Volume 2 Issue 17 08-3-07
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Table of Contents for this issue.....
1. Authors Comments
2. Q & A, Suggestions and Comments
3. Best Affiliate Program
4. eBay Classified Update
5. Discrepancy in Google Results
6. Branding Your Own Name
Author's Comments
It is rewarding to see Boomer eZine mentioned on forums and blogs. This week Jim Cockrum emailed me to tell me that my name had been mentioned in the forum on his member’s only site at www.silent-team.com.
I checked and Rita had cited an article from a past issue of Boomer eZine. Thanks, Rita for recognizing our efforts. We really appreciate it.
Q & A, Suggestions and Comments
I had several exchanges with a subscriber who lives in Costa Rica. He wanted to purchase Google Cash Third Edition using my affiliate link (thank you) and ClickBank would not accept his credit card. The card was good and all appeared correct.
He became very frustrated, and I did not blame him. He asked for my help and I dug into ClickBank. Here is what I found in the ClickBank FAQ:
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#QA
If you have anything for this section or you have a suggestion for a topic for an article, please send us an email with your suggestions or your input. With your help, we can improve the Boomer Video eZine.
Best Affiliate Program
SBI has the best affiliate program that I have seen on the Internet. It is called the 5 Pillar Program (5P).
Here is more about it from the 5 Pillar Orientation Guide.
The 5 Pillars are...
1) best-of-breed line of products to help small business owners use the Net successfully
2) high first-purchase commission
3) lifetime commission on all purchases by customers originally referred by you
4) lifetime commission based on the earnings of your entire team of affiliates
5) limited number of affiliates -- “too many affiliates spoil the program!”
The great feature about SBI is the high first commission and the repeat commissions when the SBI owner renews each year.
Read more about this great affiliate program at
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#BAF
eBay Classified Update
The eBay classified ad keeps on ticking off the views and the sign ups.
As of the writing of this issue it has had 86 views.
At this point, each click (including my own) has cost $.47. The ad has 13 days left to run so it should end up in the $.20 - .25 per click range.
The conversion rate this week has been poor, and I do not know the reason. This is a problem to address.
We will continue to update you on the results of our experiment.
Discrepancy in Google Results
I was writing an email last Monday morning to a subscriber in Alaska about how effective SBI was in creating search engine friendly web pages. I was relating how SBI helped my www.retirement-jobs-online.com (RJO) move into sixth position on Google in about four months for the very competitive keyword “retirement jobs”. I stopped to check the current position of the RJO site, and I nearly fell out of my chair!
Retirement Jobs Online.com (RJO) was in second place on the search results page. I refreshed the browser and this is what I saw:
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#DGR
Branding Your Own Name
I read an interesting article in “Entrepreneur” magazine titled “What’s in a Name?”
Personal branding guru William Arruda was interviewed and he said that each of us should buy the domain of our name. He said that this is how people will find us in the future on the Net.
My domain name could be www.johnhowe.com, but someone has purchased that domain for the purposes of selling it to a John Howe who wants to buy it.
To learn how I solved this problem, go to
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#BYON
That wraps up our issue for this week. Until next week, stay tuned.
John and Linda Howe
www.boomer-ezine.com
http://www.entrepreneur-ezine.com
www.boomer-guru.com
www.boomer-entrepreneur.com
www.boomer-marketplace.com
Boomer’s Amazon Store
(http://www.boomer-ezine.com/Amazon_Page.htm)
Administrative Details …………….
If you are changing email addresses in the future, put a note on your calendar to send us a blank email after you have changed your address. Send the blank email to: boomerezine001@aweber.com. We want to remain in contact with you!
It is OK to go ahead and join our subscriber list with more than one email address. You never know when an email will be blocked by those tough SPAM filters. They are getting tighter and tighter and are blocking many legitimate emails.
If a friend sent you this newsletter and you would like to receive your own issue next time, send a blank email to boomerezine001@aweber.com and we will send you your own copy on the next issue.
Copyright 2007 John Howe, Inc.
Please pass Boomer Video eZine on to a friend. They will thank you for it.
If a friend passed this to you, you can start your own subscription at www.boomer-ezine.com. Complete the subscription form and you will receive a free copy of “How to Choose The Best Web Host for YOUR Website”.
Table of Contents for this issue.....
1. Authors Comments
2. Q & A, Suggestions and Comments
3. Best Affiliate Program
4. eBay Classified Update
5. Discrepancy in Google Results
6. Branding Your Own Name
Author's Comments
It is rewarding to see Boomer eZine mentioned on forums and blogs. This week Jim Cockrum emailed me to tell me that my name had been mentioned in the forum on his member’s only site at www.silent-team.com.
I checked and Rita had cited an article from a past issue of Boomer eZine. Thanks, Rita for recognizing our efforts. We really appreciate it.
Q & A, Suggestions and Comments
I had several exchanges with a subscriber who lives in Costa Rica. He wanted to purchase Google Cash Third Edition using my affiliate link (thank you) and ClickBank would not accept his credit card. The card was good and all appeared correct.
He became very frustrated, and I did not blame him. He asked for my help and I dug into ClickBank. Here is what I found in the ClickBank FAQ:
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#QA
If you have anything for this section or you have a suggestion for a topic for an article, please send us an email with your suggestions or your input. With your help, we can improve the Boomer Video eZine.
Best Affiliate Program
SBI has the best affiliate program that I have seen on the Internet. It is called the 5 Pillar Program (5P).
Here is more about it from the 5 Pillar Orientation Guide.
The 5 Pillars are...
1) best-of-breed line of products to help small business owners use the Net successfully
2) high first-purchase commission
3) lifetime commission on all purchases by customers originally referred by you
4) lifetime commission based on the earnings of your entire team of affiliates
5) limited number of affiliates -- “too many affiliates spoil the program!”
The great feature about SBI is the high first commission and the repeat commissions when the SBI owner renews each year.
Read more about this great affiliate program at
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#BAF
eBay Classified Update
The eBay classified ad keeps on ticking off the views and the sign ups.
As of the writing of this issue it has had 86 views.
At this point, each click (including my own) has cost $.47. The ad has 13 days left to run so it should end up in the $.20 - .25 per click range.
The conversion rate this week has been poor, and I do not know the reason. This is a problem to address.
We will continue to update you on the results of our experiment.
Discrepancy in Google Results
I was writing an email last Monday morning to a subscriber in Alaska about how effective SBI was in creating search engine friendly web pages. I was relating how SBI helped my www.retirement-jobs-online.com (RJO) move into sixth position on Google in about four months for the very competitive keyword “retirement jobs”. I stopped to check the current position of the RJO site, and I nearly fell out of my chair!
Retirement Jobs Online.com (RJO) was in second place on the search results page. I refreshed the browser and this is what I saw:
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#DGR
Branding Your Own Name
I read an interesting article in “Entrepreneur” magazine titled “What’s in a Name?”
Personal branding guru William Arruda was interviewed and he said that each of us should buy the domain of our name. He said that this is how people will find us in the future on the Net.
My domain name could be www.johnhowe.com, but someone has purchased that domain for the purposes of selling it to a John Howe who wants to buy it.
To learn how I solved this problem, go to
http://www.boomer-ezine.com/V2I17_080307.htm#BYON
That wraps up our issue for this week. Until next week, stay tuned.
John and Linda Howe
www.boomer-ezine.com
http://www.entrepreneur-ezine.com
www.boomer-guru.com
www.boomer-entrepreneur.com
www.boomer-marketplace.com
Boomer’s Amazon Store
(http://www.boomer-ezine.com/Amazon_Page.htm)
Administrative Details …………….
If you are changing email addresses in the future, put a note on your calendar to send us a blank email after you have changed your address. Send the blank email to: boomerezine001@aweber.com. We want to remain in contact with you!
It is OK to go ahead and join our subscriber list with more than one email address. You never know when an email will be blocked by those tough SPAM filters. They are getting tighter and tighter and are blocking many legitimate emails.
If a friend sent you this newsletter and you would like to receive your own issue next time, send a blank email to boomerezine001@aweber.com and we will send you your own copy on the next issue.
Copyright 2007 John Howe, Inc.
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