Find Free Images: 13 Indispensable Sites for Eye-Catching Media



Are you looking for free images for your blog? Perhaps you’re in search of photos for social media posts? Or, maybe you need free stock images and high quality- media for an e-commerce site? A lot of bloggers make the mistake of using Google to search for free images. Newbie (and some veteran) bloggers take to Google Image Search for photos that go into their posts not realizing many are protected by copyright. Knows what happens when you use these “free images” without permission? The copyright trolls show up. Uh-oh! There’s no easier way to kill a blog than getting...

Best Email Marketing Tools for Affiliate Marketing



Ah, email marketing tools. What would we do without them? Email marketing is the bread and butter of affiliate marketing. With email marketing, you gain the benefit of reaching your core audience virtually free. Each point of contact can be used to reaffirm your authority while presenting an opportunity to create a sale. You could technically conduct your email marketing with your normal email account. Whether you want to curate that list, spend hours and hours modifying the emails, and potentially getting your account flagged as spam is your choice. The smart option is to use an email marketing tool....

Best Domain Registration for Affiliate Marketing



Your journey into affiliate marketing begins with domain registration. It's this: The domain is your identity on the Web. A great domain increases your chances of ranking within search results. Memorable names stick with visitors well after they’ve left the site. It becomes synonymous with industry authority and makes it easier to refer others to the site. So: At the center of this are domain registrars. These are the companies that manage the registration of domain names. There are dozens to choose from when doing a generalized search. But, which is best? Best Domain Registration -- a TL;DR Look for...

Niche Blogging Dangers: 4 Opportunity Killing Outcomes Waiting To Happen



There are many reasons why you would want to find yourself in a niche with Affiliate Marketing: Less competition Unique products Defined audiences These are all great benefits but there are times when you may be tempted to take your niching too far. Doing so has you backing yourself into a corner. You're now susceptible to the niche blogging dangers. It’s natural that you would want to carve a slice of your own in the marketplace. But... there are issues. The Problems of Sub-Niches and the Niche Blogging Dangers Bound to Happen Sometimes you find a valuable keyword with little...

How to Stop Content Skimming (and Get People to Read at a Snail’s Pace)



One of the issues we find as content creators is that many people skim through content. They’ll either: A. Just look at the URL or headline and deduct their own ideas B. Jump around and look past a lot of the smaller details we cover When people skim through the content we are losing valuable opportunities to send people to valuable, affiliated resources. You want them to slow down... waaaaaay slow....   It’s a given that people are going to do this regardless but there are ways to format your articles so it’s more engaging. Here is a quick set...

Unpaid Commissions Suck, But These Affiliate Dangers & Risks Are Worse.



Affiliate marketing is amazing because you don’t have to create a product or service. You leverage your understanding of the Web (such as content publication, social media, or advertising) to push affiliate offers and earn a commission. The way that sounds gives you the impression that there aren’t any risks involved with the industry. On the contrary. Affiliate marketing, like all other industries, does have its host of issues. There are plenty of hidden dangers and big risks involved when you get involved. This post wasn’t made to dissuade you from giving affiliate marketing a shot. It’s here so that...

How to Increase the Effectiveness of Email Campaigns: 6 Email Blast Marketing Tips



Your email list is pure gold if you increase the effectiveness of the campaigns. This means: More email opens Better response rates Don't have email blasts going yet? That’s a shame because the list is really where the money’s at. Use our email marketing guide to get things going. For everyone else? You could be doing a few things with it that seems somewhat successful. It’s not giving you the type of ROI you were expecting. No worries. We've got six ways to improve email marketing (and improve response and open rates)... 1. Set a Higher Threshold to "Weed Out"...

How to Cope with that “Scatterbrained” Feeling at Your Crucial Moment of Success



There will be a moment along the way toward your success that you’ll meet around the half-way mark. It’s that moment when you’re just about to break into the industry but not everything is in the clear. What I’m talking about is the tipping point. This is the time when you have to give it your all and push harder than ever. It’s that time when you’re almost at the top of the curve and need that tiny nudge to make it over and cruise on down to success. What I’ve found, however, is that many people hit this tipping...

How-To Write Jaw-Dropping Emails that Gets the Click



Creating a consistent flood of jaw-dropping emails become a powerful business asset used to generate interest in your content. These emails encourage followers to share your work, and, the fun part, spur conversion and sales. (more…)