So I haven’t posted in the month of September yet, and it’s half over. Not good. For some reason I’ve got writer’s block this month and can’t think about anything to blog about. So it’s up to you guys now, tell me what you want to hear about! Just post in the comments and tell me something that you’d like to know more about, problems you’ve been having with your marketing efforts, or whatever strikes your fancy.
Thanks in advance!
There can be a lot of downtime in Affiliate Marketing. All of the social platforms, PPV networks, and many other traffic sources require manual approval of ads. This means that after you submit an ad you can be waiting anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of days before you can see if all your hard work paid off. This can be frustrating, so what is a bored marketer to do when his ads are pending? Let’s look at some options…
Create More Ads
Ah yes, the old standard. We could certainly spend our time creating more ads. The problem with this is it leads to a downward spiral of waiting for ads to be approved. For me, it’s like for every campaign that has a group of ads pending takes up about 10% of my available brain power. So I’ve got five campaigns pending, then I’m seriously impaired. I can’t think of anything except whether or not the ads are approved, has my budget already been blown through, was the CTR any good, etc. So yes, I do create more ads in my downtime, but only up to a certain point.
Go to the Gym
This is a good idea that I had recently. Maybe I could take my downtime and start working off those internet marketer pounds that creep on so easily! I have yet to successfully pull it off, but in theory it works good. Working out relieves stress and takes your mind off of the ads that are pending. Come home, take a shower, have a bite to eat and then log back in and hit F5. I’ll have to try that…
Play Video Games
There is a self-destructive part of my brain that likes to think that after I’ve completed two hours of work for the day, I have earned the right to screw around for the remaining daylight hours. This is not true. This is one of those situations where you have to ask yourself, what would Ryan Eagle do? Love him or hate him, the guy is motivated. He knows what he wants, and he goes out there and gets it.
Write a Blog Post
Now we’re talking. What better thing to do with your downtime then write about your downtime in a blog post? It’s a great way to feel like you are doing something productive, while keeping your mind on the goal at hand. This is going to be my new go-to method for passing time. I made a mid-new-year’s resolution to try and blog every day. It’s harder than it looks.
Ok I think that’s all for now. Time to go check and see if my ads are approved yet.
It’s about time, but my partner in crime over at TriFoxMedia, Boone Riddle, now has a blog at last! Check out his first post. Heck, subscribe to the RSS feed and make sure you get all of the juicy posts before anyone else.
During the last few months, there has been a rash of blog posts cropping up left and right about local affiliate marketing. There have been good ones and bad ones and then all the guest posts by Dennis Yu. All of that aside, if you are an affiliate blogger then you owe it to yourself to write one of these bad boys. Here’s how it is done…
1. Tell your readers how there is a whole new world of affiliate marketing right in their backyard, where they can be their own boss and not have to worry about the big bad networks and advertisers scrubbing all of their leads.
2. Make sure to mention that Dentists, Lawyers, Massage Therapists, Insurance & Real Estate Agents and anyone else who commonly works off of referrals are the best worst possible candidates because they understand the value of a good lead.
3. Explain to them that this is going to take some good old fashioned salesmanship on their part, because they most likely have not harnessed the power of the internet yet. If that doesn’t scare them away, then mention that there will always be squabbles over what counts as a lead at the end of the month.
4. Bring up the fact that Google Voice is amazing and that you have been using it for local lead gen forever, even though 99% of your readers can’t get an invite.
5. Throw some massive numbers around, like how the keyword “San Francisco DUI Attorney” is going for over $20 per click on the search engines. If you have the stones, substitute in your own keyword or niche to scare them away from competing with you.
6. ???
7. Profit! Enjoy shooting fish in a barrel until the next wave of young pups learns what you have been up to and spoils all the ROI for you.
I am writing this from my iPhone. Consider that for a second. A couple of years ago, this would have seemed like a flight of fancy, but here we are in 2008 and it is happening.
It takes a little getting used to, typing with your thumbs and no tactile resistance. That being said, it grows on you, like a fungus.
That’s all the sage wisdom I can offer tonight. Thanks for stopping bye.
