THE AFFILIATE CODE – What’s It All About?

Well The Affiliate Code officially opens its’ doors tomorrow morning and I eagerly anticipate cranking out some sites.

I have been talking to a lot of people and there is quite a buzz out there about this. I found out a bit more about the course so I am back to pass it on.

The Affiliate Code - Learn How A Super Mega Affiliate Makes 7 Figure A Year !

The Affiliate Code is a concise step by step road map that can lead from having practically no experience or resources to being a successful affiliate marketer. This blueprint is a detailed account of the very strategies that Michael Jones uses to earn $65K per month.

Much like his previous course these videos are very professionally produced, informative entertaining and very easy to comprehend. These videos cover everything from soup to nuts. He explains exactly how he picks a niche, product, sets up his sites, you name it it s there.

The course is broken up into 8 modules. Here is pretty much what you can expect.

Mod 1 Choosing our Niche (This mod contains the following 9 videos)

1. Introduction

2 .Choosing Your Niche

3 .Niches Importance

4 .Make Money from Home Niche

5 .The Real Money

6 .What Makes a Great Niche?

7 .Tools you’ll need

8 .Small Market Test

9. Live Setup of a Campaign

As you can see this module is giving you that solid foundation on which to build your business.

Mod 2 Picking the Right Product

1. Picking your Product

2. Its not a Guessing Game

3. Rules for Success

4. CJ Live Presentation

In my opinion you must be extra meticulous when covering these first two modules. They may not be as sexy and exciting as some of the stuff covered later on, but this is the area where most people make their mistakes, myself included.

The Affiliate Code - Learn How A Super Mega Affiliate Makes 7 Figure A Year !

Mod 3: Tech Talk Site Setup.

1. Overview

2. Why do You Need a Website

3. Tools

4. How to Setup a Website

I love the technical stuff, but believe me I had to learn it the hard way, this alone could be worth the price of admission.

Mod 4: How and Why to Use an Autoresponder

1. The Power of a List and Auto-responder

2. Why You Need an Autoresponder

3. How To Set Up An Autoresponder

Mod 5 Copywriting

1. Overview

2. Create Urgency

3. The How to Approach

4. Sizzling Copy

5. The Job of the Headline

6. Top Headlines of All Time

7. The Power of Scarcity

8. Cut to The Chase

9. The Call for Action

Now this is solid gold. I can’t even begin to tell you how many courses that I have taken from the so called gurus where they either just brush over this subject or do not address it at all. Michael Jones must think that this is important as there are 9 videos on this subject alone. All the traffic in the world is worthless if it doesn’t convert.

Module 6: Driving Free Traffic.

1. Free Traffic

2. Free Traffic Complementary Product

3. Launch Your Assault

4. Killer Technique for Getting on the First Page of Google.

Now if that doesn’t get you motivated you are in the wrong business.

Module 7: Stats Tracking.

1. Introduction

2. Overview the System

3. Putting it all together

4. Implementation

This another area that really sets this course apart from the rest. Hardly anyone ever really goes into any depth on stats.

Module 8: Going Big

1. Overview

2. Building your empire.

All in all this is a very well rounded and complete education in affiliate marketing. The syllabus alone shows you how well thought out and complete this program is. As an avid user of The Clickbank Code techniques I expected that The Affiliate Code would be just as good, but to to my surprise as I set my income goals for 2010 it is going to be even better

Online Advertising For Offline Businesses

The versatility that the internet provides has certainly allowed new businesses to prosper, whether they are a primarily online or offline venture. Online advertising

has the potential to add serious value to your business

. However, it may be hard to determine the right advertising mix since there are countless ways of advertising online.

Online and offline marketing methods can be polar opposites. Although they both possess the same fundamentals, there are vast differences on how their respective strategies are implemented. Many businesses new to online advertising can quickly find themselves in trouble financially by following the same basic rules that they did in their offline advertising.

If you are new to online advertising, the first step you should take is learning about all the various online advertising tools. As you learn what advertising options are available, each one should be analyzed to see what best matches the strategy you are trying to implement. Most business owners find that the most effective way to market online is to develop a variety of strategies instead of only focusing on one or two.

There are numerous resources available to help you learn about your options, but developing the proper mix of advertising campaigns can be tough when first getting started. If you are at this stage, you can probably expect a lot of trial and error until finding what works for you within your budget.

The fundamentals of choosing an online advertising mix is similar in comparison to choosing an offline mix, but priority issues differ quite a bit. These priorities include the type of business you're in, your available budget, targeted clients, skills, time factors, and more.

In deciding on how to choose your online advertising mix, list the factors you must consider and put them in order of priority. Once you have organized this, it makes it easier to determine what your choices should be. For example, your budget might be your top priority. If this is the case, you know that you should focus on the lower cost options until you begin to see a good return on your investment. After you have achieved a solid ROI, perhaps the budget won't be the top priority anymore. And this leads to our next point.

Most successful online marketers have found that the best advertising campaigns have a good amount of flexibility. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, priorities can change. When they do, the transition to a different campaign should be fairly seamless. If you start an inflexible marketing campaign

, you may find yourself stuck doing something that isn't working and quickly find yourself throwing good money after bad to change things.

Whatever mix you decide will not guarantee results since many factors come into play such as the economic climate, general preferences, and more. If you use the various tools out there to test and track all your campaign results, use these results to chart your next move, and have the adaptability to make changes, chances are you'll find your own path to success.