The Keyword Academy has lowered their price to $33 for monthly membership. I have written about the Keyword Academy in several of my posts including this one here;  Keyword Academy and made a Hub about it which you can read here The Keyword Academy.

If you want to learn affiliate marketing or if you are an experienced marketeer and want to take your business to the next level I highly recommend it. Here are some highlights;

~ The Keyword Academy makes keyword selection simple. You will learn how to find the “green” keywords you can compete for. And the Niche Refinery does the work by telling you which words are green.

~ Easy link building. There are several simple methods on the site so you can do link building.

~ Step by Step instruction to build HubPages, Niche Sites and Super Sites, using print outs and videos.

~ Special $1,000 a month TKA club. Learn how to take your business to $1,000 or more with Keyword Academy.

~ Ready made spreadsheets so you know exactly what to do first, second, third etc. These are amazing and will keep you totally organized.  And they explain exactly how to use them.

and more…..

If you are ready to learn internet marketing or take your IM business to a whole new level

Join the Keyword Academy for a $1.00 Trial

If you are struggling to make your first dollars than this club is for you. The club includes manageable tasks to take your income to that $1,000 level, motivation and more!

I was already doing well when I joined the Keyword Academy but it has taken my income to a whole new level. Plus it saves me hours of time!

You can try The Keyword Academy with full membership benefits for only $1.00 for a full month. Join the Keyword Academy.

The Keyword Academy offers so much with membership. Tools and tips that will save you hours of time. Here are just some of the features;

1. The Niche Refinery – Keyword Selection made simple. This does the work for you and tells you exactly what keywords to pick.

2. PostRunner – Hundreds of blogs to post your original articles on to get easy backlinks.

3. Original Articles – Original articles sent free to your blog from the Post Runner system. No outsourcing needed.

4. ConnectContent – Simple way to exchange backlinks with other members.

5. Forums – Learn from others and get your questions answered by those who have been there, done that.

6. Challenges – Motivational challenges to take your online income stream to the next level with optional participation.

7. $1,000 Club - Take your income stream to a whole new level!

and The Keyword Academy offers much more, including step by step niche and supersites blogging and link building directions with videos and print outs.

If you are serious about your online income it only costs $1.00 to join TKA for a month of full member benefits. If you don’t like it, you are out a $1.00. Cancellation is easy via your Paypal account. But if you love it (and I think you will), you have so much more to gain!

>>>>> JOIN THE KEYWORD ACADEMY!

PS: PM me and let me know you joined with my link. I am happy to give you tips and advice on your blog – info@MyLilGoldDress.com.

I came across the Keyword Academy (also known as TKA)  while reading a post about calculating how much a keyword is worth in Google Adsense. TKA has a formula you can apply to a keyword that calculates how much you will make if you get that word to the top of Google. I decided to join the Keyword Academy for the $1.00 trial just to get the formula. Once I joined and realized all the perks the Keyword Academy offers, not to mention the hours of time I save, I was hooked. Monthly membership in the Keyword Academy has taken my income to another level.

The first perk that the Academy offers is step by step instruction.
There are videos, print outs and other material to walk you through the process of building both niche and supersite building at the Keyword Academy.  The owners spell out the best techniques to build successful sites.

The Keyword Academy formula for determining “green” keywords is a huge time saver. In the past I had looked at search volume numbers along with cost per click and competition, to decide whether to go for a keyword or not. That method is nothing compared to the precision of the the Keyword Academy formula. Once I worked the Keyword Academy formula on some of my keywords, I discovered that some of the words that I thought would be great to rank for were worth just a few dollars a month!

I was not happy about the time I had wasted trying to rank for those keywords, but happily I discovered the Keyword Academy has a tool that would save me hours of time in the future – the “Niche Refinery” tool.  With the Niche Refinery you input a CSV file from the free Google Adwords Tool. It comes back and tells you how much you can make each month from the keyword phrase and whether or not you can actually compete for that phrase by automatically evaluating the competition in Google. The Niche Refinery spits out the keywords you should choose, the “green” aka money keywords. It is very easy to do and they walk you through the process step by step.

After getting the results from the Keyword Academy’s Niche Refinery, I look at each of the “green” keywords. If I rank high for keyword Y, I can potentially make $435.38 a month. If I rank high for keyword X, I can potentially make $44.95 etc. Then I decide which words to go for.

Rank for a few of those money keywords and you have a sweet monthly income. Rank for a bunch of those keywords and you can quit your day job. And remember, in the results Niche Refinery tells you which words you can compete for. It tells you when the competition in Google is so stiff, it would take years.

So right now I am looking at a batch of keywords back from the Niche Refinery at the Keyword Academy. I see a lot of great keywords to go after. Here is one with 4400 monthly searches, paying a very nice $4.81 per click. Competition is low.and if I rank for it, I can potentially enjoy a sweet $105.82 a month. Just from that one word! And of course if I surround the content where I use that word with cousins to the word (all taught at Keyword Academy ) I stand to make even more!

Of course you have to rank high in order to make money. And in addition to making keyword selection a snap, the Keyword Academy has special link building methods to help you rank for those words.

Some of the best links are built by posting on unique blogs. Blog owners often contact other blog owners and ask for the opportunity to get a link by providing a guest post. This is a great method to build links but it is time consuming. With The Keyword Academy all that extra time is eliminated. The Keyword Academy has its own blog post system. You write a post of at least 300 words, include your two links and put it in the system. It is automatically posted on different blogs. There are hundreds of different blogs in the system. TKA also has an automatic link exchange system. You give a link on one of your sites, you get a link for the URL of your choice. These are easy, efficient ways to build effective links; saving you tons of time and effort.

Another exciting feature to the Keyword Academy is you can add your blog to the Keyword Academy Post Runner system. If you opt to add your blog you will be sent original content on the topic of your choice by other members of the Keyword Academy who are building links. You have the right to accept or reject any of the posts you do not like. This is a great way to get original content and is included in the cost of membership. If you outsourced at a rate of $10 for 500 words and you are sent ten 500 word articles a month to your blog by the Post Runner system that is $100 worth of content right there.

Recently one of the the Keyword Academy owners has been sharing results of an experiment where he added 100 posts in a month to one of his  sites and increased his income by thousands of dollars a month. Reading how he did this is not only inspiring but a great way to learn what to do to be effective with your own blog and increase your bottom line. The Keyword Academy is filled with tested tips and ideas so you can save time and get results.

The Keyword Academy also includes member challenges. These range from building 5 links a day, to adding a certain number of posts to your website  and much more. The latest challenge is to encourage participating members to get to $1,000 in monthly income. Many members are at that level or higher.

The forums are filled with members who share their tips and techniques that have worked for them to increase their income, make things easier and build better sites.

One negative with the Keyword Academy is the recurring monthly fee.
But when I factor that finding “green” keywords and link building are so much easier, saving me hours of time and that one of my sites is given fresh original content it is easily worth many times the cost. Plus the tips and techniques I have learned has taken my income to a new level. TKA is very motivational! So what’s the price of dinner out one night in exchange for a lifetime income. The price is well worth it.

If you want the easiest method of selecting the money keywords, simple link building, and so much more, the Keyword Academy is outstanding.

Give it a try and see what you think. It is only $1.00 for a full month trial at the Keyword Academy.

A website is a great way to share your knowledge and make extra income. You can blog about a topic and make extra income with affiliate marketing and companies that pay you per click such as Google Adsense. Though you can get free hosting at sites such as freewebs and by using free blogging sites, you are better off building your own site which you have control over.

Here is how to get started:

1. Decide what you want to write about. What is your passion? Do a little research on the net and see if others are also interested in the topic. You want to pick a profitable topic. Keep the topic broad enough so you have plenty to write about, but not so broad that it lacks a focus.

In addition to your niche topic you can write a general blog or you may want to write a specific type of blog. For example if you are writing about blog, you could write a general blog or you can narrow your focus to writing reviews on the different cameras on the market. Here are some eBooks to give you ideas:

Start a Review Blog for Fun and Profit

Start a Craft Blog for Fun and Profit

Start a Recipe Blog for Fun and Profit

2.  Once you have decided on your niche,  it is time to pick a domain name for your website. Here are some tips when selecting a domain name.
~ Make it short.
~ Make it easy to spell and remember.
~ Make it about what you are writing about.
~ Make it a .com if possible.
One of the hardest parts about picking a name is so many are already taken! Find out by going to GoDaddy or another site and checking if the name you want is available.  If the name you selected is already in use, GoDaddy will make other suggestions. GoDaddy offers excellent pricing on Domain Names and Hosting. I have close to 30 names registered with GoDaddy. I have called them several times and their customer service is excellent.

3. Sign up for hosting with BlueHost or Hostgator. You can host websites with BlueHost and Hostgator for one low price and they offer auto-installation of WordPress also. Whatever, hosting company you use, make sure they have automatic installation of WordPress. Both of these companies offer great service. I have found Hostgator to offer excellent one on one walk throughs to newbies.

4. In the manage domains section at GoDaddy, point your webhost servers to the BlueHost or Hostgator servers. This is simple to do, but if you have trouble contact either GoDaddy, BlueHost, or Hostgator to walk you through the steps.

5. At your hosting site install WordPress through your Cpanel.  Ask your provider to walk you through this step. It will be slightly different at Hostgator than at BlueHost.

7. WordPress offers two default themes. You can also go to the WordPress site and select a different theme. There are many very nice free WordPress themes on the market. However, it is very easy to get a virus while searching for them. And many themes include spyware. If you opt to change your theme, you are best using a new theme from a reputable site.

TIP: One way to find a great WP theme is to type in the style or color of WP theme you want at Google and then look through Google images. You will instantly see many WP themes and it is easier than scrolling though dozens of images.

There are some beautiful Premium WordPress themes on the market also. I highly recommend Brian Gardner’s Revolution theme. I have this for another site I am working on. Brian gives excellent support and his themes are beautiful.

Revolution WordPress Themes!

Here are two more sites offering WordPress Themes to check out.

Omni WordPress Themes

Easy Trend WordPress Themes

Once your website is up, you are ready to start wth writing and adding affiliate ads to your site.

I want to make it very clear that if you are at all serious about developling a website online you should get a website that you control. This means you should pay for hosting and a domain name.

I recommend GoDaddy for domain names and BlueHost for hosting. But there are other good ones out there also.  A domain name runs about $12 a year and a hosting plan $10 or so per month for unlimited websites.  (Tip: Do not get your hosting at the same place as you buy your domain names.)

Using free platforms puts you at risk. Your site can be removed at any time. You are driving traffic to a site you don’t own. That said, some of you may want to play with a free website and free website design before you go the paid route.

So here is a step by step plan for you to get a free website and free website design.

Step 1

Go to www.webs.com. On the main page fill in the domain site name you want and a password. Webs.com offers an easy way to get a free website and free web design.

Step 2 

Click create a website.  A new screen will open up asking for more information; your email address, date of birth, country and gender. Your user name will be the same as your site address and will be prepopulated with the domain site name you chose in Step 1.

Step 3

Scroll down the screen and select a template. If you prefer to use advanced HTML you can upload your own. If you use webs.com, you have 300 templates to choose from. Templates range from a patriotic theme to floral backgrounds to modern designs. You can change your template at anytime. Most templates come in several color choices.

Step 4

Check “I agree to the terms of service” and click create my sites. A screen will pop up offering you different levels of service. Choose Basic (Free).

Step 5

Next a screen will pop up that asks if you want help building your site. Click Yes. Webs.com will then recommend pages for your site. It will walk you through the steps to develop each page. Pages make include a blog, photo gallery, shop etc.

Step 6

Spend time experimenting with the different easy to use site builder options that webs.com offers. You can delete pages, add pages, include links, add photos and video etc. There are lots of options for your free website and free website design.

Step 7

The webs.com is supported by ads so your website will have ads on it. You can however, upgrade (at a cost) to a no ad website. However, if you plan to do that you should switch to a hosting company where you can host unlimited blogs for the same price.

You can also register your domain name if it is available through webs.com but I would recommend registering it through a less expensive registrar such as GoDaddy.

Enjoy playing with a free account but if you find you are enjoying the site and plan to develop it fully, you will want to migrate to a paid platform that you control. You can then use your free website as a backlink to help drive traffic to your paid site.

So for all of the sites please assume no traffic and no sales.

Weddings On a Budget – (http://www.MyLilWhiteDress.com) This is a beautiful wedding site. All original content. It is made to be static so you do not have to add content unless you want to. It has a fully integrated store, customized to fit the site, that will be easy to switch over to the new owner. Click on the Shop section to see the store.
One nice thing about this site is it is static. So you do not have to add new content however, you will have to drive traffic.
I have also done keyword research and will provide the new owner with keywords that will work well for the site. In addition I have some other goodies that go with the site. – $247 (SOLD)

WorkatHomeMomCenter.com – (http://www.WorkatHomeMomCenter.com) Made for Adsense site, the articles here were used once previously. This site has a lot of potential for adsense income. Set up to be static so little work involved but will need promotion. – $77.00  (SOLD)

Eco Friendly Living – (http://www.MyLilGreenDress.com) This is a green site offering advice on going green. Most of the content is original. Some is rewritten PLR. I can set it up to pull in content and be an auto blog. It can also pull in products from Amazon automatically.
Some of this was written by a freelance blogger who share in the profits from this sale. – $127.00

Advice on Relationships – (http://www.MyLilRedDress.com) Hot relationships niche. Original content mixed in with articles from directories. This site is set up to pull content from Amazon and directories and can be on auto pilot. Some of this was written by a freelance blogger who will share in the profits from this sale – $87  (SOLD)

Tips for Travel – (http://www.MyLilBlueDress.com) This is all PLR and or articles pulled in from directories. Can auto pull in content and products. Great start for a travel blog. – $77  (SOLD)

My Dressworks.com – http://www.MyDressworks.com – Cute site made to support other sites. Can be turned into a dress site with Amazon products. From late 2008. Negotiable

HemorrhoidInformation.org – This is a keyword rich domain name that redirects to a CB product. $25.00    (SOLD)

Domain Names for Sale:

DietPillGuide.org $60
AffiliateMarketingCoach.net 1/16/2011 $25

HealthandBeautyProducts.org 11/11/2010 $22 will include

Anti-Aging-Skin-Care.info 7/09/2010
AntiWrinkleSkinCare.info 7/9/2010

or buy separately:

Anti-Aging-Skin-Care.info 7/09/2010 $8
AntiWrinkleSkinCare.info 7/9/2010 $8
AntiWrinkleSkinCareGuide.net 11/17/2020 $8
LipglossLove.com 12/17/2010 $77
SkinCareSamples.info 10/10/2010 $12
WorkatHomeforMoms.org 9/10/2010 $12

I am open to discount for multiple purchases and will help you set up so the transition goes smoothly. Send a PM to:

info@MyLilGoldDress.com

~ Lee

The Super Affiliate Handbook is jam packed with information (about 240 pages). Rosalind takes you step by step to enjoy a successful career as an affilate marketer.

Some topics covered include:

Introduction to Online and Affiliate Marketing, Get Started with the Basics, Find Your Niche, Build Your Site, Add Your Content, Monetize Your Site, Manage Your Business, Grow Your Business, Problem Solving and more.

Essentially you will learn exactly how to build a successful business and what to do every step of the way from getting hosting, to adding wordpress, to finding the best affiliate programs, to where to place ads and so much more.

When I got my copy of this I already had built several sites and I was not sure if I would learn anything new from it. I only wish I had it when I started. I have learned so much. It is an incredible volume.

In this business you will be bomarded with “Make Money in Affiliate Marketing” material. Forget all that and focus. Combined with your drive and determination, The Super Affiliate Handbook can take you where you want to go.

The only negative part about The Super Affiliate Handbook is that you will either have to read it online or you will have to make a copy of it on your printer.  At one time the book was available in hard copy but that is outdated. The latest copy is only available online and definitely worth getting as it has the new information you need.  Rosalind does send updates to the handbook so this is one of the reasons its only available as an ebook.

If you are planning to go into affiliate marketing or if you already are an affiliate marketer, The Super Affiliate Handbook is well worth the money. It will save you hours of time and be an excellent resource for many years. Click to learn more about The Super Affilate Handbook.