That brings us to the bad news. Because the nature of Internet Marketing can be “spammy”, with folks jumping in with offers all over the place, it tends to bring down the quality of the discussion if that happens. So, the Warrior Forum “police” as I call them will be scrutinizing every post of yours. If you so much as hint that you are pushing your product outside of the Warrior Special Offer section, the entire “thread” including your initial posting will be annihilated.

One thing you should keep in mind is that folks tend to be overly positive and overly negative about certain products when they are asked an opinion about them, to the point where it is hard to make out the forest from the trees. However, the Warrior Forum is the absolute best place to establish potential partners, and to simply ask questions and learn about what may be a stumbling block for you. Use it!

If you go to Clickbank.com you will find it remarkably easy to establish an account. The most difficult part will be choosing a name that may not already be taken. Keep in mind that later on you may use that name when you sell a product, so don’t make it too unusual. Something marketing related like myproducts would be good. I believe it is limited to 10 characters.

Now head on over to the Clickbank “marketplace” and you will see that it is divided into various “niches”, or areas of interest. You will be able to create what is called a “hoplink” for each one of those products, that would lead to paying YOU the commission if you were to sell that product. Clickbank recently introduced a way to “cloak” your hoplink so that people will not be able to easily figure out the product name, and place their own affiliate id into this url instead of yours.

There are a huge number of ways to decide on which products to sell, but it depends of course on what you plan to focus on with the subscribers that you will eventually be getting and repeatedly “making suggestions” (selling) to. One thing to look for in product is a high “gravity” meaning that a lot of other affiliates are promoting the product, not just the product owner.

As with most of these ViewBiz Marketing News Posts, I’m pointing you in the right Direction, but it is up to you to find out as much as you can through the Clickbank marketplace itself and through forums. In my next report, I’ll be talking about forums and how you can use them.

The best Autoresponder for Internet Marketers has been touted to be Aweber. Aweber has the best deliverability rates, but has gotten a bit pricey as of late. You can still pay under $20 per month for their service, but as your list grows, your costs will grow quickly as well. Nevertheless, it is the Autoresponder of choice. A close second is Get Response. Get Response does not have the incredible deliverability of Aweber in tests that we have performed, but is good enough to get by.

Once you get your Autoresponder service become accustomed to it through the in-house tutorials they have for you. It is vital you understand it inside and out. You will be able to send out “broadcasts” or “blasts” as they are called whenever you wish to your entire list of leads, OR you can schedule them to go out in timed intervals known as “follow-ups”.

Don’t skimp on this. If you get roped into another Autoresponder, you not only are likely to end up with one of these two down the road, but you will lose your list when you make the switch.

Go ahead to Google.com and sign up for their Adsense program. It’s right there under “advertising programs” on the main page. Take your time and look around a bit.

If you don’t have your own WordPress blog, then you can go to Blogger.com and start a free blog there. (WordPress is also free, but more versatile, so prepare to move to that platform eventually, you will also need a domain name and hosting). Whatever topic you choose to write about on your blog, Google will match the ads content to the subject of your blog. (Thus “Ad-sense”)

Now go ahead and practice creating Google ad code, and copying and pasting the code on your website or blog. Make sure that you familiarize yourself with Google Adsense and WordPress, or Blogger enough so you know how to do this. I’m leaving some of those fine details up to you to research or you can learn the details of blogging for profit at www.BlogProfit2U.com.

Some topics you choose to write about will actually be more lucrative than others. For instance, if you were to write about criminal law, there would be attorneys advertising their services which would yield a higher payout per click! Still, I suggest you write about a subject that you enjoy. The only challenge left is getting traffic to your website or blog so you can get those clicks! I’ll be talking about that shortly in another post.

What is a blog? A blog, originally known as “weblog” is a continuous string of posts that you make about whatever you want to talk about. It can be reviews, information about your particular niche, or just what your thoughts are on the world at hand. If you are sharing valuable information in a particular “niche” you can actually get sponsors to post ads on your blog. However it is easier to monetize your blog in other ways.

For instance, there is Google. Google has the “Adsense Program”, named because the ads actually “sense” what you are blogging about and match the topics accordingly. I will have more information on Adsense for you shortly. There is also something very smart that you can do. You can advertise other people’s products on your blog, by being an “affiliate” for them. I’ll be going over that as well. For now, the most common thing to do is to get your free “WordPress” blog and install it on your server. That isn’t very hard to do. So go ahead to WordPress.com now and download and install your free WordPress blog and let’s forge ahead!

If you’re really serious about learning more blogging strategies for making money, check out Blog Profit Academy and get started with the available free training.

free web page editor

One way you will use Kompozer in a very simple fashion is to change the name on sales pages so that YOUR name appears on them. You can do other simple tasks like changing the price, adding a “form” from your autoresponder so you can capture folks information such as their name and email address, and more. These are all basic functions that are simple to do, and you should make sure you learn to do them as we progress. So go download what could be the best freebie ever, Kompozer, and have a blast!
The most recent C/Net download page link for Kompozer is below:

Kompozer C/Net Download Page

Another necessary evil in learning the basics of marketing online is to be able to move files from your computer to the host computer and vice-versa. Many folks may recommend using cPanel, which offers a variety of things you can do. However, I’d like to focus on the very simple file-moving system called File Transport Protocol (FTP). FTP dates back decades, and is completely free if you do search for a free ftp client. I personally like to use “Leech FTP”, but there are many others that are no-cost and available to use.

Just like any file manager, you get to view both your own computer’s hard drive, and the host server computer. You then drag the files back and forth, whether you want to upload or download the files you have altered. Go ahead and do a Google search to find out more on how to use FTP programs, they are a snap, and many of them are free.

In the next installment, I will be explaining how to download a free program that will let you make simple web pages of your very own.

Although you may be constantly told that you do not need a website of your own, actually you will be 100% better off if you do have one. It will open up opportunities that you can’t imagine right now, but later down the road, everything from blogging, to building a list of prospects to sell to, it will be a whole lot simpler if you get your own “hosted” web site.

You will need hosting to get started and I recommend a well known hosting service. The most well known host is “Hostgator” where you can pick up a hosted account for just dollars per month. At this point you can choose any level of service you wish, but I don’t recommend anything above the most basic level.

There are other well known names such as GoDaddy, but in general I’d recommend Hostgator because more Internet Marketers use it more than any other host, which may come into play down the road in terms of potential compatibility issues.

Now, before sign up, think of a unique domain name for your website. It should be fairly broad in scope in case you shift focus. For instance, if you name the site BestGolfTipsOnEarth.com, and then decide to switch to focus on Gardening, Blogging, or Master Resell Products as your “niche”, then you’ll need a new name! Instead try MyGreatDigitalProducts.com or something more Generic.

Should you choose extensions like .com, .net, .biz, or .org, etc? Well, most folks remember .com the best, but that is hard to answer. I mostly get .com myself. You can choose an extension that is different from .com if you want a domain name that’s already taken to make it unique.

I recommend ViewBiz, or Namecheap when purchasing a domain name, you should never pay more than $10.00 annually.

Here’s a recommended resource that may interest you regarding website marketing.
Consumer Wealth System