USE A SPREADSHEET TO KEEP TRACK OF DATA ............................................................................... 28
HOW TO FIND A PROFITABLE NICHE ..................................................................... 33
1000’S OF MERCHANTS & MILLIONS OF PRODUCTS ....................................................................... 33
KNOWLEDGE + PASSION = PROFITS ................................................................................................. 35
BECOMING AN ‘EXPERT’ IS EASIER THAN YOU MAY THINK ............................................................ 37
HOW TO EVALUATE MARKET DEMAND & COMPETITION .................................................................. 39
PROFITABLE NICHE CLUE #1: ADVERTISERS ................................................................................... 43
PLAN & BUILD YOUR SITE ............................................................................................ 52
6 KEYS TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT DOMAIN NAME ........................................................................... 52
3 BASIC SITE BUILDING OPTIONS ..................................................................................................... 54
HOW TO CHOOSE A WEB HOSTING SERVICE .................................................................................... 58
6 REASONS NOT TO USE FREE HOSTING ......................................................................................... 59
TRUE STORY : BAD MR. FREE WEB HOST ........................................................................................ 60
HOW TO INSTALL A WORDPRESS BLOG ............................................................................................. 60
TOUR THE WORDPRESS ADMINISTRATION PANEL ............................................................................ 64
GIVE YOUR BLOG A NEW LOOK : INSTALL A THEME ......................................................................... 66
WHERE TO FIND WORDPRESS THEMES ............................................................................................. 67
HOW TO SET FILE PERMISSIONS ........................................................................................................ 73
CONTENT REALLY IS KING ........................................................................................... 79
6 WAYS TO BUILD CONTENT ............................................................................................................... 80
5 ‘MUST-HAVE’ SITE PAGES ............................................................................................................... 87
ESSENTIAL CONTENT FOR AFFILIATE SITES ...................................................................................... 94
CONTENT PLANNING: KEYWORDS AND CATEGORIES ....................................................................... 98
7 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR SITE “GOOGLE” FRIENDLY ...................................................................... 114
MONETIZE YOUR SITE ................................................................................................... 119
JOIN CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING NETWORKS ................................................................................. 119
JOIN AFFILIATE NETWORKS ............................................................................................................... 128
‘MUST-JOIN’ AFFILIATE NETWORKS ................................................................................................. 130
INDEPENDENT AND ‘IN-HOUSE’ PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 140
20 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU JOIN AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM .......................................... 141
OTHER PROGRAM AND PRODUCT CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................... 157
9 TYPES OF MERCHANT COPY AND SALES TOOLS .......................................................................... 171
31 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR SITE ........................................................................... 183
1. GET FREE SEARCH ENGINE TRAFFIC ........................................................................................... 183
2. ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................................................ 184
3. PAY-PER-CLICK SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING ....................................................................... 185
4. EMAIL MARKETING ......................................................................................................................... 197
5. PAID DIRECTORY LISTINGS .......................................................................................................... 202
6. FREE DIRECTORY LISTINGS .......................................................................................................... 202
7. SYNDICATE YOUR CONTENT WITH RSS ..................................................................................... 203
8. PARTICIPATE IN GROUPS AND FORUMS ...................................................................................... 205
9. BLOG COMMENTING ................................................................................................................... 207
10. USE AN EMAIL SIGNATURE ........................................................................................................ 210
11. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING SITES ................................................................................................... 210
12. SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ..................................................................................................... 212
13. LINK TRADING OR BLOGROLLING .............................................................................................. 212
14. ADVERTISE IN RELEVANT EZINES ............................................................................................. 213
15. ISSUE PRESS RELEASES ............................................................................................................. 213
16. USE AUCTIONS TO PROMOTE AFFILIATE PRODUCTS .............................................................. 214
10 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR SITE OFFLINE ..................................................................................... 215
5 MARKETING STRATEGIES THAT KILL TIME ................................................................................... 219
MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS ........................................................................................... 226
DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY AND YEARLY TASKS ............................................................................. 226
EVALUATE YOUR SITE'S PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................... 229
GROW YOUR BUSINESS ................................................................................................ 245
3 WAYS TO NEGOTIATE A COMMISSION INCREASE ....................................................................... 245
MORE WAYS TO PROFIT ..................................................................................................................... 249
PROBLEM-SOLVING AND AVOIDANCE ................................................................. 256
ISSUES WITH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS ................................................................................................ 256
ISSUES WITH WEBMASTERS & OTHER AFFILIATES ........................................................................ 263
25 MISTAKES TO AVOID AS AN AFFILIATE ...................................................................................... 270
WRAP UP: BECOME A SUPER-AFFILIATE! .......................................................... 274
APPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ............................................................ 275
INDUSTRY NEWS ................................................................................................................................. 275
ADVANCED TRAINING & TUTORIALS ................................................................................................ 275
SOFTWARE AND SERVICES FOR AFFILIATES .................................................................................... 276
GLOSSARY OF TERMS..................................................................................................... 278
MAKE MONEY WITH THIS BOOK! ............................................................................ 294
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ...................................................................................................... 295
AFTER WORD ...................................................................................................................... 297