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Ok, so this is where the rubber meets the road so to speak. This is where I start to give out free content and this is where you'll make money with Clickbank (if you take action). Of course, if you haven't read my previous post - you should. Because I posted proof of Clickbank earnings although I've stop short of identifying myself. So anyway, enought about me, more about YOU. Before we start of with product selection, you'll need to list down your Internet marketing strength and weaknesses. Yes, that means getting a pen and a paper and literally writing it down! And yes, that means listing down if you've tried article marketing, Adwords so on and so forth. I want you to rate yourself on each of the 'skill' on a scale of 1 to 10. Take into consideration your experience, success rate, knowledge on each of the methods when you rate yourself. Go on, I'll give you a few seconds to do that. 1 second. 2 seconds. 3 seconds. Done? Ok, now go on and fire up Clickbank.com. Nothing that there is a 'marketplace' link right at the top, click it and you should see this:  Notice the various categories they have there like 'business to business', 'health and fitness', 'fun and entertainment' etc? Those are the various categories or niches within Clickbank. (For those more experienced with Clickbank, please bear with me as I walk through these baby steps for the sake of the newbies here!) I want you to click on each of those 9 categories and sort each category by means of their 'gravity score'. You can do this by selecting 'high gravity' like what you see below:  Now for each of the 9 category, do the same thing and choose the top 6 products you see on each category and paste it in a words doc named 'clickbankproductportfolio.doc' or something. Of course, if you really want to go hardcore on clickbank product selection, you could select the top 10 - by all means go ahead! I want to pause for awhile and talk a little on Clickbank gravity scores. Clickbank gives a very complicated explanation for gravity ratings so I'm gonna simplify it for you. In short, the higher the gravity, the more people are promoting it and the more sales it is making. So the purpose of you selecting products with high gravity rating is to select products that are proven sellers that people are currently promoting. "Won't I be competiting with several hundreds and thousands of other affiliate marketers?? Do I stand a chance? Will I get slaughtered?" NO! You won't get slaughtered! It is precisely thinking like that, that prevents people from making money. Think about it, where is the money in online marketing? - Adult niche - Make Money Niche - Fitness - Forex - Pills - Credit loans etc These are all big big niche in their own right BUT these are also the niches where the money is at! There's a difference between chasing a sub-niche within a niche and chasing an obscure small niche : Clickbank niche within make money online niche as opposed to fishing ethusiasts living in alaska. Ok, that is not a perfect example, (the fishing niche could be a great niche) but the point is, not to chase after the small niches and ignore the big ones for 'fear of competition' or 'its too crowded'. The big niches are BIG which means there is enough money for everyone. Trust me on that. I've a hand in many of big niches online. Back to our clickbank product selection! So now you've got a doc file named 'clickbankportfolio' or something. There will be some duplicates in there, so weed them out. After weeding them out, you'll be left with a good tight list of potential products you can promote. We are going to weed it down further but not too much. My hands are tired from all this type so I'm gonna take a rest and carry on the weeding process in the next post. You won't have to wait too long for that but I suggest you go do what I outlined in this blog first. Yes every single step. You do want to make money with Clickbank right? I'm sure you do.  You can link to this article on your web site using the following code: Website Code: Forum Code: CommentsWe're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. If your comments are excessively self promotional (use your real name, no keywords please), obnoxious, or even worse, boring, you will be banned from commenting. Your comment must be related to the post. Please do not comment on how great or wonderful the post is. All comments are moderated and, if approved, will display in less than 24 hours.
This make money with Clickbank post is as much as an introductory post as it is one for establishing credibility and for seriously laying down expectations - what you can expect to get from this blog. Before we go on any further, I'd like to show you one of (several) my Clickbank accounts that I opened recently:  Notice how recent that dates are. Further notice the date of this blog post. This is a recent Clickbank account but I've got it right off the bat with both Clickbank affiliate sales and product sales. Make money with Clickbank not only as an affiliate but as a product owner!! That's right, you read that correctly. Not only am I going to reveal some very effective (I wanted to use the word 'sneaky' but decided against it as it sounded to hypey) affiliate marketing strategies but also also how you can enjoy massive Clickbank sales selling your own products... Yes you are going to get all of this free. Which means you get to enjoy high quality information on how to make money with Clickbank as long as you keep following this. "What is your name" "Who are you??" "What is your purpose in doing this?" I don't intend to reveal my name at the moment nor reveal who I am. Just keep reading and following my blog posts and I guarantee you'll be learning lots of top strategies on making a good living off clickbank. Of course that isn't the only way I make a money online, I employ other strategies too - which I'm sure I'll make sure that you know of in due time. I mentioned that I'll be giving a brief outline on what will be mentioned in the next few posts. The next few posts will focus heavily on niche selection and, more specifically, product selection on Clickbank. I'll probably do something like this: - Niche Selection - Clickbank Product Selection - Ways to promote the products - Traffic That's it! As simple as it sounds, each topic in itself can be pretty voluminous. I'll try to make the lessons in each posts as engaging and as interesting as possible. Who knows, if my mood permits, I might even do a few case studies for you guys to see. Don't bet on it though, I'm very very lazy. This isn't a very long post, in fact, I think this will be one of my shortest ever post made here in this blog. Don't let this blog's minimalistic look fool you. I hope you don't get that gut-wrenching feeling in your stomach when you read this and go ' 'oh no a free blogspot blog!' Continue thinking that way and let the rest of the people like me profit silently and happily... Ok, so that concludes my 1st content post on making money with Clickbank Cheerios! F.D  You can link to this article on your web site using the following code: Website Code: Forum Code: CommentsWe're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. If your comments are excessively self promotional (use your real name, no keywords please), obnoxious, or even worse, boring, you will be banned from commenting. Your comment must be related to the post. Please do not comment on how great or wonderful the post is. All comments are moderated and, if approved, will display in less than 24 hours.
home business, work at home, Hinkley, make money online, make money blogging Everyday, thousands of home businesses, home-based businesses and business opportunities fail. Can this trap be avoided? Yes, if people learn to target the gems and reject the scams. Let's discover the top five reasons why many home-based businesses will never work. Problem #1: Most new opportunities are totally unproven. The fact is many of the opportunities are too new! The market for the products and services is not well-established yet. Usually, the only people who get rich with these opportunities are wealthy Fortune 500 companies that have tons of money to spend anyway. Opportunities that are too new are too risky! It is important to let others who can afford it pave the way. Problem #2: Most of the money-making methods are the same old boring plans and programs. Many opportunities claim to be new and innovative, but really are not. Some look new, but in reality are only a facade! With a little research, you will see that there is nothing "new" at all about them. What is important is to get involved in an opportunity that is new, different and better than others, is rock solid, and is part of an explosive combination of the three hottest emerging multi-billion dollar trends. Problem #3: Many home business opportunities only make the promoters rich. Average people who are involved in these plans almost never make any money. Only those considered the "heavy hitters" make the real money; they are the ones who have all the connections. Problem #4: Many of the hottest and exciting opportunities to make money are immoral and illegal. This is something that has to be avoided at all costs! Never, ever, get involved with any opportunity that looks and sounds good, but due diligence shows to violate ethics and laws. Who wants to go to jail? Always ask what is the product or service behind the opportunity, where is the market for this product or service that is supposed to take the world by storm, and would it be possible to make lots of money without all the hype and buzz? Problem #5: Many business opportunities are not long lasting. In other words, they are here today and gone tomorrow! They are pure hype with no type of firm foundation behind them; there is no "real" product or service. When all the hype runs out, the market is gone for good! Never become involved in a home business opportunity based on pure hype. So, there you have it: the top five reasons why some home businesses will fail. Carefully look for potential problems with any business opportunity; avoid them, and you will be well on your way in finding a true legitimate business right from the start!
Janet Whalen, Hinkley, CA You can link to this article on your web site using the following code: Website Code: Forum Code: CommentsWe're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. If your comments are excessively self promotional (use your real name, no keywords please), obnoxious, or even worse, boring, you will be banned from commenting. Your comment must be related to the post. Please do not comment on how great or wonderful the post is. All comments are moderated and, if approved, will display in less than 24 hours.
If you really do want to start a home business, and aren't afraid to put in a lot of time and effort (especially in the beginning) there are a few important things you need to know to set you on the right path. Firstly, watch your expenditure. An online home business can be one of the least expensive businesses to run. Most people already have the basics they need to get started (a computer with an Internet connection). However, the problem comes when they actually start looking at online businesses and means of making money. Suddenly they're confronted with a million and one different products. ALL of which are supposed to guarantee success. Many people spend hundreds, or even thousands of dollars, very quickly when they're starting out in the world of an Internet home business, and soon find that most of it was money down the toilet. To avoid this, you need to work out what it is you're going to be doing online and create a plan. There are numerous ways of making money on the Internet, including: eBay and other auction sites, affiliate marketing, Adsense (and other contextual advertising), as well as marketing your own product. Once you know what it is you want to do, then find one very good resource, and stick to it, The hint here is to do a bit of research first, and get honest reviews of any product before you purchase, rather than letting a sales letter induce you to purchase another worthless product. The next thing you need to focus on is how you're going to build your home business. Most online businesses start with a website (and although there are plenty of sites that promise you don't need a website of your own, anyone who wants to make a long term living online will need a website). You then need a step-by-step plan you can follow, and you need to be able to follow it! One of the best things about working from home is also one of the most problematic, and that's the fact that you can work your own hours. Unfortunately, if you're not able to discipline yourself you may find that the hours actually spent in front of your computer aren't enough. It helps if you can work out a day to day plan of exactly what you want to accomplish each day, so that you know you're on the right track. Finally, it's worth remembering that a home business, even an online one, will require a certain amount of dedication and effort before you'll be rewarded with results. It's not a matter of whipping up a quick website and waiting for the money to start flowing in, and if anyone tells you it is, odds are, they're lying! Be prepared for months (even years) of hard, consistent work, and you'll reap the rewards, but fall for too many get-rich-quick schemes and promises and you'll be back to your day job before you know it.
Janet Whalen, Hinkley, CA You can link to this article on your web site using the following code: Website Code: Forum Code: CommentsWe're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. If your comments are excessively self promotional (use your real name, no keywords please), obnoxious, or even worse, boring, you will be banned from commenting. Your comment must be related to the post. Please do not comment on how great or wonderful the post is. All comments are moderated and, if approved, will display in less than 24 hours.
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