Reviewer: Joshua
Rating: (For the novice to intermediate affiliate marketer)
Website Reviewed: Super Affiliate Handbook

Perhaps the most refreshing thing about visiting the Super Affiliate Handbook website is in it’s plain language delivery by Rosalind Gardner.  Obviously a master at marketing through and through, Ms. Gardner immediately has our attention by declaring that she has made her fortune with no business experience whatsoever.  We are all used to these types of catch lines, but this entire site is comprised of simple explanations and honest testimonials that don’t intimidate those new to the program with technical jargon and don’t dissuade the skeptical with lots of short phrases and exclamation points.

What You’ll Get

For a fee of $47, the purchaser of the Super Affiliate Handbook will receive a downloadable version of the program via internet, future program updates, members only discounts on telephone consultation services and access to the Super Affiliate Handbook companion website and blog.  In addition, the program comes with an 80 day money back guarantee, if not completely satisfied.

Rosalind Gardner, a former air traffic controller, starts at the very beginning with the basics of an online business and affiliate marketing.  She explains all industry terms in depth, and gives reasons behind the information she provides, giving the reader the ability to take her knowledge and apply it in areas that she does not cover in her program.  This is invaluable, and not done often enough in affiliate marketer tutorials. 

The Super Affilliate Handbook focuses heavily on researching internet products for effectiveness and profitability before becoming an affiliate marketer.  Rosalind Gardner believes strongly in promoting products that you believe in.  While many affiliate marketers are not so emotionally selective in their online product choices, there are still enormously useful research tools in her descriptions that will translate into profit dollars for the affiliate marketer who uses the techniques. 

Lessons in the Super Affilliate Handbook are constructed in simple step by step instructional formats, and include explanations of all industry terms.   Rosalind Gardner also points out the pitfalls of the industry to avoid wasting time and money.

Potential Drawbacks

While simplification of all other aspects of the program are advantageous, where simplicity is a disadvantage is in the section of the Super Affilliate Handbook regarding promotion.  Traffic generation is obviously the backbone of any affiliate marketing plan, and this topic is sorely thin in this tutorial, which is surprising considering the extensive descriptions, background information and reasoning provided on all other topics.   This chapter leaves the student with only cursory knowledge of promotion, and no basic knowledge with which to develop his own promotion and traffic generation plan.  Keep in mind that there is telephone consultation available to all Handbook owners, but at an hourly fee.

The Recommendation

Overall the Super Affilliate Handbook is an excellent resource for the novice to intermediate affiliate marketer, providing in depth knowledge of not only “how” but also “why” in the way the industry is geared for success.  For a seasoned affiliate marketer, there will also be informative portions of the program, as there is always something to be learned, but most of what is covered will already be second nature.  Therefore, the Super Affilliate Handbook is highly recommended for the affiliate marketer who is still relatively new to the industry, but not for the advanced affiliate marketer.

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Reviewer: Joshua
Rating:  (Worth Every Penny)
Website Reviewed: Traffic Secrets 2

Noted affiliate marketing guru, John Reese, has launched his follow-up to his widely successful Traffic Secrets internet marketing plan, which revolutionized the affiliate marketing industry, with Traffic Secrets 2.

What You’ll Get
 
For a one time fee of $397, the aspiring affiliate marketer will receive the Traffic Secrets 2.0 12 CD-Rom set, a 377-page Training Guide, a Workbook, Reese’s famous Blueprint handouts and free access to private coaching, the Traffic Secrets online affiliate community website, and all future course updates for life.

The CD-Rom set is interactive, each one providing instruction and utilization techniques which are not updated from Traffic Secrets 1, but rather is a completely new program with current, innovative marketing strategies.

John Reese openly states on his promo website that advances in the market in the last four years have prompted him to completely revamp his program.  Market and technological progressions covered in the Traffic Secrets 2 program include social media marketing, video marketing, and search engine ‘backdoors’ among several others.

Traffic Secrets 2 masterfully incorporates all of the basic “must have” knowledge platforms necessary to start out in the affiliate marketing business.  In addition, the program details the current trends in link building and innovations in site architecture, providing a true affiliate marketing course, rather than just an online wealth advancement program.  Here are a few of the highlights:

The Foundation CD is very helpful in saving you time, especially if new to the affiliate marketing venue, in developing and implementing traffic strategies that will sustain a long term business.

Reese’s approach to Market Discovery, as illustrated on CD2, actually shows you how to determine the unique characteristics if your target market and how this translates into site traffic, rather than just giving you a generic technique for increasing traffic.

And the Content Factory CD will teach you the techniques and methods behind generating a consistent and long term traffic flow.  Traffic Secrets 2’s focus is on generation of valuable leads that will produce end results, rather than lots of cursory traffic that will mathematically result in a certain percentage of sales. 

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Potential Drawbacks

This is not a get rich quick plan.  It takes a serious time commitment to comprehensively go through the entire course, and you will need to do this if you want the program to be effective for you.  Therefore, this program is best suited for users who already have a product and a website. 
Oddly, the Traffic Secrets 2 Workbook is not very useful, as it is really generic and is just a task manager.
The Recommendation

Overall, the Traffic Secrets 2 program is extremely satisfying in that it spends it’s (and your) time teaching you how to make money, rather than being filled with tons of testimonials of people who have already made money.  This program understands that we don’t need to be sold, we’ve already bought it, and it cuts to the chase.   The information contained is innovative and up to date, and organized so it can be easily followed by the novice and easily scanned by the experienced affiliate marketer.

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Website Reviewed: Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots

Promoting itself as an absolutely foolproof method to capitalize on a cost per click glitch, Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots promises a yield potential of over 300% over Adwords and at less than 50% of the cost per click.

What You’ll Get

For the cost of $77, you will receive Yahoo cash 4 idiots contains an e book (125 pages) and 3 videos (about an hour combined).  The program website warns that it is only launching 300 copies of the program every 3 months in an effort to maintain its level of customer service to its consumers.  Very admirable in today’s marketing climate. The program also promises a 100% money back guarantee if not satisfied.

The first few chapters of the ebook cover the basics, in detail, of setting up accounts with Yahoo Search Marketing.  This information is vital even to the experienced affiliate marketer who has previously only worked with Adwords, as there are lots of differences between Adwords and YSM, all culminating to the fact that YSM is user friendly to the affiliate marketer.  Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots illustrates the Yahoo glitch that, and guaranteed conversions.
 
Providing simple step by step instructions on how to implement Yahoo Paid Search techniques, Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots gives its users inside information on how to guarantee conversion with a major search agent who is not continually implementing roadblocks to thwart the efforts of affiliate marketers.  This will lead you to very profitable campaigns quickly by lowering the cost of advertising and eliminating the costly Adwords required testing phase. While Google may still be the most widely used search engine, this is of no use to affiliate marketers whose clicks never convert and therefore never produce a sale. 

This program also does a reasonable good job of illustrating how to research key phrases and write an ad campaign to target your market.  Through proper site set up, your ads will reach more qualified consumers who are genuinely interested in the products you are promoting.  Again, the focus with Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots is on quality of clicks, rather than quantity.

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Potential Drawbacks

Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots is not very useful for the novice affiliate marketer who is still getting his feet wet in the PPC format of marketing.  The program does not go into the basics of PPC marketing, so if the user is not already experienced with Adwords, and looking for an alternative, there will be holes in the information that will leave him a bit lost.

The real test of whether Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots is going to be a moneymaker is going to be time.  As of right now, the program is basing it’s success on the fact that there is far less competition on Yahoo than on Google, so the PPC list you generate will contain more bonafide leads from your target market.  Conversely, it can be argued that less competition also means less traffic.  The impact of Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots on the marketplace is yet to be seen.

The Recommendation

The internet public’s fascination with Google cannot last forever, but until it wanes, or Yahoo begins being more restrictive, the ability of Yahoo Cash 4 Idiots to more accurately targeting the users niche market at a considerably lower cost per click makes it a strong recommendation. 

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Wealthy Affiliate University is an 8 week online training course, created by two self proclaimed experts in the field by the names of Carson and Kyle, no last names, just Carson and Kyle.  While the attempted lack of traceability of these characters by denying us their full names leads me to feel that the product is likely below standard, I’m still forging ahead to give it a try.  In this on line training course, Carson and Kyle provide very comprehensive lessons, available on their website with a new lesson every week, in multiple techniques for generating revenue online.  Although designed for the new affiliate marketer, Wealthy Affiliate University does receive high marks for providing insightful resources and tips for increasing site traffic that impress even the seasoned veteran in online marketing.

The Wealthy Affiliate website is expansive and the initial impression is that it could be overwhelming, but it turns out to be surprisingly easy to navigate.  The “Learning Center” is categorized by: junior, intermediate, and senior levels, and allows each student to advance through the respective articles and ebooks, which are posted in addition to the regular course sessions, at their own pace.

What You’ll Get

For the cost of $29.99 per month you will receive the online 8 week course, including one on one coaching support with Carson and Kyle.  The following tools are included with your paid subscription:

-Google Match Types (for keyword types used in PPC advertising)
-Keyword Phrase Builder (creates multiple keyword combinations)
-Competition Spy Tool (for PPC advertising/ spy on competitor ads)
-Keyword Research Tool (find top searched and relevant keywords)
-Keyword Generator (creates lists with pre and post words chosen)
-Clickbank Research Tool (Clickbank Marketplace offers digital products for affiliates to promote)

The following marketing materials are also included with your paid subscription:
 
-Pay Per Click Networks (Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Ad Center)
-Site Rubix Website Builder (A website builder anyone can use, no coding necessary)
-Turn-Key Feeder Sites (Professional, tested landing pages with your own unique URL)
-Website Templates (Website templates to download and use and customize to fit your own site profile)

Upon graduation from the training course, Wealthy Affiliate has its own affiliate program available for you to market.  By promoting the following courses, Carson and Kyle are providing their own products and support services to comfortably get the new affiliate marketer on his way to feeling secure in online promotion.  Programs and products available for marketing through the Wealthy Affiliate network include:

-The Wealthy Affiliate University membership
-Site Rubix Website Builder
-The Wealthy Affiliate marketing ebooks by Kyle and Carson:
-Beating Adwords
-Inside The List
-Who Loves Money

The Recommendation

A comprehensive program with the added bonus of one on one support, I am giving the Wealthy Affiliate University is solid recommendation to the novice as well as the experienced affiliate marketer.  The lessons are well organized, complete in their instruction and include advanced insights into methods of increasing SEO and revenue that would be beneficial to even the seasoned affiliate marketing veteran.

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Reviewer: Joshua
Rating:  (Top Rated)
Website Reviewed: Stomper Formula 5

The much anticipated release of Stomper Formula 5, has been procured through the combined efforts of successful online marketer Brad Fallon and highly respected and sought after business coach Paul Lemberg who is the narrarator of much of the instruction portion of the videos.  The video portions of the program are conceived, coordinated and scripted by Andy Jenkins, who is highly skilled in the technical aspects of affiliate marketing but can also explain it in easy to understand terms.

What You’ll Get

For the one time price of $3600, the purchaser will receive 5 DVD’s covering the entire training course, as broken into the primary categories of essential business practices, according to Stomper Formula 5:

Margin Magnifier  - Increasing Your Return Margin
- this section of the program teaches you how to correctly price your products for maximum profit as well as using upselling, cross selling and follow up marketing to increase customer base

Sales Stacker - Increasing the Quality Level of Site Visits
-  by showing how to identify more customers in your market niche, the program shows you how to reduce advertising costs while increasing product sales

Lead Landslide - Methods to Easily Double your Lead Generation
-  quick and easy ways to increase your lead generation without wasting time on shortsighted markets

Conversion Control - Consumer Research and Search Habits
-  understanding the complexities of your target market and how you
can cater your site visit experience to capitalize on specific needs of site visitors that are not being serviced by other markets
In addition to the training videos, the purchaser will have access to online training through the members only private website which contains a separate portal for both mastermind and discussion forum.  The level of expertise on the discussion forum is extremely valuable. 

The basis of the five step program of Stomper Formula 5 is to show the affiliate marketer how to implement techniques that will increase business without taking up a lot additional marketing time, by utilizing ways to better understand your business and the customers in your target market niche.  In essence the program teaches you how to use the same amount of time you use now on advertising, but increase the amount of site traffic and revenue generation.

Potential Drawbacks

This program is primarily for people who already have existing websites and are already making some money online.  Stomper Formula 5 does teach methods to increase the amount of site traffic and quality of PPC hits, but it’s real punch is in showing the marketer how to generate more sales from the existing traffic through various cross selling and upselling techniques.

New affiliate marketers who are unfamiliar with the basics of traffic generation will have a hard time grasping the advanced levels of this program.  

The Recommendation

As all testing of the product has reported in dramatic sales increases with no additional time use, Stomper Formula 5 has proven that it is delivering on its promises and is therefore deserving of the highest recommendation.    

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Popularity: 9% [?]

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