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Affiliate Marketing for Beginners

CEOMamma — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:17 +0000

Many people are looking for a way to make money online today. The internet has opened up multiple opportunities to earn some extra income, and affiliate marketing is one of the simplest and low-cost ways for beginners to get started.

What Is Affiliate Marketing?

First things first. Affiliate marketing is the process of promoting other’s products, and earning a commission on any sales that are made.

Choose a Market

The first thing you should do is choose a market – a group of people that you want to promote products to. A market could consist of scrapbookers, golfers, homeschoolers, etc. It is a group of people who share a common interest.

Make sure the market you are considering is one that is willing and able to spend money on their interest. College students have many interests, but most of them have no money, so that doesn’t make a good market. On the other hand, golfers spend tons of money each year on their sport. So choose wisely.

Choose Products

Once the market is chosen, it’s time to choose products. What kinds of things does your market need and want? What challenges do they have and what could you offer that would help them overcome their challenges?

Sticking with the golfers example, they may want to know how to improve their golf swing or they may want to wear more comfortable shoes. Whatever it is – find out what they need, and locate a product that fills the need. Sign up for the product owner’s affiliate program. You will be given a unique affiliate link that you can then use to promote the product. The link will track where the customer came from and give you credit when a sale is made.

Market!

Now it’s time to promote the product via a website or blog, in emails, by social networking, etc. You will need to set aside every week to market your products.

Here’s a tip: Start an email list. Send the potential customer to a page where you ask for their email address so you can keep in touch with them. Don’t just send them to the affiliate site right off the bat or you will lose contact with them. Many people don’t buy the first time they see a product, so by getting their contact information, you can continue to market to them.

Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways for beginners to start making money online. Learn the ropes and get started!

About the Author: Laurie Neumann

Laurie Neumann is a Home Business Coach and the owner of Christian Home Business Connection. She has been helping others find legitimate home based opportunities for over five years. She offers coaching and a variety of products to help get you started in your own home business. Other posts by Laurie Neumann >

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How to Start a Blog and Make Money Online

CEOMamma — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:03:19 +0000

Blogging is a big deal when it comes to building a business online, so naturally, many of the questions I hear from women entrepreneurs is, “How do I start a blog and make money online?”

First, I want to make this clear because there has been a huge misconception surrounding this topic. Blogging does NOT make you money. Consistent blogging helps increase your traffic, which generates a flow of a specific targeted audience (if your focused on a particular niche market and promoting your content…which you should be), who in turn, purchase product and services you have available for sale on your blog.

There are many ways to make money with your blog such as; Affiliate Marketing, Google Adsense, product reviews, selling your own products, and marketing your services. The only way to earn a steady stream of passive income is when you have targeted traffic.

This blog is a perfect example of how to earn money online with a blog. I offer my own as well as other small business products to help women entrepreneurs grow a business, I have Google Adsense ads generating income, I promote my consulting and small business start-up services and provide options for other entrepreneurs to advertise their business on my blog.

To get started making money online with your blog, there are a few steps you need to take to be successful. Here is a great post that will help you get started: How to Start a Blog and Make Money Online – in 10 Easy Steps

What are some of the ways you make money with your blog? Share your success story below.

CEOMamma

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Free Must Have Online Tools Every Entrepreneur Should Use

CEOMamma — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:16:29 +0000

Determining how you will market your online business can be a challenge when your funds are limited or even, non-existent. It’s helpful when you have access to the necessary tools needed to run your business on a day-to-day basis and even better, when those tools are free!

When I first started my online business, I had no savings and no money to invest in marketing. I was however, determined to make my business work so I began to search for free alternatives. A few of the resources and tools I found are still tools that I use now in my business and allow me to keep more of my profit in my pocket.

Here are six of my favorite FREE tools I use to run my business:

Tungle Me – This is one of my favorites. Tungle Me is a scheduling application that syncs with your existing calendar. It saves me so much time by allowing me to schedule appointments and meetings without the hassle of trying to figure out convenient times due to time zone differences.

Since I can sync it with my blackberry calendar, whenever I have a request for a meeting, I can simply refer people to my Tungle Me calendar and they can easily choose a time that is convenient for both of us. We both receive a confirmation when a time has been chosen and it automatically updates my calendar.

HootSuite - Take back control over the time you spend on social media so you can focus on running your business. HootSuite is the social media dashboard that allows you to connect to multiple social networks from one website. It helps you manage your time by allowing you to schedule updates to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, WordPress and other social networks, check real time stats and more.

Skype - I’ve had Skype for a while but have been utilizing it a lot more lately. This is a software application that allows users to make voice and/or video calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a nominal fee.

This is a convenient way to conduct coaching or consulting calls with clients and conference calls with business partners because you can conduct visible presentations and share documents with each participant on the call.

Google Gmail Talk – This is a newer tool I recently discovered. If you have a free gmail account, you can make free phone calls to anyone in the United States – including landlines, mobile and toll free calls.

PayPal – The easiest way to accept payments online and customers don’t have to have a PayPal account to pay you either! There are no set up charges or monthly fees with easy copy and paste codes to add “Buy Now” buttons to your site. You can also send invoices to clients to request payment for services and other great features as well.

MailChimp – My favorite email marketing platform and yes, it is FREE! Mailchimp helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, track your results and a ton of other great features. With a free account, you can have up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month.

E-Junkie – Okay, so this one is not totally free but I love E-Junkie because it provides shopping cart and buy now buttons to let you sell your digital products, downloads and tangible goods online PLUS, you can even create and manage your own affiliate program. There are no setup or transaction fees, you get a free 1 week trial and you pay only $5 per month. It is so worth it and if you sell just one of your products a month, your monthly fee is paid!

So tell me, do you use any of these free tools in your business and if so, how do you like them? What are your other favorite must have’s? Share them in the comments below.

CEOMamma

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Join TheCEOMamma Affiliate Program and Earn Extra Cash

CEOMamma — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:00:02 +0000

It’s official, TheCEOMamma has launched our new affiliate program and your invited to participate and let me pay you!

Here’s the Deal…

Our first product, The Start-Up Guide: 10 Steps to Building a Profitable Business Online, is in pre-launch and scheduled to be released on April 1st. However, I have a special promotion I’m running for those of you who just can’t wait!

Starting today until midnight, March 31st I’m giving away a limited number of my eGuides at 50% off the retail price of $19.95 to the first 20 people who join my affiliate program.

How cool is that?

It’s quick and easy to take advantage of this offer.

Become an Affiliate Now:

Get The Start-Up Guide: 10 Steps to Building a Profitable Business Online TODAY for 50% off the retail price.
Earn 35% commission on all sales you refer to our site and get paid every month (no minimum payout required) beginning April 1st.

Visit here to get your eGuide and become an affiliate: Get Started Now >>

Be sure to use special code: PROMO50

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Make Money Online with Affiliate Marketing

CEOMamma — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:58:35 +0000

One of the most attractive and easiest ways for people to make money online is with Affiliate Marketing. The reason for its tremendous popularity is simple, you’re able to earn a commission by promoting the products and services of other people. Another great reason affiliate marketing is so appealing is that there is no start up costs and you can begin to earn money immediately.

To be successful with Affiliate Marketing you must first understand that it is not a way to get rich quick. Posting a link in your blog or adding banners to your website simply just won’t do. It takes time to build your affiliate business and just like any business, you must work at it daily.

In order to earn a substantial amount of income, you will need to first find a program that offers a product or service that has a need. You have to find your niche and be able to represent the product with honesty and integrity. There is a great deal of competition in this industry so you have to learn to brand yourself to stand out from the rest. What makes you different than the next person? What personalized service do you offer that they don’t? Give your potential buyers a reason to want to do business with you.

Next, you will have to be willing to learn about the service or product you choose to promote as well as be trained in the best way to market it. If you are new to affiliate marketing or not making the amount of money you hoped for, you should consider investing in a structured training program that will get you results. These programs offer valuable training materials such as; webinars, ebooks, tutorials and web tools all designed to help you succeed.

Time is also an important investment in affiliate marketing. Again, you have to build your brand and make a name for yourself in the internet world. Often times new affiliate marketers give up before they give themselves a chance to succeed. To maintain a profitable affiliate marketing business, you must be patient and disciplined to be consistent in your marketing efforts.

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