Chow says, “How many times have you seen some form of advertising for a company, whether online or offline, that seems to do nothing but try to say how great that company is? They’ll say that they have been in business for many years. They’ll say that they’ve had hundreds of very satisfied customers. They’ll say that they’ve won this consumer award or that. These are all great things, but they all rest on the same fatal flaw: they assume that the typical consumer is a lemming or a sheep. They assume that we will blindly follow where other people have gone before, because if it’s popular,... [...]

Chow says, “For this episode of Driving with John Chow, I answer the question, do you owe taxes on money made online. The time is perfect since it’s tax season. The short answer is yes. If you make money online, the IRS will want their cut. For tax purposes, online income is treated as business income. If your Internet business isn’t incorporated, the income is added to your personal income and taxed at your marginal tax rate. Because the income is treated like business income, you are allowed to deduct the related expense require to run your business. Stuff like web hosting, design work,... [...]

Chow says, “We have chatted a bit on here about how to create great landing pages.  We have looked at design ideas, along with other random ideas.  What we felt was in order was an A-Z  guide to creating an effective landing page, that would spell it out for everyone in complete package right here.  Lets take a look at all the things that go into making a fantastic landing page. Lets start by talking about why we even have people coming to our landing page.  The first thing we are likely wanting to be concerned with is Call To Action.  Even though technically almost all of the pages you... [...]

Chow says, “When you sign up for an affiliate program, whether that’s through an individual vendor or via a network, your motivations are pretty obvious: you want to make some money. And if you’re going to try and make some cash through affiliate marketing, then you may as well try to make as much of it as you possibly can for the least amount of effort. That only makes sense. Choosing the right offer to promote can depend on a lot of different factors. If you have specific experience and expertise in a particular niche, that can be very helpful in formulating how best to promote the affiliate... [...]

Chow says, “Making money online is great, but if you want to make the really big money, you need to go after the offers that pays a really big commission. This has been the number one reason my blog now generates six-figure monthly income. Instead of banging my head against a wall trying to sell $10 eBooks, I now refer leads to a sales team that can make me up to $10,000 with just a single phone call. My number one online money-making system is MOBE. I started with this company back in September 2012, and in less than 20 months, I have made over $1 million in NET commissions with them. And it’s... [...]

Chow says, “In this Driving with John Chow video, I show you my top two Internet marketing tips for the beginner Internet marketer. Do these two tips correctly, and you’ll be ahead of 90% of the affiliate marketers out there. You Must Own The Customer Most new affiliate marketers getting into the business do what I call hit and run affiliate marketing. It’s the model they’re all familiar with because it’s the one they hear about the most. The hit and run marketing steps goes something like this. Select an affiliate product to promote Send traffic to the advertiser’s landing page MAKE... [...]

Chow says, “I can’t count the number of times I’ve built solid back links by simply asking to be put on a resource page. Many bloggers such as myself offer readers other useful content toward the bottom of their content. Having such a structure helps readers find more information on the topic and these resources provide a different twist on my content. Remember when I told you in your niche, you’re going to have competition and it’s going to come in the form of exceptional content? Well, not only are these resources perfect to add to your content, but are also amazing opportunities to... [...]

Chow says, “I am often asked about the odds of Internet marketing success. This normally happens when someone is about to purchase one of my products. The email normally goes something like this. “Before I buy your MTTB, I want to know what are my odds of success with it? Because if the odds are too low, I don’t want to buy it.” Believe it or not, I actually get these emails on a daily basis. That’s why I made a Driving with John Chow episode about it. If you’re wondering what your odds of becoming a successful Internet marketer is, then watch the video below. BTW – I’ve been tweaking... [...]

Chow says, “A couple of weeks ago, I did an episode of Driving with John Chow where I talked aboutfree traffic vs. paid traffic. The post was well received, so I want to follow up on it with another driving episode. This time, I’ll be focusing on free search engine traffic. At the moment, all the traffic coming to John Chow dot Com is free. I am not running any paid traffic to it at this time. The majority of the free traffic comes from search engines like Google. Free traffic takes more time to develop than paid traffic, but it is worth doing. You have a lot of margin for errors when your... [...]

Chow says, “For those of you who are in the business of making money online–and if you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance that you are–then you might already be familiar with Elegant Themes. They offer a number of “beautiful premium WordPress themes” to suit a wide range of website and blog types. You might also know that, in addition to WordPress themes, Elegant Themes also develops and provides a number of WordPress plugins. Today’s review takes a look at the newest addition to this collection. It’s called Bloom and it could prove to be one of the most valuable assets... [...]