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Over the last few years, a number of Web 2.0 sites have been launched. And some of them have come as a boon to Internet Marketers. Well, many people still don’t realise the power of these websites. But there are other smart Marketers who have used these Web 2.0 sites to their full potential.

I have noticed that one particular website has been used by some smart affiliates to generate commissions without spending a dime on their own. In this article, I will show how you too can use that site to generate instant affiliate profits.

The website I’m referring to is www.squidoo.com. Squidoo is a website where you can create your own web pages (they call it lenses) on any topic. You register with them for free, think of a topic, give a name to your’lens’, put some content on it and publish it.

So how can this be of any help to you? Here’s how - Google loves Squidoo and their lenses (web pages) get good rankings in the Google search results. Which means that a well developed lens can get you hoardes of free traffic.

Let me explain this with a few examples. Recently, there was a big product launch. The ebook was called “Project Black Mask” and it sold 1000s of copies in the first few days. Huge number of people were searching for the term “Project Black Mask” on Google, to get reviews of the product. Many people still search this keyword.

I searched for the keyword myself and this is what I saw:

Notice the third result in the natural listings. Its an “Under Construction” lens on Squidoo. The guy who owns the lens has no content on it whatsoever but he still has the third ranking on a very popular ebook. Had he put some content, reviewed the product and put in his affiliate link in there - he would have made a killing.

Another example. This one is “Day Job Killer”, an ebook that broke all sales records on Clickbank. I remember that during launch day, there were over 10,000 searches on this keyword. There are many searches on it even today. Look at the results:

See the number 4 result - again a Squidoo lens. This time the guy has got some content on it with his affiliate link. Imagine the kind of commissions he makes for creating a free web page.

You can search for any number of these ebooks and you will find a Squidoo page up there. Notice the name of the lenses - this is the part after www.squidoo.com/

In both the examples, the name of the lens includes the name of the ebook. This gives the page more weightage for that keyword on Google and helps in its ranking.

This is a very smart way to make some quick affiliate commissions, without spending any money whatsoever. Here’s a step by step guide to use this technique:

1) Do some searches on popular ebooks and look up the Squidoo lenses that are ranked high. Make a note of their content, writing style, affiliate links, etc. These lenses are doing it right and you want to copy their style.

2) Find out what Internet Marketing products are going to launch in the recent future. Remember, you are looking for products that have a potential of becoming popular. So go after the products from the Gurus, the big guys. You can sign up with www.imnewswatch.com to keep track of these launches.

3) Create a lens on Squidoo. Give it a name that includes the name of the product. You can use dashes or underscores as well.

4) Develop the lens on the same lines as the ones which get good rankings in Google. Include your affiliate links a number of times.

That’s it. Just wait for Google to pick up your lens and list it for the targetted keyword. If you do things right, you will surely make handsome affiliate commissions.

Do let me know what you think by posting your comments below.

Today, I want to show you how to build your first list for FREE! Have you built a list in any niche yet? If not, get into it right away. A list is a very important element of success for an Internet Marketer. If you want steady, long term profits - you must build a list and maintain it well…. I can’t stress on this point enough!

I know that list building is not an easy task. But right now, I am not talking about building a massive list of 5000 or 10,000. That will come later. To being with, you must target a number that is achievable. Something like 100 or 200 subscribers in the next 30 days.

If you can build a list of 200 subscribers and maintain a good relation with them, that is at least $200 per month in assured profits for you. Once you achieve that, you can reinvest your earnings and ramp up your list building exercise.

So, as I see it, the problem really lies in getting the first 100 or so subscribers. And the bigger problem is getting them for free.

And this is exactly what I want to talk about in this article - how to build a list of 100 or 200 subscribers without spending a single cent!

First, let’s look at what you need to be up and running with your list building exercise:

1) You need a squeeze page, where users will enter their name/email address

2) You need a autoresponder, to capture users’ information and to communicate with them in the future

3) You need a good info-product (ebook/software/script) that you can give away for free as an incentive for people to sign up

You may be thinking that all of these require an investment. The fact is that if you DO invest in these, great! But if you are on a tight/zero budget, there are ways to get these done for free.

Your squeeze page can be set up in a Blogger blog, your autoresponder can be one of the many free ones available (Personally, I use Aweber and haven’t tried any of the free ones - so cannot recommend any one in particular) and your info-product can be obtained from a good Giveaway (just look for products with Resell/Giveaway rights)

You must ensure that your squeeze page, the info product and your follow up emails are top notch. The squeeze page must be desinged to get the best conversion rates, the free info product must offer valuable information and your follow up emails must be useful to your subscribers. In my later posts, I will cover each of the three elements in detail.

Once you have all the three elements in place, you are all set to drive traffic to it and get subscribers. Since this article is focussed on building your first list for free, I am not going to suggest that you use PPC or Ezines or any of the other expensive methods to drive traffic to your squeeze page.

Rather, I am going to focus on the one traffic generation tactic that has always worked for me. FORUMS!

If you’re already shrugging off this idea because its an old one - DON’T! From experience, I can tell you that forum signatures are the best way to drive free traffic to your squeeze pages. This form of traffic enjoys one of the best conversion rates on optin pages - yes, even better than PPC..

All you have to do is join the popular forums in the niche of your choice, create a nice signature pointing to your squeeze page and start participating intelligently in those forums.

If you join the right forums, create a compelling signature and make posts that give your signature enough exposure, then your squeeze page will see a good amount of free, targeted traffic. And when these visitors sign up on your squeeze page to avail the free gift you’re offering, they are added to your ‘list’

Just keep a few pointers in mind:

*** Join only those forums that are highly targeted to your niche and that enjoy lots of traffic

*** Your signature must be appealing enough to forum readers. Highlight the key benefit that your free report has to offer. And always use the word ‘free’

*** Your posts must be well placed. Its no good if your posts appear on page 2 of a thread or even way down on the first page. Also, your signature will get the best exposure if you start a thread that becomes popular with the forum readers.

Do this right, and soon your squeeze page will get loads of targeted visitors and your list will start growing. And remember, your initial target is only 100-200 subscribers in 30 days. After that, you can monetize your list and reinvest the money to grow your list further. I will talk about this in detail in a future post.

Till then, set a realistic target for yourself and start building that list!

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