Understanding Affiliate Marketing Opportunities for Bloggers

By / Affiliate Marketing

Experiencing so much of fluctuations in the economy, not just me but most of are on the lookout for an additional income. These days’ people are turning to Internet for the money source, and affiliate marketing seems to be the popular choice.

I too was one of them die hardly searching legitimate affiliate marketing opportunities. Since; I wanted to be free from that typical 9-5 job, putting my energy and efforts in the company who was least concern about me.

I never believed in easy money and there are no magical tricks and tips in this article that promises you to make rich overnight. Yes, there are effortless and smart ways to earn money and that is through affiliate marketing. If this interests you read on, in here the topic we are going to cover is how one can make money affiliate marketing.

Read Also:  Turn Your Blog Into A Money-Spinner With Affiliate Marketing

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There is when I decided to do affiliate marketing. Eventually it took hard time to figure out and learn the tactics of its learning, but I did it. Yes, you too will be able to make it if you have firm determination of becoming your own boss.

Understanding How Affiliate Marketing Opportunities Work

After being disappointed by too few programs, I finally found some excellent affiliate marketing opportunities on the web. Let me tell you that good marketing opportunities are those who pay you when someone goes to some website, through an ad that you have placed.

The viewers this way are generating leads for the company. For getting good leads, you need to generate a lot of traffic. And, good traffic only comes when you are known to the product or services and have conveyed your message efficiently to the targeted audience.

The intention of this article is to high-light some of the points when you are looking forward to start a home based business using affiliate marketing opportunities. If below mentioned points are missing then I would suggest you to look for another affiliate marketing program.

  • The affiliate marketing program should let you build your own list of contacts. It’s the money in the list, if the list grown money obviously grows.
  • The programs must be offering you the tools to get in the results. Without any tools there is a scarce chance to earn money with the program.
  • A daily proven strategy for you to follow that helps bring in the leads and in turn generate income.
  • Your own leads should be going through proper channel.

Affiliate marketing opportunities are plenty, but are you making most of it?  Most of these opportunities clicks and has an ability to generate serious income but if the efforts are in directions like

  1. Creating niche content that pulls in the targeted traffic
  2. Warm up your visitors so they click on your recommendations click with an open to buy attitude.

If you ask that whether these affiliate marketing opportunities are difficult I would definitely say No. But you need to keep in your mind that it is not getting so quick rich scheme. There are steps to follow and requires a concrete planning and determination. You are building a real business and earning would be great, just a bit hard work in right direction.

Author Bio: Prav is a Full time blogger, article writer and marketer. He share some useful article marketing, writing, blogging and SEO related tips at his blog prav-talks.com where he provides wide range of affordable article marketing services and article writing services. 

4 Benefits of List Posts And How to Write Them Effectively

By / Blogging, Blogging Tips

List posts are the addictive posts in general. They attract readers and make them loyal if you provide value to them. List posts are great way to grab the attention of readers and easy to read and implement. That’s why list posts are always popular. Before we continue check out 7 Ways To Find Unique Blog Post Ideas For Your Blog

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Benefits of writing list posts:

  1. Easy to collate: You can collect and manage the information easily which you want to write for your list posts whether in your blog or other blogs.
  2. Easy to write: List posts are easy to write after collecting the information, aren’t they? If you collected the information and have the clear idea about what to write, then writing list posts is not a big matter. You can end up writing useful list posts within a short time.
  3. Easy to make them popular: If you spend few extra minutes working on the headlines, styling your posts then you can easily make them popular within a short time. The best way to make your list posts go viral is to use the killer headings often from the beginning to the ending.
  4. Easy to scan: Making your articles is essential to grow your blog. Because the readers are lazy to read lots of content. Even if you provide extraordinary value to your articles, they always try to skim the content. Here comes the list posts.. You can make your list posts scannable easily by dividing them into smaller paragraphs and making them into neat lists.

How to Write List Posts Effectively?

This is the most important thing in making them popular. You must be aware of how to write list posts and how to craft them perfectly.

Follow this tips..

  • List posts should have proper style
  • They should be divided in short paragraphs
  • List posts should contain lots of headlines, sub-headings
  • If the images are used in proper way, list posts can go viral
  • Read the list posts from popular blogs to have an idea about how to craft your list posts in a better way
See Also: How to Make Your Each Post Look Refreshing and Unique

What precautions have to be taken while writing list posts?

No doubt, list posts make your blog stand out from others. But you must consider few things while creating list posts for your blog. If you forget this, then you could probably end up your list posts in worst way. So, here are few things to consider..
Never write less points what you have mentioned in the title!
Ex: If you write a post on “10 tips to write a great post in 40 minutes” and if you end it up with only 9 posts then imagine how awkward it would?
So, never do this. Always proof read your list posts before you are going to hit “Publish” button.
Don’t write list posts in long paragraphs
List posts look good if they are divided in small sections or paragraphs. They should look appealing for your readers and your readers should digest your content easily. So, divide your paragraphs after writing 3 to 4 lines.
See Also: Short Posts vs Long Posts which one are best?

Your Turn:

Do you have any tips for writing effective list posts? Share them in the comments..

Guest Post by Rahul. Who blogs at LearnBlogTips

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Top 5 Tips for Becoming a Professional Blogger

By / Blogger Tips

There is no exact definition for a professional blogger but what we all expect it to be – a person can be called a professional blogger if he/she is earning some money from his blog or he/she is intelligent enough to start earning from his blog. Being a professional blogger isn’t that difficult as it sounds. All what you need to do is to hit the nail on time. You will get to know hundreds of tips which can help you a lot in being better at blogging, rather professional blogging but not all of them are that helpful. So we have compiled up the list of Top 5 Tips for Becoming a Professional Blogger. The tips go like this –

 

Be Unique

Uniqueness is an important factor in Blogging. If your blog isn’t 100% unique then you will not only lose credibility but also won’t be able to earn even a single penny because many programs don’t accept blogs which aren’t 100% unique. So stay unique, but you can get ideas from other blogs. Just the ideas, not the whole post!

Read other’s Blogs

Reading the blogs of fellow professional bloggers can help you a lot in getting to know their strategies and how they are getting so much traffic. Professional blogging is all about reading and writing, if you are good at writing then don’t be over-confident because reading too is as important as writing.

Stick to one Niche

This is the key. If you are running a car related blog then no one will come there to read SEO related articles, even maximum of the audience won’t even understand what SEO basically is! So it’s better to stick to one niche. This really helps in increasing the returning visitors count.

Increase Income Sources

If you think you aren’t earning as much as you expected then there are chances that you aren’t making use of all the income sources available to you. Increasing income sources can significantly increase your monthly earnings.

Keep Updating

No one likes obsolete content, even if it’s one day old and same thing goes with your blog’s audience. Keep updating your blog, try publishing at least 10 posts a week if you really want to be professional. Updating content can not only keep your audience indulged but can also increase your blog’s traffic significantly.

Author’s Bio : This post is written by Arjun Singh. Arjun loves to write about Gadget Reviews and also reads about Gadget Prices.

6 Tips to Write Guest Post that Will Get Accepted Immediately

By / Guest Blogging

Guest posting is important to raise your blog popularity as well as traffic. Guest posting will also help you to build solid reputation in your niche. However, sometimes bloggers have difficultly to submit their guest posts because most of their articles are getting rejected by the host blogger. Here are 6 tips to write and submit guest post that will get accepted immediately: See How Do You Benefit From Guest Bloggers?

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1. Blend your article with the blog theme

Before writing your guest post, you have to know and understand the theme of the host blog. You can’t submit guest post that even slightly irrelevant with the theme of the host blog. That’s why you need to know in detail about what your host blog is writing regularly. Make sure to read at least 10 posts from the host blog before you begin writing guest post for that blog. Make sure that the article that you write is relevant with the theme of the host blog. It is better for you to find the topic that your host blog doesn’t write often. It will increase your chance to get accepted.

2. Follow the rules or guidelines from the blog

Every host blog has different guest posting rules that you must adhere. One blog can be very strict with their guest post, while another blog can be very tolerant with almost any kind of guest article. Be sure to follow the rules and guidelines posted on the host blog before you begin writing. Failing to adhere to the rules will guarantee rejection from the blogger. That’s because you literally offend the blogger by disregarding his guest posting rules. The best guest post that will get accepted quickly is the guest post that follows guidelines from the host blog.

3. Write for the readers of that blog

It is also a good idea for you to know about the reader of the host blog. It means that you should feel the “atmosphere” of that blog first before you begin writing your guest post. You will do this by observing comments made to that blog. You will observe about how the readers react to the content of that blog and how they interact with each other. From the comments on that blog, you will find something that the readers of that blog like, as well as something that they dislike. What you should do is to understand about the readers of that blog and write your guest post for the readers. It is necessary for you to know about what they like first.

4. Write better article

Remember that writing guest post is not the same as writing article that you will submit to article directory. You have to write better article. You even should write better article from what you regularly write in your blog. By writing better article, you have higher chance to get accepted by the host blog. The first concern here is the length of your article. Of course, you can’t submit 400 words article as a guest post. At least, not many blogs will accept such a short article. If you want to raise your chance for getting accepted, aim for 1000+ words article if you want to submit your guest post to popular blog. Usually, article that has 550+ words in length will get accepted easily by less popular blog.

See Also: Difference Between Short Length Post Vs Length Posts – What’s Best? 

5. Engage the readers from the very start

Make sure to write interesting article that the readers of the host blog will appreciate. The only way to do this is to engage the readers from the very start. It means that you have to work carefully with your title and first paragraph. Writing catchy and interesting article title will help you to engage your readers. Also, be sure to attract interest from the first paragraph of your article. Remember that if you can write to engage the readers from the very start, you have higher chance to engage the blogger to accept your guest post as well. See Also: 10 Crucial Points To Help You Write Better Blog Posts

6. Offer fresh and unique idea

The last tip will be about the content of your article. Most bloggers will accept guest post that offer fresh and unique idea related to their blog topic. If you can offer your fresh and unique idea in your guest post, you will have higher chance to get accepted by the host blog. That’s because that’s what most bloggers want from guest bloggers. They want fresh and unique article that will help to attract more interest of their readers.

See Also: How to Make Your Each Post Look Refreshing and Unique

Sometimes, writing guest post is not as simple as you think. You have to meet the taste of the host blog if you want to get accepted immediately by the blogger. This is what makes many bloggers hesitant to start guest posting. However, if you follow the tips above, you will have higher chance to get accepted by the host blog.

This is a guest post by Jo Alfred. He had a passion for watches right from his childhood but as he saw and read more, his passion grew even more. Nowadays he is fond of suunto military watches. He occasionally blogs too about various GPS watches on his blog GPS Watch Reviews.

5 Reasons You Need A Mobile Website WordPress Plugin

By / WordPress, WordPress Plugins

The way people view the web is changing. Go ahead, take a look at your Google Analytics numbers. You’ll see that more and more people are browsing the web from their smartphones. The problem is that they might not be getting the most out of your site. They’re using a small screen to view something that was designed for a screen three to five times larger. That is, unless you’ve installed a mobile website plugin for WordPress. There are many options, but these plugins can give your site a look and feel that was made for mobile.

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Here are five reasons that you need to install a mobile website WordPress plugin today.

1. Sleek look and feel

While each mobile website plugin provides a distinct look, they all come down to one thing: simplicity. What you’ll get with a mobile plugin is a listing of the latest headlines, followed by tags and categories and perhaps a small blurb. That’s the perfect amount of information for a mobile viewer. It flows, and it looks nice. There might not be fancy images, but that’s not necessary when viewing on a smartphone. Plus, users will have the choice of when to view those images, which comes in handy for Reasons Nos. 2 and 3.

2. Perfect for small-screen viewing

When you load a regular website on a mobile phone, it looks unnatural. Everything is small and unreadable, because you’re loading a site designed for a much larger screen. You have to zoom into read the articles. You probably have to scroll left and right to see everything on the screen. Since mobile website plugins list posts in reverse chronological order, you’re getting just the information you need, at a size that’s designed for a small screen. It’s really the perfect smartphone viewing experience.

3. Uses less data when loading

In an age where unlimited data plans really have hidden limits, data usage comes at a premium. When you load a normal website, it eats up tons of data. It has to load all the content, plus images and ads. That can eat valuable kilobytes from your monthly data plan. A mobile website is stripped down to the basics, so it uses very little data when loading. That means you can view more sites while using less data. See also: Optimize WordPress Blog Loading Time

4. Universal look across smartphones

There are dozens of different smartphone browsers. Beyond Safari for iPhone, the Android browser, and the BlackBerry browser, there are tons of third-party alternatives on each platform. A Samsung Galaxy from T-Mobile using the default Android browser might see a site differently than the same phone using the Dolphin browser. Using a mobile website means that every smartphone user will see the same thing. That’s not only beneficial for the user, but also beneficial in troubleshooting bugs and errors.

5. More revenue opportunities

So many ads nowadays use Adobe Flash. That’s a problem for mobile browsers, because many of them don’t support Flash at all. If you serve ads in Flash form, that is, zero iPhone users will see your ads. While there is a Flash plugin for Android, it provides a poor experience; many Android users have uninstalled it completely. Mobile websites, however, can support different types of ads. That gives you an opportunity to make money on impressions.

Every blog should install a plugin that gives smartphone users a better experience. There are many, many options for the WordPress platform. Some free ones, such as WordPress Mobile Pack, can get the job done well. But established bloggers with an income stream should consider a premium option. They provide more choices, meaning you get a better experience for you and your readers. Whatever you do, don’t let this one slide. Creating a useful mobile website is an opportunity that no blogger should ignore.