One of the excuses we hear most often from struggling online marketers is that they don’t make more sales because they don’t have a list. We even hear that excuse from marketers who have been online three, or even five years.

My question to them is always, “What are you waiting for?” “Why not start a massive list-building effort today?”

When I look at how I built my database, I used only a few primary methods. Here are the most effective ones that I used:

1) On many of my content websites, in many niches, I simply have an opt-in form in a prominent location on practically every page. That opt-in form is usually in the upper right corner of the page. I typically offer the potential subscribers a gift as an enticement to join my list — perhaps a PDF special report or an audio recording.

I also assure the potential subscriber that I will protect their data and only send them appropriate email. I also tell them that there is a handy one-click link in every email that I send that makes it super easy for them to remove themselves from my list if they ever get tired of my communications.

This has worked beautifully for me for more than a dozen year, and steadily grows my lists.

2) I have numerous affiliate programs. Many of these affiliate programs sell inexpensive products and pay the affiliates 100% commission on the front end product. The real purpose of those affiliate programs is to build a list of proven buyers interested in a specific topic. The commissions incentivize others to go out and send me traffic AND build my lists.

I most often use a script called Rapid Action Profits, which allows me to pay affiliate instantly, depositing the payments directly into their PayPal accounts. This is so powerful because affiliates often need the funds TODAY, and don’t want to wait 30 – 60 days for their commissions. When they can sell one of my inexpensive products, that are almost impulse buys for their customers, and get those funds instantly, they trip over themselves sending me customer… and building my lists.

3) I often participate in quality list-building giveaways. In these events, numerous marketers ban together to drive traffic to a centralize website where gifts from each of the marketers are listed. In order to download a specific gift, the website visitor must typically visit the site of the marketer offering the gift and join his list.

If you offer truly useful gifts, thousands of new subscribers can sometimes be gained from just one of these free giveaways. I usually offer PDF ebooks (transcripts from interviews that I conduct), MP3’s or inexpensive but useful software.

I often announce free giveaways that are looking for contributors on my blog, and to my Twitter followers.

4) Software that displays your subscribe box on other’s site, and automatically builds your list for you. There is software that allows you to participate in a cooperative effort, where partners display the boxes on each others’ webpages. This is a good way to share the wealth since your website visitors are joining others’ lists anyway. You may as well send your traffic to someone who is reciprocating.

There is also newer software that allows you to display your subscribe box superimposed on affiliate websites, social networking sites, etc. You still tell your visitors to go to sites such as YouTube, Clickbank, Amazon or Ebay, but the software shows them a subscribe box and asks them to join your list BEFORE doing anything else. This is very powerful, and is largely hands free.

For example, I can mention affiliate sites, or perhaps my profile page on one of the social networking sites, and build a list in the process of just spreading the word.

With so many easy ways to grow your list, there really is no excuse for anyone who’s been online for more than a few months not to be aggressively building a list. You do need that list to inexpensively spread the word about your business.

Now that you see how REALLY simple and easy it is, get started building your list today!

Below I will show you a really cool trick I just learned from a Gem of a manuscript containing all kinds of hidden WordPress back door secrets.

I have been a blogger, learning about blogging and of course learning WordPress for several years. I am in front of a computer so much that I have been known to take my shirt off for an hour or two so that I can take advantage of my monitors radiation to work on my tan.

Yes, I’ll admit it, I am a computer & internet junkie. I love to make money on the internet. I am so happy to be able to work from home, working my own hours, doing what I want to do whenever I want to do it. I don’t even miss that morning commute any more. It was really weird, when I first started to work from home I actually found myself checking to be sure I had everything before I made my new commute exactly 21 steps to my new office in a spare bedroom in my house, is that sick or what!

I even remember that I used to justify my commute by saying to myself (because I was the only one listening) that my morning trek was my quiet time. Yeah right, who was I kidding. If surrounding yourself with 20,000 pissed off caffeine junkies who are all late for work is your idea of quiet time; maybe you should plan your next family vacation to Iraq.

Let’s face it we all want freedom but we all know that freedom takes money. The more money you have the more freedom you have, period. To illustrate this point here is a saying from my dear old Dad. “Son, life is like a poop sandwich (not his exact words), the more bread you’ve got the less poop you’ve got to eat”. Wise words Dad, thanks.

Well, we also all know there’s a ton of money to be made on the internet, but the 64 thousand dollar question that eludes most people is, HOW? How in the world do you go out and get your piece of that mega Billion dollar pie?

The answer is WordPress! Why you may ask? Well, the answer to THAT question is; it can do everything!

If you want to build conduit sites, adsense sites, affiliate sites, of course blogs, sales pages, review sites, landing pages, redirect sites, full blown company sites and so much more I could write a book on it, then WordPress is your goose that laid your very own Golden Egg!

Do you know what the real definition of insanity is? It’s doing the same thing the same way over and over again every single day and somehow magically expecting the results to change. If it happens call me, I’ll be impressed and I’ll call the Guinness book of world records, because trust me they’ll want to know.

My point is; if you’re really interested in making money online then it would be absolute insanity if you didn’t want to master the one and only tool out there that can literally do it all for you. That would be like saying you’re a professional carpenter but you don’t want to find out how to use a hammer. Ridiculous I know, but it does illustrate the point.

So, what is the really cool tip and trick that you can put into action right now and start earning money within the next 1 hour? Yes, I just said that this one tip can have you putting money in your bank account within just one hour.

Well, first let me ask you just one little thing. And don’t worry this won’t drag on very long at all. I don’t need you to start wondering if Starbucks delivers just so you can finally finish this article.

My question is; do you think online video games is a big industry? I know what you’re thinking; What? does it take this idiot an hour and a half to watch the TV show 60 minutes? No, it doesn’t last time I checked I got it down to only 63 minutes.

Well, what if you could finally have the power to turn a WordPress blog into your very own personal online video arcade? Sounds too good to be true right!

Well it’s not too good to be true, WordPress just launched the plug in and I’m going to show you how easy it is to use right now.

To launch your video arcade simply choose a cool looking WordPress theme from 1000’s of free themes online. Next just install the WordPress arcade game plug in and go sign up with Mochiads the people who will supply you with constant game feeds. When you’re taken to your welcome page just scroll down and get your games publisher ID. You then just type the ID into your WordPress dashboard so you can configure the plug in (You only click one button by the way, that’s how easy it is). If you have all your files uploaded and named properly then that’s it!! That’s all there is too it!

Ok, so you might be thinking, that’s great now I have a free game site, but how do I make money?

Well, if you have hundreds or thousands of people coming to your site every day to play free games you can load your pages with Google adsense, sell advertizing blocks on your site, put up your own ads for your own products (if you don’t have your own you should develop some, the profits can be huge) or put ads for products you affiliate. Literally, your choices are endless.

This system is so easy, you can follow all the directions I gave you and have it up and running in under 10 minutes.

Trust me, If I can do it, you can do it. You really can make a fantastic living online and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Of course people will tell you you’re crazy, but will it be the 1st time anyone’s ever said that to you? Remember; Today’s Mighty Oak is just yesterdays Nut who held his ground.

Visit my free games site here.

The ideal world of affiliate marketing does not require having your won website, dealing with customers, refunds, product development and maintenance, which is very much like SEO services dealing with website designs and web traffic This is one of the easiest ways of launching into an online business and earning more profits..

Let’s assume that you are in an affiliate program, what would be the next thing you would want to do? Maybe double or triple your commissions, right? How do you do that?

Here are some powerful ideas on how to boost your affiliate program commissions overnight.

1. Know the best program and products to promote.

Now , it is obvious that you would want to promote a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the shortest time possible.

There are several factors to consider in selecting such a program.. Choose the ones that have a generous commission structure. Have products that fit in with your target audience.. And that has a solid track record of paying their affiliate easily and on time. If you cannot seem to increase your investments, dump that program and keep looking for better ones..

There are thousands of affiliate programs online which gives you the reason to be picky.. You may want to select the best to avoid losing your advertising dollars.

Write free reports or short ebooks to distribute from your site.. There is a great possibility that you are competing with other affiliates that are promoting the same program. So, once you start writing short reports related to the products you are promoting, you will be able to distinguish yourself from the other affiliates.

In the reports, provide some valuable information for free. If possible, add some recommendations about the products. With ebooks, you get credibility. Customers will see that in you and they will be enticed to try out what you are offering.

2. Start collecting and saving the email addresses of those who download your free ebooks.

It is a known fact that people do not make a purchase on the first solicitation. You can try sending out your message on more than six times to make a sale.

This is the simple reason why you should collect the contact information of those who downloaded your reports and ebooks. You can make follow-ups on these contacts to remind them to make a purchase from you..

Remember to get the contact information of a prospect before sending them to the vendor’s website. Keep in mind that you are providing free advertisement for the product owners. You are only paid when you have a sale. If you send prospects directly to the vendors, chances are they would be lost to you forever.

However, once you get their names, you can always send other marketing messages to them to be able to earn an ongoing commission instead of a one-time sale only.

Publish an online newsletter or Ezine. It’s best to recommend a product to someone you know than sell it to a stranger. This is the purpose behind publishing your own newsletter. This also allows you to develop a relationship based on trust with your subscribers.

This strategy is a delicate balance between providing useful information with a sales pitch.. If you continue to write informative editorials you will be able to build a sense of reciprocity in your readers that may lead them to support you by buying your products.

3. Ask for higher than normal commission from merchants.

If you are already successful with a particular promotion, you should try and approach the merchant and negotiate a percentage commission for your sales..

If the merchant is smart, he or she will likely grant your request rather than lose a valuable asset in you. Keep in mind that you are a zero-risk investment to your merchant; So don’t be embarrased about requesting for addition in your commissions. Just try to be reasonable about it.

Write strong pay Per Click ads. PPC search engine is the most effective means of advertising online. As an affiliate, you can make a small income just by managing PPC campaigns such as Google AdWords and Overture.. Then you should try and monitor them to see which ads are more effective and which ones to dispose of.

Try out these strategies and see the difference it can make to your commission checks in the shortest of time.

Have you heard of targeted social bookmarking? Is this game new to you? More profits are gained with a targeted approach. This approach has become the major means to send traffic to a website. Businessmen and women are helped in a big way. Driving traffic is the first requirement of business. Whatever causes people to feel that it will fufill that requirement becomes the buzz word in marketing circles. Currently this word is ‘social bookmarking’. Profits are generated for all concerned through the magic it creates. Is there any wonder more and more business people and marketers are attracted towards it.

Functional Tips For Social Bookmarking

How do you effectively drive more online business using social bookmarking? More than a few marketers have been befuddled by this question. There are so many sites to choose from that people get confused. You too may find yourself in the same dilemma. How do you find the site that serves your motives and purposes the best? In this regard know first of all what your driven purpose is. Forge ahead and select the most functional bookmarking site for that purpose. It costs you nothing so go ahead and register yourself with many social bookmarking sites even if have not been able to identify such a site or if you are not too sure about their efficiency. There is no charge for registration so there is no sweat. After you begin working with them you will know which one is the best amongst them, or you choose to work with more than one. That is cool also.

Once you have done the basic, that is once you have opened an account, it is now time to participate actively in all the activities of that social bookmarking site. Establish your presence. Delve into the website well. Check out all the features and offerings. Take cognizance of them. Encourage your relatives and your coworkers to start bookmarking your website. Increas your exposure. Become distinguished in your arena. Everyday new invitations should be sent out. Know the ins and outs of your site.

Advantages Of Social Bookmarking

• Social bookmarking allows people to keep their bookmarks online as opposed to the earlier practice of saving them on their computers.
• People can access their bookmarked websites from any computer that has online access.
• Information is selected by thinking individuals as opposed to search engines which chooses by computer software.
• People with similar interest don’t have to waste their time using a search engine, as they can have access to others’ bookmarks.
• It is a persons choice to make their bookmarks public.
• Social bookmarking is an efficient marketing tool as it increases and multiplies traffic to a website that offers good content.
• Tagging for keywords assists people in making back links which ensure continuous traffic.
• Social bookmarking can help you reach a large number of people with various interests with minimal cost to you.

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