In the past I haven’t exactly been kind to these Online Money Making ‘Gurus’ who seem to only make money from selling eBooks that, at a glance, just regurgitate the same old ‘knowledge so you can succeed too’, repackaged and resold.

However, among my travels around the web of world wideness, I have stumbled upon a guy who actually knows what he is on about. Sam Sterling over at Affiliate Program Secrets (www.affiliateprogramsecrets.net) has impressed me with what he offers, it seems to be legit and thought I would explain the pros and cons of it for you, as I see them.

Affiliate Program Secrets, I’ve been told, is one of the fastest growing internet marketing programs on the market, and from what I can make out, for a good reason. The package includes dummy-proof videos, tons of ebooks, and constant updates of new videos and tutorials. It teaches you step by step how to be a successful internet marketer.

What is also nice is that not only is the information being constantly updated to keep up with trends, but if you get stuck you can get one on one help. Unlike other packages of this nature that I have seen through extensive Google searches like Wealthy Affiliate (as an example), APS only has a one time fee, so you don’t have to pay monthly. It also comes with a 8 week money back guarantee. The only downside that I can see is that, unlike Wealthy Affiliate, there is no forum to post questions to other users, or research from. However, saying that I still think this is still a fantastic site for those looking to get into Internet Marketing.

Both Wealthy Affiliate and Affiliate Program Secrets are fantastic ways to get started in the ‘wonderful’ world of Internet Marketing, but my personal favourite, at the moment at least, is Affiliate Program Secrets. Just my thoughts, I would like to hear yours - and good luck!

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Over at WebHostingGeeks.com, the guys and girls have created a wide selection of web hosting reviews to suit all every pocket and need. They also have taken the time and care to cover other services like free domain names and multiple domain hosting packages if you project needs them.

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If you are thinking about registering a domain name or hosting, I would recommend using WebHostingGeeks.com to become more informed about the choices that are available to you and your businesses.

Sorry for the delay with updates for the past week or two, but I am afraid personal issues got in the way.

But now things are resolved - we are now back in business!

Our second episode of our ‘5 Minute Tips’ podcast discussing quick ideas and concepts that you put in to effect right now to your site or blog.

This week we talk about how you can organise yourself and your blog by planning ahead and letting Wordpress do all your work.

 

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I have had several people ask me about what tools and resources I use to generate my blogs, and to be honest with you, these questions normally come from people who have not even decided on what their blog’s subject will be.

So I thought it would be helpful to list a few resources I have used from around the web to help these people get closer to achieving your goal (in no particular order):

1. Wordpress - The ‘program’ I use!
   A free piece of ’software’ that allows people to run effective blogs / websites. It’s easy to use and had a hugely achtive community that can help you at anytime if you start to feel a little lost. It is also easy to expand Wordpress to do whatever you wish with it: run a podcast, create a community, run a shop etc. It is used by both newbies to the experienced, so well worth a look!
2. ‘WP Affiliate Pro‘ - Wordpress plug-in
   WP Affiliate Pro is a cool plugin that can help people to generate large amounts of income from their site, with little hassle. When you add a single affiliate link to your site, you have to manually open the text file containing an article, edit it, add the HTML code for the link, save it and then finally upload it to your web server or blog. It’ll take you 4-5 minutes if you’re really quick, and likely 10-15 minutes if you are still ‘figuring it out’… no wonder most people give up soon after starting. However…WP Affiliate Pro can instantly add 1,000’s of compelling affiliate links to your blogs without touching a single line of HTML code and without editing your posts. Just imagine how much time this feature alone will save you. A very powerful piece of kit!
3. All in One SEO Pack - Wordpress Plugin
   Automatically optimizes your wordpress blog for search engines. It sorts out your keywords, titles and everything else you might forget to do (or take ages to do).
4. Sign up to Pay-Per-Post.com - Get paid to blog!
   This system allows you to generate an income while reviewing other peoples’ sites and products. The allow you to set how much you wish to get paid ‘per post’ and then advertise that to companies. They also allow you to look through a wide selection on advertisers looking for ‘volunteers’ to post about their products.

   An easy way to cover the monthly / quarterly hosting bills. Also YOU can decided how many you wish to do.

5. Niche Marketing on Crack for Dummies - An eBook
   This 100+ page ebook gives you amazing details about how you can setup a blog for a niche market and make it profitable. It has tutorials, practical information with no hype - and the author (Rebecca) treats you like a human being instead of a ‘pupil’.

   Niche Marketing is defiantly a good buy for anyone who is starting a blog - or has a blog and needs some new inspiration!