The code is POTOGOLD and can be used for all major extentions at $2.49 + ICANN Fees

I don’t know when or after how many uses this code will expire, so register that domain that you have been thinking about quick. I keep a list of 10-20 domains that I would like to register handy just for these codes. You never know when they will pop-up.

The code is WINTER199 and can be used for all major extentions at $1.99 + ICANN Fees

The coupon code will be expiring after 10,000 redemptions, so better hurry up. I registered a .com domain. I really like Godaddy in this regard that they always have coupon codes that will significantly reduce the price. This is specially true if you have a lot of domains, and need to renew them year after year. Godaddy also floats these ultra cheap coupons from time to time, you just need to be on top of them to take advantage. Feel free to add some coupon codes that you know of in the comments.

Goal for 2012

• Update my existing websites
• Build out 50 quality websites
• Make at least $1000.00 per month

To reach the above goal, I need to:

• Build one website a week. The website should be complete with:

1. Custom Header Banner/Logo
2. Quality articles/content (minimum 5 articles), monetized with Affiliate programs and Ad-sense
3. With as much as possible SEO work done. (I will address the “SEO work” required in some other post.)

To build one website a week, I need to:

•  Build a WordPress Website Template

So these are my short term and long term goals for the year 2012. Pretty simple – that’s the way I like it. I will add more details or modify them as the year chugs along.

Ok, time to get back to the first goal – Building WordPress Website Template

What are your goals for 2012?

• It is really easy to build nice looking websites with full functionality
• Vast selection of great looking Themes for every kind of website – free and paid
• Vast selection of really useful Plugins library – free and paid
• No need to learn coding to make great looking websites
• Support is readily available at WordPress.org and various forums

The reason I want to build a WordPress Website Template is that with a template, I can deploy a website within an hour. The amount of time that it takes to configure a WordPress website so that it is ready for content is quite significant (2-4 hours). Imagine if you want to build 5 to 10 websites in a month, and each time you had to spend 2 – 4 hours, just to get your WordPress website configured. This is a great time-saver.

I will divide the template building into following posts/topics.

• Installing WordPress Manually
• Adding select plugins, configuring them, and explaining what they do
• Adding basic website pages
• Configuring WordPress – Menus, Pages, Posts etc.
• Saving the WordPress Template and cloning/duplicating it to another domain/account

I might add some more posts to the above list. This will be a sort of living document where it will evolve as I write a post for each topic and discover new things and techniques. I will detail all the steps with screen-shots. This will not only benefit anyone who wants to rapidly build WordPress based websites for Affiliate Marketing or monetizing/income earning, but it will also server as a document for me. I hope you will enjoy this series as I am really excited to start building tons of really neat income generating websites.

Use FREEZE149 for New COM, CA, US, BIZ, NET, ORG, CO.UK, IN at $1.49 + ICANN Fees

Valid for only one domain for the first year. I hope it still works for you. Seems like that have increased the $1 code. I will be doing these domain codes regularly, so be sure to be on the lookout. This is a great way to save on new domain registrations, domain renewals and transfers. Godaddy is pretty good in coming out with these discount codes. There is always a Godaddy discount code available when you need one. I will try to post as soon as I find out a new code. Let me know what you are specifically looking for, and I will try to find it for you. Now register away…

The concept behind affiliate marketing is quite simple. You build a website and on that website, advertise for merchants. When visitors click through to their website, and possibly purchase something, the merchant will pay you a commission. The commission may seem small at first, but consider the millions of people on the internet everyday. You goal then, as a marketer, is to get as many people as possible to visit your website and click throught the affiliate links you have provided.

The four most important elements of affiliate marketing are website, content, keywords and links. It is necessary to build a website, continuously updating it with keyword targeted content and fresh links to and from your website. These four elemnts all feed into one another, and each is neccessary for a fully functioning website. The more quality content you have on your site, utilizing targeted keywords, the more traffic you will generate and the more likely you are to generate money.

The next step is to join affiliate marketing campaigns that are relevant to the traffic you expect to have. This means that if your website is going to be about movies, choose affiliates that are related to movies. For example, movie tickets, DVD/Bluray and electonics. Be aware that there are some very lucrative affiliates, who pay well. But there will be a lot of competition for you to overcome. Other, less competitve programs may have less competition, but will pay out significantly less. You need to make the decision as to what type of campaigns you want to include on your site.

Once your site is complete and yor affiliate marketing programs are up and running, it time to talk about enhancing your site. There are tons of programs that analyze you site ans traffic, showing you where you traffic is coming from and what keywords are generating the most hits. Armed with this information, you can make the appropiate changes to your site to optimize its performance. Affiliate marketing websites are an ongoing project that need to maintained and updated.

Thinking of affiliate marketing as a get-rich-quick-scheme is not the poroper approach. It will take time and dedication to build a profitable website, so be patient. The great thing is that once you have built the site and you have taken the steps to make it generate mpney, you can build more sites the same way, until you have network of affiliate markrting sites that are generating money.

So many internet marketers talk about PPC, or pay per click, and the reason is that it works. However, there are a large number of marketers who fail to maximize its potential. Here are some ways that pay per click will make you money.

1. Target a precise demographic

By utilizing PPC, you are specifically marketing towards a certain group of people. Using carefully chosen keywords will allow you to appeal to the customer base you are trying to attract. When people are searching the internet for keyworded information, and come across you pay per click ad, they are more likely to investigate because it is an exact match.

2. Increase your online presence

With the number of people using search engines to find information, PPC makes you and/or your company visible to everyone making those searches. The more you choose to bid for your ranking, the better results you will have.

3. Easy management

Pay per click advertising is extremely user friendly. You have the freedom to change your campaign at any time. If you notice that you are not getting the results you desire for your latest advertisement, change the keywords to adapt. As well, you can monitor the success of the promotion with real time results.

4. You pay for what you get

Payment for the advertisement is due when someone clicks through. This method of advertising gives you the edge over competitors, because it will put your online company in the forefront of the results page, again making you the most visible. You only pay for the people who click through to your site.
These are just a few ways that pay per click can give you the market advantage. It is a beneficial tool to use in order to bring more traffic to your site. Not only can you track your progress on any promotion, but you can also adjust the ad to achieve better results. Remember to do your research to be sure this strategy will work for you. Now get out there and get noticed.

Green hosting is when the service is provided through environmental means.  There are many ways that a company can make green initiatives.  Some companies use renewable energy like solar panels, to power their operations.  Others are avidly involved in research of new efficiencies for environmental preservation.

For a web hosting company to be considered green, they regularly update their equipment with newer, energy efficient models. This way, they require less energy to operate and multiple pieces can be replaced with one.

Other equipment like cooling devices and back-up power should be replaced with environmentally friendly alternatives.  There are more and more web hosting providers investing time and money into green initiatives; like tree planting or a paperless workplace.

More and more companies are taking responsibility for the environment and its preservation.  By doing a little bit of research, you can find web hosting services that are not detrimental to the environment.

These days, we all need to work together to ensure that we are taking the best care of our world.  What better way than to support companies who are taking the initiative to find solutions and do what they can?  In addition, while you’re investigating the “greenness” of your web hosting, take the time to see what kind of steps your affiliates are taking to shrink their carbon footprint.

• Compared to offline business, affiliate marketing businesses require almost zero overhead.  One can operate a successful affiliate marketing set up with a lap top, printer, phone line, Paypal account and registered business name.  Setting up a home office is an easy task, and often requires very little investment to create a productive environment.  No liability insurance, commercial lease of employees required.
• Affiliate marketing doesn’t require you to maintain a stock of products.  Not having to store physical products translates into ridding your business of pesky fees involved with leasing storage space, man hours to log the inventory and associated shipping costs.
• You are not tied to one single market.  While many can argue that you can have several offline businesses in various markets, the odds that one person can effectively manage those businesses is highly unlikely; their expenses would be through the roof!  With affiliate marketing you can hop from niche to niche, test the waters, accumulate statistical data and launch your “store front” for free.  The only cost is time and maybe a few domain names.

It doesn’t take a mathematician to convince someone of the many benefits presented with affiliate marketing.  If you have the desire to quit your job, work for yourself, spend more time with your family and ultimately live a more fulfilling life – than affiliate marketing might be what you’ve been looking for!  Just keep in mind that making things “work” will take time, sweat, money and sleepless nights, but the rewards are plentiful if you stick with it.

The very first step is to decide what the subject of your site is going to be.  It is a good idea to choose areas that you are interested in, to ensure that you stay motivated to maintain it.  For example, if you are a movie buff, consider a website focusing on movies, reviews and paraphernalia.  Once you have decided on a topic, start researching affiliate offers revolving around movie tickets, DVD’s, Blu-ray or electronics.  Try to choose campaigns that are directly related to the subject of you site and avoid ones that have no obvious link.

On the same token, ensure that you content is relevant to the subject.  Visitors to your site will lose faith in your authority on movies if you are posting content about kittens.  Keep you content as current as possible.  This may mean posting new content often, even once or twice a week.  By updating your content, you are ensuring that your visitors keep coming back for new information. 

Also, make sure that you are optimizing the search engines by using keywords related to your topic. This ensures that the search engines recognize your website when someone enters a specific search term.  The more new content you can add that has current keywords in it, the faster your page will rank.  Of course the goal is to have your site rank on the first page of the search engine results.  In addition, be aware that not only do search engines like audio and video, but so will your visitors.  So try to include audio and video posts.

In order to satisfy your visitors, make certain that you are hosting your site with a reliable source.  Unreliable hosting will frustrate visitors and prevent them from returning.  Similarly, keep your site clean and easy to navigate.  Although it may be tempting, refrain from overloading the site with too many affiliate marketing campaigns.  This is overwhelming to the visitor and again decreases your authority.

A great looking, easy to navigate website will exponentially increase your traffic.  By increasing the traffic to your site, you are encouraging people to click through your affiliate marketing campaigns..  Remember that visitors are most likely to trust you and your site when you are the authority on one topic and your site is designed with their convenience in mind.