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I have just finished reading Secret Affiliate Code 2 and would like to write a review here. Mind you that the sales page is rather cheesy and hypey. It does sound like a scam, but if you can move past the hype and read the ebook, you will start to see the gems.

It starts with some basic SEO and then shows you how to get better ranking for your site through proper on-page and off-page SEO. After explaining some basic stuffs, it moves straight to some “undercover” tactics of finding profitable market/products. It shows some fairly impressive details on how to start researching what people are drawn to and how you can put your offer right in front of them.

I like the way Secret Affiliate Code goes into details and teaches me how to use the power of Twitter not only to do market research but also identify your potential buyers. I do pick up some new ideas here. You will also learn how to exploit YouTube and Web 2.0 to drive free traffic to your site.

All these methods are actually quite standard. Then, the author introduces a secondary method called “Covert Affiliate Method”. This approach is different from standard affiliate marketing, it’s about getting inside a merchant’s inner circle and to find out firsthand info before the rest of the world knows about it, especially when a new product launch has been planned. I urge you to read this section carefully and follow the instructions to the “T”. It has the potential to make you some good income. In my opinion, this method is the core of Secret Affiliate Code.

In Secret Affiliate Code 2, this core method or secret is bolstered further by other methods such as Twitter, Facebook, Web 2.0, SEO, blogs, YouTube, etc. to dominate the search engine.

Some BAD points. There are too many additional downloads and written materials available. While they are helpful, they can also create confusions, especially if you are new. I suggest you focus and read the main guide first, and then watch the video tutorials to further enforce your understanding. Some of the stuffs are too basic. So if you’re a seasoned marketer, you might find it rather boring.

Some GOOD points. Secret Affiliate Code is an excellent guide for the newbies and those who have no luck with PPC method as it only focuses on free traffic generation methods. More time and efforts have been spent on teaching you how to spot profitable markets and potential buyers, which is the most crucial skill for all online marketers. Besides the main guide, there is one add-on audio titles “Alex Goad’s 30 Minute Method”. I love this extra stuff as it discusses some methods that very few people talk about.

There are a lot more that I want to write here but I don’t want to make the article appears too long. I have written a complete review, analyses, pros & cons and final score/rating for this product at my review site. I have also included some great bonuses, you can read them there (see link below).

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I have just spent 2 hours exploring a new Internet-based course called “Total Web Traffic” and here is my review. This new course was created by Dave Nicholson. I don’t know this guy before but he appears to be very committed to help all the members in his forum to succeed.

First, a few rants on the Total Web Traffic’s sales page. When you visit the sales page, you will see some screenshots where the author claims that his website receives 60,000 page views and 20,000 unique visitors per day using his methods!

Such claims immediately turn me off! The screenshots are so lame and can be easily reproduced using Microsoft Excel. They give me an impression that a scam artist is in action.

However, what made me want to click the order button is the testimony from John Thornhill and the 60 days money back GUARANTEE. I know John and I have been in his email list for 2 years now; he never gives lousy recommendation to his subscribers.

So, what is Total Web Traffic?

As its name implies, it’s a complete course on how to get traffic to your website; more accurately “multiple streams” of traffic. Meaning that the course consists of ALL kinds of traffic methods you can think of (I will elaborate on this in a moment).

But first and foremost, this course is targeted on the beginners. If you’ve been doing internet marketing for sometimes now, you should have been familiar with most of the traffic methods taught in the course. Everything you ever want to know about targeted traffic generation is covered in this course. So it’s a very convenient place for the beginners, you don’t need to look elsewhere anymore. I could only wish that I had access to such course when I got started 2 years ago.

Now, let me elaborate more on the contents covered in the Total Web Traffic’s course.

When you first log into the member area, you’ll see all the training materials structured nicely on the left hand side; both written and video tutorials. The right side is used to explain the written materials in more details.

Since I’m already familiar with web traffic, I skip the introduction part. The second part is the website traffic videos. This is a very complete video tutorials covering traffic methods such as SEO, PPC, social networking, social bookmarking, wordpress traffic, video traffic, ezine traffic, banner advertising, and how to use Aweber list to follow up and make sales.

The 3rd part of the course is titled “Top Traffic Methods” which covers in great depth 21 top traffic modules. This part of the course basically expands in greater details from the video tutorials. It explains how each method works and shows you exactly where to turn on the tap and flood your websites with traffic.

Next is the Traffic Quick Tips, which essentially is like a glossary of web traffic generation. A very good way for references and to refresh what you have learnt from the course.

And then the downloads area. This is where you can download a sample of highly optimized website, squeeze pages and thank you pages. These samples are very useful, especially for the beginners, as seeing the real things are often more believing.

The last parts are some interviews with some traffic experts that you can download and listen.

To sum up, Dave Nicholson has done a great job in putting together everything about web traffic generation you’ve ever wanted to know in a single place. Total Web Traffic is perhaps the most complete web traffic course I’ve ever witnessed so far.

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What is Maverick Money Makers (MMM)? Is it legit or scam? These are the smart questions to ask before you make any purchase of money-making product from the Internet these days. There are simply too many scams floating around on the Net these days, especially from those products that claim to make you money.

Let me help you dissect this product and then you can decide for yourself whether it’s scam or legit. At the end of the review, you’ll also have a chance to claim our super bonuses worth over $2,000. These bonuses are selected to complement with MMM.

1. What is Maverick Money Makers?

It’s a step-by-step money making system that focuses on teaching you the skills needed to build an online business in your spare time. The medium used to help you achieve this goal is through step-by-step video tutorials and private members community area where you will have full access to various tools and hands-on trainings.

2. What is the business model?

The model used is Affiliate Marketing which is the most popular online business model. The first essential skill you will learn here is how to find market or products that already have hungry buyers. This is perhaps the most important life skill of any successful affiliate. You will have full access to its “secret club” that will provide you the resources to find such products. Note: many other money-making systems fail to teach people this important skill.

3. Do you need to have a website to benefit from the Maverick Money Makers system?

If you don’t have a website, you still can earn money using this system. However, it will be much better to have your own website. With WordPress blog, it’s so easy to set up one these days, so there is no reason not to have your own website.

4. How long does it take to earn money?

The aim of this system is to help you generate at least $354.97 per day from home in your spare time. It’s possible but it will take some time. In the private members community area, you can see there are actually many people earning such income using the system but they did not achieve their success immediately. Most of them take at least 3 to 6 months. Note that the Maverick Money Makers system is not a get-rich-quick scheme. You do need to put in some consistent time and effort to get the results you want.

5. Is there a continual support after signing up with Maverick Money Makers?

Yes! And in my opinion, this is the most valuable part of the system. You will not be left in the dark after you have signed up. You will find many hand-holding support from both the owner himself and the members. The best part is that all the members can learn from each other. Many successful ones will share how they did it in the community area and you will have full access. That’s why they call this a “secret club”.

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I have just finished reviewing AffiloBlueprint by Mark Ling; and it’s by far the most complete money-making blueprint I have ever seen.

You may have heard about Mark Ling, he is a super affiliate marketer. He is the founder of Affilorama; which is a training and community site for aspiring affiliate marketers. These days, Mark owns 8 companies with offices in New Zealand and the United States employing 35 staff.

What set AffiloBlueprint apart from other money-making course?

Well, for a start… this is the first money-making product where the author recorded himself building an affiliate website from scratch in any niche in front of a live audience.

The whole process is captured and exposed; no stone left unturned. He starts from finding the profitable niches, products, purchasing a domain and hosting service, to creating the actual web site, SEO, PPC, article marketing, link building, YouTube marketing and monetization. It’s truly a complete blueprint for affiliate marketers.

I really appreciate the “Follow-Along-And-Copy-Me” style of teaching. You will see the step-by-step instructions recorded in videos how Mark creates an affiliate website from scratch in a new market and then take it from nothing to earning over $500 a week. The beauty of it is that it can be replicated for any product or niche once you’ve understood the whole process.

The entire course has over 16 hours of video and comprehensive written notes covering every single step you need to take to build a successful affiliate site. For each section of the course, you also get detailed examples of each step of the process. Questions asked from the live audience are also included.

Who can benefit from AffiloBlueprint?

If you are a newbie affiliate marketer, this course is a must because you will be learning how to do affiliate marketing the right way from the start. It’s like having an expert sitting right next to you in the same room showing you exactly what to do.

This course also benefits those who have been doing affiliate marketing for a while but still struggle to make any money. After you go through the course, you will realize the missing piece of the whole affiliate marketing puzzle.

Even if you’re a seasoned marketer and already own few affiliate websites, you can use it to “fill in the gaps” with your existing affiliate sites, and see what you need to improve.

To sum up… if you’re thinking of building your affiliate marketing business for long-term with long-term profits, AffiloBlueprint is the course for you. It’s truly a complete blueprint and as I mentioned above, this is the first time I see a training program where the author is actually showing you how to create a money-making website from zero to $500 a week. Once you have fully grasped the process, all you need to do is rinsing and repeating the same steps.

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Paid surveys is one of my online income streams that I use on a regular basis. I have been doing this for almost a year now and I can tell you that there are legitimate programs but many of them are scams. So you need to be a bit vigilant when it comes to making money taking surveys.

How to avoid paid surveys scam? It’s not so difficult to avoid paid surveys scam. Just refrain the temptation of joining those free survey sites. Because free sites do not have reliable database for reputable companies that you can trust. You don’t want to spend hours doing the surveys and then receiving nothing in turn.

When I first started, I did join some free survey sites and I regretted it because many of the companies did not pay me after I had done the surveys. So don’t make the same mistake I did.

I don’t mind paying a small one-time membership fee to have access to a reliable database. Recently I joined a site called Make Money Taking Surveys, it has a huge database of high-paying survey sites. All the companies in their database are reputable.

I have taken surveys from many of the companies and they all pay you CASH. This is what sets Make Money Taking Surveys apart from other sites. Be aware that there are many survey sites reward you with prizes, vouchers or entry into draws instead of cash. Many companies do not make clear how you’ll be rewarded for your participation. Avoid taking surveys from such companies.

With Make Money Taking Surveys, the paid survey process is fairly straightforward. You get to choose the time you want to complete the surveys based on your own schedule. I have been making a steady income stream ever since I joined this site. Typically, I spend 15-20 minutes per survey on average.

P.S. Make Money Taking Surveys currently offers a HALF off coupon where you can get 50% OFF the normal fee. I don’t know how long this offer will last.

Content Website Builder is a software that allows you to create a money site in two easy steps. Basically, what you need to do is just launch the software, login to the server, fill up a form, select your template and the create button. It’s really that simple.

Let me show you some screenshots below…

After you login to the system, here is the form you see… what you need to do here is just enter the keywords you want to target, webpage title, select your template (further down the form) and then press the create button.

Here is an example of a money site built using the Content Website Builder software…

As you can see from the screenshot, Content Website Builder integrates 5 major content providers together: Ebay®, Google Adsense™, Amazon™, Youtube™ and Yahoo!® Answers. The contents are generated based on the targeted keywords you entered, giving you hundreds of self-updating dynamic webpages. They will be updated regularly without any intervention.

Further down the form, there are fields for you to enter your Adsense ID, Ebay Affiliate ID and Amazon Affiliate links. All these will be embedded automatically in in all pages when the website is created.

After the site has been generated, there is a template file you can use to easily edit and add Clickbank products as well. You can also easily install and integrate a WordPress blog with your money site if you want.

However, there is one issue I have with Content Website Builder, the tutorial only talks about all its wonderful features. There is no discussion on how to optimize the money site for SEO. It’s great that we can easily integrate keywords into our site that in turn populate content dynamically; but you must also make sure that you choose the right keywords to target. A discussion or two on this subject will be excellent to further increase the value of this software.

Last but not least, you can try out Content Website Builder for FREE before you buy (see link below). Try it out for free first and see for yourself how easy it’s to create money sites in a flash.

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What is Google Ambush? Is it a scam? Well, if you read its sales page, I’m sure you will conclude that it’s a scam. Because the sales page is stuffed with so much hype and sales pitch.

When you visit Google Ambush sales page, you will immediately see the following headline…

“How We Ambushed Google and Stuffed $23,563.86 In The Bank In Only One Day…”

Then, you will see a lot of screenshots showing you how much money they earned and more hype. The entire sales page is filled with hype. Of course all these are not true, just HYPE! All the screenshots you see can easily be manipulated. Why almost all Internet Marketers like to do that is simply beyond me. But I guess the sales page was not written by them, they hired some professional copywriter to write for them. That’s why it’s fulled of hype.

You don’t have to read the sales page because it will tell you nothing except hyping and urging you to click the order button. I will tell you all you want to know about Google Ambush in this review. Because I have tested and used it to create and optimize 3 new campaigns in the last few days.

Google Ambush is a software tool or more accurately a productivity tool for Google AdWords users. So, obviously this product is for those who are using PPC (pay-per-click) to sell products online. If you’re not using PPC, you don’t need it.

Of course, you still can make money using PPC without the Google Ambush software. The #1 BENEFIT of using this software is saving time. Let me explain how it helps you to save time.

If you’ve been using PPC for a while now, you know that the secret of success in PPC lies in a process. What do I mean by process?

It means you cannot expect to make any money in PPC by just putting up a campaign. Setting up a campaign is very easy to do; almost everyone can do it by just following simple instructions. But that’s not how money is made in PPC.

The secret lies in choosing the right niche/products, right keywords, right ads, right landing page and continuous tracking & optimization. That’s what I mean by “process”.

If you’re currently losing money in PPC, most likely you’re not implementing the process. It’s no surprise here because more than 90% of PPC users are not implementing this process. That’s why most people are losing money in PPC.

Essentially, Google Ambush is a software tool that automates that process. It’s a time-saving productivity tool.

I particularly appreciate the modules that help to find profitable niche products and high-converting keywords. Because these are the first most time consuming activities before you launch your campaigns. They determine whether your campaigns will make money or not. I also appreciate the module that generates landing page automatically. This can save you a lot of time as what you need is just filling in the template; all the hard works have been done by Google Ambush software.

Now, once you’ve found your niche products, keywords and launched your campaigns, the process isn’t finished yet. You now need to perform tracking & optimization; meaning you need to what keywords are converting and what are not. This is a very time consuming process and you need to do it on a regular basis. Again, most people can’t bother to do this.

With Google Ambush, the software will automatically track which keywords and sources of traffic generated sales, right down to each individual ad group and keyword. The software even tracks which keywords and traffic sources brought you opt-ins for your buyer list.

Lastly, the user interface of the software is very intuitive and easy to use. All you need to do is click here, enter a little text there, make a few choices in another place… all while following a step-by-step map.

Few words of warning: while Google Ambush is an excellent software that can save you a lot of time, you should not rely 100% on PPC traffic. Once you’ve earned some money from your PPC campaigns, I would suggest you to spend some of your time and profits on SEO for blogs/sites that can give you organic traffic in the future. It’s dangerous to build your entire online business on PPC traffic. That’s why I include complementary bonuses to help you build blogs/sites on SEO (check out the link below).

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Is Commission Blueprint a Scam? Or just another “me too” affiliate marketing guide? If you consider buying this product but you want to make sure that it’s worth your money, you’ve come to the right place.

I did purchase Commission Blueprint and have gone through all the video tutorials and written manuals. I will tell you exactly what you get from this product. After reading my review, you should be able to answer the above questions and decide for yourself whether this product is right for you or not.

Let’s get started…

Here are what you will get when you’re inside Commission Blueprint’s download area…

1. Three PDF manuals.

2. Fourteen Video Tutorials (I will explain in more details what they cover below).

3. Premade Templetes (Presell, Review and Opt In Templates – I will tell you more later).

4. Three unannounced bonuses and a support forum.

The three PDF manuals you get are: Presell Page Secrets, Review Page Secrets, and Opt In Page Secrets. All three manuals are very well-written, compelling to read and concise (only about 20 pages each). The manuals go straight to the point; no long-winding stories.

The main objective of the 3 manuals is to teach you how to do marketing online. So many affiliate marketers do online marketing in a wrong way. For example, most are doing hard-selling instead of pre-selling. Commission Blueprint, on the other hand, teaches you how to pre-sell your readers and how to build relationships with them.

TIPS: To get the most out of Commission Blueprint, I suggest you to watch the videos first and then read the manuals. Why? Because all the concepts in the manuals will become crystal clear when you read them after watching the videos first.

Ok, let me touch on the videos now. Each video tutorial plays for about 20 minutes or less. You can download the videos or watch them online. Here are some explanations for each video…

Videos 1 and 2 are introduction and show you how to use the program.

Video 3 teaches you step-by-step how to find profitable products in Clickbank. You’ll learn how to read Clickbank stats to find products that have high converting rate. This is perhaps one of the most important skills in affiliate marketing.

Video 4 teaches you how to do effective keyword research. This video is “must-watch” (for both newbie and experienced marketers), especially if you’re using PPC. If you apply the techniques taught in this video, you’ll surely save more PPC costs and experience higher conversion.

Video 5 teaches you how to find the right domain name and hosting. Very basic skills so not much to comment here.

Video 6 and 7 teache you how to write and build effective landing page for maximum conversion. These videos are very important as they teach you the skills how to convert readers into buyers. Don’t skip them.

Video 8 and 9 teach you how to set up, test and manage your AdWord campaigns. Note that Commission Blueprint only focuses on Google. It doesn’t cover the other popular PPC engines such as Yahoo and MSN.

Video 10 to 12 carry on from previous videos. All PPC users (both new and old) must pay good attention to these videos because they teach you the most important skill in PPC… that’s how to test and pick the winning campaigns, and then make the most profits out of them. I’ve been using PPC for years now and I’m still learning new skills from these 3 sets of video.

Video 13 and 14. Ok, you can skip video 13 unless you’ve problem receiving payments from Clickbank. It explains about Clickbank’s payment processes. Video 14 is just a wrap up. There are some wisdoms there that can inspire and motivate you to take action and apply what you’ve learnt so far.

Last but not least, the Premade Templates. You know what? I’m really glad that I invest in Commission Blueprint because it gives you so much good stuffs. I really love the Premade Templates (you got Presell, Review and Opt in templates). You can use these templates and just plug in your text of your niche. They are really the time-saver, they will save at least 70% of your works.

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For those who sell products on eBay or just simply promote other people’s products as eBay’s affiliate, this product is for you.

What is eBay Hot Item Finder?

As its name implies, Hot Item Finder is a software tool that helps you find hot-selling products on eBay in just a few minutes. You can use the software to easily research a niche and find out if there are any buyers for the products.

For example, let’s say you are researching a ‘wedding dress’ topic and want to quickly find out if there are any people buying wedding dresses on eBay. What you need to do is just launch the Hot Item Finder software and type in the keyword: ‘wedding dress’.

After a few seconds, the software will give you a list of wedding dresses that sold on eBay. With just one-click of a mouse, you will be able to see the number of bids for each item (see screenshot below). From the list, you can immediately see what are the hot-selling products.

The Hot Item Finder software is very flexible. If you don’t have a niche yet, and want to find out what niche products sell well on eBay, you can use the function ‘Category Search’. Just select a category that you want to research, the software will go and search for all items under that category. With just a few clicks and less than a minute, the software will come back with a list of items that sold well on eBay.

Hot Item Finder software can save you countless of hours from research time. With this software, you will be able to spot top-selling items from eBay in a matter of minutes.

For more information, go to the Hot Item Finder site.

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Matt Callen has just launched a new product called SimplyPLR today on 4th November 2008. In this article, I will write an honest review to tell you exactly what you will get if you join or purchase this product.

Before I explain in details what is SimplyPLR, let me first ask you a question…

What do you think is the most important component of successful a website?

If your answer is TARGETED TRAFFIC, you are right! But this will lead to the next question…

How do you get TARGETED TRAFFIC to your website? Well, the answer is simply QUALITY CONTENT!

It means that in order to attract targeted traffic to your sites, your sites need to have quality content or information. So how do you produce quality content that can attract targeted traffic?

To answer the above question, following are the things you need to do…

1. Doing market research to ensure that there are demands in the market or niche you want to target.

2. Research and find profitable keywords – this means you need to find those keywords people are searching for when they’re looking for something online. But you need to find those keywords that have good demand/supply mix.

3. Writing & publishing quality content based on step 1 and 2 above to your websites, blogs and article directories such as EzineArticles.com and GoArticles.com. The content must serve to provide useful information to readers.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 over and over again.

Of course, there are other methods of getting targeted traffic to your sites such as PPC (pay-per-click), social networking, blogging, etc. But all these methods will also require you to have quality information on your sites. Because only useful and quality information that can convert readers or visitors into buyers.

As you can see, there are a lot of works need to be done continuously in order to succeed online. If you’re doing all these by yourself, you probably need to spend at least 12 to 14 hours a day. You will have no time for your family. Most people don’t want to spend their lives working 12 to 14 hours a day. I’m sure you agree.

Therefore, you need to leverage the work of others! This is KEY to success online.

And, this is where Matt Callen’s SimplyPLR comes in to help leverage your works!

When you join SimplyPLR, you will get the following…

1. 225 PLR (Private Label Rights) Articles each and every month in 15 profitable niches. I have read some of the articles and they all have great quality; the articles are written by professionals who really understand a specific niche. And more importantly, the articles provide useful information to readers.

You can use the PLR articles without modification (not recommended) or you can rewrite them. But, rewriting may need you to sit down and spend few hours of your time. Fortunately, SimplyPLR provides you an advanced tool to help you modify the PLR articles quickly (see below).

2. Article Spinner Software. This is the tool that will help you modify or spin the PLR articles quickly and easily. All the articles are already “spin-ready”, meaning that you just need to click a button and the software will produce another 25 variations for each article. With just ONE-CLICK, you instantly have dozens of UNIQUE articles that you can submit to article directories or post on your websites or blogs.

3. Blog Automation Software. This is a software tool that will allow you to post articles to your blogs automatically. All you have to do is select any monthly article package, choose how many times you want a new article to be posted to your blog, and the software will create a proposed schedule to post the articles to your blog. There’s absolutely no manual intervention!

For more information, go to Matt Callen’s SimplyPLR site.

P.S. If you purchase SimplyPLR from this site, don’t forget to claim your BONUS here.