Affiliate Marketing Master Plan

Archive for October, 2008

Okay, so we are now starting to talk about the benefits of and ranking with organic traffic on google. This is where it is at.

The first thing you need to completely understand, is that going the organic traffic route is a method that you get paid in 4-6 months. Do not expect to see that your site ranks number one for your search term, or keyword in a few weeks.

If that were possible, then don’t you think that everyone would be doing it? Now, there are rare instances that it does happen, but remember what I am saying. they Are RARE!

You need to build your site, then you need to get links to that site. Every link has a value associated with it. Think of links as votes. Every link is a vote for your site. Some votes have more power, and some have less.

Overall, the more links you have the better you will rank. But… That doesn’t mean that you will rank if you go and get thousands of links in a day. Google will simply ignore those links, and worse off, you could get penalized for those links.

Gradually, your links get counted, and then you see your site starting to move up in the search rankings. Eventually, you hit position one, and you dominate that search term.

In time, we will discuss the different kinds of links, and what you want to do to get them.

But what is important is that you understand from this post is that links are the little guys that are going to get you paid if you work organic search traffic.

I know it’s been quite a while since  posted here. I’ve been pretty busy working on stuff and continuing to build my sites, and improve on my internet and affiliate marketing.

Since starting this whole thing right around December 1, I am almost up on my first year anniversary.  This is pretty exciting. As I have had winners and losers.  One of the neatest things I have done is stumbled upon a site that I have been following for now since about May. That makes 5 months, and I have radically shifted my approach to affiliate marketing.

One of the things I have gotten involved in is SEO and PPC.  One of the interesting things is that PPC is really a form of SEO…

Meaning, if your SEO sucks, then your PPC campaigns will suck too.  That’s because you will not have picked the right keywords, or optimized them for success.  You will pay higher CPC, and have less conversions.

Overall, the important things Ive learned that apply to both is this.

1. You need traffic. Not just lots…but more importantly targeted.  You need to pick keywords that are targeted to the right people. People that have a need to fill.

2. You need high rankings on the big G. That means position 1.

3. If you are going for organic traffic. Your seo skills will revolve around your ability to get links.  Anchored text back links to your site.  At the end of the day, the one with the most links wins.

Anyway, I plan on visiting and posting more about the new things Im working on and the things you need to do if you plan on making money online.

Till Then,

Matt