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Sneaky affiliate promotion tricks

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Getting started with Adwords can be quite daunting. The whole control panel seems to have had a make-over recently, and I just got used to the old one! I was never really big into Adwords to begin with, so by all means, don’t take my word for anything you read here. These are just trial and errors I’m posting.

So anyway, I saw someone doing this ‘sneaky’ affiliate tactic, tried to replicate it, and failed.

The affiliate product I was trying to sell is the wonderful Thesis WordPress Theme, which boasts the strongest SEO of any WordPress theme on the market today (according to Brian) I use (and bought) it myself on this blog, and I’m very pleased with it. It really is a step up from most other themes out there. Trust me – I’ve tried tons of other themes before I found Thesis.

Thesis WordPress Theme

Since Thesis has an affiliate program, someone before me figured out that instead of creating and setting up a complete landing page, they could just iframe the entire original site. All you have to do is register a domain with the right keywords, and add the following code as as the index.html or index.php to the root folder of your new domain!

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All this does is present the original Thesis sales site, but it has visitors going through your affiliate link. Sheer brilliance I thought.

Unfortunately I’ve spent nearly $150 in Google Adwords, and had 0 sales. I might give it another $50 before I pull the plug on this experiment. Either the original Thesis sales page isn’t compelling enough, or I am simply targeting the completely wrong group of people on Adwords.

Look Ma, no ads!

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Darren’s latest video about his sock drawer got me thinking – Do I really need all that distraction in my sidebar? Do I really need that sidebar?

So I banished the sidebar, and look at it now. I’m loving the simplicity and serenity! I do apologize to those of you who like ads, but I’m sure you can find your share on most other blogs. I’ve decided that I do not want to run a commercial blog again, and I only want to share personal recommendations with people. Things I’ve tried – things that work. Not the next big money making fad. I’ve learned that scoring a quick buck here and there is definitely not the way to go.

Right, let’s get down to business. Since the paint around here is still wet, the design remains a work in progress. Countless free WP themes have tried and failed to impress. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to, or I’m getting too old for this stuff.

Anyway, I decided to buy Chris’s Thesis WordPress theme since everyone keeps raving about it, and after just half an hour I am starting to understand why – The Thesis framework is really rock-solid. It might take a little work but brings great results. I don’t think I’ve ever seen or used a more flexible and customizable theme.