Archive for Affiliate Resources
Getting visitors to your blog with blog SEO
Posted by: | CommentsA blog needs visitors (or traffic). If you want your affiliate programs to earn you revenue then you need qualified visitors looking for the products you promote in your post.
So how do you get the search engines to bring you those visitors ? With some blog SEO.
There are some ways to automate blog seo. If you have a wordpress blog there are a few blog seo plugins. However if you don’t understand why you need seo and how to seo your blog posts manually maybe you should hold off on the seo automation.
Quick and dirty tips (ok not really dirty) for blog post SEO
1) CONTENT - Google bots will read every word in each of your posts. For the best results you need at least 2-3 paragraphs and each post should relate to a specific topic. Know your topic ahead of time.
2) Know the keywords you need to include. You may think that ‘coupon organizer’ is the blog seo keyword that will get you the most qualifying traffic, but Google and the search engines HAVE the numbers. The KNOW what keywords people search.
So use a handy sidebar tool like Wordtrack SEO blogger or Google’s keyword generator and use the top searched keywords.
Using Wordtracker SEO Blogger on I typed in ‘grocery coupons’ and it gave me a list of 30 TOP searched keywords on Google to include
3) Title tags – The top keyword should be in your Title
i.e. Organize your ‘grocery coupons’ savings with the couponizer
4) Meta tags: Blog Seo means including your keywords in your meat tags along with a description using your blog SEO keywords. This is a bit harder in blogger or blogspot. There are many great videos on you tube explaining how to create SEO meta tags in blogger.
Good SEO is about quality content rich in keywords.
If you are creating content for a specific affiliate program, consider writing 2-5 posts at once, using a different but relevant ‘content idea’. Then schedule your posts over a three month period.
Her Affiliate Podcast – Episode 1- earning ad revenue on your blog or website
Posted by: | CommentsWe decided to go with Calliflower for our weekly podcast.
Today was the first show and our one call in guest was Amy E of Finding Amy … Again. The recording was a bit echo-ish. We may need to move to a different provider next week.
Our topic was earning ad revenue on your blog or website.
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Mentioned Items:
Website Magazine
Google Ad Server
IAB Ad Sizes
Goggle Website Optimizer I haven’t tried this yet, it looks like a handy tool.
Special Thanks to Amy for her help getting me through my ‘newbie jitters’.
You need a disclosure policy – how to write one
Posted by: | CommentsI updated my disclosure policy today, reminding me that I should remind all of you to do the same.
Be sure to read the FTC guidelines.
If you don’t have a disclosure policy on your site you should create one and link to it in your blog or website footer. Some affiliates and publishers choose to disclose on every post, even if you choose to do this, a blanket site wide disclosure policy covers you for every post and ad on your site and should still be included.
Need some help ? Check out Disclosure.org It will help you create a basic policy which you can then personalize with additional details.
The affiliate manager (Matt) over at Legacy Learning Systems provided this great blog post as a resource . It’s written by Brian Clark and can be found on Copy Blogger
How to earn ad revenue – free webinar
Posted by: | Comments“How do I earn ad revenue on my blog or website?”
The answer in a nutshell is “Treat your blog or website as a business.” Of course that is pretty vague. So let’s break it down.
Item one. Transparency. Credible business practice number one. Let your customers (in your case visitors) know how you are. Don’t hide your contact details (yes not just a form or email – but your details. If you need to, get a PO box).
Item Two. Professionalism. This one word covers many areas including; your site or blog design, content, and business plan
Item Three: Industry knowledge. I do not mean the ‘ blogger world’. Internet Companies have been around for a long time. If you want to move past the ‘hobby blogger’ income level you need to be both a blogger AND a publisher.
Item THREE needs to come BEFORE you design your site layout. If you have already launched your blog or website template- then you just might need to look at a ‘relaunch’ to ensure your site meets industry Internet advertising standards.
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