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I was often wondering which of my campaigns are performing and which are not.

For instance if you advertise your business online at several places: forums, private ad deals, email campaigns you can track your sucess with Google Analytics.

You just need to tag your links. Google offers a free tool called URL Builder that tags your links so you can recognize them later in Google Analytics.

How to set it up?

The whole thing is very simple.

1. You enter your URL in the box.
2. Fill in your Campaign Source, Medium and Campaign Name.
3. Generate your URL

That’s it!

How to see results?

To view your results log into your Analytics Account and go to: Traffic Sources>Campaigns

Campaign Tracking in Google Analytics

Cool, huh?

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…and I am an Internet Marketer!

Why do I use them? They are free and constantly improving!

1. Google Search Engine – doh!
2. Google Image Search – when I write a new article like this one I find ideas/images on Google Image Search.
3. Google AdWords – I use Adwords to promote my affiliate products. Don`t forget about integrated Keyword Tool!
4. Google AdSense – I use on some of my content websites. Not making huge money, but covers some costs.
5. Google Ad Manager – I used to use OpenX, but switched to Ad Manager and I love it!
6. Google Trends - When I research a niche, I use it to check in what  country is a keywords most searched.
7. Google Insights - Another extremely useful tool to learn about your target audience.
8. Google Analytics – I can`t imagine my life without analytics. How did we measure things before??
9. Google Webmaster Tools – first thing I do after creating a new site is submit a sitemap to Webmaster Tools.
10. Gmail - it is undoubtedly one of the best web email in the world. I use it for my private use as well as for my company.
11. Google Documents – I love when I can work with the same file on my office computer, laptop or IPhone! It is so easy to share things with GDocs!

This is my list! I am missing something?

Here is what I was doing from May 18th -24th:

• Thinking how to cope with Work Overload in Internet Marketing.
• Learned some new things about Zac Johnson.
• Nothing is free, right? Nope. There is lots of Free information online. For instance 3 free blogging guides I recommed!
• I joined Shoemoneys 12 Week Internet Marketing Course. It is free!

And How are you doing?

Shoemoney Extreme Guide

Do you want to make money online? Do you want to learn from the guy who makes $15 million per year online?

You can! For free. Just go to www.shoemoneyx.com and sign up. It is FREE!

About the Guide

Ok. Guys. The value itself of getting information from Jeremy is incredible.  I just received the PDF for Week 1 and there is nothing extreme about it. It is an introduction to Internet Marketing. You can get this information anywhere on internet. But what is SUPER IMPORTANT are the tasks at the end of the guide you need to complete to get things done.

THIS IS THE SINGLE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT INTERNET MARKETING: You need to get things done!!!!

You need to invest time and money and work hard. At the end of the day there needs to be some progress. It is freaking hard and that is the reason so many fail.

But it can be done. Stick with me, and I will help you do it!

Purpose of the Guide for Shoemoney

Jeremy is a marketing pro and I respect him a lot. Jeremy understands the principles of making money. He knows giving away this 12 Week Guide for free will build him a very big email list. Probably one of the biggest lists in internet marketing industry. He could easily get 200.000 or more subscribers. And that means 200.000 highly interested people who trust him and know he provides valuable information.

And than the magic happens: Jeremy will be able to sell his products to this list with very high conversion rates. I am not talking about 3 or 5 % conversion rates which are common for the industry. I am talking about 10, 20 30 % or even more. Just do the math.  15% conversion rate with 200K subscribers means 30.000 sales.

Jeremy is selling his Shoemoney Tools package for $100 per month. $100 x 30.000 = $3,000,000. EVERY FREAKING MONTH!

Do you now understand why is Jeremy giving this guide for FREE?

My purpose of following Shoemoney and his 12 Week Guide

My goal is to examine Shoemoney`s Guide into detail. Learn as much as possible from the PDFs. But the most important thing for me is to understand the way he is doing the whole thing.

I want to learn the way he captures visitors on his landing page (www.shoemoneyx.com), how he sends the guide out, what is the frequency, how he presents offers and so on. I want to learn this so I can create a similar project on my own.

Don`t buy every new product or book that is popular in community. You will only get disappointed. Today I want to recommend you 3 ebooks that are completely free and will change you life. I promise.

Where is the trick? Well, the trick is you need to read them and put the advice into action. That is all you need to do.

Free Ebooks on my desk

Blog your Business to Success

Unique Blog Designs gives you a Free Ebook called “Blog your Business TO SUCCESS!”

It is a 32 page book by Nate Whitehill and is aimed at Beginner Bloggers. It has 3 sections which cover How to establish Authority through Blogging, How to develop a royal Readership and How to make your blog more readable.

Blog Profits Blueprint

Blog Profits Blueprint is a 54 page book by Yaro Starak, a successful entrepreneur from Australia. What grabs attention is he offers the book not only in PDF version, but also in audio (mp3) and a portable (mobi) version, which is nice. The book itself is full of great advice you can implement right now. This book is aimed at absolute beginners and starts by explaining what is a blog and its benefits.

Make Money Online With John Chow dot Com

This one is obviously from John Chow. 59 pages of John Chow`s advices. For free. You must read it.

The book has 9 chapters and covers tips for blogging, optimization, monetizing and promoting your blog. A nicely packed ebook with links to posts on John`s blog that extend this book into more details if you wish so.

This is not some general stuff, but really gets into details how to cloak links, set up domain preference in Google Webmaster Tools  and how to build links.

All three books are worth reading even if you are blogging for some time now. If you are not making money, then check what things you are NOT doing that are mentioned in these three books.

Hit me with your free books!

Who is Zac Johnson?

Zac Johnson is a successful affiliate marketer who calls himself “Super Affiliate”. He started making money online at the age of 15 and since then it is only going up. Zac is a speaker at big Affiliate Events and I hope we meet some day.

Zac Johnson

Name: Zac Johnson
Location: Toms River, New Jersey
Bio: Zac Johnson Biography
Nicknames: Super Affiliate
Skills: Affiliate Marketing, programming, design,…

How much money does he make online?

It is hard to determine exactly how much money he is making, but there are various checks and numbers out there.

In the image above Zac is holding a check from Yahoo for $306,373.24 from February 1st, 2006. This is a check form his campaign that lasted 4 months and made him $860,538.38 in PROFIT. He earned this money from 4 sources: Valueclick Media, CasaleMedia, Yahoo Publisher Network and NeverBlueAds. I suggest you read how he made it.

Zac Johnsohn`s websites

http://zacjohnson.com/
http://www.moneyreignnetwork.com/

Get in touch with Zac

Blog: www.zacjohnson.com – Inside the Secret Life of a Super Affiliate.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/moneyreign- Zac`s Twit.
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/moneyreign – Zac Johnson on Youtube

We all have the same problem. There is a lot of work to do, but limited resources. But what can I do?

Time Management

1. Time and task management

I found out I need to organize myself better, manage my time better. Sometimes I found myself working on a task for too long. Especially when doing keyword research I tend to fall into browsing websites for hours. Not good! I need to analyze which tasks are stealing my time away. I also need to make priorities.

2. Effective planning

Sometimes I just start working without a proper plan. Not good! I learned that I can only achieve goals if I determine certain amount of time to each task. And after the time is up, I move to next task. Sometimes I just keep doing the same task for more time than planned and than I can`t follow the plan. Not good! I decided I will stick to the plan. Oh. another thing: I create a plan every day before I go to sleep and put it on my desk. So first thing I see in the morning is my daily plan.

3. Killing time wasters

I hate when people think I am the tech-guy that knows everything about computers. I know I am nice and polite and I like to help people with computer problems. But this is not good for my productivity! I found out to cut some of my habits such as phone calls, instant messengers, emails, news checking,… when I am actively working. The fact is these things often pop-up unexpectedly and disturb my work.

4. Value my time

This is indirectly connected with work overload. I used to accept projects with lower budgets to help people get started on internet. But the truth is, there is as much work as there would be with a good paying customer, but the pay is way lower. And that forces me to do even more work to get by the month. Not good! I need to set myself a price that is fair and that reflects my knowledge and experience. Only by doing this I can support my Internet Marketing journey.

Start making changes

Huh! Nice read. But if I want to make a difference I need to put these things into action! Here is what I will be doing from today on:

• Create a plan for next day before going to bed.
• Work on each task only for the time predicted. Than move to the next task.
• Eliminate time wasters.
• Accept only projects that have a normal budget. Learn to say no when necessary!

Ok. This is my list. How are you guys coping with work overload?

Here is what I was doing from May 3rd – 17th:

• Everyone in IM were talking about Membership sites lately. Yaro Starak presented 2 successful membership sites and I analyzed them to see how they are working.
• Yaro launched his new membership site called Membership Site Mastermind. Get a free report here.
• I listed benefits of Affiliate Marketing. I really think Affiliate Marketing is a wonderful job.

Not much happened with my progress in two weeks. This is because of my offline business that I need to cater, but things will get better from this week on.

How are you doing?

I just watched John Reese`s promotional video on his website opportunity.com. He uses the video as a teaser to sing-up with his website t which is ok, but the video itself provides an excellent overview of affiliate marketing.

Opportunity.com

Quick Facts about Affiliate Marketing

• a 7 Billion industry,
• growing every year,
• thousands of big companies use it.

Here are the benefits of Affiliate Marketing

• Extremely flexible.
• Thousands of affiliate programs enable you to promote any type of product.
• Run it from anywhere, even on vacation.
• Low startup costs (less than $100).
• Part Time or Full Time,
• No inventory is needed.
• No shipping.
• No Payments to collect.
• No Customer Support.
• No Selling -
• No Website required.
• No Sales Quota’s, raise with more volume.
• No Recruiting.
• HUGE potential.
• Affiliates Right Now making millions from Affiliate Marketing.

Challenges of Affiliate Marketing

• Keeping Up with all the Opportunities.
• Keeping Up with the latest Market Trends.
• Keeping Up with the latest Marketing Strategies, Tactics and Tricks.

OK what this website opportunity.com offers is answers, guides, video materials, trainings and support to overcome these challenges and make you money. Price is $39.95 per month with 30 day money-back guarantee.

I haven`t tried it yet so I can`t tell you if it delivers or not. But I can see a lot of membership sites popping up lately which aim to support affiliate marketers.

This is OK, but information overload is one of the biggest problems we face today. For instance I am a member of Wealthy Affiliate (I highly recommend it btw.) and a member of Shoemoney Tools (also an awesome package – click on the top right banner to check it out) and there is just so much information in these programs.

I haven`t been able to learn half of the info they provided – so it just isn`t smart to jump into another learning program. But Opportunity.com might be amazing. Maybe you can try it and tell me more about it.