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If you’ve been trying to make money by writing articles, you might be getting a little frustrated.  You never know if all of that work will end up making you a single penny.  Plus, these days it seems that EzineArticles is the main place to submit, but you can’t even promote affiliate links unless you buy a domain to redirect first.

Well, all of that has changed.  Anik Singal, who is the creator of Affiliate Classroom, has just started AffSphere.  The great thing about them, is not only can you submit your articles and put any links in the your resource box that you want, but that’s only the beginning!

They have a total of 8 ways you can earn income on their website.  That’s pretty impressive.  So getting traffic from your articles is now only the beginning!  I went to the site and submitted my first article, and was really impressed.  It was nice and easy, and once it gets approved I’m sure I’ll start earning income in quite a few ways!

I also like that when you submit articles or even read others articles, you earn credits.  You can then use those credits to either place your banners on the website, or to get AdSense impressions. Either way, that’s a lot more money that can be made, all from just submitting an article!

I have a feeling I’ll be submitting a lot more articles to AffSphere, and recommend you do the same.

No matter what you are doing online, you need to be good at Keyword Research.  It will help you target your customers, get traffic, and can help you a lot.  Wordtracker is giving away a free 9 part mini-course on how to use Keyword Research to maximize online profitability.

They are also offering 15% off  of a 1-year subscription to Wordtracker.

Rich Schefren has just released part 2 of the Attention Age Doctrine. It’s 94 pages, and while I haven’t finished reading it yet, so far it’s great. Everything I have ever read that was written by Rich Schefren has been great, so I recommend reading it when you get the chance. It’s completely free, but will only be available for a short time. So download it now, and read it when you get the chance.

Looking for free help to get you started with your business?  If you’re not sure yet what you want to do online, but you want to be able to work from home, you might want to watch Resell Rights for Newbies - Because being new doesn’t mean you can’t be rich. 

John Hostler and Liz Tomey created this product in order to help people who want to make money on the Internet, but don’t know where to start.  This course is completely free, and when you sign up to get an account, you will get access to all of their training videos…and there are many!  I haven’t had much time to go through them all yet, but I am impressed with what I have seen so far.  Besides videos, which start with the basics, you will also get access to guides, as well as a few unadvertised bonuses. 

They go through everything step by step, so it is a great place to start if you are not sure what you should do online, and are still trying to figure out your business - or if you want to add another revenue stream to your current business.

Resell Rights for Newbies

Are you looking for more simple ways to get your blog noticed?  Every time you write a new post, ping your blog.  It will let others know when there is a new post, and you can get free traffic this way.

One great resource to use to blog many different websites with one button is Pingoat.  The first time you go to the site, you put in some information about your blog, and check off the sites you would like to ping to, and it will ping all of those sites for you.  Then, just create a favorite with that page, and every time you go to that page from then on, it will ping all of those sites.

It’s nice and easy to set up, and even easier to use once it is set up!  Just go to that web page every time you post to your blog, and information about your post will show up on different websites, and you can get free traffic out of it!

If you’re looking to get free traffic, you might consider signing up for TrafficSwarm.  It’s a free site where you can promote your website.

How it works is when you look at ads, you will gain credits.  As you gain credits, you can use these credits to show your ad.  These ads will be shown to real people…it isn’t automated or anything.  It’s a great free way to get some extra traffic.

It is possible to buy credits if you don’t want to earn them by looking at other ads, but if you don’t want to spend a dime, this is a great way to get some people to see your site!

Last week I received my first issue of Website Magazine.  Subscriptions are free to those that qualify, and I was very interested in taking a look at it.  If you have been reading some of my other posts, you know that I have been looking for magazines that can help people like me - those with our own home based online business.

When I opened the magazine and looked at the table of contents, I was very excited.  The magazine contained articles about website security, blogging for dollars, building links, SEO, and content management.  These are all things I care about, and are important to my business.  I have not had time yet to finish the magazine, but look forward to it.

Anyone who has a website, or owns their own online business will really enjoy reading the articles.  And of course, who can beat the price?  Free is always good.  Definitely don’t take that to mean that the content isn’t great.  There is a lot of quality to the articles I read, and so far they have been very helpful.  

If you would like to get your own free subscription, click on the banner above, and you can sign up.

Russell Brunson is hosting the Online Marketer of the Year Award.  There are 50 people who are “running” for it, and each of them will give a seminar. 

Just some of the big names included are Robert Allen, Rich Schefren, Perry Marshall, Joel Comm, Yanik Silver, and 45 others.

Today was the first one, and Russell Brunson was the one who gave the seminar.  To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect.  I figured they would all be pushing their products, and wouldn’t really give any “real” usable information away.

Well, if Russell Brunson’s hour and a half long seminar was anything like the other 49 will be, all I have to say is WOW!

I was really impressed.  Now, let me tell you I have listened to so many tele-seminars…and never really got anything out of them.  This was completely different.  His goal was to help us, and I really think he did!  Of course, he did try to sell some products at the end… but he is an online marketer, what else would you expect?  I had no problem with it - especially since it was only during the last 10 minutes.

I have a whole page of notes that I took during the call, and can’t wait until the next one!  It’s completely free, and there are 50 seminars (well, 49 to go) now through the middle of June.  They are usually going on in the middle of the day, around lunch time - so that everyone can make it even if you are working.

I really recommend this, and so far it looks like a great way to get some free information!  Again, the link is http://www.onlinemarketeroftheyear.com and you will get to hear from all types of marketers, and hopefully we will all learn a lot!

There are times where you might be stuck on something with your business, and not be sure what to do next. This could be at the very beginning, where you are not sure how to start your business, or it could be later on where you are trying to figure out how to advertise, or earn more money from your business.  No matter when this happens, there are a lot of free resources that you can use in order to help you.  Here are some of them:

• Score - Score is great if you are looking for some free one-on-one mentoring.  They offer a list of possible mentors, and you can find someone who has the knowledge that you are looking for.  You can then talk to them and they can answer your questions, and help you with where you are stuck.  They also have articles to help you learn as well.
• Entrepreneur - While it is a magazine, their website has a lot of free information as well.  They have articles on how to choose your business, how to grow your business, advertise, etc.  You don’t need to be a subscriber to get access to the website, and you can really learn a lot about a many different topics.
• SBA - The Small Business Administration is a government run website, and offers articles, courses (both online and all over the country), and other free help.
• About.com Home Business - Just like every other section of About.com, the home business section has many articles about home businesses.  They have articles on starting a home business, financing your business, keeping your home and business separate, and a lot more.
• Forums - You can search and find business forums where you can read about people in the same situation as you, and see what kinds of answers they got.  You can also post your questions as well, and have many people answering you, trying to help.

As you can see, there are many ways to get free help for your business…so if you are stuck, don’t give up!  Many other people out there have been in similar situations, and will be more then happy to help.