by Gobala Krishnan on August 31, 2006
What makes a great affiliate?
Is it having immense technical knowledge or sublime understanding of how the Internet works? Is it having a big mailing list or a big advertising wallet?
Based on what I heard from Andrew Wee, my top affiliate for August 2006, it all boilg down to three things:
Choosing the right product
Having enough focus
Getting [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 31, 2006
Today Malaysia celebrates her 49th birthday. I want to wish Happy Independence Day to all Malaysians. Here’s one of the most vivid images you can have in your mind as a Malaysian – the late Tunku Abdul Rahman holding his hand aloft and shouting passsionately…”Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!”
But don’t confuse independence with freedom. In this context [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 23, 2006
Some of you may have noticed that my support system was down for the past 2 days. This happened becasue of a major server failure from Kayako.
The services is back up now, and since the fault is theirs they have upgraded my support to the professional version with Live Chat!
For all enquiries, please submit a [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 23, 2006
All the best to Cheryl Goh, who just went full time into Internet marketing and managing her own home-based business.
Quote from her blog post:
I’ve quit my job…hurraayyy…now I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve jumped from the boiling pot into the fire! My decision to quit was pretty much a rash and emotional one. Had things [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 19, 2006
This year I met over 30 people who told me they wanted to publish and sell their ebooks on the Internet. Yet since early January 2006 I seem to be the only one doing it.
Of course they have their “reasons”, which are actually just lame excuses to stay in their comfort zone and do nothing. [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 18, 2006
Would you trust an email from someone called BrownEyes? Probably not.
That’s because when doing business, people want to know your REAL name, not some weird nickname. Using a nickname only implies that you don’t want others to know who you really are.
I think it’s rather funny how people miss this simple yet powerful point [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 14, 2006
I hate goal-setting. I still do.
I think I picked up the hatred while wasting my time in countless MLM programs. I had to set a goal to make a million bucks when I didn’t even know how to make my first dollar.
However when I met Alex Mandossian in May 2006, I found a whole new [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 11, 2006
A few days ago I mentioned Google Analytics and why it’s a must for every serious Internet marketer.
I forgot to mention that if you’re using Wordpress, you can easily add analytics to your site with a special plugin called Wordpress Reports.
Read more about it here.
by Gobala Krishnan on August 10, 2006
I think too many people have waited too long for this. So I’ve finally
decided to release it.
I got over 180 questions and comments, some of which you can read
on the page itself.
The first 20 people get it at 40% off. The rest don’t. So be quick…
However, everyone in this priority notification list (purchase before 15 [...]
by Gobala Krishnan on August 2, 2006
It seems that online payment giant Paypal is stepping up it’s marketing efforts. With Google Checkout picking up steam and rapidly becoming their main competitor, Paypal has decided to use one of the oldest tricks in Internet marketing – pay others to recommend your product.
They have released a new affiliate program via Commission Junction that [...]