This should go without saying, whatever niche one is involved in or
decides to involve oneself in, QUALITY CONTENT is a prerequisite!

Once one decides to solve a problem with QUALITY CONTENT, the
next step is driving traffic to the excellent solution.

Driving traffic to a solution is, in and of itself, a problem that
many people are having a tough time doing.

Traffic Dashboard by Kim Roach is a series of traffic generation
training modules presented in video format with an accompanying PDF
(Portable Document Format) file.

I first heard of Kim Roach within the War Room of the Warrior Forum
(a forum that you should definitely belong to). She was passing out a
PDF entitled “Underground Traffic Black Book”.

*Now available to the public ->  Underground Traffic Black Book *

The book is exceptional and showed Kim’s expertise in traffic generation.

Here … below is the table of contents.

1. HARO
(The Best Place On the Web to Get Free Press…)

2. Ad Swaps
(The Best Way to Add 300-500 Subscribers To
Your List in a Single Day…)

3. Autoresponder Swaps
(Put Your Ad Swaps on Autopilot…)

4. Tweet Swaps
(The Power of Social Media Partnerships…)

5. Ezine Advertising
(You Could Use this One Strategy Alone to Build
Your Entire Business…)

6. Free WSO’s
(The #1 Traffic Strategy That You Probably
Aren’t Using…)

7. Online Marketplaces
(Untapped Traffic Source…)

8. High-Profile Content Syndication
(Cause Traditional Article Marketing Just
Doesn’t Cut It Anymore…)

9. Ebook Syndication
(Repurpose Your Content for Maximum
Exposure…)

10. Document Sharing Sites
(Grab Some Extra Google Rankings with these
Authority Websites…)

11. Tutorial Sites
(A HUGE Untapped Traffic Source…)

12. Link Roundup
(Cool Traffic Trick…)

13. CSS Galleries
(Untapped Source of traffic and links…)

14. Instant Content Creation
(Create Content On Demand…)

15. Video Marketing
(How to Get Massive Traffic From Videos…)

16. Cool Site of the Day
(Get Your Site Recognized…)

17. Integration Marketing
(The Key to Creating Perpetual Traffic
Machines…)

18. Rocket Deals
(Put Your Traffic On Autopilot…)

19. Post Launch Profits
(Multiply the Power of Any Product Launch…)

20. Automate Your Social Media Marketing with
Fiverr, MicroWorkers, and MTurk.

21. Buy Existing Websites
(How to Buy Existing Traffic Assets…)

22. Automate Your Marketing
(Now It’s Time to Put Your Traffic on Autopilot…)

Kim’s Traffic Dashboard closely follows the table of contents of her
book – in video format with additional PDF files.

The only 2 places that I know of that you can pick this book up is
either the War Room of the Warrior Forum or Dennis Becker’s
Earn1KaDay forum.

The reason I say this is because at the time of this writing 11/27/2010,
Both the Warrior Forum and Dennis Becker’s Earn1KaDay forum are more
costly to join then the cost of this video training.

Why did I strike through the last 2 paragraphs?

Because that book, the Underground Traffic Black Book, is now
available to the public.

Go here -> Underground Traffic Black Book  <-

I am in the process of going through this training myself and Kim’s
teaching style is, in my opinion, excellent and she is teaching stuff
that would have taken me years to find out for myself.

You owe it to yourself to click on the image below and, at the very least,
watch her introductory video.

The video’s link is my affiliate link. I have no compunction whatsoever
about promoting this and earning a commission.

Click on the image to listen to Kim personally.

What the heck does that mean? You might be thinking that
this is an astrology course. Nothing could be further from the truth!

This article is not going to show you how to “wish” on a star for you
to achieve your heart’s desire. This is about a simple strategy to get you
into profit with your online endeavors as an affiliate marketer.

First things first, I’m going to assume that you are reading this article
because you have a basic knowledge of the words that people use in reference
to that all inclusive business niche – how to make money while online,
you’ve done a search for affiliate marketing and found that headline interesting.

Yes? In all liklihood that’s how you’ve arrived here.

Therefore, I don’t feel the need to go into a lengthy explanation of
what is affiliate marketing. Suffice it to say that there are basically
three ways to make money while online (many tactics and strategies but,
basically – three ways).

Those three ways are, selling other peoples products and/or services (affiliate marketing),
sell your own stuff or sell ad space on your digital real estate (your websites).

The vast majority of people that are looking at the Internet as an income generation
tool (the Internet is different things to different people. If your mindset is
to make money while online, then that’s what it is – a tool) begin their journey
by promoting other people’s products and/or services (again, affiliate marketing).

Now, in order to have a profitable affiliate marketing campaign, one absolutely
needs to hook up to a star!

What is a star? A person and/or company that has an in need or in demand product
and/or service, that sells well for a good price, that has an excellent affiliate program
with the requisite affiliate tools, that pays a good commission, that has excellent
customer service, that said person/company has mastered the art of targeting consumers
of said product/service and that,above all, can put out quality content on a regular
basis to their product/service leads and customers.

Amongst affiliates for star people/companies like this, the competition is fierce and, more
often than not, very hard to crack into considerable commissions.

O.K., what does one do? Hook up to an up and coming star. This is not without risk. Kind of
like researching beginning trends, hooking onto one, hoping that it isn’t a passing fad and
that it has long term profitability.

Visit forums, subscribe to newsletters, comment on blogs, ask established marketers who they
recommend. It takes time, attention and a bit of luck but it can be done.

May I make a recommedation? Take the “luck” out of the equation? Follow me.

Jimmy Cook
Jimmy Cook Enterprises
www.affiliatenirvana.com

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First, it diverts traffic from one location to another. The first
location could be almost anywhere, the second location is to the
site making the money.

Second, it converts that diverted traffic into profit. Maybe it’s
by selling products, selling clicks, or creating leads.

Doesn’t matter.

The point is, step two isn’t that hard.

Step one can be a freaking killer.

Suppose you want to make money generating leads for credit card
companies.

Discover, for example, pays 40 bucks for every new card member
you send their way.

Sounds good, until you do a Google search for “credit card” and
realize there are 56 MILLION sites in the results.

Ugghhh.

Kind of hard to compete, wouldn’t you say?

But Discover gives a 5% cashback bonus on gas purchases.

And when you do a search for “credit card gas rewards” you get 56
results.

Much better.

Now you can not only compete, you can make money.

No matter what kind of marketing you do, it stands to reason that
if you target overlooked, under-the-radar keyword phrases, you’ll
divert more traffic and convert more of that traffic into
profits.

So, how do you FIND these overlooked, under-the-radar keyword
phrases?

With a little tool called Micro Niche Finder.

With Micro Niche Finder, you can uncover untapped niche markets
and completely DOMINATE them in Google.

You can find new keywords related to your base keyword that are
more profitable than the keywords you’re using now.

You can rank higher in the search engines, thus bringing in more
traffic.

The traffic you get will be more TARGETED, thus converting at a
higher rate.

And if you use Google Adwords, you will pay LESS for more highly
targeted and better converting traffic!

Micro Niche Finder 

P.S. Are you marketing ANYTHING online?

Then you need Micro Niche Finder.

Think about it: More highly targeted traffic with higher
conversion rates for less cost, and even no cost.

Now that’s a no-brainer.

Micro Niche Finder 

P.P.S.

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Thank You!

That’s exactly why I drafted this guide: instead of giving you a paint-by-numbers approach, I’ve given you a set of rules that will provide you with a firm, workable framework within which you can build a successful business. At the same time, they will leave you with the flexibility to remain responsive and to come up with dynamic responses to dynamic problems.

And with that, I leave you to build your business. So get to started, put the rules I’ve listed to work, and experience the long-lasting success that comes with building a business on strong principles.

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To understand why this is a problem, just think about one of the things that characterizes the difference between an efficient, scalable corporation and a small business that cannot grow beyond $500,000/year in revenue: ad hoc decision making.

If you’re not familiar with the term “ad hoc,” it refers to anything that is designed for a specific purpose. And this is exactly how we can characterize the decision-making of small businesses: there’s a new decision for each new situation; and no plans for future contingencies.

To the contrary, large corporations plan, work out contingencies, and create systems that can be re-used without spending the time to re-invent the wheel. Take, for instance, the concept of franchising. This makes it possible to create hundreds of retail stores or restaurants without coming up with an “ad hoc” plan for each individual store. Instead, there’s an existing template that can be used and is sufficiently general so that it will ensure the success of the business.

The same thing applies to Internet marketing. Consider how hard it would be to manage an affiliate program if you didn’t do it through Clickbank.com or through some affiliate program software. You would have to talk to each affiliate individually, take her contact information, and record a massive amount of payment information. Instead, you can reduce the amount of time you spend on these tasks to virtually nothing through the use of some systemization and automation.

Now, reducing the amount of ad hoc decision-making you do isn’t just a lofty suggestion. There are many concrete ways in which you can do this to further the systemization of your business; and to improve its efficiency.

I personally suggest that you do the following five things at a minimum to streamline your business processes:

1. Create templates for everything you do. Whether you find yourself frequently sending out the same emails, frequently posting the same information on forums, or frequently explaining the same concepts to joint venture partners, make a template for it using Word; and then use it to send all subsequent emails. This will make your life much easier and cut out a lot of unnecessary re-writing.

2. Download a free password-manager and form filler. Add all of your relevant information to these programs; and then use them in the future whenever you need to fill out a form or fill in a password. This will save you a great deal of time and effort in the long run.

3. Spend a full day re-arranging all pertinent information related to your business. Create a database using Excel or Access to keep track of important client information. Create an elaborate system of folders to keep track of all of your business information, so that you can quickly locate it when needed, rather than searching through endless amounts of disorganized information.

4. Create templates for all of your outsourcing tasks. This might include templates for projects you frequently hire freelances for, templates for joint venture proposals, and templates that you use to pursue new affiliates to sell your product.

5. Spend some time drafting process diagrams that clearly define how tasks should be carried out in your business. Consider things such as how you find leads, how those leads translate into buyers, and how projects flow from you to your workers; and then back to you. This will help you work out a logical outline in your mind for how your business should operate; and how it can build systems that will allow it to become scalable.

In short, putting systems in place is one of the best ways in which you can eliminate hundreds of different ad hoc decisions; and instead replace them with processes that clearly delineate what you should do in each situation.

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So what it is? Learn to be patient. You can start doing this today by lowering your expectations.

Want to become a millionaire by tomorrow? Practice patience by cutting that down to a more reasonable figure. Expect only $500,000 by tomorrow.

When you realize how ridiculous it sounds not be satisfied with $500,000 by tomorrow, cut it down further. Chop it down to $250,000; and then $100,000; and then something reasonable.

The sooner you can accept that you won’t become rich tomorrow, the sooner you can give up on your wild dreams and start making real, intelligent, well-thought out business plans that can truly offer you the hope of one day having a thriving, successful business that could indeed make you a millionaire.

So, as stupid, simple, and trite as it sounds, learn how to practice patience. Don’t become overwhelmed by wild aspirations; and feel the pressure to succeed immediately. Instead, be patient and lay the foundations of a real business that provides true value to customers.

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So keep this in mind. When it comes to Internet marketing, things change, rules change, and business practices change. And if you don’t change with them, you’ll soon find yourself in a very bad position. You’ll be matching your outdated methods against much sleeker, more efficient, better-educated competitors.

Not only will you be missing critical information about how best to optimize your site for search engine traffic, but you won’t even be aware of new ways in which you can find customers.

One clear example of this is the recent social media explosion. Those who have paid attention to it, followed it closely, and harvested its money-making power have seen phenomenal success. They’ve found ways to quickly locate tens of thousands of highly-targeted individuals—and direct them to their respective websites.

On the other hand, many marketers have missed this revolution entirely. They’re still using old methods to generate traffic, which may be useful, but which will slowly become outdated over time.

So, don’t put yourself in this situation. Learn to stay abreast of current developments in Internet marketing. Read forums and blogs to find out what cutting edge techniques are being used. Even if you don’t feel comfortable using them yourself immediately, you should at least know that they exist; and that they can provide you with another alternative for generating traffic should you opt to use them.

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Let me give you an example. Normally, you might create a 15-page report that explains how people can make more money by setting up single-product sites and marketing them through PPC advertising. You’d charge $10 for this report and market it through your list and some forums.

But there’s another alternative. You could create that some product, fill it with relevant affiliate links and links to your site; and you could then give it away for free.

Imagine how much greater the reach would be if you did this. Since your report would be completely free, hundreds more would download it; and many would take your advice and purchase multiple products through your affiliate links. At the end of the day, this can be considerably more profitable than selling a report for $10.

Another alternative to giving your report away for free is giving people the right to sell it. Business owners are frequently looking for high-quality content to sell to their subscribers and visitors; and if you can offer them the rights to it for free, you might be able to get your report in the hands of thousands of people with very little leg work on your part.

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And this is precisely why you should take it into consideration when focusing your marketing efforts. If you’re like many other Internet marketers, you think your relationship ends with the customer once the transaction is finalized. You think that once a person clicks “buy,” enters his credit card information, and downloads the ebook, there’s nothing left to be said or done.

Well, the people who think this couldn’t be any more wrong—at least if their goal is to make money. In fact, the first time you sell to a customer should always be the beginning of a long-term relationship of mutual benefit—at least if you have a good business model.

So how can you shift things around to make sure this is the case? I’d start by taking the following two steps:

1. Add a product pitch on your download page. Most people who haven’t tried this think it sounds crazy. “Who would want to buy something else immediately,” they ask. But, in fact, many people do, which is why you’ll notice this style of pitches on most successful marketers’ product download pages.

The only important thing to keep in mind is that you’ll want the pitch to be relatively low-key. Instead of using a slide-in, a pop-over, or a check-out button at the top of the download page, instead include your pitch below the download button.

Another important thing to keep in mind is the scope and nature of the pitch you make. One good rule of thumb is to match small product sales with large product offers; and large product sales with small product offers. Of course, it is best to test this for yourself and find out what sells best with your particular model.

2. Revitalize your email list. One common problem that Internet marketers have is that they spend the time to build a robust list to which they can market, but they never seize the opportunity to truly use it to earn money. Once the original autoresponder sequence goes out to customers, they send out very few emails after that; and rarely anything of interest.

This is a big mistake. Revitalizing your email list isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do, but it is perhaps one of the most inexpensive ways in which you can get leads, which is why you shouldn’t overlook it. Relative to finding new leads and converting them, it will almost always be much, much cheaper.

Now, there are several ways in which you can revitalize your list. I personally suggest you do it by giving away a spate of free, but highly valuable products. Consider giving away ebooks, free reports, and prizes. You might even consider requiring people to email you back in order to enter a contest. If they’re successful, you’ll give them a cash prize or something equally attractive.

This should do the trick. After a few weeks, people will stop ignoring your emails; and will pay attention to the information you send them.

So there you have it: one of the best and cheapest ways to make sales is to make new products, but sell them to old customers. Use the above two ways to do this; and you’ll open up a whole new source of traffic and sales that you’ve been willingly throwing away for months or even years.

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