The Blog of Mark Shilensky

I’ve been involved in Internet Marketing and especially Affiliate Marketing, today I had the chance to review an amazing new product called Commission Blueprint that was created by Steve Clayton and Tim Godfrey.  This is a complete training package about how to maximize both affiliate profits and click-thrus using Clickbank and Google Adwords in combination.  This course is, according to the authors “a no-holds barred step-by-step course showing every last secret we know”.

This product consists of a one-time $97 charge for both videos and training manuals that provide more details and examples of some of the more technical material discussed in the videos.

The Creators

Tim Godfrey is an internet marketer that has been successful in the health and golf niches and ran a very profitable online gambling website.

Steve Clayton is an expert on marketing and technology and was a VP for a Fortune 500 company in North Carolina and currently manages over $1,000,000 in Google Adwords campaigns each year.

Commission Blueprint: The Product

The videos are narrated by the creators.  In all there are more than three hours of video that explains how they creators used this exact system to become a super affiliate with Clickbank.  This product claims to be a step-by-step training in how to find the best Clickbank products to use with the system and what you need to do to get the most out of marketing these products.

What’s Included in the Product:

• Keyword Research
  • How to pick four to six products and test them for profitably
  • How to avoid making the costly mistakes of paying too much for Adwords and lose money rather than make a profit
  • Explained how to read and understand all of the statistics that Clickbank provides
  • Defined the terms Clickbank gravity, cost per click, conversion rate, commission payout and click inventory then explained why they are important
  • Showed how to use a spreadsheet that is part of the product to decide if a product is worth marketing and explained what number combinations make a product worth pursuing
  • Demonstrated tools that he uses for keyword research
  • Provided a formula to determine which keywords are profitable and how much you should pay for them
  • Performed a step by step demonstration on how to do keyword research and use Google Adwords statistics to analyze them to determine which one are most likely to be profitable for you to use
  • Showed how to estimate the amount of traffic for a given keyword using google’s free tools
• Domain Names and Hosting
  • Steve explained why you need a domain name and what factors you should consider when selecting one such as length and demonstrated a few tools to help you choose good keywords
  • Explained the best type of web hosting to buy to make running your business easier
  • Explained how to use domain names in your Adwords ads
  • Demonstrated how to set up the correct DNS server for your domain name
• Creating Landing Pages for Adwords Campaigns
  • Explained how to set up landing pages and what you need to do to get a good quality score from google and how to create a page that will sell your product
  • Explained how to make sure there is sufficient continuity between the Adwords ad, the search term, the story you are telling and the offer made by the Clickbank product and why it is important
• Managing Adwords Campaigns
  • Explained how to use the Adwords information in combination with the data from Clickbank to manage your keyword ad campaigns for profitability
  • Demonstrated how to determine which keywords are not converting well enough to prevent losing money
  • Explained why you need to use Adwords Editor
  • Showed how to optimize your ad position and click through rate
• Scaling Your Affiliate Business
  • Explained how to scale your business (how to increase your daily commissions)
  • Discussed the methods that have proven successful for increasing your earnings as your campaign matures
  • Demonstrated how to optimize your bids to increase profitability
  • Discussed when it’s time to move your ad campaign over to both Yahoo and MSN
  • Discussed when it makes sense to do offline advertising
  • Discussed when to use email campaigns or JV with other marketers
  • Discussed when to start using SEO for you campaigns
  • Discussed when to use opt in pages
  • Explained how to create Thank You pages
• Cash Flow
  • Explained how Clickbank pays out its commissions so you know how to budget your money to pay for your Adwords campaign and made several recommendations on how to manage your budget
  • Explained why you need to get a tax advisor and/or an accountant to prevent problems with the IRS if you live in the USA

Conclusion

Once you get through the introductory fluff in videos 1 & 2, this is an excellent product that will benefit anyone trying to get an affiliate marketing business up and running.  The templates provided in the package are very well designed and work perfectly with the system presented in the videos and manuals.  They provide templates for: a review site, a sales letter, and two for opt-in pages.  The opt-in page allows you to insert your own video and is great for the technically challenged.

For More Information and To Purchase This Package, CLICK HERE!