Stay tuned for the Perpetual Traffic Formula Review of Ryan Deiss’ latest product launch.  As with many of Ryan’s products, this will likely be some new ground that most people haven’t heard of. While many people bash Ryan and some of his selling tactics, I’ve personally purchased many of his products and found them to be very insightful and cutting edge. In fact, many people actually use his concepts to base their own products on.

A Perpetual Traffic Formula bonus is in the works and I’ll post the details for that here on this blog.

Are you ready for an unreal Affiliatedot com bonus offer? Next month, Mike Filsaime and Chris Farrell will be releasing a brand new product, AffiliateDotCom. This new service is geared toward individuals just getting started and those that need some additional support and mentorship with building their online business.

In order to put together the best affiliate dotcom bonus,  I want to hear from you. If you were to grab access to a mentorship/apprentice type coaching, what bonus would be the most valuable to you?

Would it be hosting and technical assistance? Automation tools? Graphic Design or SEO help? Access to other guides, reports and tutorials? How about some additional mentoring and coaching in other areas?

This August, affiliatedot com bonus offers will be popping up all over the net, but which one will really be best for you? Remember, in order for a bonus to be valuable, it’s not the made up price tag that makes it valuable, it’s what you really need and want.

Check back on this blog on August 18th for the details of what this affiliatedotcom bonus will include.

More importantly, be sure to leave your comments below of exactly what you want to see included in this bonus package.

It was only a matter of time and as I said in some previous posts, it’s nice to be ahead of the curve.

The other day, Google’s Matt Cutts discussed how serious they are getting with video and getting ramped up for Google TV.

Even though Google owns YouTube, there are big plans to begin index more and more video across the web. So much, that Matt encourage search experts and developers to begin using video sitemaps to get their videos indexed and listed in Google.

“Video site maps is something that we’re probably going to look at a little more closely. If you tell us where your videos are, we will try to index them a little bit harder,” Cutts said. “For example, if you think about things like Google TV, coming out in the fall, it’s in everybody’s interest that all the videos that are on the web be able to be very discoverable and very searchable. If you produce videos and you haven’t done a video site map, that is something that I would definitely recommend.”

Google flat out tells you that video works and that they are looking to index it.

To get started using video the right way, check out easy niche videos. Inside you’ll see the quickest and easiest method of putting videos together and getting them indexed fast.

Grab your copy of easy niche videos at http://easynichevideos.com

Everyone is looking for new methods of getting tons of traffic to their blog or website. Now, you can leverage the power of Facebook to accomplish that. There are some serious benefits to doing this and somethings that search engines like Google just won’t like.

Facebook Introduces “Like” button for off Facebook websites

There you have it. Facebook has decided to allow off Facebook sites to include “Like” or “Recommend” buttons on websites, which means you can include this feature on your own blog or website very, very easily.

Just like the image above, someone can easily be reading your blog, decide they like your post and simply “Like” it. By doing so, it will put a link directly to that page on their Facebook wall and recently activity page, just like the image below.

This is great if your viewer has lots of friends that may be interested in that topic.

It also helps build social proof and support as the Badge also lists how many people have also “Liked” or “Recommended” your site or post.

Why Google Will Hate This

The SERPS (Search Engine Page Results) display pages based on content and links, unfortunately, Facebook feeds are not indexed. What that means is that your link from Facebook will not give your site any additional weight when it comes to Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.

What is DOES mean, is that now Facebook will begin to carry more weight from social networking recommendations.  Essentially, Facebook’s own internal search engine could very easily carry more power when it comes to articles, posts and content that does viral.

What About Wall Spam in Facebook?

Since “Liking” a topic or post is completely up to you, no-one else can spam your wall with links from this new out going “Like” feature. That’s great news.

So bottom line is, provide valuable content, make lots of Facebook friends and the new Like feature can be a great benefit to you since your link can now show up on hundreds or thousands of Walls.

How To Add Your Own Like Button

There are plenty of new Wordpress Like button plugins available. They all essentially do exactly the same thing. Since this is all fairly new, they are all carry about the same rating and downloads. You’ll need to experiment your self.

I choose to use the “Wordpress Facebook-Like” plugin and it has been performing fine so far.

If you don’t have a blog and want to include your own recommends or like button on a regular HTML website and know a little bit about HTML tags and code, you can follow the instructions located on the Facebook Site. The Facebook plugins page provides details and a like wizard to make it easy for you to include the Like button and other Facebook widgets on your site.

If You Like It, then “Like” It

If you found this information helpful, then scroll up to the top of this post and “Like” it for me. Also, please post your comments and questions below.

It’s been very interesting last few years. When I first got started, the very first marketing package I purchased was Mike Filsaime’s Butterfly Marketing. I scrimped and saved every last penny in order to purchase the $1997 course, only to find out that exactly 18 days later, it would be available as a download version for a fraction of the cost. I missed the boat on that one.

Butterfly Marketing Giveaway

A few months back, Mike decided to give away the Butterfly Marketing course. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an incredible course, but several people who spent lots of money on the course were a little upset that it was being given away for free. But, I guess that’s to be expected in the Internet Marketing industry.

Of course, there was an optional continuity program you were offered to get Mike’s newsletter. Either way, it was a good opportunity for many getting started to get a high dollar course.

Butterfly Marketing Script Goes Open Source with PLR

Many of you probably won’t know what that means. Others know exactly what that means. You can get access to the script that was being sold for $2000. You can then use the script any way you like and even put your name on it and call it your own.

Why’s that important? Well, if you’re a programmer or have access to someone with programming skills, you could modify the Butterfly Marketing Script, change the look, add some features, rebrand it, and sell it for a profit.

Sound Good? Sure it is. Will you ever “bottle it” and sell it as your own? Realistically, probably not.

Personally, I like the concept of having access to it if I ever needed it for anything else.

What’s the Catch?

So here’s the catch. Yes, the Butterfly Marketing Script is now open source and with full Private Label Rights. You can download it for Free with absolutely no obligation.

You can download Butterfly Marketing Script here

The catch is that if you want support and to be able to learn how the script works, and get access to other developers, you need to pay a fee to join the developer network.

I’ve seen some software moving in this direction, but not much. Do you need to join the developer network? If you’re planning on developing the script further and making changes, I think it would be helpful. As a programmer having been inside the code and use it myself, it can be cumbersome. Having that additional help would be worthwhile.

If you’re not a programmer and have no immediate plans to do anything with the software, just grab your open source copy and hang on it.

You can download Butterfly Marketing Script here

Here’s the follow up to yesterday’s post about getting your videos indexed in the search engines.

NOTE: In the video I mention that the plugin only supports FLV files. It WILL support mp4 files, so you won’t need to worry about converting the format.

Please comment

If you found this video helpful, or have some other questions about video SEO, please post a comment.

It’s interesting how things change so quickly with technology and Internet Marketing.

Just a year ago, long form sales letters were all the rage. Everyone needed an expensive copywriter.

Now, video sales letters are popping up all over the place and more and more products are being sold exclusively through video.

The problem is, if you’re an affiliate marketer and not selling a product of your own, you most likely will think that there is no need for video.

That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Video Marketing for Affiliates

Video marketing has been used by affiliates for a while, but many of them just don’t know how to take advantage of all of the benefits that are available to them.

Yes, sites like Youtube and Facebook are great for posting videos, but if you aren’t providing the right message in your videos then you are missing out.

What to Include in Your Videos

Whether you want to get on camera yourself, create a simple slideshow or something more fancy with complicated video editing software, you need to have the right message.

• Including an attention grabbing first 10 seconds. This can be an engaging question that get’s the viewer thinking, a comment or shocking statement or eye catching graphic.
• Build a better body…what I mean here is have some “meat” in your video. Add some content that answers the questions your viewer wants to know more. This could be a handful of statements on a topic, some bullet points, step by step instructions or even more leading questions.
• Call to Action – Many videos lack this key element. After your viewer has spent their time watching your video message, what do you want them to do. Tell them exactly what you expect of them. That includes “Go to this website for more information”, “For the second half of this video go to..”, “Call 1-800.#### for more information”, “Claim your free download at…”

Getting your Videos Noticed

In the next post, I’m going to cover a few easy and free methods for getting your videos noticed and index online without a lot of effort.

Jeff Johnson has long been the master of getting massive amounts of free traffic to your sites.

I never really fully realized how much of a master until I watched some of his videos the other day and did a little research.

In my last post about how to get massive traffic I posted a screen shot taken from Yahoo Site Explorer. It showed one of Jeff’s sites that has almost 28,000 inbound links. Do you think that may help just a little bit with getting traffic? UMM… YEAH!

Free Traffic Coaching Club Access

Tomorrow, Jeff goes live with Traffic Voodoo, his latest traffic training system. Personally, I thought this was just a renamed version of his existing traffic coaching club. You know, the way many people rehash the same stuff and just rename it to cash in.

Well, Jeff didn’t do that. This is all new stuff and he’s also giving away 3 months of access to his Traffic Coaching Club. Last year I paid $199 a month for access to his club. I learned a ton from it. Enough that I’m able to get some very good rankings in competitive niches just from the stuff he showed in the first 3 months.

Here’s the catch. In order to get the 3 months of access, you have to signup as a Traffic Voodoo customer tomorrow.

You can read about the details here on Jeff’s Traffic Voodoo Giveaway blog

My Modest Traffic Voodoo Bonus

I’ll be honest. There are a ton of great bonuses out there for Traffic Voodoo. Many worth thousands of dollars and giving away a ton books, training, guides and stuff that honestly, you’ll never, ever end up using. Most bonuses are complete fluff and BS.

So, I’ve decided to to something a little different. Something that will actually help you out quite a bit in your search for traffic.

I’ve been using some serious Ninja Style hosting that has really amped up my traffic and helped get me into the search engines fast. No many people know about it and honestly, not many people want to pay for it. (Although I’m not sure why).

So here’s my Traffic Voodoo Bonus. I’m going to hook the first 5 people up that decide to purchase traffic voodoo with this ninja hosting for 6 months.  Plus, I’m going to reveal to you some uber cool video tips that can put your videos in the search engines really fast for your keywords.

So let’s recap:

• 6 Months Ninja Style hosting
• Video tips for dominating the search engines for your keywords

Like I said… it’s modest, but it’s something that you can use and has a real cash price tag of $500. Meaning if you were to go out and buy this on your own, you would layout $500 cash for it. No question about that.

Here’s my traffic voodoo link:

Jeff Johnson’s Traffic Voodoo System

If you decide to buy, simple send me an email to jeffczyz.bonus[a-t] gmail . I’ll get you added to the list.

If you decided NOT to buy, no big deal. There’s still plenty of cool stuff on Jeff’s site that can get you going quickly.

Getting Traffic is by far one of the most coveted skills any online marketer needs. There are tons of methods for getting traffic. Whether it’s paid from Google Adwords, Yahoo Ads, Facebook or even Pay Per View.

Most online marketers want loads of free traffic, but they just don’t know how to get it.  The secret is getting back to the basics. Getting links from sites. Tons of Links. But not just any old links. We want links from high quality sites with the best keyword anchors.

Think that’s impossible? You’re wrong. There’s a formula for getting your sites ranked and getting  tons of traffic.

Take a look at this screen shot from Yahoo Explorer. Yahoo Explorer shows how many outbound and inbound links a site has.

Take a look a this:

That screenshot is from a top internet marketer’s site, Jeff Johnson. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have 1,244 pages indexed in google and almost 28,000 inbound links?

Me too…and if you want the formula for how to do this, then you’ll want to check out this video and download the PDF’s that explain how to begin getting this to work for your online business.

There’s nothing to buy, just download the PDF’s and check out the video. This is good stuff.

Download the Free Traffic Videos and PDF’s Here

The PDF’s are awesome. They outline each step you need to take to boost your Search Engine Rankings and find traffic.

No doubt you have seen ALL of the promotions for Frank Kern’s List Control. So, I’m sure you’re wondering what all the hype is about and WHY it’s so important to build a list.

So, let me tell you, and provide you some ideas for list building.

Why build a list…

The main reason to build a list is so you can market to the same people over and over again. It will typically take a message, in any medium, at least 5-7 times before it makes an impact on someone and actually gets a response.

While traffic strategies and link building are important, you will typically only get the same vistor from a web search 1-2 times. Unless of course you are providing tons of great, new content.

By building a list, you are able to send you message to that person in different formats, with different content and different headlines, always providing some content and value, while softly selling.

Buyers List vs Prospect List

The difference is obvious between a prospect list and a buyers list. Obviously, the buyers have spent money. Unfortunately, as an affiliate, it’s difficult to build a buyers list when you are promoting someone else’s product. Unless you are using tools like CBBonusDomination or cbNotifications.com to notify buyers that purchase from your affiliate link and get them added to your list, it’s next to impossible for affiliates to build a list of buyers.

Of course,  having your own product can also give you access to your customers. However, YOUR customers expect more from you. Meaning, don’t let it be a pitch fest after they buy your product. Again, list management is a large portion email marketing. (This is something that Kern talks about in List Control)

Ideas for List Building, How I do it

I mostly promote products on Clickbank for a variety of reason. First, because I can easily test products in the same niche using the same keywords and pretty easily just change the product out.

Second, I use cbNotifications to build a buyers list. It basically sends out an email each time someone purchases through my Clickbank Affiliate Link, offering a bonus or something else. It requires that buyer to signup to my list in order to get their download. This is building a niche buyers list for me without doing much work at all.

This also gives me a solid list of buyers in a specific niche.

Typically, I’ll create my own domain for a niche. It’s usually a generic, niche specific domain that I can easily swap out campaigns. I’ll then put together a brief sales video (nothing fancy), that offers a 2nd video or Top 10 reports of sorts. All along, I use content from the Clickbank product sales page for my videos.

If the prospect is engaged, then they will optin for the second video, thus building my prospect list. After they optin, they get my giveaway, plus I recommend the Clickbank product that’s associated with it.

This process works great, and I use it in several niches. Once it’s setup, it runs on auto pilot. I then use some cool Aweber automations to move buyers from the prospect lists and include some follow-ups for the prospects. I’ll typically provide content for the main Clickbank product, then try out a few others over the course of a few weeks.

What you need to build a list

To begin list building, you will obviously need a list. You’re also going to need some traffic. You can get this via SEO technics, BUM marketing PPC or word of mouth marketing (ie forums, boards etc.)

It’s beyond the scope of this post to get into SEO and traffic techniques, but what I’ve laid out for you should provide a good start.

Tools for List Building

You’re going to need some giveaways, an autoresponder account like aweber and some patience. Plus, you’re going to have to know how to talk with your list and treat them.

Of course, this week Frank Kern rolled out List Control. I personally think it will be a good course and I always recommend his products and training. It’s not for everybody. It’s Live webinar training that I’m sure will be filled with great content and you’ll get your questions answered.

Probably the best, and almost unheard of thing he’s doing is providing a complete money back guarantee even if you’ve taken the entire course.  He’s also including 3 more products, JV Control, Product Control and Copy Control. You may not need them now, or ever, so you should take that into consideration.

If you want to check out what’s included in List Control, you can see it at http://GetListControl.com