Procrastinators Get A Lot Done

I wrote an article about procrastination almost 5, 6, or 7 years ago.

I came to the conclusion that people who procrastinate get a lot done.

Only problem is they don't get the right thing done.

Best Safelists

If you are planning to use email advertising to promote your internet business, you’ll want to know about safelists.

Definition of Safelist

Let’s start with a definition so we are on the same page.  A safelist is an email mailing list of safelist members who opt-in or agree to receive email ads from other members who belong to the same email mailing list. Sounds a little incestuous doesn’t it?  But if the safelist is large enough, you should have some success posting your email advertisements.

But you may wonder why would anyone involved in internet marketing spend time looking at someone else’s ads? 

Affiliate Programs for New Marketers - 3

Here are the final five affiliate programs for beginners that you might be interested in.  Also, be sure to read the closing remarks.

11. Amazon Associates

Amazon Associates is the #1 online platform that provides access to products from more than 2 million sellers. It’s easy and free to join.  You could be up and running today.  There is just one approval needed to complete your application.  You don’t need approvals from the third-party advertisers. 

You can choose from over a million products to advertise to your customers. 

Affiliate Programs for New Marketers - 2

Here are five more affiliate programs for beginners that you might be interested in.

6. JVZoo

Are you looking for an affiliate marketing network that gives you access to thousands of advertisers and programs at one place? JVZoo provides all the tools and solutions required to building a profitable business online.

Some of the JVZoo products offer two tier affiliate commission, a unique feature that’s not available in most of the other networks including CJ, ClickBank.

Affiliate Programs for New Marketers

Take a look at these affiliate programs for beginners to earn commissions in 2019 and beyond.  There’s about 15 programs in total.  This first post will highlight the first five.

1. ShareASale

ShareASale is one of the largest affiliate networks and is a beginner friendly affiliate network. The ShareAsale platform currently has access to nearly 3900 merchants and over 1000 of them are exclusive to ShareASale.

ShareASale has been in business for 18 years.  You can work with ShareASale to make money online as an affiliate.

Earn Money by Sending Emails

If you like to write, you can earn money sending emails to targeted readers who subscribe to your list. You can write original articles and you can curate interesting articles you find online.  There are Wordpress plugins that will help with curation.  I'll write more about curation in a separate post. But for now, as an email marketer, your main task is to provide value to your readers and ultimately turn readers into customers. You can earn money when your article contains links to affiliate offers or to your own products.  Here are some ideas for earning online with email marketing.

Sell Something

If you have a product or a service to sell, promote it in your emails.

List Building - The Squeeze Page

One of the most important things you can do as an Internet marketer is to build a targeted, responsive list within your market.

A list provides you with the instant ability to connect with your target audience, while being able to build a relationship with your subscribers, establish credibility in your market, and maximize your income faster and easier than anything else.

If you are new to list building, rest assured that it’s a very simple process and there are many different ways that you can start collecting leads quickly and easily, and absolutely free.  (You can also use paid methods to find leads, but more on that later.)

Let’s look at how to grow your subscribers list.

Bloggers and Affiliate Programs

What are the Best Affiliate Programs for Bloggers? 

Today the blogger is likely looking for ways to make money online, and affiliate programs for bloggers are a great way to accomplish that.

If you have some writing skills and a desire to make money working online, then this article is definitely for you.

The first step is to decide that the purpose of your blog is to make money, and not necessarily to create a literary masterpiece.   Create a blog that will be seen and read by many active consumers is the end game.

Connecting to people with the internet is both easy and difficult, and will require that you find ways to stand out. SEO and social media will help. Time is also a factor, so be prepared to be a consistent Blogger for a period of time while your blog engages with Google search crawlers.

List Building Simplified - Another Idea

One more idea for Building a List

Offer “Subscriber Only” Discounts

One great way of boosting list activity and motivating visitors into becoming subscribers is by offering “subscriber only” bonuses, discounts or coupons on paid products and services.

People are always interested in getting a deal and by offering price reductions on popular products and services, you’ll be able to entice visitors into subscribing to your list.

Furthermore, you’ll maximize your income by increasing your chances that these subscribers will purchase your products. After all, they are joining just to get the coupon or discount!

Final Words

Building a list isn’t difficult, but it does require commitment. You need to actively work on recruiting leads, promoting your squeeze page and establishing a relationship with your subscribers so that they

List Building Simplified - Writing and Publishing

Writing and Publishing will Build Your List

Write Quality Articles & Reports

One of the main reasons people join mailing lists is to receive fresh, quality content on a regular basis.

You first want to develop a content schedule that is consistent, so that subscribers become familiar with your updates and know what to expect, but you also want to make sure that you stay in close communication with your subscriber base.

Consider sending out 2-3 emails a week that offer free content, balanced with promotional based emails every 2-3 days.  The more value you offer your list, the more responsive they will be so you’ll want to strike a good balance between free information and advertisements.

List Building Simplified - More Ideas

Here are a few more ideas for building your list as an internet marketer.

Offer Quality Incentive Offers

One of the easiest ways to entice a visitor into becoming a subscriber is by offering some form of incentive.  One of the most common strategies used by list builders is to provide instant access to free content, such as a downloadable report or e-book that is relevant to those visiting the site.

You want to build targeted lists, rather than generic ones and so by offering content that is tailored towards what your subscribers are interested in, you’ll be able to ‘qualify’ subscribers, ensuring that your list is not only targeted, but responsive.

List Building Simplified

One of the most important things you can do as an Internet marketer is to build a targeted, responsive list within your market.

A list provides you with the instant ability to connect with your target audience, while being able to build a relationship with your subscribers, establish credibility in your market, and maximize your income faster and easier than anything else.

If you are new to list building, rest assured that it’s a very simple process and there are many different ways that you can start collecting leads quickly and easily, and absolutely free.  (You can also use paid methods to find leads, but more on that later.)

Let’s look at how to grow your subscribers list.

Create A Compelling Squeeze Page

In order to build a list, you need to develop a landing page or squeeze page that showcases the benefits a subscriber receives for joining your newsletter.

Solo Ads – Using Ezines

 Solo Ads and Ezines

Solo ads are the #1 way to promote any website online, and 

EZINES are a perfect place for solo ads. Let’s look at EZINES in this post.

WHAT IS A SOLO AD

But first, just to be sure we’re on the same page…..

What is a solo ad and how can you begin to use this powerful

technique today?

With solo ads,YOUR message is sent by email to a mailing

list of people who are interested in what you have to offer.

YOUR message to the entire list. Awesome!

Laser Focused Business - Final Words and Resources

Final Words

Creating Laser Focus takes practice and effort. The steps outlined here will help you find ways to help minimize those distractions that may be holding you back from focusing on what is most important. Here are some next steps to take.

Keep in mind that you’ll need to:

n Identify those time killers

n Don’t forget that the best way to be productive is to take care of yourself.

n Clear your workspace of clutter.

n Use some of the productivity apps listed.

n Practice Deep Work techniques that will help you focus.

n Don’t forget to reward yourself!

Congratulations!

Laser Focused Business - Creating a Plan

Creating a Focus Plan

Now let’s create an action plan to improve focus and productivity. Research says it takes 4 weeks to develop a new habit.

Let’s break down our plan into four weeks.

Week 1:

n Find out how you are currently spending your time. Productivity apps such as RescueTime will send you a report based on your activity. This will help you identify those time killers. Otherwise, you can just use a note pad.

n Find the screen time usage stats on your phone. See what apps you use the most and how often.

Laser Focused Business - Focus Maximizers

Focus Maximizers

The burnout is real. We can come up with a lot of great ideas for being more productive, but it won’t be helpful if you get burnout and quit. Here are some helpful hints to help you manage your time and hopefully decrease your chances of burnout.

Compact Your Daily To-Do List

Created a to-do list is an important part of time management, but often we create too large of a list with unreasonable expectations for the day.

Create your list with the top 3-5 most important things to accomplish that day. That goes on the top of the list. Next,

Laser Focused Business - Focus Hacks

 

Focus Hacks

Here are a few important “mind hacks” to help you improve your focus for the day.

Taking Care of Yourself First

Our priority should be making sure we are whole healthy human beings. When our physical and mental health is declining, there is no way we can give our business our full potential. Here are some important self-care tips to improve your focus.

n Make sure you get enough rest (7-8 hours of sleep). Your brain will not function at capacity when you are tired. While you sleep, your body can re-set and heal.

You CAN build a profitable list from solo ads.

You CAN build a profitable list from solo ads.

I’ve just posted a new video course called “Solo Ads 1”.  It’s a step-by-step video course that shows you how to create a proper plan of attack to build your list, build a relationship with your list properly, and convert your lists into sales when you decide to promote something.  Check out the video here.

List building is only profitable if you focus on building a quality list.

The big myth is that you need a larger list, or that you should build your list fast.  Both ideas follow the concept of quantity over quality.

But we really need to think the opposite here ...

Affiliate Marketing - Three Things All Affiliate Marketers Need To Survive

As an affiliate marketer, no doubt you should be continually on the lookout for successful markets that will give the highest ROI (return on investment).  Don't expect some magic formula or worse yet some get-rich-quick scheme to drop into your lap.  It's more complicated than that but success will reward perseverance.  

There are strategies that have worked before with internet marketing and that continue to prove successful in today’s world of affiliate marketing.  Using the three tactics discussed below, you can be a survivor in the world of online affiliate marketing.

Three tactics for success

Laser Focused Business - Killing Time

We live in an era of information overload. We are bombarded with media, technology, entertainment, and notifications every day. It seems there are hundreds of people and things competing for your attention at any given time. There is no wonder why in the last few years, our attention spans have become shorter and our ability to focus has decreased.

Your time is valuable. Not being able to focus can have a negative effect on how successful we are at work and in our personal lives. Focus is a skill that we develop by training and practice. Productivity requires intention and strategy to help make your time work for you!

Let’s begin by examining time killers that make us less productive.

Affiliate Marketing – What’s it like?

Being in the affiliate marketing business is not that hard with the Internet at your disposable. It is much easier compared to the days when people had to make use of telephones and other communication channels just to find out the latest news about how their program was progressing.

So, with the technology we all have access to today, and assuming that the affiliate is working from home, a day in his or her life would look something like this…