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I have been doing some research lately on membership sites and how one can build a membership site to earn some good income from selling the memberships and then doing affiliate marketing to the community that you have already built.

I stumbled upon several available membership sites that look quite appealing and seems to offer great value. It would be great if I had loads of cash to actually join these sites and then provide a review on the sites and how they are faring with their current membership and the cool tools they have there. I will be doing that in the near future, I hope, but for now, suffice with these links of some cool sites that you might want to take a look at.

First up is Wealthy Affiliate membership site. This is a site that was built by two guys by the name of Kyle and Carson.

Frankly, I am quite impressed by what these 2 guys have to offer and this is one site that I would like to explore further by joining and finding out the real value that they are providing to the internet marketing and affiliate marketing community. This site also provides its members some cool tools for one to check on the best selling products on clickbank. It sure help affiliate marketers save some quality time here with just a few clicks of the mouse.

The second site that I would like to highlight is SureFireWealth with the tagline “Knowledge is Power”. This site promises to give you a whole load of contents for you to resell under your own brand name plus the information on how you can do it too! Isn’t that just great? I thought that this site looks so promising from the outside. Nevertheless, for you to have access to all the coolest stuff on this site, you need to sign up as a gold member and all the nuggets in internet marketing awaits you in there such as MP3s, movies, PLRs and the likes that any internet marketer would welcome with open arms. The interesting thing about this site is that it also promotes other membership sites and of course we know that there are commission payouts if there is a sale but there is quite a number that I recognise too.

If you want to join a membership site that promises to teach you how to create you own membership site, you might want to check out Membership Millionaire. This site at the moment is allowing anyone to join for free. I guess its just one of those tricks out there to get your email address. But with the loads of free information that they promise to give you for free, why not give it a try? You might just find something inside there that might just turn you into the next Internet Marketing Entrepreneur of the year. Well, thats my dream anyway…heh.

After going through all this sites, I was wondering whether I should take this route and start building my own membership site around a topic that I would be comfortable with. You see, I do have other interest besides internet marketing and that includes guppy breeding and education in general. I was just wondering then that there could be a huge potential with so many other topics that one can build a membership around and that it would definitely attract a sizable number of interested people to your site if you could just offer them something that they are looking for.

If building a membership site is your cup of tea, you might want to check out this software that has a name that resembles so closely a founding father of sociology and that software is non other but amember. This software alllows for integration to so many CMSes that I wonder what CMS it can’t integrate with. It is quite a versatile software and it claims to integrate well with the likes of Joomla and Drupal, 2 of my favorite CMSes.

I stumbled upon a video that teaches you how to build a membership site using Joomla and several Joomla components that are FREE! I wasn’t sure that building a membership site for free was possible until I saw this Build a Membership Site video at HowIDid.com and I would say that it is quite a nifty idea to start with Joomla as this beast keeps on growing and growing with components popping out every other day.

Ok. Before I end this post, I just want to share with you guys my findings when I did some research on the warrior forum on membership sites. I wanted to know what are some of the favorite membership sites that are being used by members of warrior forum whom I think are a bunch of great people. Well, without further delay, here is the result. I found out that there were quite a number of recommendations to Dennis Becker’s membership site called earn1kaday. Some warriors are saying that the information contained within that site is worth more than the cost of joining the site on a monthly basis and Dennis charge a sum of $39.95 a month. I would leave you guys to read what he offers on that site. I have read his sales letter and there are some irresistable offers in there which you wouldn’t want to miss.

I think joining membership sites is a good way for you to jump start your internet marketing career. You will be able to talk to people inside who have been at it for years and it would be great if you could get some of them to do Joint ventures with you.

I have realised that one of the secrets to success in internet marketing is actually doing JVs with other like minded people. If you can’t do it with the so called internet marketing gurus, don’t fret, get other people whom you have helped previously or who are just willing to help you to do a JV with you. Be nice. And be genuinely nice. That will more or less guarantee you a better chance for success in making money online. Its all possible and it will be made much easier with people supporting and helping you.

Well thats all for now regarding membership sites. I will update this post if I ever find something useful related to this topic.

Happy Surfing Marketers!

Ishykiel

A friend of mine introduced me to this software for affiliate marketers called Google Nemesis. The first time I visited their landing page, I saw that the owner of the site and the product has definitely done a lot of work on the product and believes in the product’s effectiveness. He claims that you could make up to $1456 a day with this “Push Button Software” and that this software took 9 months in development time and cost $60,000. Who is this guy anyway and when was this software launched? He is non other than Chris McNeeney who came out with the #1 bestseller on the net, Day Job Killer and another product called Google Assassin. The most recent product was launched on Tuesday, July 8th, at 3 pm EST.

I did went through the landing page and found myself bombarded with very optimistic claims and of course I wanted to know how much it would have cost for me to have this product which I thought is a one time buy. I realised that yit is a subscription based service and it cost $77 a month for you to have Google Nemesis. You might be wondering what nemesis means. It is actually a Greek goddess unsuccessfully pursued by Zeus, that is if you are looking for the origins of the name or word Nemesis. In simple terms it means a source of harm or ruin and in this case targeting Google. I dont really think that Google will fall with the advent of this software but it could do some damage to Google if the software really does work according to what it claims.

What does this software do It claims to actually clone and mimic some of the most wealthy and super successful affiliates who forms the underground group of people that make tons of money using secret formulas and complex systems. This is about to change according to the maker of this software as this software is able to automate the whole process and claims to allow you to reap as much profits as possible in the least amount of time. Ask yourself what would you do to as an affiliate marketer if you would want to make tons of cash? First, you would try to find the most desired product out there that you know would have a high chance of being bought. You would have to research the product and the niche that it is occupying to see whether there are hungry buyers waiting to pounce on the offering. Next, you would have to research the keywords that would bring you the traffic with dollars in their pockets and the real intention of buying that particular product. Then, you will have to do some testing using Adwords and see whether your ad copy works like how it is suppose to. Well, to cut it short, the software is suppose to be able to do that for you with the push of a button.

It really sounds like something too good to be true but before you say Bullpoo, lets look at some of the reviews on the product itself. There are actually “HitchHike” marketers who promote this product and make their whole landing page look like the original product landing page. This is one cool tactic actually, if you can’t make the product, hitch a ride! He provides access to his forum if you buy through him and intends to limit the group to just 100. Further research led me to this video that explains how the software is able to help you in your affiliate marketing mission. You might want to look at this review that appeared on someon’s lens on Squidoo. It seems that everyone is promoting this software. :p

Anyway, I did some research on Warrior Forum to see what the guys in there are thinking about the software. Most ware well aware of how Chris actually does always get off with a bang on his products and the fact that there is an affiliate war going on to promote the product. Most have some kind words to say about the product but I guess you would be interested to know about the flip side too right? The main 2 flaws that one particular marketer found that put him off was that the price of the software was way too high at $77 a month and which he claims put the product out of reach for 70% of the affiliate marketers out there. Secondly, there is a high chance of your privacy being breached in relation to the campaigns that you are doing as the campaign information might just be stored on Chris X’s servers.

Well folks, you might then be wondering if there is an alternative for this software at a much reduced price. You might want to check out Keyword Vision which is much much cheaper and claims to perform as well too and which sits on your desktop too.

I hope you find this post helpful guys.

Ishykiel

I have to admit that I am a reader of Kiyosaki’s books and have enjoyed his books despite the many critics that he has. I have read quite a number of articles related to the man above and I found out that he has his fair share of supporters as well as people who just can’t stand his ideas and his shot to fame at a global level.

I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and it did illuminated on the answer to the question of why the rich get rich and the poor remains poor. Its mainly about the difference in mindset which impacts on the investment activities or lack of investment activities of that particular group of people. Coming from a sociological background, I feel that Kiyosaki have missed the point that not everyone comes from an advantageous position to have the rights contacts, the right amount of experience, the capital and most importantly the courage and the strength to start a business and to invest. There are lots of stories of people losing money in investments than making money and most people cannot afford to lose what they already have.

Hence, I believe that readers of Kiyosaki’s books need to read the book with an open mind and understand that Kiyosaki’s perspectives are rather Macro in nature and some say that it might be rather short in specifics. You need to read widely and you also need to read other books that will teach you the technical side of things. You cannot run away from stuff like that. It is easy to say that you need to keep on learning and learning and learning from your mistakes. However, I feel that you also need to do lots of introspecting and retrospecting in order to understand where you go wrong and what you did right.

We are faced with a stupendous combination of settings in our day to day lives and we cannot afford to hang our fate on just the books that we read. We can learn from other people’s experiences but do take note that every day, many things change and these changes have an impact on our lives and how we deal with it.

Kiyosaki was tasked to help out 3 wannabe entrepreneurs in a programme conducted by 20/20 called “Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur?“. In the end, all 3 didn’t really fare that well, even with the master at hand. I would not totally blame Kiyosaki for the entrant’s failure to succeed in their business plans but I would have expected more advice that could have turned the whole thing around for them. Even the contestants thought that he wan’t really helpful and wished more from him.

If you are looking for a really thorough analysis of the man and one which is rather unforgiving, I recommend that you take a look at John T Reed’s analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki’s Book Rich dad, Poor Dad. It is a nice read and do point out a number of factors that might need the writer to clarify further. It is sometimes just too easy for us to make a statement but most often, it is just not too easy to defend it.

Take Care!

Ishykiel

The future has arrived. With the skyrocketing oil prices, it would not be long before the next technology that can both save us money and at the same time the planet starts appearing. Welcome the fuel cell technology.

This technology breaks up the bond in water H2O to release hydrogen which can be used to power all kinds of things in our life such as charging your mobile phone and your laptop. But wait, what is the machine that guzzles oil and pollutes the environment on a day to day basis? You don’t get a prize for guessing it right mucho, its the dear old car or automobile that sits in our garage, ready for a day of spin and smoke spewing session.

I am not trying to make all you car owners guilty as wait a few more years and we will see a production level automobile that will be able to run on water. However, if you are someone who can’t wait any longer and you feel the environmentalist in you needs to be released from the guilt that its feeling, touch base with RunYourCarWithWater.

It will teach you how to convert a normal petrol or diesel based car to now run on water! Watch the videos that are on that site and you will see that the technology has been around for quite some time and while watching, it made me wonder how come no one in my country actually thought of implementing this technology in my country en masse? Is there a conspiracy theory working out its muscle or something on a global basis? I feel that the world needs this technology. While I am in a position to validate nor refute the conspiracy theory, I sure feel that this technology needs to be supported for the sake of all mankind and the only planet we have, earth!

Upon more research, I have discovered that there is a company brewing up cool products for education and for the retail consumer industry. Welcome Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies. They have just returned from showcasing some of their latest gadgets at CES. I have gone through some of their products and I sure wish to have that nifty RC car that runs on water. Real cool stuff that are made of dreams.

If this idea really takes off, then we will see one day a cleaner and greener earth. Something which I would want for the next generation.

Ishykiel

If you are looking for a suite of products that can help you in your online business, then you just got to see what TechSmith has to offer.

They have a range of products such as Snagit, Camtasia Studio, Morae, UserVue and ScreenCast that allows you to capture content direct from your screen which would in turn help you to communicate better with your customers. Make your presentation more engaging and also track what your customers do on your website. This will allow you to enrich user’s experience and give you the chance to increase conversions as you now begin to understand better what your clients are doing on your website.

In other words, get the tools that help to increase your ROI.

-Ishykiel

Happened to stumble on this site that provides the above services for small fee. If you are really in need to do an ebook cover or want to have a nice nifty banner for your site, head down to this site and see for yourself what they offer.

Take a look: Website Graphics

-Ishykiel-

Need an Instant and reliable Membership site creator?

Well, I have found one that is being used by a few internet millionaires. The trend right now among internet entrepreneurs is the building of membership sites that contains loads of information, opportunities to network in an exclusive forum, free usage of internet marketing tools, PLRs, Master Resell rights products and the list goes on. It has been proven to be quite popular these days and I dont think that this trend will abet.

Anyway, check this software out. You might just like it.

Instant Membership Site Creator

Cheers!

-Ishykiel-

I found this useful tool for users of WordPress who wants to use a video on their blog and do not want to use Youtube.

Here are its attributes:

• Easier Installation! Activate and Go!
• Full Options Menu for Player Customization!
  • Custom Player Colors
  • Custom Watermark Logo
  • Poster Frames
  • Floating Controls
• Tested Compatible with WordPress 2.3!
• XHTML Compliant!
• Google Analytics Capable!
• No Remorse! No Database Tables and Uninstalls Clean
• Backward Compatible with Previous Versions of the Plugin!
• Playlists, RSS, ATOM, XSPF, Oh My!
• No More “Click to Activate” Messages!

And here is the link to the Video Plugin.

-Ishykiel-

Hi peeps,

I would like to share a download with all of you. On this link, you can download a PDF file or 4 audio recordings on the Strangest Secrets.

I hope that you can benefit by listening to what the author is trying to tell you. Listen carefully and act upon the tips that have been handed out. Thats is one sure way for you to at least have a chance at reaching success and maximizing your full potential.

Have a great day!

-Ishykiel-

I stumbled upon this tool and am I glad to have found it. I have always wondered how my sites would fare for a particular keyword in other countries besides my own country that is Singapore. Sometimes the keyword that you rank highly for could only be so because you are located in that country in which you resided.

I think that Google index a particular site high up in the rankings depending also on where the backlinks are coming from. If its mainly from sites that are within your country, then you would be ranking high when someone who searched for you  is from your country.

For better grasp of how you are faring in the Search Engine Placement rank in other countries, try using this brilliant tool.

-Ishykiel-