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You don’t need backlinks …

Ok, ok … what I mean is, you don’t need hundreds of thousands of backlinks to your sites in order to rank well.

I’m sure you’ve seen what all the “seo gurus” say – if you want your pages to rank well for a search term/phrase, you need to have thousands of backlinks to that page.

Is it true? Well, of course – if you have thousands of backlinks (with proper anchor text) to your pages, they will rank well for that term/phrase.

But consider the work and effort and money you need in order to get those kind of backlinks.

However, there is a more excellent way – where you don’t need thousands of backlinks.

Dr. Andy Williams, a well respected and trusted SEO guru says that you only need some backlinks from relevant authority sites … AND well themed pages with quality content.

Here’s why.

Google is placing more importance on the “On page factors” (i.e. the words and synonyms on your webpages) now.
Reason being – backlinks can be easily gamed. I’m sure you’ve seen all those automated tools and software which will churn out thousands and thousands of backlinks for you in a day – spammy links from spammy content from spammy web 2.0 sites.
Google’s goal is to find and display the best, most relevant pages for any search term for the searcher – an on-going battle against spammers who flood the web with poor content and spammy backlinks.
While a spammer can easily purchase more backlinks, a spammer won’t create good quality content (too much work for a spammer).

That’s the reason why Google is placing more importance on the actual content of your pages (i.e. the “On-page” factors). When someone searches for “astigmatism”, Google wants to display the best relevant pages to the user – not some spammy pages that has thousands of backlinks to them.

In this special 39 page report, Dr. Andy Williams shows you the evidence that themeing is alive and kicking, and that writing well-themed content should be one of your top priorities as you build your own sites.

Right click on the image on the left and select “save”

It will help you rank better for your chosen phrase, and even help you rank for hundreds of long-tail phrases you hadn’t even considered!

Here’s what Michael Campbell, one of the most respected SEO guru says:
“If you can nail your on-page factors, you can get top search engine rankings with far fewer incoming links. But if you don’t get your on-page factors right, all the links in the world won’t help with your rankings. That’s why I’ve been theming every page since 1997.”

 


 



Jeff Johnson’s Traffic Voodoo Launch Bonus

Jeff Johnson’s Traffic Voodoo goes live on Monday the 29th at 3pm Eastern – and as usual, there will be a mad scramble by eager buyers to find the best bonus(es) offered by a myriad of affiliates.

I’ve been “living under a rock” the past few weeks – working feverishly on a project with my partner and deleting all the emails that reaches my inbox as fast as they came … but by chance, a subject line caught my attention last Friday – Organic SEO traffic – by none other than the famous Jeff Johnson. That’s him below.

Naturally, I opened the mail to see what it was all about. It was a Jeff Johnson’s Traffic Launcher Video. Great stuff.

In a nutshell, it’s a wickedly simply method to leverage on the “buzz” around an up-coming product launch and how to “siphon” gobs of traffic. Here are the 4 simple steps!

(hope I remember them correctly!)


Step 1
Sign-up for Product Launch notifications (eg. JVnotify) or watch your inbox – the moment you see multiple gurus pitching the same product – you’ll know a product launch is in the horizon.

Step 2
Contact the product Author – ask if you can be an affiliate. Tell him/her that you’d like to be an affiliate and that you’d like to provide a special bonus to complement that product. Ask his/her opinion on what kind of bonus(es) is best suited to the product in question. Then create the bonus or outsource the creation of the bonus.

Step 3
Register a new domain with the product name in it – e.g. “[product_name]bonus.com”
For example, trafficvoodoobonus.com, trafficvoodoobonus.org (both are already registered by some fast moving affiliates)

Step 4
Setup wordpress on the new domain/site (in step 3) and start posting – 2-3 posts every day right up to launch day. Have a network of ‘feeder sites’ – that link back to your main site (in step 3) – and post every day to those feeder sites as well.

** Step 3 above is important because the launch date draws closer, there will be more and more people talking about it, asking questions, and trying to find out how much it cost, and who is giving the best bonuses, etc – so they will naturally be searching for the product name as well as ‘bonus’ – hence the word “bonus” in the domain name itself.

Click here to watch the video.

You can also download the following 3 PDFs on that page:
- Traffic Launcher Map Cheat Sheet
- Traffic Launcher Video Slides
- Traffic Launcher CheckList.

(No optin required :-)

Oh yes, speaking of bonuses – I’m a little late to the party – but if you’re one of the first 5 customers who purchased via my affiliate link below:

Jeff Johnson’s Traffic Voodoo Live

I’ll handle all the tech stuff that’s required in the Traffic Voodoo course for you – (e.g. blog creation, plugins, scripts, software configuration, optin forms, list-building, etc)

You’ll have “personal technical manager” for the entire duration of the course.

Just open a ticket at: easybiztools support with your RECEIPT number after you’ve purchased via my affiliate link above.

Best wishes,


A Gift for You – Online Business Blueprint 2010

Wow … how time has flown!

As 2010 is just round the corner, I want to thank you for your friendship and support throughout 2009. I appreciate you!

I’ve written a short report (only 10 pages) on how to Succeed in 2010!

Please download it here => Blueprint 2010 (no optin required).

My family and I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a

Wonderful and Blessed Christmas

and a very

Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Best wishes,

PS: Our support desk will be closed from Dec 23rd – Dec 29th for the Christmas holidays. I will still try check my mails once a day, but no promises :-)

 


EasyClickMate 2009 Edition

Since early this year, I’ve been quietly adding new features into easyClickmate. Here’s a quick summary of the new features:

1. Automatic Support for Google’s Adwords Tracking ID for Affiliates.

Your affiliates may have requested that you embed his or her Google Adwords tracking ID on your thankyou pages. This is manageable if you have a few requests from your affiliates.

However, if you have 100 affiliates requesting that you add their tracking IDs, it’s just not feasible to add the individual tracking codes on your thankyou pages.

Now, you no longer have to manually add the Google tracking ID. EasyClickmate will automatically embed the affiliate’s Google ID for you. All you need to do is insert a code snippet on your thankyou page, i.e.

<?php include_once(“ecm_trackID.php”); ?>

More details on page 11 in the “ecmPro Integration Guide”.


2. Intuitive Affiliate Link Generator.

Your affiliates just need to login, select the product they want to promote and click on the ‘Get Link’ button. Their customized affiliate URL will then appear.

See the screen shot below:


3. Advance Affiliate Link Generator.

The Advance Affiliate Link allows your affiliates to define their own landing page. For example, if you have written a case-study (or a non-sales pitch article) – your affiliates can decide to link to that page instead of the usual sales page.

See the screenshot below.

*note: As the vendor, you can choose to enable or disable this feature. If you disable it, then the affiliate won’t see this option in the affiliate area.


4. ClickBank Gravity Booster

One of the ways to rank higher in the ClickBank marketplace is to have a high “productivity score” – essentially a function of the various factors, one of which is the “Gravity”

A higher Gravity will help boost your Market Place rankings. In plain English, it basically means that if there are more affiliates promoting your products (i.e. more affiliate sales), your product gravity will be higher in the ClickBank market place. (more info here)

EasyClickMate 2009 Edition (version 8.5) allows you to insert multiple ClickBank IDs (your own affiliate IDs) into the admin panel. See the screen shot below:

IF no other affiliate ID is detected (i.e. the traffic to your sales page is from your own promotion), easyClickmate randomly select one of your ClickBank IDs in the sales process. This will result in an ‘affiliate sale’ (you are your own affiliate) and therefore, increase the product gravity in the marketplace.

This function has been extensively tested, if an affiliate ID is detected, easyclickmate won’t use your ID. Your affiliates need not worry about losing their commissions because their affiliate IDs will take precedence over yours.

*note: If you have downloaded the files prior to 24 June 2009, please login and download again. The User Guide zipped file contains 2 PDF documents:

- the User Guide
- the Upgrade Guide (instructions on how to upgrade, what files to backup, etc)

PS: If you’d like to see the new affiliate area, please sign-up here or if you already have an account, please login here




EasyClickGuard Version 2.5

On 18th May, I sent an email to all customers regarding version upgrade to 2.4.
Since then, some customers have reported that the log files did not show the IP addresses of the customer downloads. Version 2.5 fixes that.

Below is the summary of the features released in 2.4 and 2.5

New Features Summary

1. Added the ‘cancel’ function (this is to request cancellation
for recurring products). Currently, it only has the request
refund function

2. Added a ‘pop-up’ confirmation for the ‘delete’ function.
Some folks have complained that they have accidently deleted
an entry because the script did not prompt for confirmation.

3. Fixes a bug that appears on certain hosts for the Time-delayed Bonus Delivery.

* The Time Delayed Bonus Delivery feature allows you to specify
the number of days to pass before a bonus is displayed in the
download area. It also allows you to specify an expiry date for
the bonuses.

Some examples:

Bonus ABC|30|30 <= bonus will only appear 30 days after purchase and expire 30 days later.

Bonus PQR|0 <= bonus to appear immediately, does not expire

Bonus XYZ|15 <= bonus to appear 15 days after purchase, does not expire.

Bonus XYZ|15|0 <-- bonus to appear 15 days after purchase, does not expire. (the '0' is optional)

More details in the User Guide.

*note: The User Guide zipped file contains 2 PDF documents:

- the User Guide
- the Upgrade Guide (instructions on how to upgrade, what files to backup, etc)

Best wishes,



Steal this niche keyword now!

Here’s a potential gold mine which I’ve discovered using Keyword Research Pro.

Seed (root) keyword: Tiki Torches – 269,000 results | 49 Ads

Keyword variations (Search volume is in May 2009):
- propane tiki torches – 16,100 pages | Search Vol: 480 | Avg CPC: $2.31
- bamboo tiki torches – 34,000 pages | Search Vol: 3600 | Avg CPC: $1.50
- copper tiki torches – 52,300 pages | Search Vol: 1000 | Avg CPC: $1.80

With just 16,000+ competing pages for ‘propane tiki torches’, it should be a snap to rank 1st page in Google’s SERP.

And this niche is HOT! Look at Google Trends below (16th June 2009):

If you own a copy of Keyword Research Pro, I suggest you plug in this niche keyword now and dominate this niche.

*Tiki Torches is just one of the many hidden keyword goldmines I’ve discovered using Keyword Research Pro. There are many, many more!

Now, let me show you another niche that I’m involved in. It’s the highly competitive baby niche. Someone bought a polka dot rug for a cool $312. Looks like there are still plenty of folks with money to spend – on RUGS!

My commission for that sale is $31.20

It’s “easy” when you know how to target the right keywords using the right tools :-)

Yeah, yeah, I’m going to recommend that you get a copy of Keyword Research Pro

Why not? I believe it’s the best keyword tool in the market. If you do SEO or plan to do SEO, then this tool is a must.

You could spend hours on Google’s Keyword tool, or you could let Keyword Research Pro hand you the keywords on a silver platter within minutes. For me, the choice is obvious.

* A Quick Tip – the Role of the ‘seed’ (or ‘root’ keyword)

This is very important. The ‘seed keyword’ that you use will determine the quality of the keyword lists that are both profitable and easy to target/rank.

Where can you find these ‘seed keywords’? Go to your favorite bookstore and pick up a few books in your chosen niche. Turn to the ‘glossary’ pages in those books.

For example, if you pick up a book on ‘diabetes’ and turn to the glossary page, you will find many terms which you can use as ‘seed keywords’. These are highly targeted keywords and definitely easier to rank.

Once you have the ‘seed keywords’ – plug them into Keyword Research Pro and let it run!

If you are thinking of getting Keyword Research Pro, I suggest you do it now.

Keyword Research Pro

Enter this discount coupon: 20off at the bottom of the page.

* the coupon expires on the 18th June.


Best wishes,

ps: If you purchase Keyword Research Pro before 18th June via my link above, I’ll send you my exclusive bonus – Goolert Enterprise Real Time Keyword tool. You can’t buy this tool anywhere.


PPC Bully versus Keyword Research Pro

So, what’s the inside scoop? Which keyword research tool is better?

Before I answer that question, let me ask you a question:

Which car is better? A BMW, a Mercedes Benz, an Audi, Volvo or a Ford?
All the cars above will take you from point A to point B.

So depending on your needs, your goals, you will choose one over the others.
Likewise, it’s the same with the various keyword research tools in the market.

Ok, now let me try to answer the original question – which is better?
PPC Bully or Keyword Research Pro?

I’ve not used PPC Bully, so I can’t really comment how good it is or whether it’s effective.
From the sales page, it’s a high-tech keyword competition spying tool – you select a niche, and the tool will give you all the competition data, the current adwords ads, etc. This allows you to ‘spy’ on your competition before you launch your own PPC campaign.


Keyword Research Pro, on the other hand, is a powerful long-tail keyword analysis tool. It’s ability to fetch keywords (and their variations) from various sources such Google, Yahoo, MSN AND analyze them is simply amazing!

I used to spend hours on Google’s External Keyword tool – a time consuming and tedious affair – but discovering a gem or two makes it worthwhile.

But now, with Keyword Research Pro, I’ve cut down my research time from 2++ hrs to just 15-20 minutes! Talk about being efficient. This is the reason why I’m giving KRP 2 thumbs up!

Let me show you a recent affiliate sale in the highly competitive wedding niche in my ShareaSale account:

You’ll see it’s dated 9th June 2009. This blog post is on 10th June 2009.

Using Keyword Research Pro, you’ll be able discover profitable long tail keywords like these – profitable long tail keywords with little or no competition.

In summary, you need to determine your keyword research needs.

If you spend hours using Google Keyword Tool, then Keyword Research Pro will save you literally hundreds of hours of your time. I can definitely vouch for that.

One more thing, ROI – returns on investment.

PPC Bully: $1497 (at the time of this writing) + $49.97/mth

Keyword Research Pro: $97 (one time purchase + FREE Unlimited Lifetime Upgrades).

Use this link: Keyword Research Pro (Discount)

* use coupon code: 20off at the bottom of the page to enjoy an additional $20 discount.

$77 for a powerful Keyword tool that will save you hours of research time – PLUS unlimited lifetime upgrades is really a no-brainer decision :-)

Best wishes,

PS: I’ve met Fabian a couple of times in Malaysia – a quiet and un-assuming guy. He’s a Google Certified Adwords Professional and a very low-key, under-the-radar SEO expert. He walks the talk.

Check out his site – a quick 3 minute video + no-hype sales letter – which I find rather refreshing.


How to find the Vendor’s Product ID

I get this question quite often – how do you find the product #ID (item #ID) that is sold by a ClickBank vendor?

In most cases, you can see the product ID (item ID) when you hover your mouse over the order link or order button, e.g.

http://3.vendorID.pay.clickbank.net <-- PID = 3 (item #3)

http://1.vendorID.pay.clickbank.net <-- PID = 1 (item #1)

http://4.vendorID.pay.clickbank.net <-- PID = 4 (item #4) etc.

If the vendor uses a script to handle the order link, you may not see the item #ID. In this case, click on the order link as if you would purchase it.

Once you're at clickbank's payment page, look at the URL in your browser.

It will be something like this:

https://ssl.clickbank.net/order/orderform.html?time=1243840395&

vvvv=6275726e746865666174&item=2&titl=Description_of_the_Product&
vvar=seed%3Dac6dc117fe9269e74bfaa362f0b766df%26&name=&emal=&ctry=&zipc=&

Look for the "&item=X" <-- "X" is the item ID (product ID).

I've shortened the url below:

https://ssl.clickbank.net/order/orderform.html?time=1243840395&vvvv=.......&item=2& <-- *

* NOTE: item=2

You will see that in this example, it's item (product ID) #2.

Best wishes,



ClickBank IPN for Affiliates

I often get this question – does the ClickBank’s IPN technology works for vendors only?
Will it work if I’m an affiliate?

The answer is YES. ClickBank’s IPN works for both ClickBank Vendors and
ClickBank Affiliates.

However, before you can make use of the IPN technology, you would need to add a “Secret Key” in your ClickBank account (ClickBank’s secret key is simply an arbitary string – 16 characters max which is used to verify customer purchases)

To add a Secret Key, login to your ClickBank account, and click on the
“Account Settings” –> “my Site” tab. See the image below:

ClickBank Account Settings

Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Edit” in the “Advance Tools” section. See screenshot below:

ClickBank Advance Tools

You can then enter an arbitary string below (16 characters max, all in uppercase).

ClickBank Secret Key

If this is your first time requesting for ClickBank IPN access, click on the (Request Access) link. You will then need to answer a series of questions – see the screen shot below:

ClickBank IPN request

Once you’ve answered “YES” to all the questions, checked the “I agree” box and submitted the form, access to the ClickBank IPN will be made available.

You can now enter the IPN URL as shown in the screen shot below:

ClickBank IPN URL

Do you want to see how the ClickBank IPN script works? I’ve written a robust ClickBank Affiliate Bonus Script that uses the IPN technology.

Click here => CBListAutomator

It’s designed specifically for ClickBank affiliates :-)

Best wishes,



ClickBank’s Hoplink Shield – more cool features!

Just got this tip from my buddy, Harvey Segal – the ClickBank guru

Each time you generate a hoplink (for the same product) via ClickBank’s new hoplink shield, you will get different (encrypted) affiliate links.

For example, I randomly choose the vendor ‘affilorama’:

These 2 encrypted hoplinks goes to the same vendor/product page – but as you can see, they’re completely different.

http://dcfa47o9xpnmmvfymdv2tftw4k.hop.clickbank.net/

http://6da182neikmcpmfzqe0z1htady.hop.clickbank.net/

Adware or spyware that uses the illegal ID swap techniques will have a hard time with this new hoplink shield!

Kudos to ClickBank.

Cheers,