NOTE:  The following is a guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 5
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

The word “overhead” is not a favorite among those who run
businesses of any kind.  Nobody likes the expenses of
operating a business.  And nobody really talks about them
much when it comes to promoting all of the “money-making”
products and services online.

But, don’t kid yourself, there’s a lot of overhead.

That brings me to the fifth reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

** You don’t need a big budget to make it work **

Do you have any idea how much money is spent running an
internet business? There are monthly fees for…

* Autoresponders
* Hosting
* Management
* Advertising
* Scripts
* Much more

There are regular fees for…

* Licensing
* Outsourcing
* Support
* Customer Service
* Maintenance
* Development
* Recruting
* Much more

It’s not uncommon to spend tens of thousands (even
hundreds of thousands) of dollars in operational
costs — which is fine if you’ve been in business
a while and are making the bucks. However, if you’re
a newcomer, it can be taxing on your budget!

SIDEBAR:  I paid one girl over $30,000 last year
just to oversee one small part of my business.
No one talks much about it, but there ARE a lot
of expenses involved before you get to the
“bottom line” of profit.

BUT, with affiliate marketing, you don’t need a big
budget to make it work! You can simply use a variety
of free and low-cost marketing methods to generate
clicks to your affiliate link.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need a big budget to make it work.

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit  Affiliatenaire

Rob here with a bit of bad news, the course described at Affiliatenaire is completely sold out (Jimmy limits access to his stuff).

However, there is a waiting list.  Jimmy will let new members in as people complete his course, so be sure to click here to visit Affilianenaire and get your name on that list.  You can decide later if the program is for you or not, but the only way to have even a chance of getting it is to be on the waiting list.

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NOTE:  The following is a guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 4
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

I’m sure by now you are well aware that there are those who
have reported HUGE amounts of money being made with their
online businesses.  What you may not be aware of is the
amount of work involved in generating those “sales” (not
always net profit, mind you … this isn’t “spendable”
income in a lot of cases.)

That brings me to the fourth reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

** You don’t need to manage an entire business **

While it can be quite lucrative, running an entire business
with employees, inventory, partners, vendors, and other
associates can be a time-sucking, frustrating ordeal.

Imagine…

* Processing refunds
* Putting out fires when partners SPAM
* Managing day-to-day operations
* Overseeing projects you’ve outsourced
* Recruting new affiliates
* Training everyone to help you
* Paying taxes
* Taking care of the paper trail
* Doing all of the “stuff” that business owners do.

Didn’t you want to start an internet business to make
more time for important things in life?

Why not make a lot of money WITHOUT making a lot of extra
work for yourself?!

It can be a lot of extra work and stress. BUT, with
affiliate marketing, you don’t need to manage an entire
business! You are simply responsible for promoting your
affiliate link… someone else handles all the rest.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to manage an entire business.

…………………….

Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!

Visit Affiliatenaire

Rob here with a bit of bad news…

Jimmy limits access to his material, and the Affiliatenaire course is no different.  Right now it’s completely sold out, but there is some good news…

Jimmy keeps a waiting list and as one student completes the course, he offers an opportunity to sign up to the next person on his list.  I highly recommend that you click here to visit Affiliatenenaire and get your name on that list.

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NOTE:  The following is a guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 3
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Some people have the ability to persuade others and talk
them into just about anything.  Especially when it comes
to influencing their buying decisions.  They know how to
push the right hot buttons, say things the right way and
generally get consumers into an emotional frenzy to the
point they are ready to click an order button.

There are two key words in that paragraph that really need
to stand out in your mind:  “some people”.

Not everyone has this ability.  In fact, only a few do.

That brings me to the third reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

** You don’t need to write a world class salesletter**

Have you ever tried to write a salesletter? There’s a
reason why professional copywriters charge up to $10,000
(and sometimes even more) for a SINGLE salesletter. It
takes a lot of experience and skill to write a top-gun
salesletter, which is why most people have a hard time
convincing people to buy if they do create their own
products and website.

They simply don’t have the right salesletter in place
to make it all work. Without good copy, it really doesn’t
matter how spectacular the offer is, you’re simply not
going to get many sales.

SIDEBAR:  The average conversion rate of site visitors
who become buyers is reportedly less than 2%.  That
means 98 out of every 100 do NOT buy.  That’s why
sales are so incredibly bad for a poor site … you
*might* get 2 sales out of every 300-400 visitors.

BUT, with affiliate marketing, you don’t need to write a
salesletter! You simply direct people to someone else’s
high-octane salesletter for THEM to convert your leads
into commissionable sales.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to write a world class salesletter.

…………………….

Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit  Affiliatenaire

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I don’t have to tell you that one of the best ways to drive traffic to your site and to establish yourself as an authority in your field or market is to write articles, reports, and email mini courses.

Writing has been and continues to be one of the best ways to communicate with your market and establish yourself as an authority.

I’m also sure you’re spending quite a bit of time each month writing articles and reports, as well as all the writing you do to create new products, answer emails, post on forums, update your blog and so on…

As much writing as you do, you might as well make sure you do it as efficiently as possible, while producing the best content possible. Writing does take time, but like anything else there are ways to increase your efficiency and your productivity.

I consider myself a pretty good writer (humble, I know).  I’ve worked at developing the skill, practiced it and as a result people often compliment me on my articles.

So even though I consider myself at least an intermediate writer, I have to tell I picked up a bunch of new strategies from a report I stumbled across last week called

“How To Improve your W.R.I.T.I.N.G”

I started using what I learned right away (it’s a very practical guide) and noticed a difference immediately.

My goal in writing is to express myself clearly as quickly and efficiently as possible.  This report has ratcheted up my ability to do that to a new level.  It has helped me crank out quality reports and articles faster that ever.  I love that.

It’s also helped me blast through that bane of every writer – writer’s block.

The information in this report has really helped me and I’m confident it will do the same for you me and I’m confident it will do the same for you. Get your copy at

How To Improve Your Writing

NOTE:  The following is a guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 2
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Pop quiz time.  What does “HTML” stand for?  Don’t know
that one?  How about this – what does “FTP” stand for? OK,
one more chance.  Do you know how to work with either?

That brings me to the second reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

** You don’t need to build a website **

What scares people more than creating a product is building
a website!

* What in the world is HTML?  Or FTP?
* How much does the software cost?  And hosting?
* How do I upload files?
* Why isn’t it formatted correctly?
* Why don’t my graphics look like the ones the pros have?

If you are a complete beginner, it can be very difficult
(even using templates) to get an attractive website in place.
And hiring a professional to do it fo ryou is out of the
budget for most people.

But, with affiliate marketing, you don’t need to build a
website.  You simply send visitors to someone else’s
professionally designed site through your affiliate link.

SIDEBAR:  Just in case you’re interested, HTML stands
for “hypertext markup language” and is the coding
used to build webpages.  FTP stands for “file transfer
protocol” and is the process used for moving files
from your computer to a website, or vice versa.

Really, in a manner of looking at it, you get to take
advantage of the time and money invested by someone else
to develop the site.  Think about it:  when you promote an
affiliate link, it reflects firstly upon YOU.  You are the
one who is advertising the link, recommending the product,
sending people who have interacted with YOU to the website.

The professional site of someone else really represents
you as the promoter, in the eye of those who have clicked
through your link.

You get the benefits without the bother.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to build a website.

…………………….

Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit  Affiliatenaire now!

Note from Rob-

I just checked as of this post, Affiliatenaire isn’t immediately available.  Jimmy limits the membership to his sites and this one is completely sold out.

However, as people complete the whole membership course, he does accept new members from a waiting list, so click here to visit Affilianaire and get your name on that list.

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As you probably know (since you’re visiting this blog), running an information business online comes close to being an ideal business, especially for someone who wants to work at home.  The opportunity to help people by providing the information they need to make their life better in some way is remarkable, and you can get your business up and running with minimal capital expense.

Building an Internet business can be simple.  Really.  I’m not saying it can’t get complicated at times (it does) but the overall process of going from where you are now to the business of your dreams can simple if you follow one basic rule – have a clear and detailed plan.

There’s very little in this world that can’t be accomplished with the right set of action steps in front of you.  It’s important to be steady and consistent.  Small steps cumulatively yield huge results.

Here are four steps to get you started with a system to help you build your Internet business.

Decide What You Want To Do.

Are you going to be an affiliate marketer? Buy and sell reprint rights? Get involved in niche marketing?  Run an Ebay store?
While all of those things will likely find their way into your plan at some point, you gotta begin with one thing at a time.  Focus on one overall area to but your energies.  One of the most common errors, and I know I’ve been guilty of it (do as I say, not as I’ve done) is to get started with one plan, then get distracted by an interest in something else and run after that for a while.

The end result of that is staying busy but getting nothing done.

Set Up An Action Plan At The Beginning Of Every Week.

You know you need to have long term goals, then you need to take steps to achieve them.  I like the way Stephen Covey lays things out in his book First Things First, but you can use any system you want.

The main thing is to look at you long term goals, decide what you want to accomplish toward them in the coming week, and then write out the steps you’ll do every day to accomplish it.

Remember to keep it reasonable.

Repeat this process week after week.

Commit To Staying On Schedule.

Consistency is key.  The important thing here is to stay with it.   This is one of the reasons it’s important not to over-schedule yourself.  If you do that, you won’t be able to complete the steps you laid out for yourself.  Then you’re likely to become discouraged and give up completely.

Small but steady progress carries the day.  Remember, you’re GROWING a business.  Despite what the “Get Rich Quick” long-form sales letters would have you believe, it takes time.  But it WILL happen if you remain committed.

Learn Best Practices.

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel.  Continue to learn about techniques and appproachs that can save you time and help you get more done.  Continue to educate yourself.  Visit forums. Read articles. Download reports. Identify sites and resources that help you. You want faster results, bigger increases, automated processes, and other ways to get more accomplished and more profit, with less work involved.

For example, I bought Roboform because I kept hearing other people say what a great program it was for keeping track of passwords and filling out forms.  Now I can’t imagine not having it.

One caution: searching the web “doing research”, visiting forums, etc. in the name of research can be one of your biggest time wasters.  Limit yourself to a set time for that activity.

In the end, your success depends on your developing a plan and sticking to it.

As with so many things, a real short cut is to learn from a mentor.  I’ve worked with coaches personally and found it to be very valuable, even though pricy.  Now I’ve found a resource that gives you a mentor’s guidance at a fraction of the cost of even an hour of coaching.

Jimmy D. Brown “walks the talk” in terms of the internet lifestyle.   In case you haven’t heard of him, he’s a master internet marketer with a huge stable of successful products.  He gets a tremendous amount of work done and manages his virtual empire in just a few hours a day.  Fortunately, he’s willing to share.

He’s examined all his systems that make him so effective and laid them out a tremendous “operations manual” that you can download to help you create a plan that works for YOU.

I highly, highly recommend you check out

“Homepreneur Habits: How To Run A Successful Home Business “ .

Just click on that link.  You’ll learn all the tools you need, how to setup your work space and how to create a day-by-day schedule of recommended activities to start and grow your business.  Don’t try to reinvent the wheel.  Learn what works from someone doing it.

NOTE:  The following is a guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 1
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Do you find yourself “starting” to create your own product
to sell online, but never “finishing” it?

One of the things I love about affiliate marketing is –

** You don’t need to create your own products **

Many people find the idea of creating their own products to
be an overwhelming and even paralyzing task.

* I don’t have any good ideas!
* I’m not a writer!
* There’s too much competition!
* I don’t know how to set everything up!
* I can’t figure out where to start!
* It’s too hard!

These are just a few of the valid reasons many people give
when it comes to not creating their own products to sell.
I’m sure with a few minutes of brainstorming, we could come
up with a list of many more.

With affiliate marketing, you don’t need your own products.
You simply promote someone else’s already proven successful
offer for a commission.

And, truth be told, even if you ARE a writer and you DO have
lots of ideas and you CAN figure it all out…

** Nobody wants to create new products all the time **

As good as you may be, you don’t know everything!  Why try
to create a product on every topic imaginable in your
market when you can earn just as much money by simply
promoting someone else’s really good offer as one of your
profit streams?

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to create your own products.

…………………….

Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit:  Affiliatenaire

Warning!

Rob here-

It’s very likely that you won’t be able to subscribe to Affiliatnaire right away – Jimmy’s limited access and the program has sold out.  However, as members complete the program he will take on a new member to replace them.  So go ahead and  click here to visit Affiliatenaire and be sure to get your name on the waiting list.  It’s a great program I can vouch for 100%.

Writing ezine articles is one of the best ways to invest your time if you want to build your Internet business.  Not only are articles effective, you can do them yourself if money is an issue so cost is no barrier.

Ezine articles can be a great way to bootstrap a business.  You can write the articles yourself at first.  Then, as the money comes rolling in     you can buy PLR material or hire ghost writers.

Another great thing about ezine articles is their flexibility.  You can use them to generate traffic to your site, build your list, establish yourself as an expert, sell affiliate products and maybe most profitable or all, sell your own products.

Ezine articles are undoubtedly a crucial part of a successful Internet marketing business.

But it is a numbers game.  You do need to produce a lot of quality articles on different aspects of your subject.  After a while the best of us can feel that we’ve run out of ideas and just can’t think on anything else to say.  I have a solution here – 7 killer ideas to jump-start your ezine article brainstorming sessions.

These ideas will be in the form of fill-in-the-blank statements that you can apply to any niche or market.  As you go through them, you’ll probably notice that not only does using these statements give you great ideas for tons of articles, you’ll have some good potential headlines as well.

When you’re ready to write your next ezine article, consider one of these formulas…

Ezine Article Formula #1

What To Do When [Enter Problem Here]

It’s a marketing truism that the best way to make money is to have a product that solves someone’s pressing problem.  If you’re in the middle of a desert, you want to be selling water, not sunlamps.

People often use the web to look for answers to problems, so an article based on this template is ideally positioned to get a potential customer’s attention.

By providing high quality information in your article, you’re establishing yourself as an expert and trusted resource.  You’ve become someone who’s suggestions they’d be likely to pay attention to.

Ezine Article Formula #2

Can [Enter Solution Here] Help [Enter Problem Here]?

This template is twist on the first one, plus it harnesses the power of the question mark.  For some reason, people are drawn to find answers once a question is posed.  Using this as a headline will draw people into your article.  For example, someone who’ds concerned about their child’s performance in school would be very interested is something like “Can A Simple Supplement Boost Your Child’s Grades?”

Ezine Article Formula #3

Should You [Enter Activity Here]? (Take This Quiz).

This also uses a question, plus the pulling power of quizzes.  For whatever reason, people love quizzes.  If they’re facing a difficult decision, a quiz offers a simple way to get clarity.

Consider articles like “Should You Buy a Home or Rent? Take This Quiz!”  or  “Should You Put Your Career On Pause and Get an MBA?  Take This Quiz!”  I think you can see how they appeal to their respective markets.

Ezine Article Formula #4

“Must Ask Questions” for [Enter Activity Here].

An article like this is a great way to attract beginners in any field.  A wise person starting out in any field realizes that they “don’t know what they don’t know.”   An article like offers to help them avoid mistakes getting started.

If you use this template as a headline, putting a specific number in it increases the draw even more.  For example: “5 ‘Must Ask’ Questions Every Home Buyer Needs to Know”.

Ezine Article Formula #5

X [Enter Topical Adjective Here] Lessons from [Enter Pop Culture Reference].

It’s not my cup of tea, but celebrities and popular culture are all the rage.  In fact, by definition, when somebody is a celebrity it means a lot of people are paying attention to them and what they do.  You can latch onto that attention by using a celebrity or popular culture tie-in with your articles.

Articles such as “5 Marketing Lessons From Madonna” or “3 Management Tips From “Survivor” will capture the attention of a large swatch of the population.

Ezine Article Formula #6

Mastering [Enter Topic Here]: How to [Enter Tutorial Statement Here]

Who doesn’t want to be a master in the subject of their interest?  And using this approach sets you up for a series of articles on This is a superb article idea for a series of related tutorials. The word “master” is a bit overused at times in marketing circles, but it means to “become an expert” at something or to “achieve dominance” over something. Who wouldn’t want to “master” their activity of interest? That’s why “Mastering Weight Loss: How To Shed 12-15 Pounds in 30 Days, Part 1″ and other articles in its mold make for much-read content.

Ezine Article Formula #7

What Kind of [Enter Desirable Object Here] Is Best For YOU?

Who Doesn’t want the best?  And we all treasure our uniqueness.  Articles using this formula deliver information your market is hungry for.  It’s a formula that workd [particularly well as a review approach.  Product recomendations can flow naturally from the information in the article.We all want what’s “best” for us, don’t we?

So, there you have seven ‘magic’ formulas to get you started on your next ezine article. But writing a great article is only the first step – now you have to put it to great use to grow your business.  One such use is building traffic to your site.

You know you’re going to write ezine articles, so would you like to get a LOT of completely free traffic with them?

Check out “How To Get Free Traffic With Ezine Articles” by clicking here  http://infoprofitshare.com/go.php?offer=g8info&pid=18. You’ll learn a powerful (but easy) way to get a lot of visitors to your website by using your ezine articles in a special way … all at no cost to you.

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