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Affiliate Marketing Does Get Results

    This week I’ve been banging on about affiliate marketing as a model of online business. I haven’t been too complementary about it. Generally I had found it time-consuming, reactionary and it had left me with the feeling I was ‘not getting it’. I threw in the towel a couple times. Had an other bash. Gave up again. By writing these posts I have had an opportunity to reflect on my actions and results. Last night I looked at my actual recent results. Ooohh. The results weren’t so bad after all. In a period of 18 days, these were my results… Read More »Affiliate Marketing Does Get Results

    How I Do Affiliate Marketing

      There is a bucket load of advice around the web on how to do affiliate marketing. I found a lot of it contradictory and confusing. Affiliate marketing is not as easy as many would have you believe. There are a lot of steps involved and decisions along the way. Get them right and you’re on your way. Miss any or make a poor decision and you’re stuffed, or at least making it harder than it could be. I’ve played with affiliate marketing now for about four years. “Played” being the optimal word.   Market an Amazon Shop Firstly I set… Read More »How I Do Affiliate Marketing

      Plan Your Business Marketing

        Marketing is something we know we need to do but sometimes it falls behind all the other stuff, like tidying up the website, getting sales material written, blogging, preparing content etc. I must have reviewed and copied and downloaded a hundred different marketing plans and I’ve used (and taught) quite a few. But for simplicity, it’s hard to go past Paula Stafford’s, reproduced here: “Here’s my really simple marketing plan. 1. Create your product or service. 2. Be friendly to people and socialize. 3. Blog about your product or service. 4. Get on Twitter and Facebook. Talk about you, your product and… Read More »Plan Your Business Marketing

        Have You Planned For 2014?

          A few days ago I created this meme. [My nephew loves Buzz so that image captured my attention :)] In the corporate world, I plan at least 3 months ahead. The other day I realised I hadn’t planned for next year in terms of my online business – and it was less than 6 weeks away! By then, I will be available more to build my internet presence and income so I need to get things underway. How about you?