Hello Everyone!

I tend to roam through forums throughout the day on a daily basis, and I have noticed that newbies are always saying that they are having trouble coming up with a new niche to market. I must admit, when I first started out, I was looking for high paying affiliate products. I would find products, and then from there, I would try to build niche sites to sell these products. In my opinion, with all that I have learned, this is definitely the wrong way to approach niche marketing.

If you are just starting out and you are interested in niche marketing, I would definitely try to find a niche that you are interested in first. Internet Marketing is painful enough. Do not make it harder on yourself by going into a niche that you know absolutely nothing about. I recommend that you start out in a niche that you are familiar with, or if possible, look into your hobbies. You will be doing a lot of writing, and it is a hell of a lot easier to write about something that you are familiar with.

I recently came across this great report that has a few hundred niches that many people do not ever think about looking into. Take a look at this list and let me know what you think. Just about every niche in this list has some sort of product that you can market. If you cannot find a product, create your own! I will get into this a little more at a later date.

A Few Hundred Niches

If you have any questions or comments about this report, please let me know! I would love to help you get started if you are having trouble.

If you like what you see, please feel free to re-tweet this post or share it with a friend!

Have a great day!

Go Hard or Go Home~

Chris Jense

Good Afternoon!

I was just thinking about something today that I see and hear all too often. I am always reading in forums that people are so excited because their blog or article is ranked number 1 in Google for their keyword, but they are upset and asking why they are not making any sales. Do not get me wrong, being number 1 in the eyes of Google is great, but many times it is not always going to yield the results that you are hoping for.

So you built a great looking site! Or did you?

You wrote a great article selling the latest e-book about Internet Marketing! Or did you?

Just because you are number 1 with Google does not mean that your site or article is going to convert. Did you spend any time making your site look good? Did you make it appealing to your targeted audience? Did you provide great content and advise?

I see too many sites pop up in the number 1 spot that are UGLY! They did not write great structured content. They tried to write for Google instead of writing for their targeted audience. Then, half of what they wrote did not make sense. It was a bunch of crap thrown together with their keywords sprinkled every few sentences. I probably do what 100% of your potential buyers do: Hit the back button and go to the next page!

If you are feeling me on this, then I would like for you to take a little time to revamp your site. Give it some character. Give it well structured content. Give advise. Do not just sell, sell, sell. People do not want this. They want to know how to find whatever it is that they are looking for.

Get your visitors to trust you. Make them want to come back. Give them something for free (you can use this to build a list).

All I am saying is this, “Yes, you do want to get noticed and ranked in Google’s algorithms, but if all that you serve up is crap, that is all that you will get in terms of results.”

I hope that you find this helpful, an I look forward to your comments and arguments!

If you like what I have to say, feel free to re-tweet this or share it with all of your struggling Internet Marketing buddies!

Go Hard or Go Home!

Chris Jensen

Good Morning!

I am just going to do a quick post today to recognize SiteFling.com’s 30 Day Apprentice Challenge.  This challenge was a great opportunity for me as well as many other people.  I know that I learned a lot of things about building a successful Internet Marketing business, and I am very thankful for all of the information that I learned.  All of this would not have been possible without a couple of great people named Justin and Chaunna Brooke.  Justin and Chaunna are the masterminds behind SiteFling.com, and they put together a great contest for their visitors.  Without them, you would not be looking at this blog today.

In addition to all of the hard work and dedication that Justin and Chaunna put into this competition, I would also really like to thank each and every one of the contestants that stuck it out until the end.  Because of these great people, I pushed my limits to compete with these great minds.  This is going to take a little bit of space, but I would like to thank each person by name.  These great people worked every day for 30 days straight to provide a little bit of themselves to the world wide web!

Justin and Chaunna Brooke

Blog: http://sitefling.com/blog

Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinbrooke, http://twitter.com/chaunna

Jason Benfield

Blog: http://www.jaysmastermind.com

Bill Romer

Blog: http://askbillromer.com

Neal Battaglia

Blog: http://saxstation.com

Joe Butler

Blog: http://whoisjoebutler.com

Keith Ng

Blog: http://masterkeith.com

Julie Wood

Blog: http://juliewoodblog.com

Eddie “Red-Dayton”

Blog: http://reds-web.com

Jeffrey Mireault

Blog: http://JeffreyMireault.com

Pam Brechlin

Blog: http://pambrechlin.com

Clint Anderson

Blog: http://askclintanderson.com

Maggie David

Blog: http://askmaggiedavid.com

Eric Transue

Blog: http://erictransue.com

Jean Francois Cormier

Blog: http://cormierjf.com

Robin and Travis

Blog: http://robinandtravis.com

Yvonne Maddox

Blog: http://yvonnem.com

Paul Clutterbuck

Blog: http://paulclutterbuck.com

Ray Miller

Blog: http://raymillerblog.com

David Rosemill

Blog: http://davidrosemill.com

Michael Hartzell

Blog: http://michaelhartzell.com/blog

Zack Powell

Blog: http://homebasedbusiness101.com

Great job to everyone that made it this far!  I know that I am missing a few, so if you do not see your info, let me know and I will get you added to the list ASAP!  I really look forward to working with all of you in the future!  Best of luck to each of you!  Justin and Chaunna will be announcing their winner on Tuesday, June 23.

Please check out these amazing blogs, and do not foget to follow these guys and gals on Twitter, because I can promise you that you will be getting a lot of great information!

Go Hard or Go Home!

Chris Jensen

Affiliate Marketing is by far one of the easiest ways to make money online. It is a revenue sharing business relationship between the affiliate who agrees to promote the products or services, and the merchant who offers them.

The affiliate advertises the merchant’s products and services and gets a commission for every successful referral. Every time a customer is referred to the merchant’s site through the affiliate’s efforts, and makes a purchase, the affiliate gets a share of the profit. No payment is due to the affiliate until successful results are realized. Compensation is based on either number of visits, registrant, or commission for each sale.

Affiliate Marketers can earn a few bucks to thousands of dollars with affiliate programs. The opportunity to earn in affiliate marketing can only be limited by the affiliate’s determination, creativity and strategy. It is a brilliant way to earn online, and you do not have to produce your own product or service to make a buck. By advertising your merchant’s products passionately, you get more in return. Profits in affiliate marketing usually start small but can get larger as the campaign starts to build up steam.

There are many things that an affiliate marketer can do to maximize their profits. If you ask any affiliate marketer how many affiliate checks they would want to receive, they will most likely want to get as many as possible. Some affiliate checks are small, amounting to nothing more than $25. While others are large and can easily reach the thousands and even more. Over time, these affiliate checks may build up to a really impressive amount. However, making a fortune in affiliate marketing is not instant. You must be willing to put in enough work and effort as well. You have to use your imagination to find more ways to attract more web traffic that can convert to sales for the merchant and profit for you as well.

How many affiliate checks do you want to receive? Most affiliate marketers will enthusiastically reply that they want to receive as many affiliate checks as possible. However, is it as easy as it sounds? Does joining many affiliate marketers guarantee more affiliate checks that really amount to something? The answer is No. Most affiliate marketers assume that joining multiple affiliate programs is a wise option. Many people think that it is very easy to join affiliate programs and there is really nothing to lose, so many affiliate marketers are tempted to join as many programs they can get their hands on. Thus, they fail to give their affiliate programs enough attention and work that they ought to receive. The maximum potential of the affiliate programs are not realized and the resulting income from these programs will almost certainly be disappointing.

The best way to achieve multiple streams of income is to concentrate on one affiliate program first. Choose a product or service that you can promote passionately. Pick a product in which you have complete trust. The best products and services to promote are those that you use personally. Your prospects will be able to sense your sincerity whenever you promote a product that you have experienced. This will greatly enhance your credibility as well as your product’s marketability and will really encourage your visitor to purchase the product or service.

As soon as your first affiliate program is making a reasonable profit then you can proceed to joining another affiliate program and repeat the process. “Too much, too soon” is a common pitfall in affiliate marketing. Joining too many affiliate programs simultaneously in the hopes of having multiple streams of income simply does not work.

Focus first on one affiliate program and work on it so that it makes a good profit. Then, go find another promising program and give it your best effort. The question should not be how many affiliate checks you want to receive, but how many “high-paying” affiliate checks can you receive. The answer lies in your determination to succeed and determination to maximize your earning potential. With the right tools, the right actions, and perseverance you can definitely make a good profit out of affiliate marketing.

I hope that you are able to use this to your advantage.  When I first started out, I joined every affiliate program that I could find.  This is why it took me just over a year to start seeing profits.  If you take this advice and start out building one campaign at a time you will become much more successful.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Go Hard or Go Home!

Chris Jensen