Update
- 1st September
2009:
Hi there... Just a very
quick note with an important
update.
In this course we suggest
creating blogs or review
websites in order to
recommend Clickbank products
to people who are
potentially interested in
purchasing material within a
particular market or niche -
it's a marketing strategy
that has been used for
years. Commission Blueprint
is essentially a course on
Google Adwords strategies
that shows you how to drive
traffic through paid
advertising to review sites
and optimize your ad spend
in order to make money. We
have had much success with
these techniques in the
past.
However, when we create
product reviews, we ALWAYS
buy and test the products in
question ourselves or relate
to an experience that a
family member or friend has
had. Whether it be to do
with a weight loss product,
an acne product or even an
ebook on how to build a
Chicken Coop! (and yes, I
actually tried to build one
before writing a review on
the product!). In other
words all our product
reviews and pre-sells are
real and are based on actual
life experiences and any
testimonials that we use on
our sites are taken directly
from the sales page of the
product we are recommending.
The results are MUCH better
when you do it this way.
However, it has come to our
attention in recent months
that people have been
creating 'fake' review
websites or blogs
recommending products that
they have no experience
with. Not specifically from
reading material from within
this course, but apparently
from taking advice from
various CPA networks who
essentially advocate
under-hand marketing
techniques and tell you to
'lie' about results in order
to generate more sales.
Please do not fall into this
trap. Obviously we can't
control what people do but
we would strongly recommend
that you buy products that
you intend to review, test
them yourselves and do not
mis-represent the sales page
or results in anyway. If you
do, it could land you in hot
water with whatever 'Trading
Standards' operate within
the country that you live.
We also recommend that you
set up a disclaimer page on
each site you create that
states that you are
receiving a commission each
time you refer a sale.
Of course, using a 'pen
name', 'pen photo' or 'pen
person' is fine as some
people would prefer to
protect their identities.
When you are exposing
yourself to a global
audience, you sometimes have
to be careful about giving
away personal details.
I know, this is stating the
obvious but we felt we had
to make this very clear from
the outset.
Ok that's it.. enjoy the
course! |