“How Can I Get Quality Backlinks to My Website?”.

There are a lot of tools and programs around that promise amazing things in terms of backlinks. If you’re looking to improve your search engine ranking over the long term, it’s easy to be tempted by promises of “automation”, “relevant links”, “instant results”, etc.

Should you use Search Engine Ranking Software to automate the process?

In my opinion, it’s difficult (or nearly impossible) to automate quality backlinks to your website by using a software program. Social bookmarking may get your website indexed in the search engines quickly, but the power of social bookmarking is not long term.  For long term success, you need a large number of quality, relevant links back to your site.

I’m happy for someone out there to prove me wrong. But so far, I have only seen positive results from hard work, quality content, and a few little search engine ranking tricks to help me along the way.

“What litte search engine ranking tricks?”, I hear you ask?

I use a 3 phase process instead of Search Engine Ranking software.

STEP ONE – MARKET ANALYSIS & KEYWORD RESEARCH

I use Market Samurai to track my own website’s search engine ranking and the websites I am competing against for a particular keyword phrase. If you click here, you will visit the “Dojo” area of the Noble Samurai website where you can watch videos which explain exactly what this software can do for you – including analyzing the links to your competitors sites! Seriously – you can see what sites link to your competitors, you can then go and get similar backlinks for yourself!

STEP TWO – QUALITY CONTENT

For my affiliate websites, I buy article packs from http://EasyPLR.com – I use these articles to produce high quality, unique content on all my sites. Specifically, I buy a pack of articles, re-write them and publish them as unique articles in the next step in my process. I am always in search of high quality articles and I have never been disappointed with these guys. PLR (Private Label Rights) articles are fantastic because it gives me something to start with. It’s hard work writing interesting articles, and for about $1 each, I get a fabulous head start from EasyPLR – Yes, Please!

STEP THREE – DISTRIBUTE CONTENT

Article Marketing Automation – Once I have a unique article with at least two links back to my website, I submit it using Article Marketing Automation. I use this service to hand spin the article myself (which takes awhile), but I am always pleased with the results. They then publish unique copies of my article on blogs relevant to my topic over a period of time. This is fantastic because it looks natural, the links are relevant to the topic of my site, and I can obtain over 200 relevant backlinks from every article!

This is my 3 phase process which (so far) has eliminated any need for Search Engine Ranking software. I know this is an ongoing process, and new tools and software are released every day.

Is your method of gaining quality backlinks very different from mine?

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please join in the discussion & leave your comment below.

P.S. I have learned almost everything I know about SEO from the guys at AffiliIT. If you’re looking for serious internet marketing training, with no gimmicks and no BS, check it out!

So many people seem baffled about PPC advertising. Everywhere I go it seems people are losing money on PPC ads. Is this you? Are you struggling to break even or find success with your PPC ads? Don’t worry! You’re not alone! And there is help available.

As you may know, my PPC journey began about this time last year. And I have to say that I LOVE PPC!!  This year, I have devoted almost every waking hour of my life to learning the business of Pay Per Click marketing online. This in no way makes me an expert. However, I do know some things, and I’d love to share what I know here with all of you who may be just starting out.

Where do you find real help with PPC?

I am a strong advocate of learning your trade properly. For that reason, I recommend you take a good look at the high quality training sites that are around. I am a member of most of these forums. There are a few ads for my favorite forums over on the right hand side of this page. If you click on one of those ads and join a forum, I will earn a small commission for referring you to the site.

I will always refer you to these forums if you are serious about learning how to use PPC to earn an income. I don’t mind if you don’t want to use my referral link – that’s totally up to you. I truly believe that is the best way for you to really learn a new skill.

Private questions? Tweet Me!

Also, if you have a private question, and you don’t feel comfortable asking here in the comments, please feel free to send me an email, or a “tweet” using the little boxes up there on the right and I will do my best to help you.

Some questions I have been asked recently:

• Does Yahoo still allow polls for CPA offers?
• How many ads to I need to test a campaign?
• Is Yahoo a total waste of time for PPC?
• I have been slapped from Google, what are my options?
• Where is the best place to learn Facebook advertising?

Please ask your questions in the comments section below….

Go ahead! Let the fun begin!

I was first introduced to Lynn through the “Internet Marketing This Week” podcast. I love listening to this podcast and recommend it if you’re interested in the bigger picture of what’s happening in our industry. I contacted Lynn on Twitter which led to me joining in the discussions at her Elite Mastermind Forum (which is just awesome, by the way!).

I thought you might enjoy listening in to our chat. It was so much fun!

Just click on the arrow to listen.

[podcast]http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/media/ppcmom/ppcmom.mp3[/podcast]

Be sure to leave your comments below!

Have a fantastic day -

Resources mentioned in this interview:

Super Affiliate Handbook by Rosalind Gardiner

Elite Mastermind Group at Self Starters Weekly Tips

AffiliIT – Internet Marketing Training

ClickNewz – Lynn Terry’s blog

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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This is how I make money online.

These are the guys who taught me the methods I use today.

If you are serious – AffiliIT is the place to be.

Ten More Reasons to Join AffiliIT Today:

1. It only costs $1.00 for a full 7 day trial – cheaper than a cup of coffee!
2. You’re curious and want to know if it’s really worth it.
3. You’re losing money on Facebook and want to conquer Facebook ads.
4. Polls are driving you insane and you need to learn something new.
5. Comprehensive Training and Support for everyone – new & experienced affiliates alike.
6. Active forum where members are sharing successful campaign ideas and strategies.
7. New members are welcome regardless of their previous experience.
8. Excellent, unique campaign building tools which will save you a fortune.
9. Full training and support for PPC, Social Media, Article Marketing, Copywriting and SEO techniques.
10. Hundreds of professional video tutorials guide you through step by step.

But don’t take my word for it – - – Find out for yourself. It will be the best $1 you’ve ever spent.

AffiliIT are offering a $1  – 7 Day Trial for all new members.

So, join me at AffiliIT for just $1 today.

I’ll see you there!

I check the site every now and again and I often read the forums but let’s just say it was awhile. In fact the other day when I stopped in I hardly recognized the place.

I have been a member there for over a year, since May of 2008, and I am pretty impressed at how far the site is coming. Coach is always working on something new for the members.

It is a little pricey for those just getting started at almost $50 a month, but it is very much worth it. Access to all the different strategies for CPA and affiliate marketing are great. You can get one on one support from Coach or Coach V2, who runs Wotogepa, their own CPA network.

The community is pretty great as well. Because Coach offers help to everyone, it can take some time to respond, so you are best off posting on the forum first if you need help.

My biggest qualm with PPC Coach is that is has never been a great place for beginners. There are far too few tutorials and people get lost there. It seems like a lot of people leave for that reason too, which sucks affiliate-wise.

On the other hand once they are making money on there, they tend to stay forever. I have a few people signed up that I know have been on the site for months, because every month at the same time I get a notice saying I generated a commission.

Anyway, the update: New Month 5. There are now more monthly strategies than ever at PPC Coach. As well as more forums, more webinars, more members, etc.

I just want to say anyone who joins through my link, please let me know so I can help you out there. Its a great community and it can really help you with ppc and cpa, so please let me help. Go check out the site, and let me know what you think below!

Media Traffic $100

Traffic Vance $500

Clicksor $300

I couldnt find the cost to start AdOn Network, but here is a great post from InsideAffiliate.net about the different PPV engines.

I have done PPV, I was a member at CPV Coach for two months, and it just didn’t work for me. The profits were so small, and it was so hit or miss I couldn’t make it worth my time. I should have stuck with it though, because people are doing great with PPV now and its becoming a favorite for a lot of super affiliates. I think it has to do with the volume of domains you are bidding on.

I went with Media Traffic and Traffic Vance when I started, and I do recommend them because the interface was easy to use and the customer service at Traffic Vance was awesome. Have you got any PPV experience?

At the beginning of this month I got a comment from a lady who used my link to sign up for PPC Coach. To give her privacy I have edited out her aim name that she shared.

I just talked to her last night and from what I understand she has been in ppc coach for a few months, but has been actively working on campaigns for about 4 weeks. She is now up to $100 a day.

I realize this is not as great as some would want, but I love her drive. She talks about how little she knows and how she is learning on the job, but she is doing AWESOME!

So many of us wait until we think we know everything and then we get our feet wet. This girl learned the minimum and jumped in. She is happy with her $100 a day but wants to increase it. (btw last week she was at $20-$60 a day) I just want to say, I really admire how great she is doing, and by starting with a site like PPC Coach you can do it too.

The first month was horrible. I don’t know how else to explain it. The site is less than user friendly. While the forums are set up, and you can ask anything you want it can be hard for a newbie to the forum (not a newbie to IM) to get around. Meaning, even though I have done IM for a couple of years almost now, it was hard to find the information I needed.

Coach says that he has everything mapped out for you, but I disagree a little bit. Each month for the first 3 months there are 2 strategies of making money with ppc available. There are also around 4 scripts, and lots of tools available as well. However each of the months only comes with a small summary of information on how to do the month. That can be very difficult to people who have no idea. This is where it gets sticky.

Each of the strategies has its own forum, so you are basically going to read the whole forum to know what to do. That can take some time. Along with that there are videos for the tools and scripts, but putting all the pieces together is stressful and time consuming.

However, I have been there since May 28th, so there must be a reason, correct? Well, of course there is. The first month is difficult. It can be very hard to follow the forums and coach and videos and well, Everything. But… the community is a huge help. Like I said you can ask anything and you will almost always get a response from Coach himself. That is impressive to say considering he has 500 plus students. You can send him private messages and he will get back to you, but remember he has the same 24 hours a day we all do and 500 students so it takes some time and he won’t always remember your last pm, so leave it all threaded for his sake.

On top of this, it seems that anyone who has had any success here is more than glad to give back. Instant message names are shared, emails, etc, all willingly. They all just are so helpful and you won’t get any flack for being a newbie and asking what might seem is a dumb question. In fact Coach has on the site “the only dumb question is the one not answered”.

After the first month or so, I picked things up and got moving, doing the first months’ method and getting some success for myself. I started referring people and still pm Coach or Harry (if you join you will see who this is, absolutely awesome, smart guy) and Coach v.2 when I have trouble and I do get great answers.

Another thing I really like about ppc-coach is the tracking script. Now it was the most difficult thing I have ever worked with at first because I could not understand it. But now that it is working and you can get it to work, dont worry, lots of help for this too, it is the best tool I have for ppc. I have tried Prosper and liked it, but it was way more time consuming to work with. I didnt like having to enter all of my ad stuff there and keywords, and do that all on adwords as well.

Coach‘s tracker works with subids and it tracks everything down to the keyword and cost of the ads so you can figure out your ROI, and that is the most important number, correct. Not to mention this is all installed on your own site so no one will be able to see your information, pretty great huh? Oh, and you dont have to worry about installing your snippet code into the merchant thank you page either, because you will see which subid has an actual conversion and which doesnt.

These are all the things I think you have to know when you go into ppc coach. It can be hard at first so do your best to network with others and get a good team of people who will help you by answering your questions. Read and watch everything and ask questions until you get the answers.

You will learn a lot from this site, there is no doubt about that. You will learn about the glitches, slaps and oddities google throws at you. You will learn about dealing with cpa and affiliate networks and you will learn about doing your own webpages and all about landing pages and the elements needed to make google happy.

Now, why do I also want to join AffiliIT?

The owners are two of my favorite bloggers on affiliate marketing. They have a great out look on just making campaigns for search and making them last, and turning each niche into a business. From everything I have seen of their work they teach a great deal about keywords, research, landing pages, etc, for setting up campaigns and rolling with the product you have chosen. While I think you can learn a lot at ppc coach I havent picked up a great information about just choosing a product I want to create and promoting ppc style.

I really like all the strategies that coach offers on his site and like he has said before there is a method to his madness when he gives a certain strategy each month. But I want to learn the Affiliit way of doing things which will be yet another strategy to add to my toolbox. Not to mention all the tools that will be offered on AffiliIT as well. So yes, I will continue my membership with coach and I recommend anyone interested in ppc go there to learn. Not because I’m a success, not because I’m a super affiliate, because I’m still learning and that is what this blog is, me learning and my journey with ppc marketing. But I think if you stick out the first month on ppc coach you will be able to find enough success to keep your own journey going.

And yes, I have already joined AffiliIT. I love the videos and I think it will be greatly worth my time.

(* some updates and changes added here by Jen)