Revenue Tools

One of the less productive ways to spend your time in your online business is manually fulfilling product orders. If you sell information, music or digital products, making copies of your CD, DVD or books, labeling them, packaging them and driving to the post office to drop them off is often quite time consuming. Doing this really isn’t the best use of your time.

I recently ran across a tool that will take care of the entire process for you - automate your CD and DVD fulfillment, at about $1.60 for each CD/DVD as of this writing. I know, I was surprised myself as well.

You see, it’s a script that integrates your order page with a web site service that fulfills your orders. Basically, this script will:

• create an order page for you with your CD/DVD products
• collects your client order and shipping information
• collects the payment through PayPal to your account
• sends your client a receipt
• sends you an order notice
• sends the order to the fulfillment service to burn, package and ship your client order, normally within 24 hours

and all this is done automatically. No intervention necessary. Just link to your generated order page and you’re set.

It automatically interfaces using XML with the fulfillment center at Kunaki.com. You can use Kunaki manually, but that would mean entering each order by hand, processing them one by one. And if you decided to list your product at their marketplace (among everyone elses), you would have to wait to receive your monthly payment from them and you can only sell one CD or DVD on a page making it difficult for your clients if you offer more than one or bundles.

The script can sell individual products, or multiple products from the same page, your choice. Your client pays the shipping and handling and gets your products faster, which will normally result in happier clients.

And no worries on setting it up, there is a complete video installation guide included that walks you through step by step.

It’s certainly a better use of your time to work on creating more projects, spending time with your family and friends or doing anything you want… rather than copying, packing, labeling and driving to the post office every day.

Check out the CD DVD Automator Script and see if it can’t save you time and money in your online business.

To your best success!

Mark

And if you don’t have your own information product on CD or DVD, no worries, get started now. Having their own product is one of the things most successful online marketers have in common. Check out my recent post about how you could have your own product in six weeks or less working just 30 minutes a day (much faster if you have more time).

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admin :: Nov.30.2007 :: CD/DVD, Product Development, Automation, Internet Marketing, Review :: No Comments »

Believe me, I’m not a slacker and I don’t shun hard work. (I’ve done my share of sleepless nights cranking out projects!)

It just comes down to this. If you can earn more money working less, working smarter, why spend hours, days, weeks or months slaving away for much less?

I’ve just had the pleasure of going through Project Quick Cash, a project that has taken quite a few affiliate marketers by surprise (including myself). Maybe you’ve heard about the almost 2,000 visitors Jonathan Leger got to a brand new site in less than 3 weeks using these techniques. Or the $13,150 Alok Jain earned for 2 hours of work, or the $585.50 he earned in one day for 20 minutes of work.

This all came from 5 techniques that even most seasoned marketers hadn’t heard about and I almost guarantee you haven’t heard of most of them presented this way either (especially the Breaking and Entering technique on page 80, Super Targeting on page 48 and Cashing the Spike #2 on page 24). They often take less than an hour to implement, don’t require any technical or HTML skills, and all are no or low cost to implement. And better yet, they generate affiliate commissions fast, often in minutes.

Check out this video for more:

Not everyone will be able to attain 5 figure returns from some of these techniques since we all have different abilities, although they can return a significant amount of extra income if implemented.

Overall, it’s a real pleasure to see something come out that’s different that what you see everywhere else, is well written, and most importantly really works.

Learn more at: www.ProjectCashFast.com

To your best success!

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admin :: Nov.30.2007 :: Passive Income, Traffic, Video, Education, Automation, Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Review :: No Comments »

Do your friends and family wonder what you do all day?

Is it hard to explain to them what internet marketing is?

Well then you’ll like this. Jimmy Brown just released a bunch of free comics just for internet marketers. You’ll enjoy them, but your friends and family won’t have a clue!

Internet Marketing Comics

Enjoy!

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admin :: Nov.29.2007 :: Internet Marketing :: No Comments »

It’s unusual that I’m writing about this since it has nothing to do with internet marketing, although it has everything to do with making money.

You see, I’m a firm believer in having multiple streams of income.. not having all your eggs in one basket. In case one or two drop off, you always have several other streams that keep coming in. As an online marketer, this is essential in my book.

For example, if you relied on one income stream (maybe your job or your online marketing income) and suddenly it dried up overnight, what would you do? Would it cause you and your family significant stress? By always adding additional income streams, you’re insulating yourself from market changes that can affect your financial well being as well as stress over money. And money is one of the top things most people worry about today.

Now I’ve been watching this strategy for the past month and have to admit that I’m stunned to say the least (I can’t say that too often). It’s one thing to read about something, but to actually see it, well, you have to see it for yourself.

Especially yesterday, when I saw $1,100 turn into $1,680 in less than a day, that’s $580 in profit. Not bad for about 5 minutes of ‘work’ (if you call it that). This isn’t a fluke, there is proof of it working most every week of the year.

You don’t need any experience, it’s quite easy and you can often double your money
every week. Using the power of reinvesting profits, you can quickly build up a serious cash flow. Some would say an income to rival top earners in most every profession. But of course you’re not working, just working smart. That’s the strategy the wealthy use, invest once and compound your profits. Let your money work for you, don’t work for the money.

I touched on this the other day in my ‘Stop Trading Time For Dollars‘ post. The only way to truly take the lid off your income potential is to let information and money work for you. And there’s always some risk, but of course nothing worth getting is completely risk free, right?

You may have seen this newsletter and software reviewed on some television financial networks and it’s been praised for it’s simplicity and stunning accuracy.

While you’re reading, grab the report Michael offers, he gives away lots of great information at no cost.

Check it out for yourself

Hope this helps!

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admin :: Nov.28.2007 :: Investing, Passive Income, Education, Tools, Review :: No Comments »

There are basically two ways of earning money online.

First, you can trade your time for money. If you’re working by the hour or on salary, then you are trading your time for a paycheck. This is how most folks make money, by working for others by the hour. Although this seems like a dependable and ’secure’ income, it puts a cap on how much you can earn. There are only so many hours in a day you can work. And the income is never really secure, your employer can decide at any time to let you go.

Second, you can trade products or information for money. This usually involves buying rights to a product or creating your own information product. This method gives you unlimited income potential, you can create something once and continue to get paid, possibly for a lifetime (at least the lifetime of the product).

If you look at most of the top earning marketers online, what do they have in common? Most, if not all, have at least one or more products of their own.

If you don’t have a product you can sell, or don’t know how to get started, Marlon Sanders has introduced a resource that walks you through creating an information product, step by step, called Info-Product Dashboard.

Marlon’s created something I haven’t found before, a complete blueprint of how to create an information product, an ebook, CD, DVD, audio program… any type of information product in 6 weeks or less. The way Marlon designed it is that you take an action each day, normally around 20-30 minutes, by following his dashboard of steps. He uses easy to follow outlines, screen captures, and video where needed and makes this dead-easy simple.

If you don’t have any of the software tools he recommends, no worries, there are also free alternatives he provides as well. If you don’t have any specific knowledge on a topic to write about, he has a solution. As Marlon puts it, he wants to remove all obstacles that may prevent you from creating your own information product. And I believe he’s accomplished that and more.

If you follow the steps as he’s outlined, you’ll have an information product of your own before you know it. It doesn’t need to take 6 weeks to do it either. Depending on how much time you have available, you can be done in a week or just a few days.

Many times when you mention creating a product it sounds like a huge project and we often feel overwhelmed. Where do I start? What to do next? How do I do that? One of the things I like best about Marlon’s Info-Product Dashboard is that it breaks up the process into a step by step blueprint that’s easy to follow. Six steps a week, follow the dotted lines. As Marlon says, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! And that’s how you create an information product of your own, one step at a time.

If you’re ready to start trading information for dollars rather than your time, and take the cap off your income, I highly recommend Info-Product Dashboard. Marlon’s mission is to help others break through any limitations and obstacles in being able to create their own products. I’ve been using his products since Marlon started online and like his other information marketing products, the Info-Product Dashboard is no different, TOP NOTCH!

To your best success!

Mark

P.S. You may be saying hold on, there are other ways to make money online! Yes, there is a third option that includes affiliate marketing and related strategies. These also normally fall under trading information for money since your income isn’t tied to how much time you work, but to the results of your (often) one time marketing efforts.

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admin :: Nov.21.2007 :: Internet Marketing, Education, Product Development, Ebooks, Tools, Inspiration, Getting Started, Review :: No Comments »

When considering how to monetize your blog, one of the more effective (although sometimes controversial) ways is to get paid to blog. You get to write about things you enjoy and are topical to your audience… and get paid for it.

When researching the market, I found several web sites that have come out over the past few years that help match advertisers with bloggers. I chose to try PayPerPost.com. They have an efficient system that helps you chose the blogging opportunities that make sense for you and makes the process easy. After you find a suitable opportunity, you write the post, add the links to your entry as requested and submit it. It’s all on one page and easy to follow. You’ll notice the image below this post as disclosure that you’re writing a sponsored post, but not all advertisers require it.

Of course, to use the system, you’ll need to have (or start) a blog that has some content (preferably original content) and is getting some traffic. The opportunities available to you will be based on the number of posts you’ve made, your ’score’ at PayPerPost (called a tack rating) your Google PR and Alexa ranking. If you’re just starting out, no worries, there are some opportunities that have minimum requirements.

Many of the blogging courses I’ve reviewed on the market recommend this method. To me it’s seems natural, you write on topics that are of interest to you, let others know about it and get paid to blog!

I’ve also used the advertiser side of the PayPerPost.com system to test getting the buzz out on a blog. It was straightforward and I received exactly what I was looking for, some good posts about the blog using the keyword links I requested. The bloggers that posted were honest, fast and wrote well.

This will be an interesting test. I’ll write more on my experiences and report my results.

How is your experience? Let me know!

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admin :: Nov.16.2007 :: Blogging, Review :: No Comments »

It’s not that often that I get -really- excited about a new product in the internet marketing field. I’m passionate about all of it, but once in a while something comes along that stands out.

You see, there isn’t much online that doesn’t take some time to get results. There are even fewer opportunities where you don’t have to sell anything. Fewer where you don’t have to exclusively write or acquire content. Fewer that don’t rely on search engine optimization (SEO). And even fewer that are not dependent on affiliate marketing or product selling.

To get a better idea of what I’m talking about here, check out this video that was available before the product launch, but is no longer on the website. You can see it here:

Traffic Broker Video

Basically, what this involves is buying and selling traffic, and pocketing the difference. Some call it brokering, others arbitrage. After going through the guide, I call it profitable. You’re giving people what they are looking for and getting paid well for it.

I’ve already gone through the 91 page guide several times since picking it up on launch day and put some test accounts in place. The nice thing about the way Alex, the author, has designed it is that you can start with just $5 a day and start doubling your profits every day.

Plus, you can see the results in hours, not weeks or months.

I can’t say this for many online endeavors, but this is really exciting. There are untouched niches to explore and lots of profit available. You can test small and grow as quickly as you like. And as Alex does, you don’t need to spend more than a few hours getting it set up. Once it’s running it’s basically on autopilot. Just tweak it when needed. This is exactly what working from home profitably is meant to be. Set something up once and let it continue earning passive income while you enjoy your life.

Alex had reached $600 a day in profit before writing this guide and will continue to grow his projects and report on the progress with you. He also includes templates along with a guide to PPC as well if you’re new to buying traffic.

Regardless of your interest level, check this out.  It’s a learning experience just reading about it and you’ll walk away with ideas you can apply to your business and perhaps a new perspective. And as with many new products, the price often goes up soon after launch so you may save by checking it out now:

Google Payload

Alex had written a guide on Google arbitrage earlier this year and one of his customers contacted him to share his experience (and let Alex know the critical things he was missing). This fellow from South America was churning out $10,000 a day and wanted
Alex to write how he did it. I’m glad he did.  Perhaps you will too.

Google Payload

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admin :: Nov.14.2007 :: Traffic, Passive Income, Internet Marketing, Review :: No Comments »

In most Internet Marketing circles, the Christmas holiday season isn’t the hottest time of year for sales. Most parents don’t surf the net to buy their kids an ebook on how to use Web 2.0 tools to increase traffic to your sites, right?

I was reflecting on this last year and found an interesting report about selling toys on eBay. An internet marketer selling toys? I thought the same until I re-read the report and studied the market quickly.

[Side Bar: Did you know more buyers will use eBay for their holiday shopping this year than any other online site, including heavyweight Amazon.com? ]

In fact, I was so intrigued that before I finished the second read I had already found half a dozen potential deals, located shops near my home that carried in-demand toys I found and started setting up auctions.

Anyway, before I get ahead of myself I need to tell you that if you don’t like to shop or ship, this may not be for you. You will need to drive to a few stores and then ship your winning auctions when they finish. But for this little work you’ll be very well rewarded.

One of the more intriguing things I found in the report was that even if I bought an in-demand toy at retail price, I could still make a profit. Why? This was the interesting part I never realized. You see, a hot toy that is available in your area may not be available in another part of the country. And when you find something in demand, the retail price doesn’t matter, the price often goes way over retail price because the buyer has no other way of getting that item! And often price sensitivity goes out the window during the holidays when anxious parents and grandparents shop for their children.

This is only one section of the report, Jenni, the author, also shows exactly what toys are hot and upcoming. Literally a list of predicted hot sellers. This made the process so easy, just pick a toy and start looking. She also includes updates as you get closer to Christmas day.

The gift buying season has just started. If you’re looking for a way to help others get what they’re looking for and get paid well for your efforts, I highly recommend Jenni’s Toy Guide.

To the start of a happy (and profitable) holiday season!

Mark

P.S. Jenni has offered this report during previous Christmas seasons and they were right on and very profitable to many. Jenni’s eBay Toy Guide.

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admin :: Nov.11.2007 :: Auctions, eBay, Education, Tools, Review :: No Comments »

For years it seemed that I couldn’t live without my trusty fax machine.

Today, I wondered why I even need it.

You see, although having the capability to fax is still quite important, needing a fax machine that takes up space on my desk isn’t.

Instead of that bulky fax machine, some time ago I replaced it with an online fax to email service. The service I use allows me to create a fax from any application that can print on my computer, so instead of printing directly to my printer, I print it to my fax application where I can add a cover sheet if I prefer, modify the document and select who I’m sending it to.

When I receive a fax, it arrives in my email as a PDF file (or EFX if I prefer) . This is quite convenient since I can get a fax anywhere I check my email, regardless of where I am. I can also modify the faxes I receive and send them off to someone else using the fax software that comes with my service. I can add text, graphics, stamps, or my signature.

My faxes are also stored online and available in my control panel along with a log of all faxes sent and received. I can also send a fax directly from the web site if I wanted to.

The biggest obstacle for most in switching to an online fax to email service is how to send a document they already have that’s not on their computer. Now with USB scanners under $100 it makes it much easier. Just scan the document using the included fax or email option in most popular scanners and it’s ready to be faxed just like any other document you print from your computer.

Email fax services aren’t created equal, most have different plans including the amount of fax pages (sent and received) that are included each month, whether or not you can send a fax from any application on your computer or if you attach a document to your email, toll free or local numbers and the cost of extra pages over your monthly quota.

To flush out the facts, I’ve put up an email fax service comparison chart. Depending on your needs, you can quickly determine what features are important to you and review the services available.

http://www.EmailFaxCompared.com

Hope this helps and all the best for your success!

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admin :: Nov.08.2007 :: technology, Automation, Internet Marketing, Tools :: No Comments »

There are hundreds if not thousands of ebooks on how to be successful in affiliate marketing. Most go over the normal affiliate advice everyone offers.

I was pleased (and surprised) after going through George Katsoudas’s and David Bullock’s Affiliate Rescue recently… it’s different, edgy and even controversial.

You won’t find the standard advice that everyone writes about, and that’s what I liked about the book. His strategies are edgy, pull no punches and some I’d say controversial, but bottom line is that they work. Affiliate programs, networks, traffic, redirect code, guru marketing, top 10 SEO, sneaky strategies, how to increase your affiliate commission rates, where to get content for auto responders, stealth marketing… it’s all covered in the quick but thorough 67 page guide. Many of the strategies I’ve never heard about in public.

The strategies are all free or low-cost and you can get them running in hours. In fact, it’s subtitled ‘How To Make Money on A Budget‘ and you can apply these tips to most any online marketing including your own products, resell right products, PLR products… just about anything. The ideas are also designed to get you quick cash flow, not 6 months from now.

And check out the testimonials (there are a bunch of them) - they confirmed my feelings after going through the book myself.

George writes confidently showing what works. You can use these tips to grow an affiliate business quickly, or add them to your existing online marketing efforts.

There are strategies for newbies as well as seasoned marketers alike. I picked up many tips and put them to work immediately. Well worth the small investment.

If you’re like me, you appreciate honest, confident and straightforward advice that works. Check out Affiliate Rescue, I highly recommend it.

http://www.Affiliate-Rescue.com

Mark Idzik

http://www.RevenueTools.com
http://www.RevenueArticles.com

P.S. If you’re a www.RevenueArticles.com member, you’re covered. Log into your account tomorrow and download your copy.

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admin :: Nov.02.2007 :: Education, Traffic, Internet Marketing, Ebooks, Tools, Affiliate Marketing, Review :: No Comments »