Tag Archives: Affiliate Marketing

Should You Use Google Adsense On Your Web Pages?

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o Should You Use Google Adsense On Your Web Pages?
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This week I received an email from Marlon Sanders since
I am a long-time subscriber to his Newsletter… and
in it he referred to a long discussion/thread going
on over at the WarriorForum. It is all about Google
Adsense and the thread was started by XFactor who
only goes by the name of “John”.

The title of this popular thread is called:

6 Months Later: $300 Daily w/Adsense (Lessons Learned)


Keep in mind, this XFactor guy is, of course, plugging/selling
a $77 course entitled “Micro Niche Adsense Course”. So I have
long learned to view anyone selling stuff on the web through my
battle-weary and all too cynical eyes. I am extra critical of
what claims they make. You should do like-wise.

However, this is a very interesting discussion and it
brought back the whole issue of whether or not you
should use Google Adsense on any of your sites or web
pages?

Now, I have been using Google Adsense on many of my web sites
and pages for years. I have become addicted to getting that
monthly Adsense check from Google. I could arrange electronic
payment but I simply get a kick out of receiving that check,
mainly because years ago when I started earning income
from the web, it was the only check that impressed my family
and friends. It’s a bit hard to explain but it sort of made
all this web stuff “legit” in their eyes. Google has that power
over people!

In many ways, using Google Adsense on my web pages doesn’t make
logical marketing sense – why get 60 cents for a click when you
can get 60 dollars instead by using an affiliate program. That is,
you can often get 10 times, sometimes even 100 times more by using
affiliate links on your pages rather than Google Adsense.

Why use Google Adsense at all?

Besides the thrill of getting those monthly checks, I use
Google Adsense to mainly create another revenue stream on
my pages in addition to my affiliate links. I know I am probably
losing some sales to Adsense but on the other hand, Adsense
is a very steady consistent revenue stream that I know will
be there each day.

Actually, it has been more consistent than any of my affiliate
programs, it pays a lot less but at least my pages are making
something each day. It’s a “SureShot”.

Another reason I use Adsense, I find it almost impossible to
find affiliate programs for all my web pages, so simply placing
that Adsense code on the page, monetizes that page for me.

After years of using Adsense, I don’t believe it lowers the
quality of my pages, it’s just another component that my site
visitors can use to find what they’re looking for. Since I
use PPC advertising and Adwords – I know the deals and offers
presented thru Adsense are some of the most competitive
offers on the web. Nature of the beast.

Adsense does serve a purpose, other than making money for Google,
it does give the consumer some of the best deals on the web
in my opinion.

Now, whether or not you use Adsense on your pages is up to you…
I am mainly talking about affiliate links here… so if you’re
selling your own products on your site, why send those customers
to another store? Why get $3 a click, when you can earn $30?

It’s your call?


Now back to the WarriorForum and the Adsense thread by John
XFactor… I only read some of the thread before warning bells
started ringing in my head. I am not saying what this person
is saying is not true but please be extra careful and thoroughly
check out any claims before you buy any product on the web.

I have been at this web stuff for too many years and I know
the only way to get really high click-through rates (CTR) with
Google Adsense is to trick your visitors into believing the
Adsense links are interior links/clicks on your site. You camouflage
them to fit seamlessly into your site.

Create simple niche sites and then blend your links in at
the very top of the page… your visitor will click these links
more often than links buried on your pages.

Some people think this is wrong to deceive your visitors in this
way, others think it is a great way to make money. In either
case, the visitor is still taken to a great deal or site where
they can find what they’re looking for on the web.

Again, it’s a judgment call on your part.

Niche sites do work and people do make money with Google
Adsense on them but my main question to this XFactor
guy – if you have quality organic search engine traffic
flowing to your pages, why not use affiliate links instead
of Google Adsense?

To be fair, this guy is using Amazon links on his pages,
and maybe he just likes getting those Adsense checks each
month, but in the back of my mind I couldn’t dismiss the feeling
that he may be pushing Adsense in order to sell his course
or ebook.

I couldn’t help but notice that the XFactor guy doesn’t
have Google Adsense on his salesletter page for his
ebook. Maybe he likes getting $77 instead of 77 cents
for his clicks?

But check out this thread for yourself, it has many
good pointers and tips. Especially if you’re already using
Adsense on your web pages or are planning to use them in
the future.



Kind Regards,
Titus
www.bizwaremagic.com

3 Money-Making Strategies in a Minute (free report from Brad Callen)

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o 3 Money-Making Strategies in a Minute (free report from Brad Callen)
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If you’re a regular reader of this simple online marketing newsletter
you will know that I often recommend Brad Callen and his marketing
tools and software. That’s mainly because his Keyword Elite & SEO Elite
has been largely responsible for me earning any income from the web.

Actually, that’s not entirely correct, because long before I purchased those
software programs – I took a free 7-day course which was offered through one
of Brad’s sites. Brad’s course simply put me and my sites on the right track
to online profitability. It’s something you never forget.

Now, Brad is again sharing his immense knowledge about online marketing to
anyone who wants it. This free report is called “The Keyword Minute Report”
and you get it here: Google to find it.

Now Brad is offering an excellent free report where he takes 3 strategies
that many beginners and even many old pros often find confusing:


– Integration Marketing
– AdWords
– Article Marketing

He takes these somewhat complex marketing tactics and boils them down into
simple explanations anyone can use in their own marketing. It’s 36 pages
of pure information – which is amazing for a free report – these THREE Powerful
techniques are so thoroughly explained to you that you can start using them
as you read the report.

Perhaps, best of all, you get a Step-by-Step guide to how these techniques
work and how you can use them in your own marketing.

I have just finished reading this report and it’s packed with very solid
marketing information, I am already using a lot of these tactics but there
are even a few new ones that I will be trying very soon.

I highly recommend you view this report, I know I am a little bias but
for very good reason. This is definitely worth your while so get it now
while the report is still free:

Google to find it.

Kind Regards,
Titus

http://www.bizwaremagic.com

How Much Traffic Do You Need To Succeed Online?

How Much Traffic Do You Need To Succeed Online

If you run a website you’re probably very concerned with
the amount of traffic your site is receiving. One of the most
common questions from webmasters is this:

How much traffic do you need for your site to be
successful?

Of course, how you answer that question will be
directly related to what the objectives of your
site are? What are your goals? Do you want to
earn revenue from your site or do you have it
just as a hobby to build up a community of like-minded
individuals?

I believe a common misconception is that you need
a lot of traffic to earn an online income. In many
cases this is not true. There are plenty of sites earning
good revenue with only 100 visitors a day.

If you have a site promoting your own product or
products you only need 2 or 3 of those visitors to
turn into paying customers to earn a healthy daily
income. Develop those customers into long-term
buyers of your products and you can plainly see
you don’t need that much traffic to succeed.

Even if you’re promoting affiliate products like
me, a site receiving only 100 visitors can be just
as profitable as a site receiving 2000 visitors a
day. It just depends on how targeted the traffic coming
to your site is and how ready they’re to buy from
you. Needless to say, selling big-ticket items also
helps to increase your income.

Much of the quality of your traffic is determined
by how well you have optimized your pages to receive
only the interested “ready to buy” visitors. You really
have to “pre-sell” your site or product BEFORE the
visitor comes to your site.

One of my most effective ways of “pre-selling” is thru
simple article marketing. I write simple short informative
keyworded articles on the products or sites I am promoting.
This draws in only people who are actively seeking my content
and products. They’re in the right mind-set to buy.

Even small amounts of traffic can be profitable if the
conversion rate is high. Some online marketers can even
earn a living by using small amounts of traffic from
the PPC search engines. Although this can be risky
for the beginning webmaster or online marketer – you
have to know what you’re doing or you can lose your
shirt.

So what if you have a website and you don’t have enough
traffic and you want more?

Here are some of the methods I use to get more traffic:

. Write articles and distribute them all over the web

. Construct more pages on your sites directed at long-tail keywords

. Participate in online forums and communities related to your sites

. Use PPC advertising in Google Adwords, Yahoo! & Microsoft Adcenter

. Run Follow-up messages to keep subscribers coming back to your sites

. Run a weekly newsletter to do the same thing

. Use social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Digg…

. Participate in online blogs connected with your sites

Plus, you must also remember getting links, even reciprocal
links on popular sites will bring in a lot of traffic. So too
will placing your links in FaceBook, MySpace, Linkedin… the more
links you can build the more traffic you will receive. Many
webmasters forget links are also about getting traffic as
well as for SEO benefits.

One of the best strategies for getting more traffic is to
be persistent. Build your traffic up over a period of
months, even years. Keep at it. Keep increasing your daily
numbers until you’re satisfied with your results. And always
remember, even a small amount of targeted traffic can work wonders.

o Social BookMarking Traffic

Of all the things I have done to get more traffic
to my sites – this simple method has really produced
results. Some years ago I started adding the “AddThis.com”
button to all my sites and content.

This is a simple free program that lets your visitors
bookmark your content in all the social bookmarking/media
sites like Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Google Bookmarks…
something so simple but it actually works.

You just add the code to your webpages and visitors can
use this AddThis button to bookmark your content. If you’re
not doing this, you’re missing out on a lot of free
targeted visitors to your site.

Try it and see for yourself!

Kind Regards,
Titus

http://www.bizwaremagic.com