contact us 歡迎各位朋友與聯絡小弟，任何有意義的討論，我會盡快覆你！ 按可以聯絡我 <更多關於我>…… Below is the latest article:Mastering Email Timing: Unveiling the Best Time to Send Messages [2023 Research]November 3, 2023Here’s a little exercise for you: check the timestamps on the emails you’ve received in the past day. I noticed that most of my emails, especially my subscription emails, were sent between 9 AM – 12 PM or 12-3PM. This isn’t a coincidence, either. While the answer to “What’s the best time to send an email?” isn’t an exact science, there are some key findings we’ve discovered through heavy research, and the times listed above are right in line with what we found. Keep reading to find out the best time to send an email, according to marketing and advertising professionals. When is the best time to send an email? We surveyed over 150+ marketing and advertising professionals in the U.S. and found the majority reported the highest engagement for their marketing emails occurred between 9 AM to 12 PM and 12 PM to 3 PM. This remains consistent with 2022 results. The data reflects when most audiences begin their day and throughout the afternoon. This data also aligns with my own experience. I usually check my email (personal and work) right as I start my day to catch up on anything I missed in the late afternoon and evening and see if there’s anything pressing I’ve received that will affect my upcoming work day or day in general. If you’re sending emails that include a sale or promotion, I’d recommend sending them when you know your audience trends to take their lunch breaks because they may be more likely to check their emails at this time. Best Days To Send an Email If you want something more specific when it comes to what time and day you should send an email, here’s what you need to know: Our survey asked marketers which day of the week their marketing emails get the most engagement. 27% of U.S. marketers said Tuesday, 19% said Monday, and 17% said Thursday. I’d caution against sending emails over the weekend, especially on Sundays. If I cut that data by best days and best times, here’s what marketers say: The best time to send emails on Tuesday is 9 AM – 12 PM EST, then 12:01 PM – 3 PM EST. I’d stay away from sending your emails anytime after 6 PM EST. On Mondays, aim to send your emails between 6 AM and 9 AM EST, then 9 AM – 12 PM EST. You’ll get the least engagement between 6 PM and 9 PM EST As marketers, we know the importance of using data to inform our decisions. So, keeping your audience in mind when figuring out when to send your emails (instead of solely relying on the results above) is important. I’d recommend analyzing your historical engagement data to see when your emails generate the most interaction. Then, you can compare your unique insights with what other marketers say and decide the best days and times to appear in your subscribers’ inboxes. Pro Tip: The last thing you want is to panic at 8:56 AM because you need to send your email at 9 AM, but it’s not ready. I’m not saying that scenario ever happened to me…but I do know that keeping track of when to send your emails is challenging, especially if you’re balancing other tasks. HubSpot’s Marketing Automation Software was a helpful sidekick when I sent out Service Blog Email Newsletters. I created emails in advance and set up a workflow that would automatically send them at the exact right time, every single time. Get Started with HubSpot’s Marketing Automation Software Best Time to Send B2B Emails It’s important to note that 47.9% of the B2B marketers we surveyed reported the most engagement between 9 AM and 12 PM. To ensure you’re reaching your target audience, you’ll want to segment your B2B audience down even further — perhaps by job function or seniority — to accommodate different behaviors and modes of working with your email sends. You may even find that other times work better for your list. Best Time to Send B2C Emails In our survey, 30.9% of the B2C marketers reported the most engagement between 9 AM and 12 PM. Keep in mind that studies differ, consumer behavior is always changing, and performance varies based on which metric you’re using as your ultimate goal. Continue experimenting and seeing what works best with your audience. One way to do this is by using an automation tool like Seventh Sense which will fine-tune your email sends using artificial intelligence. Why Email Matters For Your Business Our survey found that 85.4% of marketers leverage automation as part of their email marketing strategy. If you aren’t leveraging automated email marketing, your competition probably is. Automated email marketing allows you to improve sales conversions — maybe even by 14%. It’s a way to send customers unique offers — such as product sales or newsletter updates — with information your reader can’t get anywhere else. Emails should contain content your customers want to see, allowing you to communicate with them instantly. Your emails should contain information your customers are interested in learning more about — such as discount offers, business updates, or product or service launches. Pro tip: Having your emails pre-written and ready lets you take full advantage of automation. AI tools like HubSpot’sCampaign Assistantandemail writercan help you quickly write first drafts that you can further personalize with recipients’ unique information. If you’re looking for a free email tool for creating your emails, HubSpot’s marketing email tool combines the key features you need, and it’s the best solution I can recommend. You can easily design your emails with its drag-and-drop editor, leverage the power of AI to create content, and set your scheduling preferences to send your emails at the right time. How to Measure the Performance of Your Email Sends There are a lot of metrics you can use to measure the success of your email marketing campaigns, but the one that matters most depends on the goal of your campaign. For example, if I’m sending an email to advertise a new product, I’d be more interested in metrics that showed whether recipients were interested or not, like: Open rate, which could let me know if my subject line captured attention, And clickthrough rate, which would tell me if my email made people interested enough to click through to my website to learn more about the product. A metric like replies wouldn’t tell me what I need to know about my audience’s feelings about my product. Here is a breakdown of the most important email metrics: Click-Through Rate Click-through rate refers to the number of people who open a link or image in an email. This number will always be smaller than the total number of emails opened since some people will open your email but abandon it without engaging further. It’s the most commonly tracked metric among the marketers we surveyed, and the three strategies they note are most effective in improving clickthrough rates are personalization (48.2%), crafting effective subject lines (36.5%), and providing value through marketing emails (38.2%). Open Rate Open rate is the percentage found from the number of subscribers who opened your email campaign. Emails that have great open rates have short, effective subject lines. Plus, they’re optimized for previews and preheader text. Click-to-Open Rate Click-to-open rate helps you identify the content in your email that resonates the most with your recipients by comparing the number of people who opened your email to those who clicked any links. To get it, divide your CTR by your open rate and multiply the result by 100. For example, if your email receives 200 clicks and 120 opens, your click-to-open rate is 60%. Over to You Email marketing can be a tricky process. There are so many industries taking advantage of it in their own way and making an impact. Your subscribers are already interested in your content. They appreciate what you are offering as a company, and as long as you’re sending them emails that relate to that, you have a good chance of obtaining great metrics. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...The Podcasting Elite: Tim Stodz’s Blueprint for a Top 1% ShowOctober 27, 2023For the past six months, I’ve been researching, strategizing, and game planning a campaign to grow The Copyblogger Podcast. This week, I will break down everything I plan to do, why I will do it, and what I hope to achieve. Let’s get started. Turning Copyblogger Into A Media Network First, you need to understand that this is bigger than a podcast. This is a process and part of a bigger objective. When I bought Copyblogger, my first priority was to clean up the business and start generating leads to Digital Commerce. Using Copyblogger as a lead gen source to close clients was a straightforward path to revenue and something I knew I could execute on. We built the business to over $1,000,000 in ARR within a year. Once I was able to generate that initial revenue, I was able to expand. I started building out other revenue streams. For example … the newsletter Copyblogger academy the seven figure mastermind program and I started working on the podcast Copyblogger is now more than a blog, it is a media network. All of my social media profiles create newsletter subscribers and podcasts listeners, and those channels promote the products and services. It seems obvious, but until you actually build a network of distribution channels, it’s difficult to truly see how they all interact with each other and build each other up. It’s “a rising tide carries all ships” sort of concept. The System I think of my media network in three tiers. Those tiers are … promotion distribution monetization The top level tier is called promotion. It is rented land. It was the equivalent of me walking around the neighborhood, knocking on doors and leaving flyers in the windshield wipers of cars in the parking lot. Simply put, the promotional tier is my social media. For me, that means … Twitter (X) LinkedIn Instagram YouTube / Shorts The promotional tiers feed the distribution tiers. Distribution is the part of the network I control and have ownership of. I’ve used the flyers to get people into the storefront. This includes … the newsletter the podcast the blog Now that I have potential customers in my store, I can control the relationship and works towards selling my products. Now, we are in the third tier, which is the monetization tier. This includes … Sponsorships Copyblogger Academy Digital Commerce This is where I make the cash money. Focusing On The Distribution Channels My newsletter for Copyblogger has been extremally lucrative. It’s truly made the realize the power of newsletters, so much so that I am starting another one which I wrote about last week. It’s also made me realize how powerful a podcast can be. Although my podcast is still relatively small, it’s already generating huge returns. I have the system for the newsletter humming along nicely. Now, it’s time that I apply the same growth mindset to the podcast. Imagine how much distribution I can generate (and money I can make) once I 10X my podcast. So, finally, after this long explanation and introduction, let’s get to how I plan to do this. Step # 1 – Up My Production Value I give the production of my podcast a 6 out of 10. The truth is, I’m intimidated by all the gear. I bought an expensive mic and a mixer and all these chords that are supposed to make my audio sound good, but I still don’t think the quality is as good as it can be. I have no idea what any of this equipment does. I need to get in the weeds and figure it out. So, the first step I must take is simply to focus on the quality of the show. This means … Fix my sound issues Buy a better HD camera Record a better introduction Edit better transitions Record better ad reads This is reality. If I want to generate 100,000 downloads a month, then the least I can do is take it seriously enough to produce the highest quality podcast possible. Step # 2 – YouTube Growth Jay Clouse has inspired me. He’s been documenting his YouTube growth and he has convinced me that more and more people are seeing video podcasts as television shows. It made me think and start to observe my own behavior, and I realized something. On Sunday’s my wife takes the kiddos to a spiritual center she attends. During those two hours, I almost always sit down and watch a podcast on YouTube. Usually, I rotate between the All In Podcast, The Rich Roll Podcast, Or Prof G. Podcasts have elevated themselves into a form of entertainment in which people expect and appreciate a more interactive experience. People love to watch long form podcasts on YouTube. I need to start thinking of my podcast as video first and audio second. Step # 3 – Get Serious About My Guests And Outreach When I need to book a guest, I basically scroll through Twitter and find people that I find semi interesting. Then I send them a DM and ask if they want to come on the show. That’s it. This is logistical more than it is growth oriented, but in reality, the most important thing I can do for my listeners is find guests that can serve them. That’s why you tune into the show in the first place. I realized how little I was appreciating the importance of this when my friend Darren and I were talking. Darren’s show is a little bigger than mine, yet he’s able to book guests that have massive relevance in the public discourse. This helps him grow his show because all his guests are timely. Now, I want to have a forward facing podcast. As much as I respect and admire Jay Shetty, I have no desire to become a modern day Oprah. I still want to book guests that I find interesting and that I would enjoy a conversation with. I’m not out to help people promote their books. Rather, I’m out to serve my audience. I can do both with better organization. I can book higher profile guests that still serve my audience. Step # 4 – Publish More When in doubt, increase the volume. I have published an episode every week for more than 2 years. I am confident in my cadence. But I want to do more. I’ve been inspired by Scott Galloway, and his show Prof G Markets. The concept is simple. Every Monday, he and a co-host do a weekly recap of the private and public markets and give commentary. I love how the podcast swaps between having guests and not, and it’s my favorite segment of the show. Each week, my producer and I will go over the week’s most relevant news stories in marketing, SEO, social media, and more. Then we will give our insights and help the listeners use the information to improve their own lives and businesses. Step # 5 – Continue For Years If there is one certainty in business and media, it’s that everything takes twice as long as you think it will. I’m used to this and I have built the emotional fortitude as such that I don’t mind sticking it out for years. However, this is especially true in the podcasting space, because the nature of podcasts make it so that you are building a relationship with your listeners. Meaningful relationships take time. The sound of your voice is more evocative than writing your words on a page. Also, its harder to build a loyal audience to a podcast because it takes about 30 minutes to consume a typical podcast, whereas someone can consume your writing or your newsletter within a few minutes. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Measuring Your Digital Influence: Understanding Social Media ReachOctober 17, 2023What is social media reach? Reach is a metric that measures the number of unique people that saw a piece of media content. As an example, if an Instagram post has a reach of 37,000, then that means that the post was seen by 37,000 unique people. Reach provides a way to quantify the number of unique people who had the chance to learn about your brand, engage with your post, or take a specific action. Why is reach important in social media? Reach is a valuable top-of-funnel social media metric to include in your marketing reports because it is a key indicator of how many people your social media content is reaching and how many people had the chance to learn about your brand. It’s also a metric that helps compare the effectiveness of different types of social media posts and campaigns. For example, by comparing the reach between two different social media posts, you can better understand what types of posts resonated more with your audience. Those insights can then be fed back into your social media strategy and can help you improve your engagement over time. What’s the difference between reach and impressions? The difference between reach and impressions is that reach measures the amount of unique people that saw a piece of media content, while impressions measures the total amount of times a piece of content was seen. Usually, you’ll have more impressions than reach because one single person could view your content multiple times. Impressions would count all the times that content was viewed and reach would just consider the fact that it was seen by one person. How is social media reach measured? Social media reach is measured by counting the number of unique people who saw your social media posts. In order to do this, you’ll need to rely on specific tools to count those people for you: Social media analytics tool: The best and easiest way to measure reach is to use a social media analytics tool that provides a dashboard to see your post reach across all social networks. For example, within Buffer’s Analytics tool, you can get a broad understanding of your reach across multiple social channels from one intuitive dashboard, and in-depth insights into when’s the best time to post to get the highest reach. Native social networks: You can also track your reach metrics directly via each native social media platform. For example, on Facebook and Instagram, reach can be measured through the “Reach” metric in the Insights tab. On TikTok, you can find it under the “Analytics” tab under the “Creators tool” section. Rest assured that every social media platform will be measuring “Reach” for your social account, but you might just find them within different areas of each platform. What is an example of social media reach? Let’s say you post a video on your TikTok account, which has 200,000 followers. If half of your followers see your TikTok video, then you’d have a reach of 100,000. However, 10,000 of your followers share the video with a friend and 5,000 people find your video through the hashtag you added in the caption. In the end, you have a total reach of 115,000 for that TikTok video. How to increase reach on Instagram? Here are a couple of great ways to increase your reach and get Instagram content in front of more people: Feature user-generated content: Incorporating user-generated content (UGC)—content produced by fans and customers—into your social media marketing strategy is a great way to build a community and increase your reach. Use hashtags: Brands can use hashtags to increase their visibility and reach a wider audience, leading to increased brand exposure and recognition. Work with influencers: Working with an influencer has the power to drive traffic to your site, amplify your message across social media platforms, and even directly sell your product through their recommendation. Post when your audience is online: The best way to maximize your reach is to post when your followers are online and engaging with your posts. If you don’t have time to figure it out, Buffer automatically does it for you, for free. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Mastering YouTube Shorts: A Comprehensive Guide for BeginnersOctober 16, 2023Vertical, short-form, mobile — these three words describe the video format popularized by TikTok that every social platform is looking to co-opt, and YouTube is no different. Although the platform is known for its longer-form video content, it added a new feature in September 2020: YouTube Shorts. This addition should come as no surprise, as YouTube is all about video, and increasingly, users prefer short videos to any other format when consuming content. This report shows that 73 percent of people prefer to watch a short video when learning about a new product or service. The same report also shows that people watch about 19 hours of online video per week. Essentially, the more content you can fit into that time span, the more you can communicate to your audience. If you want to get your head around YouTube Shorts and possibly incorporate it into your strategy, then this article is for you. What are YouTube Shorts? YouTube Shorts are a new vertical video format optimized for mobile – YouTube’s answer to short-form content. If you already create short-form video content on TikTok and Instagram, then getting started with Shorts should be easy. It’s a great place to get started, as you can repurpose existing content and crosspost across platforms you’re already active on. While YouTube Shorts may seem like yet another platform on your full plate, but it has its perks. Some benefits of creating on the platform include: Shorts get an average of 15 billion views per day across the world A new channel for your audience to discover your content If you’re looking to become a creator on the platform, it can ease you into YouTube and help build an audience while you figure out your strategy for long-form video It’s another place to distribute video content you may have created elsewhere (TikTok, Reels) Does this sound appealing (and relevant) for you or your brand? Jump in and upload your first Short using the steps outlined below. How to make and upload YouTube Shorts There is no separate app for YouTube Shorts — it lives in your existing account. You can either create a new video within the YouTube app or upload an existing or edited video. The latter is especially ideal if you’re repurposing TikToks, Instagram Reels, or longer YouTube videos. To create new Shorts natively in YouTube: Step 1: Open the YouTube mobile app, select the plus sign at the bottom of the screen and click ‘Create a Short’ from the list of options. Step 2: Start recording by tapping (not holding) the red button. You can choose the length of time you want to record for between 15 or 60 seconds at the top right side of your screen. To record different video sections, click the record button to pause recording, then again to resume recording for your next section. Step 3: If you’re satisfied with your video, tap the checkmark in the bottom right of the screen. You can preview, edit, add music, voiceover, text, and filters to your video. Once you’re done, tap Next in the top right. Step 4: Add a caption, set visibility, schedule, select an audience, then tap Upload Short. Treat this step like you would a regular YouTube video by optimizing the caption so it’s visible for the right search terms. Alternatively, if you want to upload an existing video, you can follow these steps: Step 1: Click the plus sign. Step 2: Select Upload a video which will take you to your camera roll. Step 3: Select a video under 60 seconds. Step 4: Fill in the relevant details and hit publish. Finally, you can also upload a Short from your desktop. YouTube can tell what type of video you’re uploading by its length and orientation, so if you’re uploading a square or vertical video that is less than 60 seconds, it is identified as a Short. To upload a Short from your desktop: Step 1: Head to the YouTube website or YouTube Studio. Step 2: Click Create in the top right side of the page. Step 3: Upload your YouTube Short. Step 4: Fill in the relevant details and publish. How to monetize YouTube Shorts YouTube launched the Shorts Fund in August 2021, which is dedicated to paying out creators that generate large audiences for their Shorts. To qualify, creators must fit the following criteria: Uploaded an eligible video within the last 180 days Follow YouTube’s community guidelines Create completely original content Aged 13 or older (and creators between the ages of 13-18 have parental consent) Located in one of the participating countries Creators don’t have to apply – YouTube will notify you if you’re qualified during the first week of each month via email and your account that you will be receiving money from the Fund. 7 tips for making the most of YouTube Shorts Before you start publishing, here are some best practices that will help you achieve good results off the beat from this new channel. Don’t treat it like an afterthought: Develop a proper strategy to start uploading by creating relevant content, posting consistently and seeking audience feedback to make improvements. Repurpose existing content: If you’re having difficulty figuring out what to post, adopt a repurposing strategy where you take the content you create for other short video formats and upload it as a Short. You can then tweak and make improvements to your videos based on reception. Use a great hook: Much like other social video platforms, user attention is highly valuable. State the value proposition of your video upfront “Come along a day in my life as X” or “Let me teach you how to do Y” so people know why they should stick around. Keep an eye on top trends, sounds and hashtags: If you want to reach more people, you need to stay ahead of the trends. Monitor popular sounds, hashtags, and topics to see what’s hot right now. But remember that trends should only inform your strategy and not influence it. Engage with viewers: Use the comment section and YouTube’s Community feature to engage with viewers beyond uploads and build a loyal following. You can also use it to get their feedback on your content and improve. Analyze your performance: It’s essential to track what’s working and what isn’t so you can make better decisions for future content. Keep a watchful eye on these metrics and use them to inform your strategy moving forward. YouTube Shorts is a great channel to adopt into your content creation process. With Shorts, you can dip your toes in the YouTube pool and start growing equity on the platform without having to create long-form content. Consider adopting it into your existing content creation to take advantage of the new audience on the growing channel. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Supplementing Your Income: Strategies for Making an Extra $2,000 MonthlyOctober 15, 2023Making an extra $2,000 a month is something you could achieve with various side hustles, including renting out unused space in your home, becoming an online tutor, delivering food or groceries, or setting up a blog or YouTube channel. You can also start a small business by selling handmade items on platforms like Etsy or offering services as a virtual assistant. The key to success is choosing a side hustle that matches your schedule, interests, and skills. Let’s explore these side hustles and more to help you find your way to making an extra $2,000 per month. Key takeaways There are several ways to earn an extra $2,000 per month, such as renting out storage space in your home, working as an online tutor, delivering food or groceries, and building a profitable blog or YouTube channel. You can also tap into your creative talents, such as graphic design, programming, or selling handmade items on platforms like Etsy, Amazon, and eBay. The key to success in a side hustle is choosing one that aligns with your unique schedule, interests, and skills. If you’re a budding writer, consider proofreading or becoming a freelance writer as a part-time gig. If you’re a blogger or a content creator, you could make good money online through sponsored content and affiliate programs. Some side hustles offer a potential for passive income. For instance, renting out your unused space or car can generate a steady stream of cash with minimal active involvement. To select the best side hustle, beginners and seasoned side hustlers alike should make up their minds based on various factors, including available time, the tools you have at your disposal, and how well your chosen hustle aligns with your skills and interests. 7 methods to make an extra $2,000 per month Various side hustles can provide you with extra cash on top of your full-time income, which means that you have several opportunities to choose from. Let’s explore seven methods you can utilize to earn extra cash each month. 1. Deliver food or groceries One popular method to figure out how to make money is providing food or grocery delivery services within your local area, provided you possess a car, motorbike, or bicycle. This side hustle is easy to fit in after a full-time job since you typically get to create a schedule that suits your availability and work whenever it’s convenient for you. You typically need to sign up and clear a screening process, then you should be able to begin accepting delivery requests. One food delivery platform you can sign up for is Uber Eats. This platform helps you earn money on your deliveries and keep the tips you get from customers. The exact amount of money you make with Uber Eats usually depends on various factors, including the number of orders you fulfill, the distance you cover while driving, and other relevant variables. Visit Uber Eats or learn more in our Uber Eats review. 2. Rent out extra space in your home You can transform unused space in your home into a source of passive income. Platforms like Neighbor enable you to lease out spare storage areas in your property, such as rooms or garages. As a host, you can accommodate someone’s belongings, from boxes to vehicles, and charge a monthly fee. Neighbor handles rent collection and monthly deposits into your bank account for a nominal fee. Additionally, you can monetize your driveway by renting it out as a parking space. You can also offer other spaces in your property to store RVs, boats, and more. Learn more in our Neighbor review. Another option is to list spare rooms on Airbnb. This could prove particularly profitable if your home is located in a high-demand area frequented by tourists. You even have the option to rent out your entire home if you have a vacation coming up or plan to visit friends or family. While earnings depend on your home and its location, Airbnb offers tools to help you determine the rate you could ask for. 3. Become an online tutor If you enjoy teaching, working as an online tutor could be a great side hustle to make money online. There are various online tutoring platforms that connect tutors with students, such as Chegg and TutorMe. You could teach various subjects, from math to grammar to computer science, and create your own online courses. Rates typically vary depending on your subject and level. According to employment platform Zippia, online math tutors make an average of $16 to $17 per hour. If you can teach about a specialized exam, such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, or LSAT, you could charge an even higher rate. For instance, LSAT instructors can make $50 per hour or more. Another option is tutoring English as a second language to international students. Platforms such as VIPKid pay between $14 and $22 per hour to teach English online on your own schedule. You often don’t have to create your own lesson plans, making this a fairly easy side hustle for anyone who enjoys teaching and helping others. Learn more in our VIPKid review. 4. Set up a profitable blog or YouTube channel If you’re feeling entrepreneurial, consider setting up a blog or YouTube channel to increase your income and improve your personal finance. You’d need to create high-quality, enticing content that draws readers or subscribers. This might require you to learn search engine optimization (SEO) and familiarize yourself with influencer marketing techniques to effectively reach and engage your target audience. Once you’ve built up your audience, you can monetize your blog or channel with affiliate marketing or ads. Affiliate marketing involves recommending products or services and making a commission when someone makes a purchase. Ad revenue can also help you turn a profit, especially once you’ve got lots of people visiting your website or channel. Keep in mind that building a profitable blog or YouTube channel is not going to happen overnight — it may take several months to a year for you to start earning money. Learn how to start a successful blog and how much YouTubers make. 5. Rent out your car If you don’t need your car every day or you own an extra vehicle, you could rent it out for some bonus income. Platforms like Turo, Getaround, and HyreCar make it easy to rent out your vehicle to people in need of transportation. Once you’ve listed your car, customers can reserve it for a certain period of time. You don’t necessarily have to meet in person, but rather can provide pickup and dropoff instructions for the driver. Some of these platforms provide insurance while your car is being rented, so you should be protected in the case of an accident or damage to your car. You can also set any restrictions on how a driver can use your vehicle or how many miles they can drive each day. The amount you make renting out your car will vary depending on the type of car and location, but HyreCar states that hosts can earn over $9,000 per year. Learn more in our reviews of Turo, Getaround, and HyreCar. 6. Sell handmade items If you’re a whiz at arts, crafts, or design, consider setting up your own store online or on a platform like Etsy to earn extra money every month. Whether you’re selling handmade jewelry, wedding stationery, clothing, printables, website themes, or something else, Etsy can connect you with millions of buyers looking for unique, homemade items. You generally don’t need a license to sell on Etsy, though business laws can vary by state. To make your store a success, make sure to take high-quality photos of your goods and pair them with detailed, keyword-rich descriptions. Providing good customer service can also help turn buyers into repeat customers. You’ll also need to think about how to spread the word about your store, whether through sharing it with your friends and family or promoting it on social media. Learn how to start an Etsy shop. 7. Become a virtual assistant If you have strong organizational skills, you could also earn extra monthly income by working as a virtual assistant. Virtual assistants help with various administrative tasks, including scheduling appointments, responding to customers, creating and sending invoices, and managing email and social media accounts. You might find work for an individual business owner or a larger company on traditional job boards or ones that are specific to virtual assistance roles, such as Fancy Hands, VA Networking, Zirtual, and Belay. You might also find opportunities on a freelance marketplace, such as Upwork. According to Zippia, the average virtual salary is about $19 per hour, though your earnings could vary based on your location, responsibilities, and years of experience. Learn how to become a virtual assistant. How to choose a side hustle that generates $2,000 or more While there are various options to make an extra $2,000 per month, not all of them will be the right fit for you. The best side hustle is one that works for your schedule and matches up with your interests and skills. As you consider which side hustle to choose, asking yourself these questions can help: How much room do you have in your schedule? Some of these side hustles require more of a time commitment than others, so consider how much time you can commit to your side hustle. If you need flexible hours, working as a delivery person or online tutor might be preferable to working as a virtual assistant, which could have stricter schedule requirements. Do you have the right tools for the job? Some of these side hustles require you to have certain assets, such as storage space in your home or a car. If you don’t own property or a vehicle, you might be better off looking for an online gig, such as tutoring or selling items on Etsy. Which side hustle aligns with your skills? Consider your skills and interests so you can choose a side gig that you’ll enjoy — or at least the one with the path of least resistance. To work as a virtual assistant, for instance, you’ll need to be detail oriented, organized, and comfortable working on the computer. To be an online tutor, you’ll need to be good at explaining concepts clearly and working one-on-one with students. Are you looking for a short-term or long-term gig? Finally, consider whether your priority is to make money immediately or build your income over time. Creating a profitable blog or YouTube channel, for instance, could make you money, but you might have to put in several months of effort without any payoff first. Consider your financial needs to see if you have time to grow your online business or need a side gig that offers a more immediate income. FAQ about making an extra $2,000 a month What freelance platforms can I use to make extra money? There are a variety of freelance platforms that can connect you with opportunities to make extra money. Some popular ones include Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer. You can find freelancing jobs in a variety of categories on these platforms, including freelance writing, editing, web design, social media management, virtual assistant work, accounting, sales, marketing, and more. Can I make money from cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is known for being volatile, so investing in it comes with a high degree of risk. While it’s possible to make money from investing in cryptocurrency, losing money is also very possible. Price swings in the cryptocurrency market tend to be dramatic. Additionally, news events can trigger sudden and significant price movements. For example, regulatory news or security breaches can lead to major sell-offs. And while some cryptocurrencies have seen astronomical gains, you should remember that past performance doesn’t guarantee future results. How can I start a side business with a small amount of money? Using online platforms is one of the ways to start a side business with a small amount of money. It doesn’t cost much for website hosting if you want to launch your own website, and it doesn’t cost anything to start your own YouTube channel. Platforms and marketplaces may charge fees to list and sell items, as well as take a percentage of your sales. Etsy, for example, charges a listing fee of $0.20 per item and a transaction fee of 6.5%. Making an extra $2,000 a month: bottom line While making an extra $2,000 per month may not be the easiest endeavor, there are lots of options for hitting your goal. Online marketplaces and apps help connect you with paying customers, whether you want to rent out space in your home or driveway, deliver food and groceries, or sell your services or homemade goods. While the ideas on this list represent some of the most lucrative side hustles, they’re not your only options for boosting your income. For more ideas and inspiration, explore our list of the best side hustles. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...The Art of Making Money Online: 15 High-Income Blogs [Infographic]October 15, 2023The World’s Top-Earning Blogs Are Making Serious Money Online What are the top income-earning blogs? It’s not an easy question to answer. For one, most of the top paid bloggers don’t disclose how much their blogs make. If they did, this list of profitable blogs might look much different. Another reason it’s hard to rank the highest earning blogs is because many bloggers take advantage of other income-producing opportunities that arise from their blog. So determining how much money their blog makes by itself can be a little tricky. For this reason, the primary income source for each blog is listed on the infographic. Each of these highly paid bloggers had a specific reason for starting a blog. Some of them simply started the blog as an experiment or a hobby. But each of them took action and put in the consistent work to take their site — and their income — to the next level. Have you determined the biggest reason why you should start a blogyet? I hope this list of income-earning blogs inspires you and proves you can make money online through blogging. 15. Making Sense of Cents Founder – Michelle Schroeder-Gardner Income – $146,498 per month. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner started Making Sense of Cents to “help improve my finances, keep track of my progress and to help readers improve their finances along the way.” Well, let’s see — how has Schroeder-Gardner done in these areas? She’s certainly improved her finances, paying off over $38,000 in student loan debt in just 7 months while growing the site’s revenue year-over-year. Schroeder-Gardner has transparently tracked her progress in her popular monthly income reports. She says the reports act as a journal for her and keeps her accountable, while also showing others that side income is possible. And she’s also helping others with their finances by publishing thousands of how-to articles about earning more, saving more, and becoming financially fit. Making Sense of Cents’ primary income comes from affiliate marketing. You can see a complete breakdown of this profitable blog’s earnings here. #14. Smart Passive Income Founder – Pat Flynn Income – $152,276 per month. Smart Passive Income (SPI) founder Pat Flynn is a beacon of light in the sometimes dark and shady internet marketing space. Calling himself a “crash test dummy of online business,” Flynn transparently shows what’s working and what isn’t working in his business. His site details his online business experiments and gives readers actionable blueprints to follow and outlines mistakes to avoid. Flynn didn’t invent the online income report, but he certainly popularized them. He’s been publishing monthly income reports on the blog since 2008, detailing his income sources, revenue figures, as well as his expenses. It’s still one of the most trafficked pages on the site. Flynn is a great example of a blogger who has successfully branched out into other areas as well. In 2010, Flynn launched the Smart Passive Income Podcast which is routinely in iTunes top 10 Business podcasts. To date, the show has been downloaded an impressive 33 million times. He also broadcasts Ask Pat, a Q and A online business podcast, and SPI TV for visual learners. And while his individual success has been plentiful and hard-earned, Flynn gives back by serving on the board of the non-profit Pencils of Promise, helping to build new schools for children in underprivileged regions around the world. SPI’s primary income comes from affiliate marketing, with other earnings from podcast sponsorship and products. #13. Lifehacker Founder – Gina Trapani Income – $154,000 per month Lifehacker was founded in 2005 by Gina Trapani as part of the Gawker Media network. From the start, Trapani acted as the sole contributor, writing 8 articles a day. Talk about blogging like a boss! She impressively launched the site with an exclusive sponsorship from Sony, rumored to be 3 months for $75,000. Yeah, she’s a boss. Lifehacker eventually added other contributors and the blog continued to grow in popularity. As its motto claims, the site’s content is about “tips, tricks and downloads for getting things done.” Trapani moved on from the company in 2009, and Nick Denton has run it ever since. The site still churns out 18 articles a day, all designed to make you more productive. Lifehacker earns its most of its revenue from advertising and it’s been one of the top-earning blogs since it’s inception. #12. Timothy Sykes Founder – Timothy Sykes Income – $165,000 per month Timothy Sykes is a multimillionaire stock trader who famously earned $4 million while day trading in college. As a high school student, Sykes took $12,415 of his bar mitzvah gift money and turned it into $1.65 million by day trading penny stocks. Not stopping there, Sykes has created a hedge fund and starred in the television program Wall Street Warriors. These days, Sykes documents his trades and strategy on his popular blog, TimothySykes.com. His top-earning blog offers a Millionaire Challenge and a successful subscription service where users can get real-time trading alerts and access a vast library of trading videos. #11. Tuts+ Founder – Collis Ta’eed, Cyan Ta’eed and Jun Rung Income – $175,000 per month Cyan Ta’eed and Collis Ta’eed Collis Ta’eed, Cyan Ta’eed and Jun Rung founded Tut+ as a modest blog with tutorials on freelancing and Photoshop. The site ultimately grew into a network of 15 educational blogs, helping people learn profitable online skills, from coding to videography. At the center of it all remains Tuts+. In 2014, the group combined all 16 blogs into one central hub called Envato Tuts+. Envato Tuts+ Premium, a subscription-based membership area offering video courses and ebooks, is the primary source of the site’s income. You can still find plenty of free content to learn creative skills and yes, they still have tutorials on freelancing and Photoshop. Tuts+ is one of my favorite blogs and it’s inspiring to know it started as a hobby and developed naturally and organically into one of the highest-earning blogs online. #10. Smashing Magazine Founder – Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman Income – $215,000 per month Vitaly Friedman Smashing Magazine is the superb creation of Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman. The blog debuted in 2006 with the goal of helping people with web design and web development interests. Today, Smashing Magazine is a go-to site for anyone looking to acquire these lucrative skills, with an enormous amount of informative and actionable content. Not surprisingly, the blog receives 5 million page views a month. The site now hosts frequent web development conferences and full-day workshops all over the world, to help both professionals and amateurs improve their craft. This top earning blog’s main income comes from their membership area, where users can learn from an impressive number of tutorials covering everything from coding, web design, mobile app development, UX design, graphics and WordPress. #9. EOFire Founder – John Lee Dumas Income – $223,000 per month I’m convinced John Lee Dumas never sleeps. He operates EOFire.com, short for Entrepreneurs on Fire, delivers a daily business podcast, and in recent years has published two best-selling journals — The Freedom Journal and The Mastery Journal. But his bread and butter is the EOFire podcast, which is fantastic. In 2012, he noticed none of his favorite podcasts were podcasting daily, leaving him wanting more. So he launched his daily podcast interviewing entrepreneurs, and the rest, as they say, is history. JLD, as he’s affectionately known, has now interviewed over 1600 entrepreneurs, including Tim Ferriss, Barbara Corcoran, Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk. In 2013, EOFire was named Best of iTunes. His journals wrote the book (no pun intended) on how to run a successful crowdsourcing campaign. And through a partnership with Pencils of Promise, Dumas is parlaying the success of his journals into the creation of schools in underprivileged countries. You can see one of the schools Dumas made possible here. EOFire earned a gross income of $595,936 in one month. That’s an incredible feat for one month and well-deserved for JLD. It’s always good to see good people doing good work and succeeding. #8. Gizmodo Founder – Peter Rojas Income – $325,000 per month Peter Rojas is so awesome he’s on this list twice. Rojas created Gizmodo to cover technology, entertainment, politics, science and science fiction. Gizmodo launched in 2002 as part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton with Rojas as Editor in Chief. The blog quickly grew in popularity by partnering with a variety of international firms to deliver translated versions of its content in Europe. When you visit the site’s home page, one of the first things you notice is an above-the-fold banner that is larger than most. As you scroll down, you’ll find Gizmodo does a great job of showing a lot of content with only a couple of display ads along the side, with one of them being the same advertiser found at the top of the page. When you finally scroll past all the content (there’s a lot!) and reach the bottom of the page, you’ll find another large banner just above the footer, and yes, the advertiser is the same as in the other two spots. Gizmodo’s home page has a great balance of being heavily content-focused but still being able to make a tidy profit with ads. The ads are unobtrusive but still get noticed, and because of the repetition, the advertiser gets noticed too. It’s a win-win advertising model for other sites to emulate. #7. Perez Hilton Founder – Perez Hilton Income – $575,000 per month Perez Hilton is a great example of a successful blogger who capitalized on other opportunities outside of blogging. He’s also a television personality, nationally syndicated host of Radio Perez, and author of a children’s book. But what he’s most famous for is his celebrity gossip blog PerezHilton.com. Millions visit his site every day to revel in his brand of snarky gossip entertainment. Hilton, born Mario Armondo Lavandeira Jr, started his blog as a hobby and decided to focus on Hollywood “because it was something I was inherently curious about, and fascinated with. And, let’s face it, celebrities — a lot of them — are crazy.” This profitable blog earns its revenue from advertising banners on the site. #6. Copyblogger Founder – Brian Clark Income – $1,000,000 per month With Copyblogger, Brian Clark created an audience-focused content marketing machine. In fact, Forbes recently called it “the most influential content marketing blog in the world.” Copyblogger has been helping people write better, sell more, and get more traffic since 2006. The site’s original tagline was “Internet Marketing For Smart People.” In other words, they’re not selling snake oil and get rich quick schemes. Now the tagline is “Words That Work” and boy, do they ever. Clark and his team are outstanding at writing copy. When I read they’re sales copy, I’m always compelled to buy. In fact, this site operates on their Genesis Framework and a StudioPress blog theme. Based on their audience research and communication, they’ve strategically added tools and platforms to help content marketers and digital entrepreneurs grow their businesses. #5. Mashable Founder – Pete Cashmore Income – $2,000,000 per month Mashable was started in 2005 by Pete Cashmore, a 19-year-old who still lived at home with his parents in Scotland. He began by documenting the latest news about social media and emerging Internet technologies. His work resonated with lots of folks and Mashable became an immediate success, attracting 2 million readers within the first 18 months. Mashable has come a long way since those early days. It’s no longer just Cashmore contributing Mashable’s content (they’re hiring!), and they are now headquartered in New York City. Mashable is positioned to be one of the top-earning blogs online for some time. The blog is still growing with over 45 million readers a month and the content has expanded to cover business, entertainment and lifestyle and now offers 5 international editions. Mashable’s income primarily comes from advertisements on the site. #4. TechCrunch Founder – Michael Arrington and Keith Teare Income – $2,500,000 per month Michael Arrington and Keith Teare started TechCrunch in 2005 to cover technology industry news. Keith Teare The blog has grown immensely and now features big-name columnists in the startup and venture capital industries. AOL bought TechCrunch in 2005 for a rumored $25 to $40 million.. TechCrunch earns revenue from display advertising on the blog Specifically, they charge between $19.25 and $36.50 per CPM (Cost Per Thousand views). According to the site, they receive 12 million visitors per month and 35 million page views per month. With such a high CPM, you can see how this top-earning blog makes its considerable income. #3. Moz Founder – Rand Fishkin and Gillian Muessig Income – $3,300,000 per month Rand Fishkin Moz is the go-to place for all things SEO. Search engine optimization pros check out Moz daily to see what’s happening in the space. They also come to use their tools and resources to help them rank their sites and extend their visibility. Rand Fishkin co-founded the site with Gillian Muessig, who happens to be his mother. The two initially operated a web design shop and Rand had to learn SEO to promote the business. He shared what he learned in SEO forums and quickly became known as an authority in the field. Frustrated by the secretive world of SEO, they started SEOMoz in 2004 as a way to openly share the knowledge. In fact, the Moz part of their name is a direct nod to the open-source sharing philosophy made famous by the Mozilla Foundation and Dmoz Web directory project. These days the profitable blog and community simply go by Moz, and Fishkin jokingly refers to his title as “Wizard of Moz.” Moz earns over $42 million annually, primarily from its paid membership area, which offers valuable tools and services for the avid search engine marketers. Fishkin stepped away from his duties of CEO of Moz in 2018 to start his new technology platform, SparkToro. True to the name, Moz still offers numerous tools for free and even the membership area comes with a 30-day free trial. #2. Engadget Founder – Peter Rojas Income – $5,500,000 per month We last saw Peter Rojas at #8 with Gizmodo and while that blog focuses on many topics, with Engadget, it’s all about tech. Rojas created Engadget to give sound advice and detailed reviews on technology and consumer electronics. From the beginning, the site has employed numerous writers and editors to contribute to its content machine. Engadget is now run by AOL, who acquired the blog in 2005. The lesson here is if you ever want to sell your blog, it’s best if it is a brand on its own and not a personal brand. The company earns massive revenue from advertising on the site. #1. HuffPost Founder – Arianna Huffington Income – $14,000,000 per month In 2005, Arianna Huffington launched the Huffington Post with the goal of becoming a political counterpart to the popular Drudge Report. The blog provided a liberal view of politics and lifestyle and quickly gained a strong following. The site has grown year after year and in 2011, Huffington sold the blog to AOL for $315,000. Huffington received $21 million-plus stock options in the company as part of the sale and stayed on as Editor-in-Chief. She resigned from that post in 2016, and now devotes her time to a new startup Thrive Global, a health and wellness site. The site has rebranded and is now known simply as HuffPost. It is the #1 most popular political blog according to a study by eBizMBA. Alexa Global, Compete and Quantcast. The top-earning blog is an enormous success, estimated to be worth $1 billion currently. Sponsored advertising revenue provides the majority of HuffPost’s income. The site provides banners and other ads across it’s variety of channels. What do you think? I hope this list shows you what is possible and inspires you to follow your own path to the top. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Mastering YouTube Shorts Analytics: A Creator’s RoadmapOctober 13, 2023In this article, we walk through the key metrics made available about YouTube Shorts analytics and how to interpret them to optimize your content for better performance and growth. Everyone is focused on the YouTube Shorts algorithm as the key to growing as a creator on the platform. While it’s an important part of growth, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Instead of hyper-focusing on what you can’t control (the Algorithm), focus on what you can – your own results. And how do you find these results? Through your analytics. YouTube offers different content types, each with robust analytics. But it can be overwhelming to go through each one and understand what the terms mean. In this article, we’ll walk through the key metrics made available in YouTube Shorts analytics and how to interpret them to optimize your content for better performance and growth. How to find your YouTube Shorts analytics Whether you prefer analyzing data on a desktop or on the go via mobile, YouTube has got you covered. Here’s how you can access YouTube Shorts analytics on both platforms: On desktop To view the analytics of a specific Short, start by logging into YouTube Studio on your desktop or going to your YouTube homepage and clicking your profile picture and then YouTube Studio. In the left-hand menu, click on the ‘content’ inline tab to see a list of all your uploaded content. Hover over the video whose analytics you want to view, and click on the ‘Analytics’ icon next to it. This will lead you to a page displaying various metrics specific to that video, giving you a snapshot of its performance. For a broader view of how your Shorts are performing on a channel level, again head to YouTube Studio and click on ‘Analytics’ from the left-hand menu. Here, you’ll find an overview of your channel’s performance, including data on your Shorts. For a more detailed insight, click on ‘See More’ under the Views section, then click on ‘Traffic Source’, and finally select ‘YouTube Shorts’ to filter the data accordingly. You can (and should) also dive into ‘Advanced Mode’, which shows more detailed insights into traffic sources to your content and audience demographics. On mobile The YouTube Studio app is a handy tool for creators who prefer monitoring their channel’s performance on mobile. Once you’ve downloaded and logged into the YouTube Studio app, tap on ‘Analytics’ at the bottom of the screen. Then, tap on any tabs to see your detailed analytics reports. YouTube Shorts analytics to monitor Analytics are like a mirror reflecting the impact and reach of your content, but understanding the key metrics is crucial to make sense of this reflection. Channel-wide analytics When you visit the ‘Analytics’ tab from the left-hand menu, you’re presented with four tabs in your broad Channel Analytics dashboard – Overview, Reach, Engagement, and Research. In these tabs, you’ll find all the information on how your content performs that you can use to improve your content strategy. Overview In the Overview section, you can see a graph showing metrics from 7 days to Lifetime. The metrics are: The number of views your channel has received over a certain time Total watch time of your videos in hours The number of subscribers you’ve gotten over a certain time You can also see an overview of the top content you’ve published in a selected time period and a summary of the total views and average view duration. Content The Content section gives a detailed look at how your content is displayed and engaged. Best of all, you can see the data specific to your Shorts by clicking on the corresponding filter. Here, you get a look at the broad overview of your Shorts performance through graphs of four key metrics in a selected time period: Views – this shows the number of times your Shorts were viewed Shown in feed – this shows the number of times your Shorts were shown in the YouTube Shorts feed Likes – the total number of likes you’ve gotten Subscribers – the total number of new subscribers through Shorts The next section shows how your Shorts are being discovered, and you can further select each view to show which search terms or websites are directing traffic to your content. The section beside this one shows one of the most important metrics for ranking in the algorithm – viewed vs. swiped away. If the percentage of the latter is higher, then your content is performing great. Your focus should be on making sure that the average of this metric across your content remains high. You can also see your best-performing Shorts. Use the performance of your top content to determine which ideas and tactics you run with in the future. For example, if several of your top videos used lots of hashtags, then that’s a sign that you should use that tactic going forward. Last but not least, you can see how many times your content was Remixed by other creators. These metrics are very helpful and important, however, if you publish both long and short-form videos or any other mix of content types, they may not tell you exactly what you need to be doing with your Shorts. So, you have the option of diving into individual video analytics. Here’s how. Video-specific analytics To see analytics specific to your short-form videos, click on any individual Short video to view a page with four tabs – Overview, Reach, Engagement, and Audience. Overview The Overview tab contains a broad look at the performance of your video since it was published. Here, you can see a bar graph showing The number of views a Short has gotten The number of people who subscribed while watching that video You’ll also see a section for ‘Key moments for audience retention’, which shows the average view duration and ‘average percentage viewed’, metrics that show how long people watched your video before swiping away on average. Reach The Reach tab shows three metrics in a graph: Views Shown in feed Unique viewers You can also see ‘How viewers find this Short’, which shows where traffic to your content is coming from, like the Shorts feed or YouTube search results. This is also where you can see How many chose to view vs. swiped away for an individual video. Again, the higher the Viewed percentage, the more you should study that video for what you did right. Other metrics shown in the Reach tab include: Views from external sites or apps – which shows if views came from your Short being embedded somewhere outside YouTube Content suggesting this Short Playlists featuring this Short YouTube search terms your video appeared under Bell notifications sent to people who have your notifications turned on Engagement In this section, you can see how long people are watching your videos for, as well as the ratio of likes to dislikes. Audience In this tab, you can get detailed insights into who is viewing your video. The graph section shows the following metrics: Returning viewers – people who have watched your content before Unique viewers – total number of people who watched your video Subscribers – the people who subscribed after watching the video You can also see the watch time from people who are subscribed to your channel vs. not subscribed. If the number of non-subscribers is higher, consider adding a CTA to your subscribe to your channel in the caption, comments, or in the videos themselves. You can also see age and gender demographic information in this tab as well as the geographical location of your viewers. 12 ways to improve your Shorts performance based on your analytics The amount of information you get about your analytics is helpful, but only if you know what to do with it. Here are some actionable strategies tied to various key metrics that can guide your content creation and optimization journey: Views and reach: More views translate to broader reach. Analyzing the times of day or days of the week when your Shorts garner the most views can help in scheduling your future posts. Likes and engagement: A high like count is a positive affirmation from your audience. Encourage likes by ending your Shorts with a call to action, like asking for a thumbs-up if viewers enjoyed the content. Trend analysis: Observing the trends in views and likes over time can show which content themes or styles resonate with your audience. Shown in feed metric: The number of times your Shorts appear in the feed impacts their discoverability. Analyzing this metric alongside views and likes can provide a fuller picture of your content’s visibility. Subscriber growth: A surge in subscriber count post a Short’s upload indicates a strong positive response. Pay attention to the content that drives subscriptions to replicate success. Viewer loyalty: Consistent subscriber growth reflects viewer loyalty. Engage with your subscribers through comments and community posts to foster a loyal viewer base. Traffic source insights: Diving into traffic sources sheds light on how viewers discover your Shorts. Tailor your SEO strategy based on whether viewers are finding you through YouTube search, suggested videos, or external platforms. Optimizing for traffic sources: If YouTube search is driving traffic, optimizing titles, descriptions, and tags for relevant keywords is vital. Conversely, if traffic comes from external platforms, consider focusing your promotional efforts there. Engagement beyond views: Comments and shares are indicators of deeper engagement. They signify a level of audience interaction that goes beyond passive viewing, providing insights into how your content resonates on a deeper level. Encouraging interaction: Inviting viewers to comment, share, or interact with your Shorts can foster a community, enhance engagement, and provide valuable feedback for content improvement. Understanding average view duration: Average view duration, or viewer retention, reflects the percentage of your Short watched by viewers. A higher percentage indicates compelling content that keeps viewers engaged. Analyze retention for content improvement: Delve into retention data to identify drop-off points. By making necessary adjustments, you can enhance viewer retention, leading to increased watch time and potentially better platform visibility. One of the most important metrics for YouTube Shorts is ‘Viewed vs. swiped away’ because it’s an important factor for ranking in the Shorts algorithm, so it’s safe to say that this is the most important metric for any creator. 3 tips to improve retention on YouTube Shorts The retention graph in YouTube Analytics illustrates how viewer engagement fluctuates throughout your Short. It helps identify the points where viewers are most likely to drop off or continue watching, giving you a precise insight into the strengths and weaknesses of your content. Here are some strategies for enhancing retention: Creating a strong hook: The first few seconds of your Short are crucial. Creating a captivating hook can grab viewers’ attention and encourage them to watch till the end. Maintaining pace and interest: Keep your content dynamic and the pace steady to maintain the interest of your viewers. Avoid lulls that could lead to viewers swiping away. Delivering value quickly: Ensure your content delivers value or entertainment quickly and maintains it throughout the Short, meeting the expectations set by the hook. Continuously monitor your retention rates and analyze the retention graph to identify areas for improvement. Test different strategies, analyze the results, and refine your approach based on what you learn. Use your YouTube Shorts analytics to improve performance Through your analytics, you can discover which YouTube content performs best versus what doesn’t and focus on what does. However, you shouldn’t use data to make all your decisions. Hyper-focusing on data can run the risk of hurting your creativity – which you don’t want. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...YouTube Money Mastery: Strategies for Financial SuccessOctober 13, 2023Since adding short-form video through Shorts in 2021, YouTube has opened up to more creators. And by going a step further to add Shorts creators to the YouTube Partner program, the possibilities for monetization on the platform have increased tenfold. YouTubers can monetize their content in several ways, from brand sponsorships to selling merchandise. But revenue from Google ads is a big chunk of many YouTubers’ incomes, thanks to the YouTube Partner Program. What is the YouTube Partner Program? Creators in the YouTube Partner Program can earn money from their videos, both long and short-form, through ads and YouTube Premium. The YouTube Partner Program (YPP) is the first way many creators make money on the platform – and it’s easier than ever to get in. Requirements for the YouTube Partner Program The program is available to creators who follow YouTube’s guidelines and policies and live in a country where it’s available. On top of that, you need: 500 subscribers with three public uploads in the last 90 days, and either 3,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months OR 3 million public views on YouTube Shorts in the last 90 days. Once accepted, you can earn money from features like channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, Super Thanks, and the ability to promote your products through YouTube Shopping. You’ll also receive further benefits like revenue sharing from ads and YouTube Premium when you hit: 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months OR 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days Once you’re in the program, your income will grow as your channel does. Your earnings will fluctuate depending on different factors like the number of views, audience location, and your niche (for example, personal finance creators command higher rates). However, you’ll definitely make money from the YouTube Partner Program if you stay consistent. The Program isn’t for everyone, though, thanks to YouTube’s strict guidelines, which give strikes to videos that violate them. This can be a struggle, especially for creators who want to pursue content full-time but don’t want to give up their style. Greg Alba of the Reel Rejects, a reaction channel, has frequently spoken about dealing with content demonetization. YouTubers often need to turn to other monetization options if they decide to react to content or use copyrighted music in their videos. So creators often have to figure out alternative ways to generate income. 5 alternative ways to make money on YouTube Here are some ways creators make money on YouTube outside the Partner Program. Collaborating with brands Brand deals are omnipresent in YouTube videos (“This video is sponsored by…”), which can be attributed to the symbiotic relationship between brands and creators. Audiences follow people, not brands, but the companies have the money – so collaboration is vital for the success of all participants in the creator economy. Audience size doesn’t matter as much as your engagement rate and audience category. This puts the power in creators’ hands – if your audience is very niche and highly engaged, you can command high rates even if you only have 1,000 subscribers. Your bargaining power starts from your media kit, which is a document featuring case studies of your past work and audience metrics, along with your rates. Your chances of collaborating with a brand improve with more detail you add. Here’s a straightforward guide to making a media kit of your own. And if you want to see how much you could be charging for brand deals based on your audience size, check out this calculator. Gather fan-funded support One of the benefits of offering engaging content is audience loyalty, and many creators have found ways to monetize that relationship through fan funding. This is a popular format among YouTubers who react to or comment on content in their videos. They can get copyright strikes for having snippets in their songs, so they often spend hours editing a video with no monetary results. With platforms like Patreon and Fanhouse, creators can offer bonuses and exclusive content to their subscribers for a recurring monthly fee. If you’re offering good content, your audience might be inclined to support you monetarily, even without the extras. While you don’t have to offer additional content, here are some ideas for what to offer: Behind-the-scenes content Extended clips of your videos Digital downloads Priority access to new content Exclusive access to live streams or limited-edition merch For example, Nemo’s Dreamscapes is a YouTube channel that livestreams curated playlists but won’t be able to monetize because of copyright restrictions. Fans can support them on Patreon, and over 300 do, paying between as little as $3 to as much as $100 monthly. Adopt affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is one of the standard ways YouTubers make money – and you can start without even being in the YouTube Partner Program. This is a popular option among YouTubers, who’ll often inevitably show products or mention services in their videos. With affiliate links, you can monetize by mentioning or recommending a product to your audience (which you would have done anyway). The amount YouTubers can make from affiliate links varies wildly and depends on several factors, like content category and payouts from the affiliate. For example, personal finance creator Erika Kullberg earns between 25 and 50 percent of her YouTube channel’s income. How Erika structures affiliate links on her videos And while personal finance is a particularly lucrative niche, creators in other categories can benefit from a focus on affiliate marketing. Jake Tilk is a creator focused on digital marketing and reported making an average of $1,700 monthly from affiliates in 2022. BROUGHT TO YOU BY Try Buffer for free 140,000+ small businesses like yours use Buffer to build their brand on social media every month Get started now However, it’s important to disclose whether you’ll make money from recommending something to your audience to maintain their trust and stay legal and above board. Sell physical or digital products Physical and digital products have become a major path to monetization for many creators. YouTubers have sold products through every avenue, from companies (Feastables by Mr. Beast and Chamberlain Coffee by Emma Chamberlain) to templates on Etsy. Selling merchandise can be vital for creators who want to grow their brand and audience relationship because it takes a part of them offline and into the real world. You have a wealth of options when it comes to what to sell. Here are some ideas and how YouTubers are using them: Merchandise The idea of merchandise has evolved for creators as the available resources have increased. Beyond selling simple t-shirts (which still work great), creators take different approaches to offering merchandise. Elliotisacoolguy is a self-taught designer with a subscriber base of 128,000 on YouTub, and he has two options for purchasing merchandise – buying poster prints from his online store or his design collaboration with Casetify. Templates Some creators choose to sell templates for complex tools like Excel or Notion. They might even create content about how they make those templates but sell them anyway because most people want the ready-made version. That’s what Thomas Frank, a creator focused on teaching Notion, did with his video about creating your own Second Brain template. Thomas Frank’s website where he sells Notion templates In it, he outlines the steps but also adds a link to his video description with a ready-made version for sale. He sold over $1 million worth of digital products in 2022. 💡 If you think this is the right approach for you, check out this guide to making and selling templates to get started. Courses For many YouTubers, there’s nothing more lucrative than teaching people what you know, whether for free or through a course. Courses have increasingly become a popular way to make money on YouTube as creators hone in on their expertise and platforms like Kajabi and Teachable spring up. A great example of the power of courses for monetization is Ali Abdaal. In a video breaking down his 2022 income streams, he revealed that he made nearly $3 million just from selling courses. Ali Abdaal’s main website for hosting courses and digital products While this is a massive number, and Ali has the team and audience to explain these numbers and support the creation of these courses, smaller creators have a lot of opportunities in course creation. Crowdfund your creative projects This is similar to fan funding but is usually a one-time fee that anyone who wants to support your content. Sites like GoFundMe or Kickstarter are best for one-off campaigns, especially when they’re in pursuit of a large project like funding a music video or self-publishing a book. Indie game developers Genokids started sharing YouTube videos about the process of building their game of the same name six years ago, racking up over 6,000 subscribers and hundreds of thousands of video views. Then, in 2023, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund the game’s development and raised €30,000 in 24 hours (and counting). Mix up your monetization approach on YouTube The great thing about creating content on YouTube is that you have an engaged audience following you on your journey. So it matters less how you choose to monetize and more how much value you can add in the process. Combine the different options to see which is most lucrative for you and right for your audience. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Empower Your Online Venture: A Beginner’s Handbook for Starting an Affiliate Marketing WebsiteOctober 13, 2023Becoming an affiliate marketer and starting an affiliate website is a great way to make money online. You’ll find that learning how to create an affiliate website isn’t all that hard, and the reward can be thousands of dollars a month in affiliate commissions. In this post, we’ll take you through the basic steps on how to start your first affiliate marketing website: Pick a topic to build your website around Create your first affiliate website Set up the hosting, domain, and other tools required Come up with a content strategy that will deliver affiliate sales Let’s dive in! Niche Selection: What’s Your Website Going to be About? The first thing you need to think about has nothing to do with hosting, domain names, website software. All those things matter, of course, but the first thing you have to decide is what your website will be about. And because your goal is to earn money with affiliate marketing, you need to be careful about this decision. For example, if you created a website about helping local homeless people it might make you feel good. But the potential for earning money with affiliate marketing would be low. “The Riches Are In The Niches” The phrase “niching down” means focusing your energy to serve a smaller group of people. Niching down makes it easier to: Find people Figure out what their exact pain points are Deliver to them in a way that makes them feel like you truly understand them Because you aren’t trying to deliver something to a broad group with mixed interests and pain points, you can really target and speak to your niche in a way that truly resonates. It’s as if you’re getting right inside their heads. This is how you’ll find massive traction quickly. Niches Within Niches (Within Niches) Imagine you wanted to target the fitness niche. First off, that is too broad. You can ask pretty much anyone and they’d say they have a desire to be fit. It’s hard to create a site that targets such a broad group. What you need to understand is, there are niches within niches (otherwise known as sub-niches). It’s cheaper and easier to target these smaller groups than to target a broader niche. The fitness niche can break down even further, for example: Weight-loss Healthy eating Exercise Muscle building Cardio Pilates Yoga …etc., etc., etc. This breaks up the fitness niche into more targeted segments, aka, niches within niches. Can you go even further? Sure. Let’s look at the 5. Cardio niche. You have lots of different kinds of cardio: Walking Long-distance running Swimming Cycling Cardio exercises you can do at home Circuit training High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Rowing Jump-rope Boxing …etc., etc., etc. But Don’t Go Too Deep Focusing yourself on a particular niche can really help you target people. For example, you could build a site around the niche rowing for fitness. You could even niche that down further into rowing for weight loss, which would give you some lateral movement to complementary topics like diet. But a fair warning… Don’t go too deep with your niche selection. For example, Rowing for post-menopausal women in Australia is a niche that just won’t have enough people to target. Make Sure Your Niche Has Future Affiliate Opportunities You also want to make sure the niche you select has affiliate opportunities. Think about the people in your niche. If you can’t immediately think of at least four or five types of products they might want to purchase, it might be worth considering other niches. If you really want to validate whether there are existing affiliate opportunities, you can sign up with some affiliate networks or look for particular products you could review for that niche. Then verify that you can get paid for recommending them online. How to Create an Affiliate Website (Step-by-Step) Now you’re ready to take some action and build your first website. Let’s take note of what you need: A domain name A web host Website content management software (CMS) A content plan If you’re anxious about the tech stuff, don’t worry. These days a lot of the moving parts are taken care of for you with one-click installs provided by hosting companies. Actually, they want to make this tech stuff LESS complicated for you. If you think about it, they’re motivated to make the process less complicated because it means more people will start websites. So you can rest assured that you have what it takes. What Is a Domain Name? Since you’ve already selected your niche, it should be a little easier to figure out what to actually call your website. As mentioned, spend some time researching and selecting your niche. Go back and do that now before moving on to buy your domain and hosting. A domain is just an easy way for someone to point their web browser to your site. Instead of having to type an IP address – which is what identifies a computer/server on the internet and looks like a set of numbers (123.234.432.321) – your visitors type your domain name, like janesrowingsite.com. It’s just an easy way to remember a name. Another way to think about it is like the address of your house. The domain lets people find and identify where your website (house) is. What Is a Web Host? What’s a web host, and how is it different from a domain name? If your domain name is like your house’s address, your web host is like the land your house sits on. It’s space that you rent on a server, which is just a more powerful computer compared to the one sitting on your desk. You use that space to build your website. What is Content Management Software (CMS)? Back in the nineties and early two-thousands, if you wanted to build a website, you had to learn how to program HTML. HTML is a special language that tells your browser what a website looks like. Today we have content management software (CMS). A CMS is a bit of software that does this HTML coding stuff for you. It stores all of the articles you write and pages you create in a database. When someone comes to a page on your website, like: http://janesrowingsite.com/best-rowing-machines-for-losing-weight/ The CMS will go and fetch the page titled “Best Rowing Machines For Losing Weight”, and show it to the visitor. WordPress is the best and most popular CMS there is. Of the entire internet, 59.7% runs on WordPress. The rest comprises custom-made sites and other smaller CMS systems. We recommend WordPress in this guide. Because, if you ever need help with your site, WordPress makes it easier to find someone fluent in modifying WordPress websites than it is to find someone capable of editing a site in some obscure CMS that requires specialist knowledge. You’ll also find that it’s cheaper to find people willing to do work on your WordPress-based website because of its popularity. Selecting Your Domain Name Provider and Web Host Here are a couple of domain name providers and web hosts that we highly recommend. Affiliate Disclosure: yes, they’re affiliate links, so we will get credited if you choose to start an account with them. InMotion Hosting InMotion Hosting is a secure hosting platform designed to grow along with your business. In addition to WordPress hosting, InMotion offers VPS, dedicated, and shared hosting. Their tech support team is 100% U.S.-based and they have a 90-day money-back guarantee. The price isn’t too bad either, starting at $2.49 per month. Bluehost Bluehost has been around for nearly 20 years. It hosts over two million websites, is priced very competitively, operates its own servers and facilities based in the U.S., and features a one-click install of WordPress (very important for de-complicating the whole thing). It’s also affordable. You can pick up hosting for less than $50 a year. Sign up for Bluehost here → Setting Up WordPress On Bluehost As mentioned, Bluehost has a one-click install. So just click on this link, click on the big green Get Started Now button, and follow the registration process. Next, choose your domain name: Since you receive free domain registration with this deal, you’re best off using it. Although, you can also use Namecheap.com’s tool to find available domain names. Just type in your idea for a domain name, and see what you can find. The more unique you make your name, the more likely it will be available. Once you’re done selecting your domain name, fill in your personal and billing details to create your account. After you’ve paid and selected your password, your account is all set up. Next, you’ll be directed to the installation process. Bluehost actually drops you inside the backend of WordPress for their wizard: Now click Launch, and your site is almost ready to go: Choose the name and site description (these can be changed later in Settings > General in the backend of WordPress): If you ever need to login to WordPress again, just go here: Bluehost actually has a really great YouTube series of onboarding videos that take you through some basics of driving WordPress. If you have any tech support needs while putting your site together, we recommend using WP Tech Support. The team of highly-trained experts there is available 24/7, and can answer any of your troubleshooting needs. Installing the ThirstyAffiliates Plugin There’s just one other plugin we recommend you install. Now that you have your WordPress installation sorted out, you’ll want to install a link cloaker. “Link cloaker” is just a fancy term for a tool that takes ugly affiliate links like this one: http://www.bluehost.com/track/codemyow/thirstyaffiliateswebsite?page=/wordpress (our Bluehost affiliate link) And turns them into beautiful links your visitors aren’t afraid to click on. So where does this link really go? To our Bluehost affiliate link, which then takes you to the Bluehost homepage. This is link cloaking in action. For more information on what link cloaking is, check out this article. Why Use a Link Cloaker? There’s a number of benefits to using a link cloaker like ThirstyAffiliates. Link Trust A visitor is much more likely to click a link pointing to the same website they are on than to click on an affiliate link directly. This is because most affiliate links have ugly numbers and extending information in the link URL. This is essential for tracking, but looks scary to a user. By making a link that looks like it’s pointing to something on your website, you’re increasing the perceived trust in that link. Management ThirstyAffiliates is actually a whole link management tool for your affiliate marketing. You can group links for related products together in categories, set up automatic linking, geolocate certain links so that visitors are sent to links for stores that are local to them, and much more. The main management reason to use ThirstyAffiliates is, if the affiliate program you’re working with ever closes down or changes the format of their links, you only have ONE place to change the link – in ThirstyAffiliates. If you didn’t have ThirstyAffiliates, you’d be forced to go through your website page by page searching for all the places you used that affiliate link. That might be fine when you only have a dozen pages. But when you get up to a few hundred pages it can create a massive headache! Tracking Another great benefit of cloaking your links with ThirstyAffiliates is the ability to track the clicks on your affiliate links. Knowing which affiliate links are actually getting traction with your audience is very important for improving the performance of your links. How To Install ThirstyAffiliates Installing the free ThirstyAffiliates plugin is very easy: Go to the backend of your WordPress website Click on Plugins > Add New Search for “ThirstyAffiliates” Click Install Now, then Activate For more information about the difference between the free version of ThirstyAffiliates and the extra features that come with the Pro add-on, click here. Creating a Content Plan To create your content plan you first need to understand and utilize a few concepts that will help you set up the “bones” of your plan. Visitor funnels Let’s talk a little bit about visitor funnels. A funnel, in marketing terms, is the process of taking a large number of visitors and putting them through a number of steps to reduce that list of people to only the folks who are going to take some particular action you want. Remember, the overall goal of your affiliate website is to make money by helping people, referring them to products/services, and getting paid for it. A visitor funnel will give you somewhere to direct your traffic, qualify those people, and sell them something. Visitor Intent The intention of your visitors is another factor you should work hard to understand. It will help you identify the main content pieces you need to create. Intent refers to what the visitor’s desires, wants, and needs are at various stages of the buying journey. Not all visitors are created equal. People might be at different stages on their journey in your chosen niche when they come to your site. To continue our earlier example of a rowing for weight loss website, for example, you may have visitors who are: Just starting to learn about rowing as an exercise form for losing weight Shopping for their first rowing machine Seeking advice on rowing exercise routines Shopping for a better/more advanced rowing machine Considering other aspects of weight-loss to complement their rowing workout Looking at other complementary exercises to make them better at rowing Needing to solve injuries related to rowing The intent of each group of people at each different stage is different even though they’re all related to the rowing for weight loss niche. This is a core concept to understand when it comes to creating your content plan. Understanding your visitor’s intent should drive what kind of content you create fr your affiliate website. Brainstorming Intent-Driven Content One of the most powerful ways to generate huge amounts of content ideas is by analyzing intent. Let’s zero in on one of the above examples to illustrate: “Shopping for their first rowing machine.” There are a lot of different content pieces you could create to attract people at this specific stage of purchasing their very first rowing machine. Here are a few ideas that come to mind right away: What Rowing Machine Features To Look For In Your First Rowing Machine 6 Mistakes People Make When Buying Their First Rowing Machine Which Rowing Machine Type Is Best For Beginners What Is The Quietest Rowing Machine Type What Type Of Floor Should You Put Your Rowing Machine On? Rowing Machine Maintenance Guide: How To Care For Your Rowing Machine All of these articles are great entry points into your affiliate website, and you can easily see that creating a list of five to ten articles for each stage you’ve brainstormed in your niche can add up to a lot of content. However, there’s no point in getting people to your website unless you have a funnel that leads them to a purchase. If you just slap ads on your site or randomly place affiliate offers, you might get the odd sale, and you might get a few bucks in ad money. But you’ll never have runaway success unless you put a funnel in place. Adding the Funnel So now that we’ve brainstormed article ideas for one of the visitor intents we identified, it’s time to build the funnel. As mentioned, a funnel takes motivated people and puts them on a journey to buy. Funnels also work best when you know what the visitor’s intentions are so you can match that intent with the right offer. It’s all about putting the right offer in front of them at the right time. To do that you actually want to create multiple funnels. One per visitor intent that you identified. Step one is getting the people to your site. That’s right at the very top of your funnel. The next step is getting those people onto your mailing list by offering them something they can’t resist. We call that “funnel bait”. Funnel Bait The bait you use to get people into your funnel can take the form of a PDF guide, a checklist, a spreadsheet, some free software, or any other easy-to-put-together content or resource that people will desperately want at that visitor’s intent stage. The more desirable the bait, the more people you’ll get into your funnel. To continue the example, someone at the stage of shopping for their first rowing machine would likely jump for joy if you offered them: “A Complete Buyer’s Guide To Purchasing Your First Rowing Machine” “A total A-Z guide of how to purchase your first rowing machine, including a breakdown of the different types of machines, which ones are good for what purpose, how much you should plan to spend, and a comparison of a few popular models.” This funnel bait might even get you some affiliate sales if you sprinkle your affiliate links in at appropriate spots, especially if someone looking to buy that very day downloads your item. Moving People Through Your Funnel So you’ve attracted people to your affiliate website by writing content that appeals to their intentions, AND you’ve qualified the visitor’s intent by getting them onto your mailing list. Now it’s time to push them through the funnel even further to get the sale. But wait. You might be worried if you aren’t getting lots and lots of subscribers. More subscribers is better… right? This is actually a myth and a product of old-style marketing thinking. Targeting everyone is not the aim. It’s okay that there aren’t tons of people signing up for your list. You only want and need the people who are actually ready to take action. To get the best response rate, it’s all about qualifying visitors to make sure you’re talking to the right people – this is sales 101. Don’t waste time on unqualified prospects. Using an Autoresponder To progress people through your funnel, you’ll want to set up an autoresponder. An autoresponder, also called a “campaign”, is just a sequence of emails sent out automatically to your subscribers over a period of time (usually a couple of weeks). We recommend you send three to eight emails after they download whatever resource you provided them with. These emails should talk about everything related to that intent and eventually lead to an offer (or even multiple offers). In our rowing example, we gave them a complete buyer’s guide for purchasing a rowing machine. So presumably, after a few days, they’re ready to take some action. Here’s an example autoresponder sequence you could send to these people to get them over the line: Why I chose the ABC Rowing Machine as my first rower Here’s a free 6-week rowing workout plan I’ve organised a 20% off special for these Rowing Co rowers (great deal!) Correct rowing techniques to ensure you don’t injure yourself How David lost 25 lb with rowing Free shipping on these rowing machines (limited time only) My review of the top voted rowing machine for beginners in 2020 See how mixing personal stories, other free resources, and offers can come together to form a holistic autoresponder sequence? This is the stuff that will drive affiliate sales for you. Rinse And Repeat To Form Your Content Plan There you have it, a complete approach to forming your content plan. It can be summarized into the following two points: Everything is driven by your visitor intent. Funnels are where you will make the money. Your next steps: Figure out what drives your audience at different stages in your niche (visitor intent) Brainstorm five to ten content pieces based around each of the visitor intents you identified Create desirable resources that people will jump over themselves to download in exchange for their email address Create a sequence of emails (an autoresponder/campaign) that mixes personal stories, free resources, and, of course, affiliate offers that match their buying intentions Where do you go after this? If you’ve written all of the articles you brainstormed, and you’ve put funnels in place for each of the visitor intents you identified, you just have to feed the machine even more. Write more articles to attract more people Look at paid acquisition Look at guest posting and other marketing techniques to attract more people Your goal now is to attract more people and pump as many people through to your site’s funnels as possible. Your funnels, assuming you’ve implemented them properly, will take care of the rest. A Tool You Can Use To Implement Your Autoresponders There’s a number of email marketing tools out there, and you’ve probably heard of the big ones like Mailchimp, but one tool I recommend you investigate is Aweber. Aweber has these things called Workflows which make it easy to direct the flow of subscribers. That means after they’ve been through one of your campaigns, depending on how that went, you can put them onto another campaign and keep marketing to them over and over. Click here to learn about Aweber email marketing automation → Conclusion Learning how to create an affiliate website can be an incredibly rewarding journey – financially and otherwise. You’ll learn A LOT about the niche you’ve selected and the people that you serve with your website. You’ll learn A LOT about the affiliate marketing process, the industry, and the tools. And you’ll learn A LOT about doing business on the internet in general. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Supercharging Social Media Advertising: Unleashing ROI with AI AlgorithmsOctober 13, 2023In today’s landscape, social media advertising is crucial in reaching and engaging audiences. It’s not just about visibility but about making every click count. With the advent of AI algorithms and the widespread use of AI in business, the game has transformed. Now, it’s all about maximizing ROI with AI algorithms. These intelligent systems have revolutionized how we target, reach, and convert potential customers. In this post, we’ll delve into the essence of social media advertising and trace its evolution in the digital age, highlighting how the integration of AI algorithms has become instrumental in achieving the highest return on investment possible. Get ready to unlock the full potential of your advertising endeavors! Understanding ROI In Social Media Advertising ROI, or return on investment, is the compass that guides every advertising venture. It measures how much you gain from what you put in. Social media advertising is about ensuring every dollar spent brings back more than it is worth. Investopedia proposes the following two formulas for calculating ROI: In both cases, ROI is essentially an investment’s cost/benefit ratio. But it’s not always a smooth sail. There are challenges. The digital landscape can be a tricky terrain to navigate. Competition is fierce, and catching your audience’s eye amidst the digital noise can be tough. Plus, trends and algorithms are ever-changing, making it a dynamic playing field. Advertisers can find themselves in choppy waters without a solid understanding of ROI. Measuring ROI To elaborate on this, consider the different metrics that must come into play as you measure ROI. Whether you’re planning on maximizing ROI with AI algorithms or without, you’ll need a close eye on: Click-Through Rate (CTR): This tells you how many people clicked on your ad compared to how many saw it. A higher CTR means your ad is grabbing attention. Cost Per Acquisition (CPA): It’s all about the cost of gaining a new customer. Lowering your CPA means you’re getting more bang for your buck. Conversion Rate: These measures how many users take a desired action after seeing your ad. It could be making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, or any other goal you’ve set. These metrics give you a clear picture of how your ads are performing and where adjustments might be needed. For instance: Low CTR will often mean your ad requires some visual refinements for clarity or to attract attention. High CPA, on the other hand, will mean your overall funnel needs fine-tuning to make customer acquisition cheaper. Low conversion rates likely mean some Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is in order. That said, all such metrics require equal attention. Focusing too much on one over another doesn’t tend to work out well, as it doesn’t address other key issues. Marketers at Convert More report that conversion rates get marketers’ attention, but often disproportionately so, compared to other metrics. Maximizing ROI With AI Algorithms: Strategies And Techniques So, where do AI algorithms come into the picture? Well, AI algorithms are the superheroes of modern advertising. Just like how they’ve done with AI trading, they play a pivotal role in social media advertising with their remarkable capabilities. In brief: They’re brilliant at understanding user behavior, interests, and preferences. This means your ads land in front of the eyes that matter most. Targeting precision means higher chances of conversions and engagement since you’re targeting relevant, engaged audiences. This same precision secures cost-efficiency, as it saves you from pouring resources into audiences that might not be the best fit for your message. Thus, these algorithms help ensure that every dollar spent on advertising returns the most value possible. And that, as we’ve seen above, is what ROI maximization is all about. With that in mind, let’s now delve into specifics. #1 Segmentation Perfection: Targeting The Right Audience First, nailing audience segmentation is a game-changer. Few marketers will argue against this, as personalization is where most marketing magic happens. 72% of customers will only interact with personalized messaging, and 80% of customers are more likely to buy if given a tailored experience. That can’t be ignored – and catering to it must start with segmentation and proper targeting. Thankfully, AI brings a level of precision that’s nothing short of impressive. AI helps tailor your messages to match the interests and behaviors of each segment. This means your audience feels like each ad was crafted just for them, which leads to higher engagement and conversions. But the tools for maximizing ROI with AI algorithms don’t stop there. With A/B testing, AI takes segmentation to a whole new level. AI-driven segments allow you to compare different audience groups and see which responds best to your ads. This means you’re not just targeting – you’re targeting with a laser focus. The result? Higher conversion rates and a more efficient use of your advertising budget. So, with AI algorithms leading the way, you’re not just hitting your target audience; you’re hitting them with precision, personalization, and a strategy that’s proven to boost your ROI in social media advertising. It’s segmentation perfection in action. Alt. tag: A magnifying glass over a row of silhouettes of people, symbolizing audience segmentation. #2 Optimizing Ad Creative With AI-Driven Insights Next, as we’ve seen, ROI maximization often hinges on CTR. Frankly, this means diving deep into the creative realm. A mere handful of creative decisions may often separate what works and what doesn’t. Here, too, AI steps in as a savvy advisor, examining how your ad visuals and copy perform. Armed with this information, you can tailor your ad content for maximum engagement. AI helps you understand what resonates with your audience, whether it’s a catchy headline, a captivating image, or compelling copy. What’s more, AI doesn’t stop at static content. It’s the engine behind dynamic ad content that adapts to each viewer. This means every person sees an ad that speaks directly to them, increasing the likelihood of conversion. The result? Improved ad performance and a higher ROI. With AI-driven insights, your ad creative isn’t just a shot in the dark – it’s a targeted message designed to resonate and convert. It’s a game-changer in the quest for social media advertising success. #3 Bidding Strategies For ROI Maximization Finally, in the pursuit of maximizing ROI with AI algorithms, smart bidding strategies must take center stage. Like with AI trading, AI-powered bidding algorithms are like financial wizards, crunching numbers to ensure your bids are just right. They consider various factors, like user behavior and competition, to maximize your chances of success. Needless to say, setting bid strategies tailored to your campaign objectives is crucial. Doing so ensures cost-efficiency, which ROI hinges on. Fortunately, whether it’s aiming for conversions or maximizing visibility, AI algorithms help you fine-tune your approach. What’s even more remarkable is the ability to adapt bidding in real-time. AI algorithms are constantly monitoring the performance of your ads and adjusting bids for optimal results. With AI-powered bidding strategies, every dollar you invest is strategically placed for maximum returns. It’s a game-changer in social media advertising, ensuring that your budget works as hard as possible to drive ROI. Leveraging Predictive Analytics For Social Media Advertising Having brought them up manifold, how do you leverage predictive analytics in this context? There are a few different key strategies and practices, so here, we can highlight the main ones. #1 Predicting User Behavior With AI-Driven Insights First, anticipating user behavior is crucial to maximizing ROI with AI algorithms. AI-driven insights analyze vast amounts of data to make these predictions, from browsing habits to past interactions. In turn, understanding how users are likely to engage with your content allows for strategic adjustments. You can tailor your messaging and targeting in advance to align with these anticipated behaviors and then fine-tune them over time. What’s more, AI algorithms excel at adaptability. They continuously learn from user interactions, refining their predictions over time. This means your campaigns become increasingly effective at engaging your audience. With the power of AI-driven insights, you’re not just reacting to user behavior; you’re proactively shaping your campaigns for maximum impact. It’s a transformative approach to creative advertising, ensuring your every move is backed by data-driven intelligence. #2 Customizing Content And Timing For Higher Conversions Second, customizing content and timing is a game-changer for social media marketing. It’s like tailoring a suit to fit perfectly – except you’re tailoring your message to each individual viewer. In much the same way as email timing research excites marketers and proves the value of proper timing, we must also focus on social media content timing. Predictive analytics, powered by AI, play a pivotal role in this process. They analyze patterns in user behavior and preferences, uncovering the best times and content types to reach them. By delivering content when your audience is most receptive, you increase the likelihood of conversions – exactly like with email. This customization isn’t a one-time deal, either. Predictive analytics are dynamic, adapting to changing trends and behaviors and paving the way to maximizing ROI with AI algorithms. This means your campaigns are always finely tuned for maximum impact. With this level of precision, you’re not just hoping for conversions – you’re strategically positioning your content for success. Such uses of AI are fairly widespread, too, as Statista finds: Social media distribution may be all the way down in 8th place here, but don’t let it fool you. That’s still 3.5 billion dollars in revenue, slightly less than half of static image recognition, classification, and tagging in 1st place. That’s also comparing a highly specific use with a very broad one; AI-powered social media content distribution is far from obscure. #3 Reducing Ad Spending On Less Promising Segments Finally, predictive analytics, driven by AI algorithms, act as a financial guardian in social media advertising. Identifying less promising segments empowers you to allocate your budget more efficiently. Of course, this strategic approach is instrumental in ROI maximization. It’s like trimming the excess and focusing your efforts where they matter most. With predictive analytics, you’re not just hoping for the best; you’re strategically directing your ad spend for optimal results. This dynamic process is not a one-time fix either. Predictive analytics continuously learn and adapt, staying ahead of shifting trends and behaviors. This means your budget is always allocated in the smartest way possible. By reducing ad spending on less promising segments, you’re not just cutting costs; you’re investing where it counts, ultimately boosting your ROI and ensuring your advertising efforts are as effective as possible. Measuring And Analyzing ROI With AI So, we’ve hopefully established the fundamentals so far – and the viability of maximizing ROI with AI algorithms. But, to return to the initial question with new eyes, how do you measure and analyze ROI with AI? #1 Tools And Platforms For Tracking ROI In AI-Driven Campaigns First and foremost, having the right tools and platforms for tracking is paramount. These tools provide real-time insights into how your AI-driven campaigns are performing. Platforms like Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, and specialized AI-powered tools offer a treasure trove of information. They track metrics like click-through rates, conversion rates, and cost per acquisition. These platforms also allow for in-depth analysis. You can break down performance by demographics, geography, and behavior. What’s more, many of these tools offer customizable reports, allowing you to focus on the metrics that align with your campaign objectives. It’s like having a tailor-made suit that fits your specific needs. By utilizing these tools and platforms, you’re not just tracking ROI – you’re fine-tuning your campaigns for maximum effectiveness. It’s a strategic approach that ensures every move you make is backed by solid data and insights, ultimately leading to a higher return on investment. #2 Interpreting Analytics For Actionable Insights Tracking data only presents one piece of the puzzle, however. As with all marketing endeavors, interpreting analytics is what truly makes or breaks ROI analyses. It’s not just about numbers; it’s about extracting valuable insights that guide your next moves. And if you’re maximizing ROI with AI algorithms, you’ll need to leverage them for this step, too. As outlined above, metrics like click-through rates and conversion rates are crucial. Dive deeper, and you’ll uncover patterns and trends. These insights are like puzzle pieces that form a clear picture of your audience’s behavior. For instance: If a certain demographic responds particularly well to your ads, you can tailor future campaigns to target them specifically. If certain ad formats or messaging styles lead to higher engagement, you can replicate those successes in future campaigns. Unless a design choice or CTA adjustment proves its worth through key metric improvements, it may need to be reverted. Remember, every data point has a story to tell. By keenly interpreting analytics, you’re not just looking at numbers but extracting actionable insights that inform your advertising strategy. It’s a crucial step in the journey, ensuring that every move you make is backed by data-driven intelligence. #3 Making Data-Driven Adjustments For Continuous Improvement Finally, in the quest for maximizing ROI with AI algorithms, making data-driven adjustments is the secret sauce to ongoing success. Armed with insights from analytics, you’re not just observing; you’re taking action. For instance, you may be observing high CPAs across the board. If so, it’s vital to remember that customer acquisition costs considerably more than customer retention: As such, you may consult your data across the board and examine your funnel. Perhaps you need a push toward boosting customer loyalty, which CRM and AI can also help with. Or maybe you’re just seeing low conversion rates in an individual campaign. In that case, too, you can consult your data; what has worked before? What works for other campaigns? What’s this one lacking? Data-driven adjustments are always the safest way forward. The beauty of data-driven adjustments is their agility. They allow you to adapt to changing trends and audience behaviors in real-time. By being agile and responsive to the insights gleaned from your data, you’re not just running a campaign; you’re steering it toward continuous improvement. This iterative process ensures that each campaign builds on the successes of the last, ultimately leading to higher ROI and more impactful advertising. It’s a dynamic approach that keeps you ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving landscape of social media advertising. Conclusion: Mastering ROI With AI-Powered Social Media Advertising Hopefully, we’ve uncovered a treasure trove of strategies for maximizing ROI with AI algorithms. From precise audience segmentation to dynamic ad content, AI is the catalyst for success. Remember, it’s not just about the technology; it’s about understanding how to wield it effectively. Personalization, adaptability, and data-driven adjustments are your keys to success. Now, it’s your turn. Take these insights and implement them in your campaigns. Embrace the power of AI algorithms to fine-tune your approach, ensuring every ad dollar brings back the most value. The future of social media advertising is here, and it’s driven by intelligence. It’s time to lead the way and maximize your ROI with the unparalleled capabilities of AI algorithms. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...How to Build a Target Audience Profile (In 4 Steps)October 13, 2023Marketing to the right audience is more important than ever. With today’s global ecommerce market, it’s easy to see very little return on your marketing efforts. But it doesn’t make sense to target everyone, so how do you find your audience? One way is to create a target audience profile. A profile gives you a structured overview of the needs of your audience and how your products or services can meet them. It can also highlight the features and content that matter most to them and the messaging that will best resonate. In this article, we’ll talk about what a target audience profile is and why it’s important for your business. Then we’ll explain how to create one in just 4 steps. Let’s get started! An Introduction to the Target Audience Profile (and Why It Matters) Your target audience is a group of potential customers for your business. It encompasses all those who are most likely to respond positively to your promotions, products, and services. A target audience profile is a description of the most common characteristics of these potential customers. When building a target audience profile, you want to include key details such as Demographics: location, age, gender, income, etc. Behavior: previous purchases, habits, daily activities, etc. Psychographics: values, attitudes, interests, personality, etc. Trying to sell without knowing your audience is like driving with your eyes closed. Analyzing your customer base and determining commonalities among its individuals enables you to target your marketing efforts more specifically. And that can result in more sales. Target audience profiles (also known as buyer personas), offer direction for your marketing and make it easier to deliver consistent messaging. If your products match what your audience is looking for, you’re more likely to drive conversions. How to Build a Target Audience Profile (In 4 Steps) You probably already have some idea of who your target customers are. You may use customer feedback, testimonials, or other social proof as part of your marketing efforts already, which is a good place to start. But, having a thorough target audience profile will help you better define what your customers are looking for, and decide how you can serve their needs. Fortunately, creating a profile isn’t hard. It just requires a bit of time and research. Step 1: Create Broad Descriptions of Your Ideal Customers Before you look at specific demographics, consider what’s important to your customers, and what makes them want to do business with you. This is where customer reviews may come in handy, as well as any existing data or analytics you have on your current customer base. First, think about your customers’ attitudes toward your product. How do they feel about it, and what problems does it solve for them? Some other questions to think about at this stage include: Why have they chosen your product over your competition’s? Do your customers need coaching to understand the value of your product, or is it clear upfront? Do they care more about the product or its features? For example, let’s say you sell help desk software so businesses can better manage employee and customer communication. Consider the following profile: Larry is a small business owner. He currently uses Gmail to communicate with his employees and customers, but his business is growing and he finds it increasingly difficult to manage his emails. He wants to continue to provide personalized support for customers. Based on this broad profile, we can assume that some important selling points for Larry would include pricing and scalability. Since Larry’s business is small, he needs whatever product he chooses to be affordable, but he also wants it to be able to grow with his business. Step 2: Research Their Demographics, Behavior, and Attitudes Now you have some broad descriptions of your potential customers, you can begin to add more detail. Demographics Including demographic information in your target audience profile will help you better understand your customer base. Some basic demographics may be easy to identify. If you sell beauty products, for example, your audience is likely to be mostly women. Other demographics may require more research to identify, such as: Age Location Job and income Family status Preferred social media sites Researching demographics is the most fundamental part of your target audience profiling research. However, there’s a lot more research you can do. Behaviors Think about your target customer’s behaviors. Behaviors can be indicative of how and why a person makes a purchasing decision. Here are some questions you can ask: What does their average day look like? What other products have they bought/ do they regularly buy? Where do they go to find information on a product before buying it? What stores (online and brick & mortar) do they regularly frequent? This information can be a springboard to helping you identify how your brand can intersect with their habits and behaviors. Psychographics Consumer psychographics goes right to the heart of who your customers are and what drives and motivates them. Here are some examples of psychographic information to research and collect. Personality types: are they introverted/extroverted, rationally/emotionally driven, etc. Values: traditional, open-minded, family-oriented, environmentally conscious, etc. Beliefs: religious, spiritual, societal, cultural, etc. Interests: health, family, sports, music, literature, etc. This information will help you build a three-dimensional picture of the makeup of your target audience. Step 3: Identify the Needs and Problems of Your Target Audience By now, you have a good idea of who your ideal customers are. Next, you’ll need to identify their needs and pain points. Put yourself in the shoes of your potential customers, and look at your products or services from their point of view. What motivates them to buy? Some other things to consider include: What concerns might they have that your product helps them feel better about? How does your product solve a problem they’re facing? What are they worried about that might prevent them from buying your product? Consider your customers’ needs based on this information, and you’ll have a much better idea about how to present your products in a way that makes them appealing. Knowing your target audience may also help you to define your niche in the market. Step 4: Determine Where Customers Will Find You Last but not least, it’s important to think about how customers will find your company or offerings. It doesn’t matter how great your products are if your customers can’t find them and don’t know they exist. Think about how your customers are likely to stumble across your business. This requires finding out where they already spend their time online and asking questions such as: What websites do they visit? What blogs do they read? Which social media sites do they frequent? What are the search terms they use? What content appeals to them? For example, if you sell professional products, you may consider using LinkedIn as part of your marketing efforts. If you sell entertainment products, on the other hand, you may consider a site like BuzzFeed. What matters is to reach out to your audience in spaces they’re already familiar and comfortable with. This increases your odds of finding the right people and grabbing their attention. What to Do With This Information So now you’ve got an amazing target audience profile. What next? This exercise should inform every part of your marketing strategy, from deciding which social media channels to use, to populating your site with useful and relevant content. It can help you discover new and novel ways to reach your target audience. For example, you could end up running a promotional campaign with small local cafes if you discover that your audience prefers independent eateries. Not only can your target audience profile guide you where to reach your audience, it can also teach you a lot about their communication style preferences. A 2017 study looked at how different personality types responded to different marketing messages. In the study, they created 10 Facebook ads for a beauty retailer: half with images and messaging that appealed to extroverts, and the other half to introverts. They found that users were over 1.5 times more likely to buy from the brand if they were sent messaging that matched their personality type. You can also use targeted messaging to help your audience make a clear link between your product and their lives. You can be much more direct about how your product or service can help them. All of this translates to a much more profitable marketing strategy that brings you better returns. What Next? Want to take your findings even further? Your next step is to think about segmenting your audience. It’s likely that during your research you will find different buyer personas in your audience. For example, if you run a fitness program, your audience could include students, young working parents, and career-oriented high-earners. You can use tools like ActiveCampaign to create different segments for email marketing campaigns and tailor your messaging to each persona. Hubspot is a tool that enables you to find segments within your existing audience. Conclusion Without a clearly defined target audience, much of your marketing efforts will fall on deaf ears. Building a target audience profile will enable you to create more meaningful content that resonates with potential customers. To build a target audience profile, simply follow these four steps: Create broad descriptions of your ideal customers. Research your potential customers’ demographics, behavior, and psychographics. Identify the needs and problems of your target audience. Determine where customers will find you. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Niche ResearchOctober 13, 2023More than ever, shoppers are making purchases over the internet. In 2021, estimates suggest that more than two billion people will purchase products and services online. That’s up by around 500 million in the last five years. What does this mean? That there’s ample opportunity for every business to find customers willing to spend money with you. Companies both great and small recognize this, and that’s where the downside comes in – competition in the online world is fierce. Markets are crowded, and consumers increasingly struggle to weed out the good from the bad. As such, it’s becoming difficult for businesses to make their mark in online markets. So what can you do about it? Enter niche marketing. By making use of more closely defined, intimate market niches, you’re more likely to find success online. This guide will give you an understanding of niche marketing – and the niche research you’ll need to carry out to strike gold for your business. Whether you’re trying to establish an affiliate website or attempting to monetize a hobby, this article is essential reading. What is a Niche? Let’s start simple. What is a niche? In marketing circles, a niche refers to a specialized segment of a larger market. It has its own identity that separates it from the rest of the market in some way. How about an example? A business is looking for a group call app to enable video calls between remote staff. There are some free options around, but they limit the length of calls or the number of participants. Naturally, this is problematic. This need creates a niche since the wider market doesn’t offer an acceptable solution. To fill it, a service provider could create a video conferencing tool that provides limit-free group calls. This renders other options obsolete for this specific type of consumer. By aggressively pursuing a niche market, a business can extract market share that wouldn’t have been accessible to them otherwise. Why Do Niche Markets Matter? Some people struggle with the idea of niches. They think by limiting the number of people you’re targeting, you’re limiting your business’s profitability. That’s not the case. <a href=httpslocaliqcomblogniche markets target= blank rel=noreferrer noopener nofollow>Image source<a> When niche marketing is carried out effectively, it allows you to build brand recognition and credibility. Once you’re more well-established, it’s possible to pivot into new market niches, and you stand a much better chance of making an impact on the wider market. Certainly, it’s far more sensible than mindlessly blasting out direct mail or making cold calls to uninterested consumers in the wider market. Those tools are best used with nuance. In these cases, it makes sense to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a bustling ocean. How to Identify a Niche It’s clear that niches offer a real opportunity for profit-making, but how do you settle on the one that’s right for you? You’ll need to carry out extensive research to assess the feasibility of a niche, and there are a few characteristics you ought to look for. <a href=httpsbstrategyhubcomtarget the right customersniche marketing strategy explained target= blank rel=noreferrer noopener nofollow>Image source<a> Longevity Building a business takes time, energy, and money – sometimes, lots of money! It’s equally demanding setting up your business to operate in a niche. Accordingly, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to tune up your business in this way if the niche you’re selecting isn’t sustainable. Short-term crazes and fads will quickly decline in popularity and leave you with a diminished target audience. This doesn’t mean there isn’t money to make, but it brings into question the practicality of the venture. Consumer Behavior Some people mistake audience size with profit potential. This is always a mistake. Just because your niche has a large audience, doesn’t mean they’re likely to shell out their cash. You need to be sure the consumers you’re dealing with are happy to spend. Are you solving a painful, urgent problem for them? If you’re answering a need that is dire enough, they’ll respond with their wallets. If not, this isn’t the niche you should be targeting. Market Occupation Niche markets are attractive, in part, because they have reduced competition. Even so, that doesn’t mean you’ll be operating with total freedom. In fact, if a niche doesn’t have some existing competition, this might raise doubts about its profitability. Finding a sweet spot can be challenging, but it is possible. Ideally, you’re looking for a niche that is beginning to flourish but has not yet reached the mainstream consciousness. Establishing yourself as one of the early actors gives you a chance to forge an authoritative reputation before things get more crowded. Niche Research Strategies Now that you know what you’re looking for, how are you supposed to identify these qualities? Below, we’ve compiled some niche research strategies to find the best opportunities. From social media and SEO research to monetization evaluations and competition analysis, we’ve got you covered. Assess Your Strengths If you’re going to try your luck with a niche, it might be best to pick something you have an existing interest in. Being knowledgeable about a niche gives you a distinct advantage when it comes to uncovering gaps in the market. It means you’ll have a better understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs) too. Importantly, it means you should be able to power through the harder times when it feels like the business might not be successful. This is something most business owners experience at one time or another. Keyword Research Did you know that 51% of shoppers use Google to research the purchases they’re planning? That’s an incredible number. Billions of product and service searches are completed every year, and you need to take advantage. There’s a wealth of data out there, so use it. Platforms such as Moz can offer insights into people’s searches in the wider market. This can help you to identify potential niches. Searches for video conferencing companies, for example, bring up results relating to specialist platforms for the elderly. Others are looking for educational solutions. These are niches that might be worth pursuing for these types of businesses. Analyze Your Rivals Once you have a niche in mind, you need to have a clear idea of how you’re going to make money from it. You might have some already – affiliate programs and advertising come to mind – but crystal clear clarity is what you require. Your competition is a good place to start your assessment. Using platforms like Ahrefs, you can gain access to the highest-ranking (i.e. most successful) content in your niche. Once you know who you’re competing with, you can explore their monetization methods. Affiliate links and ads are a fine choice, though other businesses also sell their products and services directly to their audience. Naturally, the type of business you’re running will have an impact on how you generate revenue. Evaluating your competition won’t only show you what’s successful in a niche but help you identify gaps they’ve not monetized yet. Making Your Case After learning about the niche you’re going to target, you need to come up with a plan of action. What unique selling points can you offer? Which problem are you solving for your audience? Much like a startup that offers flexible working hours to lure talent from larger organizations, you need to find a way to set yourself apart, particularly if you’re a newcomer. Are you offering expert information and product recommendations? Specialized tech assessments of online meeting software or cloud storage? How about physical products? 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In 2 years, I went from making $20k to $80k and am now hitting about $150k/yr (see PayPal report). I did this by dropping all my clients and tried making money with affiliate marketing. So what do I do? My about page has my whole story, but here’s the gist: I write tutorials on WordPress speed optimization while referring people to things like hosting, cache plugins, CDNs, lightweight themes, and other services that offer affiliate programs. Most income comes from Rocket.net / Cloudways (hosting) + FlyingPress / Perfmatters (optimization plugins) which are significantly better than mainstream hosts and cache plugins like WP Rocket. But there’s one big problem. Affiliate marketing has gotten more competitive. And the amount of bloggers/YouTubers creating affiliate content is insane (people have also become skeptical). So how do you stand out? How do you get people to trust you? I’ll explain all of this. This guide includes a comprehensive list of 50+ affiliate programs. $150,000/year did not happen overnight. I was broke for a couple years while creating content. But it literally changed my life… I moved out of my parent’s house into a nice apartment in downtown Denver, bought my first car (a Mercedes c300), adopted 2 kitties, and my credit raised 45 points. I also donated $6k to GoFundMe campaigns and 6k to my parents. I’m a humble dude but in affiliate marketing, the numbers do the talking. Now I have 0 clients and 100% freedom. There’s a lot of BS out there on affiliate marketing – which is why I wrote this. Find your niche Start a blog or YouTube channel Sign up for affiliate programs Be careful with Amazon Learn how affiliate programs work Add affiliate links to content Be a “how to start a blog” YouTuber Use coupon codes Get traffic before sales Master SEO Create the perfect pitch Get involved in Facebook Groups Bookmark affiliate statistics in your browser Set up email alerts when a sale is made Build your community Avoid Google penalties Monitor conversion rates Use an affiliate disclaimer Mistakes I Made Donate to charity Share your story Promote Black Friday deals 2021 PayPal report About My Blog I write about website speed (and some SEO/affiliate marketing). I spend a lot of time in Facebook Groups learning about my industry. I try to publish original content and not regurgitated crap like a lot of blogs. I have about 3,000 visitors/day, 90% is from Google (I’ll show you some SEO tips). It took blogging full-time for several months with minimal income to see results. I’ll bet you 90% of people don’t start because they’re scared their work won’t pay off. Just do it! Affiliate marketing has given me the time/money to travel and be financially comfortable How Does Affiliate Marketing Work? You partner with a company selling products/services you would like to recommend to your audience. If they buy something using your affiliate link, you get a commission from the sale. There are other types of affiliate programs, but this is the most common and is also what I do. 1. Find Your Niche My career journey went like this: online marketing > web design > WordPress web design > WordPress SEO > WordPress speed optimization. Now I’m focusing on WordPress hosting. While I was doing WordPress speed optimization I noticed lots of people needed it, but very few people supplied it (there were a lack of services and tutorials when I researched Google). I also knew hosting was the #1 factor of website speed and hosting companies paid up to $200/sale. Hosting is a competitive space but the commissions and lack of supply enticed me. I expanded my SEO blog and started writing about hosting, cache plugins, and other relevant topics… while recommending Rocket.net in many guides. I added proof like Facebook threads and performance benchmarks. Each tutorial was super detailed (like this one) and tons of people found them helpful – many get 100+ visitors/day since great content = higher rankings. Once I found my niche (WordPress speed optimization), a solid hosting company with a high commission affiliate program (Rocket.net) and created tutorials around topics people in my niche would find helpful (and might want to change their host), that’s what got me to $150k. Once you find a niche with high demand, little supply (do your Google research), and a reputable affiliate with high commissions… and you have patience to wait for financial results while creating your assets (I’m talking about content), you should take the leap! 2. Start A Blog Or YouTube Channel A blog and YouTube channel are completely different, not just because one is writing and one is shooting videos. But each of them are different in terms of SEO, conversions, time, and the cost. Blogging vs. YouTube Videos Competition – the SEO competition in YouTube is often less than Google. Ownership – you own your blog, you don’t own YouTube (or their policies). SEO Traffic – it takes longer to get SEO traffic to a blog than YouTube. Cost – YouTube is free, blogs require domain, hosting, development costs, etc. Content Updates – it’s easier to update a blog post than to remake a video. Coupon Codes – YouTube is great if your affiliates let you use coupon codes. Time – it takes longer to set up a blog, but starter templates have made this easier. Expectations – in your niche, do people prefer watching videos or reading articles? Start A WordPress Blog Domain – GoDaddy or Namecheap. Hosting – Rocket.net, Cloudways, or NameHero for the win. WordPress – what I recommend building your website/blog on. Themes – GeneratePress and Blocksy are solid choices. They use the Block Editor (Gutenberg) which is much more lightweight than Elementor, Divi, and other page builders, yet still easy when you use GenerateBlocks. I built my site in the GeneratePress “Search” theme and am very pleased. Kadence theme is good too but also very expensive. Have A Developer On Hand – I’ve been working with the same overseas freelancer since 2011 who has saved me a lot of time when I can’t do things. Here’s his freelancer profile if you need help setting up your website. His name is Pronaya and he’s from Bangladesh. I use GeneratePress for my WordPress theme 3. Sign Up For Affiliate Programs Hosting, Amazon, and affiliate programs related to “making websites” are very popular. Websites – if you’re in the “how to make a website/blog” industry, I’ve accumulated a list of affiliate programs for WordPress, hosting, themes, plugins, SEO, email, CDNs, and services. Remember that to get approved, some companies require you to be somewhat established. Affiliate Program Category Commission Recurring 2 Tier A2 Hosting Hosting $55 – $125 x ✓ All In One SEO Pro SEO 20% x x Astra Themes 30% x x Asset CleanUp Pro Plugins 20% x x AWeber Email 30% ✓ x Beaver Builder Themes 25% ✓ x Blocksy Themes 30% x x Bluehost Hosting $65+ x x BunnyCDN CDN $20 credit x x Cloudways Hosting $50 – $150+ ✓ ✓ Convert Pro Plugins 50% x x Constant Contact Email $105 x x Divi Themes 50% x x Elementor Themes 50% x x FlyingPress Cache Plugin 20% ✓ x GeneratePress Themes 30% x x GoDaddy Hosting 15% x x GreenGeeks Hosting $50 – $100+ x x GridPane Hosting 1 free month x x Kadence Theme 20% x x Hello You Designs Themes 20% x x Hostinger Hosting 60% x x HostGator Hosting $65 – $125+ x x JohnnyVPS Hosting 2x monthly price x x KeyCDN CDN 100% of 1st payment x x Kinsta Hosting $50 – $500 ✓ x LearnDash Plugins 35% x x Long Tail Pro SEO 30% ✓ x MailChimp Email $30 credit x x NameCheap Hosting 35% x x NameHero Hosting $50 – $125+ x x Ninja Tables Plugins 20% x x NitroPack Plugins 20% ✓ x OceanWP Theme 30% x x OptiMonster Plugins 20% x x Perfmatters Plugins 20% ✓ x Pretty Links Affiliate 25% x x Rank Math SEO 30% x x Refer WordPress Other 20% x x Restored 316 Designs Themes 20% x x Rocket.net Hosting $150 x x Scala Hosting Hosting $50 – $200 x x Schema Pro SEO 30% x x SEMrush Analytics $200 x x ShortPixel Plugins 30% ✓ x ServerPilot Control Panel $25 x x SEOPress SEO 20% x x SiteGround Hosting $50 – $100+ x x SpinupWP Control Panel $25 credit x x StackPath CDN $20+ x x StudioPress Themes 35% x x ThemeForest Themes 30% of 1st payment x x Themeisle Themes 55% x x Thirsty Affiliates Affiliate 30% x x TubeBuddy Other 30% – 50% ✓ x UpCloud Hosting $50 credit x x Whitespark SEO 20% x x WP Coupons Affiliate 40% x x WP Engine Hosting $200 x ✓ WP Johnny Other 25% x x WPX Hosting $70 – $100+ x x WP Rocket Plugins 20% x x Affiliate Marketplaces – these have hundreds of merchants to choose from. It’s nice to login to 1 place and check the performance of multiple affiliates without going to each individual portal on their site. Many programs aren’t part of a marketplace though. I use ShareASale and Impact. Affiliate Marketplace Number Of Brands Popular Brands ShareASale 15,200+ Hewlett Packard, Sears, LovePop, Grammarly, Daily Harvest, NameCheap, WP Rocket, WP Engine, Envira Gallery CJ Affiliate 3,800+ Overstock, GoDaddy, Zappos, Walgreens, TurboTax, QVC, Newegg, Hotels.com, HelloFresh, TeamViewer, Guitar Center Impact 800+ Airbnb, AppSumo, Constant Contact, Envato Market, HostGator, InMotion, Lending Club, Levi’s, Squarespace Rakuten Marketing 50,000+ Udemy, Walmart, Macy’s, StubHub, Hulu Source: Anil from Bloggers Passion Facebook Group Other Online Retailers Ebay – 5 – 7% (roughly) based on categories, only 24 hour cookie tracking. Etsy – 4 – 8%. Target – 4% in most categories. Walmart – 4% in most categories. Aliexpress – 3% for electronics, 7-9% for everything else. Newegg – 0.5 – 1%. Overstock – up to 6%. Do the math – to make $300 in a day, I would need to refer about 2 people to hosting, 10 people to themes, or 30 people to plugins. Before deciding on a program, ask yourself a few questions. I personally have roughly 3,000 readers/day and make about 2-3 sales per day at $150 per sale. What commission will you get? How many sales will you need per day? How much traffic will you need to get those sales (roughly)? 4. Be Careful With Amazon Amazon’s commissions are based on categories and you’re only making 0-5% unless you’re referring people to Amazon games, Luxury Beauty, or Amazon Explore. Otherwise you will need a lot of sales to actually make a living and will likely need to refer people to big ticket items (video equipment on YouTube is a big one especially if you’re into cameras, lenses, lights, etc). But be careful with Amazon’s affiliate program. They have a long history of reducing commissions and writing content that competes with affiliates (and most people go directly to Amazon). I don’t recommend being an affiliate for any monopoly. You could very well end up getting trampled on, like most Amazon affiliates have. However, if you get lots of views, many affiliates are making “how to do something” YouTube videos and listing their equipment in the video description. A million views can make it worth it. Examples of people making money with Amazon: How he makes money – at 1m26s he focuses on his video equipment. The video description includes links to geniuslink.com. This is a website that showcases different stores (e.g. Amazon) where people can buy the equipment (using his affiliate links). Genuinely helpful video though. How she makes money – at 40s you will see the video is sponsored by Skillshare and she also uses an affiliate link in the video description, as well as affiliate links to Amazon for the video equipment she uses. Another person recommending video equipment (that’s a hint for you). How he makes money – he found a keyword on YouTube “best gadgets on Amazon” which has a lot of searches. People are searching this on YouTube (not Google or Amazon) which means they’re looking for a video review of the best gadgets, otherwise they would have gone directly to Amazon. His Amazon affiliate links to each of the gadgets are found in the video description. Conclusion: a lot of people are making money by referring people to video equipment they use. 5. Learn How Affiliate Programs Work One Tier – get a commission when a sale is generated from your affiliate link. Two Tier – get a commission when you refer other affiliates and they start making sales (think multilevel marketing). An example is WP Engine’s program where I tell my readers about their WordPress hosting, they start making sales, and I earn $50/sale from each sale they generate. Climbing Tiers – increased commissions as you get more sales. Recurring Commissions – usually happens with subscription services… you continuously receive commissions as long as people are signed up. AWeber and SEMrush are examples. Sitewide Commissions – get a commission no matter what people buy on the affiliate’s website. Amazon’s affiliate program does this. Pay Per Lead – get a commission based on the number of leads (e.g. contact form fill-outs) you send to a business. Be sure to set up your analytics to track this and have a solid, written agreement with your affiliate. You don’t want to spend tons of time and get burned like I have. Cookies – amount of time after people click your affiliate link you will receive a commission if a sale is generated. Usually 30-90 days but shouldn’t be a deal breaker when choosing affiliates. Individual Affiliate Programs – affiliate programs that are located on their website. 6. Add Affiliate Links To Content Step 1: Sign up and get approved. You usually need a decent amount of traffic (or a history of sales) before getting approved. If you have a large following somewhere else (i.e. YouTube), you may be able to convince affiliates to approve you. Otherwise, you need to generate traffic first. Step 2: Get your affiliate links. Login to your affiliate dashboard and grab your affiliate links. With most individual affiliate programs, they assign you an affiliate ID which you can add to any URL on their website to turn it into an affiliate link. In affiliate marketplaces like ShareASale, they preassign affiliate links but also have a custom link generator. Use these to add deep links. Add your affiliate ID (mine is ?id=262128) to any URL on their website to create an affiliate link Custom link generators are found in some affiliate programs/marketplaces like ShareASale Step 3: For blogs, install an affiliate link management plugin (I use Thirsty Affiliates) and add your affiliate links here. This lets you organize, track, cloak, nofollow, and add affiliate links. Import your affiliate links into the Thirsty Affiliates plugin Step 4: Configure the Thirsty Affiliate plugin settings. Choose a link prefix (I use /go/) Enable statistics in the “Modules” setting Use nofollow + sponsored (recommended by Google) Consider Thirsty Affiliates Pro if you want automatic keyword linking Configure the Thirsty Affiliate settings Step 5: Add affiliate links to posts. If you’re using the classic editor like me, use the Thirsty Affiliates button to add affiliate links. When you do it this way, all the attributes you configured in the settings (cloaking, nofollow, sponsored, etc) are automatically added to the affiliate link. Use the Thirsty Affiliates button to add affiliate links Or add them to YouTube video descriptions Step 6: Use your affiliate dashboard to track sales, statistics, and get to know your affiliate dashboard because it can be very helpful (especially when trying to increase conversion rates). Take advantage of features/statistics in your affiliate dashboard Banners – banners don’t work well. They’re easy to throw up, but distracting and probably won’t get great results. If you try them, be sure to show specific sidebar banners based on the type of content people are reading on your blog (for posts that fall under my SEO category I would show a banner related to SEO, and for posts under my website speed category I would show a different banner). You can control sidebar banners using a plugin like Widget Logic. AdSense – It’s easy to throw up AdSense on your blog, but good luck making decent income. It is NOT personalized whereas affiliate links involve people taking YOUR recommendation on very specific things. AdSense makes your site slower than a turtle. Not good for monetization. 7. Be A “How To Start A Blog” YouTuber Want to know why this topic is so popular? Refer people to hosting = $$$ Refer people to WordPress theme = $ Refer people to Elementor products = $ Total income if one person signs up for all three: $200+ The bad news: the industry and keywords are super competitive. The good news: the amount of people looking to start a blog is enormous. You just need a slice. Many hosting companies pay up to $150/sale once you start generating a good amount of sales. People are also searching for how to start a food, fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog. You don’t have to limit yourself to 1 single keyword. Learn about hosting, self-hosted WordPress, and Starter Sites. I could literally start a WordPress blog in 10 minutes. Show people how to do that. Let’s take a look at some examples: How he makes money – at 66s, you can see they created their own domain search on their website. When people search, it’s followed by a “get hosting” button which leads to GoDaddy. How he makes money – he begins his hosting pitch at 4m34s, but at 9m31s he presents his HostGator coupon code which not only saves viewers money, but it credits him for the sale (without people even having to click any affiliate link). That’s why coupon codes are so powerful for YouTubers. Don’t use HostGator though; they’re cheap but a slow/terrible hosting company. How she makes money – she begins her hosting pitch at 4m48s for Bluehost, but only uses an affiliate link in the video description (no coupon code, no domain search on her website, and no timestamps to help people navigate the video). She could probably increase sales if she did one of these, but Bluehost doesn’t let affiliates create coupon codes so an affiliate link is necessary. 8. Use Coupon Codes It’s a huge bonus if your affiliate lets you create coupon codes. Since your coupon code is attached to your affiliate account, you will get credit for the sale if anyone uses it. So in YouTube videos, people don’t even need to click your affiliate link – just give them your coupon code to save them money, and you will get your affiliate commission. 9. Get Traffic Before Sales One of the biggest mistakes bloggers make is focusing on money first. This is bad for a few of reasons: No traffic = no sales Most affiliates require you to have some traffic Your authenticity is ruined if you’re too salesy from the start But it definitely helps to have money in mind when you start. That way, once you get traffic and are approved by affiliates, you can easily add affiliate links to blog posts where you already mention your affiliate products/services. Don’t focus on money first, but have it in your plan. Source: Blogging Newbs Facebook Group 10. Master SEO Most affiliate marketers get most of their traffic from SEO (or Pinterest which I’ll admit to knowing nothing about). But I do know SEO is a more popular way to get consistent traffic. The key steps to SEO are: Researching a keyword, its search volume, and competition. Creating in-depth content that is better than whoever’s in the top results. Making content user-friendly (YouTube chapters, table of contents on blog). Using your keyword in the right places (title, description, content, video file name). Increasing click-through rates (titles, custom thumbnails, Google’s featured snippets). Researching A Keyword – find a keyword in YouTube’s autocomplete dropdown (or Google Autocomplete for blog posts). You can use the underline character _ to fill-in-the-blank. Broad keywords have more searches but are more competitive. The best keywords are broad (lots of volume) with weak content in the top results. vidIQ helps you learn a keyword’s competition in YouTube and MozBar helps you learn competition in Google. I find the competition in YouTube is much less than Google, so choose broad keywords for videos and specific keywords for blogs. Review Keyword Examples Apple MacBook Pro 16 review What is the best WordPress hosting SiteGround WordPress Hosting review Solution Keyword Examples How to do yoga at home (recommend a yoga mat) Why is my website slow (recommended faster hosting) How to connect laptop to TV (recommend an HDMI cable) Creating In-Depth Content Around Your Keyword – 10+ minutes for YouTube videos and 1,500+ words for blog posts depending on how extensive the topic is. Extensive yet concise! If your content is long, make sure to include timestamps in your video descriptions or create an HTML table of contents for blog posts so viewers can jump to specific sections of your content. Making Content User-Friendly – the two easiest ways are to use timestamps in video descriptions and an HTML table of contents in blog posts (see below). Get a good camera, invest in good hosting to make your site faster (for blogs), and design nice, crisp graphics using Canva. Use Your Keyword In The Right Places For YouTube videos, use your keyword in the: File name (before uploading) Video title (find a balance between using the keyword and making it catchy) Video description (about 2-3 times), the description should be decently long For blog posts, use your keyword in the: Post title Permalink SEO title (in your SEO plugin) Meta description (in your SEO plugin) Content body (about 2-3 times, once in the first couple sentences) Increase Click-Through Rates – for YouTube videos, it’s all about catchy titles and thumbnails. For blog posts, it’s all about a catchy SEO title and meta description (in your SEO plugin), getting in Google’s featured snippets (photo below), and using rich snippets like review stars and FAQs. Featured snippets can be achieved by answering a question keyword in a very concise way (usually with a paragraph or list from the content). Lists are usually pulled from your table of contents or h3 subheadings. To get a featured snippet for my keyword “how to make money with affiliate marketing” Google will likely use my TOC or maybe (let’s see), this paragraph: To make money with affiliate marketing, set up a blog or YouTube channel and find relevant products/services to refer your readers to. Sign up for affiliate programs, create affiliate links to products, and add them to your content. Most affiliates rely on SEO or Pinterest to get traffic. Designing a nice image with your exact keyword helps too! How To Rank YouTube Videos: YouTube SEO relies heavily on engagement signals. Find a keyword in YouTube autocomplete with good search volume. Research the keyword’s competition by looking at videos’ number of views, likes, comments, and other signals top videos have (vidIQ Chrome extension is great for this). Cover the topic extensively – aim for 10 minutes and be concise (scripts/editing)! Label the video file (on your computer) as your keyword, and upload it to YouTube. Craft a nice title that entices people to click your video, with your keyword in front. Write a long description with timestamps, links, and use keyword in first sentence. Review the transcript automatically generated by YouTube, then make corrections. Upload a custom thumbnail (1280px by 720px) that gets people clicking the video. Always respond to comments, and embed the video on your blog if you have one. Incorporate your video in your blog, email, social media, other marketing channels. How To Rank WordPress Blogs: Use Rank Math Pro and learn how to use it for schema. Use SSL from the start, most hosts have free Let’s Encrypt SSL. Choose a fast host + WordPress themes (I like Rocket.net + GeneratePress). Use post name permalink structure in WordPress under Settings > Permalinks. Create content around keywords from tools like Google Autocomplete. Learn about image optimization, internal links, lightweight plugins, OG images. Add publish dates to blog articles to make content look fresh and increase CTRs. Use multimedia – whether it be videos, infographics, or audio clips – people love them. Set up Google Search Console and use it to track rankings, CTR, impressions, etc. Make your WordPress site load fast (FlyingPress + Perfmatters are both solid plugins). 11. Create The Perfect Pitch Mine looks something like this: In 2019, I moved from SiteGround to Cloudways Vultr HF and posted my results. In 2022, I moved to Rocket.net with Cloudflare Enterprise which landed me a <100ms global TTFB in KeyCDN. They’re the fastest host I’ve used in 12 years and are blowing up in Facebook groups. If you have a poor TTFB, you need to rethink your host/CDN since those are the 2 main TTFB factors (which is also 40% of LCP). After writing bad reviews of SiteGround, Hostinger, Kinsta, and EIG, I think we can agree most hosting reviews are garbage. A good place to get unbiased feedback is the WP Speed Matters Group (run by Gijo from FlyingPress). Rocket.net doesn’t do aggressive marketing so not as many people know about them, but results are all I care about. My KeyCDN report (you can also check my GTmetrix / PSI report or click through my site) Good hosting plans: FastComet FastCloud Extra NameHero Turbo Cloud Cloudways Vultr HF (2GB) Servebolt Pro Rocket.net Starter Type Shared Shared Cloud Cloud Cloud Server LiteSpeed LiteSpeed Apache + Nginx Apache + Nginx Apache + Nginx Cores/RAM 6 cores/3GB 3 cores/3GB 1 core/2GB Unmetered 32 cores/128GB Storage 35GB / SATA Unlimited NVMe 64GB / NVMe 4GB / NVMe 10GB / NVMe CDN QUIC.cloud QUIC.cloud Cloudflare Enterprise ($5/mo) Cloudflare Enterprise ($299/mo) Cloudflare Enterprise (free) CDN PoPs 80 80 285 285 285 Full page caching ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ CDN image optimization via QUIC via QUIC Mirage/Polish Mirage/Polish Mirage/Polish DNS Use QUIC Use QUIC DNS Made Easy ($5/mo) x Cloudflare Cache plugin LiteSpeed Cache LiteSpeed Cache x Servebolt plugin x Object cache Memcached Redis Redis Pro x Redis PHP processor LiteSpeed LiteSpeed FPM Apache 2 ITK MPM LiteSpeed Database MySQL MariaDB MariaDB MariaDB MariaDB Bandwidth or monthly visits 92GB + 100k (est.) 50k (est.) 2TB 1M dynamic requests 50GB + 250k visits/mo Control panel cPanel cPanel Custom Custom Custom Email hosting ✓ ✓ x x x Major incidents 2022 DDoS attack 2011 2-day node outage None None None Migrations 3 free 1 free 1 free + $25/site Unlimited free Unlimited free TrustPilot rating 4.9/5 4.6/5 4.5/5 4.5/5 4.9/5 Monthly price $5.49 (1-3 years) $9.98 (3 years) $30 $99 $25 (1 year) Shared LiteSpeed Hosting – FastCloud Extra, Turbo Cloud, and ChemiCloud’s WordPress Turbo plan are all shared LiteSpeed hosting with cPanel and good alternatives to SiteGround & Hostinger. NameHero and ChemiCloud have less cores/RAM but use NVMe (faster than SATA), Redis (faster than Memcached), and MariaDB (faster than MySQL). NameHero’s data centers are only in US & EU, and NameHero/ChemiCloud make you sign up for 3 years to get their cheapest intro price (FastComet is 1-3 years). With either of these, you’ll use the free LiteSpeed Cache plugin and QUIC.cloud’s CDN (great setup). For cloud VPS, Scala is a solid host and doesn’t charge for the LiteSpeed license separately like other VPS hosts. Imunify360 is used as a security suite on FastComet, NameHero, and Rocket.net. Cloudways Vultr HF – good starting point for cloud hosting with more storage + bandwidth than Rocket.net, but their Cloudflare Enterprise needs APO and serves too many challenge pages. They were acquired by DigitalOcean who raised prices, and support could be better. Still very fast between Vultr HF, NVMe, Redis Object Cache Pro, and MariaDB. Even without APO, Cloudflare Enterprise is a powerhouse for reducing TTFB with Argo Smart Routing and prioritizing routing. Mirage/Polish optimize images better than most plugins and doesn’t tax your server. Cloudflare Enterprise can also mean 3 less plugins between image, CDN, and security plugins. Servebolt – incredibly fast servers, but Cloudflare Enterprise costs $299/mo via accelerated domains, so you’ll probably just add APO using the Cloudflare plugin. However, this is a disadvantage (specifically for WooCommerce sites) because you don’t get Argo Smart Routing, and Redis is only available on the Business plan and up (Rocket.net includes both). This and low storage are the main cons but they’re much faster than Kinsta + WP Engine. They also have a Servebolt Optimizer plugin. Rocket.net – only host I know that averages a <100ms global TTFB. Both their hosting and Cloudflare Enterprise have better specs. For hosting, you get more CPU cores/RAM, LiteSpeed’s PHP, NVMe, Redis, and MariaDB. For their Cloudflare Enterprise, it’s free with APO, Argo, prioritized routing, Mirage/Polish, Brotli, early hints, and Enterprise WAF. Support is also A+ (talk to Ben Gabler and his team) or watch the interview I did with him. Unlike Kinsta and WP Engine, they don’t limit PHP workers, have a 1GB memory limit, and use Redis Object Cache Pro on their business plan and up with 10x more monthly visits and unlimited free migrations. The main con is only 50GB bandwidth on the Starter plan with 10GB NVMe storage. Search their TrustPilot reviews for “TTFB” or search Facebook Groups for feedback about them. You can get $1 your first month when you checkout using code OMM1 452% LCP improvement Cloudflare Enterprise significantly reduces TTFB Bad hosting plans (and bad hosts in general): SiteGround GrowBig Hostinger Business WP Bluehost Choice Plus WP Engine Startup Kinsta Starter Type Shared Shared Shared Cloud Cloud Server Apache + Nginx LiteSpeed Apache + Nginx Apache + Nginx Apache + Nginx Cores/RAM Not listed 2 cores/1.5GB Not listed Not listed 12 cores/8GB Storage 20GB / SATA 200GB / SATA 40GB / SATA 10GB / SATA 10GB / SATA CDN Google Cloud QUIC.cloud Cloudflare free Cloudflare free + Polish Cloudflare APO + firewall rules CDN PoPs 176 80 285 285 285 Full page caching via CDN via QUIC x x ✓ CDN image optimization Very limited via QUIC x Polish only x DNS Blocked by Google for 4 days Use QUIC Internal Internal Amazon Route 53 Cache plugin SG Optimizer LSC x x x Object cache Memcached Memcached x Memcached Redis ($100/mo) PHP processor FastCGI LiteSpeed FastCGI Not listed FastCGI Database MySQL MySQL MySQL Not listed MySQL Resource limits CPU limits are common Low resources Low resources Low PHP workers + 25k visits/mo 2 PHP workers + 25k visits/mo Inodes 400k 600k 50k Unlimited Unlimited Control panel Site Tools hPanel cPanel User Portal MyKinsta Email storage 10GB 1GB Adjustable x x Major incidents Denies issues with TTFB, DNS, CPU, others Scam reports, fake reviews, 2019 breach Claims of hosting terrorist sites 2015 breach None Migrations $30/site Unlimited (but screws it up) Free on qualified accounts only Paid (quoted) Free on select hosts + 1 free TrustPilot rating 4.6/5 4.6/5 (fake) 3.7/5 4.5/5 4.2/5 Monthly price $3.99 (1 year) $3.99 (2 years) $5.45 (1 year) $20 (1 year) $29 (1 year) Renewals $24.99/mo $14.99/mo $19.99/mo $25/mo $29/mo SiteGround – $25/mo for a shared GrowBig plan is a ripoff. Top it off with a poor cache plugin, inferior CDN than Cloudflare APO, CPU limits, and a support team that constantly lies about their issues… means you’re getting ripped off. If your LCP is high, I bet you use SiteGround Optimizer which does a poor job with web vitals, plus they’ve have TTFB issues. Their CDN requires you to use SiteGround’s DNS which was blocked by Google for 4 days. To cover up their mess, they deny everything and use Facebook group admins (who run several groups) to promote SiteGround on their behalf and act like support agents. They have “good reviews” only because of affiliates and legal threats. Check this thread about Hristo’s AMA. Hostinger – only cheap because they lack resources like cores, RAM, and email storage. Everyone gets drawn to their cheap prices and LiteSpeed, but have you read their scam reports and fake reviews? I would never trust them with my site. Support is horrendous and will screw up migrations, suspend your account, and pretty sure they outsource it to an ice cream truck in Lithuania. The CEO admitted to fake reviews, they’re banned from Facebook groups for voting for themselves in polls, and hired brand ambassadors who pretend to be customers. Check this poll. Bluehost – another host that grew from “how to start a blog” affiliates and pays WordPress to be “officially” recommended. Use a shared LiteSpeed host instead. WPX – no redundancy system which already lead to a global outage they blamed on a dead CEO. Ticking time bomb, overpriced shared hosting, and not the fastest WordPress host like Matthew said (but now he lists Kinsta #1)? Marketing gimmick. WP Engine – I reached out to them about their specs, but they don’t give them out. When a host doesn’t list basic things like cores/RAM, I assume it’s not good. From my experience, they’re similar to Kinsta but even worse with pricey overages. Kinsta – great option if you want to go bankrupt with paid add-ons that should be free. Compared to Rocket.net, you get 16x less RAM, 10x less monthly visits, brutal PHP worker limits, and a very low memory limit of 256MB. What are you paying so much for? Slower SATA SSDs, a premium DNS that’s slower than Cloudflare’s, and staging sites that get 1 CPU core? Madness! No wonder their TrustPilot rating sunk. I agree: NameHero for shared LiteSpeed, Cloudways Vultr HF for cloud, Rocket.net outperforms both …something like that! And by the way, Rocket.net pays $150/sale through their affiliate program without having to climb tiers. Ben is also great to work with. 12. Get Involved In Facebook Groups My conversion rate went from 2.5% to 8% just by including Facebook polls where Cloudways was rated #1, along with a few Twitter screenshots of migration results and conversations from Facebook Groups. Whether it’s Amazon reviews or Facebook polls, you NEED to include unbiased reviews. That’s why I don’t like collecting reviews on my website – they look biased. People want evidence, not opinions. There’s a Facebook Group for everything. For me, I mainly use the WordPress Hosting, WP Speed Matters, and WP Speed Up Facebook Groups to keep track of the web hosting industry. 13. Bookmark Affiliate Statistics In Your Browser Go to your affiliate dashboard(s) and bookmark the “statistic” page so it saves to your browser. This saves time especially if you’re someone who likes to constantly check sales/performance. 14. Set Up Email Alerts When A Sale Is Made This only works if the affiliate sends you an email when a sale is generated. Any time I make a hosting sale, I get a custom notification on my phone. It is very ENCOURAGING to get these. Create custom alerts on your phone for affiliate sales – if you use Gmail, go to your settings and create a filter so all emails with “SiteGround Affiliate Sale Generated” in the subject line go into their own folder (tweak the subject line to match whatever email notification your affiliate sends you). Then set up a custom alert on your phone using the Gmail app so whenever you generate a sale, you get a custom alert (here’s a tutorial for Android and here’s one for Apple). I have different notifications for Rocket.net, Cloudways, others. It makes your day a little better :) 15. Build Your Community Respond To Comments – some of my articles have 400+ comments. It’s hard to keep up sometimes but this is a key part of building a community and allowing readers to ask you questions and leave their feedback. You should especially respond to YouTube comments because they are a ranking factor and encourage even more people to leave more comments. Build That Newsletter – I use Mailchimp and can’t stress how important it is to build your email list from the start (it’s free until you reach 2,000 subscribers). Once you create an account, add an email sidebar on your blog or create a dedicated newsletter page where people can sign up. Be Open, Not Salesy – I hold back zero information on my blog, don’t recommend anything I don’t truly believe will help my readers, and try my best not to recommend hosting on every single post I write (only where it makes sense). Valuable information first, affiliate sales after. 16. Avoid Google Penalties Follow Google’s guidelines for affiliate marketing. Avoid short, thin pages that offer little value to readers. Don’t always list affiliate products first – Google knows! Don’t overuse affiliate links in your posts, drop them where it counts. Avoid too many “list posts” where you just list a bunch of affiliate products. Write an affiliate disclaimer (you’ll see mine at the very bottom of my blog). Consider writing a review of your affiliate’s product/service and linking to that post (instead of using an affiliate link) to reduce the amount of affiliate links on your site. 17. Monitor Conversion Rates The way you endorse a product or service and the social proof behind it (Facebook polls or maybe reviews from other customers) are the main reason I was able to go from 2% to 8%+. If you don’t see these in your affiliate dashboard, use Thirsty Affiliate’s pro version to see them. This is from 2017 when I started hitting it hard. Look at that CR (conversation rate) increase! 18. Use An Affiliate Disclaimer Here’s mine: 19. Mistakes I Made In my Google Analytics graph you’ll see a sudden drop in traffic followed by a long flatline in 2015/2016. These were pretty tough years for me and I hope I can save you from making a few bad mistakes I made, which resulted in years of financial hardship. Here are a few simple tips. Don’t hire a sketchy link builder to boost rankings. Get links from great content or hire someone who knows what they’re doing. Don’t skimp on a free WordPress theme, cheap hosting, or use bloated plugins. Don’t set a goal to write 3 blog posts a day… set a goal to write 1 blog post a week and make that post super helpful, long, and filled with information that is so valuable you will say “yeah, people will link to that.” 90% of my traffic/affiliate income comes from just 20 tutorials, many of which are 5 years old, but I constantly update content to make it better. Do this and you should see consistent “small spikes” in your Google Analytics. 20. Donate To Charity Once you’re financially stable, I hope you start giving back. It feels good and people like the idea of supporting a good cause (they will be more likely to click your affiliate link). This also means you don’t have to use as many links in your content. In total, I have given $6,000 to GoFundMe campaigns and $6,000 to my parents who let me live in their house while I worked on my blog. Feels good to give back :) 21. Share Your Story This is now the #1 visited post on my blog! I knew I could outrank all the fakes. 22. Promote Black Friday Deals Many companies have Black Friday + Cyber Monday deals (usually for about 2 weeks) and you can easily make 3x your normal sales during this time if you promote it right. I’ve made $2,000 in a single day during Black Friday season. You can make a “Deals” page but what I like to do is use the Better Search Replace plugin to bulk update all pricing screenshots to a screenshot of each company’s new Black Friday prices. Then when Black Friday is done, I just run another search/replace to change the screenshots back. Doesn’t take much time, but it’s very effective. 23. 2021 PayPal Report Most affiliates pay through PayPal but some of them pay directly through your bank (ShareASale, Impact, many affiliate networks). Nonetheless, I added these for the skeptics. A few months from 2021: I made almost $400,000 with SiteGround before I stopped promoting them. Got affiliate of the month back in July, 2017 :) What is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is when you refer people to products or services from a merchant who agrees to give you a commission when a sale is made through your unique affiliate link. How do I make money with affiliate marketing? The most common ways are to set up a blog or YouTube channel, grow your audience, then sign up for affiliate programs that make sense to refer your viewers to. How fast can you make money with affiliate marketing? It can take anywhere from a couple months to several years to make consistent money with affiliate marketing. It depends on your ability to drive traffic, build trust, and successfully promote your affiliates. What are the highest paying affiliate programs? Web hosting programs like Rocket.net, Cloudways, WP Engine, and Bluehost typically pay $150/sale once you start making a lot of sales. That’s why the space is so competitive. Is affiliate marketing passive income? Affiliate marketing income is not 100% passive income. You still need to create content, keep content current, and adapt to your industry while monitoring sales and conversions. How much money can you make with affiliate marketing? Some affiliates make a couple hundred dollars per month while other super affiliates make $10,000+ per month. You will get there quicker if you make it your full-time job and create awesome content on a consistent basis. How do you get paid in affiliate marketing? Most affiliates get paid through PayPal or directly to their bank account. Typical affiliate programs make payouts each month or once you reach a specific amount in commissions. How can beginners make money with affiliate marketing? If you’re a beginner, you can make money with affiliate marketing by setting up a YouTube channel and teaching people how to start a blog while referring your audience to hosting. This is the most popular way beginners start making money. What are the best affiliate programs to make money? Amazon and hosting companies are two of the best affiliate programs to make money. Amazon is the most popular online retailer, and hosting affiliate programs offer some of the highest commissions. Bluehost, SiteGround, and HostGator are a few examples. How do I make money with affiliate marketing without a website? Setting up a YouTube channel is the easiest way to make money with affiliate marketing without a website. It’s free, easy, and you can start creating videos instantly. Once you grow your audience, sign up for affiliate programs and promote products on your channel. Is affiliate marketing worth it? Yes, affiliate marketing can be well worth your time. But you need to have a plan on where you will promote products, which companies and products you will promote, and a strategy for getting traffic. Traffic is where most affiliate marketers fail. How do YouTubers make money with affiliate marketing? Most YouTubers add affiliate links in the video description or mention promo codes in their video which credit them the sale. Final Thought: It’s A Long-Term Investment This is the 1st car I have EVER purchased myself at age 29 (I was broke until then and leased from my parents). But the time committed to affiliate marketing and creating great tutorials and YouTube videos was worth it… I work for myself, there is virtually no limit on how much I can make, my schedule is flexible, and I collect enough passive income to live the life I want. It’s no lambo, but I did buy a c300 Mercedes with my affiliate income Me and the cats (Valencio on the left, Sonic on the right) Spending 4 weeks in Thailand without worrying about money was awesome If you have any questions or need help getting started, I am more than happy to help with whatever I can. Just leave a comment below and I promise to respond as soon as I can! Best of luck in your affiliate marketing journey and I genuinely hope this tutorial was super helpful :) Cheers, Tom Credit : onlinemediamasters.com 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...A Simple System to Turn Your Blog into a Cash MachineOctober 13, 2023Can you make money blogging? The answer is: Yes! But when you first start blogging, earning from a blog seems impossible. But the good news is that you – yes, you who are reading this article – can make money blogging! And I’m not talking a few dollars. I’m talking about earning a substantial income from your blog. Read on to find out how to make money writing. Some people think it’s simply about using different blog monetization methods, but if you really want to earn big from your blog, you need to change the strategy underlying your methods. Obviously, I won’t be able to cover the whole shebang in this post, but I’ll give you some important pointers about a strategy that actually works. But first, let me tell you about about my journey of blogging. Here’s what happened… When I first began blogging, I was like a blind person trying to find my way through an unfamiliar town. I started with GoodlifeZEN.com and then added a blog for writers, WritetoDone.com. A few months in, the whole blogging thing looked like a disaster! Goodlife ZEN only had about 50 subscribers. WritetoDone was doing a bit better because Leo Babauta had originally started it. But I wasn’t earning a dime. If you had asked me at that time whether it was possible to create a six-figure income from blogging, I would have laughed! But I kept going. I struggled, and studied, and worked hard. Now I make a fix-figure income from blogging. And I’ve taught others to do the same. Like Carol Tice right here at Make a Living Writing, or Scott Dinsmore, or Jules Clancy, or Steve Aitchison (all of whom went through my training at A-List Blogging). Let’s take a look at what works – and what doesn’t. Which earning strategies really work? 1. The Field of Dreams Strategy Remember the film Field of Dreams? The key idea behind the film was, “Build it, and they will come!” Many new bloggers start a blog with the same strategy. They create it and then wait for readers to arrive. And then… nothing much happens. The upside of the Field of Dreams strategy is that there is total creative freedom. But this strategy won’t make you any money. The Field of Dreams strategy doesn’t work if you want to make money because the focus is on the blogger, not on the potential customer. 2. The Funnel Strategy The following strategy guarantees results. I call it the Funnel Strategy. It turns the Field of Dreams strategy on its head. With the Funnel Strategy, you focus on the end result, that is, on earning money with your blog. You may worry that this will limit your creativity. But this strategy simply means focusing your creative powers in a new way. The funnel is set up so that each new or returning visitor to your blog takes a planned pathway, finally ending in a sale. If you already have a blog, don’t worry – you can tweak your blog so that you end up with a funnel that works for growth and income. If you’re planning to start a blog, setting it up correctly from the get-go is crucial. When you use the Funnel Strategy, you need to start by asking five questions: 1. What is my best niche? 2. What are the markets in my niche? 3. Which product would be a good fit? 4. How can my blog setup support the funnel? 5. What content will draw readers into the funnel? As you can imagine, there is a lot to say about the Funnel Strategy. Right now, though, let’s take a look at those first three questions. What’s your best niche? A niche is a group of people with common interests, needs, desires or problems. Your niche has to be wide enough to be able to create ongoing content, but it needs to be narrow enough so that readers are bound together by a common interest. As you can see in the image below, there are three aspects you need to consider when defining your niche. 1. Your niche needs to benefit readers. Your blog will only flourish if what you write about is also of benefit to others. “Bloggers fail because they don’t connect with an audience. Many bloggers don’t understand that the blog should be about their reader instead of themselves. Then they’re baffled why their blog doesn’t take off.” – Carol Tice, MakeaLivingWriting.com This doesn’t mean that you can’t write about your own experiences, but there needs to be something that benefits your readers. 2. You need to have expertise. Each one of us has expertise. Each of us has much more knowledge and experience than we give ourselves credit for. In fact, the kind of knowledge and experience that we think ‘everyone knows about’ is often our hidden treasure, the special expertise people want to know about. 3. You need to be passionate about your niche. It’s very hard to continue a blog if you’re not deeply interested in the topic. After all, you have to come up with topics to blog about, week after week! Passion is contagious. If you are passionate, your readers will be inspired. What are the markets in your niche? Monetizing your blog means selling something on your blog. And to sell anything, you need a market. A market is a group of people with certain interests, needs, desires or problems, that can be offered information or solutions, have the ability to pay, and are willing to give money in exchange for solutions. A useful way to think about possible markets is to consider urgency. Why urgency is critical. People are more willing to buy a product or a service if urgency is high, that is, if they need an immediate solution to a problem. Imagine for a moment that your blog is about parenting. Here are some needs and wants of parents, divided into three categories: urgent need, strong desire, and interest. How to communicate with difficult teenagers How to get babies to sleep through the night How to wean your baby How to deal with truancy How to massage your baby How to teach your kid to read Each of the topics above, from How to Communicate with Difficult Teenagers to How to Massage Your Baby, is a market within the niche of parenting. What this means for blog monetizing If you can identify markets within your niche that fall into one or more of the categories of urgency – urgent need, strong desire, or interest – you’ll have no difficulty monetizing your blog. What products could you sell? Every niche and sub-niche includes markets with urgent need or strong desire. Let me give you an example. Tracy, a young blogger, recently decided to start a health blog. Nothing much happened; her blog didn’t flourish. Her blog niche — health — was simply too wide. After all, readers look for specific information that touches on whatever health problem they are seeking to overcome. Finally, Tracy realized she had some knowledge and experience that could benefit others. She had struggled for years with acne, and found a way to rid herself of it. At last she had found a niche with a market of people with urgent needs! Her blog took off. She produced a series of e-books on topics related to acne, like using nutrition to clear skin, or how to become more confident. Tracy now earns a good living from her blog. But how to create a product? Actually, you don’t need to create a product to monetize your blog! Creating a product, launching it, and marketing it is a lot of work. It’s much easier to work with affiliate products, especially when you’re starting to monetize your blog. Many affiliate products give you 50% commission. A good product will already have all the tools you need to sell it, like a sales page that converts, and banners. Your job is to find a product that fits your blog niche and, if possible, fills an urgent need, a strong desire, or at least satisfies an interest. It’s easy to find affiliate products. You can find them on ClickBank and other affiliate networks. Finally… I’m sure you’re getting a sense of how and why the Funnel Strategy works for monetizing a blog. Do you have questions or thoughts about monetizing a blog? Please share in the comments below. Credit to: Makealivingwriting.com 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...How to Get Started with Affiliate Marketing for BloggersOctober 13, 2023So you’re running an affiliate program on your site, but have you considered flipping the switch and earning some extra dough from your business’s blog? Turn your blog into a sweet recurring pay packet with this guide on how to use affiliate marketing in your blog. You’ve seen your affiliates write passionately about your products and rake in commissions as your sales soar. Dedicated affiliate marketers who pitch is just right have even earned themselves the big bucks to ditch their 9-5. Watching their magic at work begs the question: can you make this sorcery work for you and your business? Maybe you’re already running a blog for your business for SEO purposes and want to leverage it for a bit of extra cash for your business. Or perhaps you’re interested in starting a side-hustle and making affiliate marketing work for you personally. Whatever your reasoning, bloggers can (and have) hit the big time with affiliate marketing, and it’s not complicated to get started. All it takes is time, effort, a pinch of luck, and, of course, the know-how to set yourself up on the right path. And that’s where we come in. In this article, we’ll talk affiliate marketing for bloggers and how to get started. You’ll learn how to turn your blog into a cash-making machine and how you can increase your business’s bottom line with a few simple changes. Let the knowledge transfer commence! 4 Steps To Starting Your Affiliate Blog Step 1: Choose Your Products It’s critically important that you choose to represent products you can really get behind, and that are relevant to an industry you want to write about. Your credibility is on the line and it’s important to always prioritize value for your readers if you want to be a successful affiliate marketer. Revise Your Existing Content If you’re already running a blog for your business, you probably already know these products intimately as they relate to your own industry. For example, let’s say you run photography classes online. You’ve probably already written several blogs that include advice about physical products lenses, tripods, and gimbals, etc. You’ve probably also got plenty of opinions on the best editing software. These are all opportunities for affiliate marketing. Think About Your Interests If you’re starting a blog from scratch, the most important thing to consider is whether you can sustain your interest in that industry over time. You’ll need to write in-depth about the products and the industry, and regularly update your blog. For your blog to go the distance and sustain its success, you need to write about something that genuinely interests you. You also need to choose products you can happily promote to others. If you can write passionately and persuasively about a product, you’ll be more likely to drive sales for those products, and therefore get better commissions. Research Affiliate Programs In Your Industry Now you should have a list of products to research. Check to see if your preferred brands in that industry have affiliate marketing programs. Not all will, but you’ll find that it’s more common than you might think. MEMBERPRESS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A POPULAR BRAND WITH AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM Brainstorm & Research Related Industries and Products Hopefully, you have a healthy list of affiliate programs for products that directly relate to your industry. But don’t stop there! Think about other products your audience will find useful. Let’s use the photography classes example again. You could write a blog post about the best locations for nature photography, and partner with travel agencies or tour operators that offer specialized photography trips. By promoting these trips, you not only provide valuable information to your readers but also earn a commission for every booking made through your referral. Furthermore, think about the lifestyle of your target audience. A photographer might also be interested in coffee table books featuring renowned photographers, or even ergonomic chairs and desks for their editing workspace. The possibilities are endless when you start to think outside the box. Step 2: Set Up as an Affiliate With your brands picked out, it’s time to set yourself up as an affiliate! Some affiliate programs have an application approval process. In these instances, you may need to work on your blog and social media presence to meet their requirements. Other affiliate programs, however, let you start from scratch. Take some time in this step to read through all the information provided by the affiliate program. You’ll want to pay attention to: Payment amounts Payment schedule Legal obligations Restrictions Be sure to look at the information carefully and follow the steps needed to become an affiliate partner. This can be a lengthy process depending on who you’re doing business with. As you know, affiliate programs want your help in selling their products. Even if it takes some time, they’ll make the setup process worth your while in the end. The commission you earn per sale will depend on the program and the product. The more value the product has, the higher the commission is likely to be. Don’t be surprised if their affiliate requirements and approval process look very different from your own. Step 3: Promote The Products With everything in place, it’s time to turn your blog into a cash machine. If you use Easy Affiliate to run your own affiliate program, you’ll know that as an affiliate marketer, you are assigned a unique URL for linking to a brand or product. Use these links effectively and ethically in your blog posts. Your aim is to use links strategically to maximize click-throughs while enhancing the experience for your readers. Affiliate Link Use Best Practices Optimize Placement While it’s essential not to overload your content with links, strategic placement can increase click-through rates. Consider placing links at the beginning, middle, and end of your content. Include a Call-To-Action (CTA) Encouraging readers with a clear CTA boosts engagement and click-through rates, guiding them on the desired action to take with your affiliate link, whether it’s to “Learn More,” “Buy Now,” or “Check Out the Deal.” Relevance is Key Don’t shove your affiliate link just anywhere. Ensure that the products or services you’re promoting are relevant to the specific content of the post. Things like product reviews allow you to go in-depth on a product, which provides plenty of opportunities to drop in your affiliate link. Take some time to look through Google for investigational keywords. Words you’ll come across frequently include: Best Review Compare Alternative These words help you to figure out the types of posts to create. Avoid Overloading Don’t saturate your content with affiliate links. It can make your content seem insincere and can be off-putting to readers. Use Nofollow If you repeatedly use the same link across your blog it may affect your SEO rating. Adding the “nofollow” attribute to affiliate links signals to search engines that the link is commercial, not an organic endorsement, helping maintain your site’s SEO integrity. Use a Link Cloaking Tool There are two main reasons for using a link cloaking plugin: Scammers use bots to look for affiliate links in blogs and then attempt to hijack them. Link cloakers hide these affiliate links from bots. Affiliate links are long, awkward, unbranded and frankly, ugly. Link cloaking can improve the user experience by making them more appealing and shareable. Some affiliate programs, like Amazon, don’t permit cloaking their affiliate links, so check your affiliate agreement before using a link cloaking tool. But overall, link cloaking is considered best practice amongst affiliate marketers. Include an Affiliate Disclosure Be transparent about the use of affiliate links in your blog. Include an affiliate disclosure explaining to your readers that your blogs contain affiliate links. Choosing a Link Cloaking Tool Link cloaking plugins include other features and benefits that can help you as an affiliate marketer. Here are some advanced features from two of the most popular link cloaking tools: Pretty Links and ThirstyAffiliates. Auto-Linking Both these tools provide automatic keyword linking to convert specific keywords into affiliate links across your site. This is really useful if you already have a lot of blog content and want to save time manually placing links throughout your site. Advanced Reporting Both plugins also offer detailed affiliate marketing reports to monitor link performance so you can see what strategy works for you. As you start to see results, take some time to see what brought people to you. You can use Google Analytics to see exactly what keywords people used to find your site. Organize Links Both tools enable you to sort affiliate links using categories. When you’re juggling multiple affiliate programs and many more unique URLs, this feature comes in super handy. Group links by product, program, platform, campaign, or any other criteria that help keep everything organized and accessible. Pretty Links has the added feature to sort links further by tags, adding another dimension to your link organization strategy. Schedule Links ThirstyAffiliates lets you schedule affiliate links in advance. This is particularly useful for time-sensitive promotions. Put a start and end date on your affiliate links to ensure they’re only active during the promotion period. This way, you can plan your campaigns ahead of time and ensure that outdated promotions don’t confuse or mislead your readers. Smart Uncloaking ThirstyAffiliates offers a unique feature that automatically uncloaks specific links, which is essential for those who use Amazon affiliate links. As we’ve already mentioned, Amazon’s terms and conditions prohibit link cloaking, so this feature ensures you remain compliant by revealing the original Amazon link when necessary. Step 4: Get Paid – Repeat As you develop more posts on your website, the chances to make sales will increase. As long as you’re following the legal obligations of the platform, you’ll enjoy regular payouts. Keep seeking new products you can promote to maintain a steady flow of income. Also, make sure there’s a common thread running between the products you promote. If you decide you’d like to branch out into new territory, your best bet is to start a new blog. This will help to maintain your position as an authority in one subject and will prevent your blog from looking like an affiliate marketplace. Final Thoughts Blogging is one of the easiest and best ways to start on the path to earning some passive income for you or your business. Just keep repeating these four steps and make the most of the tools at your disposal, and you’ll keep making money. Take a look at ThirstyAffiliates and Pretty Links to maximize the effectiveness of your affiliate links. It’s that simple! Expand on the different steps, and your rewards will be even greater. Most importantly, have fun! You’ll find that the more engaging your content, the higher returns you’ll enjoy. Credit to: Easyaffiliate.com 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...10 Cost-Effective Email Marketing ExamplesOctober 13, 2023An effective email marketing campaign doesn’t require a lot of money. If you know your audience, you can tailor relevant and personalized content that will drive clicks and conversions. It’s about being clever with your email marketing and putting the needs and requirements of your prospects and customers at the center. It’s about providing a solution that will make people’s lives easier and better. Plus, 61 percent of customers, according to Statista, prefer to be contacted by companies through email marketing – that’s great news for your business as it’s cost-effective and easy to track. So let’s look at some great examples of email campaigns from businesses of all sizes to get inspiration for your campaigns. 5 examples of emails at different stages of the funnel There are many different types of emails depending on their purpose. Each one uses a different approach, language, and tone to engage a certain kind of recipient so it’s important to look at examples of each to inform your email marketing campaigns. 1) Welcome email – Ritual Ritual welcome email example Ritual is an online retailer of multivitamins and nutritional supplements for women. As an online business, it focuses on mobile-optimized emails and they send 4 emails a week with an average subject line length of 28 characters according to mailcharts data. Why does it work? This email works because it not only welcomes new subscribers or sign-ups but also entices them with an offer of 10 percent off a bundle. It also has the text ‘Welcome gift inside’ as the preview text. In terms of color, it’s not only eye-catching but matches the website, making the customer journey seamless in terms of visuals. 2) Promotional email – Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble promo email example Barnes & Noble is a US bookseller and Fortune 100 company. It has retail stores but also operates online. Mailcharts reports that the company sends an average of 3.75 emails a week and 85 percent of those are promotional. Why does it work? This email focuses on time running out or ‘ticking’ to drive a sense of urgency. It cements this by saying that any item will run out soon, tapping into a sense of FOMO. The CTA uses active language, ‘Activate 15% off’ to prompt clicking. The email also shows examples of books to drive interest, and rather than your standard ‘BUY NOW’ as a call to action it urges people to ‘CHECK AVAILABILITY’ tying into the fact this offer and stock will run out. 3) Subscription email – LEGO LEGO subscribe email As a modern-day superbrand, LEGO offers enormous scope for fun and play in its marketing. It has huge brand recognition and builds on its strengths in its email marketing. Interestingly, the company only sends 1 email a week and none of those are promotional reports Mailcharts. Why does it work? The subject line of this email is simple ‘Thank You for Subscribing’ but it follows through when opened by repeating the same text in the first panel. The sub-text reassures the recipient that they will never miss out on any offers as they are now a subscriber and invites them to ‘SHOP NOW’. The second panel offers value to the reader along with a free subscription. The offer of free coloring pages drives people to the website as a thank you. A small gesture, but one that leaves a positive feeling. 4) Nurture email – Harry’s Harry’s nurture email example Men’s grooming and shave supplies company Harry’s offers a subscription-based service along with online and retail channels. It sends one email a week and all of its emails are promotional, reports Mailcharts. Why does it work? A nurture email aims to re-engage your list. These could be active or lapsed users but to entice people to click and read you need to offer something of value. Harry’s does this by helping men to get a ‘baby face’ when shaving. It’s an image-based email but effective, as it goes from one step to the other. While the focus is on the steps, they include a simple line ‘Otherwise known as pre-shave primer’ and a CTA to enable people to click right away. There’s another CTA at the bottom, ‘SHOP PRE-SHAVE’, offering two opportunities to click but varying the text. 5) Cart abandonment – MADE MADE cart abandonment email example Online furniture retailer MADE sends 1.8 emails per year and 85 percent of them are promotional. It operates solely online and relies on digital marketing tactics to promote its brand and products. Why does it work? The subject line uses personalization which drives click-through – ‘, finish what you started?’. Once you click, the headline text is ‘Recognise this?’ which is a creative alternative to reminding someone about cart abandonment. The email also includes a picture of the item and offers a discount on the next order. It also plays into a sense of urgency by including ‘make sure you check out before someone takes them home’. The panel at the end also takes the opportunity to showcase other products that a recipient may be interested in. 5 Email Marketing Examples by Occasion Now that you’ve seen great examples of email types, let’s move on to some examples to mark occasions that are repeated every year. These can be planned with the use of an email campaign calendar and you can have some fun creating them to get your prospects and customers engaged. 1) Black Friday – Casper Casper Black Friday email example It’s not the easiest product to make exciting, but mattress manufacturer Casper manages to make their brand emotive. The company sends 5 emails a week and 92 percent percent of them are promotional. Why does it work? While the subject line is longer than many would recommend, it shows perfectly the links between Black Friday and the mattress with humor thrown in – ‘Every Friday is Black Friday when your eyes are closed. Because you’re napping.’ The gif stays true to its brand colors but is simple and captivating featuring a moon to reinforce the fact it’s all about sleep. The offer is conveyed simply with a CTA of ‘SHOP NOW’. 2) Valentine’s Day – Notorious Nooch Notorious Nooch Valentine’s Day email example Launched in 2021, Notorious Nooch claims to be The UK’s “First Naturally Flavoured Nutritional Yeast” and is founded by the author of ‘How to Vegan’. There’s no available data on their emails but the company has come to market with a bang! Why does it work? You cannot escape the colors in this email, they’re loud and bold, just like the brand’s website. The subject line ‘20% Off Everything For All Dust Lovers ’ leads with the offer and then uses the word ‘lovers’ to link to Valentine’s Day. The copy tells people that ‘we’ve never discounted this much before’ prompting people to take advantage of the offer. Plus the discount code feeds right into the theme ‘ILOVENOOCH20’ 3) Father’s Day – Grovemade Grovemade Father’s Day email example Custom furniture maker Grovemade creates and sells high-end products. Its emails have imagery as the focus to reflect its ethos of design as a brand. Why does this work? The image is what stands out in this email. It showcases the type of product Grovemade creates and is their pick for dads. The text is sparse but reflective of the event and product ‘Insert “bright idea” dad-joke here’. The date reminder for Father’s Day could create urgency and the CTA is simple but a hark back to dads. 4) Christmas – Adobe Adobe Christmas email example Software company Adobe is well-known as a brand across industries. The company sends 1.6 emails a week with only 6 percent being promotional. Why does it work? The email imagery is consistently festive but highlights the capabilities of Adobe’s products. The first block in the email has the headline ‘Festive Flow’ to tie it into motion graphics and offers a free template from the start to tie into Christmas. The second block also offers a free asset encouraging click-through to ‘Explore free collection’ as the CTA. The email encourages engagement through free assets and the subject line ‘Spiced Up Season’s Greetings’ teases people to find out more. 5) Mother’s Day – Apple Apple Mother’s Day email example Apple needs no introduction as a brand and that allows them to be very focused and personalized in their emails. The technology company sends 6 emails a week with 20 percent including a promotion, according to mailcharts data. Why does it work? The email works because it taps into emotions. It tugs at the heartstrings with the headline ‘Give a gift that does as much as mom’ meaning that if you buy it for her you’re showing love and appreciation. It also focuses on helping ‘mom get everything done’ and shows images of a toddler and a Bazaar article in line with the theme. The sections use text that includes ‘her’ in each one bringing it back to mom and the benefits of these products to her life. Each CTA is different, from ‘Buy iPad Pro’ to ‘Buy Apple Pencil’, ‘Buy Smart keyword’ etc. tapping into a range of price points and needs. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Write and Sell E-books: A Comprehensive Instructional GuidelineOctober 13, 2023Introduction: In this instructional guideline, we will provide you with a step-by-step approach to writing and selling e-books. With the digital revolution and the widespread use of e-readers, self-publishing has become a viable and lucrative option for writers and entrepreneurs alike. By following these guidelines, you can create a well-crafted e-book and effectively market it to reach a wide audience. Choosing a Profitable and Marketable Topic: Selecting the right topic is crucial for the success of your e-book. Consider the following steps: 1.1 Identify Your Target Audience: Understand the demographic, interests, and needs of your potential readers. Conduct market research and explore niche markets to find profitable opportunities. 1.2 Research Popular Trends and Market Demand: Explore bestseller lists, online forums, and social media groups to identify popular topics and emerging trends. Look for gaps or underserved areas in the market that align with your expertise. 1.3 Align with Your Expertise and Passion: Choose a topic that you are knowledgeable and passionate about. This will not only make the writing process more enjoyable but will also help establish your credibility and authority. Planning and Outlining Your E-book: A well-structured e-book ensures a smooth reading experience and keeps readers engaged. Follow these steps: 2.1 Define the Purpose and Goals of Your E-book: Clearly articulate what you aim to achieve with your e-book. Whether it’s to educate, entertain, or solve a problem, having a clear purpose will guide your writing process. 2.2 Create an Outline: Develop a comprehensive outline that includes the main sections, chapters, and subtopics of your e-book. This will serve as a roadmap and keep your content organized. 2.3 Break Down Your Book into Chapters or Sections: Divide your content into logical sections or chapters to facilitate easy navigation and comprehension for readers. Writing Engaging Content: Crafting well-written and engaging content is key to keeping readers interested and satisfied. Consider the following tips: 3.1 Hook Readers with a Captivating Introduction: Begin your e-book with a compelling introduction that grabs readers’ attention and entices them to keep reading. 3.2 Provide Valuable and Actionable Information: Deliver content that is informative, practical, and adds value to your readers’ lives. Offer actionable tips, strategies, or insights they can implement. 3.3 Use Clear and Concise Language: Write in a clear and straightforward manner, avoiding unnecessary jargon or complex language. Use simple language that is accessible to a wide audience. 3.4 Incorporate Storytelling Techniques: Weave storytelling elements into your e-book to make it more relatable and engaging. Use anecdotes, examples, or case studies to illustrate your points. Editing and Polishing: Editing is a crucial step to ensure that your e-book is well-polished and error-free. Consider the following: 4.1 Review and Revise: Carefully review and revise your manuscript for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and clarity. Eliminate any typos or inconsistencies. 4.2 Seek Professional Editing Assistance: Consider hiring a professional editor or proofreader to provide a thorough review of your e-book. They can offer valuable suggestions and ensure the highest quality of your content. 4.3 Formatting and Design: Proper formatting and design enhance the overall reading experience. Pay attention to the following aspects: 4.3.1 Font and Typography: Choose a legible font and appropriate font size for easy reading on various e-reading devices. Aim for a balance between readability and aesthetic appeal. 4.3.2 Formatting for Different Devices: Format your e-book to be compatible with different devices and screen sizes. Test your e-book on various platforms to ensure proper formatting. 4.3.3 Visual Elements: Consider including relevant visuals, such as images, charts, or infographics, to enhance the visual appeal and comprehension of your content. Publishing and Distribution: Once your e-book is ready, it’s time to publish and distribute it to reach your target audience. Follow these steps: 5.1 Choose an E-book Publishing Platform: Select a reputable self-publishing platform that suits your needs, such as Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Smashwords, or Apple Books. Explore their features, royalty options, and distribution reach. 5.2 Set a Competitive Price: Conduct market research to determine an appropriate pricing strategy for your e-book. Consider factors like genre, length, perceived value, and the pricing of similar books in the market. 5.3 Create an Attractive Book Description and Cover: Write a compelling and engaging book description that effectively communicates the benefits and unique selling points of your e-book. Additionally, design an eye-catching cover that captures the essence of your content. 5.4 Marketing and Promotion: Develop a marketing plan to generate visibility and attract readers to your e-book. Consider thefollowing strategies: 5.4.1 Utilize Social Media: Leverage popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to promote your e-book. Create engaging content, share excerpts, run contests, and connect with potential readers. 5.4.2 Build an Author Platform: Establish a website or blog where you can showcase your e-book and provide additional valuable content related to your niche. Capture leads by offering a free sample chapter or a downloadable resource. 5.4.3 Guest Blogging and Collaborations: Reach out to influential bloggers or experts in your field and offer to write guest posts or collaborate on joint projects. This can help you expand your reach and tap into their existing audience. 5.4.4 Engage with Your Readers: Interact with your readers through email newsletters, online forums, or social media groups. Encourage feedback, answer questions, and build a community around your e-book. 5.4.5 Leverage Book Reviews and Testimonials: Encourage readers to provide honest reviews and testimonials for your e-book. Positive reviews can increase your credibility and attract more readers. Maximizing Sales and Revenue: To optimize your e-book sales and revenue, consider the following strategies: 6.1 Explore Additional Revenue Streams: Consider creating audiobook versions, companion materials, or premium packages to provide additional value to your readers and generate extra income. 6.2 Engage in Email Marketing: Build an email list of interested readers and nurture them with valuable content and exclusive offers. Use email marketing platforms to automate campaigns and track engagement. 6.3 Analyze Sales Data and Adapt: Monitor your e-book sales data, including sales volume, revenue, and customer demographics. Analyze this data to identify trends, adjust your marketing strategies, and improve future e-book launches. Conclusion: Writing and selling e-books can be a fulfilling and profitable endeavor. By following these guidelines, you can confidently navigate the process of creating an e-book, from choosing a marketable topic to effectively marketing and selling your work. Remember to adapt these guidelines to your specific needs and continuously learn and refine your approach to succeed in the ever-evolving e-book market. Please note that the above guideline is a general overview, and it’s important to conduct additional research and refer to reputable sources to gather more in-depth information and insights about writing and selling e-books. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...How to Make Money Online – 33 Best IdeasOctober 13, 2023How to Make Money Online – 33 best ideas: Write and sell e-books Create digital courses Sell digital products Create a blog and sell advertising on it Create a social media management business Create and sell social media campaigns Create and sell digital marketing materials Create a membership site Sell digital and physical products Create a video course Sell digital access to other people’s courses Create a software company Sell subscriptions to a digital magazine Sell digital advertising Sell your photography Write an online course Sell your art Write a book Create a podcast Sell your voice Create a social media strategy Create a membership site Write a blog Sell social media advertising Sell digital subscriptions Sell digital advertising Sell your wedding photos Write a e-book Create a Facebook group Sell your consulting services Write a how-to guide Sell T-shirts and other merchandise Create a YouTube channel 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...Quick Ways to Make Money Without Selling Anything in 2023October 13, 2023Are you looking for quick and effective ways to make money online without having to sell any products? Internet marketing hacks can be the answer you’re searching for. In this article, we will explore some of the most effective strategies and techniques that you can utilize to generate income using internet marketing without the need to sell anything. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced marketer, these hacks are designed to help you make money fast in 2023. Introduction to Internet Marketing Hacks Internet marketing hacks are creative and efficient strategies that can help you generate income online without the traditional method of selling products. These hacks focus on leveraging existing online platforms, utilizing your skills and expertise, and tapping into various opportunities available on the internet. By implementing these hacks, you can start making money quickly and easily. Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is a popular internet marketing hack that allows you to earn a commission by promoting other people’s products or services. Here’s how it works: Find a Niche: Identify a niche that you are passionate about and has a potential customer base. Join an Affiliate Program: Sign up for affiliate programs relevant to your chosen niche. Some popular affiliate networks include Amazon Associates, ClickBank, and Commission Junction. Promote Products: Create engaging content, such as blog posts, videos, or social media posts, that highlights the benefits of the products you are promoting. Include affiliate links in your content. Drive Traffic: Use SEO techniques, social media marketing, or paid advertising to drive traffic to your content and affiliate links. Earn Commissions: When someone clicks on your affiliate link and makes a purchase, you earn a commission. Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money without selling anything directly. You can earn a passive income by recommending products or services to your audience. Dropshipping Dropshipping is another internet marketing hack that allows you to sell products without having to handle inventory or shipping. Here’s how it works: Set Up an Online Store: Create an online store using platforms like Shopify or WooCommerce. Find Reliable Suppliers: Identify suppliers who offer dropshipping services. Platforms like AliExpress and Oberlo can help you find suppliers. Add Products to Your Store: Import products from your chosen suppliers and add them to your online store. Promote Your Store: Use various marketing techniques like social media marketing, influencer collaborations, or content marketing to promote your store. Process Orders: When a customer places an order on your store, forward the order details to your supplier, who will handle shipping directly to the customer. Earn Profits: The difference between the price you charge the customer and the price you pay the supplier is your profit. Dropshipping allows you to start an e-commerce business without the hassle of inventory management. You can focus on marketing and customer service while your suppliers handle the logistics. Influencer Marketing Influencer marketing is a powerful internet marketing hack that involves partnering with influential individuals on social media to promote your products or services. Here’s how you can leverage influencer marketing to make money: Identify Relevant Influencers: Find influencers who have a substantial following in your niche. Look for influencers who align with your brand values and target audience. Reach out to Influencers: Contact the influencers and propose a collaboration. Offer them incentives, such as free products, commissions, or promotional fees. Define Campaign Goals: Clearly define your campaign goals and expectations. Whether it’s driving traffic to your website, increasing brand awareness, or generating sales, make sure the influencers understand your objectives. Track Performance: Monitor the performance of your influencer marketing campaigns using analytics tools and track the results of your collaborations. Influencer marketing can help you reach a wider audience and build brand credibility. By leveraging the influence of others, you can generate income without directly selling anything. Content Monetization Do you have expertise in a specific field? Content monetization is an internet marketing hack that allows you to make money by sharing your knowledge and expertise with others. Here are some ways to monetize your content: Create an Online Course: Develop an online course that teaches valuable skills or knowledge. Platforms like Udemy and Teachable allow you to sell your courses to a global audience. Start a Membership Site: Offer exclusive content, tutorials, or resources to members who pay a subscription fee. Platforms like Patreon and Substack can help you set up a membership site. Write an eBook: Compile your knowledge into an eBook and sell it on platforms like Amazon Kindle or your own website. Offer Consulting or Coaching Services: If you have specialized knowledge or skills, offer one-on-one consulting or coaching services to clients. Content monetization allows you to turn your expertise into a source of income. By creating valuable content, you can attract an audience willing to pay for your knowledge and guidance. Online Surveys and Microtasks If you’relooking for quick and easy ways to make money online, participating in online surveys and completing microtasks can be a viable option. Here’s how you can make money through online surveys and microtasks: Sign up for Survey Websites: There are numerous websites that offer paid online surveys, such as Survey Junkie, Swagbucks, and InboxDollars. Sign up for these websites and create a profile. Complete Surveys: Once you’ve signed up, you’ll receive survey invitations based on your profile. Complete the surveys honestly and accurately to earn rewards or cash. Participate in Microtasks: Websites like Amazon Mechanical Turk and Clickworker offer microtasks that you can complete for money. These tasks can include data entry, image tagging, or content moderation. Join Freelance Platforms: Freelance platforms like Fiverr or Upwork often have microtask opportunities that you can take on. These tasks can range from writing short articles to designing logos. Online surveys and microtasks are not the most lucrative methods of making money online, but they can provide a quick and easy way to earn some extra cash in your spare time. Conclusion Internet marketing hacks offer various opportunities to make money online without the need to sell any products. Whether you choose to engage in affiliate marketing, dropshipping, influencer marketing, content monetization, or online surveys and microtasks, it’s important to remember that success requires effort, dedication, and a strategic approach. Experiment with different methods, learn from your experiences, and adapt your strategies as needed. With determination and the right mindset, you can leverage internet marketing hacks to generate income quickly and effectively in 2023. 關於作者 Admin Administrator 一個在香港做IT工作的普通男人，有太太及兩個小朋友。 有感小朋友在香港讀書太大壓力，所以尋找新的地方讓小朋友可以愉快學習，2018年開始尋找香港以外的地方，經過一段時間尋找，終於找到了馬來西亞吉隆坡這地方，所以就一步一步申請了馬來西亞第二家園計畫(MM2H)，並於2020年7月24號落地來馬來西亞吉隆坡。。。。一切便由吉隆坡開始 web http://internetincome.club email circle.lkk@gmail.com... Read more...
