Friday, November 21, 2008

Some Backlinks Are More Equal Than Others Part 1

Copyright © David Barker
http://www.DavesAffiliateMarketing.com/blog

My apologies to the millions of students worldwide who have studied the classic school text book "Animal Farm" over the last 50 years or more. I realize many of you have revered this book as the ultimate general warning against totalitarianism, and a specific warning against communism. Therefore some of you may be upset at me, for mutilating beyond recognition such a famous quote from the book, in a frivolous attempt to grab the readers attention. I am sorry....( but I couldn't resist it.)

I have noticed a couple of posts in forums lately from people asking what a backlink is. These people already have their own website, unique domain, their site is optimized etc. I would have thought that where ever they are getting their information from would have explained backlinks very early on in the training course. They are very important for long term success for most affiliate marketers.

Backlinks are incoming links to your website or web page from someone else's website. That other person has been kind enough to include your web address in a link. The search engines recognise that link pointing to your site. The search engine then considers that in a similar way to a "vote" of popularity. The affiliate marketer can then work on getting as many backlinks as possible from as many websites as possible. The more the affiliate has the more popular the search engines will perceive them to be.

There are some things to remember about backlinks or these "Votes of popularity." George Orwell wrote in his classic book "Animal Farm." "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." ( My appologies to Mr. Orwell if the quote is inaccurate in any way. My wife has recently thrown the book out after holding on to it for 30 years from her school days.) We can definitely say that there is nothing equal about backlinks. Search engines will view some of these "votes" of popularity as worth a lot more than others. I shall examine some of the differences in the next post.



-----------------------------------------------------------------
To find the best Internet Affiliate Marketing Programs and
opportunities so you can work at home visit:
Internet Affiliate Marketing Programs
and grab your 6 Free Ebooks
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Labels: affiliate marketers, backlinks

Recommended: Plug-In Profit Site - Complete Money Making Site Setup FREE!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Affiliate Marketing On A Shoestring Budget

Copyright © David Barker
http://www.DavesAffiliateMarketing.com/blog


If you are seeking a full-time income or supplemental income, you may have undertaken the task to discover a viable affiliate marketing business to meet your requirements.

Affiliate marketing is a great low-cost solution if will wish to set up a home business on a shoestring budget. Another great feature of affiliate marketing is that you can build up your business while maintaining your present job or business. This helps you maintain your lifestyle until your affiliate business is earning enough to justify working on it full time.

The flexibility of an affiliate marketing business is also a great advantage. It doesn't matter what hours your job or existing business requires of you, you can fit an affiliate business in around them.

Procrastination is the biggest enemy for people considering entering an affiliate business. Many scour the internet for that elusively perfect affiliate business. They may come across a few that offer great support and resources for low costs and yet they still remain undecided. It cannot be the cost because many reputable affiliate marketing programs would be amongst the lowest cost businesses of any type.

Don't get me wrong, due diligence must be taken when deciding on any business. Affiliate marketing is no different. I have written other posts and articles on what you can do to check the programs you are considering and there are many other good articles on the internet with advice.

The biggest problem for many seems to be that once they have found a great business, they still procrastinate. It could be that they are nervous about the time commitment. It is a genuine concern because any business is going to be time consuming.

What we all need to do before embarking on any venture is consider where our life is likely to be in 5 years time if we don't do anything different. If we stick to the same job and spend our free time watching T.V. then how hard will life be in 5 years? Is it going to be any easier to pay the bills? What if you lose your job? These questions give us a reality check and they can be the best motivation to do something about the future today.



-----------------------------------------------------------------
To find the best Internet Affiliate Marketing Programs and
opportunities so you can work at home visit:
Internet Affiliate Marketing Programs
and grab your 6 Free Ebooks
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Labels: affiliate business, affiliate marketing

Recommended: Plug-In Profit Site - Complete Money Making Site Setup FREE!

Feature Article: Make the Leap to Home Based Business Success
Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-22171

Before you can have a successful home based business, you must first possess 3 "intangibles." These are things that must come from WITHIN you.

 ===> Intangible 1 <===

First, you must have a strong WHY.

Why MUST you have a successful home business? What is driving you? What is it that you CAN'T have in your life anymore and/or what is it that you absolutely MUST HAVE now?

For me, I couldn't stand working 12+ hours a day anymore and missing the experience of my children growing up. I also absolutely HAD TO HAVE the freedom of being able to control my life and finances through a little box (laptop computer) that I could carry with me anywhere in the world and not be tied to anyone's time pressures or demands but my own. That was my carrot and my stick. I felt a great pain deep in my gut of missing out on my children's lives and the incredible freedom that succeeding in a home based business would provide for me. I found my why. You MUST find yours.

===> Intangible 2 <===

You must BELIEVE that it is possible.

If you don't believe that it's POSSIBLE for you to have a successful home based business or make your living from home, you won't. It's that simple.

For me, figuring out that it was possible was just a matter of realizing that many other people were ALREADY making great money working from home. If they could do it, I could too. It would just be a matter of figuring out what those people were doing and then adapting it to my situation.

There is no shortage of undeniable PROOF that people (millions of them) are making money working from home. Just get online and do some research and you'll find countless testimonials and stories of REAL PEOPLE making real money on the Internet. Or head to your local bookstore and you'll find the same documented evidence of this fact. Truth is, it's getting easier and easier to make money with your own home based business.

I've always said that "affiliate marketing" (a simple way to make money from home) is the job of the future. In the "old" days, you had to go to a potential employer, apply for the position and hope for the best. Now you can simply go to any company you want, fill out their affiliate application and start work immediately. Affiliates are the new working class. In fact, making money with affiliate programs or making your living on the Internet is WAY MORE than possible. It is pretty much (or will be soon enough) unavoidable now. Affiliate marketing is the "job" of the future that's already here TODAY.

===> Intangible 3 <===

You must be willing to MAKE THE LEAP.

Ready, FIRE, then aim... This is the operating philosophy you MUST adopt to succeed with a home based business.

That's backwards for most people who like to aim before they fire. The fact is that home based business success is a moving target... The only thing constant about it is change. You need to stop analyzing the game and simply jump into it. You can't learn from the outside... You have to be IN THE RING to truly understand it.

The lesson here is that you will never really be READY to start a home based business. You simply have to start one. It's like having children... You're never really ready, but when it happens you adapt and grow. This is what I call "Making the Leap."

The good news is that the cost of failure with having your own home based business is very small. In the "brick and mortar" world you need to evaluate things very carefully before you decide to open up a business. It's almost always necessary to invest thousands of dollars to get an offline business off the ground. However, on the Internet you can often start a successful business for less than $100. The Plug-In Profit Site is a great example of this: http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-22171

You simply need to get IN THE GAME... Each moment that you stay "out there," you're wasting valuable time that you could be learning and skills necessary to build a successful home based business. In fact, if you're not in the game yet, you're ALREADY behind the times. Make the leap to creating a successful home based business today!

About the Author:

Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy has helped thousands of people in over 200 countries around the world start and run a successful home business. Discover 3 easy steps to start your own home business and subscribe to The Home Biz Guy's FREE Home Business Secrets Mini-Course at: http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-22171

Success University
"Who else wants to learn EXACTLY how our affiliates earn over $100,000 a month using a simple step-by-step formula? If your answer is "Yes", I'll give you a FREE 14-Day "Test Drive" of our system to PROVE this is the Quickest & Easiest way for you to begin making money online..." [visit site!]

Empowerism
"It's time to put your NetMarketing business on FAST FORWARD with ALL of the tools and training you need to become a SUCCESS on the Internet! All this in a nice, tidy package that's affordable to the masses and pays out a five-figure income! Others have tried it. Empowerism has perfected it..." [visit site!]

Host4Profit
"Sooner or later everyone realizes that they must have their own domain name. However, who you get to host that domain makes all the difference in the world. Most hosts simply provide you with space and that's that. You're on your own when it comes to making your new site profitable. Host4Profit.com has changed all that. We turn a necessity into a profit machine." [visit site!]

Subscribe to our FREE Home Business Tips Newsletter and get hundreds of money making tips and tricks delivered to your inbox. A $147 value, yours FREE when you sign up TODAY! Enter your first name and email address in the form below and click "FREE Signup!"