One of the hardest parts of having a website, is finding ways to generate traffic to it. There are many methods to go about doing this. The free methods include: submitting articles to article directories, submitting videos to video sharing sites, and using social media sites like tweeter and digg.

Those of you attempting either of these methods know that they take time. While these methods don’t charge you money, they are not necessarily free. You are exchanging your time and energy in hopes of seeing results.Some of you may even belong to several monthly membership services that help you “automate” the process of submitting videos, articles and even social bookmarking.

Well if you are interested in automating this process without having to worry about monthly fees, I suggest you bookmark this page. On April 27th I will be revealing some pretty neat software that will help you automate your traffic generating efforts.

You won’t want to miss out on this. Just to be clear, this software will allow you to: Submit videos to all video sharing sites, articles to some of the top article directories, and will also come with social media integration, among other things.

Be on the lookout, because the software I’m talking about will be priced very competitively and it will only require a one time payment!

More on this April 27th

I don’t know about you guys, but when I first started out I was having the hardest time finding a way to make money online. The courses I purchased were utterly useless. They fell into one of two categories, they were either a complete scam, or they just presented ideas with no help on how to start.

While my journey online has been a rough one, I have learned a lot and hope to continue to expand my knowledge on the subject. I wanted to write this blog post to recommend a course that I feel will be very helpful for those of you just starting out online. The course In question is titled Google Sniper.

In this course, George (the creator of the program) will guide you in how to start making money online.

Let me be the first to tell you that there is no secret formula in the course. In fact, there is no such thing as a magic bullet or a short cut to making money online. The sooner you get that into your mind, the sooner you can start developing a game plan to conquer the internet ;p

As you will see in the course, George will tell you that the key to making money online, is finding a proven system and scaling it. This is exactly what he did, and how he manages to make $20k a month from this method. But enough about how much money he makes, the question is, if this method can be applied by everyone with the same success.

The answer to that question is Of Course ;p. Like I said the method is very simple. The question is, how many of you will put it into practice??

If you are curious, this is what the course will entail:

• Finding a market/product to promote
• Identifying the wants and needs of that market
• Setting it it all up
• getting traffic to your offer

There really is not much to it. If you have any questions at all about the product, be sure to add a comment, and I will assist you as best I can.

Click Here To Check Out Google Sniper

I recently purchased a course that discussed the money making opportunities present thanks to revenue share web2.0 sites.

One of the main web2.0 properties discussed in the course, was a website called Xomba.

So what exactly is Xomba? Well it turns out that Xomba is a “news” driven community. It works in a show and tell format. In other words you can write about anything that you care to write about.

What you choose to write will either be a Xombyte or a Xomblurb. A Xombyte is to be a minimum of 150 words, while a Xomblurb is to be a minimum of 50 words.

So how do you make money with Xomba? As stated above, Xomba is a revenue sharing site. It uses Adsense as its platform. If you want to get paid for the articles you submit, you will want to enter your Google Adsense publisher ID (this is free to do, all you need to do is set up a google adsense account which is also free)

Once you have placed your Adsense publisher ID, you will participate in the 50/50 revenue share program that Xomba has in place. The Adsense Ads on the site will essentially have your publisher ID half of the times they are shown. For example, if you article is read 100 times, your Adsense Ads were shown 50 times.

As many of you know, Adsense pays for clicks to the ads not per impression. The more views your article/content gets, the higher the chance that someone will click on it.

Is this profitable? I signed up with Xomba a little over a week ago. The first day, I made $4.75 off of two clicks to my Ads. I have not made any money since. The profitability of the platform really depends on how much traffic your articles get. There are many Xomba users that make thousands a month with Xomba as their main income source. It’s possible, it’s just a matter of writing effortlessly and efficiently. Of course, you can always outsource the writing. I don’t recommend this until you at least start to see some return on investment.

A note about Adsense: The amount of money you receive per Ad click with Adsense depends on the keyword you are targeting. Some keywords are worth 1 penny while others are worth up to $10 or more. It is in your best interest that you target keywords that have high paying.

Xomba is a free service. Success really depends on the effort that you put into it. I wish everyone who tries this venture out, much success!

Click here to sing up for Xomba for free.

Bonus Update March 14th 2010:

Hey guys samie here,

So I was thinking long and hard on what to offer as a bonus should you guys decide to purchase from my link. I decided that it should be something that will help you with your seo efforts. Search engine traffic is in my opinion the best kind of traffic. Why? because it is free!

Below is my bonus:

The first 5 people to buy from my link will receive the following:

1. 100 backlinks to your keyword  and domain of choice using ezarticlelink (a $27 dollar a month service)
2. I will write an Article with your anchor text and url and mass distribute it using Article Blueprint (a $67 dollar a month service)
3. I will write 10 blog posts using your desired keyword and url and distribute it to a network of high pr blogs (blog-blueprint is similar to linkvana a $147+ a month service)
4. I will write and spin an Article with your desired keyword and url and submit it to hundreds of article directories using magic article submitter (the amount of directories the article is submitted to will vary depending on approval rate and the niche you are targeting)
5. Give me your niche and I will find 3 low to medium competition keywords for you using Keyword blueprint and Market Samurai

After the first 5 spots are filled, the following bonus will apply to all others:

1. I will find 3 low to medium competition keywords for your niche using keyword blueprint and market samurai
2. I will write 5 blog posts and submit them to blog-blueprints network of high pr blogs.
3. I will write a 250 word article, spin it, and submit it using magic article submitter

click here to buy traffic ultimatum

In order to receive my bonus please clear your cookies and purchase through my link.  e-mail me  your sales receipt at samiemathews82 at gmail.com (replace at with @ with no spaces). Before you purchase, please read the asterisks below. I want you to be completely happy with your purchase so I will need you to fully understand what you will be receiving.

*please note that I will not be able to show reports for ezarticlelink. I can provide you with a jpeg/video of my backoffice showing the progress of the backlinks but they do not have an option of generating a detailed report. Blog blueprint is a private blog network and thus does not give out where the posts are posted.

*A note about article blueprint and magic article submitter: Article blueprint will only show where the article was submitted to, it does not show whether it was approved or not. Magic article submitter, will submit to hundred of directories, this does not guarantee 100% approval. I generally get 100-125 articles with this method.

*The page rank of the blog blueprint blogs ranges from 3-5. Please understand that this only applies to the home page and not the internal pages. These blogs receive 300 blog posts before they are retired. As your blog post is published, it will land on the front page which is the high page rank page. It will eventually be bumped down to an internal page. This is how linkvana works as well.

Okay, I felt that was necessary simply because, when I first started out, I was mislead a lot. I want you guys to know what you are receiving, that way I will not disappoint you. As you can see from my bonus, my main goal is to help you guys rank well in the search engines. Whether you rank well or not is highly dependent on the keywords you choose to target. The above methods are what I use to help drive traffic to my sites. If you have any questions please add a comment or e-mail me

EDIT March 13th 2010

It’s finally here. George Brown of Traffic Ultimatum is now releasing free videos on the many methods to generate traffic to your sites. The free videos will lead up the official release of the course. These are free videos that you can start implementing right now to drive more traffic to your website.

click here to check them out. (check out the quality of the free stuff to decide whether traffic ultimatum is the right traffic course for you.)

Hi Samie Here,

Whether you are running an online business or just have a website for personal use, one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome, is generating targeted traffic.

I don’t know about you, but if I pour my heart and soul into a project, it breaks my heart when very few people actually get to see the results.

Well there is a new course soon to be released by George Brown (the creator of Google Sniper).

The course is called traffic ultimatum. From what I can see, it is going to be the holy grail for traffic generating methods. Here are just a few of the traffic generating methods that will be covered in the traffic ultimatum course:

• PPC
• PPV
• SEO
• Article Marketing
• Media Buys
• Video Marketing

Keep an eye on this page, for I will be cooking up some interesting bonuses should you guys purchase from my link.

The ranking system starts at 0, for pages with the least importance, and 10 for pages with the most importance.

An example of a PR 10 site would be Google itself, while an example of a PR 0 site, would be a newly created blog, webpage etc.

Page rank is usually updated on a quarterly basis, provided that Google is not behind.

As your PR starts to increase, the difficulty in attaining the next level of PR will also increase dramatically. In essence, high PR sites have more value than low PR sites.

How to increase PR?

Increasing PR takes into account a number of factors. One of the main factors is inbound links to the page. The more inbound links your page has, the higher the chances of increasing PR.

Getting inbound links from high PR sites, gives a level of importance to your site. It would be to your benefit to obtain inbound links from a variety of sites including high PR sites.

*Please note that this is a simplified version of how the page rank system works. There are several things to consider when starting a link-building campaign.

for a more in-depth explanation of page rank click here

*Please Note This Is A Review Of Ezarticlelink. Click Here To Visit The Official Site

I know it’s a bit early but due to time constraints, here is my review of the link building service known as ezarticlelink. As stated in a previous post, I have been a beta member of this service for a little over two months now. Public launch will be on the 22nd of February for those of you interested in trying the service out.

What is ezarticlelink?

For those of you that don’t know,  ezarticlelink is a new service by Kenneth Koh that combines article networks with linkbuilding. You essentially get rewarded with backlinks for writing articles and submitting them to the Article Network.

There are two memberships for this service. Silver, which will be free, and Gold, which will be paid. There are several differences between the two. The main difference, is that with the gold membership you get an additional 100 backlinks to use as you wish for every article you write. An added bonus for gold members, is that they can build backlinks to their social media sites like blogger, squidoo among others.

How does the link-building work?

Each article written, will equal 100-200 backlinks for free members, and 200-300- backlinks for payed members. One of the better features of the service, is that you are allowed to deep link. This means that you can point the links in your article to any page in your website. This is great for increasing page rank for your other pages.

What you are receiving are one way backlinks to any page on your websites that you desire. As many of you may know, backlinks are the key to high rankings in the search engines.

A neat feature found in ezarticlelink, is that they also build links to the article networks in which your articles are posted. This means that as the authority of these sites grows, so will the link juice being sent to your sites. It really is a powerful feature that has long term potential.

Give ezarticlelink A Test Run. Silver Membership Is Free

What is the Article Network part of this? Each member will be given video instructions on setting up an article network for every domain they wish to include in the network. Once this step is complete, you essentially have created an article directory similar to ezinearticles and goarticles. Like these services, your article directory will receive articles from all kinds of topics. The articles will be written and submitted by ezarticlelink members. They are then reviewed by the ezarticlelink editors. Once approved, they are published into hundreds of article directories in the network (note that articles will not be published to all directories in one day, but in a natural fashion).

How does the article writing work? If you have submitted articles to ezinearticles or goarticles, you may be familiar with the process. You are essentially given a title, summary, a body, and the category in which the article will be placed. There is no resource box because you are allowed 3 anchor text keywords within the article body. Articles are to be a minimum of 250 words long. Where ezarticlelink is a little different is in the process that follows. After the above steps are completed you will be required to spin the article so that it is at least 30% unique.

How does the article spinning work? The article spinning interface is pretty easy to execute. You highlight the word you want to change, select the synonyms you want to use and hit submit and you are done. There is a button that will let you know how many words you need to be able to submit the article.

*For those not familiar with spinning: Spinning is the process of rewording an article for the purpose of article marketing (poor definition I know =/) For example: I hope this review is helpful. If I want the word “helpful” to vary every time the article is published, I would include the word like this: I hope this review is [helpful|beneficial|useful|of great value]. Because I put 4 words in the brackets, there is a 25% chance that when my article is published, the word helpful will appear ( I hope I didn’t confuse anyone here)

Pros:

• Getting Backlinks is very rewarding (it can be hard to get them without this service)
• Built in outsourcing feature to outsource your article writing
• In house article writers for those that have minimal articles to write
• 100 bonus backlinks for each article written (paid members only)
• Great way to monetize with adsense
• Backlink renewal if dead backlinks are found (paid members only)
• Backlinking to internal pages is allowed
• Backlinking to social sites like blogger and squidoo is  allowed (paid members only)
• starting to see my articles in my google webmasters back office! ;p
• potential here is huge

Cons:

• Article spinning can take a while (takes me about 30 minutes)
• thesaurus provided with the spinner could be a bit better
• minimal html required to set up article directory (they offered free setup for beta members for a limited time, this may be the case during launch period)
• keyword competition check feature conflicts with market samurai and keyword blueprint results (I don’t use this feature much)

I hope this review was helpful for those of you interested in ezarticlelink. As stated above, there will be free and paid memberships. Go ahead and give it a try, if you like what you see, feel free to upgrade.

Click here to try ezarticlelink

Joint Venture With Me And Get 50% Recurring Commissions

I have a JV invitation for those that are interested. We all know by know that traffic is the bloodline of any business or opportunity.  This is true both online and off.

Now when it comes to online, the most rewarding kind of traffic is free traffic. It is commonly known that backlinks are the driving force behind free traffic. You target a keyword, build backlinks and climb to the top of the rankings.

The Problem: Many people do not know how to build backlinks. Even those that do, often exhaust their options quickly. Even worse,  some keywords require hundreds and hundreds of one way backlinks in order to rank well in the search engines.

The Solution: I am giving you the opportunity to promote a link building service that has been in production for over a year. The service is called ezArticleLink. As a joint venture partner of mine, you have the opportunity to make 50% recurring commission off of your referrals. Not only that, but you also have the potential of getting free inbound links for your own sites depending on how active your referrals are within the program.

Please note that this joint venture partnership is for a limited time and is through invitation only. In other words only a current JV partner can invite you to become a JV yourself. Let me know if you have any questions. The official launch is February 22nd so you may want to act fast.

Click Here To Become  A Joint Venture Partner With Me

Add that to the fact that the internet is filled with countless scams, and you may find yourself at a disadvantage.

When I first started out, I had no idea where to begin.  I purchased course after course only to find that the information provided was presented poorly, or my knowledge in the subject was lacking.

I have purchased numerous products where I was completely lost, and did not understand the subject matter. In fact even now I find myself facing the same problems. While my knowledge in internet marketing has grown, I still find it difficult to find a clear cut path to success.

I would like to recommend a product that I feel will help many with this problem. It’s a complete beginners guide to Internet Marketing titled Mining Money Online.

Mining Money Online Back Office

And by beginner I mean beginner. This is not an intermediate or advanced course. What is covered, is very basic in nature and is designed to get you to earn your first dollars online. If you are already making money online then this course is probably not for you.

What is covered in the course? The course is broken down into four modules: Getting Traffic, Picking a Product, Building A Website and Putting It all together.

Those four modules are broken down further to explain the process behind them. For example, the getting traffic module explains potential traffic generating methods including: PPC, Article Marketing, Social Bookmarking, how to do SEO, how to do keyword research, what backlinks are and how to get them and much more.

One of the best things about the course, is that they explain what each term means. If you have never heard of the terms SEO, social media or backlinks it’s okay because it is all covered in the course.

How to get the course: You can purchase the course by clicking here or by being a member of the Internet Marketing Monthly Program IM Advantage (it’s free for members). The course will bring you back $77 dollars.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the program. Keep in mind, while the material presented is proven and known to work, it will only be effective if you take action. I recommend this product for aspiring marketers that are having a hard time getting started. If you are already making consistent money online, then this course is not for you.

-samie

Forums- Joining and participating in forums related to your niche is a perfect way to build backlinks and get free traffic to your sites. The majority of forums allow you to place links in your signature file which is displayed at the bottom of all your posts.

Blog commenting - While not as lucrative as it once was, you can still get plenty of backlinks from blog commenting. You will want to make sure that the links are do follow however and be sure to provide valuable comments or risk having them be flagged as spam.

Article Writing: Article marketing is one of the top ways to build backlinks. Write articles and distribute them to as many article directories as possible (include ezine articles). You will not only build backlinks but also receive free traffic for years to come.

Social media sites: Build profiles in web 2.0 sites with links to your sites. Social media sites generally carry high PR with them. This is an added bonus for you and your sites.

Write Valuable Content: While a bit slower than the above methods, writing valuable content will get your site noticed. Viewers will naturally link to information they find useful and as a result get you a backlink. As the saying goes “content is king”

Backlinks are the backbone of online businesses. It is what Google uses to determine the authority of a site on a certain topic (amongst other variables)

Once all your on page seo is in place, your main task should be to get ranked in the search engines through building backlinks.

Pay per click is an option for almost immediate results. The learning curve however, is very high. This is especially true with Google who is continuesly updating its TOS.

For those that are really hurting for money I recommend craigslist. I don’t mean go out and buy a “how to make thousands with craigslist course.”  You can make an extra hundred dollars by simply sellling stuff you no longer use.  We all have items that are no longer in use and just accumulate dust. Why not make a little extra money by selling them. For example, you may have musical instruments you no longer use. There may be furniture that you have just replaced. Consider looking at your electronic devices which you no longer use. The deeper you dig, the more itmes you will find.

Another immediate source of income is free lancing. The hurdle with freelancing, is that it may take a while for others to trust you. This can result in few jobs for you from the get go. To overcome this have sample work ready for display for potential employers and make sure your rates are competitive. As you establish credibility you may begin to charge more. For freelancing jobs be sure to visit places like elance, and rentacoder. These are two well known services. With freelancing, the possibilities are endless. Consider your talents and if you feel you have none, there is always writing. Many make anywhere from 2 to 15 dollars per article written through these services. Remember that as your name and credibility grows, so does your paycheck.

Now On To The Good Stuff

In a nutshell:

1. Find keywords with high search volumes and low search competition
2. Find a dropshipper or use their dropshipping service
3. Use their template or build your own site
4. set your prices and publish your site
5. link build to get top rankings
6. Get payed

That is how the system works. Your success and ease of execution will vary greatly depending on your skill level. For example you may not know a thing about keyword research so you may have to spend some more time on that than others.

The reason I’m telling you about this is because the course is being revamped. I am a member of Tim and Steve Godfrey’s monthly marketing course titled The IM advantage.

They have notified us that the course will be re released this coming January and that it will come included with tools they have developed to help streamline the whole process. As a commission blueprint 2.0 customer and a monthly member I have access to some of the tools that will be included in the new niche blueprint course.

The tools are meant to make things like keyword research and link building much easier. The tools included are: Link blueprint, Article Blueprint, Keyword Blueprint and others that have not been mentioned yet.

There are other courses I recommend but since this will be a limited release once again I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. If you are interested in the course and want to know more click here. That is the sign up page where you will be told more about the course.

-Samie-