How to Make Money Online

February 17, 2012 - by admin · Filed Under AffiliateFYI Guide Leave a Comment 

What this $500 per Month Guide will teach you?

OK so this is pretty much going to be the contents section for my AffiliateFYI.com $500 per month guide.

I’m literally going to touch all the bases for building a successful affiliate site from the ground up, including choosing a niche, planning the site, ordering the content, design and coding, UX, sustainability, buying domains and more.  I’ll also provide some meta-strategy such as keeping motivated, starting from the beginning and time-line case studies of other affiliates who have been successful.

Remember that unlike other “make money” type guides, I’m actually explaining how to build a high quality, sustainable site capable of making more then $500 per month.  This is in contrast to the free eBooks and black-hat link building methods that most amateur bloggers proffer.

$500 per Month Guide and Contents: -

Here are the contents for the AffiliateFYI.com guide.  At the moment I’ve haven’t written all of the pages yet so you’re going to have to keep coming back to check on the progress.  Hopefully most of the guide should be finished within a few weeks.

How Long should it Take to Make a site that Earns $500 per month?

There’s no definitive answer to this, however you should be aiming to achieve build a profitable, $500 per month site within one year.  It really all depends on how quickly you invest in the content or manage your SEO campaigns, in addition to how fast you can learn to build a site and which niche you choose.  I’ve personally managed to build sites that make $500 per month using these methods within just a few weeks of launch.

If you build a site in Forex, for example, you only need one CPA per month to make $500, where if you’re building a retail site you’re going to need dozens or even hundreds of sales to generate this much money in commission.

Overall, what this guide should do is give you a good foundation to go by and prevent you from going down unprofitable avenues (which I know many new affiliates do!).  Anyway, once again I hope you enjoy the guide and find it useful.

Also feel free to join our AffiliateFYI.com Facebook Group here to keep up with the latest posts and news.

How to make an Affiliate site that makes $500+ per Month

February 17, 2012 - by admin · Filed Under AffiliateFYI Guide Leave a Comment 

About the AffiliateFYI.com $500 per Month Guide:

The following series has been put together to teach new affiliates how to make an affiliate site that makes $500+ per month.  Originally, I was going to make this series for making sites to make $1,000 per month (since that’s a better catchy title), however in hindsight I think it’s much more realistic using this method for $500 per month.

Why Am I Building this Guide?

My intentions for building this $500 per month guide on AffiliateFYI.com come from a number of reasons.  I’ve outlined a number of them below:

  • Help Teach New Affiliates: A lot of affiliates and webmasters have contacted me via my blog asking for tips on how to build and monetize a successful site. It seems to me that most new affiliates are looking a step-by-step explanation on how to build successful affiliate sites, with detailed case studies and explanations.  I want to use my experience working in different niches to build this guide to help all of those people. 
  • Generate Followers on My Blog: Obviously, I really like writing on my blog (and I’m a regular contributor for other affiliate magazine) so I’d like to build a following that can help me monetize my blog and make it worthwhile writing here.
  • Explain How to Build a Sustainable Affiliate Site using White-Hat SEO, Social Media and UX: Most of the other affiliate blogs and “make money online” sites seem outdated and poor.  For example, 95% of them just explain how to build niche, micro adsense sites that use black-hat link building methods and automated link building tools.  In this guide, I want to explain how to make high quality sites that are going to provide a more sustainable income and have a lower attrition rate in Google updates. This guide won’t just focus on SEO, but also UX (User Experience), high quality content, brand building and social media.

Why should you Trust or Listen to the Advice that I give in this Guide?

To cut it short, I’ve built almost a dozen affiliate sites that make more then $500 per month (many of them make more then $1,000 per month) across a range of different niches such as poker, sports betting, gambling, Forex, banking and precious metals.

In the last 2 years, I’ve gone making virtually nothing up to $xx,xxx per month in affiliate marketing, and a lot of this has been down to some great advice from other peers, blogs and resources.  In this guide, I want to explain everything I’ve done and apprise you of my process for building sites.  You can also learn more about me here.

I know a lot of new affiliates struggle to make their first successful site, or even yet making a site that generates $100+ per month  Many of you are always asking questions like “how many pages does my site need”, “how do I find good keywords” or “how much do I need to spend on SEO”.  This is everything I want to answer in this guide, plus more.  I’m also going to talk about how build profitable sites from scratch, finding good niches, how to value domains or when you should spend money on a premium domain, plus tips for improving your SEO campaigns and improving conversion rates on your site.

Anyway that’s it in terms of introductions.  I’m still working on the guide right now (it should be 10-15 pages) so I’ll update it all on the next page here.

AffiliateFYI.com February Blog Update

February 15, 2012 - by admin · Filed Under Affiliate Blog Leave a Comment 

I’ve got a bit of spare time today so thought I would write an update on the status on my new project here, AffiliateFYI.com.

It’s been around 1 month since I posted my goals and intentions for this blog, and I just wanted to keep everyone updated on the progress.  Like I said before, I’m going to write down my progress with this site in terms of traffic, income and content to keep it interesting for visitors who follow my blog.

First of all, since I did the 301 re-direct from UKPokerAffiliate.com, 99% of the indexed pages from my old URL have been removed.  Almost all my pages on my new URL are now indexed and ranking well in Google.com.  SERP traffic is still lower then it used to be however time will fix this.

For the first time, I’ve began properly investing in SEO for this blog in February 2012 (I think I’m spending around $200-$300 this month).  I’ve got a dozen or so natural links in the past and done link exchanges with other webmasters, but now I’m targeting my inner pages and specific rankings.

The keywords I’m aiming for right now include “affiliate marketing blog” and “affiliate blog” type searches, which will attract a lot of natural followers and beginner affiliates.  I’ve also set up a facebook page with automatic post updates, which should make it easier to build a social profile.

Traffic

Traffic is still around 30/day, which is exactly the same as it was on my old website.  A lot of this comes from signature links, RSS feeds and personal bookamers however, so as my SEO improves I’m hoping for some good increases in traffic, ideally up to 50-60/day by March.  I’m also getting spikes of traffic up to 60 per day for each post I write, but in general it’s been a slow start traffic-wise.

Income Goals

I’ve had adsense on my blog for around 1 month now and seen very poor conversions.  This clearly isn’t the way forward however I’ll just leave it on for the time being just in case (I’m not going to complain about £1 CPCs!).

I’ve had 1 or 2 signups to programs I’ve promoted in the last few articles I’ve done but again I’m not expecting much to change until my traffic improves.

Strategy for the Blog

I’m a little bit clearer about how I’m going to monetise and build this blog.  I’m currently putting together a series of “how to guides” which are in the planning stage (I previously wrote an article on building an Amazon affiliate site) and you can expect a 20k word eBook sometime soon to help me capture emails.

I’m also getting a friend who’s really experienced in building successful ecommerce sites to add a few articles to my site and review some products for me.  Normally I’d like to write everything myself, but I’m happy finding an experienced, high quality writer for topics that I don’t feel comfortable writing about.  I basically want to cover everything on my blog and not limit it to my own experiences.

I’m also going to write a 10-15 article series on making an affiliate site capable of making $500-$1k per month.  Most bloggers tend to only explain how to make micro niche adsense sites with blackhat strategies, so I think it should be a breath of fresh air to explain how to make high quality, sustainable websites which will have a lower attrition rate in Google.com.  I also know from previous experiences that following live case studies is really interesting on other affiliate blogs, but I think I talk about my sites enough in my monthly blog updates, and I don’t want to give every single scruple of information of my individual earnings and strategy for each site.  At the moment it’s just something I’m thinking about.

Anyway, that’s all.  I’m also regularly contacting other bloggers and doing interviews/guest posts to build my brand traffic, so if anyone if reading this and is interested in getting in touch please email me at mosesbet@hotmail.co.uk!  Also please LIKE my facebook page on the left if you don’t mind.

 

How Much Income can you Earn as an Affiliate?

February 10, 2012 - by admin · Filed Under Affiliate Marketing Articles 1 Comment 

One of the most secretive, yet interesting topics to new affiliates wanting to enter the industry is “how much money can you make in affiliate marketing?”

The truth is, the amount you can make in affiliate marketing is practically unlimited, and it also depends on how long you’ve been in the industry for and how many employees you have working for you (in addition to how smart you are).

There are big, big affiliate marketing companies such as PokerStrategy.com which are based in Gibraltar, that have more then 50 employees across tons of different departments such as legal, marketing, editors, writers, moderators, chief executives etc.  A lot of these affiliate marketing companies such as GoCompare.com and ComparetheMarket.com also have millionaire owners and dozens of employees, and are essentially run just like any other business.

Hence, we really do need a clearer distinction between individual monthly affiliate earnings and then what a large corporate organization can earn.

How Much Can You Earn in Affiliate Marketing per Month?

The majority of people that get into affiliate marketing generally give up or fail early on, within 12 months.

Having said that, I know that most of my affiliate contacts that’ve been in the industry for 3-5 years are easily earning $10k+ per month.

If we go a step further, the really smart affiliates who’ve been in the industry for 5+ yrs are earning $100k/month.  These guys are also known as super affiliates and have generally found ways to outsource their daily work routine, although you will still see them hanging around online forums and communities.  Some of them even run their own affiliate blogs for pleasure.

Having chatted with my own AMs (Affiliate Managers), they’ve told me that their “good” affiliates generally refer 100+ customers per month.  If we’re talking about Forex then this is more then $50,000 per month in earnings.  And this is just what “good” affiliates earn from the operator’s standpoint.

Then you have what I like to call Super Mega Affiliates.  These guys will not only be running multi-million dollar affiliate websites, but they’ll also have a whole roster of sub-affiliates working under them, with tons of experience in the industry and regularly network with gambling/Forex platform owners and CEOs.  These guys generally live in a hot, relaxing places like Cyprus and Malta, and live the dream as far as I can tell.  They’ll also probably be running a number of diversified online operations and businesses.

For the record, you can also read a great article on gambling affiliate earnings at GamblingSites.com here.

Affiliating Can Lead to All Sorts of Businesses Online

I think there probably gets to a point in affiliating where you’re making enough money that you can start up any sort of business online.  I’ve known affiliates that have successfully launched their own white label operations in gambling and insurance, while others who’ve launched their own gold bullion retail sites that deal directly with the end customers.

Basically, what I’m trying to say is that the numbers that the top affiliates are earning really opens up the internet for them.  You can pretty much start doing anything, competing with ComparetheMarket.com, launching your own Affiliate or SEO consultancy business, launch social networking sites or create unique online products etc…

In the end, the amount of money that you make as an affiliate falls down to a number of things, but it’s mainly about hard work, making smart decisions on a daily basis, getting “lucky” and giving yourself enough time to grow and re-invest in your business.

How to Build and Make Money with an Amazon Affiliate Site

February 10, 2012 - by admin · Filed Under Affiliate Marketing Articles, Amazon Affiliates Leave a Comment 

Why Become an Amazon Affiliate?

If you’re a brand new affiliate or just looking to diversify into the retail affiliate niche then becoming an Amazon Affiliate is one of the best ways of earning an additional income.

There of plenty of affiliates out there earning $1,000+ per month directly from promoting Amazon, and having built a couple of niche mini-sites I’ve also been able to earn $100+ per month from them.

I’ll just say this at the beginning: the advantage of promoting Amazon is that they convert extremely well and are a globally recognized brand.  They cover a range of topics, which means you can promote them on practically any niche product site, plus their baseline 5% commission rate is higher then most other retail affiliate programs.

Finally, Amazon does the best crossover promotions and marketing in the game.  This means when you refer customers to Amazon with 30-day cookies, you can earn money off any other products that they buy there. This is especially lucrative during Christmas and shopping periods.

How to Make an Amazon Affiliate Website

The WPZonBuilder tool lets you insert easy Amazon CTAs like this into posts.

Once you’ve got wordpress set up and chosen a theme (if you don’t know how to set up wordpress then I will write an another article about it later) then you just need to start writing product reviews and keyword pages round your chosen topic and add your affiliate links within the article.

In order to save time, help you sell products with a higher conversion rate and make the whole thing easier, I recommend buying an Amazon affiliate plug-in called WPZonBuilder.com.  I don’t want to get too far into this, but it basically allows you to quickly insert Amazon products into your pages or posts.  This includes adding a product display to your posts, sales price, user rating, product information and a “Buy Now” button, which is all completely automated.   You can also add all of the user comments in an iFrame if you want underneath the product if you want.

In order to use the WPZoneBuilder plug-in, you just need to install the plug-in to your theme, add your Amazon Affiliate ID in the wordpress backend, and then you can easily search for relevant products to “pull” into your posts.  It basically just saves a lot of time having to add specific URLs and pictures to your post, and it makes a really nice CTA for your site.

Features of the WPZoneBuilder Plugin:

  • 100% SEO-Friendly and Compatible with All-in-One SEO Plug-in
  • Insert your Amazon Affiliate ID in the Backend to Save Time
  • Works for Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and other foreign Amazon sites
  • Quickly Install CTAs into your Posts
  • Set Up Very Quickly and Create Retail Sites
  • Publish 100′s Products on your Site in Seconds

How Much Traffic Do I Need to Make $100 per Month Promoting Amazon?

The amount of traffic you need is totally dependant on the type of traffic you’re sending and the value of the products you’re selling.  The thing about Amazon is that they offer affiliates a base rate 5% per sale.  While this only amounts to 50c if you’re selling a $10 book, you can also earn $100+ per sale on higher value items such as 3D projectors or Laptops.

Thus, my biggest tip for making a niche site and promoting Amazon is to find a niche with the most expensive products, since this will earn you the most money.

A typical conversion rate from promoting Amazon in my experience is around 3-7%.  This is very good when you consider the average conversion rate for retail sites is 2%.  This means if you’re selling $50 items with an average commission per sale of $2.50 and a conversion rate of 5%, you’re going to need to send 400 clicks to Amazon to make $100 per month.  Based on how well you set up your site and drive your traffic to Amazon, you’re again looking at around a 5-10% CTR, which means you need 5,000+ traffic per month to your site.

Obviously, if you sell a higher value item with an average price of $250 then you only need 1,000/month traffic to make $100 per month promoting Amazon.  Build lots of these “niche” sites together and you can start earning yourself a decent payday – especially during holiday seasons where conversion rates increase.

Want more tips, real life case studies and advice on becoming a successful Amazon Affiliate? 

If you want to learn how to build mini-sites and authority Amazon affiliate sites that earn over $5,000 per month then you should read Chris Guthrie’s eBook called Nich Profit Course. This eBook basically explains all of the steps to creating a profitable niche Amazon site, including modules on finding a good niche, how to make money as an Amazon affiliate, how to buy a domain, how to SEO your site, real life case studies and more.

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