| Affiliate Handbook Review | Date: - Thu Jan 26th |
| Rosalind Gardner Super Affiliate Handbook Review |
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It seems stupid now, but after 2 years of marketing products as an affiliate, I had never purchased a copy of Rosalind Gardner's ebook.
Maybe I was put off by the title at first-
"The Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 In One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online"
as it did seem (at the time) rather hypie that someone could manage to generate nearly half a million dollars by promoting products for other people.
I soon learned that if you do it right, affiliate marketing is the best way to start a home business, small overheads, no customer support, work when you want to, spending as much, or as little time as you choose on your business.
At the time I still hadn't read Rosalind's book, and didn't really think it would help as I'd purchased quite a few ebooks and read most of the free articles and ebooks I could find on the subject.
That all changed when Rosalind contacted me about one of her links on GuruDAQ.
We got talking about affiliate marketing and on how I could improve the marketing on my site.
Her professional but candid manner impressed me and convinced me to get a copy of the book.
Here is my review of it.
The ebook is 273 pages and this is a list of the contents.
INTRODUCTION
How to Get the Most from the “HandBook”
Make Money with this Book!
INTERNET & AFFILIATE MARKETING BASICS
Debunking the 6 Biggest Myths (Lies) about Internet Marketing
How Do Affiliate Programs Work?
Affiliating vs Reselling24
15 Fabulous Reasons to Affiliate
Work from Almost Anywhere in the World!
Overview of the Business-Building Process
‘Player’ or SUPER-Affiliate?
How’s This for a Lifestyle?
SETTING UP SHOP
Basic Knowledge
5 Basic Hardware & Service Components
Basic Software
Additional Software to Consider
Basic Business Expenses
RESEARCH A PROFITABLE TOPIC
Brainstorm Your Best Niche
Does My Idea Have Profit Potential?
Let’s Start with ‘Keyword’ Research
Keyword Research Tools
Build Even Bigger Keyword Lists
How Many Competitors Will You Have?
Now for the REAL Competition
WHO are Your Competitors?
Still More Market Research Tools
Profit Potential: Let’s Do the Math
HOW TO FIND MERCHANTS
Affiliate Networks
48 Affiliate Networks (A List)
Commission Junction: My Favorite Affiliate Network
Affiliate Program Directories 103
How to Find Merchants with Stand-Alone or ‘In-House’ Affiliate Programs
HOW TO CHOOSE PRODUCTS & AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
5 Easy Ways to Assess a Product or Service
Great Product, No Program - Now What?
Google Adsense: A Lucrative Alternative to Product Sales
Affiliate Programs: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Join an Affiliate Program
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe
Should You Affiliate with Bookstores?
Sorry, Your Application was Rejected
You're Fired!
A Good Program to Join
Types of Programs to Avoid
When to Drop a Program
Prescription: Diversify or Die
Save Time with a “Ready-Made” Business
PLAN & BUILD YOUR SITE
Do I Really Need My Own Web Site?
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
What’s in a Name?
Register Your Own Domain Name
Web Hosting – Features, Support & Value
Recommended Hosting Services
Don't Build a Mall… Build a Theme Park!
Site Structure - 'Micro' or Content?
One Topic - Multiple Domains?
Success = 90% planning + 10% execution
4 Site Building Options
6 Web Site Essentials
Design Rules-of-Thumb
Web Site Building Primers
9 Ways to Make Search Engine Friendly Pages
10 Scripts & Code Snippets
THE JOB OF SELLING
Content is STILL King
How to Write Compelling Product Endorsements
Learn the Art of Copywriting
Merchant Copy and Sales Tools
How to Build a 1,000-Page Content Site in Mere Seconds!
Credibility Pays
31 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR SITE
8 Ways to Get Traffic Fast
12 Ways to Get FREE Traffic to Your Site
11 Ways to Market Your Site Offline
MANAGE & GROW YOUR BUSINESS
How to Get & Stay Organized
Regular Tasks
Do it Daily
Monthly Tasks
Quarterly Tasks
Yearly Tasks
How to Evaluate Your Site's Performance
Stats to Track & Numbers to Crunch
Collecting Data
Recording Data
3 Ways to Prevent Commission Theft
25 Avoidable Mistakes
3 Ways to Negotiate a Raise
How to Use Fluctuating Foreign Exchange Rates to Your Advantage as an Affiliate
Forums: Participate & Learn
Don’t Be Shy
RESOURCES
Glossary of Terms
Rosalind's Recommended Resources
A Few of My Favorite Affiliate Programs
Rosalind's writing style is friendly and humerous, she peppers the whole book with real world examples of exactly what she did, good or bad.
What impressed me was the amount of extra marketing information that is in the book, from pay-per-click mastery to sorting out your accounts, and keeping track of all your expenses.
Please note that Rosalind's Updated the book twice since this review and so it is kept up to date with all the newest Affiliate info.
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Conclusion
Overall Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook is a must for any affiliate marketer.
I spotted a few typos in this old version I had but this didn't distract from the information contained.
It's generally very well written, it covers everything you need to know about making money selling other peoples stuff.
I Highly Recommended it.
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