Lelucon Takdir

Gadis itu sendiri dengan pandangan menerawang entah kemana. Udara dingin yang menusuk tidak dihiraukannya. Entah tidak dihiraukan atau kulitnya memang sudah terbiasa. Beberapa kendaraan melintas di hadapannya, tapi tidak menciptakan perubahan reaksi apapun dari gadis tersebut.
Tiba-tiba sebuah uang logam berputar pelan di kakinya. Membuat gadis itu mendongak, ternyata seseorang telah melemparkan uang logam tersebut kepadanya. Gadis itu hanya tersenyum kecut tanpa menghiraukan uang logam itu. Kemudian ia beranjak dari duduknya dan berjalan menelusuri trotoar.
“Mereka pikir aku butuh uang itu? Mereka pikir aku siapa?” Gumamnya pelan.
“Heh kau!” Teriak seseorang.
“Heh kau! Gadis berbaju abu-abu” Tambah orang itu lagi.
Gadis itu berhenti. Sejenak ia melihat baju yang menempel di tubuhnya. Kemudian ia menoleh ke belakang. “Kau memanggilku?” Tanyanya.
“Iya, siapa lagi kalau bukan kau” Jawab orang itu sambil berjalan mendekati gadis tersebut.
“Namaku bukan ‘heh’ ataupun ‘kau’. Aku punya nama!” Balas gadis itu dingin.
“Kau pikir aku mempedulikan namamu”
Gadis itu memandang orang dihadapannya dengan tatapan benci. “Ada apa?”
“Kenapa kau menatapku seperti itu?” Tanya orang tersebut “Seharusnya kau berterima kasih kepadaku, ini uangmu ada yang terjatuh” Tambahnya sambil mengulurkan sebuah uang logam kepada gadis itu.
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Memperbarui Tujuan Pembelajaran

Oleh: Agus Riyanto

Setelah beberapa episode artikel yang lalu kita membahas masalah “cinta” dengan aneka problematikanya, sekarang mari kita membicarakan masalah yang labih penting untuk masa depan kita, yakni pendidikan atau lebih tepatnya kegiatan pembelajaran. Dengan melakukan pembelajaranlah kita yang dulunya bodoh dan tidak tahu apa-apa, sekarang telah menjadi manusia dewasa yang memiliki wawasan, pengetahuan atau filosofi dalam menempuh kesempatan indah karunia Sang Pencipta berupa “kehidupan” ini.

Kebanyakan pelajar atau mahasiswa pergi ke sekolah atau ke kampus hanya untuk mendapatkan ijasah, kemudian setelah lulus mencari pekerjaan. Tujuan mereka belajar—selama kurang lebih 12 tahun (bagi lulusan SLTA), 17 tahun (bagi sarjana S1), dan seterusnya–hanya satu, yakni untuk mencari dan mendapatkan pekerjaan. Itulah yang umum terjadi. Kebanyakan mereka mengejar pekerjaan yang aman dan terjamin. Setelah mendapatkan pekerjaan…, ya sudah! Baginya tidak ada lagi yang perlu dipelajari lebih jauh selain mendapatkan kenaikan gaji, pangkat, dan jabatan yang lebih tinggi.

Menurut pendapat saya, tujuan seperti itu kurang bon
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Saya Mau Berubah

Dikisahkan, di sebuah seminar motivasi, setelah mendengar banyak kiat-kiat dan pelajaran di sana, saatnya para peserta pulang dengan membawa kesan dan semangat yang membara untuk dipraktekkan di kehidupan mereka lebih lanjut. Di antara mereka, beberapa orang tampak mengalami kemajuan yang berarti. Mereka yang merasakan manfaat dan sangat terbantu setelah mengikuti seminar tersebut, memberitahu teman dan saudara-saudaranya bahwa seminar yang diikutinya sangat bagus dan luar biasa. Dia mulai melakukan anjuran yang diajarkan dan mengalami perubahan cara pandang dan kebiasaannya. Dikesehariaannya, dia berusaha terus menyemangati diri sendiri, aktif mengikuti kegiatan yang positif, mengarahkan seluruh perhatiannya pada usaha yang dijalankan, dan hasilnya….perubahan yang luar biasa dikehidupannya! Mengalami kemajuan dan bersyukur!

Ada kelompok yang lain. Setelah mengikuti seminar, mereka juga tampak bersemangat, bersiap-siap untuk mengadakan perubahan, membuat rencana sedetil mungkin. Sayangnya, setelah beberapa saat, re
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Karet Gelang

Suatu kali saya membutuhkan karet gelang, satu saja. Shampoo yang akan saya bawa tutupnya sudah rusak. Harus dibungkus lagi dengan plastik lalu diikat dengan karet gelang. Kalau tidak bisa berabe. Isinya bisa tumpah ruah mengotori seisi tas. Tapi saya tidak menemukan satu pun karet gelang. Di lemari tidak ada. Di gantungan-gantungan baju tidak ada. Di kolong-kolong meja juga tidak ada.

Saya jadi kelabakan. Apa tidak usah bawa shampoo, nanti saja beli di jalan. Tapi mana sempat, waktunya sudah mepet. Sudah ditunggu yang jemput lagi. Akhirnya saya coba dengan tali kasur, tidak bisa.

Dipuntal-puntal pakai kantong plastik, juga tidak bisa. Waduh, karet gelang yang biasanya saya buang-buang, sekarang malah bikin saya bingung. Benda kecil yang sekilas tidak ada artinya, tiba-tiba menjadi begitu penting.

Saya jadi teringat pada seorang teman waktu di Yogyakarta dulu. Dia tidak menonjol, apalagi berpengaruh. Sungguh, Sangat biasa-bisa saja. Dia hanya bisa mendengarkan saat orang-orang lain ramai berdiskusi. Dia

hanya bisa melakukan apa yang diperintahkan kepadanya. Itu pun kadang-kadang salah. Kemampuan dia memang sangat terbatas.

Tetapi dia sangat senang membantu orang lain; entah menemani pergi, membelikan sesuatu, atau mengeposkan surat. Pokokn
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Lampu Merah

Dari kejauhan, lampu lalu-lintas di perempatan itu masih menyala hijau.

Mike segera menekan pedal gas kendaraannya. Ia tak mau terlambat. Apalagi ia tahu perempatan di situ cukup padat sehingga lampu merah biasanya menyala cukup lama. Kebetulan jalan di depannya agak lenggang.

Lampu berganti kuning. Hati Mike berdebar berharap semoga ia bisa melewatinya segera. Tiga meter menjelang garis jalan, lampu merah menyala.

Mike bimbang, haruskah ia berhenti atau terus saja. “Ah, aku tak punya kesempatan untuk menginjak rem mendadak,” pikirnya sambil terus melaju.

Prit!!!

Di seberang jalan seorang polisi melambaikan tangan memintanya berhenti. Mike menepikan kendaraan agak menjauh sambil mengumpat dalam hati. Dari kaca spion ia melihat siapa polisi itu. Wajahnya tak terlalu asing. Hey, itu kan Jack, teman mainnya semasa SMA dulu. Hati Mike agak lega. Ia melompat keluar sambil membuka kedua lengannya.

“Hai, Jack. Senang sekali ketemu kamu lagi!”

“Hai, Mike.” Tanpa senyum.

“Duh, sepertinya saya kena tilang nih? Saya memang agak buru-buru. Istri saya sedang menunggu di rumah.”

“Oh ya?” Tampaknya Jack agak ragu.

Nah, bagus kalau begitu. “Jack, hari ini istriku ulang tahun. Ia dan anak-anak sudah menyiapkan segala sesuatunya. Tentu aku tidak boleh terl
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MENYIKAPI ERA DAN KEBUTUHAN INFORMASI

02 Oktober 2007 – 12:10   (Diposting oleh: Editor)

“We are drowning in information and starved for knowledge. – Kita tenggelam dalam informasi dan haus akan ilmu pengetahuan,” ~ Anonymous

Di zaman yang penuh gerak ini, perubahan dapat terjadi dalam waktu sangat cepat. Informasi menjadi sesuatu yang sangat penting. Tanpa informasi, berupa data, info atau pengetahuan dan lain sebagainya sesuai dengan kebutuhan masing-masing, maka kita akan kesulitan menentukan keputusan paling tepat. “As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life. – Sudah menjadi aturan main, siapapun yang mempunyai informasi terbanyak akan mencapai kesuksesan besar dalam hidupnya,” kata Benjamin Disraeli.

Karena itu informasi terus diburu sebagai upaya menciptakan solusi. Saya pun selalu berusaha mendapatkan informasi terbaru dalam hampir setiap aktivitas yang saya lakukan. Contohnya dalam aktivitas berolah raga di atas treadmill di sebuah pusat kebugaran. Saat itu di depan saya terpampang 10 buah televisi yang menyiarkan program tayangan dari 6 channel televisi Indonesia. Selama ini saya memperhatikan tayangan televisi lokal kurang berkualitas. Saya sangat prihatin kare
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One By One

Yang bisa bertahan hidup dialah yang akan menjadi penguasa. Begitulah hukum rimba yang berlaku. Kita hanya bisa mensyukuri betapa nikmatnya hidup walau terkadang kita juga harus hati-hati dengan kematian. Saat ini aku berada dalam sebuah lingkungan yang dekat dengan kematian dan tidak adanya sebuah kedamaian. Kekerasan selalu menyapaku di setiap hari. Namun hati sebenarnya berbicara lain. Hati ini tidaklah cocok dengan lingkungan seperti itu. Lalu dari manakah aku berasal? Apakah itu juga menjadi penting bagi kalian? Justru mulai dari pertanyaan seperti inilah bahkan pertengkaran-pertengkaran itu terjadi.

Sebagai petarung sejati, tak terbersit sama sekali untuk mengatakan dari mana aku ini berasal dan siapakah aku? menurutmu masih perlukah jika aku mengatakan bahwa aku ini berasal dari papua atau dari makasar, atau bahkan Madura dan sebagainya? Bukankah itu berarti hanya mengandalkan kekuatan etnis yang sangat menakutkan dan tangguh? TIDAK….ini bukanlah langkah seorang kesatria. Bahkan yang demikian itu terlihat sebagai langkah yang sombong. Tapi sebagai lelaki seharusnya. “One by one”….begitulah kata yang selalu terlontar ketika saat akan bertarung.

Tiba-tiba handphoneku bergetar dalam saku celana, itu pertanda bahwa ada temen-temenku yang terlibat dalam sebuah pertarungan. Merke telah memanggilku untuk ikut mempertaru
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Bakat vs Usaha

“Potensi yang tidak diledakkan akan tetap menjadi potensi saja, tidak akan terwujud sebagai kemampuan untuk melakukan tindakan.”

Saya sering mendapatkan keluhan dari mahasiswa maupun peserta training bahwa mereka merasa tidak berbakat memimpin. Dalam kesempatan lain mereka menyampaikan lagi bahwa mereka tidak berbakat seni, olah raga, menulis, dan sederetan alasan lainnya untuk menjustifikasi bahwa mereka tidak mampu melakukan hal tertentu karena mereka tidak berbakat. Kata “tidak berbakat” nampaknya menjadi kambing hitam yang paling mudah. “Jangan salahkan aku kalau aku tidak mampu melakukan hal tertentu karena aku tidak berbakat” demikian kurang lebih pesan yang terkandung dalam pernyataan mereka.

Namun pada saat saya tanyakan kepada yang merasa “tidak berbakat” mengenai sudah seberapa jauh mereka belajar, berlatih dan mencoba, mereka mulai mencari-cari alasan berikutnya. Mereka katakan bahwa walaupun belum mencobanya tetapi mereka tahu dan bisa merasakan kalau mereka tidak berbakat. “Seperti ejakulasi dini saja, belum apa-apa sudah loyo” demikian saya sering meledek mereka-mereka yang terlampau cepat memvonis dirinya tidak mampu karena tidak berbakat.

Berkaitan dengan masalah bakat, dalam suatu kesempatan pelatihan kepemimpinan saya memulai dengan pertanyaan “Apakah Anda percaya bahwa para pemimpin besar memang dilahirkan untuk menjadi seorang pemimpin? Atau Anda
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Kho Ping Hoo - BKS#15 - Si Bangau Merah

Si Bangau Merah

Seri : Bu Kek Siansu #15

Karya : Asmaraman S Kho Ping Hoo

Hujan pertama semalam amat lebatnya, deras dan merata sam­pai puluhan li jauhnya, melegakan hati para petani. Melegakan tanah kering yang sudah berbulan-bulan merindukan air. Pagi hari ini udara amatlah cerah, seolah matahari lebih berseri daripada biasanya, seperti wajah seorang kanak-kanak tersenyum-tawa sehabis menangis. Kewajaran yang indah tak ternilai.

Seluruh permukaan bumi segar berseri seperti seorang puteri jelita baru keluar dari danau sehabis mandi bersih. Daun-daunan nampak hijau segar dan basah, demikian pula bunga-bunga, walaupun tidak tegak lagi melainkan banyak me­nunduk karena hembusan air dan angin semalam, Tanah yang disiram air selagi kehausan itu, mengeluarkan uapan bau tanah yang sedap, bau yang mengingat­kan orang pada masa kanak-kanak ketika dia bermain-main dengan lumpur yung mengasyikkan.

Burung-burung pun lebih lincah pagi itu. Suasana menakutkan mereka sema­lam, hujan dan angin ribut, merupakan bahaya malapetaka yang telah lewat dan mereka menyambut munculnya mataha
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LAYANG-LAYANG

Sebuah layang-layang yang baru saja selesai dibuat. Pemiliknya membawa ia ke lapangan terbuka. Secara perlahan-lahan layang-layang itu menemukan dirinya terbang semakin lama semakin tinggi. Ketika ia mengangkat wajahnya menengadah ke langit, ia berteriak gembira; 'Wuaahhh, langit yang biru. Aku akan terbang tinggi sampai ke ujung sana.' Namun tiba-tiba ia merasa bahwa perjanannya kini agak tersendat dan menjadi berat. Ia tidak bisa bergerak lebih tinggi dan tak mampu maju lebih jauh lagi. Ketika ia menundukkan kepalanya, barulah ia tahu kalau pemiliknya memegang kuat ujung benang. Benang itulah yang membuatnya tak bisa terbang tinggi. Layang-layang itu menjadi amat marah. 'Mengapa ia tidak melepaskan aku?? Bila aku dilepaskan secara bebas, aku pasti akan terbang lebih tinggi menembusi awan-awan yang ada jauh di atas sana.' Demikian layang-layang itu berontak. Tiba-tiba tali benang itu terputus. Dan Ternyata bukan kenikmatanlah yang dia peroleh. Sebaliknya, ia kini jungkir balik terbang tak teratur dibawa angin. Angin kencang datang menghembus, dan ia jatuh tersangkut di atas sebatang pohon. Rangka-rangkanya patah. Kertas-kertasnya sobek. Ia kini menjadi seonggok sampah yang tak berbentuk. Pada saat seseorang berkata bahwa ia hebat dan kuat, saat itu merupakan awal kehancurannya. ....
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By James Agate, founder of Skyrocket SEO - the trusted content & link building partner of digital agencies and a number of super-affiliates.

According to Google “Whether we're shopping for corn flakes, concert tickets or a honeymoon in Paris, the Internet has changed how we decide what to buy. We call this online decision-making moment the Zero Moment of Truth -- or simply ZMOT.” (Source)

In essence we are talking about the internet having created an additional moment of influence between a consumer recognising the need for something and them actually making the purchase.

The Zero Moment of Truth is when consumers are online research their potential purchases, looking for reviews, looking for discounts and in many cases justifying their decision (to themselves or a partner).

In fact, according to Google’s ZMOT survey over 84% of respondents said that online feedback and research helped to influence their purchase decisions.

For your affiliate business, this creates an immense opportunity.

Many affiliates are already taking advantage of the ZMOT without really thinking of it as this i.e. if you run a coupon site or a product review site then you are trying to target customers at the Zero Moment of Truth.

Today though I want to talk about some techniques that you can deploy that go beyond generic advice like “start a review site”! :-)

#1 - Understand your value add

“The art of good business is being a good middleman” the immortal words of mob kingpin Eddie Temple in the superb Brit-gangster film Layer Cake. This epitomizes my feelings on what affiliate marketing is all about - yes, we are middlemen (and women) but we need to be good ones if we want to operate a strong business and be around for years to come.

Understanding where you add value is going to be critical particularly if you are in the business of benefiting from organic traffic. Google in my opinion will continue its work of changing the face of the industry by weeding out the kinds of sites that merely act as an extra step between the SERPs and what the consumer actually wants.

Whether you offer a detailed guide to a topic, an impartial comparison of multiple products or you provide something else that is useful to the customer in need, it doesn’t really matter “what” it is as long as there is something there beyond earning you a quick buck in commission.

Understanding why you exist and focusing on communicating that is how you’ll grow your affiliate business long term.

#2 - Target your content

The large part of the industry isn’t “there” yet when it comes to quality content.

There is a mistaken belief that ‘quality’ simply means legible and free from spelling, grammatical and syntax errors... whilst these are obviously important factors for quality content, the importance of usefulness to the reader is often overlooked.

Effective keyword research and matching the content to the query is the route to generating useful content. If a consumer is looking to open a merchant account for their new eCommerce venture, and has searched for “how to accept credit cards” they probably don’t need information about credit cards from a consumer’s perspective, they want to know about the process involved with opening a merchant account like what paperwork they need to fill out, how much it is going to cost etc.

It is nuances like this, which make it a costly mistake to entirely automate your keyword research efforts.

If a prospect is in their ZMOT looking for information then inadequate content is likely to destroy your chance of a conversion. “Just about readable” isn’t going to cut it when it comes to content creation. Whereas if you are offering deeply valuable content then you can de-rail a prospects purchase path in a good way (i.e. bring them to you before they make a purchasing decision).

In addition to answering the query you should also consider the type of content and what audience it is likely to attract. Many affiliate marketers for example need to reach consumers who are brand new to a market if they are trying to get them to open a forex trading account perhaps so think carefully about the actual type of content you invest in and the audience this will bring. Investing in content that is somewhat relevant to the query is unlikely to bring you the commissions you desire.

I would go so far as to say you should always be focusing on education - that's how you build long-term value in the affiliate space.

Your competitors may be able to outspend you on PPC or buying links but you can attract a following and grow a much stronger brand by teaching people and positioning yourself as the expert. This audience can be leveraged for commissions time and time again.

There are exceptions to this rule naturally as some affiliates value add will be the ability to deliver a discount but there again it could be argued that if most integrated some form of education they could offer visitors a reason to return rather than merely pass through.

#3 - Think off-site

The Zero Moment of Truth is all about the consumer digging around for information, comparing various sources from review sites, independent blogs, social media and so on. If you can control or influence as many sources in an authentic manner then you are dramatically increasing the chances of a conversion.

It is certainly challenging to understand the best way of influencing off-site activity as an affiliate (since you don’t want to go to all that effort only for the consumer to make a direct purchase from the merchant) and this is why you need to add value somewhere in the path to purchase to give the consumer a reason to visit before they are referred to the merchant.

Developing hubs, relevance structures around your site and investing time in interacting in communities in your market are effective ways to reach consumers in their ZMOT.

• Microsite development - are microsites a credible link building strategy?
• Blogs - guest posting puts you on an influential blog and can give you the opportunity to effectively reach ‘ZMOT consumers’ with your message. That’s why a relevant guest post is much more than just another link.
• Yahoo Answers - this may sound low-rent but in a number of markets, we have found it an incredible way of generating highly responsive traffic long-term.
• Quora - similarly to Yahoo Answers except we haven’t seen quite as much success with this.
• Independent sites - including List.ly, Squidoo, Tumblr, Dribble etc. This isn’t just about scoring some low-value links by the way. Turning each of these hubs into an off-site outpost for your main site as a way of dominating more of the path to purchase for consumers and keeping you in the front of their mind.

#4 - Promote (and acquire links) intelligently

Content & query mis-match can be one of the biggest destroyers of conversion for affiliates and indeed any kind of business selling online.

If you find that you have a page that is ranking for a keyword but is perhaps less targeted than another page on your site then look at how you can push the visibility of the correct page. This may be a simple redirect if you are lucky. In most cases though, it is a more complicated exercise as it is likely to be your homepage ranking for a keyword for example when in fact you have a deep page which would be far better suited to that query - you probably won’t be redirecting your homepage anywhere!

In line with improving a user’s experience, you need to help Google present the right page for that query. The 

homepage probably ranks because it is more authoritative than the deep page so more often than not these are the first pages we will focus any link building campaign around as these offer the greatest opportunities for traffic and conversion boosts.

It isn’t just links that help to nudge the right page into the right spot in the SERPs, site structure plays a big part and ensuring the deep page isn’t orphaned somewhere in the depths of your site for example. This guide to information architecture gives a lot of the best practices that you need to ensure are covered.

CTR from the SERPs to an obviously relevant deep page in our experience (on information-search type keywords) is much higher versus a listing just for a homepage where the user feels they are likely to have to perform the search again.

#5 - Take control of comments

Over 30% of respondents in Google’s survey said that they look at the reviews below blog posts about products and services when they are trying to find out information in their ZMOT.

This makes complete sense because the general feeling is that the writer of the piece may well have an ‘interest’ in being positive about product X or service Y whereas the people writing the comments are just like you or I (in the sense that they are consumers looking for information).

Responding to comments, offering resolutions where you can and attempting to clarify any confusion can ensure that consumers in their ZMOT aren’t presented with negative publicity about a product you are promoting or your website itself.

I’m not suggesting whitewashing the comments section of your site and deleting anything resembling less than positive feedback because this will more than likely destroy the effectiveness of a page since it loses all feel of authenticity. However if the consumer comes across a criticism of the thing they are searching for information about followed by a well-crafted response which answers the query then they are likely to feel more confident about continuing down their path to purchase.

Any thoughts or questions? Add them in the comments section below and I will happily get back to you.

Knowing What Fits: Types of Affiliate Marketing You Can Choose From

With its steady rise in popularity, affiliate marketing has been implemented as a means to earn money by more and more people. And with the right affiliate marketing tools and enough effort, the money just keeps flowing in!

But what is affiliate marketing? The simplest explanation would be is that you get paid whenever you make a sale from the products you promote. Sometimes it doesn’t even have to be a sale – some affiliate marketers earn money by having people fill out a form or even just by clicking on an ad! The simplest way to do affiliate marketing is to create your own website, establish your readership, and place the ads where people can see them.

There are many types of affiliate marketing. Depending on your preferences, you can pick one out that would suit you. Let us divide them into three categories which are further explained below.

Indirect

Indirect affiliate marketing mainly deals with the basic campaigns like pay-per-click ads you post on your website. Most beginners use this method since you don’t need any familiarity or even expertise on the products you are promoting – you just place these ads in your website and if people click on them, you get paid.

Related

This method is a bit different from the first in the sense that you are well-aware of what you are promoting. Even if you don’t use the product yourself, these products are still under your field of knowledge; therefore, you can promote them with ease. Some people implement this method by targeting audiences of a specific niche (preferably one where you’re good at, as well).

Expert

Expert affiliate marketing is the most straightforward method you can use. You believe and even use the products you promote. Since you are knowledgeable enough with the said products, it wouldn’t be too hard to tell other people how good they are. Some expert affiliate marketers include their promoted products as part of their own blogs/websites so as to be more effective.

There are other types of affiliate marketing, such as entrepreneur affiliate marketing (wherein you’re the one who owns the product and let others promote it for you, thereby making you the “merchant”) and multi-level marketing (you earn through the sales of people you have recruited and the people they have recruited, sometimes up to the fifth degree).

You can choose one which you think would suit you best. You can also venture into multiple types at the same time to find out which ones are right for you.

You might think it is easy, but in reality, you need to put in a lot of effort at first for this to work. Once you get the hang of things and finally know your way through it, your affiliate marketing venture can turn from being an additional source of income to being your primary financial source.

Source : Kyle Kam on December 13th, 2012

Affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's own marketing efforts.

Affiliate marketing is a great place to generate income without having your own product and make money selling products for 50 -75% commissions.

Affiliate marketing overlaps with other Internet marketing methods to some degree, because affiliates often use regular advertising methods.

Indirect affiliate marketing mainly deals with the basic campaigns like pay-per-click ads you post on your website.

With its steady rise in popularity, affiliate marketing has been implemented as a means to earn money by more and more people
 
Affiliate marketing is commonly confused with referral marketing, as both forms of marketing use third parties to drive sales to the retailer

Affiliate marketing is frequently overlooked by advertisers.[2] While search engines, e-mail, and website syndication capture much of the attention of online retailers, affiliate marketing carries a much lower profile. Still, affiliates continue to play a significant role in e-retailers' marketing strategies.

But what is affiliate marketing? The simplest explanation would be is that you get paid whenever you make a sale from the products you promote.The simplest way to do affiliate marketing is to create your own website, establish your readership, and place the ads where people can see them.

In affiliate marketing, it is always best to stick to niches that provide you with stable, yearly income. Of course, promoting seasonal products can also bring you a lot of sales especially in holiday seasons like Halloween, Christmas and New Year.

However, you can enjoy and benefit more from affiliate marketing by choosing “evergreen niches”. These niches have products that people want and need every year and in years to come.

Expert affiliate marketing is the most straightforward method you can use. You believe and even use the products you promote.

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