The year has come to an end and it’s time for us to make some money off the worlds 2012 new years resolutions! I felt like reflecting so I’m sharing STM’s top 10 blog and forum posts. Enjoy and Happy New Years
STM 2011 Top Blog Posts
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/08/31/facebook-ctr-case-study-results-ctrtomakeyourich/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2010/09/30/how-i-made-7818-80-in-1-week-and-60k-case-study/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/06/30/ppv-traffic-sources-enter-the-gladiator-arena-part2-tv-vs-li/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/02/14/showing-you-3-of-my-dating-ads-why-tracking-is-so-important/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2010/11/17/results-from-a-john-chow-guest-post/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/04/05/time-vs-monies-whats-worth-your-time/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/08/18/unconventional-affiliate-80k-profit-first-year-of-college/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2010/12/21/stackthatmoneys-mega-guide-on-promoting-game-leads/
http://stackthatmoney.com/2011/01/10/the-world-map-of-social-networks/
STM 2011 Top Forum Posts
http://www.stackthatmoney.com/forum/showthread.php?2747-The-Secret-To-Bidding-On-Facebook-PART1
http://www.stackthatmoney.com/forum/showthread.php?3343-14-Days-to-Master-Mobile-Marketing
http://www.stackthatmoney.com/forum/showthread.php?2809-$60,000-amonth-with-coreg-webinar
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Happy Holidays
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Ever watched the Hangover movie?
Well, you know how the wolfpack were staying at fly fly suite? We thought it would be fitting for our meet up!
Come hither to play beer pong, to networking with Adsimilis, STM, Affbuzz and some of the coolest most beautiful people in the world, to chow down on a slice of the legendary Affbuzz birthday cake…and more!
DATE
Sunday, January 8, 2012
TIME
4 – 7 PM
LOCATION
The Hangover Hotel Room @ Caesars Palace
Almost forgot to mention there will be a 16 team beer pong tournament. All the teams are currently filled (initial signup was in the forums). We will have 2 team openings at the event for anyone who didn’t get a chance to signup.
We’ve also brought on reps from lovely traffic sources for you to talk business with. There will be reps from:
- jumptap
- sitescout
- POF
- megaclick
[News Update] 202 have just sponsored a white tiger to be at the meet up. #kidyounot
We’ll announce the room # closer to the date.
View the Event Discussion On Facebook >>> STM Meetup (Facebook)
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Using Facebook pages as landing pages are becoming increasingly popular due to the fact that Facebook reviewers give internal Facebook pages way more credibility than external URLs.
I’ve seen my fair share of pages affiliates use and i have to say there quite half ass. You may think i’m a dumbass and say “you idiot those pages are only for bait and switch/cloaking”, but no that’s not what i’m talking about, i’m talking about actually making Facebook pages your REAL landing page. I’ve seen a few and they are pretty weak in the design department.
(without outing well designed affiliate pages) Here’ are some examples of exactly what you can do with a Facebook page. Get the right designer your design split test may very well turn into a double ROI! Take the exact same aspects you apply to normal landing pages and do the same in Facebook.
Be sure to KEEP IT SIMPLE, Facebook already has enough distractions going on; notifications, photos popping up everywhere, etc… so bring them in with a focal point, have a clear headline, and call to action to lead them to step #2. It may just help your next Facebook campaign get approved a lot easier.
Here’s some inspiration!
Resources!
Tons more examples and tutorials
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/07/designing-a-facebook-fan-page-showcases-tutorials-resources/
Resources to design your page with ease
1. Page Mundo (Industries #1)
2. Wix Facebook Page Builder
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Plan on going to ASW? Want a free $249 valued silver pass? keep reading friends
ASW Is sneaking up on us quick, and I’m very much looking forward to it. The STM crew has got a very cool party in the works, if you know us at all you know we will be putting a unique fun spin onto our party, so keep an eye out for news on that. The location itself is a neat treat, and it can only hold a certain amount of people so forum members will get the first signup notice!
ASW folk have been kind enough to share 2 ASW silver passes ($249) for me to give out on my blog! So it’s contest time! I’ll keep it simpler then a rap this time, I’m looking for 2 very unique/interesting case studies to run. So to win a pass share a FANTASTIC case study concept that i should run. The 2 most interesting case study ideas will win the passes. I’ll be the judge.
The Prize
2 Free ASW Silver Passes
How To Win?
Share an amazing unique case study idea related to affiliate marketing! It can be absolutely anything, it just needs to be related to affiliate marketing, useful and unique. I will most likely run the 2 case studies as well. No more than 2 submissions per person.
If you haven’t registered for ASW better now then never.
> www.affiliatesummit.com/register
I’ll announce winners next week. Let your creative juices flow,
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5 campaigns every 30 days seems to be about my average lately. I see a lot of hype around 30 campaigns in 30 days and as much as i understand the theory behind it, i feel it’s missing something, and that ‘something’ is a question you should be asking yourself… how much money do i want to make from my time?
Before i get into what i mean let me first say there is absolutely nothing wrong with the throwing shit at the wall and seeing if it will sticks method of affiliate marketing, i’ve done it myself many many times, and i will do it again but when i’m trying to launch campaigns that will make me ‘Bugatti’ money, then it’s time to ask yourself “Will this campaign have the realistic possibility of making me big money?”
…and that question usually has 1 component to answer it: Your traffic source!
Your traffic source is your most important component of any campaign. It’s the deciding factor of how much volume your campaign will receive, your cpc/cpm, etc… Is it maybe worth your time focusing on traffic rather than campaign ideas?
Here’s the main thing… A lot of these 30 campaigns in 30 days stories take place on PPV because of the targeting options PPV offers. You can easily target 30 very different things. Whats it missing? ..significant volume per each campaign!
This is the main problem with rapid fire campaign testing. Your testing many campaigns, around a concept that has a low volume ceiling. So even if 3/30 campaigns succeed it’s unlikely you’ll be raking in the bacon.
The main thing to make clear is it’s not an actual problem, it’s just a problem if your wanting to make a Gustavo Fring type of salary (breaking bad reference).
You need significant traffic volume to make you significant money, not much more needs to be said.
If you want to be a BAUSS, then maybe testing 30 traffic sources in 30 days is what you want to be doing.
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This concept isn’t for everyone, but if your more interested in long-term income, and CPA offers have you bummed out then making your own small niche may just tickle your fancy!
This post is about creating your own niche or entering a niche with no advertisers/products (or very little), creating your own product (digital or physical), so you don’t have to worry about all the downsides of CPA such a pulled offers, payout changes, competition and traffic sources hating on you etc. Don’t get me wrong CPA marketing is my bread and butter, but mixing it up never hurts anyone.
The goal is to create a product in a niche with no competition. It’s a bit different then becoming an advertiser in a competitive niche such as weight loss (this has a lot more steps/complications to launch).
The idea:
- To get very creative and create a product where no man has created one before
- It should be in a niche/area with very low or no competition at all
- You can sell via SEO, PPC, anyway you like, just have a marketing plan!
- You want to capitalize on something specific that no one else is capitalizing on (this is the main goal!)
Just to clear the air to make sure your thinking the right way, here are some examples of what you should and shouldn’t do:
(YES) Creating a ebook on spending $50/week on groceries for families
(NO) Creating a weightless ebook
(YES) Buying blank hats in bulk, hiring a designer, and writing “i love rihanna” on them. Targeting people going to rhianna concerts.
(NO) Creating a snoring solution pill
(YES) Buying bulk vampire contact lenses, make an awesome sales page, and target twilight and true blood fans
…The last one is my best example! and is definitely something that can be done.
A proven example is the story of a guy who created an ebook on ‘how to jump higher’ and is now making atleast $75,000 a month. This is more of a longterm example, but he pretty much created a product in a niche that didn’t have many products, and now he owns that niche. You can read more here: http://stackthatmoney.com/2010/11/09/how-1-ebook-makes-75000-a-month/
Another example (in a much smaller niche) is an ebook on how to meet japanese girls when going to japan (made for foreigners to Japan). This is a PRIME example because it caters to a very small specific niche, and has a lot of opportunity for unique advertising options with NO competition at all.
Becoming a advertiser in a small nice gives you a lot of power. The main benefit is long term campaign with unique advertising opportunities.
More benefits
- Way less competition!
- Longer lasting profits
- Not worrying about campaigns dying
- Not worrying about scrubbing/pulled offers
- Not worry about traffic source disapproval/bans
- Unique advertising packages you can find on smaller sites related to your niche
The main cons
- Refunds
- Merchant issues
- Support
The money is usually smaller when running a campaign like this, but i enjoy the longer lasting campaigns, which you can build up for months, tweak several times and still have it running after. It’s also profitable month after month and lot less stressful. This whole operation takes time and you need a solid marketing plan, but if you have a unique idea in a non competitive niche, you could put your affiliate marketing skills to use and see some longterm profits with tons of room for expansion! I wrote a complete guide on this in the forums which explains exactly how I’ve done this twice, and I’m the #1 seller in my current niche and it looks like it may last for years to come. It’s not the same money I’ve seen from big campaigns, but the longevity of it is a very nice change from my usual work!
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Polls
Top 6 Affiliate Rhymes (NDemand Contest) VOTE NOW!
- Derek Lester (65%, 2,167 Votes)
- V (32%, 1,078 Votes)
- Bill (1%, 46 Votes)
- Garrett (1%, 21 Votes)
- Sean (0%, 11 Votes)
- Stu (1%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 3,333
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