Part 2 of "5 Simple Steps to an Internet Cashflow..."

[Layne Harms]

Dear Friend,


Welcome to Part 2 of "5 Simple Steps to
an Internet Cashflow...for Newbies!"

By now you should have signed up
for at least one good affiliate program
that meets the criteria laid out in
part 1 of this course.

Step 2 involves setting up an email
autoresponder course (yep, a course
just like this one) that tastefully
plugs the affiliate program you're
participating in.

Now, your affiliate program operator
MAY have a ready-made autoresponder
course that you can use...

If you've chosen to become a PBP
affiliate, you have full reprint
rights to THIS course (-only- to
be used for the purpose of promoting
PBP). Click here to download your
copy:

http://www.pushbuttonpublishing.com/affiliates/t.php?rid=13340/aff_course.zip

Now, if your program operator doesn't
offer a ready made email course, you can
do one of several things...

You might be able to locate a course with
reprint rights (which you may have to purchase)
with a course topic that relates to the
type of product or service you're
promoting as an affiliate.

(To find potential courses, do a search
on Google.com for "autoresponder
course with reprint rights", "email
courses with reprint rights", etc.,
combining these phrases with the specific
course topic you're looking for.)

...Most of the courses you'll come up with
are ALREADY designed to promote certain
affiliate programs, in which case you
can usually sign up for those programs and
insert your OWN affiliate links. But
our goal here is to come up with a way
to promote the program YOU have specifically
selected...

Here's how it's done:

You can promote YOUR affiliate program by
including a short, 6-10 line classified ad
at the top of each part of the course.

Here's an example of how that ad might
look (noting that this ad would appear at
the top of the page with each course segment
that gets sent out):

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Now YOU can write profitable sales letters
in just minutes - with little or no
experience! Click here to learn more:
http://www.youraffiliatelink.com
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Now, if you were using the sample ad above,
you'd ideally want to use it in conjunction with
a course that dealt with the topic of writing
effective sales letters or ad copy.

Another way to plug your affiliate program
is by placing a resource box or your
"sig file" (essentially one in the same)
at the END of each article in your course.
See the bottom of this article for an
example of a resource box.

I should note that with *either* of the
methods of promotion above, you will need
to contact the author of the email course
that you acquired the reprint rights to,
to determine if it is acceptable to modify
their course in this manner. (Most
publications are still copyright protected,
even when you've obtained reprint
rights.)

The final option is writing your own course.
Your affiliate program operator may not
offer a ready made email/autoresponder
course to use in promoting their web-site,
AND you may not be able to find a good
course with reprint rights that relates
to the product(s) you're promoting as
an affiliate.

...If that's the case, you will most
likely need to write your own course.
(...Unless you're willing and able to hire
a ghostwriter to write your course for
you. You can find a suitable ghostwriter
on elance.com.) 

Now, when writing your own course, it should
obviously be centered around a topic you
enjoy and have sufficient knowledge of...
And this being the case, you'll need to make
sure you've chosen affiliate programs that
relate to and compliment the chosen topic
of your course. (Another great place to look
for good affiliate programs can be found here:
http://www.clickbank.com.)

To get your creative juices flowing, here are
a few examples of course topics:

1. If you enjoy golf, you might write a
5 part course on how you personally knocked
"x" amount of strokes off your average score
in "x" amount of time. People love stories,
so tell the story of how YOU improved, and
how others can do the same. 

2. Are you a bargain hunter? Write a course
telling people how you save hundreds each
month on "the necessities". Tell them where
and how you consistently find name brand
clothing at a fraction of retail cost.
Reveal how you're able to snatch some of
the best deals and lowest winning bids on
eBay. Etc.

3. Are you a musician? Write a course
telling how to become a virtuoso at
a particular instrument, or how to
land "gigs" at prominent clubs and
other venues, how to come up with
winning song ideas, the list goes on.  

Choose a topic that you can write at least
3-5 parts around, with 400-500 words per
part.

If writing your own course you can
use THIS course and/or others as an
example. Your course must be informative
and interesting, holding the attention
of the reader. But don't forget YOUR
main purpose is to integrate tasteful
plugs for your affiliate program
throughout the course. Here are
a few additional tips for writing
your own 3-7 part email autoresponder
course (training course, success course,
etc):

1. Write as though you're talking to
a friend.

2. Whenever possible, order and review
the product you are plugging throughout
the course so that you're able to
offer a fair and personal endorsement
of it.

3. Write the course in your email
client (such as Outlook Express), and
make sure to Save the course as you
go along.

4. Keep your lines short - no longer
than 60 characters, hitting "return" at
the end of each line.

5. Don't overdo it with the plugs for
your affiliate program(s). Try to
integrate them naturally into what
you're writing.

6. You may do best to write one longer
article, and then simply separate the
finished article into parts.

7. Write a rough draft at first, without
worrying so much about spelling and grammar.
Then come back, use your spell check,
locate errors, etc.

8. Have another person read through your
course and address any areas where they
are confused, or have trouble with.

9. Stories are very powerful. You may
find it easiest to tell stories that relate
to the products or services you're promoting
as an affiliate. Stories will often hold
the attention of your readers better than
general articles or other types of writing,
so use this fact to your advantage if you
can.

10. Be honest and sincere throughout your
letter...And don't write what you're
NOT excited about! Your passion and excitement
will show through in your letter, and ultimately
convert to more sales.

Take comfort in knowing that you really
can't "mess things up" when it comes to
writing your course. If it's not as effective
as you like, so what? Simply go back and
make alterations. Ask for feedback from
readers, looking for a common theme in what
they tell you, and go from there.

You'll be distributing your course for
FREE, so it's not like you have refunds
or other concerns to worry about...You
really have nothing to lose!

Tomorrow, stay tuned for Part 3 of "5 Simple
Steps to an Internet Cashflow...for Newbies!"


Here for Your Success,


Bryan Winters and Layne Harms
http://www.american-profit.com

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I'll Not Only *Show* You How To Make
Your Living Online, I'll Also *PAY*
for the Resources Needed to Do it!
Click Here for the "All-In-One Internet
Marketing Solution":
http://www.pushbuttonpublishing.com/affiliates/t.php?rid=13340
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Layne Harms
P.O. Box 547
Jenkins, KY 41537

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