I recently got a few different emails promoting an ebook called Operation Money Pump. Interesting name….I figured I’d look at the sales letter and pass.

Looking it over, I found some of the points made on the salespage pretty interesting - like how to make $25000 in a single day and six figures in a month. who doesn’t want to do that? Because of the recommendations it received, I thought it might be worth checking out.

the book is by a ‘Mr. X from and undisclosed location.’ oooh, this is going to be good.

“Mr. X should be taken out back, blindfolded, and shot.” for what? summarizing all the various parts of internet marketing and putting them into an ebook under a funky new name?

I really thought I’d find something new in here or surprising, but the only section that doesn’t seem to be the ’same old stuff’ is the emphasis on personal branding and selling the opt-in.

Dont’ get me wrong, Operation Money Pump has good info, but it doesn’t really match up with its salesletter. In fact, it’s way different. I felt like I bought the wrong book. maybe I downloaded the wrong book on the thank you page, accidentally?

did you watch the Sopranos finale? was it just me, or did you also get up at the end of the show and check your tv or cable box to see if it broke? i had recorded the episode on my DVR and rewound several times to make sure that the DVR didn’t mess up. This is how I felt while reading Operation Money Pump.

I’m not so disappointed in Mr. X as I’m disappointed in the people that recommended this book and how they recommended it.

if I were to recommend this book, it would say this - “good solid info on internet marketing, how to brand yourself, along with overviews (not much more than overviews) on SEO (onsite and offsite), blogging, building a list, and selling the opt-in. if you’re a beginner, this would be a good book for you if you haven’t purchased the last 10 books that have come out. if you have, skip it. just know this - you need to start building a list and a “brand” in a niche. if you’re an intermediate or expert marketer, don’t buy it. You probably already know everything in this book. the ideal person who should buy this book is a beginner who hasn’t bought more than 1 or 2 ebooks on internet marketing.”

that’s it. no need for the hype. but of course, you don’t sell a few thousand copies without some hype. so, I guess, we should expect it.

please don’ t get me wrong, Mr. X. I thought Operation Money Pump was a decent product, but I felt like I was misled by the salesletter and recommendations it received.

Disappointed.

Vinnie

if you use Google Adwords, then you should be tracking. some people think that clicks from the Content network don’t convert. It’s just not true. Of course, there will be instances in which it is true, but if you have tight ad groups with related keywords, then the Content network could pay off for you.

More advanced PPC marketers will know about this, but this is for you newbies out there. There is a way to track whether a click came from the Search network or from the Content network.

In your destination URL, you can use the following code:

http://mydomain.com/?trackingid={keyword}{ifsearch:search}{ifcontent:content}

if a click comes from the search network, your id will show the keyword and “search” and if it comes from the content network, then it will show “content”.

this way you can tell where you’re getting your conversions from.

I believe this is called “ValueTrack” and the parameter is called a “macro.”

Hope this helps,

Vinnie

Look for my next post on getting even cheaper clicks on the content network with a KICK BUTT tool.

Jason DeVelvis is a well-known and respected Internet Marketer, responsible for products like FlurryPop, a script that allows you to put your product over other people’s websites, and SaleFlurry – one of the premier Affiliate Networks. He also does Internet Marketing coaching.

ME: Jason, what is Web 2.0 all about?

JASON: Well, most people think it’s about AJAX, DHTML, Dynamic websites, Social Networking, things like that. But those are all byproducts of Web 2.0, not what it really is.

Web 2.0 is more of a paradigm shift – a change from “pushing” websites and content to visitors into “pulling” the content from them. Internet surfers don’t necessarily want to be just given information, but instead are looking for sites that allow them to participate. They want to get information from other people like themselves while making friends, forming relationships, and building a community. That’s Web 2.0 – and so many people are missing the boat.

ME: So static content sites are on the way out?

JASON: Nope, I don’t mean that, because content sites will always have a place on the web. Not all visitors are going to want to contribute, many will still just be looking for an answer to their question, or information on their topic. But why not let another one of your visitors give them that information?

ME: Ok, so how can Internet Marketers and webmasters take advantage of this on their websites?

JASON: In a number of ways, actually. But the easiest way is to give your users the opportunity to contribute to your site somehow. Put up a forum, or give them the ability to blog on your site, or throw up a blog and encourage them to comment, etc etc etc. Honestly, people like to tell people their opinions, and they’re generally willing to put those opinions out there for people to read.

ME: Is it really that easy? “Put up a forum”?

JASON: Haha, no. If you don’t have traffic to your site, you won’t be successful in getting your visitors to post and spend time there.

ME: So no “If you build it, they will come?”

JASON: Nope – that hasn’t worked since the mid 90s. Actually, I created my first affiliate site in 2001, and I thought that all I had to do was put up a site and people would just come to it. After about a month of work to get the site up (it was a sweet site, or so I thought) it took me about a week to realize that it was a bomb – big time – because I didn’t have any traffic. Then, I launched another site, and concentrated on getting people to it through any means that I could, and that’s when I started to see success with it. When I got people to 1) come to my site, and 2) keep coming back to it. Coincidentally, that site went down within a few months because my hosting company at the time had a bandwidth limit and no way to upgrade the account, so they shut my site down when I hit that threshold. My lesson: make sure your hosting company will grow with your site

ME: Ok, then how do you recommend getting people to come to your site?

JASON: That’s an entire course in and of itself, and there are plenty of courses out there on it, but I’m a BIG fan of article marketing. But there are tons of ways to drive traffic – SEO, articles, AdWords, email lists, forum marketing, email signatures, JVs, and on and on and on…

But the REAL biggie is how to keep your visitors coming back! You don’t want to do all that work to get tons of traffic to your site just to have them give it a once over and then leave, never to return, do you? Nah, that’s leaving money on the table! So how do you keep people coming back? Give them a reason to. Plain and simple. If your site is an affiliate site, or a content site, or a plain old blog, you NEED to give them something to make them want to one, be there, and two, come back for more. My suggestion on doing it? Turn your site into a user-driven ratings/review site.

ME: Great advice. Any chance a ratings site will help with bringing new people in, too?

JASON: Well, I can’t say this 100% for sure, because I haven’t thoroughly tested it, but I’ve been noticing a HUGE upswing of reviews and review sites in the top 10 pages of Google. Any time I search for any kind of product, I almost immediately see a review listed in the top 10, frequently in the top 5! Now, that may just be coincidence, so take it with a grain of salt, but if other people’s review sites are making the top 10, can’t yours?

ME: Haha, well said. If I’m right, you just launched a script that allows you to easily create user-generated review sites, didn’t you?

JASON: Why else would I be raving about them? Just kidding – Yes, I did just release a Wordpress plugin that turns your blog into a Web 2.0 review machine. But this isn’t one of those “Hey, maybe this will sell well… I’ll create it and sell it to all these suckers” (actually, none of my products are) – I created it to run my own review sites and drive more profits. I created it as an income source, and it turned out very well.

As I was creating it, I wondered if anyone else could make use of it. And I kid you not, the first 10 people I talked to about it thought it was AWESOME and they wanted to get their hands on it ASAP! I almost flipped – I only mentioned in in passing most of the time, and it quickly became the topic of conversation. I actually had to push up the launch because people were emailing me and almost begging me to release it. So I did

ME: What’s so good about this product? Why should I use it?

JASON: Well, first of all, it’s easy to use – it runs on Wordpress, so it’s VERY easy to get set up. For those who aren’t very technological, or experienced with Wordpress, there are full, step-by-step help videos.

Second, with the intrinsic Wordpress spam filtering, you don’t have to worry about getting your ratings site spammed like crazy from random spam bots.

But the most important thing is that it enables your visitors to give their opinion on products, ideas, blog posts, or whatever you want them to rate! You can use it for affiliate products, your own products, your rants and ramblings, ideas, blog posts, anything – so you’re not limited on how you can use it. And we all know how much people like to give their opinions, so you shouldn’t be short on user generated content for the search engines to eat up and keep the traffic coming.

ME: You haven’t given a URL yet, Jason…

JASON: Haha, that I haven’t. You can get your copy of Rating Dominator at http://www.RatingDominator.com/

ME: Alright, that’s all the time we have, thanks a lot Jason!

And for those of you reading this, what Jason didn’t mention was that Rating Dominator is FREE! Yeah, you don’t have to pay a dime - All you have to do is go to http://www.RatingDominator.com/

“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” - from a student in Warren G. Tracy’s entrepreneurship class.

I thought this quote was really great.  what do you think?

This is my review of PLR Wholesaler by Gabor Olah. I’ve never been big into PLR, but someone recommended this to me a few weeks ago.

PLR Wholesaler gives you a whole lot of Private Label Rights and Master Resell Rights content for FREE. The elite upgrade is only $67 and offers a ridiculous value. Ebor is nuts giving this away for this much!

Not only does the free package include 1000’s of PLR articles and dozens of ebooks, but it also has a few great sets of software and audios, too.

Not only can you use this stuff, but you can offer most of it as part of a bonus package. Or sell parts of the package as smaller packages and start to create a buyer’s list in various niches.

I’m usually skeptical of these “Free” membership sites, but what Gabor has put together is nothing short of amazing.

Actually, the amount of stuff you get is kind of overwhelming. It would take you weeks, if not a few months, to actually use all the content that is provided. And, when you upgrade? Forget about it. Make sure you download everything and try to be descriptive in naming any folders. I need to go back and sort of categorize everything I got. There’s ebooks, audios, videos, software, articles, reseller websites, PLR packages, and I think I found a kitchen sink in there too.

The only thing that I didn’t like is that it took me about 2 hours to download everything. My computer almost crashed 3 times because I was downloading like 55 items at once.

If you only used 1 or 2 items from this pile o’ PLR, you’d get more than $67 worth of value.

How many quality bonuses do you have to give away right now? 1? maybe a few? With this package (yes, even the free package), you can now give away quality bonuses in exchange for someone signing up for your list, purchasing your product, or even an affiliate product.

Check out PLR Wholesaler here…

Have you picked up a copy of Affiliate Rockstar yet? I did the other day and I opted to get the toolkit, too. I don’t often go for the upsell unless it’s really good, but these tools were too much to pass up.

One of them is called the Adsense Finder. It helps find really low cost opportunities for advertising that are highly targeted. It can do this for tons of keywords at once and returns to you what sites it found. This gives you the opportunity to get adwords clicks for really cheap.

I just got an email from Eric (I’m on his list, we’re not best buds or anything) and he said that Chris (from Adwords Miracle) has decided to pull out this tool and the Daddy keyword tool from the bonus package in the next day or so. I totally believe him because I’ve used these tools and they are worth A LOT more than what I paid for them. They’re probably going to charge something like $97/month for access to this and right now you can get it for like $7/month.

If you are on the fence, check out our full review of Affiliate Rockstar here and consider getting yourself a copy.

Watch the video review now…

Affiliate Rockstar Status is a new affiliate marketing ebook by “Erock” and the guys from DJK/Rockstar. (I’m sure you’re tired of hearing how “every affiliate needs this,” so I’ll save it. Here’s our honest review…) It’s a pretty thorough read and we recommend it because it contains some great info and access to a KILLER affiliate toolkit. This will definitely be a top seller over at Clickbank.

What we really liked:

• How to build a list of buyers - seven figure blueprint
• Not just ‘what’ to do, but also ‘how’ to do it
• Great strategy to find niche markets and totally dominate the organic listings and PPC
• Some really great advice on writing ad copy; new tips and tricks
• Great method for Next Generation Direct Linking
• How to get Adwords clicks for less than 1 cent per click - very cool!

What we didn’t like:

• some rehash of Bum marketing, a tactic found in Adwords180, and Niche Marketing on Crack

Overall:

I would recommend grabbing a copy, especially because of the access to the tools on the backend. I wouldn’t pass on these, especially since it’s so cheap. Despite having some ‘old’ techniques, the step by step instructions and screenshots for the direct linking method, the how to on list building, the KILLER copy secrets, as well as the affiliate toolkit make this a pretty solid product. If you own Adwords Miracle, Affiliate Project X, and Adwords 180, then you probably don’t need it. Otherwise, I’d definitely check it out.

That being said, I’m offering some pretty cool bonuses to those who buy Affiliate Rockstar through this site. Check these bonuses below…

Here are the chapters in this book:

1. Million Dollar Methodology (Go BIG or Go Home!)
2. Market Skimming (Finding products to promote)
3. Keyword Harvesting (Building lists and tracking keywords)
4. Adwords Copy (Copywriting Tricks, CTR, Quality Score)
5. Nuking 2.0 (Taking over the organic listings)
6. Direct Linking Next Generation (as low as 1 cent clicks)
7. Cult Status (list building and landing pages)
8. The Free Lunch Method (No cost ARS power method)
9. Affiliate Attack (the all out assault)
10. Bonus chapter: How to splurge like a rockstar

If you purchase Affiliate Rockstar Status through our site, we’ll give you the following bonuses. These go perfectly with ARS and will complement the tactics you’ll learn. Article writing and Squidoo will help you secure top spots in Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

Affiliate Rockstar Bonus #1

Article Writing Secrets - this is a 34 page ebook by Liz Tomey that normally sells for anywhere between $47 - $97.

Affiliate Rockstar Bonus #2

Squidoo Profits normally sells for $27 - $67 by JP Schoeffel.

Squidoo Profits: Idea Tank - 15 Hot Niches on Squidoo

Squidoo Profits: How to Easily Dominate EzineArticles with Squidoo

Squidoo Profits: How to Build a Massive List with Squidoo

Squidoo Profits: How to Make Money Using 100% Free Advertising

Special Bonus - Just Added - Affiliate Rockstar Bonus #3

I will be making some videos in the near future detailing how to implement the tactics discussed in ARS. I will be providing these videos to as a bonus to people who buy through my link. Some of what I’ll be taping is in regard to getting a high quality score in Adwords, executing the Next-Gen Direct Linking method (getting cheap Adwords clicks), and implementing keyword tracking. If you’d like to get these videos, then follow the instructions below.

With literally thousands of affiliates buying this book and the affiliate toolkit, its going to be near impossible for someone to come in without these tools and be profitable. Knowing what I know since I’ve read the book and used the software, I wouldn’t want to be trying to make money as an affiliate, competing against thousands with these tools, and not have the tools myself.

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Adwords Miracle normally sells for $97.

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This discount is effective today. We DON’T require you to submit a “rebate” in 30, 60, or 90 days. Some folks will give you a “discount” by making you ask for $30 back after a long period of time, hoping that you’ll forget. Not the case here.

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This is not some silly rebate that I hope you forget about. This discount is effective immediately. But, keep one thing in mind - this discount could be taken away at any moment. Basically, some affiliates are getting pissed about me being able to offer Keyword Elite for the low price of $109. I’ve already received tons of emails telling me to take down my links and replace them with the normal $176 links.

I’m not gonna do it. If Keyword Elite is available at $109, that’s what I’m linking to. Why should you have to pay an extra $67?

I wish I knew about the discount link when I bought Keyword Elite (I paid the full $176…and would do it again because I think the software is that valuable.)

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