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168 Billion reasons to stop using Google Analytics

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Re: 168 Billion reasons to stop using Google Analytics

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Post by steelydaniel »

coglethorpe wrote: post #12
goodkarma wrote: post #11

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I've been doing affiliate marketing for about 2 years now. So far my best months have been five figures of profit (my best day was four figures of profit). But I know of other folks that are doing much more than that..

Wow. Um. wow. I guess someone could say "You're doing it wrong" to me here. I've tried integrating affiliate adds with blogs and another site that did rental listings. I've made 18 dollars after tens of thousands of impressions. I've come across so many affiliate marketing "seminars" and eBooks, but they all smell of "get rich quick" scams to me. Anyone care to share what works vs what doesn't? I'm really confused on…

Try hanging out at warriorforum or forums.digitalpoint.com. As for the get rich quick aspect--that's just how you go about selling that kind of information. I'm sure it beats getting rich 10 years later.

Re: 168 Billion reasons to stop using Google Analytics

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Post by goodkarma »

coglethorpe wrote: post #12
goodkarma wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been doing affiliate marketing for about 2 years now. So far my best months have been five figures of profit (my best day was four figures of profit). But I know of other folks that are doing much more than that..

Wow. Um. wow. I guess someone could say "You're doing it wrong" to me here. I've tried integrating affiliate adds with blogs and another site that did rental listings. I've made 18 dollars after tens of thousands of impressions. I've come across so many affiliate marketing "seminars" and eBooks, but they all smell of "get rich quick" scams to me. Anyone care to share what works vs what doesn't? I'm really confused on…

Okay. I went through some of my favorite sites and tried to make a good list of decent affiliate marketing resources.

Notice: feel free to check out all of the links, or ignore them all. I have nothing to gain either way. :)

Recommended forums:

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/

http://www.wickedfire.com/ (not for the easily offended)

http://www.quityourdayjob.com/forum/

http://forum.abestweb.com/

Recommended blogs:

http://www.shoemoney.com

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/

http://www.quityourdayjob.com/

http://zacjohnson.com

http://uberaffiliate.com/

Great articles worth reading:

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/how-much-money-have-you...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/04/08/the-1000000-experiment-w...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2006/04/13/10k-ppc-experiment-part2...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/09/24/pwning-facebook-how-to-t...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/05/16/as-success-grows-opportu...

http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/11/04/the-adsense-check-for-13...

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/theres-a-secret-to-ever...

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/how-to-properly-setup-a...

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/how-to-properly-setup-a...

http://www.superaffiliatemindset.com/how-to-properly-setup-a...

Great free learning materials:

http://www.quityourdayjob.com/learning (he used to charge $50 for the "Quit Your Day Job" eBook - you can get it for free now)

http://www.theblackinkproject.com/

Re: 168 Billion reasons to stop using Google Analytics

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Post by goodkarma »

sah wrote: post #16
goodkarma wrote: post #14

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It really depends on the site and the niche and what you are trying to do etc. I'm not sure if a discussion of affiliate marketing is really relevant to "Hacker News". There are a couple of eBooks I would recommend, but you can get most of that info for free if you read some blogs and forums. Just search for "super affiliate blog" and start your research there.. :)

I think this is relevant, and would love to hear more about it.

See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=236211

Re: 168 Billion reasons to stop using Google Analytics

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Post by goodkarma »

steelydaniel wrote: post #21
coglethorpe wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. Um. wow. I guess someone could say "You're doing it wrong" to me here. I've tried integrating affiliate adds with blogs and another site that did rental listings. I've made 18 dollars after tens of thousands of impressions. I've come across so many affiliate marketing "seminars" and eBooks, but they all smell of "get rich quick" scams to me. Anyone care to share what works vs what doesn't? I'm really confused on…

Try hanging out at warriorforum or forums.digitalpoint.com. As for the get rich quick aspect--that's just how you go about selling that kind of information. I'm sure it beats getting rich 10 years later.

Affiliate marketing isn't really a "get rich quick" thing. It takes a lot of time and a lot of trial and error. But if you can hack and you are creative and you aren't too uptight you can make some great cash doing it.
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