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Podcast: Affiliate Marketing for New Entrepreneurs

New Rules for Online Marketing [http://connieragengreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/crg-mkt-podcast.jpg]It is estimated that about ninety percent of the people who get started online begin by choosing the business model of affiliate marketing. New entrepreneurs can get started in this way without having products of their own and by partnering with some of the most established names in their niche. I recommend this strategy as well. In this podcast I go into great detail about getting started with affiliate marketing as your first stream of online income. Throughout this training I reference my latest Focus Guide on affiliate marketing [http://connieragengreen.com/reports/affiliate.pdf]. Download it here to follow along with what I am sharing. It will open up in a new window so that you may save it as an important resource for your business. Affiliate marketing for new entrepreneurs is an excellent opportunity. As I enter my eleventh year as an entrepreneur I am more committed than ever to helping you succeed, and this is the way you can easily get started. Early on in my career as an online entrepreneur I earned the status of “super affiliate” and you can do the same thing if you are willing to put in the work and learn as much as you can. These are some of the topics I cover during this podcast: First, let’s define exactly what I mean here. Affiliate marketing is the process of earning a commission by promoting other people’s (or company’s) products. You find a product you like, promote it to others, and earn a piece of the profit for each sale that you make. I have always described affiliate marketing as recommending what you love in exchange for a commission on whatever is sold. I even wrote a bestselling book on this topic, entitled Huge Profits with Affiliate Marketing: How to Build an Online Empire by Recommending What You Love [http://connieloves.me/hpam]where I explain exactly how to do this successfully. Knowing which products and courses to promote as an affiliate marketer needs careful consideration. When I was just getting started I was taught to choose the most popular products and those that paid the highest commissions. But that did not feel right to me, so I abandoned that advice in favor of the strategy I still use today. I only recommend the products and services I have used and benefited from. I continue to refer to this as “recommending what you love” and it has served me well over the past decade. Knowing what an affiliate leaderboard in will help you to compete successfully in affiliate contests. Instead of focusing on just one affiliate contest at a time I now compete across several contests simultaneously for best results. This adds to your credibility and visibility and establishes you as more of an authority in your niche. I also discuss how to handle affiliate refunds appropriately and why bonuses are so important. Both of these topics will be a part of your business as an affiliate marketer and will make a huge difference in your bottom line. Promoting affiliate products requires you to get in front of the people who are most likely to be interested in what you are promoting. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways that I will share with you here. * Build a list of people who are interested in your topic * Blog about your topic and discuss affiliate products within your posts * Write reviews of the products you wish to promote on your blog * Add a “resources” page to your blog and include these products * Start a Facebook and/or LinkedIn group on your topic * Submit articles on your topic to sites like Medium and LinkedIn Pulse * Host your own webinars and teleseminars on your topic * Create short videos on your topic and add them to your YouTube channel * Start a podcast on your topic * Write a book on your topic As you can see, the process of promoting affiliate products to others requires that you connect with people who are most likely to be interested in the topic of these products. Affiliate marketing for new entrepreneurs just makes sense. Be sure to visit the link below to listen to the audio version of this article. I’m Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com], online marketing strategist, bestselling author, and international speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship and inner game mind shifts. Let’s connect to see how I may best serve you in the near future. Be sure to take a look at my books on entrepreneurship [http://connieragengreenbooks.com]. SUBSCRIBE TO MY PODCAST SO YOU WON’T MISS ANYTHING [HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/PODCAST//ID591740909] The post Podcast: Affiliate Marketing for New Entrepreneurs [http://connieragengreen.com/affiliate-marketing-new-entrepreneurs/] appeared first on Online Business Success | Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com].

Podcast: New Rules for Online Marketing 2017

New Rules for Online Marketing [http://connieragengreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/crg-mkt-podcast.jpg]Each year at this time I write about the “new rules” for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the new year. This year I thought I would share my thoughts and observations here with you, and the link to the audio version of this discussion is at the end of this article. We have now welcomed the new year of 2017 and it’s time to take focused action in your life and business to ensure this is a year filled with success and prosperity. But first, think back to 2016. How would you sum it up, personally and professionally? Are you accepting full responsibility for both the positive and the negative events that occurred? Let’s begin by tying up any lose ends from 2016. First, complete any projects that you intended on finishing, unless you have abandoned the idea or concept completely. Next, take the time to thank and acknowledge those who helped and supported you last year. Finally, write down your goals and plans for 2017 to give yourself a roadmap to guide you in the right direction every single day. Commit to reviewing these goals at least on a monthly basis. Each new year brings with it new opportunities, as well as new challenges. As I enter my eleventh year as an entrepreneur I am more committed than ever to helping you succeed. Make sure you have positioned yourself for success by following the “new rules” for life and business. These are my suggestions for 2017. 1) Become a bookworm and read every day. Give yourself the gift of a business education through reading books that will make a difference in how you think about and approach business for the remainder of your life. Also, read books for pleasure and for spiritual enlightenment. 2) Set and achieve your goals and dreams. Decide exactly what you want from your life and business. Write down your ideas and goals for at least the first quarter of 2017 this week. Review these and update them regularly. 3) Focus on time management and productivity. Be selfish and greedy when it comes to spending your mental and physical energy with people and activities that do not serve you well and do not lead you to your goals. Every moment is precious! 4) Write every single day. Once I got myself into the habit of daily writing, my world expanded and my life changed forever as a result. Writing allows you to find your voice, shape your ideas, and share your message with the world. 5) Seek out opportunities to speak and present to others, both virtually and in person. Public speaking opens doors you previously could not have imagined were even a possibility for you. People need to hear and learn things from you. 6) Be willing to “up your game” for 2017. Do whatever it takes to accomplish your goals. We live in a global economy, filled with people who have a strong desire to share their perspective with the world. How can you approach a situation in a way that embraces this world view? 7) Embrace a ridiculous work ethic. Get up earlier, give up activities that simply pass the time, and reach for a level of accomplishment that scares you. Once you work hard and achieve success you will never be able to go back to the status quo. 8) Begin each day with the end in mind. What will you have accomplished fourteen to sixteen hours from the time you awoke? How will you get there? 9) Join a Mastermind group filled with people who are smarter and more successful than yourself. Get involved in conversations that expand your thinking and encourage you to take inspired actions towards your future. As you can see, these “new rules” are direct and to the point. Any entrepreneur or small business owner can commit to working on these areas of their life and business very easily. Will you be one of them? Be sure to visit the link below to listen to the audio version of this article and to download your own study guide for reference. I’m Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com], online marketing strategist, bestselling author, and international speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship and inner game mind shifts. Let’s connect to see how I may best serve you in the near future. Be sure to take a look at my books on entrepreneurship [http://connieragengreenbooks.com]. The post Podcast: New Rules for Online Marketing 2017 [http://connieragengreen.com/new-rules-for-online-marketing-2017/] appeared first on Online Business Success | Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com].

Podcast: Blogging for Your Business

DOING WHAT IT TAKES [HTTP://CONNIERAGENGREEN.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2016/01/CRG-MKT-PODCAST.JPG] [HTTP://REALLYSIMPLEAFFILIATEMARKETING.COM] BLOGGING FOR YOUR BUSINESS FOR ONLINE ENTREPRENEURS This most recent podcast is a discussion of the importance and relevance of blogging for your business as an online entrepreneur. Here are some of the points I explain in great detail: The question is…are you blogging for your business on a regular basis? 1. Your blog is your “home on the Internet”. 2. A hosted WordPress site is your best option. 3. Post twice a week during your first year and once a week thereafter. 4. Use keyword phrases in your permalinks. 5. Always ask yourself if what you are doing is moving you closer to or further away from your dreams and goals and then adjust your behavior, thoughts, and actions accordingly. Think about each of these points, listen to the podcast, and then comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas and concepts in regards to how blogging for your business will enable you to be a more successful entrepreneur. I also discuss how blogging for your business will help you to find your voice, how you can “blog your book”, and the four types of content for your blog – original writing, guest posts, curated content, and PLR (private label rights) content. Are you ready to be surprised? Recently, I have introduced a new feature during these podcast training calls. I will always have the latest course or program, either one of my own or one offered by someone I highly recommend, at my Surprise! link [http://ConnieLoves.me/Surprise]. Check it out today and see what I am recommending this week. If it’s not my own program, product, course, or live event then it’s always from someone I know, trust, and highly recommend as a great value to you as an online entrepreneur. My most recent book is now available. It’s entitled Doing What It Takes: The Online Entrepreneur’s Playbook [http://ConnieLoves.me/DWIT] and I’d love to hear your Doing What It Takes [http://connieragengreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dwit-197x300.jpg] [http://connieloves.me/dwit]thoughts on it by way of a review on Amazon. Are you already a part my list community and receiving my daily email updates and training? If not, please give me your first name and primary email address in the form on the right-hand side of this site. If you are brand new to my podcasts, you will be interested to know that this specific training call, as well as all of the calls in my podcast series is intended to teach you and other new online entrepreneurs how to take your business to the next level quickly and effectively, and as a way for me to share my exact methods, techniques, Case Studies, secrets, and advice on creating a profitable and lucrative online business using the ‘multiple income streams’ approach. People on six continents have now discovered that starting an Internet business is the very fastest way to achieve both time and financial freedom, as well as to great success in all areas of your life, and you need help to get there quickly. That’s why I started this online marketing tips podcast for my community. You will see that each podcast session is first recorded live as a teleseminar, and then repurposed into a podcast to extend my reach to the world. Please join my list (opt in on the right) to be included on these calls, and be sure to introduce yourself and share your site for optimal exposure for years to come! Also, check out my Podcast Show Notes [http://PodcastShowNotes.com] site to see how you can subscribe at no cost to both of my podcasts, and please leave me a review on one or both of them if you are so inclined. If you would like to get started earning income online right away then I recommend affiliate marketing as the stream of income that will allow you to “earn while you learn” You may now pick up my popular training on winning affiliate contests and other online marketing tips for only seven dollars at Affiliate Contest Secrets [http://affiliatecontestsecrets.com]. This training regularly sells for $27. Use the discount code CONTEST to bring the price down to $7. This training has been completely updated for 2016 with the latest information, strategies, and Case Studies for you to use in your own business. Please be sure to leave your comments below so that I may get to know you better and to serve you as you continue your journey as an online entrepreneur. Getting started with an online business will change your life forever and my reward is your massive success! SUBSCRIBE TO MY ONLINE MARKETING TIPS PODCAST TODAY! [HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/PODCAST//ID591740909] The post Podcast: Blogging for Your Business [http://connieragengreen.com/blogging-for-your-business/] appeared first on Online Business Success | Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com].

Podcast: Connie Ragen Green on Managing Your Time

DOING WHAT IT TAKES [HTTP://CONNIERAGENGREEN.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2016/01/CRG-MKT-PODCAST.JPG] [HTTP://REALLYSIMPLEAFFILIATEMARKETING.COM]MANAGING YOUR TIME FOR ONLINE ENTREPRENEURS This most recent podcast is a discussion of managing your time as an online entrepreneur. Here are some of the points I explain in great detail: So, how do you effectively manage your time as an entrepreneur? 1. Maintain a dynamic to-do list on a mini legal pad next to your work space. 2. Decide which items are best delegated to others, which you should take action on, and which can be eliminated altogether. 3. Discover when your “prime time” hours are and schedule your work accordingly. 4. Always ask yourself: ‘Is what I am doing right now moving me closer to my goals or further away?’ 5. Protect your time, as it is your most valuable resource. Think about each of these points, listen to the podcast, and then comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas and concepts in regards to how managing your time will enable you to be a more efficient and effective entrepreneur. Are you ready to be surprised? Recently, I have introduced a new feature during these podcast training calls. I will always have the latest course or program, either one of my own or one offered by someone I highly recommend, at my Surprise! link [http://ConnieLoves.me/Surprise]. Check it out today and see what I am recommending this week. If it’s not my own program, product, course, or live event then it’s always from someone I know, trust, and highly recommend as a great value to you as an online entrepreneur. I also have a bestselling book on this topic. It’s entitled Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs: How to Manage Your Time to Increase Your Bottom Line [http://ConnieLoves.me/Time] and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it by way Managing Your Time [http://connieragengreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TimeManagement-front-cover-200x300.jpg] [http://connieloves.me/time]of a review on Amazon. Are you already a part my list community and receiving my daily email updates and training? If not, please give me your first name and primary email address in the form on the right-hand side of this site. If you are brand new to my podcasts, you will be interested to know that this specific training call, as well as all of the calls in my podcast series is intended to teach you and other new online entrepreneurs how to take your business to the next level quickly and effectively, and as a way for me to share my exact methods, techniques, Case Studies, secrets, and advice on creating a profitable and lucrative online business using the ‘multiple income streams’ approach. People on six continents have now discovered that starting an Internet business is the very fastest way to achieve both time and financial freedom, as well as to great success in all areas of your life, and you need help to get there quickly. That’s why I started this online marketing tips podcast for my community. You will see that each podcast session is first recorded live as a teleseminar, and then repurposed into a podcast to extend my reach to the world. Please join my list (opt in on the right) to be included on these calls, and be sure to introduce yourself and share your site for optimal exposure for years to come! Also, check out my Podcast Show Notes [http://PodcastShowNotes.com] site to see how you can subscribe at no cost to both of my podcasts, and please leave me a review on one or both of them if you are so inclined. If you would like to get started earning income online right away then I recommend affiliate marketing as the stream of income that will allow you to “earn while you learn” You may now pick up my popular training on winning affiliate contests and other online marketing tips for only seven dollars at Affiliate Contest Secrets [http://affiliatecontestsecrets.com]. This training regularly sells for $27. Use the discount code CONTEST to bring the price down to $7. This training has been completely updated for 2016 with the latest information, strategies, and Case Studies for you to use in your own business. Please be sure to leave your comments below so that I may get to know you better and to serve you as you continue your journey as an online entrepreneur. Getting started with an online business will change your life forever and my reward is your massive success! SUBSCRIBE TO MY ONLINE MARKETING TIPS PODCAST TODAY! [HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/PODCAST//ID591740909] The post Podcast: Connie Ragen Green on Managing Your Time [http://connieragengreen.com/managing-your-time/] appeared first on Online Business Success | Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com].

Online Marketing Tips Podcast: Doing What It Takes

DOING WHAT IT TAKES [HTTP://CONNIERAGENGREEN.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2016/01/CRG-MKT-PODCAST.JPG] [HTTP://REALLYSIMPLEAFFILIATEMARKETING.COM]DOING WHAT IT TAKES FOR ONLINE ENTREPRENEURS This most recent podcast is a discussion of doing what it takes to be successful in business and in life. This conversation comes from my upcoming book, entitled Doing What It Takes. Here are some of the points I explain in great detail: * Take full responsibility for everything that happens in your life. This was a big one for me, as I was coming from the “victim” mentality for so many years. To finally embrace the belief that I had been and continue to be responsible for everything in my life rattled my core values and beliefs in a life altering way. * Feel the fear and do it anyway. Now this is the title of an excellent book first published in 1987 by Susan Jeffers, and the concept would be expanded upon by Shad Helmstetter, in his book What To Say When You Talk To Yourself a few years later. For years I believed that if you were honestly afraid of something you had two choices. One was to get as far away from it as possible and the other was to grit your teeth, squint your eyes, and try to get it over with as quickly as possible. Now I choose to face the fear, verbalize what I am feeling internally, move towards and through the experience, and observe the shift that occurs as I get closer to it becoming part of who I am. * Be willing to die for the truth. This comes from an inspirational talk by actor and producer Will Smith where he discusses how no one could ever surpass him in a treadmill competition because he would be willing to drop dead of a heart attack rather than to jump off while the other person is still on the machine. Now this may sound very dramatic, but the point is a valid one. * Get ready to do the work and make things happen. When the film The Secret was released in 2006 I was at the very beginning of my journey as an online entrepreneur. I absolutely adored the idea of being able to think about what I wanted in my life and to know it was on its way to my doorstep. Then the reality set in that I had to actually take massive action and I loved that concept even more. Why? Because I knew that few people would be willing to do the work it would take for them to achieve even the smallest of their goals. Do the work, stay focused and productive, and you will be far ahead of almost everyone else. * Abandon the notion of needing to know all of the steps and pieces up front before you can surge forward. You only need to know the relevant and tangible pieces of any project at the very beginning. This applies to most things in life. * Know that the resistance is coming. Accept and embrace this as a part of the process of changing your life and becoming a successful entrepreneur. This feeling is more than likely going to be a physical one, so you’ll have to experience the discomfort a few times before recognizing it for what it is. For me, it’s a feeling deep in the pit of my stomach. In the beginning I thought I was either hungry or had a stomach ache. Once I identified it as resistance to change or action related to my business I simply acknowledged it and moved on. * “Not feeling like it” will never be a reason not to accomplish even the smallest task or goal. When I first heard others saying they did not do what they had intended to do or what was expected of them because they just didn’t feel like doing it I was dumbstruck. If you find yourself feeling this way, simply give it a moment and do it anyway. When I need to write a new sales letter for a product or training course or live event I usually don’t feel like doing it, but that has never stopped me from completing the task at hand and getting on with it. * There probably isn’t a blueprint for exactly what you wish to achieve as an entrepreneur. Accept and embrace this as a challenge to develop your own blueprint over time as you learn more, implement what you are learning, and experience various levels of success. Think about each of these points, listen to the podcast, and then comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas and concepts. Are you ready to be surprised? Recently, I have introduced a new feature during these podcast training calls. I will always have the latest course or program, either one of my own or one offered by someone I highly recommend, at my Surprise! link [http://ConnieLoves.me/Surprise]. Check it out today and see what I am recommending this week. If it’s not my own program, product, course, or live event then it’s always from someone I know, trust, and highly recommend as a great value to you as an online entrepreneur. I certainly hope these affiliate marketing tips will be beneficial to you as you grow your business. Online entrepreneurship is most definitely a worthwhile goal. Are you already a part my list community and receiving my daily email updates and training? If not, please give me your first name and primary email address in the form on the right-hand side of this site. If you are brand new to my podcasts, you will be interested to know that this specific training call, as well as all of the calls in my podcast series is intended to teach you and other new online entrepreneurs how to take your business to the next level quickly and effectively, and as a way for me to share my exact methods, techniques, Case Studies, secrets, and advice on creating a profitable and lucrative online business using the ‘multiple income streams’ approach. People on six continents have now discovered that starting an Internet business is the very fastest way to achieve both time and financial freedom, as well as to great success in all areas of your life, and you need help to get there quickly. That’s why I started this online marketing tips podcast for my community. You will see that each podcast session is first recorded live as a teleseminar, and then repurposed into a podcast to extend my reach to the world. Please join my list (opt in on the right) to be included on these calls, and be sure to introduce yourself and share your site for optimal exposure for years to come! Also, check out my Podcast Show Notes [http://PodcastShowNotes.com] site to see how you can subscribe at no cost to both of my podcasts, and please leave me a review on one or both of them if you are so inclined. If you would like to get started earning income online right away then I recommend affiliate marketing as the stream of income that will allow you to “earn while you learn” You may now pick up my popular training on winning affiliate contests and other online marketing tips for only seven dollars at Affiliate Contest Secrets [http://affiliatecontestsecrets.com]. This training regularly sells for $27. Use the discount code CONTEST to bring the price down to $7. This training has been completely updated for 2016 with the latest information, strategies, and Case Studies for you to use in your own business. Please be sure to leave your comments below so that I may get to know you better and to serve you as you continue your journey as an online entrepreneur. Getting started with an online business will change your life forever and my reward is your massive success! SUBSCRIBE TO MY ONLINE MARKETING TIPS PODCAST TODAY! [HTTP://ITUNES.APPLE.COM/US/PODCAST//ID591740909] The post Online Marketing Tips Podcast: Doing What It Takes [http://connieragengreen.com/doing-what-it-takes/] appeared first on Online Business Success | Connie Ragen Green [http://connieragengreen.com].