You know, when I used to monitor customer support at Affiliate Funnel, I was shocked at how many customers did not know how to manage their PayPal account.  Yeah, real people doing business online with absolutely no idea how to keep track of their money.  Kind of like opening a convienience store with no clue how to work the register.  NOT a good idea.

In my opinion, the #1 reason people think affiliate programs are “scams” is the fact that so many go broke when they lose track of all their monthly subscriptions, and when the monthly re-billing goes through, they find themselves slapped with over draft fees, and in some cases, end up losing their bank accounts.  Truly a sad state of affairs, but as of today, help is on the way.

Sunny Suggs, Author of No More No-Script and a plethora of other newbie friendly guides, has just put together the definitive PayPal guide for online business owners.  In true Sunny Suggs fashion, she’s included a ton of Screenshots, complete with arrows pointing to crucial buttons, and clear and simple instructions that ensure it’s easy as can be to take control of your outgoing AND incoming funds.

This one is quickly going on my “must have” list and I’m sure you can see why.  Is there anything more important to your business than knowing how to keep track of your money?  Personally, I like getting paid.  I like being able to cancel a subscription that I don’t need with a couple of mouse clicks too.  Even better, I like being able to recommend free info to my newbie friends, and this one meets my 3 top criteria.  Useful info, Easy to follow, and 100% free to download.

Grab your free copy here and keep it handy.

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Since I first had the chance to see an early draft of this ebook, I knew Travis was putting together one heck of a resource for up and coming affiliates.  It’s so good to see that the final product has surpassed my expectations by leaps and bounds.

Anyone who’s ever hesitated to venture into the actual networking side of network marketing would really be doing themselves a favor by grabbing a free copy of this book.  It’s light on Filler, and heavy on solid, USEFUL advice.  This launch itself is a testament to what Networking can do for your affiliate business, and Travis shares ALL of his resources here in a clear, concise, and easy to follow format.  After reading, the ebook will serve as a handy quick reference guide for just about anybody looking to take their affiliate marketing to the next level.

So what if you already know it all?  What if you hate to read?

Good for you, there is an added benefit here.  You can grab the rebranding rights to this book for a song, (including resale rights) and thankfully it’s a product you can recommend to your list with a clear conscience.  The book is loaded with affiliate links to reputable, and most important, USEFUL sites.  Any of your list members who read and act on the advice within will be thanking you for recommending the book for years to come.

Sound like a bunch of bs? Grab your free copy, give it a read, and let me know what you think.  I think you’ll agree, this one is a must have.

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Does this sound like you?

You’ve finally realized that as an affiliate marketer, You NEED an email list of your own. After reading countless articles, seeking out expert advice, and having read a plethora of success stories from people who have created a small fortune with opt-in lists you finally decide to start building your own.

Then it happens… you think you’ve soaked up everything there is to know about opt-in lists and have followed the techniques to the T and you still haven’t seen a profit.

In fact, you may be losing money. You might be hiring ghostwriters to help you out, or maybe you’ve spent money on email marketing courses, you might have even invested in a professional squeezepage design, but only a very small percentage of your list actually buys from you, you’re still losing profit. You may realize this after a few months when you see your stats and sales figures.

So what went wrong? Why have others succeeded where you’ve come up empty? The most common mistake is that you dove straight right in, without giving though to what type of list you would like to have.  Did you plan to sell affiliate marketing products?  Maybe you wanted to sell books and information on Dog training.  Knowing what you intend to sell should be the first thing you plan when enetering into the world of list building.

Why is this so important?  Well… if you take a scattergun approach to your opt-in marketing, a “any subscriber is a good subscriber” mentality… you may find yourself trying to sell dog training books to a bunch of cat owners… just an example, but I think you can see where I’m going with that.

A simple way to remedy this common mistake is to offer a freebie of some sort that is closely related to the products you intend to sell… in the above example, writing a report on “10 ways to spoil your dog for under $10″.  Actually, I think there is a book like that out there, but again, just an example.

Using this method, you can safely assume anyone willing to trade their contact info for a copy of the report has a dog, or at the very least, plans to have one soon.  So, if you plan to be selling dog related products, you’re now building a list of “subscribers who are dying to buy your products”… as the hype machines would say.

It all starts with the freebie you are offering as incentive for people to sign up for your list… and if you’re thinking you can’t write an informative report, stop and think for a second.  Are you telling me you never wrote a book report in school?  Make use of that computer, do some research, and write a brief, but useful, report on your topic.  You might even want to give yourself a deadline and assume that this will count for %50 of your grade… or in this case, possibly %100 of your future sales from your list.

Now, you may be thinking, “well, my list is about affiliate marketing”.  That is a pretty darn wide niche.  Best to drill that down to a specific field of affiliate marketing.  Maybe you want to focus on Google adwords or adsense, and sell tools and info products related to those two topics.  Chances are you will also find very similar services that will appeal to your list as well.

Or maybe you might choose to focus on safelist marketing.  Anyone on that list would likely be interested in joining safelists, reading info on advanced safelist strategies, or even products related to writing better emails.

So, if your results are lacking, and you find that you’re not using the startegies outlined in this article, this may be a very good place to start if you wish to turn your results around and start getting something back from your efforts.

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So I took the advice of my buddy Rich Morris from Traffic Heroes and joined this new viral traffic system, Web Traffic Juggernaut.  Here we are about 48 hours into the launch and I’ve got to say I’m pretty impressed with this tool.

The basic principle behind the system is this.  You take whatever current website you are promoting, and plug it into the WTJ system.  The system generates a custom link for you which displays your ad, with a small, slide in ad window in the lower right corner.  The ad window contains 3 member ads, and a link to Web Traffic Juggernaut with your referral id embedded.  Now each time your site is displayed with the ad window in place, you earn “credits” which are spent displaying your ad in an ad window on other member’s sites.  But the real power comes from the viral nature of this program…

By referring others, you earn more credits for each display of your referrals links.  So you’re not only earning ad displays from your own efforts, but from those of your downline as well.  The system also guarantees you referrals even if you do NOTHING but remain a member.  the call it a “dual matrix” and basically what that means is that new members who join the program directly spill into the downlines of current members.  Is that crazy or what? 48 hours in and yes, I’m allready seeing residual traffic coming in from my downlines.

One aspect I feel I should mention is the ability to email your downline.  I didn’t even realize this was included until I stumbled onto it earlier today.  As a gold member, you can email your downline once every 7 days.  If you upgrade, you can mail your downline 3 levels deep.  Personally, I think if you use this feature, use it to mail out your lead capture page and add subscribers to your list.  Sure this program looks like it’s going to be around for years to come, but best to rely on your own list 1st.

So it’s still early, but so far I’m really digging this system.  referrals are coming easy, and the traffic has the potential to reach all corners of the web, not just traffic exchanges.  I do love exposure.

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