The Profit Shack

Affiliate marketing is perfect for the independent hardworking individual. Many of us are stuck in day to day jobs. We work incredibly hard and receive little reward. There is nearly no incentive to work harder. When you work in the field of affiliate marketing, the world is your oyster. You’re paid by your performance; so the harder you work, generally the better off you’ll be. When you work as an affiliate, you are working as a representative of another company. However, your reward is directly linked with what you produce. If you’re someone who frequently gets good results at work, then this could be a great opportunity for you. Affiliate Marketing can provide the necessary tools for the creative and hardworking individual to venture out on their own. Affiliate marketing can provide the opportunity to earn money by doing something that you are good at. Those that have a knack for sales and marketing are perfect for affiliate marketing. Those that are creative and used to hard work can also make an excellent living. Your skills will be used to work for you. If you have a natural knack for these kinds of projects then,why not have them increase your bank balance and not someone else’s? As an affiliate, anything that you do to increase sales or traffic if it is internet based, will benefit you and you directly. The company won’t get rich while you stay poor. You’re the one who will reap the rewards. Affiliate marketing can get someone started in their own business at nearly no cost or risk to themselves. Many of us would love to work for ourselves. The two main reasons why we don’t are money and risk. You need a decent amount of capital to start even a small business. The risk involved is also tremendous with more than half of small businesses failing in the first year. Affiliate marketing can get you started working for yourself. The program handles all of the products and advertising, and you just concentrate on selling. If yours is an internet based program, you concentrate on increasing traffic. Most of these programs are free or involve very low initial start up costs. You’re paid according to how well you do, regardless of how the company is performing. If you have dreamed of working for yourself, then affiliate marketing can be your dream come true. You can make money based on your hard work. You are the one rewarded for your efforts, not a boss or a group of shareholders. You don’t have to worry about financial risk. The head company will take care of all the details allowing you to use your skills to the best of your ability. If you’re creative, hardworking and want to be your own boss, consider the world of affiliate marketing. Your skills and expertise could be increasing your bank balance, not someone else’s. If your current commissions checks are tiny, or you’ve never made a single dollar online, ‘Clickbank Affiliate Loophole’ could change your life overnight… If you’re ready to finally achieve the kind of online success you have been searching for, allow me to let you in on a dark secret that’s been kept hidden for years now… ‘Clickbank Affiliate Loophole’ works by tapping into alternative money making resources. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Anyone Can Do Affiliate Marketing, Even You…", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2010/01/27/anyone-can-do-affiliate-marketing-even-you/" }); Read More →

What’s the hardest thing about blogging? Coming up with fresh, new content! And you have to publish new posts frequently – twice a week at the very least – to keep readers interested and earn search engine love. If you’re feeling stuck, here is a list of 50 blogging ideas that are sure to inspire you to come up with new content for your blog. Most of the ideas can be used more than once, so you won’t run out of blog posts for months to come. Learn how to make money on Blogs And by the way, if you want to make more money from your blog, Blogger’s Paycheck shows you how to make passive income from your blog without spending all day at it. 1. Special events – Relate your blog topic to a special event, national day of, or holiday. 2. News – Subscribe to Google news alert on your keywords and write about the latest news in your niche. 3. Book review. 4. Respond to a post on another blog in a niche similar or related to yours. 5. Blog milestone – Write about your blogging milestones, such as publishing your 100th post, getting your 1000th comment…. 6. Niche heroes -Blog about a person who made a positive contribution in your niche. 7. Blog memes – Join in blog memes such as “Wordless Wednesday”. There’s at least one for every day of the week! 8. Product review – An excellent way to work in some affiliate links. 9. FAQs in your niche – Write a short Q & A based on FAQs about your niche. 10. Blog comment response – Write a long and expanded response to a comment on your blog. 11. Predict trends – What do you see happening in your niche in a year? 5 years? 12. Historical view – What was your niche in the past? Or what past event influenced your niche? 13. Top tips on any topic of interest to your readers. 14. Best of… – A good year ender, make a list of your best posts for the year. 15. Contests – Organize a contest for your blog readers, or make a list of contests your readers can join. 16. What I learned from… a current event, a person you met, or an experience you had. 17. Definitions – Define terms that are commonly used in your niche but a beginner may not understand 18. New products – Not a review but simply an announcement of a new product relevant to your niche. This is another good opportunity to drop in some affiliate links. 19. Biggest problem – Ask your readers what their biggest problem is about your blog topic or niche. They post their answers in the comments section. 20. Biggest problem follow up – Summarize the comments from #19 in another post. 21. Biggest problem follow up series – Write a separate blog post tackling each question from #19. 22. Interview somebody knowledgeable in your niche, or has succeeded in it, or is otherwise interesting to your readers. 23. Big list – Compile a big list of various resources, just like this one. The bigger the better! 24. Reader Survey – Put up a brief survey online and blog about the results. 25. Be provocative. Challenge a common belief or widely accepted idea in your niche. 26. New idea – What new idea about your blog topic or niche have you come across lately? 27. YouTube – Embed a funny, moving or insightful video on YouTube. You can even have a “video day” once a week. 28. YouTube version 2 – Make YOUR own YouTube video. Publish it on YouTube then embed on your blog. This way, you can attract traffic from YouTube to your blog. 29. Freebie – Scour the ‘net for freebies that your readers will love. Or create a freebie of your own, such as a checklist or special report. 30. Personal story – Use a personal story to illustrate an important concept or principle in your niche. 31. Free to publish articles – Check out relevant articles in article directories such as Ezine Articles… but don’t publish them entirely on your blog. Instead, use an article or a group of articles as your take-off point for a blog post, or several. 32. Link love – This is a post with links to other blogs. Some bloggers set aside one day a week to publish a list of the best blog posts on their topic. 33. Photo – A picture is worth thousand words, right? Search Flickr for creative commons pictures that your readers will like. 34. Hot topics – Look at Digg for hot topics in your niche 35. Pros and cons – Examine what’s good and bad about something related to your blog topic 36. Respond to relevant questions you find in Ask.com 37. Guest post – Invite another blogger to write a guest post for your blog 38. Reader’s post – Invite blog subscribers to submit an article or post to be published on the blog 39. Inspirational post – Write a motivational post for your readers. 40. Update an old post with fresh ideas, new learnings and current research findings. 41. Beginner’s guide – What do beginners in your niche struggle with? Write a post to guide them through it. Best list – Patterned after “best dressed lists” make a list of the best ___ in your niche. 43. Worst list – Make your version of the “worst dressed list” for your niche. 44. New uses for – Think of new ways your readers can use gadgets and other stuff. 45. Write about a live event that you attended and what you learned from it. 46. Bribe post – Bribe your readers with a freebie in exchange for subscribing to your newsletter or RSS feed. 47. Around the world – Compare how people in different countries do something related to your niche. 48. Seasonal – Relate the month or season to your blog topic. 49. Blog carnival – Join or host a blog carnival, where several publish posts about the same topic on the same day. 50. Host a virtual “conference” on your blog – Invite “speakers” to publish their post on a specified date and time. Q&A happens in the comments section. Now that you’ve got a steady flow of fresh content, how do you actually make money from your blog? Visit Blogger’s Paycheck for a step-by-step guide on blogging for profit. 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I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything for you. But I promise you will hear more from me in the future. Right now, I am in the process of revamping my entire business. It is a big job, but you will see, it will be well worth all the hard work that has gone into it. Why am I doing this? For you, of course. You signed up to receive information from me so that you could learn more about having your own profitable online business. Image via CrunchBase The revamping will consist of tips, tricks and strategies that you can implement easily. I will be sharing proven strategies, that I have learned to help me in my own business, with you to help you in your business. Ask yourself these questions… Are you seeing the kind of results that you wanted this year?  Are you getting the kind of traffic you need to make your goals?  Are you making the kind of money you need to survive? If you answered “NO” to any of these questions, then you’re going to like what I have to tell you about … In the next few months you will be learning about blogging, article writing, product creation, traffic generation, email marketing issues, online video, SEO and a whole lot more… Hearing about the results other people are getting online and with the economy the way it is really motivated me to help others like you and really got me to thinking about what I could do to help YOU get the same kind of results in your business. And, to tell you the truth, it breaks my heart to hear stories from people who have been trying to make money online, some for years, and not making a dime for their efforts. Believe me, I know. I was once in your shoes. So,I decided that I was going to do as much as I can to help you learn what you need to know to become successful. And the best part is that just because you have chosen to be one of my readers you will be getting all this great information for F.R.E.E! Stick with me kid and you’ll be going places ;-D For right now, though, I want to let you know about a place where you can get some great UNRESTRICTED private label rights products at no cost to you. BTW, this is not even my affiliate link, so I get nothing from sending you here at all. I just want to make sure that you are able to get your hands on these unique products. Without further ado, here’s the link. These will only be available thru Monday, so you need to get these now, not later. http://www.theprofitshack.com/freeplr-bg01 Today I have some really GREAT news for you… You can get an ENTIRE TURNKEY business for just 32 cents! —> http://www.theprofitshack.com/47tkws-bg01 32 cents doesn’t buy much these days, does it? If you’re lucky, you might get a pack of gum or an hour on a parking meter, maybe.  But 32 cents doesn’t buy you anything substantial or long-lasting, right? At least, not until now. Actually, you can pick up 47 COMPLETE businesses for only 32 cents each.  The Wacky Gals, Kathe and Denise, have put together one heckuva a package of websites for you… You’ll get 47 easy-to-install sites monetized with ClickBank, Amazon and AdSense. And they’re so easy to do, you can have them all up and running in just a couple of hours! So, who says you can’t make money online? Certainly not me, I’ve been making money online for over four years.  And now I want to help you make money online. Go ahead, check them out now, before they come to their senses and start charging much more.   Why pay a king’s ransom to have these made for you when you can get all 47 businesses here for less than the price of a pizza. —> http://www.theprofitshack.com/47tkws-bgo1 Related articles by Zemanta How to earn money from PLR products. (blogavenues.blogspot.com) A Formula to Make Money the Lazy Way? (johnchow.com) Email Marketing and Online Marketing – Video Book Reviews (chrisbrogan.com) SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Who Says You Can’t Make Money Online?", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2009/03/08/who-says-you-cant-make-money-online/" }); Read More →

Trick or Treat! It is Halloween night and I have FREE gifts for you. NO TRICKS! The Halloween Giveaway will end in a couple of days, so now is a good time to get loads of eBooks, plr, software, memberships, etc. You name it. It’s all there at no cost to you. ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/ghostlygifts In its second year, this is an event you do not want to miss! These guy’s events always have a large “turnout” of members wanting to get all of the “Free Downloads” that are available. Go now to get all the free stuff that is waiting to be downloaded now! The contributors of this giveaway have set up some special products for you to use in your business. This is where you need to go right now to start downloading all the business opportunities you will find when you signup. ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/ghostlygifts The biggest selling season is just around the corner and there will be a HUGE rush of traffic for the ever popular Christmas niche. Image by *SMILING PUG* via Flickr So you are ready to make some extra money this season by giving millions of people what they are searching for? People all over the world will be searching for information on how to make their Christmas special for their loved ones. They will be looking for ideas on creating their own Christmas cards, decorations, recipes and stories to tell their children. And right now you can deliver that content to them with these “UNRESTRICTED” Private Labels rights ebooks. They include everything you need to get them setup and ready for sale on your website. You get the salespages, graphics, PDF file, DOC file and includes a thank you page. All that’s left is for you to take ACTION! What more could you ask for? So, get a jump on the season now: ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/xmasplr SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "I did not see ghosts or ghoulies! But I did see this…", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/10/30/ive-seen-no-ghosts-but-i-have-seen-this/" }); Read More →

Today is the last day to get PLR Master, Doug Champigny’s PLR Masters E-Course at no cost to you. Learn to use PLR (Private Label Rights) properly. And to make it even better, Doug has thrown in 50 PLR articles for Free to get you started to do anything you want with them. ============================================= In a hurry to get started? ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrecourse ============================================= So, what can you do with them? Why anything you want, of course * You can put your name on the products as the author! * You can modify the contents, change the E-Cover, rename the products, change the source codes and include your very own back-end affiliate links! * You can sell the products, individually or in a package at any price you wish! Just think of the profit potential! * You can offer the Resell or Master Resell Rights - together or separately – to the products – and sell at a higher price! * You can sell the products through auction sites! * And much, much more! Now, you don’t need to bang your head against the wall because you can’t think of what to write about.  It’s all done for you! You can get started right now at: ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrecourse REMEMBER:  You want to hurry! F.R.E.E. access ends tonight at 11:59 pm! After that you will pay to get this same information! ==> http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrecourse SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "FREE Access To The PLR Master eCourse Ends TONIGHT, Tomorrow You Pay!", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/09/30/free-access-to-the-plr-master-ecourse-ends-tonight-tomorrow-you-pay/" }); Read More →

What is the difference between you and a Top Internet Marketer? Besides the money, of course. They put their pants on the same way you do.  One leg at a time. So what is the difference? The answer? They have their own products! What if I told you that you could have all the research, writing, graphics and the salespages done for you? http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrpkg I just got the news from Doug Champigny that he has put together an incredible PLR package. There’s not just one plr product, but 3 ‘NO RESTRICTION’  plr prod Image of Doug Champigny ucts that you can do anything you want with them. And the best part is he hasn’t even promoted it to his own lists yet. I got special permission to let you know about this PLR Spectaculer tonight. And that makes you the first to see this package ahead of everyone else. What can you do with these ‘NO RESTRICTION’ plr rights packages? Anything you want… * You can put your name on the products as the   author! * You can modify the contents, change the E-Cover,  rename the products, change the source codes and include your very own back-end affiliate links! * You can sell the products, individually or in a package at any price you wish! Just think of the profit potential! * You can offer the Resell or Master Resell Rights - together or separately – to the products – and sell at a higher price! * You can sell the products through auction sites! * And much, much more! Now, you don’t need to bang your head against the wall because you can’t think of what to write about.  It’s all done for you! How cool is that? Don’t believe me? Take look: http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrpkg You better hurry, though. Doug’s deals are time sensitive – meaning that they could end at anytime. Think about it! You could have 1, 2 or even 3 of your own products up and making you money, by the end of the weekend. How cool would that be? http://www.theprofitshack.com/plrpkg SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Have Your Own Product Online By Tonight With This PLR Spectacular", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/09/04/have-your-own-product-online-by-tonight-with-this-plr-spectacular/" }); Read More →

I know you’ve seen all these so called sales that are called firesales where you have a marketer trying to sell you a bunch of outdated stuff… …Well this isn’t one of them. This is REALLY a firesale! A fellow marketer needs our help. So, when I learned about this tragedy, I couldn’t wait to get this to you. It’s very rare to find an opportunity like this – a complete “win-win” for everyone! Read the story here: http://www.theprofitshack.com/realfiresale Put yourself in the situation of having lost all that you have worked for all your life in a fire with your TWO teenage daughters just managing to make it to safety without injury. And one of them is pregnant. What would you do? Where would you turn? You just lost everything and left with only the clothes on your back. And to make matters worse, you are left with all the cleanup costs, too. Their home, furniture, pictures and clothes, EVERYTHING! All gone. If you have never been in that situation yourself, you can only imagine the helplessness that is felt when you lose EVERYTHING. My friend and fellow marketer, Lisa Preston is hosting a HUGE firesale to help out with the necessities. She is offering the chance to get a MASSIVE collection of her best-kept secrets! Software, scripts, tools and products… while at the same time truly helping this family in desperate need! Lisa knows how important it is to have a truly complete package of products, tools and resources at your fingertips in order for you to make any real money on the internet, which is why she’s created this powerful package for you. She is offering the chance to get a MASSIVE collection of her best-kept secrets! Software, scripts, tools and products…while at the same time truly helping this family in desperate need! In fact, you’ll be getting so much more than the standard tools you need to succeed that you’re going to be tickled to death at everything included! You’ll find this package stuffed to overflowing with so much value, it’ll truly be one of those “no brainers” everyone always talks about – and you’ll be killing two birds with one stone… You’ll have all the tools you need to succeed in your business, and you’ll be helping immensely with your purchase, as ALL of the proceeds generated by this firesale will go directly to her sister, Carol and her daughters, Kaytlyn and Courtney for the necessities of life they just can’t afford, and to help in some small way to rebuild all they lost in that horrible fire. Carol, a single mother, works as a waitress. They are staying with Lisa in a 2 bedroom apartment with their ailing parents. Carol is having to drive to work an hour each way and the price of gasoline is taking a toll on her already meager income, which doesn’t leave much to replace what they have lost. All I am asking is that you take a look at this page and decide whether you can or want to help out. If you feel moved to help or find some products that you need, you’ll love what you will find in this MASSIVE firesale offer. Get the full details here: http://www.theprofitshack.com/realfiresale Your consideration is greatly appreciated, and if you want to help promote, you can obtain a link after purchase. I have been in this very same situation and know that there is nothing more devastating than to lose everything you have worked so hard for through no fault of your own. It was a extremely traumatic experience for all of us and took a very long time for us to get over it. We survived, but it still remains in our memories. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Firesale To Help Fire Victims… Family In Desperate Need!", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/07/16/firesale-to-help-fire-victims-family-in-desperate-need/" }); Read More →

Do you NEED to make money online? But… Don’t know where to start? or… Where to go? Congratulations!!! You have struck a goldmine. My Marketing Goldmine, that is! For anyone starting their own Internet Business, finding quality products and services on the Internet can be both frustrating and a huge drain on the pocket. There are thousands of unscrupulous marketers whose only goal is to separate you from your hard earned money as you try to find the tools and training that you need to succeed. Designed by Marketers for Marketers, My Marketing Goldmine has everything that you need to start, run and profit from your successful online business, while saving you hundreds if not thousands and thousands of dollars. A membership site designed to put an entire arsenal of marketing tools at your fingertips. My Marketing Goldmine has over $17,000 worth of tools and products, that can be accessed for one low monthly membership fee. Instead of spending hours looking for each individual tool, you simply login and click a link to begin. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New To Marketing Online? You Have Struck Gold… Get A Jumpstart On Your Business!", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/02/28/new-to-marketing-online-you-have-struck-gold-get-a-jumpstart-on-your-business/" }); Read More →

Should you use video on your website? That’s a question that a lot of people are asking. Some are for, others against. Experienced advertisers will tell you that a website with video has a higher conversion rate than one without. This is true. However, you must also take into consideration the negative response from viewers who may not appreciate the shock of having a video start playing without their consent. The Internet Marketing arena is one of the first places where new ideas converge. The ability to record and upload video has had a great impact on it. Digital media is easy to create and simple to upload. It is everywhere. Some social sites like YouTube.com are dedicated to user created video. Although video marketing is only a small portion of overall Internet Advertising, there is a lot of excitement surrounding it. More than a quarter of the Internet users watch at least one video weekly via the Internet. It is a SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Should you use video on your website?", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/01/28/should-you-use-video-on-your-website/" }); Read More →

Have you ever had toolbars load themselves, or icons appear on your computer without your consent? If so, then you’ve encountered spyware. But what can you do about it? Spyware is defined as: computer software that is installed on a personal computer without the user’s knowledge to intercept or take partial control over the user’s interaction with the computer. Another name for it is privacy-invasive software. The fact that it is installed with out user consent is what earns it the term spyware. Spyware comes in many different forms. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Spyware and Your PC", url: "http://www.theprofitshack.com/2008/01/18/spyware-and-your-pc/" }); Read More →