The one thing that most affiliate marketers do on a constant basis is to come up with new ideas. It can be difficult sometimes to come up with something new. With so many offers available through the affiliate networks where does one begin? The easy way is to pick up ideas from the media. When I watch TV I look for new ideas that might work with some of the offers that I have available on the networks. This is a great way to find a niche. The other method I like to use is magazines. When I wait for appointments I try to go through as many magazines as I can. One idea that I found turned out to be a real winner. If I had not found it in the magazine I would never had thought of this on my own. When you are out try to listen to what other people are talking about or shopping for. You find many unique ideas this way. As an affiliate marketer you need to practice tuning your senses. You never know where the next great idea is going to come from. With so many messages being delivered to us everyday, you need to figure out how to monetize. Even with my eBay sales I try to pick up new ideas and find products that would do well at auction. Keeping track of all these ideas is important to succeed. When I find a new idea I write it down in a little notebook, or make a note in my cell phone. At the end of the week I go through all these ideas and try to figure out which one is going to work. Once I have a list of ideas that sound promising it’s a matter of setting up a landing page and getting the right offers to match the idea. It amazing to see the sales on an idea that seemed a little odd, but it happens. You never know what is going to work.

A few months ago I bought a Sony eBook reader. This has to be one of the coolest gadgets that I have ever bought. As an avid reader I love the fact that I can download eBooks from the Sony Store Online in seconds. This does take the joy out of visiting my local book store, but it’s so convenient.

The eBook reader cost me $279.99 at the Sony Store. The salesperson marked it down as I missed a sale a few weeks prior. The unit is solid it feels well made and it is very light weight. In comparison to a real book, you will notice the difference between the eBook Reader and for example a book like Snowball which is 800 pages long. The Sony eBook reader is not only an eBook reader, but also a picture viewer and MP3 Player. The sound from the MP3 player is fantastic one of the best players that I have ever tested. You can listen to music while you read, but the controls are a little odd. If Sony could have made a better interface to control the music while reading, I would use the MP3 player a lot more. The picture viewer is just an extra it has no real value as the picture are shown in black and white.The unit also comes in brown leather cover. The cover helps protect the screen and it looks great.

The main reason to buy this item was to read books. As an eBook reader it is amazing with a screen true to a real book. The ink technology used makes reading on the device very easy on the eyes. It’s almost like reading a real book. You might notice a little difference at first and pages take a few seconds to load, but other wise it very close to reading a real book. At present I have over 1000 eBooks loaded on the memory card (It takes SD and Memory Stick plus built in memory). The unit also includes software to connect the device to the Sony eBook Store and to transfer your files. The software is sort of like iTunes for the iPod. The software was very easy to use and I found the whole process of buying a book and uploading it to the device painless. This is a great device and if you love to read you will not be disappointed. The Amazon Kindle is also highly recommended as an eBook reader, but it was not available in Canada. Overall I am very happy with this device and look forward to reading many eBooks on it.

Since I joined a few affiliate networks in the UK I have been very busy. This is a great market with lots of potential. The first step is to get a UK domain if you want UK traffic. The domain for my fist site cost about $22.00 at GoDaddy for 2 years. This is a lot more then I pay for .com or .info domains, but I think it will be more professional with my UK visitors to see a .co.uk domain. There is also an issue of trust most users rather see a domain in their native countries extension. The hosting is kept with GoDaddy so no extra expenses there. Once I get my site ready I will start a PPC campaign targeting only the UK. There are some smaller PPC networks that I am looking into. If any thing it is a lot of fun to create a campaign for a new market. You never know how your offers will do, but even if you get one sale it will feel great. Since I have so many other ideas to work on, I will devout a little time each day to make the UK sites work. Look for more post on my success or failure in the UK.

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The Zanox Affiliate Network is based in the UK. They have a large number of merchants and some great terms. If you are thinking of expanding your reach or want a new market the UK can provide this opportunity. The Zanox Network is free to join and you can get paid in Euros, now that is something I like. There are many sites that you can start, to cater to a UK audience. Why not take advantage of a smaller market with so much potential. There is one country that I have been working on this last month and it has turned out to be a winner. You can increase your affiliate income by aiming at foreign markets. There is so much money on the table waiting to be taken.

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This week I joined a new Affiliate Network called LinkConnector. The sign up process was very easy, just had to confirm ownership of one of my sites. The merchant list is very nice, there are some great products to offer. They also have a widget like Pepper Jam Network. If you are looking for a nice affiliate network to sign up with try LinkConnector. If you are a merchant they also offer easy set up for your site.

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There are many people and websites that promise the world and never live up to their claim. Then there are those who truly are gifted and share their knowledge with others. If you never heard of Jennifer better know as PotPie Girl then please read on. A few years ago Jennifer wanted to start a business and say good bye to her nasty boss and the 9 to 5 work week. One step at a time Jennifer went from not making any money online, to becoming wealthy enough to work from home.

There are many affiliate programs that are not on some of the networks. There was one site that I was building and there was a lack of affiliate programs for the niche that I was going for. With a simple google search I found a few merchants that had the products that I needed and that had in house affiliate programs. The only thing with going this way is that you might not get paid or they can steal your sales through their tracking system. It’s a good idea to test their site by placing a few orders and measuring traffic if you are using PPC to see if it all adds up. There would be nothing worse then send tons of traffic to a site and then getting screwed out your commission. You might also want to call the affiliate manager for the site and ask a few questions. You can also do a google search for other affiliates signed up to this company. Get reviews or other information. If the company screwed other affilaites a simple google search would turn up many negative remarks.

Working from home is great, until you have to clean up the home office. Unlike a regular job a cleaning crew does not come in at night. The only cleaning crew around here is my wife and yes me.  Since I run a few different business online there is always a bit of clutter. With my eBay business there is always unsold merchandise and odd items that I have no idea if they will ever sell.

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Some stuff I keep around for garage sale season. The rest is constantly selling and I order more from my supplier so there is always something around. With my other online business it’s more paper work and computer gadgets that help the sites I run smoothly. There is also a work area where I pack eBay stuff and store supplies for shipping. That means every-time I clean up around here it’s a nightmare.

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A few posts back I listed a few of my favorite affiliate networks. There is one more network that has many offers and great brand names. The Link Share network has names like Apple, Overstock and many more. You can ramp up a few quick campaign or web sites with some great offers from Link Share. This was actually my first affiliate network that I joined. It felt amazing when I got my first check from them.

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