Fed up with AdSense?
There are lots of supposed gurus out there who will tell you that there is still big money to be made with AdSense. I'm not sure I believe them anymore. I wonder if they are just trying to promote their AdSense products while trying hard to convince us that there is a goldmine waiting to be discovered. I personally don't think so. Don't get me wrong - I'm still running my AdSense ads but I don't rely on them alone.
What are some others ways to add to your Adsense income?
Affiliate marketing is a great way to add income by promoting someone else's products. Let's look at one very organized, profitable option; ClinkBank. With ClinkBank, rather than make a few pennies per click like you do with AdSense, you make a percentage of the total price of the sale - usually 40% - 60%. An example would be an e-book on dog training that is selling for $37. Your affiliate commission would be between $15 and $22 which is a whole lot better than pennies from Adsense. And many of the internet marketing e-books being sold today are being sold for $197 or more with a commission of $80 - $120 for just one sale!
How can you tap into making money with ClinkBank?
- First, sign up for a ClinkBank account at clickbank.com Give some thought to picking a userid that you'll want your customers to see. Something solid, something dependable, it can be your name but doesn't have to be.
- Next do your homework on selecting a product to promote. Clink on the 'Market Place' tab on ClinkBank for ideas. Be sure to choose something that you're interested in. It makes it much more interesting and easier for you to sell.
- Which products are 'hot' right now and flying off the shelves?
- What products are being promoted in emails filling up your inbox?
- Use the 'Market Place' tab to analyze which product to select. Look for new products that haven't been 'done to death'. ClinkBank makes it easy to sort by most popular products, highest commission, etc.
- Now go to work promoting it with a single sales page or small (5 pages or less) website.
- Use GoodKeywords.com (free), WordTracker.com (free trial) or Inventory.Overture.com (free) to find relevant, highly searched, low cost keywords.
- Use Adwords Pay per click (Adwords.Google.com) to bid on these keywords to bring traffic to your website.
- Write newsletter articles to publish a review of this product with links and anchor text in the author bio that point to your website. Carefully chose a category that best
relates to the product you are promoting.
- I know that it's popular right now (and tempting) to just re-write someone else's article. Don't. It's a short cut that isn't cost effective. People are getting wise to reading the same old article that has been sliced and diced over and over. Take the time and do it right.
- Publish your newsletter article to a wide audience using a product like Article Post Robot that allows you to post to over 200 e-zines with one click to gain wide exposure.
- Write another newsletter article. If you're shaking your head at this point - don't. Newsletter articles really aren't that hard to write - just write as though you were speaking to a friend telling them about your product. 350 to 500 words are plenty. Newsletter articles that are done well are like money in the back. Free advertising that points back to your website sales page link with your hand picked keyword anchor text. When submitting your second article, chose a category similar but not identical to your first.
- Anyone who clicks on your anchor text in your author bio box at the bottom of your article is taken to your sales page/website where you convince them to click on your ClinkBank link for the product you're selling and if they buy, you make the commission. How cool is that?
What do you do if you have no cash or expertise to create a sales page or website?
Don't worry - there is still money to be made if you are willing to work hard.
a. follow steps 1 -5 above, skip steps 6 & 8 for the no-cost option
b. follow steps 7, 9 & 10
c. for step 11, publish your newsletter article to the one of the top e-zines for free. Do a Google search for 'e-zines' and check to see if they have a Google ranking of 5 or higher and if they accept affiliate links in the author box. Some do, some don't.
d. if they do accept affiliate links, for step 12, enter your ClinkBank link instead of your website address. You can't miss and best of all, it doesn't cost you a dime.