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		<title>Affiliate Marketing and the Recent Google Slap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Haaranen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're using pay per click marketing and if you've been doing so for any length of time you know that Google Adwords is really, the only game in town if you want fast, significant traffic. You'll also know that setting up a Google campaign is quite complicated due to the fact that Google has a number of rules that you're supposed to play by but they don't really make those rules obvious anywhere. As a result it is a challenging game to play.]]></description>
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		<p>If you\&#8217;re using pay per click marketing and if you\&#8217;ve been doing so for any length of time you know that Google Adwords is really, the only game in town if you want fast, significant traffic. You\&#8217;ll also know that setting up a Google campaign is quite complicated due to the fact that Google has a number of rules that you\&#8217;re supposed to play by but they don\&#8217;t really make those rules obvious anywhere. As a result it is a challenging game to play.</p>
<p>Google also has a bit of a history for changing the rules of the game without any heads-up to their advertisers. This is often called the Google Slap. Back in the day you could just build a simple lead capture page and drive traffic to it using Adwords. Not anymore. Now Google wants to see some significant content on those sites so those site provide \&#8221;value\&#8221; to their visitors. This makes things especially tough for affiliate marketers.</p>
<p>It seems that Google has taken out the ruler and is slapping affiliates again. This time the targets are review-type affiliate sites. It is common practice for a site that is promoting an affiliate offer to write a review about the product they are promoting and then lead the visitor on to (hopefully) buy the product through what we call an affiliate link. This is simply a code that tells the vendor where the sale came from so he or she knows where to send the commission.</p>
<p>That was the deal but recently Google decided that they no longer like such sites. Actually to be more accurate they no longer like advertisers that use Adwords to drive traffic to landing pages or sites promoting affiliate products. It seems a strange decision by Google when one considers that most of the sales on the web are driven by affiliates and Google itself owns an affiliate network.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, what is done is done. What affiliate marketers must ask themselves now is how they can adapt to this new environment.</p>
<p>I can\&#8217;t speak for everyone but what I\&#8217;m doing seems to be working very well. To discover what that is please visit the link below.</p>
<p>About the Author. Eric Haaranen is the author of Nice People Can Sell and the owner of ModernSalesProspecting.com. His latest project involves building a community to review<a href="http://internetmarketingtoolsreview.com/"> internet marketing tools</a> and helping website owners find the best solutions for their businesses. You can learn more about Eric\&#8217;s <a href="http://ehaaranen.com">seo services</a> by visiting his blog.</p>
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		<title>Create Exclusive Articles By Way Of Correct Article Spinning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Marseille</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spinning of articles is a terrific means to create unique content to publish to the article databases and web logs. It also gives additional value to the backlinks that you generate, thus helping you to escalate in the search engines faster. There are numerous article spinners on the market and many of them are pretty decent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The spinning of articles is a terrific way to generate unique content to publish to the article directories and web logs. It also gives more significance to the backlinks that you create, as a result helping you to escalate in the search engines more rapidly. There are several article spinners on the market and a few of them are pretty good.</p>
<p>Best Article Spinner is a without charge article spinner that functions pretty well. The only thing about spinning articles manually is that it can take 30 minutes to one hour to accurately spin each article. Also the synonyms that you are employing are created by other users of the system. The benefit is that you have a much bigger synonyms database to select from. The drawback is that you might have to deal with countless misspellings and bad grammatical mistakes.</p>
<p>Automated spinners on the other hand spins your articles quick, but the often are badly written. This means that your readers will either get irritated by the unreadable text or the directories will refuse your articles. Moreover, the time it takes to go over the content to ensure it makes sense could be used to write a whole new article.</p>
<p>The good news is I have found an article spinner that can spin your articles in one click and is still legible. The Magic Article Rewriter spins your articles and can save the synonyms that YOU use so the subsequent time you want to spin an article all you have to do is click your saved synonyms button (tokens) and you have a completely spun article in one click. Since the synonyms are ones that you created, the article will still be written in your personal words.</p>
<p>In addition, you can also buy an additional synonyms database of over 12,000 synonyms. For myself I suggest that you write a few articles and build your own database as you go along. But if you desire to utilize the one click article rewriter instantly, obtaining the synonyms database is the way to go.</p>
<p>The Magic Article Rewriter is also quite user friendly. It comes with several easy to follow videos and a PDF ebook that directs you through the full article spinning process. The best feature of all however is its ability to work with countless article submitters such as Free Traffic System, Unique Article Wizard, Article Promotion Automation and My Article Network. Magic Article Rewriter allows users to generate spun articles with all 4 article submitter spinning syntax listed.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who wants to learn how to make money, probably would like to do so without having to spend money first. If you are one of these people, your intuition is astute. In there difficult economic times, there are countless 'get rich quick' schemes littering the internet. In order to avoid falling victim to a fraudulent scheme, do not pay a single dime up front. A good rule of thumb is to simply avoid those schemes which require an initial monetary investment. Most of these schemes are not legitimate.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who wants to learn how to make money, probably would like to do so without having to spend money first. If you are one of these people, your intuition is astute. In there difficult economic times, there are countless \&#8217;get rich quick\&#8217; schemes littering the internet. In order to avoid falling victim to a fraudulent scheme, do not pay a single dime up front. A good rule of thumb is to simply avoid those schemes which require an initial monetary investment. Most of these schemes are not legitimate.</p>
<p>It is distinctly possible to make money online. Completing surveys online in exchange for payment is a valid means to make money, without an upfront fee. However, even with paid surveys, you still have to be careful. Not all paid survey entities are legitimate. The easiest way to distinguish a legitimate paid survey company from an unethical one, is whether or not they charge a fee to join. No legitimate paid survey company charges a fee to get started. If you come across one which does, quickly dismiss them.</p>
<p>You should also consider learning how to make money by becoming an independent contractor. Independent contractors take advantage of their skills, such as SEO, programming, and website design. They sell these skills to individuals and businesses all over the world, without actually becoming an employee. Generally, independent contractors are paid per project. In order to assure a safe arrangement, the money which the independent contractor will eventually be paid is usually placed in a third party escrow account. Once the work has been completed, the money is released.</p>
<p>One of my preferred means to make money is through affiliate programs. Such entities are great for anyone who is trying to figure out how to make money with very little experience or skill required. You can gain access to hundreds, if not thousands of affiliate programs by joining an affiliate network. Joining an affiliate network is nearly always free. Once a member, you have the choice of a myriad of products which you can promote, and earn a sales commission on. Often times commissions are between 50-80% of the sales price of the product. Affiliates, which would be you, are paid their earned commission either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.</p>
<p>If you were wondering how to make money without spending any money upfront, hopefully a few of your questions have been answered by this article. All you need to do is get started, and stick with it. You can definitely do it.</p>
<p>When developing ideas regarding <a>how to make money</a> realize that the solution to <a>how to make money</a> begins with saving money.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet marketing is so successful; it is easy, effective and relevant for businesses today. For starters, internet marketing makes it possible for you to search more than just one narrow category of services and products. The internet has an audience and does many things that the yellow pages can never do. Let's say for example, you own a landscape business but in the winter you offer snow plowing services.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Internet marketing is so successful; it is easy, effective and relevant for businesses today. For starters, internet marketing makes it possible for you to search more than just one narrow category of services and products. The internet has an audience and does many things that the yellow pages can never do. Let\&#8217;s say for example, you own a landscape business but in the winter you offer snow plowing services.</p>
<p>Using internet search engine marketing, advertisements can be changed and tailored to the seasons and heights of popularity. Traditional yellow pages will have you listed twice, once under the \&#8221;l\&#8221; for landscaping business and another for \&#8221;p\&#8221; for plowing services. This means you are paying twice for services that you only offer certain times a year. Changing the search terms from \&#8217;landscaping\&#8217; to \&#8217;plowing\&#8217; helps optimize when people search on the internet. The number of clicks that ad will receive will increase because it is always relevant and does not cause the business to pay for two separate advertisements.</p>
<p>Keyword research is a very important aspect of an internet marketing campaign. If a site is not targeting the right keywords, in all probability it is losing potential customers. Low rankings, as a result of bad keywords, could translate to low earnings as well. A better approach is to find out what the popular keywords related to your product or service and analyze the search volumes for them.</p>
<p>Internet marketing is becoming an increasingly important part of nearly every company\&#8217;s. For some online businesses, it is the only form of marketing being practiced. Essentially, internet marketing is using the internet to do one or more of the following:</p>
<p>-Communicate a company\&#8217;s message about itself, its products, or its services online.</p>
<p>-Conduct research as to the nature (demographics, preferences, and needs) of existing and potential customers.</p>
<p>-Sell goods, services, or advertising space over the Internet.</p>
<p>Internet marketing is necessary to the success of web sites. You can have a professional looking website but it wouldn\&#8217;t matter if internet users are not able to find it when they need your products and services? That is where an internet marketing campaign plays a big part with the success of your website.</p>
<p>Making money online as an internet marketer is broken down into three simple steps that anyone can learn. As an internet marketer it is your job to send people to company websites using the techniques and strategies that we teach at wealthyaffiliate. It may sound complicated but you will be surprised at how simple the process is. Each and every year internet marketers earn tens of billions of dollars online in revenue selling products for online companies.</p>
<p>There is no denying that marketing your business online is a necessity in todays market. It used to be just the large businesses marketing online, both nationally and locally. In todays competitive market even the small businesses must be marketing online effectivly. There is a lot to be said for why a business should market online, even if the area of service is small, mostly it is because that is where people are looking for your businesses service.</p>
<p>Effective internet marketing is about maximizing your \&#8221;payoff\&#8221; or return on investment by targeting only those who are your potential customers, and/or those who will honestly hear what you have to say. You can have the best product but if you can\&#8217;t get the word out, you simply don\&#8217;t stand a chance. This entails identifying who these people are, where they are, and their financial ability to pay what you have to offer, and then creating and executing an actionable and effective internet marketing strategy. Internet marketing is mainly about a simple question &#8211; \&#8221;. How can i make a bigger part of the internet market to want my product?</p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yg3x4xe">Click here for uselful resources to begin or enhance your internet marketing business.</a> This and other <a>unique content \&#8217;internet marketing\&#8217; articles</a> are available with free reprint rights.</p>
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		<title>How to Make Money Selling Products from Amazon.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you, like me, have been trying to make money online with no success &#8211; I can hear you. I have been there. I have made MFA websites, recycled PRL articles &#8211; whatever you can think of &#8211; I have done it. However, no matter how hard I tried I never made enough money to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you, like me, have been trying to make money online with no success &#8211; I can hear you. I have been there. I have made MFA websites, recycled PRL articles &#8211; whatever you can think of &#8211; I have done it. However, no matter how hard I tried I never made enough money to justify the time and efforts spent.</p>
<p>I was so desperate and on the verge of giving up when I read an article. It had no hype just simple logic that made a lot of sense. For that reason I decided to give it a try. It was an article on how to make money with Amazon.com. I rolled my sleeves up and worked hard for a month or so and I started to see results from my work.</p>
<p>In this article I want to share my experience with you selling products from Amazon.com. Hopefully, I will be able to motivate and help a few people out there who are yet to make money online. Last but not least &#8211; what you are gong to read below requires you to buy nothing. You won&#8217;t have to spend a dime but you will be able to make money online.</p>
<p>The very first thing we need to do if we want to sell Amazon.com products is to become their partners. Go to Google, type in Amazon Affiliate Program and click the first result. You will be taken to the sign up page where during the registration you will be asked to provide an address of a website that you own. If you don&#8217;t have a website you can use the address of any good looking website with valuable info on it.&lt;br /&gt;<br />
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Next we need to choose products to promote. Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world with sales of 5.5 billion dollars in 2008. Whatever you can think of &#8211; Amazon offers it. With that vast number of products it is really hard to decide which ones to promote, isn&#8217;t it? Luckily Amazon provides us with lists of their bestselling products by category.</p>
<p>To see them you need to click on any of the categories on the left side at Amazon.com. You will instantly see the top 10 best selling products in that category. Click on See All Bestsellers at the bottom of the list and you will see the top 100 best selling items in that category. In my opinion this is pure gold. It is Amazon itself giving us access to such valuable info. we have to nothing else but to promote them and make money. You might ask how to promote them.</p>
<p>It is really easy to promote items from the vast Amazon.com catalog. It is a well known fact that Google loves certain websites more than others. It basically means that whatever you put on them it hits the first pages of the search engine in a matter of days. One of those websites is Squidoo.com. It is completely free to post on it &#8211; all you need to do is to create an account with them and start posting.</p>
<p>I can hear you asking &#8211; What to post?. In general we want to post reviews of the products we want to promote. Amazon.com allows it customers to review items they have bought. All you need to do is read the first page of reviews and come up with a 300 word review of your own. It will be hard in the beginning but you will soon become better. Right now I need about 15 minutes to craft one.</p>
<p>The next thing is to upload the review to Squidoo.com and in a matter of days it should hit the first page. Of course one review won&#8217;t cut it. However &#8211; having a 100 or so will make a difference in your bottom line.</p>
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