04
Jul
2008
Posted by Duncan as Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Joint Venture, List Building, Viral Marketing
If you hope to have Internet Marketing success then you should concentrate on Social Networking. Social Networking is making connections with other people who you can help and who can help you. Three major advantages to Social Networking is to help with making and marketing your products and services, to help you get affiliates, and to make you more successful overall.

There are many different ways to Social Network on the Internet. There are also many different – and very good – Social Networking Sites on the Internet. In addition, there are many great forums that you can connect with people on. Both of these opportunities should be used almost every single day.
The first thing Social Networking will help you with is making and marketing your products. When you Social Network you will meet some very valuable people who know more than you about Internet Marketing and will be able to give you great advice and any help you might need. So if you need help deciding on what to do about a product or how to make a product then you will be able to get help from people you meet through Social Networking. The same holds true for getting help with advice about marketing your products.
Speaking of marketing your products, people you meet through Social Networking will also be great affiliates for you. An affiliate is someone who will help you sell your products in exchange for getting a certain percentage of the money made from the sale. The more affiliates you have the more products you’ll be able to sell. And the more people you get to your website the more people you can get on your list, which will lead to more sales in the future.
The final great reason to actively social network with other people is simply to be more successful. This last reason has to be a broad one because Social Networking can help you in so many ways that it’s almost impossible to list all the reasons. The bottom line is that people who Social Network have a much higher rate of success than those people who don’t Social Network.
Social Networking can be a very powerful tool that leads to success with Internet Marketing. Three ways that you can be helped with Internet Marketing by Social Networking is to help with making and marketing your products and services, to help you get affiliates, and to make you overall more successful. If you concentrate on Social Networking you will achieve a lot more success and achieve it a lot faster then you would without Social Networking.
For the moment,
Duncan
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25
Jun
2008
Posted by Duncan as Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Joint Venture, List Building
In the Internet Marketing world being able to market directly to people through email is huge in determining how well a product launch goes. Obviously the way to market directly to people is to have a large list. However, to market to even more people, it’s a good idea to Joint Venture or JV with other Internet Marketers who have huge lists. In fact, getting good JVs can be your key to success.
Joint Venture actually refers to someone else agreeing to market one of your products to their list in exchange for a commission on the sales that are made. The commissions are usually a high percentage of the sale since the person who has the list is really doing (or has already done) most of the work for the sale. Also, usually anyone you want to get as a JV partner is an established Internet Marketer with a great list and therefore would command a high percentage.
It’s always very difficult for any new IMer to get good JVs. You really need to build-up a good reputation in order to even get the more successful IMers to even consider being a JV with you. However, one way you can get more JVs is by hooking-up with a mentor. A mentor is a built-in JV partner for you (usually) and any
good mentor will usually be able to get his/her friends (who usually have large lists too) to consider being a JV for you too.
Of course, you can go about finding JVs on your own. The best place to do this is on IM forums. If you can become a positive presence on a forum then you can begin making friends that way. Over time you will develop good relationships with people who will be great JV partners. To help with this process you’ll have to be sure to make quality posts and you’ll also want to consider going out of your way to help others on the board. This will help you stand above the others posters and will greatly increase your chances of
finding great JV partners.
Launching a product on the Internet is always very exciting. However, after the excitement dies down all that really matters is whether that product is successful or not. In order to help ensure success you need to be able to directly market your product to as many people as possible. The best way to reach people is by getting people to Joint Venture with you. In fact, getting JV partners is your key to success with any product launch.
For the moment,
Duncan
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13
Jun
2008
Posted by Duncan as Affiliate Marketing, Articles Marketing, Blog Marketing, Internet Marketing, Website Traffic
Blogging on the Internet has become more and more popular over the last several years. Blogs are popular with readers since they are usually easier and more entertaining to read than news articles. Also, people like to write blogs because they rank well on search engines. If you want to write blogs then these are the things you need to do in order to be successful.

1.Write Frequently
You will quickly notice that the more posts you make to your blog, the more traffic you’ll get. Plus, if you are constantly putting new content on your blog then people are going to want to check back there frequently.
So be sure you write a new post at least three or four times a day.
2.Digg Your Blog
Digg.com is a very popular social bookmarking site. All you have to do is sign-up (for free) on the site and then every time you make a new post you will go back to Digg and put in the URL of your blog.
You will need to put in a couple sentences as a preview for what you’re posting on Digg. Try to include a couple sentences that will really capture people’s curiosity so they’ll click on the link to your blog.
3.Add Your Blog to SumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is another bookmarking site. It’s actually very easy to add your new blog entries to StumbleUpon once you are signed-up with the site.
While signing-up on StumbleUpon.com choose to install their toolbar. Then whenever you write a new blog entry all you need to do is click on “I Like It” at the top of your computer screen. You will literally be able to add your entry to StumbleUpon in less than 30 seconds.
4.Turn Your Entry into an Article on Ezinearticles.com
You can either use your exact blog or write another article that is different but very similar to your blog. Either way, you want to post the article in order to get even more traffic to your blog.
If you don’t already have an account with Ezinearticles.com then you will need to get one. Be sure you read the rules so that you don’t try to make an illegal submission. This will result in your article being denied.
Once you have an account then you can submit your article. Until you become a “Platinum Member” you’ll have to wait a few days for acceptance. But once your article is accepted it will give your blog a boost of traffic.
To get the full benefit of blogging, you need to know the right way to blog. Four things you must do when blogging are post new blogs frequently, Digg your blogs, submit them to StumbleUpon.com, and submit an article to ezinearticles.com.
For the moment,
Duncan
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08
Oct
2007
Posted by Duncan as Affiliate Marketing
Just what are the things needed to be able to succeed in affiliate marketing? What must one have within himself to be able to do well in this industry? There is a lot of competition involved in affiliate marketing, and to be able to rise to the top, one must be equipped with just the right stuff necessary to push him forward. There are five things one must ultimately possess if he wants to achieve the glory, and these five things are a must for him to possess to be able to stand out among the rest.
The very first quality is the willingness to learn and be trained. Treading through unfamiliar territory is scary stuff if one is not properly equipped, and he might get lost amidst a jungle of the unknown. Learning the tricks of the trade is also an important aspect of the game, and one’s willingness to know it all will give him far better advantages in the business than he could ever imagine.
The second quality is the willingness to invest time and effort even if direct results do not seem at all apparent. Although several months may pass without good news, it is important for one who has his foot in the industry to hold on and wait. It is this quality which would save him from giving up after investing a lot of himself in the business.
The third quality is self-determination. If one wants to conquer the affiliate marketing world, he must have the ability to push himself ahead. Never having to say die is every affiliate marketer should possess, and the ability to motivate oneself into scaling greater heights is an ability which would actually take an affiliate marketer there.
The fourth quality is discipline. If one knows how to teach himself to work everyday with all the energy he can muster, then he is close to achieving what he has set his heart to having in the first place.
The fifth and last quality is optimism. Negative attitudes and hearsays should not discourage an affiliate marketer from pursuing what he has to in order to make life better for himself and for everyone concerned. Neither should anyone influence his attitude toward the business, because once in it, it is a must for him to be the captain of his ship and the master of his soul.
The ingredients to success in a business such as affiliate marketing are diverse and manifold, but the most important thing one needs to be able to make it big lies in himself alone. It is he who has the capacity to do everything to be able to realize his prospects, and the desire which fuels his heart in doing so is the gasoline which should keep the engine going.
Affiliate marketing is all about putting one’s fate into his own hands. The right attitude is the key to being able to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing.
Thanks and Good Luck,
Duncan Chua
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