Automate Your Article Submissions

Anik Singal has written two case studies on article marketing for members of the Affiliate Classroom. The first covers the reasons for article marketing and how to write and submit articles. The second covers Anik's results and new strategies he has used to have 17,300 sites refer targeted traffic to him.

Central to Anik's strategy is the automatic submission of articles which enables you to achieve a critical mass of exposure very quickly. Anik uses and recommends SubmitYourArticle.com for automatic submission to article directories and article announcement lists.

Anik maintains that automatic article submission is the key change he made to become successful:
I would say that the biggest change I have made in my strategy is that I no longer submit articles by hand to ANY website - it just takes too long.

I have followed Anik's recommendation and used SubmitYourArticle.com during this month. It was great to see my articles on multiple Google pages when I searched under the article title.

I am delighted to say that one of my articles reached the No1 position in Google for one of my major keywords. This article had been submitted to the relevant article directory, via SubmitYourArticle.com, less than three weeks previously.

Of course, one of the advantages of article submission is that your articles appear on article directories that are frequently ranked highly by Google because directories are content rich.

I found SubmitYourArticle.com very easy to use - no software installation involved! You still need to register manually with the relevant directories that require a username and password. However, SubmitYourArticle.com makes this easy through their article management system which takes you to the sign-up page of each directory and then enables you to store your username and password for easy access. Once registered, you do not need to register again.

Entering your article and related details to SubmitYourArticle.com is very easy and takes a minimal amount of time. I found the best strategy for me was to first submit my article to EzineArticles.com to ensure I had the format right and my article was acceptable to editors. I was then able to "cut and paste" to enter the article in the SubmitYourArticle.com data base.

Then it was a matter of pressing the "submit" button and my article was sent automatically to 10 major directories that required username and password, a further 10 not requiring these details and a number of article announcement lists as well as an undisclosed number of websites. The beauty of this is that the article directories, in turn, provide content for thousands of website owners and ezine marketers.

I can strongly recommend SubmitYourArticle.com to give your article marketing a turbo boost.

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http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=r&id=1&aid=1270

Affiliate Classroom Recommends Website Building Software

The September issue of the Affiliate Classroom Magazine strongly supports the use of site building software, especially for "newbies" to affiliate marketing.

Site building software designed for creating marketing web sites frequently have market-tested templates that "take much of the guesswork out of design". The Affiliate Classroom Magazine stresses some of these advantages:
These tools automate certain tasks and have SEO-friendly templates built right into them, which can save you time when you add content or products to your sites, or when you change the navigation. Their interfaces are primarily wizard-based, meaning you 'fill in the blanks', build a set number of pages, and interlink them without having to load in each template separatley and do a lot of hand-coding.

If you get the right site building software, you can easily build AdSense ads, sitemaps and navigation links. The Affiliate Classroom Magazine suggests that XSitePro, which was "designed by marketers for marketers" has a number of advantages. The Magazine author maintains that XSitePro has "excellent basic templates" and is "certainly the easiest of all site creation programs we've tested".

XSitePro is getting rave reviews from users in forums that I have visited recently.

The Affiliate Classroom Magazine is only one of the many services provided by the Affiliate Classroom. You can trial the Affiliate Classroom step-by-step coaching approach for $1 at:
http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=r&id=1&aid=1270

Rosalind Gardner Recommends Affiliate Classroom

In her blog post on the 15 November, Rosalind Gardner had this to say about the Affiliate Classroom:
I'm an Affiliate Classroom member, and I have also been working with Anik and his students (teleclasses and writing for his magazine), so I can vouch for the fact that his program literally takes you by the hand and walks you through until you’re making money.

Rosalind's full posting where she recommends the Affiliate Classroom can be found at:
http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-trackback.php/65

The RSS feed for Rosalind's NetProfitsToday blog:
http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/wp-rss2.php

My own experience with the Affiliate Classroom confirms Rosalind's comments. The step-by-step coaching provided is unique and is supported by success case studies, detailed tutorials, conference calls with leading affiliate marketers such as Rosalind, the monthly Affiliate Classroom Magazine, articles and a marketing library with e-books and software. The "how to..." approach makes it easy to implement the ideas and techniques suggested by Anik in the Affiliate Classroom. A particular strength of the program is its capacity to keep you focused and on-track.

P.S . Rosalind Gardner is author of the best-selling “Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made *$436,797* in One Year Selling Other People’s Stuff Online".

Conference Call with Russell Branson

Affiliate Classroom provided a "free conference call" with Russell Branson for members during October [members pay only the cost of the telephone call].

These conference calls with a leading affiliate marketer are held monthly for members.

Previous conference calls involved:
* Rosalind Gardner (see earlier post)
* Jim Edwards
* Anik Singal (Founder of the Affiliate Classroom).

The monthly calls are recorded and stored in the [conference call] Archive.

This conference call service is one of many services provided by the Affiliate Classroom.

The Affiliate Classroom offers a $1 trial which you can take advantage of here:

http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=r&id=1&aid=1270

Affiliate Classroom Offers $1,000 Reward for Recruiters

Affiliate Classroom is offering affiliates who recruit one other paying member a chance to win $1,000.

All you have to do is get just ONE sale as an affiliate to qualify for the $1000 cash prize drawing!

You can become an affiliate at no cost through this link:
http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=s&id=1&sponsor=1270

Affiliate Classroom also offers a $1 trial of their step-by-step coaching in affiliate marketing. Sign up now for the $1 trial:
http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=r&id=1&aid=1270

Affiliate Marketing - A Little TLC Goes a Long Way

This is another article that has been accepted by EzineArticles.com.

I simply followed the guidelines given to me by the AffiliateClassroom
and my article was accepted in 3 days and I was acknowledged as an
"expert writer". This has given my article increased visibility (see
earlier posting - Become an expert writer of viral marketing
articles.)

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Affiliate Marketing - A Little TLC Goes a Long Way

What is one thing that separates the leading affiliate marketers from the rest?

They show TLC – tender loving care – towards their downline members.

This may sound very “touchy-feely”, but TLC is a real business imperative. If you ignore the intellectual, financial or emotional needs of your affiliate downline, you do so at your own cost.

TLC means using accessible language – writing in a way that others can understand. This requires you to break down complex concepts and processes and describe them in simple terms so that the average person-on-the-Net can understand them. If you use Internet Marketing jargon, you need to explain the terms you use – not assume everyone understands them.

TLC involves making yourself accessible to your affiliate downline members by phone, email, chat rooms, instant messenger, teleclasses and/or teleconferences.

TLC is visible when you promote collaborative learning and sharing through your affiliate forum and when you model appropriate behaviour such as genuinely welcoming new comers to the affiliate program.

TLC is recognisable when you are generous in sharing what works for you, what you have found helpful and the mistakes you have made.

TLC is encouraging and supportive. It is reflected when you express understanding of the emotional and financial needs of your downline members through comments such as:
* “You might have difficulty writing articles, so here is some hints on where to start…”
* “You might not have the money for Overture or other Pay per Click options, but have you tried these free classified ad sites?”
* “You may not have your own website yet, but you could easily create a blog in the meantime…”

TLC is responsive - prompt replies and assistance communicate understanding and valuing others. Requests for information and assistance frequently come from affiliates who are “at a loss”, frustrated or feeling helpless. If you can respond quickly to their request for help, you will redress their emotional state and, at the same time, create increased positive regard for yourself.

TLC shines through when you show something of yourself - your own humanity and vulnerability. Affiliates need to appreciate that you too are only human, that you make mistakes and wrong decisions. They also need to know that affiliate marketing is a continuous learning process and that you are an active learner yourself.

A little TLC goes a long way in affiliate marketing.

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This article is written by Ron Passfield, PhD, affiliate marketing coach, who is developing his affiliate business through the step-by-step coaching offered by the Affiliate Classroom:
http://affiliateclassroom.com/x.cgi?a=r&id=1&aid=1270&p=6

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