Dan Kennedy Info Riches - Must Read Review
April 10, 2009 by Erich Mosier
Filed under All About Domains, Top Product Reviews
If you have been in online marketing for any length of time you doubtless know the name Dan Kennedy. If you don’t know who Dan Kennedy is, research his name on Amazon and see what everyone has to say about his best-selling books! He is the “guru’s guru”, the Godfather of online marketers. All of the top “Guru’s” today will often attribute their success to Dan Kennedy. So when Dan comes out with a product you should take time to listen.
You know that being in the IM business, we are constantly being bombarded with products almost daily. The new latest and greatest products that are always coming out may or may not be worth the investment. For my readers I try to let you know which you should spend your money on and which you should avoid. But when Dan Kennedy releases a Info Marketing product it should be taken into strong consideration if you are serious about being an online marketer.
Over the years, the information I have received from Dan has been invaluable in helping me grow my business. Even though I have been in it a while, he still comes out with ideas that I use to dramatically increase my earnings.
There is a major difference between all of the marketing products that you see everyday and what you get from Dan Kennedy. The information that you get today, relies on the newest tricks of the trade. What you get from Dan is tried and true business advice that should form the basis for your marketing business. Don’t get me wrong, the new tips and tricks that the new products show you can definitely show you how to make a bunch of money. But they are generally short term solutions and may not be applicable after a couple of years.
The information that Dan Kennedy gives you will last for years and years. They are the basic business practices that you can build an empire on, and many of today’s top marketers have. Without having a solid foundation, you will have the tendency to be blown by the wind. Chasing new product after new product, in the hopes that one of them will help you achieve your goal of financial independence. (By the way, that will never work)
I could really go on and on for pages about how much I have learned from Dan, but here is the bottom line… if you are truly serious about making it in internet marketing, I highly recommend that you get this product. If you are just going to be doing online marketing as a hobby to make a little bit of money one the side, then this may not be as important for your business, but you still may want to consider it.
Click here if you are ready to get serious about your internet marketing business.
You need to decide what it is you want to accomplish with your business, because honestly it is a lot of money to spend when you are first starting out (almost $1000). But for the quality and quantity of information you get, compared to most of the $2-3K products that have been coming out, it is an absolute bargain. When I was first starting out, I was terrified of spending big money on products that promised the moon. I didn’t want to waste my money on something that wasn’t going to work. And at that time, there wasn’t anyone out there to tell me what was good and what was bad.
Thankfully I was smart (or lucky) enough to buy one of Dan’s products, for much more than this one, and it was well worth it. I was able to, and still do, use the information I got from him to make an extremely solid income online. Had I not, I have no idea how long it would have taken me, if ever, to reach my goals.
If you want some more information first, here is a short video about Dan Kennedy’s Info Riches program. Then you can click the link below to read more about it. Take a look…
Click here to learn about Dan Kennedy’s Info Riches.
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Amazons New Policy Means Big Change For Direct Linking Strategies
April 7, 2009 by Erich Mosier
Filed under Adwords & PPC, All About Domains, Email Marketing, Internet Marketing, SEO You Should Know, Website Flipping
I recieved an email from the Amazon Associates program last night (April 6, 2009) stating their changes to their program. Here is an excerpt containing the two main points of this change:
“After careful review of how we are investing our advertising resources, we have made the decision to no longer pay referral fees to Associates who send users to www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, or www.endless.com through keyword bidding and other paid search on Google, Yahoo, MSN, and other search engines, and their extended search networks.”
“As of May 1, 2009, Associates will not be paid referral fees for paid search traffic. Also, in connection with this change, as of May 1, 2009, Amazon will no longer make data feeds available to Associates for the purpose of sending users to the Amazon websites in the US or Canada via paid search. “
The first section basically says that they will no longer pay affilates that direct link to them from Paid Search like Google Adwords or Yahoo Marketing. This will no doubt take some of the wind out of the sails of products like Google Cash and PPC Ninja, although neither of them rely strictly on Amazon for sales, they both make mention of them as good ways to make quick money. I am sure that there will be a lot of people very unhappy about this and will see a dent in their earnings until they restructure.
The second section will probably affect less people, but I am sure there are a number of people making good money with Amazon datafeeds.
Obviously it must make good business sense to Amazon to do this. If those things weren’t helping their bottom line, then obviously these changes were necessary. At least they are giving their affilates a little bit of time to readjust. These changes don’t go into effect until May 1, 2009.
So if you didn’t get the email, and you happen to be reading this (before May 1), then it is time to start making some new plans on how to work your PPC campaigns.
This is why you need to diversify. Do not rely solely on one form of income. I have know many people that have been virtually wiped out when the have all of their eggs in one basket and a major change like this comes. If you are just starting out in internet marketing, be sure to keep this in mind. Create multiple streams of income from different sources. It is the only way to be truely financially independent. Mail this post
How To Register A Domain Name: Domain Registration Explained Easy
March 23, 2009 by Erich Mosier
Filed under All About Domains
How to Register a Domain Name
So you finally decided on the domain name you wanted, so now what do you do? Well now you need to register it and make it yours. “But how do I do that”, you ask? I am glad you asked. It just so happens I would like nothing more at this moment than to describe to you how you register a domain. It really is a simple process, and after the first time, you will be a pro. Before we get started, here is a short video describing how to register a domain name. You don’t need to watch it, and men may find it more interesting than women, but it is funny and will give you at least a basic idea of what the process of domain registration is.
Step 1: Is the Domain Available
If you are not sure whether your desired domain name is available or not, your first step is to check. Just type it into the address bar of your browser and see what comes up. If a site comes up, someone owns it. You can either look in to trying to buy it from them, or choose another name. If a page comes up saying something like “This page does not exist”, then you are in luck and you can proceed to step two. If you want to see who owns it you need to do a “WHOIS” search. You can use the Verisign WHOIS search for this.
WARNING: If you need to look for new domains, be careful who you use. There are a lot of websites out there that will let you do searches to see if a domain is available, but as soon as you search for it, they will buy it if it is available, and then you will have to pay a higher price to buy it throught them. And it is not only small websites that do it. A few of the bigger ones did it as well. Network Solutions, and GoDaddy were doing it for a while. I think GoDaddy stopped after a cry of outrage from the masses, but I am not sure if Network Solutions still does it or not.
If you are going to start registering a lot of domains, for instance if you were going to start making money site flipping, then you may want to sign up with a service domaintools.com. They have a free registration that gives you access to a lot of great domain tools, like whois lookups, domain suggestions, domain searching, domain monitoring, etc. I use them almost everyday. Even if this is going to be the only domain you register, it would still be worthwhile to use them. For security and piece of mind, if nothing else.
Step 2: Where to Register
Okay, so you found your dream domain name, you know that it’s available, so now where do you go? My first recommendation is that you stay with the big players. By this I mean, the larger companies that do its as their primary business. So depending on what your goals are will also determine where you should go.
Something to consider -Will you need hosting?
Almost all companies that do domain registrations also do website hosting. The range of pricing for hosting varies as much as the quality. I have worked with multiple hosting companies, and I have found it is better to pay a little more for better quality, and fewer frustrations, than to pay a little less to deal with the headaches that come along with it. Now my situation is a little different, because I have many clients and hundreds of domains that I maintain. Because I have to answer to other people when things go wrong, I tend to be a little more picky about my providers.
Your situation may be different. You may only have one site to maintain, and you may be willing to sacrifice a little quality for cheaper price. I’m not here to judge, you know your situation better than I. I’m just telling you what I do. If you are going to need hosting. I would recommend registering your domain with whoever does your hosting. In general, it just makes your life easier to have everything in one place.
So try to find somewhere that will give you what you need for the price you want to pay. I have hosting accounts with several hosts. For internet marketing, it is absolutely necessary to have separate “C-Blocks” for your domains.
Here are a list of some hosts that you may want to consider and my opinions on them.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy is the top choice for registering domains and one of the best for hosting. I currently have an account with GoDaddy and have had no problems with them so far. Registering a domain with them is insanely fast and easy. Very competitive prices on hosting and domains. Especially if you buy a lot of domains like me. They have a “Discount Domain Club” that can save you a lot of money if you plan on registering a lot of domains in a year (more than 30). If you don’t do that many, I wouldn’t recommend it as it won’t save you any money.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WITH GODADDY
HostGator I also have accounts with HostGator. The thing I like about HostGator is that their system is very easy to use. You can do everything from the control panel. They use CPanel, if you are familiar with that. I haven’t used them for domain registration, so I can’t give you a personal recommendation on that, although I haven’t heard any complaints from any of the people I know that have used them. This is a good recommendation if you are on a budget.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WITH HOSTGATOR
HostMonster 
I do not currently have a hostmonster account, but they are the next on my list when I get ready to get another host. I have heard a lot of good things about them from other Internet Marketers who have had a good experience with them. Their prices are competitive with HostGator and GoDaddy, with unlimited space, domains, and transfers.
CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP FOR HOSTMONSTER.COM NOW.
1and1 1and1 is a company that I also use for hosting and use for most of my domain registrations. Mainly because they have good prices, and that just happens to be where most of my domains are registered. Like I said before, much easier when you keep them all in one place, and when you’re dealing with hundreds of domains, it’s even more true. As far as hosting their prices are hard to beat, but their quality and their customer service leaves something to be desired.
Host unlimited domains + get up to 5 FREE domains with your 1&1 hosting account.
Must see monthly hosting specials!
Mosso Let me start by saying I LOVE Mosso. Since I started using them. I haven’t had any major hosting problems, and any of the problems I have had, their tech support team (which is based in Texas, not India or the Philippines) gets it done right away. I have also not had a noticeable downtime with any of my sites, or client sites, since I started using them. The bad thing about them is that they are much more expensive. As of this writing, I believe their basic plan starts at $100 a month. But again, for my business, it is well worth it.
Network Solutions I would tend to stay away from Network Solutions. Although their quality may be good. They are VERY overpriced, especially when it comes to domain name registration. I only deal with them becuase some of my clients use them, and therefore I have to. I do not recommend you use them.
In summary about hosting, if you are only planning on starting a couple of websites and price is a concern, I would probably go with GoDaddy, HostGator, or HostMonster . If you will be building sites for other people and stability is a concern I would highly recommend Mosso. In summary about domain registration, they are all within about a dollar of each other as far as price with basic domain registration. Most usually run some type of special, like $1.99 domain registration when you purchase hosting. As of this writing, you should expect to pay anywhere from $7.99-$10 for a domain. You certainly should not pay more than that. But keep in mind price increases do happen. In fact, one that just happened a couple months ago (as of this writing), and prices went up about a couple of dollars.
Step 3: Registering your domain
Once you’ve determined, what company you are going to go with. You simply need to register with them. Most of the companies will walk you through the process of registering the domain. The basic information you need to have on hand, is:
- the domain name.
- Your information (name, address etc.).
- Credit card information
When you register a domain, they will ask you for information on three people:
- the site owner.
- The site administrator.
- Technical contact.
In most cases these three people will be the same person. But in some cases, they may be different. If you are merely going to own the domain, but have someone else act as a webmaster, you will generally fill out their information for the administrator and technical contact. Again, it will all depend on your particular circumstance. I’m just telling you what information you need to have on hand.
They will probably also try to sell, or give, you other products like hosting, website building software, SSL certificates, privacy protection. Again, it will depend on your circumstances, as far as what you need. As far as keeping your domain name public or private, you will generally want to keep it public. This mayhelp you with Google ranking. You will only need SSL certificates, if you’re planning on doing online e-commerce.
Step 4: How long should I register my domain?
You also need to do add how long you want to register the domain for. Typically, the longer you register it for the cheaper the per year price, but you have to pay all upfront. It also reduces your concern with having to renew it. Most companies will auto renew the domain for you and you won’t have to do anything. But I would make sure and check with whichever company you go with that auto renewal is a service that they provide.
Again, it will depend on your circumstances. If your main business is just going to be site flipping (buying and selling websites for profit). Then you’ll probably only want to register the name for a year. If you’re starting a business and planning on being around for a while a longer-term may be more cost-effective.
Step 5: Pay for your domain name
The last step in buying your domain name will be to pay for it. It’s no different than buying anything else online. Once you’ve done that. It’s time to celebrate! You are now officially a domain owner. Welcome to the Internet.
Once your domain is created, it’s time to hurry up and wait. Your domain needs to “propagate” through the web. Basically, that just means it takes time for the servers around the world to be able to recognize your domain. This generally takes between 4and 24 hours, but can take as much a 72. There is nothing you, or anyone else, can do to speed up this process. So don’t waste time worrying about it. Take this time to sit back and think about all the stuff you will sell, or all the information you will give, or whatever it is you will do with your new website.
If you would like to find out more information on how you can make money flipping websites, see our other articles on this subject.
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