I am always asked by friends to help them create a graphical banner for their websites, businesses and products. The truth is that I am not really good with creating graphics online. I know some Photoshop and Illustrator - just enough to get basic graphics done. I don’t enjoy creating banners and I think I am not even any good at it.
Lately I have been recommending many people to to try out Instant Banner Creator - a free online banner creation tool. If you are looking for an easy way to quickly and professionally create banners online then you may want to give Instant Banner Creator a try.
The site offers both free and paid membership levels. With the free membership you are slightly limited to the banner types and graphics you can use on their system. However, the free membership gives you enough tools and resources to create good looking banners for your websites.
The site will host your banners for free and also provide you with an option to link your banner to any Url you choose. It will also create the HTML code for you to simply copy and paste on your websites. This makes it really easy for beginner website designers.
With Instant Banner Creator you can create the following type of banners instantly:
Banners of different sizes
Buttons
Headers
Footers
Animated Gifs
Splash Pages
Peel Away ads and more
In about 3 minutes I was able to create the following banner. This banner is hosted on their site and I didn’t have to upload the graphic anywhere. Saves time and system resources.
So if you are looking for a fast, simple and professional looking free online banner creation software, give InstantBannerCreator.com a try.
I’m super excited in introducing you to a new product today that I think will make you more money as an affiliate marketer. This product has by far the best guarantee I have ever seen when it comes to making money online.
Ian Herculson has just released a new service called Smart Subscriber, where he’s full on promising you that if you just ‘try it out’ that he will in fact make you money as an affiliate marketer…
… BEFORE you have to pay anything.
There are already over 30 affiliate products and services that Ian is going to advertise to people who you refer to take a free trial of Smart Subscriber and also for people you get to sign up free for the GuruMarketer.com Ezine. You get paid commissions if any sales are made.
Ian is actually backing up this pretty bold claim too in 3 unheard of ways.
First of all, you don’t have to pay anything up front to get started. No credit card, no paypal, no nothing. Just sign up and go. No tricks here, Who does that?
Second, he’s giving you enough time to really see for real that it will work. How much time?
- Not just 7 days
- Not only 14 days
- Not a measly 30 days
- Not even an insane 60 days
You will get a full 90 days; yes 3 full months for nothing where Ian will be making you a constant stream of commissions without asking for anything back. Tell me where you’ve seen that before… no where.
Right after you sign up for your 90 day free trial account of Smart Subscriber, you can go into your administration area called the “Smart Admin Panel.” In there you’ll see a whole list of every product and service that the ezine advertises.
All you have to do is input your affiliate ID’s for them and presto, now the issues send your affiliate links instead of Ian’s!
Now, every person you refer to Smart Subscriber through your own Smart Affiliate Link, will be placed under you and every product and service they purchase from GuruMarketer.com ezine, you will make the commission because they went through your affiliate link!
Third and most importantly, Ian is putting his money where his mouth is and giving away all commissions that normally he would make to once and for all prove that he can make you money with Smart Subscriber before ever asking you to pay for his service.
Here’s where you can go get more information and see how it all works or get started. - Smart Subscriber
Today I want to introduce you to a cool web based tool that automatically builds Amazon stores for you for free. Associate-O-Matic comes in both free and paid versions and allows you to instantly create an unlimited number of Amazon stores with your Amazon associate ID embedded in every product.
With Associate-O-Matic you can build a standalone store or add a shopping area to an existing website or blog. It is a full featured store building application fully tailored for Amazon Associates.
As always, I test a product out before I recommend it to anyone. The bottom line is - The software is amazing and a must have for anyone serious about making money with Amazon Associates program. I created this stand-alone Amazon Associate site with the free version in under 30 minutes - Better Mosquito Nets. I had the domain lying around and thought why not monetize it.
Requirements - you need to have your own domain name and a hosting account with PHP support.
Lots of customization options to make sites uniquely yours
Add as many products as you want from hundreds of Amazon categories and subcategories
Create your own categories and subcategories
Built-in Shopping cart and search engine optimization options
Full internal and external RSS support
WordPress plug-in support
Ability to incorporate 3rd party ads on your site -Adsense etc.
Ability to create unlimited custom pages
and a whole loads of more options to satisfy even the most demanding webmaster
Download the free version of the Associate-O-Matic application and use it. It is already very powerful and should be satisfactory enough for most webmasters. If you are looking for more profit and even more customization options, you can install the paid version later.
UPDATE - 30 May, 2010
Today I have installed a new Amazon store script on the domain Better Mosquito Nets. I removed the Associate-O-Matic script and replaced it with proASM script from FreeKrai.net that I purchased for $50. The reason behind this is that I can modify the entire source-code to create a really customized version for myself - both for the frontend template and the backend. I want to experiment and create additional modules that I feel will help with the promotion and sales of the Amazon products listed in the new store. With the source code provided by Freekrai, I can now change the complete look and functionality of the store.
Just because I have chosen to change the script on the site does not mean that Associate-O-Matic is bad in any way. It is a great software and I highly recommend it to everyone to create a smart and powerful Amazon Associate Store with ease. Their code is encrypted and I cannot make the necessary changes I want to make the site more search engine and user friendly.
I am personally looking forward to taking the new source code of proASM I bought and modifying it to exactly what I want and make it my own product and develop additional features I require by myself. I will keep you all updated after I finish installing the new script and make the modifications I want. If I am happy with my modified version, I might package it and make it available for sale for a reasonable price.
Last week I launched a new site called AnonyProxySurfing.com. This is a free website that provides proxy service for surfing the web. Basically what this site will do for you is change your original I.P. with a different one while you surf.
With a different I.P. than your own, you can surf the web and hide details such as your origin from websites you visit. There are many advantages to surfing the web via a proxy service.
Firstly, you can protect yourself by not providing your real information to websites. Secondly, you can protect yourself and your computer even more by using options such as not accepting cookies, scripts, images and other digital codes from downloading into your computer.
By surfing the web with a different I.P. address, you can also gain access to websites that block your original I.P. from accessing.
All in all I think this is a good tool and I have made it available for free public use. If you need to use this service, feel free to give my proxy surfing or anonymous surfing website a try.
I have been tinkering around and building websites on the Devhub platform since March and would like to share my experience and recommend this free yet very powerful website builder to you.
What is DevHub?
DevHub is an online website builder platform. It is a free service that allows anyone to sign up and start creating powerful multi-page websites immediately using any web browser. Building websites are done easily by dragging and dropping various modules onto the page. Adding text, images, RSS feeds, videos, social bookmarking tools, affiliate links, advertisements, widgets and more are done simply by dragging these modules to part of the website you want. You then simply fill in the information you want in the various modules.
Features of the DevHub Website Builder and Monetization Engine
=>Create as many websites as you like. Each website can have as many pages as you like.
=> Building sites can be done quickly and easily with powerful modules and widgets where you can add almost any element or script to your websites.
=> Use existing website templates or modify them with your own color schemes and graphics.
=>Free Hosting for your websites. You can either use their subdomain (yournewsite.devhub.com) or have them host your domain name (.com, .net etc.) for free. Example: http://www.learntostopsmoking.com
=>Powerful Widget module that makes inserting your Google Adsense, Amazon widget and any third-party widgets and html a breeze onto your sites.
=>Built-in money making modules such as CPC and Product Affiliate ads that helps you monetize your websites instantly.
=>Member referral program that pays you 10% of any income generated through DevHub built-in money making modules by members you have referred.
These are just some of the features DevHub has to offer. To best understand and enjoy this powerful website builder and monetization engine, I suggest you sign up and give it a spin. I am certain you will agree that it is an excellent service. http://www.devhub.com
I have built about seven sites using the DevHub platform and feel that it is a really good system. Hassle free system to build company sites, product sites and even jam-packed information sites. The powerful widget module allows you to add almost any extra functions you like that is not available in the DevHub system. You do not need to know any HTML or programming to create effective and engaging websites with this all-in-one system.
I had created a lens introducing DevHub a few months ago. If you like, you are welcome to check it out here - DevHub - Online Publishing Platform.
This may sound amazing and also unrealistic but the truth is that it is possible and many people are using a simple system to get several thousands of new Twitter followers in 30 days. The system costs nothing and by simply entering 2 lines of information, you can be on your way to recruiting new twitter followers on autopilot.
I have just started using it myself and it’s starting to work already. Check it out and start implementing it today. It’s absolutely free! Here is the link: http://tweetergetter.com/rajays
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I also just downloaded a free report called “The Twitter Report” that teaches you how to consistently and regularly suck traffic out of Twitter.
Everyone knows Twitter is the new rage and the secrets for mining traffic out of Twitter is now available to pretty much anyone who has an inside line on this site.
I got a special link that you can use to get your own free account, that will also give you FREE access to “The Twitter Report” where you’ll find all these great tips for creating automated traffic vacuums on Twitter!
Today I want to introduce you to an awesome website where you can create beautiful niche ecommerce webstores selling over 3 million brand name products in a few minutes for free. Yes you read that right - free - millions of products - created in minutes.
Zlio is an ecommerce store builder that allows anyone to create profitable webstores for free. Simply sign up, select your niche, select your products from 100’s of big online retailers, personalize your store and that’s it. You now have a brand new online store selling products you selected that will make you commissions every time somebody buys anything from your stores.
I have created a Squidoo lens named Zlio - Build Your Own Free Niche Stores And Profit where I talk about the program, its benefits and earning options. Check out the lens to learn more about this fantastic opportunity.
I joined the program a month back and have created one store so far. You can create as many stores as you like. I made $6 in commissions from my single webstore and another $1.30 commissions from my referrals sales. I will be building more niche stores and try to increase my earnings with Zlio. Want to join me?
I have been using NicheWidget for several months now on this blog, my other websites and my Squidoo lenses and am quite happy with the results I have seen. I have been averaging a profit of US$ 42/month for the past 4 months, which I think is pretty good for doing nothing except inserting a free widget on to my sites.
NicheWidget is the brainchild of David Perdew and he has done an excellent job with this service. It is a service where you can sign up for free and create different sized attractive widgets that promotes information products and place them anywhere - blogs, websites and even Squidoo lenses.
It takes less than two minutes to create a niche widget on any topic you want. Create a pet widget that promotes books related to pet care and information or create a widget on recipes and promote cookbooks on your food related sites.
As a free silver member, you can create unlimited number of niche widgets and earn 50% commission on all products sold through your widgets. Refer other webmasters to join as a free silver member and you can earn another 25% commission on the products they sell.
There are over 2,000 info products available in some 100 different niches which makes it really easy to insert in any kind of niche websites. Simply copy the generated code and insert them onto your pages and the widget will recommend popular info products to your website visitors. You can see the widget in action on the right sidebar of the blog.
With your free membership also comes the Niche Mall. You are automatically enrolled into the niche mall where you can recommend individual info products and also make 50% commission on those sales. View the products in the NicheMall here.
The widgets generated are attractive and eye-catching. Your site visitor are sure to notice them. There are also options on the widget where your site visitors can grab your widget and paste it on their own sites (you still get the commissions on products sold) or visit NicheWidget site and sign up for the service (they become your referee).
Overall, I think there is a good scope for this service and it will help lots of folks better monetize their virtual real estates. Take it for a spin and see all the features and products available. This could be an additional source of profit for you. I have now started adding more widgets to more of my sites and hopefully I will be earning more with this service in the coming months.
I have just launched a new site that provides URL shrinking and cloaking service for free. The site is called ProvideMe.Info.
Just type in your long URL, type an extension you would like to use with the URL (optional) and press GO. The page will then automatically generate a new shorter link for you that will redirect to your original URL.
The site currently only has the script installed and there are no other links or advertisement displayed. It looks neat and clean and that is how I like it. I might be adding an advertisement or two in the future.
Another similar service that is very popular and has been online for a long time is TinyUrl.com.
Another advantage of using ProvideMe is that it is brand new and you can still get any URL extension as they are still available.
However, these two above mentioned services will not track the number of clicks your links get. Another service called ViralUrl provides URL shortening/cloaking service and also tracks the number of clicks your links receive. This is also a free service but they will put a small ad bar on every redirected pages.
Tracking the number of clicks your links get is a great way to test out ads and sites that have visitors interested in your offers. You can create a unique redirect extension for each site and track the number of clicks each link get to learn which sites are referring more traffic to your URLs.
Many auto responder services such as Aweber and Norabots also provide link cloaking, shortening and click tracking services without an ad bar but these services require monthly fees.
Similarly, you can use php or java scripts to do all these functions with your own domain. You can create redirect/cloaking pages for each link and upload them to your server. There are definitely more options and advantages to using this method such as full cloaking, customized page titles and much more. I will leave this topic for some other time.
URL shortening does have its benefits, no matter which service you choose to use. Leave a comment below and let me know if you are using any of the above methods to shorten, cloak or redirect your links and which ones are working for you.
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