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SpeedPPC Pro V4 Campaign Builder Review

Jeff — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:49:05 +0000

SpeedPPC Pro V4 Campaign Builder offers itself to affiliate marketers as a complete, cutting edge set of software tools, proven in the competition of the market place, that includes comprehensive campaign building software, landing page integration technology, ease of use, and other features that make it an absolute “must” when Google Adwords are part of the marketing strategy. Let’s take a look, so you can decide for yourself.

Features of SpeedPPC Pro Campaign Builder

The complete SpeedPPC Pro V4 Campaign Builder software package, which is patent-pending.
The Affiliate Datafeed software that turns bulk data files into targeted landing pages.
Nearly 400 Expansion lists.
Fifteen professionally designed landing page templates.
More than 20 training videos and user guides that provide easy to follow set-up and use.
1-year product support is included for free.
1-year of monthly training is included for free.
1-year of free upgrades is included free.
Version 4 offers a sparkling new interface with customizable toolbars and more enhanced data fields.
Step by Step process with streamlined processes for faster campaign building.
Improved long tail search terms incorporating up to 4 keywords lists.

Pros and Cons of SpeedPPC Pro Campaign Builder

Pros of SpeedPPC Pro Campaign Builder

Cutting edge technologies not available elsewhere
Well researched and highly effective strategies for campaign building
Landing pages are easy to build and integrate
Easy, step by step guides to set up and use
Complete library of manuals and video training
Excellent support via email, phone, or chat
Automates dozens of formerly manual tasks
30-day money back, no questions asked, guarantee

Cons of SpeedPPC Pro Campaign Builder

There is a learning curve that takes time to master
Price excludes hobbyists – this is for serious affiliate marketers

About the SpeedPPC Pro Developers

Jay Stockwell, the young Aussie is fast becoming a marketing guru because he has developed a killer campaign building tool and because he’s induced a lot of buyers to purchase his killer app and created a huge community. We’ve put the SpeedPPC Pro V4 through its paces, and we’re convinced that this tool will greatly enhance your productivity and pay for itself rapidly.

Cost of SpeedPPC Pro Campaign Builder

The total package runs $497 one time, with no charge for 12 months of upgrades.
Free Forum Access for Registered buyers ONLY!

BlogProfitz Review

Jeff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:00:03 +0000

When you’re new to blogging and affiliate marketing, there’s a lot of stuff to learn and it’s easy to be overwhelmed. Having a portal where you can log in to add content and offers to your blog would be great time saver.

BlogProfitz, which is released today, is a system that promises to do just that. Let’s take a closer look and see how it stacks up.

BlogProfitz Features

By way of an easy to navigate dashboard, you can search by keyword and category for articles, videos, RSS feeds and affiliate offers. This content is then placed into posts that are made in quantities and intervals you specify. It’s a very easy process and can be used on established blogs or new blogs using free custom WordPress templates.

Pros and Cons of BlogProfitz

Pros of BlogProfits

Easy to set up and add a blog to with easy to follow video tutorials.
Selecting affiliate offers from the major affiliate networks is quick if you are already registered with the network.
YouTube and RSS can be added in a snap.
All content can be held in draft status for you to review before publishing.
Content from their private Content Club article database can also be found and scheduled easily.
A good framework for setting up and monetizing a blog. Add unique content and you’re good to go.

Cons of BlogProfitz

You don’t have the ability yet to select ONLY the content you want from the keyword results.
The Content Club articles definitely need reviewed before they are posted as some are better written than others.
Affiliate offers need additional content and review. Some of the offers are intended for affiliates and not end users.

About the Developers of BlogProfitz

Halfagain LLC, with offices in Portland, Oregon, Kiev Ukraine and Bucharest, Romania, was established by three partners (Scott Trimble, Marius (Omar) Oancea and Kirill Bystryakov) in the latter months of 2005. Since it’s inception and with 6 in-house developed applications, Halfagain has risen to be one of the industry’s premier software developers and helped thousands of internet businesses get more from the web.

Halfagain’s array of products address traffic acquisition, content creation, search engine optimization, website development and most importantly, revenue generation.

Cost and Licensing of BlogProfitz

Monthly subscriptions starting as low as $19/month!
Plan upgrades are easy to do as your business expands!
Membership will be capped at 1000 so customer service remains at a high level!
Free access to BlogProfitz custom WordPress themes!
Easy to follow setup videos get you up and running fast!
Three free bonus reports with every subscription!

Fast Blog Finder Review

Jeff — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:56:24 +0000

Fast Blog Finder is a cool piece of software that will help you gain backlinks to your site much quicker and easier than you ever thought possible.

Fast Blog Finder Features

Let’s face it, if you ever hope to end up on the first page of Google you NEED backlinks to your site. Blog commenting is an excellent way to get relevant links but the process can be tedious. Until now, that is.

Enter Fast Blog Finder.

With Fast Blog Finder, you can find relevant blogs, get their PR ranking and other valuable site statistics, leave comments, organize each keyword list into their own site folder and have a system for following up on comments all with the same application.

No longer will you have to scribble notes, copy and paste URLs and have multiple browser windows open until you can’t remember what you’re doing. Instead, you can search for blogs using your site’s keywords, find a few you want to comment on, leave the comments and get back to whatever else you were doing.

The most important feature of Fast Blog Finder is that it allows you to get past the bottleneck in blog commenting-finding and leaving comments-and to establish a system you can do a little bit each day. All those little bits WILL add up to big bits before you know it.

Take the free trial for a spin and see if you don’t agree.

Pros and Cons of Fast Blog Finder

Pros of Fast Blog Finder

Fast and easy blog searching
Full blog stats including PR, type and number of links
Comments left inside application with spellchecker
Can submit favorite blogs to social media sites within program
Records date and time comment left
Allows you to save your favorites in a separate area for easy access
Reduces daily blog commenting from hours to minutes

Cons of Fast Blog Finder

None I have found yet. I love this program.

About the Developers

G-Lock Software publishes a suite of network, system and email utilities. These include Advanced Administrative Tools, network and firewall diagnostic tool, Advanced Email Verifier, email verifying program, Fast Blog Finder, blog commenting software, Fast Directory Submitter, directory submission tool, G-Lock EasyMail, newsletter management software, G-Lock Email Processor, incoming email processing software, G-Lock SpamCombat, anti-spam program, and G-Lock Temp Cleaner, freeware targeting to search and remove temporary, junk and obsolete files from your disk.

Cost and Licensing of Fast Blog Finder

Full Fast Blog Finder License: $49.00
Free trial version available!
Knowledge Base, email and forum support options
Online tutorials
Gets your sites indexed fast!

FlexSqueeze WordPress Affiliate Theme Review

Jeff — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:25:03 +0000

For as long as I can remember, affiliate marketers have been looking for a way to get good looking affiliate landing pages up and making money as fast as possible. We’ve always been faced with the same dilemma-buy it or build it ourselves. We’ve had to struggle with getting an OK site up quickly or spending the time and money to put together a top-flight site.

I’m happy to say with WordPress and the FlexSqueeze affiliate theme we no longer have to make that choice. We CAN get a professional landing page up in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost.

FlexSqueeze Affiliate Theme Features

The FlexSqueeze affiliate WordPress theme allows you to custom build a professional landing page by putting all of the options at your disposal. Want testimonials? Make a few edits, insert them and BOOM! You’ve got testimonials.

The same is true for any of the major sales page features you look for. Really all you need to do is decide which elements you want and you can simply delete the ones you don’t want. Each theme comes with template code you just plop in, edit, do your graphics and you’re good to go. It really is that easy.

For newbie users, there are great install and configuration videos which will get you up and running in no time. There’s even a video just for using FlexSqueeze to set up stand alone mini-sites.

Pros and Cons of FlexSqueeze WordPress Theme

Pros of FlexSqueeze Affiliate Theme

Allows you to set most options within the same window
Creates professional looking landing pages in a fraction of the time
Latest version allows up to 5 different landing pages on a blog
Support videos easily demonstrate theme installation and use
Large community of experienced users contribute to the forums

Cons of FlexSqueeze Affiliate Theme

May not play nicely with some WordPress plugins
Can slow you down if you want to edit code
Theme options may overwhelm some users

About the FlexSqueeze Developer

Ryan Grabenstein, of Advantus Media Inc., has been a web developer since 1994 and has focused on developing user-friendly WordPress themes the last couple of years. After giving away thousands of free themes to users, he has taken their feedback and created themes targeted towards internet marketers.

Cost of FlexSqueeze WordPress Theme

$69.99 per site or $129.99 multiple use licenses available!
Professional squeeze page headers included!
Theme includes over 250 high quality images!
For experienced users there is an editable vector pack available for $49.99!
Complete support available by email or forum!

Website Auditor Review

Jeff — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:48:22 +0000

A great place to start in optimizing any web page for the search engines is to analyze the on-page factors. Things like word count, keyword density, keyword prominence and keyword count all tie the page together as well as focus it for the keywords you’re trying to rank for. Having software that can look at your site and give you this data quickly and clearly would be a definite boost for any overall web campaign.

Website Auditor Features

Website Auditor allows you to look at your website in ways you may not have thought of before. This stuff is not only for SEOs either. Website Auditor creates detailed reports that give you information you need to improve your site in easy to understand steps.

While it is true that off-page factors such as backlinking and link quality may be more important overall to your rankings this doesn’t mean that you don’t need to pay attention to on-page factors as well. It’s important to have a well optimized page before you move on to the off-page tactics. Having thousands of backlinks won’t help your site in a competitive market if your site isn’t optimized for your top keywords.

Website Auditor starts by getting the URL of the site you’re interested in optimizing as well as the keywords you’re trying to rank for. From there, it produces a report that walks you through each of the critical areas of your site and the changes you should make. It even shows how your site compares to ten of your competitors.

Once the changes have been made, you simply run the analysis again to see the improvement. You can then rinse and repeat until your site stands toe to toe with your competitor’s.

Pros and Cons of Website Auditor

Pros of Website Auditor

Report is easy and fast to create with limited input
Shows you how your top ten competitors stack up
Tells you exactly what the search engines will like
Lets you see the most important areas to put content to get your visitors’ attention
Alerts you to the problem areas on your site
Guides you easily through fixing them
Explains how your site will gain in rankings

Cons of Website Auditor

Professional version should allow saving of reports to your computer

About the Website Auditor Developers

Link-Assistant.com is a premier publisher of SEO software including: Link Assistant, Rank Tracker, SEO SpyGlass and Website Auditor.

Cost and Licensing of Website Auditor

Website Auditor Professional: $87.00
There is a free version available for download to give you a feel for the interface but it has limited functionality
Forum Access for Registered Users

Terapeak Ebay Research Review

Jeff — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:16:22 +0000

If you are going to be building a site that uses eBay listings, then you need to be able to evaluate potential products BEFORE you add them to your store. Whether you will be using Build A Niche Store or phpBay Pro to set up your store, this information is vital to your success.

Terapeak Research Features

How many times have you heard somebody telling you that they either haven’t had any luck on eBay or they were blown away by how well something they’ve sold did? How does this happen?

In a word, research. Or lack of it, actually.

If these same people could have researched the products they wanted to sell they would have known in advance if they had a dud or diamond in the rough. Sure, there’s always going to be surprises but most of the time the data’s right there in black and white. They just need a way to find it.

That’s where Terapeak Ebay Research comes in. Using Terapeak, sellers are able to look over eBay historical data and evaluate:

How To Sell-Know when to sell on eBay based on over 500 million closed listings. Maximize your sales price, find great keywords, know what sells and more.
Seller Research-See the products your competitors are making the most money with. Track their total sales, average price, when they are selling and much more.
Hot Products-Find great products to sell. Analyze every category on eBay to see which products really sell. Find in demand products with high average prices that are selling 100%.
Seasonality Trends-See 2 years of category trends. Know the Christmas selling season better and trend any eBay category. Trend the average price, total sales, bids per listing, and success over time.

Pros and Cons of Terapeak Research

Pros of Terapeak

Easy sign up and upgrades
Complete collection of free video tutorials
14-day money back guarantee
Full email, phone, blog and chat support available
Service customizations are a snap

Cons of Terapeak

All add-ons are not necessary but should be included in subscription price
14 days is long enough to evaluate service but guarantee should still be at least 30 days

About the Terapeak Research Developers

Terapeak Research software was developed by ebay sellers who were frustrated by the lack of ebay-specific data available to the average seller. They’ve worked hard to create a service that’s easy to use and powerful without being hard on the budget.

Cost of Terapeak Ebay Research

Advantage Basic Plan starts at $24.95/month or $197.95 per year paid in advance.
Hot Searches, Hot Products and Hot Titles add-ons can be purchased for $2.95 each per month or all 3 for $6.95 per month.
Ebay motors subscription is $34.95/month or $349.50 per year paid in advance.
Over five years successful track record helping eBay sellers!

NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing Review

Jeff — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:09:21 +0000

NeverBlue affiliate marketing is a team of affiliate and business development managers whose purpose is simple-to help you make more money.

NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing Features

Neverblue Affiliate Marketing is a premier lead generation network that values strong affiliates and provides them with a sophisticated, globally connected affiliate network that helps them focus on results.

Pros and Cons of NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing

Pros of NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing

Some of the highest quality ads in the business
Every affiliate gets two internal contacts
Huge network of advertisers
Generous payouts
Timely payment

Cons of NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing

First time advertisers may not get approved for their service. Requirements are more stringent than just giving an email address and website URL.

About NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing

The NeverBlue affiliate team realizes that you don’t have a lot of time and you need to be successful for them to be successful. Their primary focus from the time you come on board is you and how both of you can profit from your relationship.

Cost of NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing

The cost to join NeverBlue Affiliate market for affiliates is ZERO!
One on one relationship with every affiliate
A full range of impressive creatives to complement your marketing efforts

Sign Up For NeverBlue Affiliate Marketing Today!

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StoreStacker Affiliate Niche Store Builder Review

Jeff — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:14:27 +0000

When it comes to affiliate marketing, time is money. The quicker we can get our concept from idea to functioning website the more time we’ll have for brainstorming new money making ideas.

Anybody who has used any store building software knows that it’s very easy to substitute quality for quantity when putting up affiliate sites.

With StoreStacker, you no longer have to make that sacrifice.

Features of StoreStacker Niche Store Builder

From the moment you start building your store you realize this isn’t some flimsy spam site producing machine. It’s a well thought out, logical system for putting together your affiliate site with all the bells and whistles you see on professional sites. Want videos? Just add them. Need articles? Just pull them.

Probably the most impressive part of this system for me was that you’re not stuck by some rigid content creation system. You can get up the bare bones and upgrade it later or you can put the whole shooting match together as you go.

It’s really up to you how rich you want your site to be.

Pros and Cons of StoreStacker

Pros of Store Stacker

Simple installation – create a database, FTP some files and you’re off!
Base install is good enough to get started.
No recurring monthly fees.
Templates are clean and professional looking.
Plugin system means you only pay for functionality you WANT!
Easy to pull and customize articles and videos with the StoreStacker interface.
SEO friendly URLs created by system for all categories, products and content.
You can list and sell your own products along side product feeds.
Full library of easy to follow video tutorials.
Superb usually same day email support.

Cons of Store Stacker

More than 12 templates would be nice.
Cron jobs for pulling products must be set up in cPanel – not difficult to do; I just wish there were a way to do it inside StoreStacker
Template customization can be tedious.

About the StoreStacker Developers

Halfagain LLC, with offices in Portland, Kiev, and Bucharest, was established by three partners (Scott Trimble, Marius “Omar” Oancea and Kirill Bystryakov) in the latter months of 2005. Since it’s inception and with 6 in-house developed applications, Halfagain has risen to be one of the industry’s premier software developers and helped tens of thousands of internet businesses get more from the web.

Halfagain’s array of products address traffic acquisition, content creation, search engine optimization, website development and most importantly, revenue generation.

Cost and Licensing of StoreStacker

Plans range from $97.00 to $222.00 depending on plugin combination desired. Base package already has YouTube, Amazon and Ebay plugins.
You can try it for two weeks for $1.00! If you like it, you’ll be billed for balance. If not, tell them to cancel before two weeks and owe nothing!
Develop as MANY Websites as you like with a single license!
Free Forum Access for Registered buyers ONLY!
Top-notch often same day support at no additional cost!

LinkShare Affiliate Network Review

Jeff — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:44:06 +0000

If you would like to take your online business to the next level and build a relationship with a huge network of quality advertisers, top-notch technology and expert support, LinkShare should be your next step.

LinkShare Affiliate Network Features

LinkShare affiliate network is a one stop source for your affiliate marketing, search marketing and lead generation needs. In plain english, this means that they’ll work with you to find the right campaigns for your website, drive targeted traffic to it and constantly monitor and refine your efforts.

Pros and Cons of LinkShare Affiliate Network

Cons of LinkShare Affiliate Network

I have not had any negative experiences with this network. If any readers have, please leave a comment and share them with us.

About the LinkShare Affiliate Network

LinkShare Corporation provides online businesses with Search Engine Marketing, Lead Generation and Affiliate Marketing opportunities. They allow affiliate marketers access to a huge network of advertisers looking to increase traffic to their websites in exchange for a commission.

LinkShare clients include such Fortune 500 companies as J.C. Penney, 1-800-Flowers.com, American Express, and Avon Products.

Cost of LinkShare Affiliate Network

Cost to sign up with LinkShare as an affiliate is zero!
Simply sign up, apply with a merchant, get code for your website and start making money!
Fees for other premium services are performance based!
You only pay a percentage of sales driven by the campaign!

Sign Up For LinkShare Affiliate Network Today!

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LunarPages Web Hosting Review

Jeff — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:48:24 +0000

Whether you’re looking for just a personal website or you’re going for the full-blown corporate ecommerce solution, LunarPages web hosting’s got you covered.

LunarPages Web Hosting Features

When you become a Lunarpages customer you’ll reap the benefits of a state of the art infrastructure that includes fast and secure processors, more than 2500 fully-owned servers, two cutting-edge datacenters and a robust dual gig-E network.

Pros and Cons of LunarPages Web Hosting

Pros of LunarPages Web Hosting

All plans include a free domain
Unlimited storage
Unlimited data transfer
24/7 tech support

Cons of LunarPages Web Hosting

To get the best price you must pay for a minimum of 12 months of hosting

About LunarPages Web Hosting

Lunarpages commitment to their customers is unsurpassed. They understand that problems arise and assure you they will be dealt with quickly and easily.

Cost of LunarPages Web Hosting

Personal websites starting at $4.95/month
Cost includes a free domain
Full offering of plans up to ecommerce solutions

Sign Up For LunarPages Web Hosting Today!

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