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		<title>By: astronomy laser pointer</title>
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		<dc:creator>astronomy laser pointer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very informative and trustworthy blog. it&#039;s playing a key point to seize the opportunity if you wanna to win in your business. anyways, thanks for sharing us such helpful information.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very informative and trustworthy blog. it&#8217;s playing a key point to seize the opportunity if you wanna to win in your business. anyways, thanks for sharing us such helpful information.</p>
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		<title>By: portable green laser</title>
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		<dc:creator>portable green laser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>business opportunity plays an important part in the success of your business.  anyways, your blog is very informative, thanks for sharing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>business opportunity plays an important part in the success of your business.  anyways, your blog is very informative, thanks for sharing</p>
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		<title>By: green laser pointer</title>
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		<dc:creator>green laser pointer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>prospective business opportunity is a very important to make money. thank you very much for sharing us scuh useful information.
.-= green laser pointer´s last undefined ..&lt;a href=&quot;0&quot;&gt;If you register your site for free at &lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>prospective business opportunity is a very important to make money. thank you very much for sharing us scuh useful information.<br />
<span class="cluv"> green laser pointer´s last undefined ..<a href="0">If you register your site for free at </a> <span class="heart_tip_box"><img class="heart_tip" alt="My ComLuv Profile" border="0" width="16" height="14" src="http://www.growmap.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheart.gif"/></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: oliviya@Costa rica real estate</title>
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		<dc:creator>oliviya@Costa rica real estate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ARTICLE is  very informative. Finding great business opportunities and money-making ventures online is really hard especially when you are a first-timer. But what I learned in this blog is really helpful. Thanks really for the information that I got because they are really helpful. I love the blog and hope to read more of these from the author! Nice job!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ARTICLE is  very informative. Finding great business opportunities and money-making ventures online is really hard especially when you are a first-timer. But what I learned in this blog is really helpful. Thanks really for the information that I got because they are really helpful. I love the blog and hope to read more of these from the author! Nice job!</p>
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		<title>By: laser pointer</title>
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		<dc:creator>laser pointer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I also making money on affiliate programs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also making money on affiliate programs.</p>
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		<title>By: Dennis Edell</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dennis Edell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Still being a newbie affiliate (sorta), this may be a dumb question - how does the size of the network fit in, do smaller ones just give garbage?

Frankly, I&#039;ve found some real garbage and good ones on big or small...
.-= Dennis Edell&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com/heshe-has-unsubscribed-should-you-ask-why/&quot;&gt;He/She Has Unsubscribed - Should You Ask Why?&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Still being a newbie affiliate (sorta), this may be a dumb question &#8211; how does the size of the network fit in, do smaller ones just give garbage?</p>
<p>Frankly, I&#8217;ve found some real garbage and good ones on big or small&#8230;<br />
<span class="cluv"> Dennis Edell&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com/heshe-has-unsubscribed-should-you-ask-why/">He/She Has Unsubscribed &#8211; Should You Ask Why?</a> <span class="heart_tip_box"><img class="heart_tip" alt="My ComLuv Profile" border="0" width="16" height="14" src="http://www.growmap.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheart.gif"/></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: TigerTom@Affiliate Internet Marketing</title>
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		<dc:creator>TigerTom@Affiliate Internet Marketing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think a key thing is choosing good quality products to promote. 
A lot of products on the smaller affiliate networks you wouldn&#039;t buy yourself or recommend to friends, ever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think a key thing is choosing good quality products to promote.<br />
A lot of products on the smaller affiliate networks you wouldn&#8217;t buy yourself or recommend to friends, ever.</p>
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		<title>By: laser pointer  </title>
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		<dc:creator>laser pointer  </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like making money with affiliate programs, but the new ftc guidelines  affecting affiliate and bloggers both.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like making money with affiliate programs, but the new ftc guidelines  affecting affiliate and bloggers both.</p>
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		<title>By: InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>InternetStrategist@GrowMap.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Mirjam Thank you for commenting and that IS an excellent point. It DOES take just as much time to promote a product you love that makes you $40 a sale as it does to promote one that makes only $10 or less. 

I usually focus on programs that pay at least 10%; however, I do know someone who made a good income from Amazon.com (only 5% on most products) because she focused on only high dollar items. I have suggested that off and on since she told me. 

Until I get that pre-selling post written the most important point is to answer WHY you recommend it and WHY they would want to buy it. 

Answering what&#039;s in it for the buyer makes ALL the difference! How does that product or service BENEFIT them? (Anyone who knows anything about sales has heard about focusing on benefits instead of features.) 

Many stores offer affiliate programs and have weak product information. Research and feature their more expensive products and you are very likely to close the sale before they head over to the merchant&#039;s site to buy.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;InternetStrategist’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gmprss/~3/FpvBKJdgy4g/&quot;&gt;Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Mirjam Thank you for commenting and that IS an excellent point. It DOES take just as much time to promote a product you love that makes you $40 a sale as it does to promote one that makes only $10 or less. </p>
<p>I usually focus on programs that pay at least 10%; however, I do know someone who made a good income from Amazon.com (only 5% on most products) because she focused on only high dollar items. I have suggested that off and on since she told me. </p>
<p>Until I get that pre-selling post written the most important point is to answer WHY you recommend it and WHY they would want to buy it. </p>
<p>Answering what&#8217;s in it for the buyer makes ALL the difference! How does that product or service BENEFIT them? (Anyone who knows anything about sales has heard about focusing on benefits instead of features.) </p>
<p>Many stores offer affiliate programs and have weak product information. Research and feature their more expensive products and you are very likely to close the sale before they head over to the merchant&#8217;s site to buy.</p>
<p><abbr><em>InternetStrategist’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gmprss/~3/FpvBKJdgy4g/">Blog Traffic Up 54.87% in the Last 30 Days: Our Proven Traffic Improvement Strategy</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Mirjam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mirjam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>very interesting, looking forward to reading your post on pre-selling and seeing what you have to say on that ;)
As to the percentages of commission you get, I think it is more important to actually look at how much you´d make per sale. I mean, 50% might sound great, but if it would only give you $10, I´d rather go for 10% of higher priced items and earn more. 

Cause in the end... the work involved selling something that gives you $10 in commission could very well be almost the same as it takes to land you $50 or more in commission on one sale ....

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mirjam’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/memyselfandiblog/RuXy/~3/KlvxZbY_IZk/&quot;&gt;Using Massive Traffic Techniques - a Long Shot or Big Money Maker?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>very interesting, looking forward to reading your post on pre-selling and seeing what you have to say on that <img src='http://www.growmap.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
As to the percentages of commission you get, I think it is more important to actually look at how much you´d make per sale. I mean, 50% might sound great, but if it would only give you $10, I´d rather go for 10% of higher priced items and earn more. </p>
<p>Cause in the end&#8230; the work involved selling something that gives you $10 in commission could very well be almost the same as it takes to land you $50 or more in commission on one sale &#8230;.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Mirjam’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/memyselfandiblog/RuXy/~3/KlvxZbY_IZk/">Using Massive Traffic Techniques &#8211; a Long Shot or Big Money Maker?</a></em></abbr></p>
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