Welcome to the Cracked Code fast start traffic guide. I have put this step-by-step guide together so you would have a quick reference manual to refer to each time you begin your linking campaigns.
The image below provides a visual overview of how your linking campaigns should appear. In some cases, depending upon the competition for your keywords, it will only be necessary to link a couple of these sites to your main money sites.
Your main money sites are going to be your blog/landing page on your own domain and a Squidoo Lens.
Step 1
Your two main money sites are going to be your blog/landing page and Squidoo.
Create your content on these sites, observing the proper keyword density for your main keywords and be sure to include your keywords in the title headings.
Step 2
After you have created your content on these two main sites, create a linking campaign to them from Social Marker, a social bookmarking site.
Add 5 to 10 links a day, but only add 1 link from each social bookmarking site. Ensure you use proper keyword tags for your keywords.
For example, “product name,” “product name review,” “product comparisons,” etc.
Examples: “iPhone 3G,” “iPhone 3G Review,” and “iPhone 3G vs. Blackberry.”
The top 10 sites where you should bookmark your content are:
1. Digg
2. Feed Age
3. Propeller
4. Slide Share
5. Twitter
6. Furl.net
7. OYAX
8. Stumbleupon
9. Mixx
10. Clipmarks
Step 3
After each new post, you should ping your site at either PinGoat or Ping-O Matic.
Step 4
Add your sites to Zimbio and bookmark them at Humsurfer.
Step 5
Create a linking campaign from the following article directories:
• Ezine Articles
• Go Articles – Links are allowed in the body of your article.
• Ideamarketers – You can pay to have your article appear on the front page.
Step 6
Create additional product review sites at:
• Hubpages
• WordPress
• Blogger
• WikiDot
• Weebly
Step 7
Continue your linking campaign from the following high Google page rank sites:
• YouTube
• Wet Paint
• Windows Live Spaces
• Tumblr
• Google Groups
• My Space
• Live Journal
• Quizilla
• US Free Ads
• Craigs List
• Bumpzee
• Affiliates4u
• My Blog Log
If you follow this formula closely, you should see some results relatively quickly. Of course, you have to do the proper keyword research prior to doing any SEO campaign.
Go to Google and add your keywords in quotations (“product name”). If there are less than 20,000 competing sites, you should see some results in a matter of days.
If you have less than 10,000, competing sites that is even better. You can target keywords with more competition, but you will have to do more SEO work.
Just a warning, Google can be a little unpredictable at times so do not be surprised if you lose your top rankings from time to time.
Analyze the situation and try to determine if you have added too many links too quickly or whether you need to update your site with fresh keyword rich content.
If you are not seeing results then add more links from high Google, page rank sites with your keywords in the anchor text.
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Marketing Definition Cheat SheetAdSense: A service offered by
Google that allows ads to be displayed on a website. AdSense ads are associated with Google AdWords (defined below) and match the keywords and content of the website where they are hosted (called contextual advertising).
AdSense ads come in various sizes, can be in different locations on the page, and include formats such as text or graphical banners. When website visitors click on the ad, the AdSense Publisher receives a portion of the pay per click cost paid by Google AdWords advertisers.
AdWords: An online advertising service provided by Google that displays ads based on keywords selected by the advertiser. AdWords ads are displayed when they match a keyword search in Google. AdWords advertisers are charged a cost per click (based on popularity of the keyword) and can set daily maximum budgets.
Affiliate: An affiliate is someone who is associated with a company or product. After joining an affiliate program and sending traffic to that company or product that results in a sale, the affiliate will receive a share of the revenue. The company is able to associate the sale with the affiliate because of the unique URL used by the website visitors.
Autoresponder: As the name implies, an autoresponder is software that automatically sends and responds to email. When pre-programmed, an autoresponder can be used to reply to emails or to instantly send requested information such as a newsletter, etc.
Banner ad: A banner ad is a type of advertising online that links to the advertiser’s website. The intention of the banner ad is to have the visitor click on the ad (called “click through”) so that they will be automatically taken to the advertised website where they will learn more information that may lead them to purchase the product or service advertised.
Blog: Also referred to as a weblog, a blog is a frequently updated, online journal about a topic. Most blogs display the newest entry at the top of the page and are categorized (called tags) by subject. In addition, many blogs provide links to other blogs and websites, and some blogs allows readers to post comments of their own.
Copywriting: Copywriting is using words in a particular writing style in order to advertise to and inform people about a product, service, person, or company. The intent of copywriting is to induce the reader to take action that will eventually result in a sale.
Domain name: This is a name that refers to a particular website (e.g. “google.com”) and are used instead of an IP address (unique number assigned to a computer or device).
Double opt-In: Double opt-in is also referred to confirmed opt-in. This is a term used to signify that a subscriber has signed up to receive some sort of information and has responded to an email asking them to confirm their subscription.
Email marketing campaigns: Using email in a manner similar to direct mail to communicate messages and solicit business. When individuals provide their name and email address in order to receive some information from a website, these prospective customer names are collected for future email marketing campaigns. The purpose of email marketing campaigns is to attract new customers and maintain or develop customer relationships and customer loyalty.
Forums: Forums can be thought of as an electronic version of a bulletin board, where users can post information and discuss various topics. Forums can become virtual communities and include newsgroups, message boards, discussion boards, etc. Forums are usually related to a specific topic and discussions are shown grouped together by subtopics (threaded discussions)
FTP: FTP stands for file transfer protocol and is the standard format for transferring files over the Internet. To transfer files with FTP you will need to use a software program, often available on the Internet for free, called a client.
GIF or .gif: GIF stands for graphics interchange format, which is a graphic file format used to display images on the Internet. GIF images are usually compressed, use limited colors, and are often used for screen shots and charts.
HTML: HTML is an acronym for HyperText Markup Language. HTML is a type of computer language (called markup language) used to determine the appearance of information on web pages. Using pairs of what is known as tags and angle brackets, information is formatted to display a particular way.
Internet Marketing: Internet marketing is a low cost (or free) way to market a product or service to a wide audience over the internet and through email. Internet or online marketing tends to be directed at a specific audience, usually based on keyword searches. Again, the goal of internet marketing is to send traffic to a particular website that will provide information, a service, or a product.
JPG or JPEG: Is a compression method for photographs and is a widely used file format for images on the Internet. This term can be used as a noun to refer to a picture with a .jpg or .jpeg file extension.
Joint Venture (JV): A joint venture occurs when businesses or individuals join together to achieve a goal. In Internet marketing terms a JV could mean that people are, working together to create a product or service or one person is promoting another person’s product to their mailing list.
Keyword: A word or phrase used in a search engine to look for particular internet sites. Web sites are indexed based on their keywords.
Keyword Research: Keyword research is the process of finding out what terms are frequently searched for by potential customers and which will result in the highest return on investment (such as advertising). There are many online tools that help to develop potentially profitable keywords.
Link: Also known as a hypertext link, a link provides a connection to another piece of information when a user clicks on a particular object or a word. Links are the web part of the World Wide Web and are related to how Google ranks websites.
Meta Tags: Meta tags contain coding information related to a webpage. This information includes keywords and descriptions that are used by search engines when the website is indexed.
Niche (Niche Marketing): A niche is a precise section of the potential customer market that shows an interest in a particular good or service. Niche marketing is the practice of catering to the needs of this select market.
PDF: PDF is the short form for Portable Document Format. This is a file format used by various Adobe software programs. PDF’s are commonly used for ebooks because the formatting of a document can be captured to ensure that the PDF document will display the same on all computers.
Plugin or Plug-in: An external program that enhances software programs or web browsers. Some common plugins are designed to alter or improve graphics or audio files such as Flash or Real Player.
Podcast: A podcast is an audio or video recording that can be streamed or downloaded from the internet. This multimedia broadcast received its name because of the popularity of downloading the recordings to iPods.
Ping: Ping stands for Packet Inter-Network Groper, which is a test to make sure that a website is working and to find out the server’s response time.
PPC (Pay Per Click): As the term implies, an advertiser of a product or service pays each time someone clicks on their ad. PPC advertisement costs vary and determined by bids made by the advertisers.
RSS and RSS Feeds: RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format that allows new content of blogs, videos, audio, etc., to be updated automatically. Instead of checking a variety of website for new information, internet users can subscribe to RSS feeds so that new information is automatically sent to them. RSS feeds require the subscriber to use RSS reader software (available free from Google Reader).
Search Engine: A search engine uses a web crawler to catalogues websites to prove the best match to a query.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): SEO is an internet marketing strategy that attempts to rank high in the results of search engines and therefore increase traffic to the website. This process includes the use of targeted keywords in the website’s content, tags and meta tags.
Signature File: A signature file appears at the end of your email and can include your name, address, phone number, a link to a webpage, or provides some type of additional information.
Source Code: A source code is a type of computer language used in a website. The common code is HTML but to see the source code of a particular page, choose “view” from the menu bar, then select “view source.”
Tags: Tags are keywords determined by the content creator that describe the information and help it to be found by search engines.
Tracking: It is important to track the effects of advertising, PPC advertising, SEO technique, copywriting, etc., to ensure they are increasing sales and to determine which method is most effective.
URL: A Uniform Resource Locater (URL) specifies the location of a resource on the World Wide Web. For example www.google.com is a URL.
Viral: A term used to imply that something has become well known by being passed from person to person through word of mouth or by an electronic means.
Web 2.0: Web 2.0 refers to another platform of the World Wide Web that has become more advanced and includes social networking sites, online communities, blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds, etc. The term refers to how individuals are using the web more so than technology advancements.
Web Hosting: In order to have a website on the World Wide Web, you will need to be associated with a company that provide web-hosting services. The web hosting company essentially provides you with storage space on their server, which is connected to the internet.
Wiki: By using Wiki server software, users are able to add, delete or edit a web page’s content through any web browser. Wiki’s are popular with online communities because they are based on trust.
Zip File: A zip file is a file that has been compressed using the Windows Zip format. The advantage of a zip file is that because it has been compressed, it makes for faster downloads. To make a zip file usable again, you need to unzip the file using a program such as WinZip (free program).
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Internet Marketers, here's your Daily PlannerThe purpose of the daily planner is to keep you focused on your three primary goals:
1. Creating content and new sites
2. Generating traffic
3. Building your mailing list
Dedicate a minimum of 15 minutes a day to each of these areas. Write down your three primary goals for each day and then follow them up with action.
An example would be:
Monday:
1. Create a Squidoo review lens.
2. Bookmark your lens at 5 to 10 social bookmarking sites.
3. Link from your Squidoo lens to your main site.
Tuesday:
1. Create a new blog entry for your niche.
2. Add a Twitter post with a link to your blog.
3. Provide visitors with a related free offer on your blog to encourage them to opt-in.
Copy and paste this daily planner page bellow and print out a few copies. Use them to keep you focused and on track. Once your goals are clearly defined, it will be easier for you to make the best use of your time. Hard to get started ? Maybe this post will help you achieve your goals - 7 Days to Crush your Competition ;)
DAILY PLANNER
Monday
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3. ________________________________________
Tuesday
1. ________________________________________
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3. ________________________________________
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Money MindsetDeveloping a positive mindset is one of the most powerful tools available to you as an
Internet marketer. By using positive thinking, visualizations, and affirmations, it is possible to achieve practically whatever you desire.
Positive affirmations can assist you in transforming your life, your health, and renew your belief in yourself.
Affirmations and positive thinking can also aid you in developing a powerful and positive attitude, which is an essential ingredient to your future success.
With the power of affirmations, you can turn your past failures into success and take your goals and dreams to a completely new level.
Improving the quality of your daily self-talk is vital to your future achievements in Internet marketing as well as many other areas of your life.
I suggest you start with five affirmations, print them out, and read them aloud first thing in the morning and just before, you go to bed at night.
It is also a good practice to repeat them to yourself throughout the day whenever a negative thought enters your mind.
Here are a few examples of some affirmations that have made a big impact on my personal success:
• If They Can Do it, I Can Do It.
• I Am Persistent And I Do What It Takes.
• I Am A Genius.
• I Create My Own Success.
• I Am A Money Magnet.
• Money Comes To Me Easily And Frequently.
The concept of affirmations is to counteract some of your negative self-talk. Consciously and sub-consciously you may have some self-limiting beliefs and reciting positive affirmations will help you to overcome some negative elements of your internal self-talk.
If affirmations are new to you, just try it for a few weeks. Be conscious of your internal thought process and stop yourself if you have a negative thought and replace it with a positive one of your choice.
Ok, time to go to work...
Stop what you are doing and complete the exercise below. Ask yourself the following questions:
Affirmation Exercise
• What is holding you back?
• What limiting beliefs are you holding onto?
Next, write down 5 positive affirmations that counteract your negative thoughts.
An example might be, “There is no way I could figure this out.”
A new positive affirmation would be, “I can easily overcome any challenge.”
Remember to make these positive affirmations a part of your daily routine.
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3 Core Secrets to Growing Your BusinessThere are three actions you need to take on a continuous basis to build your credibility and to increase your online influence:
- You need to create fresh content every week.
- You need to increase the amount of traffic to your sites because as you know, traffic is the lifeblood of your online business.
- You need to increase the size of your mailing list. The bigger your list is, the more you will make. I know it has been said a gazillion times; “The Money Is In The List,” but it is true.
Your online income will increase by leaps and bounds if you focus on these three core concepts. Devoting at least 4 hours, a week in these key areas will help you stay ahead of your competition. One way to accomplish this weekly endeavour is to follow the daily schedule below.
Dedicate 15 minutes each day to each of the following tasks:
1. Create fresh content and new sites to expand your presence on the web. Ensure that your content establishes you as an expert in your niche.
2. Drive traffic to you content and sites by following the steps that I later illustrate in this blog.
3. Build your mailing list and improve your opt-in conversion rate.
Adhering to this daily schedule will help you to easily examine what is working and identify areas that require improvement.
If your online business is not growing then it is dying. Each day, remind yourself to get back on track and focus on these key areas to build your business. There is no doubt that your income will grow in relation to your efforts.
Here is another concept to consider...
The quality of your “life and business,” is directly proportional to the quality of questions you ask.
Here is an example... Instead of saying, “Where should I go on vacation this year?”
A better quality question would be, “Where can I go on vacation this year and make $10,000 at the same time?” Now that is a quality question.
You will find that by improving the quality of the questions you ask, that both your life and online business will begin to improve.
Adopting the proper mindset is also paramount to your success. Building an unwavering belief in yourself will allow you to get through the daily challenges and obstacles that may come your way.
Mindset
Do not allow yourself to give up too easily. Everyone who becomes involved in Internet marketing starts out in exactly the same place. A majority of people begin with a vague idea of how it all works and the hope that it will all come together for them.
I assure you that by the time you have read through this guide, listened to the audio interviews, and watched the videos, that you will have all the knowledge you’ll need to create a successful online business.
Just believe that it is possible for you to succeed in Internet marketing and you will. It is the belief that you have in yourself that will carry you through the rough spots and obstacles you’ll face early on.
I have created a companion guide called, “Money Mindset”, that will assist you in creating some powerful affirmations. Positive affirmations have played a huge part in my own personal transformation and success.
Saying affirmations aloud is a practice you should adopt on a daily basis. I will get more into that in the companion guide.
Where Do You Start?
There are so many different ways to make money online that at times choosing a starting point can be a little overwhelming.
You can make money from:
• Google Adsense
• Pay Per Click (PPC)
• Affiliate Marketing
• Cost Per Action (CPA)
• Pay Per Lead
• Email Marketing
• Product Creation
The list goes on and on...
If you are just starting out I recommend you begin with affiliate marketing before branching out into different areas.
Internet Marketing Skill Set
There are a few skills you will have to develop to maximize your profits:
• Niche Research
• Product Research
• Keyword Research
• Content Creation
• SEO Techniques
• Traffic Generation
• Copywriting
I know it sounds like a lot to learn, but throughout these series posts, we will explore these different areas of Internet marketing.
The Covert Affiliate Method Aftermath
In the Secret Affiliate Code I introduced the Covert Affiliate Method, which is a fantastic way of making quick profits.
Unfortunately, too many people lost sight of the big picture. The traffic principles I laid out in the secret code can be used in any niche with great results, and provide even more profits in less competitive niches.
Although I received tons of success stories, I found there were two things that a small number of people still struggled with...
1. Finding a profitable niche
2. The need for a detailed step-by-step action plan
In this guide, I will expand upon the original foundation of the secret code and provide even more detailed steps for you to follow to catapult your online success...
The “Secret,” to making money online comes down to attracting targeted traffic.
In this course, I will reveal how to find a profitable niche, the various ways to use free traffic methods to attract targeted consumers to your sites, and disclose the best ways to monetize that traffic.
The biggest “Secret,” of them all is to brand yourself an expert in your chosen niche. Your ability to make a large amount of sales is directly proportional to the amount of people you are able to reach and influence. Building your online credibility as an expert in your field greatly affects your conversion rate.
If you’re feeling like you’re not an expert at anything, you’ll be surprised at how quickly you can become an authority on your target market with a little research.
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IntroductionIn this blog, I will introduce many affiliate tips and tactics to sky rocket your income. In these article in series about
affiliate marketing , I will hand you the keys to unlock additional secret tactics to take your
affiliate marketing to the super affiliate level and beyond.
Since the release of this blog, I’ve seen many affiliates using the tactics I’ve shared with them to dominate entire
niches. In some cases, they absolutely obliterated their competition in the process. One underground affiliate in particular, managed to add a unique spin to the affiliate code secret system and literarily
crushed the competition.
Shockingly, this super affiliate was raking in even more affiliate commissions then I was. Not to be out done, I was determined to uncover his cutting edge tactics.
Through a little digging and counter intelligence I was able to reverse engineer what this underground marketer was doing differently and I am now able to share these secret methods with you in the secret code series posts about the affiliate marketing world.
To help keep you on track I have also created a few mini guides that compliment the secret code methods.
• Introduction to Internet Marketing Guide
• Marketing Definition Cheat Sheet
• Internet Marketing Daily Planner
• Search Engine Domination Blueprint
• Cracked Code Guide
• Money Mindset
If you are new to Internet marketing, first familiarize yourself with the Introduction to Internet Marketing Guide and the Internet Marketing Definitions Cheat Sheet. Also, keep your Internet Marketing Daily Planner and your Search Engine Domination Blueprint close to your computer to use as a quick reference. I will post them pretty soon.
Let’s go over a few success principles before we get started...
One of the key factors to building a successful online business is the ability to focus. It is much too easy to become distracted by the constant barrage of emails, and other unimportant, mundane tasks.
Focus
It is important to treat your Internet marketing endeavours as a business. In order for you to prosper, you will need to apply concentrated effort and focus.
Before you sit down at the computer each day you should have a clear goal in mind. Decide what you want to accomplish and set a time limit for each task. Take massive action and persevere until you have completed each daily goal. I will include an Internet Marketing Daily Planner to help you stay focused.
The majority of highly successful people are compulsive goal setters. Make a habit of setting small manageable goals for yourself each and every day and you will be amazed at your progress.
Let me repeat this again because it is vital to your online success...
You have to pick a goal each day to accomplish and focus on it until you have completed it.
It is much harder than it sounds, but if you adopt the habit of setting goals and following through with focused action, everything else will fall into place.
“It is the small successes that add up to the big successes in life.”
T + C = M is a formula where Traffic plus Conversions equals Money. I will cover each component of the formula in more detail as we progress.
The Online Success Formula
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Affiliate marketing occurs when a third party advertises or promotes someone else’s products in exchange for an agreed upon commission for a lead or sale.
The product owner would be referred to as the merchant and you being affiliated with the company, would be referred to as the affiliate.
Affiliates place merchants’ ads, text links, or product links on their web sites, Blogs, Squidoo Lenses, etc. Affiliates can also promote products by including affiliate links in email campaigns.
Affiliate networks are a third party that handles transactions between affiliates and merchants. Depending on the affiliate network you choose, your commissions could be anywhere from 4% to as high as 75% with an affiliate network like ClickBank.
Here is a list of various affiliate networks I recommend you join:
ClickBank has over 100,000 affiliates and a large selection of information and digital products.
The best thing about ClickBank is that the commissions can be as high as 75% and the good thing about this network is that it makes payments directly to your PayPal account.
Some of Commission Junction’s merchants include credit card companies and Yahoo.
Some of Link Share’s merchants include Apple and Dell.
Pay Dot Com is similar to ClickBank and features some products that were once
Share A Sale has over 2,000 merchants listed.
Azoogle has some of the best pay per lead or CPA (cost per action) programs.
Is a performance based advertising network.
Modern Click is a performance based direct marketing network.
This is another cost per action site similar to Azoogle and Hydramedia.
This site lists affiliate programs with residual commissions for life. These commissions are related to recurring fees, such as monthly web hosting charges or autoresponder services. You only have to make the sale once and continue to collect the checks.
That's a list of some of them and I am sure this list will help you make money online.
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