Part I - How to Lose in Internet Marketing

A similarity Internet Marketing shares with any business, is that it is easier to lose than to succeed.

One of the most common mistakes is lack of focus and the tendency to doing things that are non-productive. For example: There is an epidemic among Affiliate Marketers' who make the mistake of bouncing around from program to program.

Jumping from one thing to the next is a sure path to failure. Doing this will get you nowhere! It is best to make a commitment to anything you take under your wing, and give it time to grow into something.

Another big no-no that Internet Marketers' make is not organizing their day. To be successful in anything that you do, you need to set a schedule and stick to it.

Yet another common mistake Internet Marketers' make is spending too much time on things that aren't going to help them build their business.

A day of an Internet Marketer should be spent doing things that are productive, moving you forward, and building your business.

In Part II, we'll dig into the specifics and the activities and tactics that look good but really aren't.

The Best Keyword Research Tool

If you’ve been at Internet Marketing for more than an hour, you already know this; Keyword Research is the foundation of Internet Marketing.

Whether you’re writing PPC ads, sales copies, articles, trying to rank your site - it all begins with adequate Keyword Research.

And nowhere does it have a more dramatic and immediate effect than PPC. Even a poor ad will get clicked on eventually if you bid on the right keywords, but bid on the wrong keywords, and you can actually watch as your wallet shrinks.

We do a LOT of PPC here, spending over $100,000 of our own and other people’s money. And so we spend a LOT of time and effort on Keyword Research. We’ve even devoted a section of this blog to the matter with a category “Keywords”, plus an extensive list of research sites and ideas at: http://www.improveyourinternetmarketing.com/research-resources-tools/.

New Clickbank Product - BETTER Than "Water4Gas"

"The Ultimate HyperMiling Guide" is a hot new report that takes advantage of the "gas prices" niche. It comes with Master Resale Rights, a sales page, and some ebook cover graphics. It's part of the marketing support for a new Clickbank product called "The ULTIMATE Gas Saver Guide" intended to take advantage of the current "Water4Gas" craze.

(The main product is listed in Clickbank Marketplace searching "Water4Gas". There's also some more info, plus how to create your hoplink at Improve Your Internet Marketing)

If you figure that no one actually wants to modify their car, it becomes clear that what they really want is a solution to high gas prices.

In a clever move to take advantage of what has become Clickbank's best-selling product, there is a water for gas conversion plan product included in the ultimate gas saver guide.

There is also a niche blog for the product set up Gas For Less Money.

With gas prices showing no sign of slowing, it's no big surprise that "Water4Gas" is Clickbank's best selling product. However it's now become oversaturated with affiliates. "The ULTIMATE Gas Saver Guide" is a better product and will likely have far fewer returns.

It pays 75% of its $47 price tag, coming out to about $33 for each sale.