Learn from the Best…Without Any Cost
Much of what I learned about Internet marketing I learned for free. One of the most important things that I can do now, that I didn’t know how to do when I was starting is to locate useful, accurate information without any cost. I used to be like most newcomers to Internet marketing who don’t even know how to find a free course about starting an online business.
Over the years, I’ve gradually shifted my business model from retailing (which I still do) to affiliate marketing. I realize that in much of that time period I wasted a lot of money. Now (a little late) I know that there are placed where there are valuable resources about how to become an affiliate marketer without any cost at all. And that free information is much more valuable than almost any of the magic bullet product I bought.
Anik Singal reminded me of all that recently, as he prepares to launch his remarkable online “university,” Affiliate Classroom 2. He just released a short free report that is a perfect example of the value that you can receive from honest experts simply by asking for it.
This free report for affiliate marketers is crunched into a mere 55 pages, but those pages are packed with “read and apply” tips that are of value even to old hands like me. I’m not sure that I’m supposed to reveal too many of the details, but I’m going to pass along some details, anyway.
After some preliminary background information, Singal uses a case study approach. He examines three sites that represent the basic approaches to affiliate marketing: a simple opt-in site, a blog site and a product review website. Each of these sites had one major problem. They weren’t earning any money (or not enough). Sound familiar?
Singal allows us to sort of look over his shoulder as he examines each site, identifies major problems and then makes critical suggestions for specific improvements. Despite my years of experience and my relative success as an affiliate marketer, I found a lot of his recommendations could be applied to some of my own sites.
In case you don’t know who Anik Singal is, you definitely should. He was recently named one of Business Week Magazine’s four “young entrepreneurs of 2008.”
By the way, I’m not sure how long he’ll leave this report online. I suspect that once the soon to launch Affiliate Classroom 2 sells out, he will take down the report. If he does, I’ll share a few of his insights in a later article.
