Archive for the ‘Affiliate Software’ Category

The Thin Affiliate Site Experiment using Micro Niche Finder

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Well, I haven't posted in quite some time and, for that, I apologize.  I forget how busy the summer can get.  Whew.  Anyway, this grand affiliate marketing journey is going well for me.  The eBay Partner Network is definitely my big bread winner, Amazon is next (although, it's about 1/10 of the profits of EPN for me and Comission Junction is pretty much neck and neck with Adsense.'

I had a bit of a scare in June when all when of my sites took a nose dive.  I just wasn't getting search impressions or unique visits anymore.  I'm starting to think it was related to a lag in my twitter activity, but I got worried that my sites had been negatively profiled by Google (which is still possible).  It was a bummer because while many of these sites could technically be considered "thin" sites, they took me hours of work.

So, thus begins my experiment.  I've been reading about Micro Niche Finder and I like what I heart.  Also, many other Internet Marketers have told me how well it works for them.  So, my plan is to crank out 10 (count 'em, 10) thin EPN sites next week utilizing Micro Niche Finder and I'll report the results back to you.  I have a new method where I could conceivably created an EPN site (using the magic of phpBay Pro) from start to finish in less than an hour, so we'll see how that works.  I know I'm coming to this party a little late, but I think there is still money to be made.

If you don't know much about Micro Niche Finder, then check out these 5 videos that show you 5 different ways to make money from Micro Niche Finder.  You'll be chomping at the bit to buy it.

Ok.  Well, I better get to work.  These sites aren't going to write themselves..... yet.

phpZon 2.0 released! (yup, you need it)

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

So, Wade (from phpBay Pro and phpZon Pro) has been working on a phpZon Pro update for four months now.  I've been eagerly awaiting it because some of the new features are fantastic.  Those are, in no particular order:

  1. More than 10-20 items returned!  Yup, that's right, we have paging now!
  2. Optional display of a drop-down sort for search results.  So, now you can sort your results alphabetically, by Best Seller, by Featured Items, by price, etc.
  3. Now have min price and max price filters
  4. The widget and button in the WordPress MCE are quick and easy to use

Long story short, if you are an Amazon Affiliate, you need phpZon Pro 2.0, there is no question about it.  Here's I'll give you a little demo.  I've got the phpZon 2.0 plugin installed already so in my WordPress editor I have this new little button.  I click on the dropdown arrow and select "Search Results Page".

phpZon Pro MCE Button

phpZon Pro MCE Button

I am then presented with the following dialog for configuring the Search Results.

phpZon Pro Search Options Dialog

phpZon Pro Search Options Dialog

After that's complete, I now have the following awesomeness in my post:

The Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing on the Web: How to Use and Profit from Affiliate Marketing Programs The Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing on the Web: How to Use and Profit from Affiliate Marketing Programs
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A Practical Guide to Affiliate Marketing: Quick Reference for Affiliate Managers & Merchants A Practical Guide to Affiliate Marketing: Quick Reference for Affiliate Managers & Merchants
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Make a Fortune Promoting Other People's Stuff Online: How Affiliate Marketing Can Make You Rich Make a Fortune Promoting Other People's Stuff Online: How Affiliate Marketing Can Make You Rich
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phpZon Pro and phpBay Pro – The Combo Deal

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Howdy all. This is going to be a short one, but I wanted to post something because I'm pretty excited. See, here's the deal.   When I bought phpBay Pro, I didn't really know anything about ReviewAZON or phpZon or any of that. I have a free amazon-niche-store plugin for WordPress that is ok, but not really that stellar. But, at the time I wasn't really doing anything with Amazon.

Well, that all changed around Christmas time. I suddenly saw the potential that Amazon's Affiliate program could have when it seemed like virtually the whole world was already headed to Amazon to do their Xmas shopping. So, all during November and December I was working like a madman to create as much Amazon Affiliate-related contest as I could. However, with all the cut and pasting of my Amazon links, and the description and the image and then adding my own original content it was really shaping up to be a pain in the ass.
Well, I talked to Hanji at money-code.com and he pretty much swore by ReviewAZON.  But, I was trying not to spend any more money on Affiliate Tools.  I was trying to earn some "sweat equity", if you will.  But, then I learn about phpZon Pro (from the makers of phpBay Pro) and I see that it's only $49.  Hmm.. that sounds enticing.  But, then I see that for $99 you can get both phpBay Pro and phpZon Pro.  Well, now I'm kicking myself for not shelling out the extra $20 and buying both when I bought phpBay Pro.

So, I decided to take a chance.  I sent an e-mail to Wade at phpBay Pro and asked him if I could get a discount, since I had already bought phpBay Pro.  Within minutes I had a response from him telling me that I could just pay the additional $20 (phpBay Pro is $79) and get the combo package for both products.  Freaking awesome!

So, I've just downloaded phpZon but you can expect I'll be talking more about it in the coming days.  I'll also let you know if I find any good mods or customizations for it as well.