affiliate marketing & online resources

Hey Gang!
Well, since I made all of zip-zero-zilch-nada with my affiliate marketing efforts in 2004 and 2005, it's obvious I missed something. Other people make serious money with affiliate marketing and are no smarter nor better educated than me, it could only be they were doing something right!

That's one thing about being Solo - we find answers! I dabbled in affiliate marketing my way with no results -- now I've decided to get serious because one more you are over-qualified interview and believe me when I tell you - I'm going postal!

Somebody once said 'Always follow the smart money', well that's exactly what I'm doing. Learning from those who put their money where their mouth is!

What I found is there's a formula to follow and who else better to learn from than two people known online as 'super affiliates' to teach me that formula -- Jim Edwards (yes, that Jim Edwards!) and Rosalind Gardner (the $400,000 a year super affiliate herself!)

Affiliate Business Blueprint is not for everybody just as affiliate marketing isn't for everybody. I am not trying to convince you to change your business model if it's working for you. There are plenty of other opportunities for starting your home based busines online that require less work, time and money. Affiliate marketing is the business model that fits my personality.

With that said, most of you are going to be turned off by two things with Affiliate Business Blueprint.

First is the initial investment. You have to pay to play! The course isn't FREE. Even at the special price of $47, it may be more than many of you are willing to pay in order to learn how to make money with this business. I paid for it and it's only one of the investments I've made in my business arsenal for 2006.

Second it takes work. To make serious money is going to require effort! The course includes 13 MP3's and an 84 page PDF transcript. I recommend reading the transcript first and then going through the MP3's to make it stick. Relearning what it's going to take to make money this year with my affiliate business was worth the time investment. The actual time it took to make my first affiliate sale and mini site went much faster!

Go take a look for yourself at the Affiliate Business course and decide if it fits into your business plans. You can either get the information and start using it to make serious money in any affiliate program or you can decide it's not right for you. I'm passing the information along.

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I found these websites in my bookmarks --

Signup with your actual birthday and Pepsi™ will send a surprise like this one on your birthday. Ok, it is kinda cheesy -- but it was noisy and fun -- Happy Birthday

This is my favorite place on the web when 'stuff' runs downhill and is the only 'guru' that matters -- Cool Guru

Have not used this service but if you are operating a service business, it may be worth a look -- Service Business Marketing

This is a great site for salt water aquarium owners. The site is 'butt ugly' but the information is right on! -- Salt Water Aquariums

As small business owners, we're always comparing prices for services we need. Delta Dental™ has plans for individuals and families. Most other plans only cover you if you are an LLC, S-Corp or Corporation - put this one on your list to check -- Individual Plans

Been looking for small business resources online other than the SBA? NFIB™ is the nation's largest small-business advocacy group with over 600,000 members -- Independent Business

Consider yourself Self-Employed? Me too and there is strength in numbers for office supplies and other products or services for us. Find out if you can benefit from joining the --National Association for Self-Employed™

That's it for this post. Will let you know how my affiliate business is coming along. In the meantime --- I leave you with this:

"You can out distance that which is running after you, but not that which runs inside you" - African Proverb.