Steinar Knutsen
As an affiliate you will promote another company’s products by joining their affiliate program. The affiliate program includes guidelines for promoting their products and the links you’ll use to drive traffic to their product to earn your commission. Some companies have their own affiliate programs but most companies use an affiliate program network, such as [...] Read more »
When you search on Google (or any search engine), the phrase you put into the search form is called a keyword phrase. If you search for something very specific, we call that a long-tail keyword phrase. The search results you see have been indexed by Google because Google thinks they are relevant to your query. [...] Read more »
There are several ways to brainstorm potential markets for affiliate marketing. I highly recommend you keep a notebook with you at all times as you go through this stage, because once your mind starts rolling, you’ll have plenty of ideas. Here are a few sources for market ideas: Personal Hobbies & Interests Think about what [...] Read more »
As with any new initiative or project, you’ll need a certain level of commitment to get going with affiliate marketing. This is not a sprint … it’s more of a marathon. Spend a few minutes right now and decide how much time per week you can dedicate to affiliate marketing. I recommend an hour every [...] Read more »
The fact is that 100,000’s of purchases take place online everyday. Many companies, both big & small are competing for that business and need help driving traffic to their online stores. They use offline promotions, search engine optimization, email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is great for online merchants because for only [...] Read more »
Something that’s been on my mind lately is the number of questions I get about social media … specifically, how to build and execute an effective social media strategy. I can definitely relate – social media is not “easy” and, like most initiatives, it takes time, resources and commitment to execute well. I assume by [...] Read more »
I’m super excited to announce my 2nd book, Affiliate Marketing Field Guide, is now available for download on the Apple iBookstore. If you have an iPad and are at all interested in learning strategies and specific tactics to make money online, you should download your copy now! About Affiliate Marketing Field Guide Affiliate marketing is the [...] Read more »
The fact is that 100,000’s of purchases take place online everyday. Many companies, both big & small are competing for that business and need help driving traffic to their online stores. They use offline promotions, search engine optimization, email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is great for online merchants because for only [...] Read more »
My previous post on 7 Free Goal Setting Templates has been wildly popular. This post provides a list of resources specifically for business owners, marketing managers and sales professionals. As I’ve stated before, writing down your goals is the single most powerful thing you can do to achieve your goals. Here are some goal setting [...] Read more »
For any business, managing social media can easily turn into a full-time job. Fortunately, with practice comes efficiency and a certain flow of regular activities starts to emerge over time. If your business is looking for a simple schedule of necessary activities to follow, let me recommend you start with the example I’ve outlined below. [...] Read more »