Nerdy Affiliate Adventures In Affiliate Marketing Land

Top Blog Posts This Week From My Google Reader

Posted by JasperP on August 14th, 2008

Just thought I’d publish some interesting blog posts from my Google Reader that I’ve read in the past week.

Top Five Motivational Sales Speeches [NSFW]
http://www.afftoolbox.com/2008/08/10/top-five-motivational-sales-speeches/

5 Mistakes I’ve Learned from in PPC Affiliate Marketing
http://www.tylercruz.com/5-mistakes-ive-learned-from-in-ppc-affiliate-marketing/

Formula of a winning PPC ad
http://www.cdfnetworks.com/formula-of-a-winning-ppc-ad/

Ten Thousand Dollars
http://www.afftoolbox.com/2008/08/07/ten-thousand-dollars/

How I got started…
http://www.ppcfool.com/beginners/how-i-got-started/

Twitter Sets 2000 Follower Limitation
http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/12/twitter-sets-2000-follower-limitation/

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Project Yahoo: YSM -> CPA Networks

Posted by JasperP on July 22nd, 2008

I just started working on a new project which involves working with Yahoo Search Marketing and CPA Offers.  I’m not going to state what niches I’m working on, but I’m going to share some of my experiences with it to see if I can make a profit from it.

I’m sharing this info with the guys in the ClickConsultants Forum.  So if you want more information on this project, you can follow along with me in more detail in the forum.  I haven’t made a profit with this project yet, so I’ll keep updating this blog and in the forums in the meantime.

Here are the project guidelines:

  • Pick 2 Offers from the CPA Networks.  The network I’m working with is AzoogleAds and maybe NeverBlueAds.
  • Generate a huge list of keywords: (at least 10k+ keywords)
  • Group keywords with a common keywords 1-3 words long.  For example, if my keywords were “blue dog collars”, “red dog collars”, “black dog collars”.  Then my common keyword is “dog collars”
  • Write at least 2 ads per ad group.  Use the common keyword for each ad group name and try to use it in the text ads.
  • Upload to Yahoo Search Marketing and optimize campaign everyday.
  • Write down impressions, clicks, CTR, # of Leads on daily performance.

Niche #1 Updates:

  • 15,257 Keywords
  • 36 Ad Groups
  • 14 Ads per Ad Group
  • CPC: 0.15 (now 0.25 after today)
  • Daily Budget: $5.00

Niche #1 just became live today. I uploaded it on Saturday, July 19 and it barely just got approved today.  I guess they don’t approve anything on the weekends.

More updates soon!

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I Just Submitted My LLC Application!

Posted by JasperP on June 9th, 2008

legalzoom_1.jpgI just finished applying for my LLC at LegalZoom! It cost me a total of $656.00 but, I think I’m saving so much more by going through them. Supposedly, I’m saving $2000+ by using their services as opposed to working with an attorney or law firm to file my application.

I filed my business as an “Single-Member LLC taxed as an S-Corporation”. After doing some research, it seems that some other affiliates were doing the same thing, so I figured I should do the same. There are some tax benefits such as not having to pay the 15.3% self-employment tax. I’m still not quite sure what all the benefits are, but I figured I can learn about it later.

Legalzoom made is really easy to file the LLC application. They had a multiple-page questionnaire that made it easy to understand. All I did was answer the questions, submit my payment information and off it went! I’d say it took me about an hour to do the application.

So What’s Next?

Well, I’m going to start applying for some business credit cards, apply for a business bank account and start changing my affiliate accounts to the new business account. I also need to get more organized as far as accounting goes. I might just look for a tax consultant to figure all that out for me.

Paul at Uberaffiliate has a nice little summary on business credit cards on his blog:
http://uberaffiliate.com/business/business-credit-cards/

I’ll probably apply for some of those in a couple of months as soon as I get my application back.

I’m an official business! Exciting!

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Welcome to NerdyAffiliate.com!

Posted by JasperP on May 30th, 2008

This is my first post and I’m so excited to share my world of Affiliate Marketing with my readers (or lack there of).

My goal for this blog is to basically document my experiences in marketing, entrepreneurship and hopefully the rich life.  I’ve been actively working with affiliate marketing for about 7 months and am starting to see the light!

So sit back, kick your feet up and enjoy the show!

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