Affiliate X is not Affiliate X Factor.  They are two different products by two different people.  However, both products are aimed at making you a better affiliate.  But one of these products, blows away the other product.  Keep reading and I’ll explain.

Affiliate X Factor is from Andrew Fox.  It is a six week video training course on how to become a super affiliate.  It goes through the process of picking a hot market, getting traffic, building a subscriber list, creating presell pages and bonus packages.  There have been many products like Affiliate X Factor that have attacked this sequence of tasks to show you how to become a super affiliate, each with their own spin.  It is more then an ebook and has some good information in it.

But once you take a look at Affiliate X by Chris X, you will know that you have moved beyond ebook and video tutorials.  Affiliate X is a powerful software tool that gives you profitable campaigns that you can use to make affiliate profits with Adwords, SEO & Twitter traffic.  The software basically gives you the campaigns so research is all but eliminated.  In fact, Chris X will tell you that he does not do research or track his campaigns.  I guess he’s too busy making money.  Although, I would recommend at a minimum tracking your campaigns.

The Affiliate X software is continually producing money making campaigns on auto-pilot.  Chris says too many for him to profit himself, therefore, he is giving away these campaigns through his Affiliate X product.  In fact, in his prelaunch videos he gave away current money making campaigns including keywords.  He claims one of his ads converted at 20%.  That is unheard of for a conversion rate.  One of these campaigns, Chris says he launched in 10 minutes.  Check out one of the videos with the free campaign at Affiliate X.

So who is Chris X and does he know what he’s doing?  Four years ago, Chris was working for just over minimum wage.  He was also trying to make money on the internet and he uncovered a profitable loophole in Google.  He wrote an ebook “Day Job Killer” which broke records on Clickbank selling 9,000 copies in the first week.  Chris has gone on to make $2.6 million online including producing products like Google Nemesis and Google Assassin.  Affiliate X is Chris’ latest product to help struggling affiliates profit.

Affiliate X is a membership site that will provide you access to the the Affiliate X software that cost Chris $50,000 and over 7 months to create.  If you use this software to its full potential, it will easily pay for the $67  monthly charge.  $67 is an initial price with an increase likely.  Affiliate X is going live Tuesday, November 3rd at 3pm EST.

Note: Affiliate X is also known as cbAffiliateX

As I mentioned in my last post, Video Training…Are You Watching?, I’ve put together a list of free internet marketing video training from people you should know. They may require your name and email address to gain access to their free training videos, but it is well worth it to tap into their knowledge and experiences.

Don’t be afraid to check out a video because you might be given a sales pitch. 9 out of 10 times they’ll try and sell you something…who cares.

People are trying to sell you stuff all the time. TV commercials try to sell you stuff, but that doesn’t stop you from turning off the TV. Billboards try to sell you stuff, but that doesn’t stop you from driving down the road. Internet ads try to sell you stuff, but that doesn’t stop you from using the Internet. Just because they try and sell it doesn’t mean you have to buy it…Be disciplined, not mad!

Here’s some great free Internet Marketing video training.

http://www.continuityblueprint.com/napkin.html# Ryan Deiss

http://masscontrolsite.com Frank Kern

http://instanttrafficshortcuts.com/friends.html Richard Legg

http://www.tweetingwithyou.com/ Alex Jeffreys

http://www.minisiteprofitsexposed.com/thankyou.php Michael Rasmussen

And here is a relative newbie to the expert scene, but a great guy with great video training. Definitely check him out!

http://matthewwolfe.com Matthew Wolfe

Another great way to get free video training on a wide range of topics is to signup for trials. That way you get a sample of the expert’s material and knowledge with minimum, if any, investment before you’re asked to make a bigger investment.

Your credit card is usually required. Trials can be canceled at any time during the trial period without further charges being applied to your card.

Trials are normally done for a service site or a membership site where content is delivered over a period of time. Here are 2 recent sites with great content.

http://www.websiteflippingmasters.com Justin Brooke

http://www.microcontinuity.com Russell Brunson

Some of the above links are my affiliate links. If you don’t want to use them, then just go directly to the site.

So, what are you still doing here? Go get some training! But come back soon to find out what other great resources I’ll be sharing with you next.

Videos are definitely where it’s at on the Internet.  People spend hours on the internet surfing YouTube for something funny, interesting, motivational, a music video or an answer to a question they have.

Videos touch both our vision and hearing senses like movies and TV, only cheaper and with no commercials (or at least very few ads).  The more senses you can involve in an experience the better we humans like it.  Senses like taste and smell will be added to that video experience once someone perfects their own version of Willy Wonka’s “Smellovision”.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand – videos!  Youtube has been joined by many other video sites like Revver, LiveVideo & Dailymotion.  Although the entertainment factor of videos is awesome, there is a greater benefit at work for teaching new concepts in internet marketing.  Since IM is full of gurus sharing their knowledge, what better way for them to share that knowledge then with videos.  Videos can provide information & links like ebooks, but they also provide great value.

• Videos help build relationships between the teacher and student since the video can allow the student to see the teacher in action.
• Videos show real  step by step lessons on how to do something.  Many times in an ebook, a step by step lesson would be vague and high level.   For example,  Step 1-Find Targeted Keywords Step 2-Build Website with those Keywords  Step 3-Get Traffic to Website.  OK, maybe not that bad, but close.  Now, videos allow you to look over the shoulder of the teacher/guru and see exactly what they do and how they do it.
• Videos also provide entertainment while teaching.

If you are looking for the secret of success or an explanation of social media marketing on video, all you have to do is go search for it either in your favorite search engine (ie. Google) or directly in your favorite site (ie. YouTube).  Here are some videos that I like and wanted to share with you.

Ryan Moran – Marketing on Forums

Not all Internet marketing training is available simply through video sites. Sometimes you have to know where to look. In my next post, I’ll provide you some excellent video training from some great experts you should know. And the training is free.

Many people decide everyday to make money online.  That decision takes about a second.  And in the next second the question is asked, “But what do I sell?”  There are many different ways to make money online.  But what are they?

Here are a few make money online options.  But remember, they all require effort on your part.  There are no get rich quick schemes.

Sell Products – These products can be your own products or someone else’s and they can be information products like ebooks or physical products.  If you are looking for products to sell there are many affiliate networks to choose from.  Here are a couple to get you started.

clickbank.com, paydotcom.com, cj.com, linkshare.com, shareasale.com

Sell Services – either locally or on a wider scale.  These services could be  local grass cutting within your own town or creating website graphics for companies & individuals.  The list is endless on what services you can sell.

Sell Nothing – This is better known as CPA (cost-per-action).  This is where companies pay you to get visitors to their website and enter some type of information.  This information can be an email address or a zip code.  That’s all it takes to make a commission.  There are several CPA networks out there including:

azoogleads.com and clickbooth.com

Sell Websites – This is great for those of you who know how to create websites.  But, it even works for those of you who are technically challenged.  You can buy a website at one site and then resell it for a profit at another site.  Check out these sites for buying and selling: digitalpoint.com, flippa.com, webmaster-talk.com. Also check out Justin Brooke’s SiteFlipKing.com site.  He gives some great info on website flipping.

Write Articles – Why didn’t I lump this into the “sell services” topic?  Because I wanted to highlight it.   Develop or master a skill while getting paid. Then apply that skill to your own online money making.  Creating content is something you will have to do no matter what you do on the internet.  If you can master that skill while getting paid for it, that is an awesome thing.

Check out elance.com

What do you have to  offer?  Now, stop with the “I don’t have anything to offer anyone” junk.  We all have interest and skills.  Whether you are technical or not, you have something to offer that someone is looking for.

It might be as simple as time.  There are people all over the internet that don’t have enough time to do whatever they are trying to accomplish.  So offer them a hand and learn while you earn.  And don’t try to make your fortune off of them.  Offer them a reasonable rate or a cheap rate to get your foot in the door and they will teach you a skill that again you can apply to your own future endeavours on the web.  How do you find these people?

You can either contact people directly or put a listing on Craigslist.com,  elance.com, digitalpoint.com or any other website or forum that you can advertise the service you have to offer.  There are alot of  “make money online” websites and experts out there.  Start contacting them and offering your services.  If you have examples of work you’ve done, have them available to provide a potential employer.

I’d be interested in hearing from you on what other jobs are available on the internet to make money and any resources you know of…leave me a comment!

Why pay for the tools you will need for your Internet Marketing business when you can get alot of them for free.  Here is a great list of 10 free tools that do everything from helping you create your website to finding profitable keywords to tracking what your visitors are doing on your website.  Enjoy!

RoboForm – automatically fills in forms & remembers passwords

Audacity – records and edits sounds

Gimp – digital photo editor

Picresize – resizes pictures

Stock.xchng & publicdomainpictures – free photographs (always read terms & conditions)

cksinfo – free clipart

budurl – Shrink ugly links & hide affiliate links

cutepdf – convert documents to pdf format

Google Analytics – track statistics of visitors on your website

Google Keyword Tool & WordTracker – search for keywords

Here’s 2 bonus tools, I just had to give you…

Animoto – create professional videos from images, this is really cool!

XHeader – create and edit awesome headers for your websites

No matter what business you are in, there are tools of the trade that you will need.  That is no different in the Internet Marketing business. There are certain tools of the trade that you will need to do business on the web.  And just like any business, you can spend a ton of money buying the top of the line tools that do everything from finding keywords to making your dinner.  Or you can buy the cheaper tools that get the job done, but don’t have all the bells and whistles.  Remember, when you are a successful marketer, you can buy whatever tools you want no matter the cost.  But for the broke marketer, it’s all about getting the job done right and for the cheapest cost.

There are a million tools available to do whatever you want, but there are only a few you’ll need to start with and you can increase your Internet Marketing tools set as new needs arise.  Most of these tools are free, however, there are a few you will have to pay for.

If you are building your own website, you’ll need the following tools.  I’ve put a $$ next to the ones that charge a fee and I’ve also listed the products that I use.  However, the fees are usually small.

• $$ Domain website name GoDaddy and Namecheap
• $$ Website hosting HostGator
• $$ Autoresponder, if you are building a list of visitors Aweber
• FTP software to upload your site to the web  Filezilla
• software to build your website  NVU

If you are using free sites like Squidoo, Hubpages, Weebly or Blogger, you will not need to buy a website name or hosting.  And if you don’t know how to program, then these sites are drag and drop easy.  No technical knowledge required.

How Do I Create a Website for Free?

If you use the above free sites and do not build a list of visitors, there will be no out of pocket costs to build your websites! However, I would recommend that you consider building a list.  It’s a great way to stay in contact with your visitors, help them, give them free teachings and provide them products that are useful and help solve their problems.

FREE Internet Marketing Tools

In my next post, I’ll reveal a list of free tools you can get that will help you build your website, create videos, create MP3s, do keyword research and more.