. I am addicted to the Internet. I’m also addicted to the thrill of making money online. Because of this my personal life has suffered quite a bit. My wife unfortunately has been quite neglected because of my online business. But she is patient and I love her for it. Remember, if you are working online and have a family you need to make time for them. In 2010 I am setting myself up on a work schedule so that I can hopefully be more efficient and so that I can spend more time with my wife… You should do the same. Ask any marketer… It’s a curse we face. Is there anything that you don’t like to do, that you just hate working on? I’m a terrible article writer and I absolutely hate doing the whole article marketing thing. Articles are one of the most difficult things for me to deal with. Good thing they have article writers out there… What’s the best advice you could give to someone starting out in Internet marketing? Any pro tips you feel like disclosing? Buy my ebook… HA just kidding. Here is the best advice I can give… IF YOU STICK WITH ONE OR TWO PROJECTS YOU WILL MAKE MONEY… IF YOU JUMP AROUND FROM PROJECT TO PROJECT AND HAVE 100 HALF FINISHED SITES YOU WILL MAKE NO MONEY… That’s the number one reason why people fail online… Also… Everything you need to know to make money can be found for FREE online. You just have to look for the info. I promise it’s there… And if you can’t find the answer to your question just ask! What is the future of marketing? Have you ever seen the movie Hardwired? It’s a terrible movie… But that’s the future If I knew the future of marketing I would be doing it right now… And then why would I tell everyone else? I would keep the secret to myself and let someone else spill those beans. Just remember… There is a SHIT load of money in emailing… If it’s possible for you to share, are there any particular niches that you currently favor? Or that you aren’t necessarily in right now but that you would recommend? Health, Wealth, and Relationships. The three mother niches that my good buddy Ruck from C2M taught me about. If you know just how much money I was making from debt relief you would go crazy. Stick to something in those three niches and you are bound to make money somewhere. How has your education prepared you for your career? Currently… it hasn’t. But I am going to school for business management. Although nothing beats real life experience. What are your greatest strengths? I like to think that my personality is pretty rockin. I can get along with just about anyone. And that’s a great thing. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the people that I know. I always tell people “It’s not about what you know, but who you know”. What are your greatest weaknesses? I have no weaknesses… Just things that I need to work on. What is the best advice you’ve been given and try to apply to your life? Take advantage of other people’s strengths. Everyone is good for something it’s just a matter of getting to know them so that you can learn what they are good for. Sounds kind of mean… But that is how I approach each new person I meet. Let them talk about themselves… They’ll let you know what they are good at. When you can bring several people’s strengths together and make money then you’re in business. Find a business partner that you can work with. Someone who has the skills that you lack. Do you have any role models or people that you look up to? Honestly… I don’t. Why lookup to someone else? The people that I know in this industry are awesome and the things they do online are incredible. But why would I want to be like them? I look up to no one but myself. I’m proud of all my accomplishments and I’m proud of where I’m going with my online career. Now… there are people that I admire online. Lot’s of them in fact. But do I look at them as role models? No… Who has impacted you most in your career, and how? Ruck from Convert2Media. Everything I learned online I learned from him. I make money because of what he has taught me. He knows his stuff and he has a different way of looking outside of the box. I’ve known him for several years now and I like to think that some of his way of thinking has rubbed off on me. He is definitely the single most person that has influenced my online career. Do you try to keep current with the latest Internet marketing news at all? What or who are your main sources? Nope. It doesn’t matter to me. But when there is something, I catch wind of it from reading other blogs… What kinds of people do you have difficulties working with? Any good stories? I really have a hard time working with people that don’t listen to me. If you want to be a client of mine I would at least expect you to listen to my advice. Here’s a good story for you… I had a client that I was teaching PPV advertising too. I gave him very specific instruction on his landing page and the targets for his advertising. He didn’t do a single thing I said to do. Then he complained that he wasted close to $1000 with only 2 conversions. When I looked at his campaign he said “What you said didn’t make sense to me so I just did it this way”… Pissed me off… If you ask for advice you should take it or at least adhere to it a little. But to go 100% against what is suggested is beyond belief. What are some of your long-term goals? How much is enough? If money was no object, what would you be doing? My only long term goal is to be able to financially support my family. Whether I make $10 a day or $10,000 a day… As long as I can have a roof over my head and food on the table I am happy. If you can’t make $10 a day then I don’t know what to tell you. I’ve even placed fliers on cars and made at least $10 a day. There is always something you can do to work for yourself. Just be creative and get to work. Laziness never makes you money… err… Not always at least. What are your typical hours like? When do you just chill back? Do you have a usual day off? I don’t work on Sunday. And my hours are so erratic that I couldn’t begin to tell you what they are. I work when I get up and I stop working when I eat and when I sleep… Other than that it’s all business all day. As I stated earlier one of my goals for 2010 is to set a work schedule and stick too it. How do you like to spend your free time? What does work-life balance mean to you? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… Free time? I haven’t formed proper boundaries between work and personal life. This has been a big issue in my marriage and I hope to change that in 2010. You should too… Don’t neglect your personal life for the money that is coming in now. I promise you… Money isn’t everything in this world. If you could go back to being 18, what different career choices would you make? I wouldn’t. I’ve learned something in every job that I have had that has lead me to where I am at today. I use everything I have learned in my careers in my own business. If your Kindergarten teacher saw you now, what would surprise him/her about how you turned out? Absolutely nothing. I was always advanced in school. So I think it would come to no surprise that I am successful in what I do now. What would you like to change about yourself? I would like to be more active. Instead of the typical nerdy computer, xbox360, movie thing I would like to get out of the house for something more exhausting. Another 2010 goal of mine is to be more active. What is your greatest achievement outside of work? What are some of your unfulfilled dreams? My greatest achievement outside of work is 0 debt. When I use a credit card it is paid off in full each month. I have no desire to take out credit when I can pay cash. Cash for a house, cash for a car, cash for entertainment… I want travel around a bit. That would be my “unfulfilled” dream. It’s kind of hard though when your married and your wife is stuck in school. But we’ll get there. We want to spend a few months abroad. Related posts: Interview: David Ford David Ford is the author of the PPV Playbook… Interview: Jack S. from OffWhiteHat.com This week’s Friday Affiliate Interview is with Jack S…. Interview: Josh Todd of TriFoxMedia So every Friday, I will be doing interviews with different…

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Customize Your Blogspot Blog with Blogger Template Designer

March 12, 2010

I’m a big supporter of using Wordpress for blogging purpose when compared with other blogging engines like Blogger offered by Google.com, one of reason behind this was the level of customization Wordpress offers. But after yesterday launching of Blogger Template Designer in Blogger Draft , I think I have to change my views about blogger blogs. With Blogger Template Designer in Blogger Draft, you can customize your blog to great extent like trying fresh new templates, changing background color, trying out different layouts, changing the font, color, size etc of different blog elements like page text, backgrounds, links, blog title, tabs text, tabs background, date header, post, footer etc and can even add your own CSS. And you can see more about Blogger Template designer in this Video: And to use Blogger Template Designer go to Blogger Draft –> Dashboard –> Layout –> Template Designer With Blogger template Designer, blogger is giving its users lots of freedom to customize their blog design. And if you also want to try this feature available in Blogger Draft, you will get: 15 New Blog Templates to choose from Lots of background colors for your blogger blogs Customizing blog template with one, two and three columns Layout Option to customize different page elements When you click on the Template in Blogger draft, you will see list of templates available: When you click on Background tab, can try out different color schemes: Clicking Layout tab will try out different layouts and can change your blog to one, two or three column: And when you click on Advanced tab will show different page elements with their customization options: For more details about the blogger template designer, check Blogger in Draft blog post. Related posts: Blogger (Blogspot) added Create New Pages Feature How to add Twitter Retweet Button to blogger (Blogspot) Blogs

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