The super affiliate handbook : how I made $436,797 in one year selling other people's stuff online

affiliate Marketing Is The Ultimate Home-based Internet Business. It Requires No Development, Buying, Storing Or Shipping Of Products. Forget About Expensive Merchant Accounts Or Handling Of Customer Complaints. The Merchant Takes Care Of All The Hassles. You Simply Place A Merchant's Link On Your Web Site, And Everytime Someone Buys Through Your Unique Link, You Earn A Commission. Internet Marketing As An Affiliate Is Simply The Easiest, Fastest And Least Expensive Way To Start Your Own Home-based Business On The Web. Table of Contents......Page 4 Thank You & Congratulations......Page 11 Make No Promises, Tell No Lies (Disclaimer)......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 13 About the Author......Page 14 How to Get the Most from the “HandBook”......Page 15 Debunking the 6 Biggest Internet Marketing Myths......Page 16 Profile of an Entrepreneur......Page 20 Quiz: Are YOU an Entrepreneur?......Page 22 Can You Handle the Lifestyle?......Page 24 How Do Affiliate Programs Work?......Page 26 15 Reasons to Become an Affiliate Marketer......Page 28 What is a Super-Affiliate?......Page 30 A Brief History of Affiliate Marketing......Page 31 Affiliating vs. Reselling......Page 32 How to Become an Affiliate......Page 34 Overview of the Business-Building Process......Page 35 Computer Codes and Macros......Page 37 File Management......Page 38 Internet Connection......Page 40 Telephone......Page 41 Router......Page 42 AntiVirus Software......Page 43 Compression/Extraction Utility......Page 45 Email Software......Page 47 Firewall......Page 48 PDF Reader......Page 49 Text Editor......Page 50 Business Expenses......Page 51 What's Your Passion?......Page 52 Targeting a Market......Page 57 Market Research Tools......Page 58 Keyword Research Tools......Page 59 Top 200 Searches in 60 Days......Page 66 Search Toolbars......Page 72 Google Search Engine......Page 74 Pay Per Click Search Engines......Page 75 Is there Sufficient Demand?......Page 76 How Much Competition Are You Up Against?......Page 83 How Much Does it Cost to Advertise?......Page 87 WHO is Your Competition?......Page 89 Will Your Niche be Profitable?......Page 92 Affiliate Networks......Page 96 Affiliate Fuel......Page 97 BeFree/Reporting.net......Page 99 Casino Coins Network......Page 105 Casino Rewards......Page 106 ClickBank......Page 107 ClickxChange......Page 108 Commission Junction......Page 109 Commission Soup......Page 112 Dark Blue Affiliate Network......Page 113 FineClicks.com......Page 114 LeadHound......Page 115 Linkshare......Page 116 Quinstreet......Page 118 ShareaSale......Page 119 WebSponsors......Page 120 Affiliate Networks - Quick List......Page 122 Affiliate Program Directories......Page 123 "Ready-Made" Affiliate Marketing Business......Page 125 Great Product - No Program - Now What?......Page 127 5 Ways to Assess a Product or Service......Page 130 Let's Play 20 Questions......Page 131 Is the Company Reputable?......Page 132 May I Terminate the Agreement? How?......Page 133 Is My Site Eligible for this Program?......Page 134 Does the Program Require Exclusivity?......Page 135 How Much is the Commission?......Page 136 Do I Get Credit for Recurring Sales?......Page 138 Does the Program Pay Lifetime Commissions?......Page 139 Are Cookies Used to Track Sales?......Page 140 Are Sales Statistics Reported in Real Time?......Page 141 Are Sales Tools Offered?......Page 142 How Do I Get Paid? In Cash? Credit? Food Stamps?......Page 145 Is There a Minimum Payout Amount?......Page 146 Commission Rates......Page 147 Brand Name Products......Page 149 Should You Affiliate with Bookstores?......Page 150 Sorry, Your Application was Rejected......Page 151 You're Fired!......Page 152 A Good Program to Join......Page 154 A Program to Avoid......Page 157 Inconsiderate Affiliate Managers......Page 159 Slow Payments......Page 161 Free Domains - Worth about that Much......Page 163 How to Choose a Domain Name......Page 165 Register Your Own Domain Name......Page 167 Key Hosting Features......Page 168 Value......Page 169 Recommended Hosting Services......Page 170 Don't Build a Mall... Build a Theme Park!......Page 172 One Topic - Multiple Domains?......Page 174 Site Structure - 'Micro' or Content?......Page 175 Develop a Site Plan......Page 176 Use a Template......Page 181 Get A Web Site Package Deal......Page 182 Hire a Designer......Page 183 HTML/Graphics Combination Software......Page 185 TAG line / Slogan......Page 187 Privacy Statement......Page 188 Contact Information......Page 189 Ezine/Newsletter Sign-Up on Every Page......Page 190 Font Face, Color & Size......Page 191 White Space......Page 192 Consistent Navigation......Page 193 Use of Pop-Ups......Page 194 Music/Noise......Page 195 Frames......Page 196 Web Site Building Primers & Help......Page 197 Keyword-Rich Page Names......Page 198 Meta Tags......Page 199 Dynamic Pages......Page 200 Avoid Tricks and Deception......Page 201 Turn Clicks into Customers......Page 202 How to Write Compelling Product Endorsements......Page 203 Learn the Art of Copywriting......Page 204 Credibility Pays......Page 206 29 Ways to Promote Your Affiliate Business......Page 208 Google AdWords......Page 209 Pay Per Click Search Engines......Page 210 Pay for a Yahoo! Listing......Page 212 Ezine Advertising......Page 213 Build an Opt-In Subscriber List......Page 214 Publish an Ezine, eCourse or Both......Page 215 How to Use Auctions to Sell Affiliate Products......Page 216 Site Submission Services & Software......Page 219 Joint Ventures......Page 220 Write Ezine Articles......Page 221 Free Directory Listings......Page 222 Group and Forum Postings......Page 223 Link Trading, FFA's & Banner Exchanges......Page 225 Use an Email Signature......Page 229 Start or HomePage Traffic Networks......Page 230 Refer-a-Friend Scripts......Page 231 Classified Ads......Page 232 Trade Publications......Page 233 Happy Customers......Page 234 How to Get & Stay Organized......Page 236 Daily Tasks......Page 239 Weekly Tasks......Page 240 Quarterly Tasks......Page 241 Stats to Track & Numbers to Crunch......Page 242 Collecting Data......Page 245 Recording Data......Page 248 How to Prevent Commission Theft......Page 254 25 Avoidable Mistakes......Page 257 How Much is Your Effort Worth?......Page 260 Forums: Participate & Learn......Page 263 Glossary of Terms......Page 265 Rosalind's Directory of Goodies......Page 276 A Few of My Favorite Affiliate Programs......Page 277 Recommended Reading......Page 279 AfterWord......Page 280