Re: Learn how to work from home-get musical inspiration while doing it!!!!
RICHARD MJR HAYS
this, why not get needed musical inspiration from your computer? Log on
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a listen, then spread the word.
You'll be glad you did!!!!!!!!!!
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Richard M. Hays, Jr. aka "Rick Martin"
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> Got Dot profiles Chris Dodd who for 20 years worked as a rock crusher in
> mining, before discovering, how to make money on the Internet with
> affiliate marketing. Being a rock crusher is as gruelling as it sounds.
> Chris took rocks the size of a Volkswagen and made them into sand,
> spending all day outdoors, in the cold, the rain, the snow, with numb,
> cut, and bruised fingers, spending 10-12 hours days starting at 4:30 am.
>
> As you can imagine, the job grew tiresome, perpetual exhaustion took its
> toll. In the last year working for the mine, Chris and his wife Bev, began
> exploring ways to earn extra money. The Dodd's heard about the successes
> their friend Bob Buckham experienced with affiliate marketing. The idea of
> making a living from home, and not being stuck in the cold with numbing
> fingers intrigued Chris.
>
> Bob told him, "Just do what I do" the same mantra he'd learned from
> another friend James Martell, who's an entrepreneur and successful
> affiliate marketer.
>
> The Dodd's' began tinkering with affiliate marketing and got excited when
> the early checks started coming in from merchants, money they earned from
> their living room without weathering the cold or long commutes. They'd
> discovered how to make money on the Internet with affiliate marketing,
> entering a multi-billion dollar industry.
>
> Affiliate marketing is booming
>
> According to the Affiliate Summit held in early November 2003 in New York
> City, affiliate marketing is a $14 billion industry. (Source: Marketing
> Sherpa) Forester Research reports that affiliates deliver 13% of retail
> sales today. In fact, the National Retail Federation's Shop.org cites that
> affiliate marketing is one of the most effective methods for enabling
> online retail commerce, a $95 billion industry. This industry is expected
> to grow to approximately $230 billion by 2008. (Source: Forrester
> Research, August 2003)
>
> What is an affiliate program?
>
> Affiliate programs are a viable way website owners can earn money by
> referring customers to other web sites. In this business relationship one
> web site owner (the merchant) agrees to pay another web site owner (the
> affiliate) a commission for all referring customers.
>
> Website owners can start their own affiliate programs by adding
> specialized tracking software to their websites to monitor sales or they
> can join a commission network such as: Commission Junction, LinkShare or
> BeFree, which provide the tracking and infrastructure.
>
> How Chris Launched His New Career with Affiliate Marketing
>
> In November 2002 Chris walked into the office at the rocking crushing
> firm, only to discover the company no longer wanted to be in the mining
> business. He came home with a six month severance package. For a family of
> five a month before Christmas things looked real bleak. Before panic set
> in, Chris decided to take two weeks off and assess things. He realized
> that if he jumped too quickly back into the mining industry, which was
> facing tough times, he'd likely wind up in the same boat, jumping from one
> bad scenario to the next.
>
> Chris and Bev looked at their savings and realized that they could afford
> to give affiliate marketing a go for six months, the length of Chris'
> severance package. Under Bob Buckham's guidance the Dodd's launched two
> sites. While Chris wanted to buy James' book, with a family of five, they
> needed every penny to spare, so Chris relied on Bob's knowledge for
> getting things going. In the beginning the sites earned $100/month then
> jumped to $1000, then $2000 and by June 2003 the sites brought in $9,000
> thousand a month.
>
> Chris says, "By June I believed in affiliate marketing, the income was
> there, so I developed a couple more web sites, and finally bought James'
> Handbook. By learning things from Bob, I got the basics, the end results,
> but by reading James' book with the 8 step systemT for developing web
> sites I really got the specifics. I spent the summer rebuilding the
> websites, correcting all the mistakes. Without having James' book I made
> things so much harder on myself."
>
> Got Dot: What kinds of mistakes did you make?
>
> Chris says, "For starters, let's talk templates. Going from a rock crusher
> to a computer techie, was no easy thing. I hand built all my websites
> wasting so much time. In the Handbook, James mentions how you can buy
> website templates for $50-$75 and saving yourself months of hard work and
> headaches. For all my new sites I'm using templates and even converting
> the old ones to website templates."
>
> Got Dot: What other insights have you gained after reading James Martell's
> Affiliate Marketers Handbook?
>
> Chris says, "I consider James' book an operating manual. The book has
> shown me how to research properly with keywords, how to keep topics open,
> and keep the websites focused without bouncing all around."
>
> Chris adds: "For example: let's say I want to create an auto loan web
> site, and want to mention refinance and debt consolidating. To do so,
> bounces around the topic instead of keeping the website focused."
>
> The same thing happened with Chris' children clothing site. When he added
> bedding, furniture, and toys the website lost its focus. Like Chris says,
> "If I had read James book in the beginning, it would have been so much
> easier to stay focused, instead of wasting time doing things the wrong way
> and spending countless hours fixing things."
>
> Got Dot: What kinds of sites are you building?
>
> The beginning web sites Chris developed followed the money makers,
> primarily looking at other affiliates' success as indicators on where to
> go. Now Chris visits Commission Junction and picks a broad topic. If he
> gets hooked at Commission Junction, he'll launch a new site.
>
> Chris follows the same methods for web site construction developed by
> James Martell. These principals are incorporated into Chris' successful
> sites featuring: golf gifts, debt consolidation and contact lens'.
>
> Got Dot: What are your future goals?
>
> Chris says, "I'm planning on going to Commission Junction University in
> September. If you're doing this business full time it's real important to
> connect with the merchants and other successful affiliates. I can't wait
> to find out what's hot and get the inside scoop."
>
> Chris adds, "2004's my year. I'm aiming for $20,000 a month, which is real
> doable. My long term plan is to be totally mortgage free, build a new
> house, and still be mortgage free, and that's all doable with affiliate
> marketing."
>
> Got Dot: What's a typical day like?
>
> Chris says, "There's no better feeling that to wake up and watch the rain
> fall and know you don't have to work outside." Chris mentions most days he
> wakes up at 6 am, grabs a cup of coffee, spends a couple of hours working,
> then it's break time with Bev, then back to work, and more family time.
>
> Chris says, "Working for the mine, by the time I got home, cleaned up,
> said hello to the family, it was bedtime, and on the weekends I was too
> exhausted to have much fun."
>
> Chris adds, "In years past the family would go to a cabin on the water for
> the whole summer. I'd join them for a week's vacation. Well this summer, I
> spent the whole summer on the water, playing with the kids, I felt like a
> kid too."
>
> Got Dot: What tips do have for someone starting out?
>
> Buy James Martell's Handbook. Chris says, "I have some friends just
> starting out with affiliate marketing, like I tell them, James' book is
> your best operating tool."
>
> Subscribe to the Affiliate Buzz (twice monthly audio newsletter for
> affiliate marketers) Chris says, "Whenever I'm feeling a little stale or
> my motivation is wavering I tune into the Affiliate Buzz and get
> recharged. The information is real valuable, it keeps you focused. It's
> great to hear what others are doing with affiliate marketing, how James is
> dong, plus it's a good way to find out what's new."
>
> Prove to yourself you can do affiliate marketing. Chris says, "When Bob
> said, "Do what I do", it didn't mean I could. I had to prove to myself it
> was doable. Get the sales. There's nothing like checks coming through the
> door to motivate you, to get more and more. Just keep building."
>
> Believe it's possible to leave your old job, making a new future, and
> being your own boss with affiliate marketing. Chris says, "It's such a
> great feeling knowing how to make money on the Internet and achieving
> financial freedom. As I rock crusher, I never thought I'd see that day!
> With affiliate marketing, I have a piece of the rock and it's not for the
> mining company, it's for my family and the future. You too can get a piece
> of the rock with affiliate marketing, it's real, and it's doable."
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