One of the biggest breakthrough’s that I ever made, as far as making money online, was during Halloween. This was the big test for me and my business whether affiliate marketing would work. And it did! But it wasn’t so much what I did that worked, but the process I followed to make sure it work.

When I first started making money online it was through the help of Brian Johnson who first introduced me to Build a Niche Store. Later, I switched to WordPress and again Brian helped me with SEO optimization and making sure my WordPress installations were configured to bring maximum search engine results.

Every year since then Halloween is the time of year when I make the most money online. I attribute this to taking action, writing good quality unique content, and following the suggestions of someone who is successful online, especially on Halloween. Of course I referring to Brian Johnson again.

I don’t mean to toot Brian’s horn too much here. But today I’m really excited to see that Brian has turned his successes in capitalizing on Halloween into an affiliate coaching program! The Halloween Super Affiliate program.

Now everyone has the opportunity to be shown the exact methods Brian Johnson uses to be a successful affiliate marketer and replicating those successes to make really obscene amounts of money over this coming Halloween season.

I’m personally excited about the Halloween Super Affiliate because I KNOW his methods work. They work for me and they can work for anyone.

Check it out for yourself. Brian will be on a webinar next Wed Night (June 23rd) to give you the complete low down. Click on the link above to make sure you get the invite.

I’ll be posting more info here to let you know about all of the cool stuff that going to given away as part of this amazing coaching program.

My buddy Josh Spaulding released a new toy today.  Yup, Deep Linker Pro went live and so far it looks pretty damn cool.  As much as I would love to stay away from this shiny object, Josh has never disappointed me in the past and today is no exception.

Deep Linker Pro is one of the easiest tools for submitting your websites to directories I have  ever used.  I was really impressed how quickly I was able to add two sites for submission within just a minute or two. Most tools force you to step through one directory at a time in a very painful, manual process.  Deep Linker Pro is fully automated, simply add your website, select the category and hit submit.  It is truly that easy.  I’m at work today, submitting my sites with DLP running in the background.

Just think, SubmitEdge and others charge $15-145 bucks a site to do what DLP is doing for me for a one time cost of just the software alone.  Its pretty cool.

You have the option of automatically submitting your sites, which is what I’m doing right now, completely hands off to hundreds of directories.  There is also a manual mode too for submitting to directories that require captia.  For being a manual process, Josh has made it as easy as can be to step through each of the directories.

For Deep Linking, which is what Deep Linker Pro is all about, there are a list of  “Deep Link Directories” grouped together that allow you to automatically submit long tail deep urls within your site for even more one way back links.

Today is my first day using the tool so I don’t have any real world results as far as improved status in the SERPS.  I have heard from friends who were on the beta test that saw results with just a couple days and were very impressed.

So far, I’ve install DLP without any problem what-so-ever.  It has an extremely clean  interface that’s very intuitive.  And I have setup several websites within just a couple minutes.

If you need more backlinks, like we all do, need to get indexed, or if you use any pay directory submission services… save your money and check out Deep Linker Pro.  I’ll try to leave a comment in a few days to let you all know if I see any improvements!

There is a lot of hype out there, especially in many Internet Marketing circles.  Lots of people selling magic systems and special formula’s to help you get rich quick or at the very least make money online.  But how can you tell the good products from the bad hyped up products.  Today’s post is about Internet Marketing products that suck and how to separate the  creme from the crap.

Most people who begin to start any kind of business online or try to setup any website will no doubt find themselves receiving emails promising the world.  From free reports to now free training video’s, everyone wants to get to know you and everyone seems to be able to help you.  All you have to do is simply fill in your name and email and salvation can be yours.

The majority of the Internet Marketing products being pandered about on the web are simply crap.  Most are just re-hashed reports transcribed from someone else’s tele-seminar in order to get you on their email list.

Now don’t get me wrong – there isn’t anything wrong with trading an email for some free information.  I do it all the time and it helps me get to know the author of the report and possibly develop a friendship.  What bothers me is when this relationship escalates to a sale of an email course, eBook, video course, access to a membership forum or whatever…  and the product is just junk.

If you find yourself in a situation like this, don’t just take it and loose your money.  Contact the author and GET A REFUND!  If the product sucks, then don’t be afraid to fire up an email and ask for your money back.  98% of the information products available online come with a 30-60 day money back, iron clad, no questions asked, even if its 3:00 am in the morning guarantee.   If that’s the case then exercise your right to get your money back.

One way to make sure you get good useful information is to simply visit the author’s blog, leave comments and start a conversation that way. Many blog owners will end a blog post asking if anyone has questions.  And many blogs will link back to your website just for helping add to the conversation.  This is a great way to get to know more experienced marketers and help your own website ranking at the same time.

Another way is to visit some Internet Marketing forums. There are many great forums with a ton of information and advice from their members.  If you have a question about a particular product simply post a question in one of these forums. There are always friendly people that are more than willing to help.

Here is a list of some really good and free Internet Marketing Forums:

IMD Forum

Warrior Forum

Self Starters Weekly Tips

Do you have some good ways to weed out the bogus Internet Marketing products from the good ones?  Leave us a comment below and tell us what you do keep from buying Internet Marketing Products that Suck.

Not too long ago Josh Spaulding closed the doors for new members of his coaching program at  CoachigwithJosh.com. If you’ve ever had to opportunity to read any of Josh’s eBooks or visit his blog, you know Josh tells it like it is, no bull about it. I personally have been a member of Josh’s Coaching forum for a little over a year and can you first hand that his coaching program is run the same way.

Last Friday I was extremely happy when Josh opened his coaching  forum to the public and is now 100% FREE!  The new site has been polished up and renamed to IMDFORUM.com. IMD which stands for Internet Marketing Discussion Forum is a great place where you can learn just about anything you want to know about any aspect of Internet Marketing.  If your a beginner or a successful marketer working full time, there is much for you to discover, learn and share.  Current membership includes some of the best people in the business, who are there to help you in anyway they can.  Josh Spaulding,  Mark Mason, Milan Kosanovic, Michelle Adams, and many others, including yours truly .  Everyone there is genuinely and honestly having real success with their online business and have some great experiences to share.

The tribe at IMDFORUM.com are all very friendly, active, and honest, and tell it like it is. There is a ton of great information to help you with your business. If there is any question you have, or are curious about some new widget, or perhaps you need an opinion about your website,  you’ll be sure to get quick honest answer. The best thing about IMD Forum is that it’s not a sales fest of everyone under the sun trying to shop their IM products to you, or telling you lies just to get you to buy from them.

Josh started IMDForum.com to be different from other forums like the Warrior Forum, where there is a lot of misinformation going on.

“I realized that although the Warrior forum has a great deal of good information, it also had a BUNCH of bad information!  So while I’m definitely not bashing the Warrior Forum, I do know for a fact it could be improved a great deal!”

And with that simple idea to have a great community where people can share their experiences and ideas without the bull.

IMD Forum officially opened last Friday and for anyone who would like to see for themselves, this forum is surprise you.  Why pay for elite forums and Warrior sales fests when IMDForum.com is free.  Come over and check it out.  Like I said its Free and we would love to see you there!