Ramblings of a Niche Marketer & His Life

Occasionally, there would be some people who will ask me, “Alex, how do I start internet marketing? How to set up my own website?” Most of these newbies have zero idea on how to create their website and I always recommend using WordPress to create their website. It is simple to install (provided you are [...]

Affiliate marketing is still one of the easiest way to make money online. You don’t need to have your own product, you don’t need to handle any customer support, you don’t need to ship any product (if it’s a physical product). Best of all, it’s a way to generate passive income if you manage to [...]

If you want to get things done, but you face several issues such as: You don’t know how to do You don’t like to do You don’t want to waste time doing Then you need to outsource. The place where you can simple things get done is: http://www.fiverr.com Every project/task (they call it a gig) [...]

I have been doing affiliate marketing for 4 years. But this is the first time I have sold a ~ US$9.5k product online and as a result, I made a $1134.12 commission out of it. The merchant is offering a 12% commission. Check out the screenshot: This is the highest commission I made in a [...]

Whenever people asked what I am doing for a living, I will always tell them I am a self-employed doing online marketing. If you have read Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow Quadrant on ESBI, you will know that he defines a self-employed as a person who earns an income by working for themselves – they own [...]

You’ve a new site and you want decent backlinks instantly? Press release (PR) is the way to go. Your PR might even get to the first page of Google depending on the keyword you are targeting.  Though PR in the SERPS may lasts only one day, it can generate the fast and initial traffic for [...]

No… The title is totally bullshit. I DIDN’T make $200k in a month. But did I catch your attention? Well, if you are subscribed to a number of  marketers’ or gurus’ email lists, you will definitely come across such headlines. All you need to do is buy the product, and you will make obscene amount [...]

If you are doing affiliate marketing, I am sure you will put banners, contextual links, popup etc on your website. But do you know exactly where are your visitors clicking? I came across a lot of niche websites where the affiliate marketers just slapped a banner on the sidebar or just putting  468×60 banners, hoping [...]

I attended Pamelina Siow‘s (from Tara Internet Business) introductory seminar today. I’ve heard of her some time back and I knew the stuffs she did was a little bit different from the rest of the Singapore internet marketers. She is doing local business leads generation. Well, I got to know some of her leads-generating websites [...]

I was reading some affiliate marketing blogs when I came across this post from Finch Sells. I guess Finch can express himself  through his writings much better than I can. I share the same sentiments as him and this is exactly how I feel about affiliate marketing, my business and entrepreneurship in general. I will [...]