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Subject line: First Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits.

Hello "autoresponder code here",

Welcome to the first lesson in the Affiliate Marketing Profits
Crash Course.

Each day for the next few days you will receive a lesson
that will help you learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing
and how you can use it to make more profits.

In this first lesson let's talk a little about what affiliate marketing is
and some of the things that you can do to become a wildly
successful affiliate marketer.

Affiliate marketing basically means that you are marketing for
other people and businesses in exchange for a commission. The
typical commission runs between 30 and 75% with 50% being the
average.

When you first join an affiliate program you are given an affiliate
link that goes to the website of the product owner. This special link
is encoded with your unique affiliate id and when you send
someone to the product owners site through your special link and
they make a purchase you receive a commission. This works out
great for both you and the product owner, because you make a
nice paycheck and the product owner makes more sales and cuts
down on advertising costs at the same time.

One of the main things that makes affiliate marketing so great is
that having or creating your own product isn't necessary. Along
with that there is the added perks like not having to deal with
customers support, complaints or refunds. The only thing an
affiliate needs to be successful is some basic internet marketing
skills and the desire to succeed. Don't panic if you don't know
anything about marketing online, because there is plenty of
fantastic information available on the subject all over the internet.

I am assuming that since you are taking this crash course that you
already have some basic knowledge under your belt, so we are
going to dive right in today and talk about some simple tactics that
affiliate marketers can use to increase their chances of success.

First, let's talk about using unique web pages to promote each
separate product you are marketing. It's very important not lump all
of your chosen affiliate programs together on one website just to
save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site or at the
very least a sub domain focusing on each and every product and
nothing more. This way you can streamline and target your
marketing efforts for better results.

Another thing you can do is to include product reviews on the
product webpages you set up, so visitors will have an initial
understanding of what the product can do for those that buy them.
When possible collect and include testimonials from users who
have already tried the product and add them to the webpages.
This really helps increase credibility and convert more visitors into
buyers.

Including articles that you write or with reprint rights that highlight
the uses of the product and posting them on the website as an
additional page will also help increase your free search engine
traffic and chances of success.

Be sure to make the pages attractive, compelling and include calls
to act on the information. Each headline should attract the readers
to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special
points. This will help your readers to learn what the product is
about and will make them want to find out more. That is when they
will click on your affiliate and help you make more commissions.

Next let's talk about collecting contact information by offering free
reports to your prospects. This does two important thing for your
affiliate business. It allows you to further educate your prospects
and follow up with them in the future with more information on the
products you offer.

For this to work you will need a good autoresponder service. You
will want to create a short report and series of seven to ten
autoresponder messages that will be mailed to people who sign
up to receive your free report.

Did you know that according to research, a sale is usually closed 
on the seventh contact with a prospect? Hence the reason you will
want to create a series of follow up messages.

When you are creating your content focus on important points like
how the product can make things easier and more enjoyable for
people who purchase it.  Include compelling subject lines in the
email. As much as possible, avoid using the word “free” because
there are still older spam filters that dumps those kind of contents
into the junk folder before anyone reads them.

Do your best to convince those who signed up for your free report
that they will be missing something big if they don't take the time to
at least check out the product or service you're recommending. Be
sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the
product. Don't make it sound like a sales pitch. Keep in mind that
by providing useful information to your prospects you will increase
your chances of making a commission.

Before we end today's lesson I want to touch on one more thing
that you can do to increase your chances of affiliate marketing
success.

That is getting traffic. The kind of traffic that is targeted to your
product. Just think about it this way, if the person who visited your
website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they
will be among those who move on and never come back.

One of the best ways to get this kind of traffic is by writing articles
for submission and publication. A good rule of thumb it to try to
write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600
words in length. By continuously writing and submitting these
articles to you can generate as many as 100 targeted prospects
to your site in a day.

That may not sound like much for all of the work you put in but
statistics show that 1 out of every 100 people are likely to make a
purchase. If you can generate a 1,000 targeted hits for your
website in a day, that means you can make 10 sales based on the
average statistic and the best thing is that the articles will continue
to work for you even after you have moved on to another product.

None of the tactics that we have discussed today are very difficult
to do, if you think about it, it just requires a little time and an action
plan on your part. Once you have completed the process for one
affiliate program you can move on to the next and you will end up
with a good source of income along with a thriving affiliate
marketing business.

We have a lot to go over in the next few days if you want to learn
how to make even more affiliate marketing profits, so make sure
you look for your next lesson tomorrow. We will be talking about
things you should consider before you join an affiliate program, so
that you can choose the best ones for your business.

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subject line: Second Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hello "autoresponder code here",

It’s time for your second lesson.  I hope you found lesson one
informative. Today we are going to talk about affiliate programs
and what you should look for before joining them.

Let's jump right in and start with one of the best ways I can think of
to choose a product to promote and that is by deciding weather or
not you are interested in purchasing the product yourself. If that
is the case, chances are, there are many others who are also
interested in it as well.

Of course, you can't just base your decision to promote an affiliate
program on weather or not you like the product, but it is a good
place to start. Now let's go over some other thing you should
consider.

- You will want to look for a program that is of high quality. For
   instance, look for one that is associated with many experts in
   that particular industry. This way, you can be assured of the
   standard of the program you will be joining.

- Look for the ones that offer real and viable products. How do
   you know this? Do some initial research. If possible, track down
   some of the members and customers to give you testimonial on
   the credibility of the program.

- Does the program cater to a growing target market? This will
  ensure you that there will be a continuous demand for your
  referrals. Do a little research and make inquiries. If there are
  forums and discussions groups related to the product topic
  participate and look for reliable feedback.

- A program with a compensation plan that pays out a residual
  income and a payout of 30% or more would be a great choice.
  There are programs offering this kind of compensation. You just
  have to look closely for one. Don't waste your time with programs
  that do not reward substantially for your efforts.

- Be aware of any minimum quotas that you must fulfill. Some
  affiliate programs impose pre-requisites before you get your
  commissions. For instance you may have to make more than a
  $100.00 or make ten sales before you receive your paycheck. If
  the sales target is too hard to achieve you may want to rethink
  joining.

- Select programs that have plenty of pre made tools and
  resources that can help you grow the business in the shortest
  possible time. Not all affiliate programs have these capacities.

- Check out weather or not the program has an automated system
  that allows you to check your referral statistics and compensation
  at any  time.

- Does the program offer strong incentives for customers to
  make additional purchases or for members to renew their
  memberships. Affiliate programs that  provide continuous help
  and upgrades for its products have the tendency to retain more
  customers. These things can assure the growth of your business.

Always get to know the product and program you are considering.
Knowing the kind of program you are getting yourself into will
help you anticipate and prevent any future problems you may
encounter. Do some research and don't be afraid to ask
questions before you join.

Here are some of the questions you should ask:

- Will it cost you anything to join?

Most affiliate programs being offered today are absolutely free of
charge. So why settle for those that charge you some dollars
before joining.

- When do they issue the commission checks?

Every program is different. Some issue their checks once a
month, every quarter, etc. Select the one that is suited to your
payment time choice.

- What is the amount of commission paid?

If the program pays per sale (which are the ones I prefer) you can
expect to make anywhere from 5% - 75% depending on the
program. You will also find programs that pay for each hit or each
impression.The amount paid for those type of programs is not
much at all, so you must be prepared to send large volumes of
traffic through your affiliate link to make a nice paycheck.

These are just some of the questions that need answering before
you enter into an affiliate program. You should be familiar with all
of the important aspects of your chosen program. They can help
you select the right program for your affiliate business.

Look for another lesson tomorrow! We will be talking about some
great ways that you can increase your affiliate commissions.

I'll talk to you then,
"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"



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subject line: Third Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hi "autoresponder code here",

It’s time for your third lesson in the Affiliate Marketing Profits
Crash Course. I hope you learned a lot about choosing the right
affiliate programs for your business from your last lesson.

In this lesson are going to go over some simple ways that you can
boost your affiliate commissions. Which is always a good thing!

As we discussed in lesson one affiliate marketing doesn't require
product development, dealing with customer support, complaints
or refunds. As a matter of fact it is one of the easiest ways of
starting an online business and earning more profits.

Assuming that you have followed some of the steps in lesson two
and that you have already chosen some affiliate programs that you
want to promote, what would be the next thing you would want to
do?

How about double, or even triple, your commissions as quickly as
possible?

If you answered yes to that question then you will enjoy this lesson!

I have some great tips to share with you in this lesson that will
help you boost your affiliate commissions quickly.

The first thing you will want to decide on is which program the
ones you have chosen is the best. Obviously, you want to promote
a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the
shortest possible time.There are several factors to consider when
selecting a program to focus on.

Then narrow down your choices to the ones that have a generous
commission structure and that fit in with your target audience.
Check to make sure that they have a solid track record of paying
their affiliates easily on time.

You can do that by performing a search for the product name plus
the words "affiliate payments". If anyone is complaining that they
aren't getting paid you will find posts about the issue.

Remember there are thousands of affiliate programs online so you
can be picky. You want to take your time and select the best so
that you can avoid wasting your time and losing your advertising
dollars.

Now let's get down to some quick tips that you can use to
increase your commissions:

-   Participate in chat rooms related to the product you're reselling.
    Start a conversation with a person without trying to sell to them.
    Later on, while you are chatting, mention the product you're
    reselling.

-   Create a free ebook with the advertisement and link of your
    affiliate web site. The subject of the free ebook should entice
    your target audience to down-load it. Also submit it to some
    ebook directories for even better results.

-   Start your own affiliate program directory. Join a large number
    of affiliate programs and list them all in a directory format on
    your web site. Then just advertise your free affiliate program
    directory.

-   Write your own affiliate program ads. If all the other affiliates use
    the same ads you do, that does not give you an edge over your
    competition. Use a different ad to give yourself an advantage
    over all the other affiliates.

-   Use a personal endorsement ad. Only use one if you've actually
    bought the product or service for the affiliate program. Tell
    people what kind of benefits and results you've received using
    the product. Endorsements also increase the credibility of the
    product you are promoting.

-   Advertise the product you're promoting in your signature file.
    Use an attention getting headline and a good reason for them to
    visit  your affiliate site. Make sure your sig file doesn't go over 5
    lines. You can use this in your outgoing emails, on forums and in
    blog comments.

-   Participate on web discussion boards. Post your comments,
    answer other people's questions, and ask your own questions.
    If you can work in how your product can help solve someone's
    problem all the better for you and don't forget to include your sig
    file when you post.

-   Create a free newsletter build around the topic of your chosen
    product. It doesn't have to be fancy, just informative and helpful.
    Then use it to advertise the affiliate programs you've joined.
    Submit it to online ezine directories and promote it on your
    web site.

-   Use bonuses to help sell your products! Using bonuses is one
    of the easiest ways to motivate people to purchase from you.
    Remember, you're often competing with many other marketers.
    By offering a relevant bonus with the product you're trying to sell,
    you'll help tip the prospect's buying choice in you favor.

-   Start a private web site. Use it as a free bonus as well.
    Especially if people buy the product you're promoting. You could
    also allow people to join for free and then advertise your affiliate
    programs inside. This does two things. It allows you to keep in
    touch with your prospects and it makes them feel as if they are
    receiving extra value when they  purchase form you.

-   As we discussed in lesson one use product reviews and
    testimonials. They are one of the best methods to help make a
    sale. That's why you will see so many  testimonials on a sales
    page. Take your time and write intelligent product reviews of the
    products you are marketing and collect testimonials from the
    people who purchase from you.

-   Use a blog to provide useful information in your niche and
    include your well written product recommendations. When you
    post regularly you'll be able to start generating a steady stream
    of  traffic and sales from the search engines. Just be sure to
    keep your blog focused on good keywords that relate to the
    products you are promoting.

-   Build a list of prospects. The easiest way of doing this is by
    providing an email opt-in on your website. Ideally, create a
    system where you offer a bonus if the visitor joins  your list. Use
    a good autoresponder system like Getresponse to collect email
    address and load a series of 7-10 emails with useful
    information and free resources. As time goes by your readers
    will find your information useful and you will be able to convert
    them in to paying customers.

Give some of these strategies a try. I don't recommend trying all of
them at the same time. Just focus on two or three at first and see
the difference it can make to your commission checks.

Look for another lesson tomorrow!  We will be going over some
common mistakes that affiliate marketers make so that you can
avoid making them.

I hope you are learning a lot from your lessons,
"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"


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subject line: Fourth Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hello again "autoresponder code here",

I hope you got some great ideas on how you can increase
your affiliate commissions from your lesson yesterday.

Today let's talk about how you can avoid some of the common
mistakes that many affiliate marketers make without even realizing
that they are damaging their business.

Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and powerful ways
of earning an income online. It's the way that I started my business
many years ago and it has worked out great for me. It can be the
same for you especially if you avoid common mistakes that can
hurt your chances of success.

Like all businesses, there are lots of pitfalls in the affiliate
marketing business. Some of the most common mistakes can end
up costing you a large portion of the profits you make and you may
not even realize it's happening. That is why it is better to avoid
these mistakes from the start.

Mistake #1: Choosing the wrong affiliate programs.

We talked a lot about choosing the right affiliate programs in
lesson two now let's find out why it's so important to your business
that you don't choose the wrong programs to promote.

You see, many people want to earn from affiliate marketing as
fast as possible and I can't blame them. Who doesn't like quick
cash. But, in their rush they tend to choose what I like to call a
bandwagon product. They choose this product because they think
it is in demand without actually considering if the product appeals
to them or their prospects.

This isn't a very wise move and could end up hurting your business
in the long run. Especially if you end up losing the confidence of
your readers and customers by promoting products to them that
they aren't interested in.

Instead of jumping on the bandwagon, try to choose a product that
you and your prospects are truly interested in. Take the extra time
to plan your actions and do some research about that product to
see if it is in demand.

A quick way to find out if a product is in demand is to do a quick
Google search for the product and see if anyone else is promoting
it. If you see several Google ads on the side of the search results
page you can be fairly sure that there is a good market for the
product. On the other hand if there very few or no ads  for the
product then you may want to drop that product and move on.

On a side note if there are too many ads for the product then your
competition will be pretty stiff and you may want to reconsider
promoting it. But market research is an entirely different subject
than what we are discussing in this short course, so we will move.

Mistake #2: Joining too many affiliate programs.

Since affiliate programs are very easy to join, you might be
tempted to join multiple affiliate programs thinking it will help you
maximize your earnings. On some level this seems to make
Spence
because what do you have to lose by joining every program you
come across.

While the idea of having multiple sources of income is a great
one, joining multiple programs and attempting to promote them all
at once will only hurt your chances of success. Simply because
you will lose focus and it will prevent you from concentrating on the
programs that will make you the most money.

It is far better to focus your efforts on a select few than to try and
stretch yourself to thin promoting every program you can find in
hopes one of them will hit the mother load.

The best way in my humble opinion to get the results you want is
by joining one program at a time. Ideally one that pays a 50% or
more commission per sale. Then focus your attention on it until you
see that it is making a reasonable profit, then join another affiliate
program, preferably one related to the first one and repeat the
process until you have a whole network of related products making
you money.

The technique may take a little more time and effort on your part,
but what you will end up with is a solid foundation for your growing
business and that is well worth the effort.

Mistake #3: Not buying the product or service you are promoting.

As an affiliate, your main goal is to effectively and convincingly
promote a product or service and to find people willing to
purchase it through your affiliate link. For you to achieve this goal,
you must be able to relay to your prospective customers the main
benefits of that product or service. This is very difficult to do when
you haven't tried the product yourself.

While you may still have success promoting products that you
haven't personally used or at least reviewed, you will never reach
it's maximum income potential unless you can honestly and
convincingly recommend it.

So, try the product or service personally first before you sign up as
an affiliate to see if it's really delivering what it promises. If you do,
then you will be well aware of its advantages and disadvantages.
Your prospective customers will then feel the sincerity and
truthfulness in your review of the product and this will help
encourage them to try it out for themselves.

There you have it. The three most common mistakes that many
affiliate marketers make. Now you can do your best to avoid
making the same mistakes.

Remember time is the key. Take the time to analyze your chosen
affiliate programs. Get a system in place for promoting them and
then you will be able to maximize your affiliate earning and build a
solid foundation for your business.

I'd love to hear from you! Please let me know if you have any
questions and don't forget to look out for your next lesson. We will
be talking about some basic techniques that you can use to drive
traffic through your affiliate links for maximum profits.

"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"


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subject line: Fifth Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hello "autoresponder code here",

I hope that you have now know how to avoid some of the more
common mistakes that affiliate marketers make and that
you are ready to dive in to today's lesson.

Today I want to share with you some basic techniques that you can
use to drive traffic through your affiliate links for maximum
profits.

These are very easy techniques to implement, but don't let that fool
you! All of the methods we are going to discuss today are road
tested and with a little bit of effort on your part they will bring you all
the traffic you need to run a successful affiliate marketing
business.

Let's start with article writing. We have touched base on the
importance of using articles to promote your affiliate programs
earlier in this course, but we have to talk about it again because it
is one of the best techniques that you can use to get the traffic
through your affiliate links.

All you have to do is write informative content about your product
or topic and include a link to your site or in some cases directly to
your affiliate link in your authors bio box. Then submit your articles
to popular directories like ezinearticles.com, articlecity.com or
goarticles.com. There are many more, but these are a good place
to start.

TIP: Be sure to check the directories terms of service before you
submit articles with affiliate links. Some directories frown on this
and in that case all you have to do is set up a page on your own
website or blog and send your reader their first.

People, including newsletter publishers and webmasters will be
able to find and use the articles that you've submitted and every
time they do you will expose them to your links, which means long-
term traffic for you along with some other side benefits like better
search engine rankings and becoming known as an expert in your
chosen topic.

- Next, let's talk about using blogs to drive traffic through your
  affiliate links.

Blogs are very easy to make which makes them perfect for
promoting affiliate programs. Another great thing about using a
blog is that the search engines, like Google love them and will
regularly come by to index your postings. For this method to be
effective you must post to your blog on a regular basis and be sure
that you are strategically putting relevant keywords in your posts.

If done correctly your search engine ranking will score high and
you will receive highly targeted free traffic to your blog that you can
then send through your affiliate links.

- Now let's talk about using online forums to drive traffic through
  your affiliate links.

This is pretty straight forward. You visit online forums related to
your product or topic and post some of your thoughts, ideas or ask
questions on them. For this to work well you will want to take some
time to write an attention getting signature line and don't forget to
spend some time filling out your forum profile. Be sure to include
your links in both. Then every time you make a post readers will be
exposed to your offer.

The more helpful and informative you are the more you will get
noticed by other members and the more people will click on you
links to see what you are up to. Another great thing about using
forums as a way to get traffic is that the posts often rank well in the
search engines which we know is a good thing!

- Publishing a newsletter is another great way to drive traffic
  through your affiliate links.

After all people like to be kept informed. Publishing a free
newsletter will help you give your prospects what they want, which
is more information about your topic. Do you best to keep you
content tightly focused and include your articles, product
reviews and recommendations along with links to your chosen
affiliate programs.

Try to publish your newsletter on a regular schedule. Once every
two weeks is a good rule of thumb and it will be a great source of
traffic to your affiliate programs.

- Advertising in related ezines or newsletters is also a great way to
  drive traffic through your affiliate links.

Contact ezine/newsletters publishers that are related to but not in
direct competition with the product or service that you want to
promote and purchase or even trade some ad space with them.

Some times they will have their rates posted on their websites, but
that doesn't mean that  you can't try to negotiate a better rate,
especially if you are just looking to run a small test ad. If you have
you own list of subscribers you can often work out a trade or ad
swap where they will run your ad in exchange for you running their
ad in your publication. This can work out great for both of you and
save you money at the same time.

- Last but not least let's talk about using PPC advertising to
  drive traffic through your affiliate links.

Pay Per Click advertising can be a very cost-effective way to get
targeted traffic through your affiliate links when you know what you
are doing. This technique has more of a learning curve than the
other methods we have discussed in this lesson, but it can also
yield the fastest results when done properly.

The basis behind pay per click advertising is pretty simple.
Search engine such as Google or Yahoo will allow you to
purchase advertising on a pay per bid basis. You get to choose
how much you want to pay for a specific keyword. The higher bid,
the higher your ad will rank on the search engine results page.
If done right you can often get good keyword clicks for as little a 3
cents per click and that is what makes it a great option for fast
results.

The downside to pay per click advertising is that it can cost you a
lot of money, if you're not generating any leads or sales. That is
why I recommend that you take the time to learn as mush as
possible before you invest a lot of money in a PPC campaign

So there you have it, some great and inexpensive ways to
generate traffic through your affiliate links. As with any form of
advertising and traffic generation take you time and test each of
the methods until you find the one that works the best for you.

That's it for today's lesson.

In tomorrows lesson we will be talking about how you can protect
your affiliate links and keep your commissions from being stolen
right out from under you.

See you then,
"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"



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subject line: Sixth Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hello "autoresponder code here",

How are you?  Well we are winding down to the end of this crash
course, but before I send you out on your own to make loads of
affiliate cash we still need to go over a few things.

Like how you can protect your affiliate links and keep your
hard earned commissions from being stolen right out from under
you.

The simple fact is that as more people become aware of affiliate
marketing and the links that represent your "paycheck," the
greater the chances are that someone is going to hijack your
affiliate link and substitute their own for it. They can completely cut
you out of your hard earned commission.

There many ways that affiliate commissions can be stolen!

You may not know this, but there is adware, spyware and other
invasive software programs that unscrupulous hijackers install on
your computer, sometimes with your consent because they sneak
it in with something that you think is harmless. This software is
capable of replacing genuine affiliate links and cookies. By
substituting their own data instead of the legitimate affiliate
marketers data the honest business person misses out on the
sale.

The problem is that this sinister software automatically rewrites the
affiliate links on the pages you visit. For example, lets say you
read a great book review on a legitimate webpage and decide to
click through and make a purchase, thinking that you are buying
from the person who recommended the book, but instead you end
up unknowingly buying from a thief. They get the cash and the
legitimate marketer (you) does all the work.

How can you keep this from happening to you?

There are different ways that you can go about disguising,
cloaking or redirecting your links so that you can protect your
affiliate id and your commissions. Today we are going to briefly go
over some of them, but before we do I want to make you aware
that you should always check with the affiliate manager of the
product you are promoting before you decide to cloak your links
because it can sometimes interfere with your affiliate cookies
and some programs do not allow it.

With that said let's start by taking a look at free services that will
cloak your link for you, like TinyURL, Budurl, SnipURL and others,
which serve the dual purpose of hiding your ID and shortening your
very long, ugly affiliate link into a much more manageable one.

These are great and can come in very handy, especially for those
that aren't knowledgeable or comfortable using html, php or java
script codes.

They are very simple to use. All you do is plug in your affiliate link,
click a button and out comes a nice, new short url that you can
share in your all of your promotions without worrying that the URL
will break and become unclickable or that your affiliate
commissions
be hijacked.

There are literally hundreds of these link shortening services out
there. Some very simple like TinyURL which creates links that will
never ever expire and a handy browser bookmark button that'll
provide a TinyURL of your current page. Then there are some that
offer much more. For instance Budurl not only cloaks and shortens
your link it also allows you the option of adding you own custom
alias and provides you with a whole suite of tools that makes
keeping track of your links and how many times that have been
clicked on amazingly simple. This is great for testing your ad copy.

Some argue that using one of these services can be bad for your
business simply because your prospects may be reluctant to click
on a link that they don't recognize as yours or one where they can't
quickly identify their destination. While there maybe some truth to
this, I feel that it is better than using nothing at all until you can
decide on a method that works well for you.

Now let's talk about scripts, codes and software that you can use
to protect your affiliate links.

There are many different types of software as well as various
scripts, php and html codes that you can use to protect your links
and track the click-troughs on them. If you go to Google, MSN or
your favorite search engine and do a search for link cloaking or
link redirection and you will literally find thousand of pages on the
different types of cloaking software, scripts and codes that you
can use.

One of the benefits of using one of these is that most of them will
never display the affiliate links directly in the browser and they will
give you greater control over how your customer views you links.

As I mentioned there are so many available that there is no way
that I could cover them all in the span of this short course, but what
I can do is tell you about  another great way that you can safely
redirect your links and protect them at the same time and that is by
buying a domain name and using it to forward your affiliate link.

While this may not be practical or cost effective for every affiliate
program that you join, especially in the testing phase it is a great
solution for promoting programs that you have found to be
profitable.

For this to work you simply purchase and park a domain and then
forward it to an existing website. When visitors go to the domain
you forwarded, they are automatically taken to the URL you
specified. In this case through your affiliate link to the product you
are promoting.

For instance, let's say that you are promoting a great set golf clubs
and you know that it's a good money maker. You could then
purchase a related domain name like "awesome"
and then using the tools that you will find inside the control panel of
your "Domain Manager" you can easily forward your new domain
directly to the sales page for that program.

You can also add masking to your forwarded domains, which
prevents your affiliate URL from displaying in the browser's
address bar. If you set up masking, you can specify a title and
meta tags which could help with ranking your webpages on search
engines.

Not only does this help protect your affiliate commissions it also
gives you a very professional looking and easy to identify link to
use in your promotions it will also give you more credibility.

I hope today's lesson was helpful to you and that you are now
armed with enough information, so that you can go out and do your
on research on the topic and find the solution that will work the
best for your affiliate marketing business.

Don't forget to look out for your final lesson tomorrow. There will be
some great information in it on how you can increase your affiliate
commissions even more using video.

I'll talk to you then,
"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"


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subject line: Seventh Lesson - Affiliate Marketing Profits

Hello "autoresponder code here",

Well,  we have come to the final lesson in the Affiliate Marketing
Profits Crash Course. For this last lesson we are going to talk
about a more advanced method that you can use to increase your
affiliate commissions and that is by using videos.

Let's face the facts. Video is HOT!

Being able to give your customers something they can actually
see and hear can literally explode your online sales instantly.
There is nothing else that comes close to the effectiveness and
persuasion power of a well designed video message. You see it
everywhere and now it has become the medium of choice for
many marketers including affiliate marketers.

After all what better way to wow your prospects and customers
than to record and publish top notch, streaming videos. When
done right this technique will have your customers jumping up and
down with excitement to buy the products you are promoting right
away.

Believe it or not you don't need extensive training, expensive
equipment or software make this work for you. Anyone (even you)
can create stunning videos. You can start out with brief
introductions and simple product reviews or go all out with site
tours, tutorials and step-by-step presentations.

As with any marketing method there are many ways that you can
accomplish your goals and create great videos that your viewers
will love.

But for this lesson we are going to focus on making screen
capture videos with a software called Camtasia. Now Camtasia
isn't a free software but you can download a fully functional trial
version of the software at no cost here:
http://www.techsmith.com/

The screen capture process is a lot like having your customers
seated next to you and looking at your desktop, as you show them
all of the great things that the product you are promoting has to
offer.

Camtasia has many great features that make the process as
painless as possible. It allows you to record your desktop activity
in a single click. You can then use it to easily convert your videos
into web pages and a variety of other formats for easy sharing.

There are other things you can do with Camtasia as well. Like
redirecting your viewers straight to your affiliate website after they
are finished watching the video or putting your url at the end and
sending them there if they want more information.

Not to mention all of the free traffic you can get by uploading your
videos to video sharing sites like Youtube and Google Video. I
know many affiliates who use nothing but video to promote their
chosen affiliate programs and make huge commission checks in
the process.

Using videos can do so many great things for your affiliate
marketing business. It can help minimize miscommunications
with your customers. By instantly showing them what they want and
helping them clearly understand the product you are representing
it will help reduce refunds and other common customer issues that
may arise.

Another good thing about using video is that there isn't too much
that can go wrong. You don't have to worry about misspelled
words or graphics not showing up when they are supposed to and
the chances of your affiliate links being hijacked are almost non
existent. Once you have a great video in place it is there all the
time ready to visually show your prospects what you have to offer.

If you aren't using video to promote your affiliate programs I highly
recommend you give it a try and while there are other software
programs like Windows Movie Maker that you can use to
accomplish the task you may want to check out Camtasia simply
because they have a wide variety of easy to follow training videos
that will help you learn everything you need to know about creating
your own videos.

Well, we've come to the end of the Affiliate Marketing Crash
Course. I sure hope you have learned a lot from your lessons and
that you are ready to take the affiliate marketing world by storm!
Remember if you ever have any questions I am here to help.

I wish you the best of luck with your affiliate marketing business!

"your name here"

"your email address"

"your URL here"



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