I have received about 10 emails in the last week from JV Partners promoting Mike Filsaime’s The 7 Figure Code.  Everyone seems to be offering a bonus packages supposedly worth thousands of dollars (some even 6 figures).  And some of these JV Partners are offering bonuses that don’t even supplement or enhance The 7 Figure Code - and they’ve actually created products that tell you that you should offer bonuses that add to the product!  Isn’t that a part of Affiliate Marketing Bonus Offers 101???  It’s getting a bit silly, if you ask me.  In fact, Mike Filsaime had to knock some sense into to all JV Partners and sent them an email stressing the importance of promoting the actual product, and not their bonuses.  I could see why they were all acting a little nutty, as the commissions on this product is $225 (If any affiliate gets pissed off at me for revealing this info, you’re kidding yourself - everyone knows this is a high commission product).

Will I be buying The 7 Figure Code?  I haven’t made up my mind yet.  I’m sure it’s a good product, but, if I’m going to spend $497 on a set of 16 DVD’s, I want to make sure I take the time to actually watch all of it.  I am not going to buy it knowing it will collect dust (do you STILL do this?  shame on you!)   If I do buy it, I’ll be sure to purchase it from someone who is offering a relevant bonus and post my review here.  I would buy it through my own affiliate link, but alas, PayDotCom has a system in place that will reject this trick.  Bummer.

Popularity: 30% [?]

It looks like Google’s love affair for Squidoo is over.  Google has apparently severely penalized Squidoo due to excess spam pages.  Squidoo pages have seen a 75% drop in traffic and have been removed from high  rankings, or removed all together (I can a attest to this).  Squidoo has been a favorite of Affiliate Marketers, as they allow affiliate links.  Squidoo is apparently trying to clean up it’s act, but everyone knows once you’ve been “Google Slapped”, it’s over.  No need to panic, Article Marketers, as I’m sure you’re well aware there’s plenty of other options out there with the same or higher Google Page Rank (EzineArticles, HubPages, and GoArticles, to name a few).

You can read more about this story on Michelle MacPhearson’s blog:
Never Put All Your Social Marketing Eggs in One Basket

Popularity: 36% [?]

Mark Roth (known as the Google million dollar PPC Super Affiliate) and programmer Raakesh Blokhra are the brains behind a new affiliate campaign product known as Affiliate Radar. We all know that tracking our campaigns is an absolute necessity, but how many of us actually do it? Most people just run campaigns, see an overall profit, but don’t know which keywords are contributing to that profit and which ones are losing them money. Affiliate Radar solves all these problems (and a lot more).

Here are some of the key features:

• Conversion tracking for virtually any type of affiliate campaign, such as PPC ads, Banner Ads, Text Links, Email Links (auto-responders), Forum Links, and so on.
• Keyword performance tracking with out using tracking codes on merchant websites.
• Keyword Research tool to find the most searched for keywords and phrases.
• Ad Performance Tracking for all your Ad variations.

Now, what sets Affiliate Radar apart from every other product on the market is the Campaign Launcher. This tool allows you to create one PPC campaign, and then export it to all Google, Yahoo, and MSN. You can also import campaigns from the search engines back into Campaign Launcher.

Check out the diagram below for a great visual of how it works:

Some of you are not running campaigns with Yahoo and MSN either because you’re too lazy or it’s tedious and a pain to track. Affiliate Radar solves that problem. And, some of you don’t run campaigns with Yahoo and MSN because the guru’s tell you it’s not worth it and that Google is the best. Let me help you solve that problem. Google wasn’t always the best, is now, but may not always be. Yahoo and MSN are spending a lot of money on their search technology, and it is getting very good. And here’s something else to think about: Google controls 2/3 of all search engine traffic. That leaves 30% to Yahoo, MSN, and the smaller search engines. PPC is typically cheaper with Yahoo and MSN, and according to Mark Roth, while the quantity of traffic is lower, the quality is very good (be sure to sign-up for the special report on the Affiliate Radar website, it is very good, and goes much deeper into the information I’ve just given you).

Most affiliate are pushing Google Cash Detective, which is a decent tool, but does not even come close to the features of Affiliate Radar. In fact, none of the “spying” tools do. If you’re looking for the ultimate Affiliate Marketing Campaign Management Tool, check out Affiliate Radar.

Click here to see the Affiliate Radar Video Tour.

Click here to visit the Affiliate Radar website and be sure to download the free report!

Popularity: 44% [?]

Blogging to the Bank 2.0 is the successor to the extremely popular, Blogging to the Bank, a ClickBank bestseller. It’s not just a rehash of the original, but is a completely new system which responds to the popularity of Web 2.0. Think Article Marketing meets blogging meets Web 2.0, and you get Blogging to the Bank 2.0. The beauty of this method is that you get clickouts to your affiliate products and increase your earning potential by monetizing your blog.

Blogging to the Bank 2.0 takes you through the process, step-by-step:
- Marketing and Keyword Research (what markets to tap into and what keywords to use)
- Setting up your Blog
- Adding Content (and where to find good content)
- Optimizing your Blog
- Bringing in the Traffic!

This ebook is not filled with affiliate links for other products. Most of the tools are free, and he even gives you a nice tool to help through the process.

Blogging to the Bank 2.0 is a no-nonsense, straight to the point guide to blogging for a living, and is one of the few products I recommend.

Click here to visit Blogging to the Bank 2.0.

Popularity: 43% [?]

Here are the tools and resources that I can’t live without and
highly recommend as an Affiliate Marketer:

HostGator - Web Hosting
I am an Information Technology professional during the day, and I’ve had my share of experiences with web hosts, such as GoDaddy and Aplus.Net, to name a few. I’ve had the most success with HostGator. The give you a lot of bang for the buck and have great support.

Click here to visit the HostGator website.

Use the following coupon codes to get the first month for a penny:
hostgator, freetrial, iceishot, hgc25

AWeber - Auto-responder
AWeber boasts a 99.34% delivery rate. Absolutely the best on the market.
Click here to visit the AWeber website.

RoboForm - Password and Forms Manager
If you’re still managing your website login passwords with a text file, pen and paper, or crazy enough to use the same password for every account, you need RoboForm!

Here’s just some of the features of RoboForm:
- Memorizes your passwords and logs you in automatically.
- Fills in registration forms with one click.
- Encrypts all your passwords.
- Generates random passwords.

I don’t make up or memorize passwords anymore. I just let RoboForm auto-generate strong passwords for me and save them. This tool is a HUGE time saver.

If you decide to purchase the Pro version of RoboForm, you can save $6.00 by using the following coupon code: GOOG1

Popularity: 48% [?]

Read the sales page here:
http://www.moneyhome.com

The author is of the ebook is Stephan Ducharme and he claims to show you
“How to get 1 Million Visitors Without Paying a Dime in Advertising.” There are no traffic secrets in this ebook. All the author does is promote all his membership websites. Save your $197. Junk.

Popularity: 37% [?]

Read about it:
http://www.clickbank.com/recurring_billing.html

A lot of affiliate marketers are very excited about this new feature (I’ve gotten emails from a couple super affiliates already).  My magic crystal ball tells me we’ll be seeing a lot more affiliate membership sites in the very near future.

Popularity: 42% [?]

Read the sales page here:
http://thegooglebackdoor.com

The Google Backdoor claims to teach you how to be placed on the first page of Google for any niche for free without any backlinking, SEO, or keyword lacing.  All for the low price of $198.  Well, guess what?  I know the backdoor they are referring to and you can get the information for free over here:

http://bummarketingmethod.com

All this product shows you how to do is use USFreeads to advertise your affiliate products. Wow, another $198 saved!  I think I’m gonna have to start tallying up the money people are saving on bogus products.

P.S. - You can no longer purchase The Google Backdoor from the sales page.  When you attempt to order, there is an error from PayPal which says “This recipient is currently unable to receive any money. “  Maybe it’s from all the charge backs and customer complaints!

Popularity: 27% [?]

Read the sales page here:
http://www.getgoogleadsfree.com

Here’s another ClickBank seller that’s absolute junk. No, you will not learn how to get Google AdWords for free in this ebook (why would you, considering that’s the title of this ebook). In fact, the author STILL PAYS for his Google AdWords. What he does it sell banner advertising on his AdWords landing pages to offset the costs of his Google AdWords campaigns. And that’s how he claims to get Google AdWords free. The kicker is, the way they came up with the title was by supposedly taking a survey of thousands people to find out what the most sought out information was, and guess what it was? That’s right: How to Get Google Ads Free. Ingenious, but nonetheless, a SCAM!

Popularity: 28% [?]

Read the sales page here:
http://www.ultimatewealthpackage.com
No, wait, don’t bother.

I can’t believe this ebook was a ClickBank best seller (and still sells well) for such a long time. It’s the worst $49.95 you will ever spend in your life. It’s not even worth $0.47 cents. The Mark Warren (the author) basically spends about 10 pages talking about his life and financial troubles. He then goes into how he discovered ClickBank, shows you how to register an account, and then tells you to establish a goal and make millions. That’s it. I couldn’t even joke about something like this. And then, he wants you to sign up for his coaching class. You’ve got to be kidding me.

It just goes to show you can sell crap with a hyped up sales page and aggressive marketing.  Stay away from from the Ultimate Wealth Package.

Popularity: 30% [?]