I took advantage of Ben Pei's special FREE BANNER offer that was running on his blog until Christmas.

All you had to do was add a comment to Ben's blog at http://peiprofit.com requesting a banner and giving some details.

I added my request mid December. Nothing happened for a few days, so I kind of guessed that he was overloaded with banner making and that I was probably too late for a free banner...

Then I checked my in-box on, er, "Box-in" Day** and found a message from Ben telling me my banner was ready. You can see it and the others he's made over on his blog.

My banner is the one that reads: "Struggling For Fresh Content? Join Our Exclusive Work-From-Home Niche Article Service - 100 Members Only"

Thanks for the banner, Ben Pei, and Happy New Year to you!

David Hurley
Article Marketing Services

**Boxing Day: 26th Dec

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One of my online friends, Kym, has recently responded to some personal trials by buying a defunct traffic exchange and bringing it back to life! From what I know of Kym, I would not be surprised if it grew into one of the top traffic exchange programs on the Internet.

The exchange is called TrafficShowdown.com. Please check it out if you are a fan of TEs, and if not - check it out anyway and find out what you are missing!

Here are some of the features:

• 50 bonuses credits after your first 100 page surfs.
• Earn cash and residual traffic for every personal referral ($1 for every referal and if you are upgraded you will get up to 50% commission on upgrades and comission on purchases as well!) You still get the $1 per ref even if you are a free member!
• Three levels of membership.
  
• Daily draw for that day's active members.
• Bonus credit pages while you surf.
• 10 second timer.
• Friendly, responsive and dynamic admin (i.e. Kym)!
• Buy credits for nice prices via Paypal.
• Buy the right to have your page as the first seen every time someone starts surfing!

To see the site click here, or on one of Kym's banners!

David Hurley
Five Free And Effective Ways To Increase Website Traffic

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Strong Future International, or SFI as it is commonly known, is one of the most innovative and best free affiliate programs on the Internet today.

And on January 5th 2009 it is going to get a whole lot better!

SFI's State Of The Art E-Commerce Community Store

Now SFI is set to launch its new online store, but not just another online shopping mall... This is going to be a state-of-the-art e-commerce COMMUNITY that will open up earning opportunities for SFI affiliates all over the world.

The store will feature thousands of products in the following categories: Apparel & Jewelry; Books; Business; Computers; Electronics; Food & Beverage; Gifts & Flowers; Health & Wellness; Home & Garden; Magazines; Movies, Music & Games; Personal Care; Pet Care; Sports & Outdoors; Tools & Automotive; Toys, and Kids & Baby.

There will be more than 5,000 individual product lines at the time of launch. The aim is to have tens of thousands of products in the store by the end of 2009. What is more, through the Private Seller Program, new products will be added to the store every single day.

SFI affiliates will also be able to recommend products that they'd like to see in the store.

SELL YOUR OWN GEAR ON SFI'S STORE!!

This is exciting stuff. I believe that when people understand the potential of this they will jump on board like crazy and maybe even eBay will begin to shiver and shake!

You will be able to sell your own stuff on the new store site. You will be able to take cash or trade your stuff for other products.

The buyer gets complete protection with this system since payment is only made on confirmation of delivery.

ANYBODY will be able to sell their stuff on the site - SFI members AND non-members. However, each person that an SFI affiliate refers becomes their "customer" for good; you will earn commission on their purchases for life. SFI will take care of all order processing, product shipments, and customer service, at no cost to you.

SELL YOUR WAY TO EXECUTIVE AFFILIATE STATUS

The key to making money with SFI is to become an Executive Affiliate as you introduce people to the store. The online store will make this easier to achieve. Telling people that they can sell their gear on the store will be a great way to do that as you will earn SVP credits on their sales.

Another way to confirm your EA status would be by reinvesting your earnings from sales of your old gear back into goods that you really want; you will earn SVP credits on every purchase and those credits will count towards your EA status.

For more information, all you need to do is sign up for the free SFI affiliate program and explore the membership site without any obligation at all.

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What is the first thing people see when they land on your website?

Your website header, right?

But where are most of your website ads?

Maybe you have a banner beneath your header, but how many people click on it, and how many of those who click on it actually buy the product? :-(

The rest of your ads, the ones in the left or right hand columns of your website probably do even worse.

If it is any consolation, you are not the only one! The simple fact is that most people's website ads aren't working.

If your site is like most people's, its ads probably get a pathetically low click-through rate and an almost zero conversion rate.

Here's why...

Placing banner ads and link ads on your website just doesn't work anymore. Most people just completely ignore them.

Google and other major companies that get the bulk of their profits from advertising responded to this so-called "banner blindness" by offering ads in different sizes, but it didn't make much difference in the long run.

You can be the best graphic designer or copywriter in the world - and it won't make a blind bit of difference.

But, there IS one type of ad that people don't ignore... and that is... HEADER ADS!

The header is the area of prime real estate at the very top of a web page.

Usually it is taken up with a company graphic or logo, or maybe the product name or a photo of the website owner, or a software product box or an e-book cover.

Your website header is the very first thing people notice and the very first graphic to load.

Now what if you could take this same header area from someone else's website and put YOUR ads on it?

Can you see just how much more targeted that would be?

The site visitors can't help but notice it - which means you get more click-throughs and more eager punters coming to YOUR site!

It's like getting someone else to do all the marketing for you while you sit back and watch as the customers arrive on your website!

Click here for more details and find out exactly how much this advertising costs**...

**HINT: It rhymes with "HERO" and begins with "Z"!

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PPC stands for Pay Per Click marketing and is a popular method of advertising on the Internet in which advertisers pay to have their ads are placed close to the links that appear when someone searches for something on a search engine.

Internet marketers understand that there are some great benefits to be gained in running a successful PPC marketing campaign, but at the same time, they often shy away from this kind of advertising strategy because you have to pay every single time someone clicks on your ad and PPC clicks for popular keyword phrases have become more expensive as marketers put in higher bids to get their ads on the top of the pile for those search terms. So, how can an Internet marketer with a small advertising budget avoid the risk of losing a lot of money with PPC traffic? Here are three methods that can help you to improve the efficiency of your nest PPC campaign. Taken together, they will help you to create a successful campaign.

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1. Work with specific, "ready-to-buy" keyword phrases
Do not waste your money on generic keywords and phrases such as "free information on [keyword]", or "No cost [keyword]". Phrases like those will attract people who are merely gathering information or who are averse to spending their money.

You need to target genuine prospects who are seriously thinking about buying a product such as the one you are offering. Using words like, "comparison", "buy", "review", and so forth is a much better bet, as are model numbers, book titles and the names of authors.

2. Test and track your results
Keep track of your PPC statistics and you'll be able to make small changes and measure the results. That will lead to better returns on your money. Which ad gets the most clicks and which ad achieves the lowest clicks-per-sale ratio are just two of the techniques you can use to gain control of your PPC campaigns.

Run split tests on your ads. Keep the winner and change the loser. Keep doing that and your results will improve over time.


3. Spy on the competition
This is one of the best ways of making sure that you avoid exposing yourself to excessive risks with PPC.

How often do your competitors run their ads? What do their ads say? Are they promoting any other affiliate products?

Your competitors are already spending their money on PPC so it is worth getting some inside knowledge by checking them out.

By using these three techniques you should be able to run some successful PPC campaigns without exposing yourself to undue risk.

Once you have achieved success in one campaign, repeat the process with additional campaigns. That is the way to win with PPC advertising.

David Hurley
Best Internet Marketing Strategies

Labels: Free Pay Per Click, pay per click, PPC Marketing

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