, from Tom Hua - Publisher of e*Vision, <br />
and the co-founder of the World Internet Summit. <br />
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>>> An Excellent Niche Product by my client from UK <<<<br />
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Hi ,<br />
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Did you know just how many people out there taking <br />
up handicrafts, especially the retiring baby boomer <br />
generation with more time and disposable income on <br />
their hands, than they’ve ever had before? <br />
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That’s right! And one of the most popular and <br />
traditional forms of handicraft has always been <br />
sewing.<br />
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My client in the UK - David Lee and his sewing <br />
expert aunt have been discovering that there are <br />
people all across the globe wanting to get started <br />
with the basics and become proficient themselves <br />
at making clothes and garments.<br />
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If you too would like to be pro-active at promoting <br />
their little niche website by joining their affiliate <br />
program, then they can offer 50% commission on every <br />
sale that you pass in our direction!<br />
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With the up-front bonuses that they offer, they are <br />
getting a high number of optins. Their conversion rate <br />
is about 4%, which is highly encouraging given that <br />
they are still improving their website.<br />
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They are also looking at higher priced up-sell items <br />
to their current e-book that they are now marketing.<br />
<br />
If you would like to share in the spoils, then I <br />
suggest that you go to their affiliate page now and <br />
register. Here’s where to go: <br />
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<a href="http://www.i-sewing.com/affiliate.html" target="_blank">http://www.i-sewing.com/affiliate.html</a> <br />
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Once registered, you’ll have all the tools and <br />
suggestions needed to get the traffic, and the <br />
commissions, flowing for you as well! <br />
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Warmly,<br />
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<br />
Tom Hua<br />
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Welcome to this issue of e*Vision! by Tom Hua<br />
(Volume VI - Issue 2006-03-28)<br />
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The e*Vision ezine is specifically focused on the online <br />
marketing of information products. I hope you find the <br />
information presented in The e*Vision ezine valuable, <br />
and that it helps bring you online success.<br />
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Looking forward to meeting you in person in Melbourne!<br />
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The Video Email Tour right after the WIS 06 Australia <br />
has been very successful. Our Australian network is <br />
growing at the fastest pace in the company’s history. <br />
We are returning to Melbourne on the 29th and 30th for <br />
the last two final events before we go to New Zealand.<br />
Can I meet you there? ==> <a href="http://vmanz.com/melb.html" target="_blank">http://vmanz.com/melb.html</a><br />
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           >>>> >>>> Featured Article <<<< <<<<<br />
What is Affiliate Marketing and Can I Get Rich Using It?<br />
                   - By Matt DeAngelis<br />
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Simply put, Affiliate Marketing is the Internet version of <br />
commission sales. You make a deal with a company where they <br />
agree to pay you some amount of money to display some type <br />
of ad to visitors at your site to get them to go to the <br />
company’s site and do something. <br />
<br />
That something may be as simple as clicking on the ad itself <br />
(Pay Per Click), identifying themselves to the advertiser <br />
for further action (Pay Per Lead), or getting the visitor <br />
to buy something, either on the spot or within an agreed <br />
upon timeframe (Pay Per Sale). <br />
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There is tremendous debate about who started the first <br />
affiliate program, but Amazon’s is probably the most <br />
successful (it was started in 1996). Around that time <br />
Linkshare, arguably the first affiliate network, was <br />
launched. I met with the Linkshare folks when they were <br />
first getting started, and they struck me as clever people <br />
with a great idea. BeFree, another early ad network that <br />
is now part of Commission Junction, was another company <br />
that got in early. <br />
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Unfortunately the dot com bust also caused a bust for <br />
affiliate marketers. Google’s Adsense, combined with a <br />
growing economy and Internet ubiquity, brought the business <br />
and ecommerce in general back to robust growth. <br />
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Can you get rich from affiliate programs? More generally: <br />
Can you get rich from Internet Marketing? <br />
<br />
Sure. This is America. Just don’t expect to get rich <br />
overnight. There’s no such thing as getting rich quick. <br />
It takes time, energy, and a lot of hard work. The poster <br />
boy for getting rich off the Internet has to be Darren <br />
Rouse of problogger.net. Darren admits to making several <br />
hundred thousand dollars a year with his blog, which <br />
shows other people how to make money on the Internet. <br />
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My first observation in getting back into the online world <br />
after six years offline is that the people who seem to be <br />
making the most money are the people who have products <br />
and services that they sell to people who want to make <br />
money on the Internet. I think that’s pretty funny, but <br />
it’s not going to last forever. <br />
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What’s the formula? It’s all about numbers. Get people to <br />
visit your site, engage them with your content and your <br />
ideas, and get them to do something that will make you <br />
money. The more people you can get to the site, the more <br />
chances you have to get people to take the action that <br />
enriches you. <br />
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Since you’re reading this article I am assuming that you <br />
think you have a program for getting people to your site <br />
that is working well. If not, you shouldn’t be reading <br />
about Affiliate Programs…you should be reading about <br />
programs for getting good traffic to your site, which <br />
I plan to cover at a later time. <br />
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Here are some examples of sites that make money, and how <br />
much they make (they are from sites for sale listings <br />
around the Internet): <br />
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A myspace.com support website has 60,000 unique visitors <br />
a day and makes about $1.8M per year. A free tattoo <br />
website has 1,500 visitors a day and makes about $6000 <br />
a year. A weight loss blog has 1,600 visitors a day and <br />
makes $36,000 a year. A dictionary, encyclopedia and <br />
reference site has 1,800 visitors a day and makes $2,400 <br />
a year. <br />
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How much will you make? It all depends on the nature of <br />
your site, how good the content of your site is, how well <br />
the ads are integrated into the site, and if you have <br />
chosen the right offers for your audience.<br />
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Matt DeAngelis runs AffiliateBlog.com. Matt is the <br />
former CTO of Modem Media, a pioneer in the Internet <br />
ad space. As a foot soldier in the Internet revolution, <br />
Matt devised the technology behind many of the most <br />
successful ad campaigns of the time. Matt DeAngelis <br />
may be contacted at <a href="http://www.affiliateblog.com" target="_blank">http://www.affiliateblog.com</a> or <br />
<a href="mailto:matt@netresource.com">matt@netresource.com</a><br />
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Looking forward to meeting you in person in Melbourne!<br />
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The Video Email Tour right after the WIS 06 Australia <br />
has been very successful. Our Australian network is <br />
growing at the fastest pace in the company’s history. <br />
We are returning to Melbourne on the 29th and 30th for <br />
the last two final events before we go to New Zealand.<br />
Can I meet you there? ==> <a href="http://vmanz.com/melb.html" target="_blank">http://vmanz.com/melb.html</a><br />
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All the Best, until next time!<br />
<br />
Tom Hua<br />
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