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Beginning SEO Writing
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SEO writing is not a mysterious, complicated process. So don’t freak out if you’re new to the concept. SEO writing uses common sense and a practical approach, and that aspect of it appeals to me.
Before I can share some SEO writing tips, it’s important you understand one of the ways I do business. I know many/most of you do not do things this way. However, this is one way I have found and so far, it’s very effective.
One of my approaches to internet marketing involves complete immersion into my niche market. This means that I become a member of that niche. For example, let’s say I have done some research and discovered there is a great opportunity around “digital scrapbooking”. I have found a fantastic affiliate program for some “digital scrapbooking software” and I want to promote it. This is what I do: I create a personal blog related to “digital scrapbooking” which I update regularly. I also subscribe to other blogs related to digital scrapbooking, and spend some time getting to know other people who are also interested in it. I provide quality content related to digital scrapbooking, and participate in that market.
When you are writing blog posts or articles in your niche market, there are a few key things to remember:
1) Keep the Reader in Mind – Who are you writing for? What are they interested in? Will they gain anything by reading your blog post or article? Provide value and interesting, informative content and you’ll find people will keep coming back for more. Read More→
Failing? Follow the Steps!
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I was reading another great blog post by ppc.bz and it got me thinking….Affiliates get lazy and we need to fight through failure. There are ups and downs, but enough of the whining, people!
I am guilty of complaining. I’m sure we’ve all done it. But really, it’s time to move on.
Ever since I started working online earlier this year, I have come across experienced and talented people who complain that things aren’t working for them. If I had listened to these people back then, I probably never would have persevered through those early days/weeks. Now I understand why things don’t work for these affiliates – they don’t follow the steps. They think they know better.
Luckily, I have experienced enough of my own success to know that this business does work – if you work it. From my own experience I know that if you follow the steps outlined, eventually, they work. Believe it or not, some people do know what they are talking about. 
Internet marketers with experience in other areas sometimes approach this business and the training tutorials with skepticism and doubt. Perhaps they think that they know better? They prefer to do things their way. Sometimes they skip steps or barrel ahead thinking they can take a short cut. That’s okay – if things work out for you. But if you’re not successful, maybe its worth going back to the beginning and following the steps?
When you are starting out, it pays to learn the foundation first, then build up from there. You can’t expect to walk onto a baseball diamond and play in the major leagues on your first day. We all start out in little league and work our way up.
Losing money on campaigns is annoying and stressful for all of us. If it’s becoming a pattern for you – change it! Go back to the beginning and follow the steps outlined. Don’t skip over parts, don’t jump ahead, don’t take short cuts.
Follow the steps and you will find success.
Thirty Day Challenge?
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Have you heard about the Thirty Day Challenge?
I have a friend who is brand new to internet marketing. She has “zero” skills. I really want to help her succeed online, but there is only so much I can do. I can tell her what I have learned, she can read various blogs, she can join a paid membership forum, but in the end – she is on her own to figure so many things out herself. This raises a good question:
“Where does a total newbie go to learn the very basic skills of internet marketing?”
This friend of mine stumbled across a free program called “The Thirty Day Challenge” and I have to say, it looks promising. At first glance, it seems they show brand new internet marketers how to do market research, find profitable keywords, set up a wordpress blog, and drive traffic to the blog. Now, I haven’t participated in this program, and I am very eager to hear from people who have.
What did you think? Did you have good results? Do you think this is a good program for newbies? Why? or Why not?
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Polls for CPA Offers Part 3
Posted by: | CommentsWelcome back readers! Welcome to Part 3 of Polls for CPA Offers. This is the inside scoop – nitty gritty detail – on how I am earning a profit every day from polls. I hope it helps you!
In case you missed the previous entries in this series, you can read Polls for CPA Offers Part 1 here and Polls for CPA Offers Part 2 here.
Here is an overview of PPC Mom’s Poll Process:
- Research hot poll topics and choose 4 or 5 topics
- Generate a list of approx 500 kw for each topic (use Google’s free kw tool to help you)
- Write 3-4 kick ass poll questions per topic (approx 15 poll questions) using the guidelines in Part 2
- Grab at least 5 solid email submit offers from the networks – ask your AM which are performing best
- Create these 15 polls using the awesome and free -> Word Press Easy Polls or similar software
How to test your polls and start making $$?
- Launch at least one general poll topic per day (3-4 polls on the same topic, but with different questions)
- Assign one email submit offer to each poll (3-4 different offers)
- Set a very small campaign budget ($10 each poll)
- Launch on content network only
- Set CPC at a low level (right now I am using .10 to start)
- Watch very carefully and PAUSE your campaigns after approx 30 clicks.
What to do after 30 clicks?
Assess each poll individually. There are so many factors you need to assess. It sounds like a lot now, but once you get the hang of this, it becomes second nature. Practice is the key!
Initially, in this early stage, you are looking for – an offer that converts (above 10%), a high ad CTR (above .20), a low CPC (below .10), and high impressions.
If you have all of this criteria met – you should have made a profit. Let that poll run – set a higher campaign budget and enjoy your earnings! 
If not – then it’s time to try again. If I have at least one offer that converts at or above 10% – I switch that offer to all of my polls and watch them for another 30 clicks. If none of the offers convert that high, I switch them all around, rotating new offers in until I find one that does. Check your ad copy and poll question – if you’re sure they’re interesting enough, then test your results by rotating the offers.
How to judge a successful poll?
This is where things get a little tricky. No one can predict which polls will make money – or at least I can’t! Only you will know for sure if your poll is a success or not. You can follow PPC Mom’s guidelines, but in the end you are only going to really learn by trial and error yourself. With a little experience, you’ll start to be able to tell right away which polls have potential and which do not.
Keep testing in small doses like this until you find a combination that works and makes you a profit! If you cannot get a good result from your poll after testing and tweaking things a little, chances are it’s a dud.
Just so you know, I “kill” about 70% of the polls I create. When I first started I “killed” 19 out of 20 polls I created. So don’t spend too much time fussing over them. Just keep creating new polls, testing, deleting, and creating new polls, and you’ll get better and better at it.
“Can I really make $100 per day with polls?”
I get asked this question all the time. Yes! Polls can be a good source of profit once you get the hang of it. Yes – it is a lot of work to create a whole bunch of polls every day. Yes – it is annoying that 90% of your polls won’t make any money.
Do you want to make money with polls? Well, then you have to do the work. It is possible to earn $100 per day from polls alone. My average poll profit is about $20. So you can estimate earnings between $10-$30 per successful poll, per day if you get it right. Create lots of polls, and you multiply your earnings!
Now – I am sure I have left some things out. There is just SO much to cover! This is meant to be an interactive discussion here, so please, comment below – questions, answers, if you agree or disagree, whatever! I look forward to hearing from you!
