MyPaper Headline - NUS Couple Finds Goldmine in Affiliate Marketing
July 17, 2007
Lolz.. Yup that is really the headline in today’s MyPaper issue (or what I gather from my desperate translation of the Chinese paper).. And the NUS couple who is reported to have supposedly found a goldmine in affiliate marketing is yours truly and Patricia Lin (the other half of the couple obviously).
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Firstly, a big thanks to Yiting! The ultra nice and friendly journalist who chanced upon our blog amongst the million blogs out there and decided to do an interview on us. Perhaps Patricia was too stunning (or perhaps it was me? I’m just teasing…)
She’s a MyPaper journalist and was doing her research on affiliate marketing. Really enjoyed the interview and also photo shoot. Was really worried that my hair would turn out to be cartoon-ish as people commented that my hair resembles the esplanade (or durain) earlier in the day. (yes, i admit I’m vain).
The funiest thing was when I received quite a few smses from my friend, the first question I asked them was ‘How was my hair in the photo?’.
Just in case if you’re wondering if our chinese is really that powerful, the interview was actually conducted in 100% English. The only time we conversed in Chinese was when Yiting wanted my Chinese name. And we took like 3 mins before she could get it right.
I also had an equally hard time trying to read the article out loud to my mother. Lolz.. Who was really amused but yet saddened by the recent unfortunate events that has happened in my family. But shall share more on that some other day.
For now, let’s talk more about that article!
The purpose of the article was to investigate the rising trend of affiliate marketers in Singapore, especially the youth.
Hence, having been an affiliate marketer for close to a year and having invested in a ton of affiliate marketing materials which includes Ewen Chia’s Secret Affiliate Weapon, Rosalind Gardner’s Super Affiliate Handbook and also Jason Kwan’s Affiliate Formula Exposed (which in my opinion is the best affiliate marketing guide around), I certainly had much to share about affiliate marketing.
Now of course, in that article, affiliate marketing was basically portrayed as simply promoting other people’s products for a cut of the profits in the form of commissions. And the main form of promotion mentioned was using blogs.
But seasoned affiliate marketers would know that it really ain’t so simple. Just by having a blog and pasting some banners or doing some reviews simply ain’t going to earn you much profits. Unless you receive millions of unique visitors.
There were many advanced strategies like list building, creating squeeze pages, market research, branding etc that I would have love to share. But obviously, I did not want to overwhelm Yiting with them. Likewise, complete beginners would have no clue what I’m talking about.
So the main purpose of that article was really to build awareness for affiliate marketing and internet marketing in general. As we truly feel that it is a useful vehicle for anyone who dreams of attaining freedom (both financial and time)
For the past 2 and a half months, Patricia, Munir (my biz partner) and I have been working at least 12 hours every single day on our latest social networking site, Kanggie. It will be up in prolly around 2 weeks time and that is the vehicle that I promise I will hold no limits in sharing everything you need to know.
Copywriting, list building, traffic generation, SEO, HTML, market research, blogging, graphics design, affiliate marketing, product creation and everything else about internet marketing. We have left no ground uncovered. And it’s filled with over 100 step by step video learning tutorials.
But it’s really not only about learning the neccessary knowledge. It’s a place where you gather and make friends, gain exposure for yourself and business, get the latest bargains and products and have fun.
Most importantly, it has a lifetime commissions afiliate program. So for every friend you refer to join, you stand to earn a lifetime commission on every single cent he/she spends on our site.
We’ll be closing the doors for beta teasters and JV partners in a few days time. So be sure to hop in now if you haven’t!
And lastly, be sure to read the e-Version of MyPaper! (provided your Chinese is good)
Shall end off with this conversation I had with Patricia:
Me: Are our website links being mentioned inside the article??
Patricia: Nope…
Me: Manz.. What a waste lahz!
Patricia: C’mon… This is just the first of many more articles to come featuring us
Me: You bet!
Both giggles in laughter..
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