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The Super Affiliate Handbook Review
November 17, 2009 |
Have you spent your money on $37 or $47 e-books on “this system” or “that system”? Ever thought they just didn’t live up to their name? Even if they did, did you ever wonder if there was another way?
Me too. Today I am going over The Super Affiliate Handbook by Rosalind Gardner. The full title of the book is “The Super Affiliate Handbook: how I made $436,797 in one year selling other people’s stuff online” by Rosalind Gardner.
But what if I don’t want to be an affiliate?
Even if you have no interest in being an affiliate you need to read this review. This e-book covers far more than just being an affiliate, it covers how to set up your site, organization, getting traffic, and all the other things a proper site needs.
I don’t know where I first heard about The Super Affiliate Handbook, but I’ve known about it for a while now. I finally broke down and bought it. Well, that’s not entirely true, I’ve been wanting to buy it for a while, I just finally did it.
Let me tell you two things:
1) This book was originally written in 2003 but it is not (at the time of this writing) 6 years old. How is that possible? This book is constantly being updated and you get the updates for free.
This immediately sets it apart from many other affiliate e-books that were written once and that’s it. In fact, here’s an excerpt about that:
“Changes & Improvements Since 2003
The ‘Super Affiliate Handbook’ was originally published in June 2003 under the title “The Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 Last Year Selling Other People’s Stuff Online.” Since then, the book has undergone numerous revisions to introduce and explain new technology, software and working processes.
Topics such as blogging, RSS and how to use foreign currency rates to your advantage are now included. Most notably, I have simplified the niche selection / market research process considerably. My original and basic business strategies remain unchanged however because they still WORK extraordinarily well.”
2) If I were to start all over again, this is THE book I would buy. That’s it. One. This one.
Even if you are a complete beginner, this book is for you. If you already know your way around, this book can still help you make improvements or just make sure you are on the right track.
There you go, review is done. Oh wait, that’s not how to do a proper review. Okay okay. Sheesh. I never was very good at following forms. I should be giving you a summary, then pointing out the good, the bad, and my final thoughts (more or less).
If there’s more to reviews then I don’t know what they are.
So for your sake, and for my practice, let me back up.
The Super Affiliate Handbook is a whopping 206 page pdf file. It covers from start to finish just about everything you need to know to get up and running as an affiliate…the right way.
Full of screen shots and links to examples, including to one of her own sites where you can see what she’s talking about, it is actually a very fast read.
Let me give you the table of contents:
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICES AND DISCLAIMER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF FIGURES
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST
17 BENEFITS OF BEING AN AFFILIATE
INTRODUCTION TO AFFILIATE MARKETING
WHAT IS AFFILIATE MARKETING AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
COMMISSION SCHEMES: 6 WAYS AFFILIATES EARN
OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS-BUILDING PROCESS
BASIC SOFTWARE, SERVICES & ORGANIZATION TIPS
HOW TO FIND A PROFITABLE NICHE
KNOWLEDGE + PASSION = PROFITS
HOW TO EVALUATE MARKET DEMAND & COMPETITION
PLAN & BUILD YOUR SITE
6 KEYS TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT DOMAIN NAME
3 BASIC SITE BUILDING OPTIONS
CHOOSING A WEB HOST MADE EASY
HOW TO INSTALL A WORDPRESS BLOG
GIVE YOUR BLOG A NEW LOOK: INSTALL A THEME
10 DESIGN RULES-OF-THUMB
HOW TO SET FILE PERMISSIONS
CONTENT REALLY IS KING
6 WAYS TO BUILD CONTENT
5 ‘MUST-HAVE’ SITE PAGES
ESSENTIAL CONTENT FOR AFFILIATE SITES
CONTENT PLANNING: KEYWORDS AND CATEGORIES
7 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR SITE “GOOGLE” FRIENDLY
MONETIZE YOUR SITE
JOIN CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING NETWORKS
4 CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING NETWORKS
JOIN AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
3 ‘MUST-JOIN’ AFFILIATE NETWORKS
44 AFFILIATE NETWORKS (A LIST)
‘IN-HOUSE’ PROGRAMS
20 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU JOIN AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM
OTHER PROGRAM AND PRODUCT CONSIDERATIONS
9 TYPES OF MERCHANT COPY AND SALES TOOLS
31 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR SITE
GET FREE SEARCH ENGINE TRAFFIC
ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION
PAY-PER-CLICK SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING
EMAIL MARKETING
PAID DIRECTORY LISTINGS
FREE DIRECTORY LISTINGS
SYNDICATE YOUR CONTENT WITH RSS
PARTICIPATE IN GROUPS AND FORUMS
BLOG COMMENTING
USE AN EMAIL SIGNATURE
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING SITES
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
LINK TRADING OR BLOGROLLING
ADVERTISE IN RELEVANT EZINES
ISSUE PRESS RELEASES
USE AUCTIONS TO PROMOTE AFFILIATE PRODUCTS
10 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR SITE OFFLINE
5 MARKETING STRATEGIES THAT KILL TIME
MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS
DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY AND YEARLY TASKS
EVALUATE YOUR SITE’S PERFORMANCE
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
3 WAYS TO NEGOTIATE A COMMISSION INCREASE
MORE WAYS TO PROFIT
PROBLEM-SOLVING AND AVOIDANCE
ISSUES WITH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
ISSUES WITH WEBMASTERS & OTHER AFFILIATES
25 MISTAKES TO AVOID AS AN AFFILIATE
WRAP UP: BECOME A SUPER-AFFILIATE!
APPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
INDUSTRY NEWS
ADVANCED TRAINING & TUTORIALS
SOFTWARE AND SERVICES FOR AFFILIATES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
MAKE MONEY WITH THIS BOOK!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
AFTER WORD
As I said, just about everything you need to know is in here, even on how to become an ‘expert’ in a field, or at least knowledgeable enough to know what you’re talking about.
The Good:
There’s not a whole lot to add. The sections on organizing cover things like bookmarks, file folders on your computer, e-mail and spreadsheets. This was a big help to me, especially for those of you who waded through my laments of the big pile of spaghetti I have for a business model.
It keeps getting updated, she also has a blog where you can keep up to date on other Internet Marketing topics.
It’s also pretty inexpensive, especially compared to what you end up paying for other people’s courses.
The Bad:
Spreadsheet files are not included and really that’s about it, but spreadsheets are pretty easy to do and if you don’t know how then most computer savvy people should be willing to make you one.
I don’t know anyone who’d charge you for the whopping five minutes or less that it would take, and if someone wants to charge you then find a college or high school student and ask them.
For those of you who already know how to do ftp, set up WordPress and things like that, you may feel like the first few chapters are a waste, but this book is for everyone from novice to advanced. And you may pick up some tips along the way.
Final Thoughts:
If you’ve read this far then great. I will have you know that after reading The Super Affiliate Handbook that I have started to change my sites and business model to what she does.
I believe in what she’s teaching that much, and so should you.
- Jeffery
P.S. Go buy it, click here: The Super Affiliate Handbook
Jeffery Wood is owner of Sweaty Shop, an internet marketing company. http://sweatyshop.com/860/the-super-affiliate-handbook-review/
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