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Got Dot:
How did you choose your market niche?
Samantha
says, Oh! That was easy. My friends love decking out their cars, I know the
lingo and how fanatical it can get. And its great, a real money maker! Down
the road Id like to have a fashion and cosmetic site, that one will be more
girly of course.
Each
website Samantha builds follows the proven, 8-step system developed by James
Martell for web site construction. These principals are incorporated into
Samantha's successful specialty shopping sites.
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Keywords
are the search engine building blocks. Marketing on the Internet is all
about placement and being seen. To be successful you need keywords that
people use for queries on the search engines. That's how your site will
be found. James provides a proven formula for choosing keywords and
producing keyword focused content.
Got-Dot:
How did you discover that Ground Effects are associated with cars?
Samantha
says, That one surprised me. It didnt sound like a car accessory word at
all, but on key word tracking it proved otherwise. The buyers know its
specifically about cars. Just, goes to show you, you should never assume
you know a market really well, before researching the key words. |
Got Dot: Can
you give another example how this keyword driven content works?
Samantha
says, Type Honda body kits as a query on a search engine. What you'll find is
an article on my website with the exact keyword Honda body kits. By
following Jamies system you get top positioning on the search engines and
the traffic to prove it!
Got Dot: How
do you measure the success of your efforts?
You need
traffic and conversion to make affiliate marketing work and to make money.
With Commission Junctions tracking system you can check merchant activity,
monitor which site is getting sales, and where the sales are coming from.
Say for example, if a keyword isn't driving the orders, you know where to
tweak it, so it can perform like the high rollers.
Got Dot: How
about the money?
Initially,
Samantha set a goal of earning the equivalent of her part time job working
at a grocery store. Now she's making enough money to pay for tuition, books,
and living expenses. And the
University
of Victoria is not cheap! Her next major goal is earning $10,000/month.
Got Dot:
What's your favorite part of the business?
Samantha
likes writing the articles and the visual aspect of building a website,
making sure the colors are aesthetically pleasing. When asked what else is
there, she laughed and coyly said, Watching the money roll in.
Got Dot: What
advice would you give another student?
1.
Read James
Mar tells
Affiliate Marketers
Handbook and subscribe to his
Affiliate Buzz
audio newsletter; you'll learn everything you need to know about affiliate
marketing.
2.
Set goals.
Even its a small one, like writing ten pages a day. It makes a huge
difference having the goal and the sense of accomplishment that comes along
with it.
3.
Write
articles that appeal to your audience. Remember to make it creative and
interesting to read.
4.
Validate the
keywords. Have several sources that show the keywords for your market.
5.
Say goodbye
to procrastinating. Make the time. Just do it. The payoffs worth it. |
