Now that everyone realizes Google is serious about this “content is king” thing, generating organic traffic is more important than ever. If you want to consistently do well in Google, you need to have killer link bait content. That’s not always easy to do, and if you’re not smart about it you’re going to just […]
How To Make People Do What You Want On Your Landing Pages
Have you ever felt like your landing page does nothing but send traffic back out into the ether? You build a masterful landing page, following all of the rules, and still your average time on page is about eight seconds. Your readers aren’t even there long enough to really call it a “landing” page; they […]
Top 7 Signs an Affiliate Offer Sucks
After you’ve been at the affiliate marketing game for a while, you learn to sniff out the garbage offers from the gold mines. Unfortunately, that can be a long, hard road for some folks. Plenty of folks shut down along the way, not because they suck at affiliate marketing but because they suck at choosing […]
The Rich Untapped Potential of Social Media Marketing
Affiliate marketers are, in many ways, on the cutting edge of Internet marketing. We have to be; competition is fierce, and being the first one to take advantage of a new technology or tactic often means being the biggest force in our niche in that new area. Social media is one of those areas that […]
5 Powerful Principles for High-Conversion Landing Pages
Landing pages are one of the most important tools in your affiliate marketing toolbox. They’re also one of the most-underutilized tools in the affiliate marketing toolbox. Anyone can throw together a landing page with tons of eye-grabbing images and strong calls to action, but it isn’t just about having the right elements. A truly high-conversion […]
The Ugly Conversion Rate of a Spam Campaign
One of the most common neophyte mistakes in affiliate marketing is spamming. You buy and email list, write a pitch, and go to town. You then find you get very little, if anything, in the way of response. There’s a reason for that: technology is getting better at recognizing spam, and so are people. It’s […]
3 Formulas For Magnetic Headlines
Landing pages are a funny thing. In most cases, you’ve got about 15 seconds of a reader’s attention before she bolts. In that time, you need to give her a reason to stay. She wants to stay; after all, she clicked on something interesting enough to bring her to your doorstep. Now, you just need […]