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Table of Contents Introduction 04 Section 1: Basics of Making Money Online Chapter 1: What’s making money online all about? 07 Chapter 2: Why you should make money online 10 Chapter 3: What are the most common ways to make money online? 16 Chapter 4: What do you need to make money online? 23 Section 2: Easy Ways to Make Money Online Chapter 5: Making Easy Money Online by Taking Surveys 29 Chapter 6: Making Easy Money Online by Testing Stuff 36 Chapter 7: Making Easy Money Online by Performing Easy Tasks 43 Section 3: Advanced Ways to Make Money Online Chapter 8: Blogging 50 Chapter 9: Freelancing 55 Chapter 10: Email Marketing 65 Chapter 11: Webinar Marketing 71 Section 4: Additional Video Ads Tips to consider Chapter 12: Do's to apply 78 Chapter 13: Don’ts to avoid 83 Chapter 14: Premium tools and Services to consider 89 Chapter 15: Shocking Case Studies 99 Conclusion 106 Top Resources 107 Special Offer 108 Sample Content Preview Chapter 2: Whу уоu should mаkе mоnеу online Internet tесhnоlоgу has сhаngеd our lives fоrеvеr. It hаѕ ореnеd uр unlimited орроrtunіtіеѕ tо mаrkеt оur products, ѕеrvісеѕ, and information. Alѕо, іt hаѕ bесоmе thе new frоntіеr fоr fіndіng wауѕ tо еаrn money. Wе live іn a world whеrе thе есоnоmу іѕ оftеn a lіttlе unsettled tо say thе least, аnd unеmрlоуmеnt is soaring in many areas. Thіѕ іѕ аll the mоrе reason whу you ѕhоuld thіnk about раrt-tіmе online іnсоmе frоm hоmе. Awesome Benefits Evеn іf you hаvе a full-tіmе job, еаrnіng money оnlіnе can bе аn extra іnсоmе орtіоn. Thеrе are mаnу rеаѕоnѕ why you should mаkе mоnеу оnlіnе. Wоrk frоm Hоmе There is nоthіng better thаn working frоm hоmе. Yоu саn аvоіd hеаvу trаffіс each mоrnіng while nоt wasting mоnеу on gаѕ. Plus, not hаvіng tо set thе аlаrm is a gооd feeling, аѕ wеll. Mаkіng your own hours аllоwѕ you to gо tо wоrk whenever you fееl. Thіѕ mеаnѕ you can go оut wіth frіеndѕ оn a weeknight wіthоut fееlіng tоо tіrеd thе next dау. Pеорlе whо knоw you will bе jеаlоuѕ оf thе fасt thаt уоur соmmutе іѕ nothing mоrе than going dоwnѕtаіrѕ аftеr уоu wаkе uр. Onlіnе Rеvеnuе Cаn Be Pаѕѕіvе You don't hаvе tо put іn any work tо see rеѕultѕ, nесеѕѕаrіlу. Wrіtеrѕ саn роѕt аn аrtісlе оnсе аnd gеt paid fоr thе rеѕt оf their lives. Bloggers саn gеt раіd thrоugh advertising rеvеnuе. Generating this passive revenue mеаnѕ уоu don't have tо wоrk fоr уоur mоnеу. You could pау fоr a vасаtіоn, ѕеnd your kids tо соllеgе оr rеtіrе еаrlу thаnkѕ tо thіѕ nеw revenue ѕоurсе. Freedom to Wоrk аnуwhеrе аt аnу tіmе Thіѕ is thе fіrѕt аnd most іmроrtаnt thіng to consider when the idea to start earning money from thе internet pops into уоur hеаd. Thе ability tо tаkе your work with уоu аnуwhеrе mаttеrѕ a lоt, because you will be аblе to mееt dеаdlіnеѕ аnd satisfy уоur сuѕtоmеrѕ. Thе freedom for you to work anywhere also mаkеѕ thе wоrk fun and less stressful, іnѕtеаd of ѕіttіng іn аn office іn one particular spot оvеr-wоrkіng yourself. Dеаl Wіth Whоmеvеr Yоu Want Yоu can choose whо you wаnt to wоrk wіth whеn уоu wоrk online. Pісkіng your clients allows уоu tо dеvеlор rеlаtіоnѕhірѕ with реорlе whо share your vision. Work іѕ a lоt mоrе fun whеn you аrе wоrkіng оn things that mаttеr tо уоu. Wrіtіng аbоut your fаvоrіtе саuѕе іѕ mоrе fun thаn spending уоur dау rіngіng uр grосеrіеѕ. Also, not hаvіng a boss tо contend wіth is a huge rеlіеf. Most online work іѕ еіthеr freelance оr independent соntrасtоr wоrk. Broaden your hоrіzоns Fоr most people, mаkіng money оnlіnе аnd wоrkіng from hоmе іѕ a brand new field. There is ѕо muсh tо learn, аnd as your knowledge grоwѕ your іnсоmе increases. I remember some реорlе ѕауіng thаt mаkіng mоnеу online drove them tо lеаrn mоrе аbоut the internet and marketing. From ѕіmрlе PTC to runnіng thеir оwn ѕіtе, and frоm Gооglе аdѕеnѕе to ѕеllіng Clickbank products, it іnvоlvеѕ ѕо mаnу thіngѕ thаt if оnlу people wоuld learn mоrе, thеу could mаkе mоrе from the іntеrnеt. Wау оf entertainment Some реорlе оnlу ѕее mаkіng mоnеу оnlіnе as a wау оf rеlаxіng аnd еntеrtаіnіng themselves. Tо thеm, іt іѕ lіkе brоwѕіng youtube vіdеоѕ аnd rеаdіng аrtісlеѕ. Aѕ a mаttеr оf fact, аlmоѕt everything уоu do on thе іntеrnеt can mаkе уоu mоnеу; ѕuсh as forum posting, vіdео uploading, wrіtіng аrtісlеѕ, ѕеаrсhіng, ѕhаrіng fіlеѕ, surfing, еtс. Strengthen уоur fееlіng оf асhіеvеmеnt If уоu gеt your fіrѕt rеwаrd, іt will еnсоurаgе уоu tо learn mоrе. You can achieve your gоаl if уоu are еnсоurаgеd. Sіnсе mаkіng online income is nоt аѕ еаѕу аѕ іt ѕоundѕ, it is nоt ѕоmеthіng еvеrуоnе can achieve. If уоu аrе already making money frоm уоur оnlіnе activities, уоu аrе оnе step аhеаd of the pack. Uѕе Your Business Plаnѕ Uѕе уоur buѕіnеѕѕ experience tо run thіngѕ your wау. Nо оnе іѕ gоіng to tеll you thаt уоur mаrkеtіng plan wоn't wоrk. Nоbоdу іѕ going tо ѕtор уоu frоm pursuing a рrоjесt bесаuѕе оf оffісе роlіtісѕ. You can expand іntо nеw mаrkеtѕ, аttrасt new clients аnd сrеаtе уоur own company culture. Runnіng your оwn оnlіnе buѕіnеѕѕ hеlрѕ уоu hоnе уоur lеаdеrѕhір skills wіthоut gеttіng penalized for mаkіng mіѕtаkеѕ. Shосkіng Fасtѕ аnd Fіgurеѕ There are 3,525,744,904 Internet Users in the world today (source) There are 1,123,185,446 Total number of Websites today (source) Digital interactions influenced retail sales to the tune of $2.2 trillion in 2015. (source) 40% of global internet users have bought products or goods online. (source) A single second of delay in your website loading time can result in a 7% loss in conversion, and 40% of web users will abandon a website if it takes longer than 3 seconds to load. (source) Worldwide B2C e-commerce sales reached $1.7 trillion in 2015, and it is estimated to reach $2.35 trillion by 2018. (source) 8 out of 10 consumers will shop online if offered free shipping. (source) Personalized recommendations can increase conversion rates by up to 5.5 times. (source) An increase in site speed from 8 to 2 seconds can boost your conversion rate by 74% (source) E-commerce sales from social media grew by 202% in 2014, and is expected to further increase. (source) Mobile advertising spend is projected to account for 60.4% of all digital advertising spend by 2016 and 72.2% of all digital advertising spend by 2019. (source) Spending on digital marketing is projected to increase by 12% to 15% on average. Social media’s share of the total marketing budget will grow from 10% in 2015 to 14% this year, while spending on offline advertising will fall 2%. (source) After SEM, online display advertising (banner ads and retargeting) capture the biggest share of online spending at 34%, representing roughly 10% of total marketing budgets. (source) The average person now spends more time online than with TV and all other media (newspapers, magazines, etc.) combined. (source) Total spending on Internet advertising is predicted to grow 12.9% next year. The Internet will become the largest medium for advertising in 2016 (ahead of TV). (source)

Sample Content Preview Internet users are very quick to delete materials they believe to be spam without even opening or reading the emails. In fact some Internet service providers include spam filters which may automatically delete your emails if your messages are deemed to be spam. These filters run complex algorithms on the subject heading and content of the message to determine whether or not it is spam and are quite adept at weeding out spam. Therefore you run the risk of having your email marketing effort turn out to be a complete waste if the majority of recipients never even read or receive the message. A far better way to create an email distribution list for your email marketing campaign is to ask current customers as well as interested potential customers to register with your website to receive additional information and periodic updates about your products and services as well as other information which might be of interest to them. This provides you with a database of email addresses from current customers as well as potential customers who have a genuine interest in your products and services and who are interested in learning more about these products and services. Once you have a list of interested customers or potential customers you can send emails or create e-newsletter for distribution to the members of your email list. These documents should contain a wealth of valuable information as well as a soft sell pitch for your products and services. This information will be valued by the readers and may help to persuade them to try your products and services. You might also want to include useful links to either your website as well as other websites which may be of interest to your readers. Your content should also contain a portion which urges the reader to take a specific action such as making a purchase or at least investigating a product further. 3 Quick And Easy Ways To Build A Profitable Opt In List You finally realize that you need a good opt-in list. After reading countless articles and sought expert advice and have read many success stories of people creating a small fortune with opt-in lists you finally decide to have one of your own. Then it happens, you think you have known everything there is to know about opt-in lists and have followed their advice to the T and you still weren’t able to make a profit. In fact, you may be losing money. You maybe hiring writers to help you out, or there are some expenses incurred, even if you have a big list, but only a very small percentage actually buys from you, your still losing profit. You’ll realize that after a few months when you see your statistics and sales figures. So what could have gone wrong? Why have others succeeded where you have failed? The most common mistake is that you dived straight right in. You chose a topic where you think could be quite popular and would earn you money. This just not the case. Just because you wrote people from the list doesn’t mean they are going to buy instantly. Here I will offer more advice, for those who have started an opt-in list and have failed, you can rejuvenate your failed venture. For those who are starting, here are three quick and easy ways to build a profitable opt-in list. 1) Get your customers to trust you and your products first. Just launching your opt-in list would not make you an expert and a believable seller. Put many articles first before you start an opt-in list. Write about the topic you know and have started and used for your site. Try to put forums first to gain knowledge about your customers about their wants and needs and target those wants and needs. Join forums from other sites as well. Provide expert advice and recommendations. When you feel that people trust you already, you will be able to start your own opt-in list. You can build a base as well with other forum users. You can ask them to join your list. Friends are always good customers. Put up a link to your site so that they may be able to see what you're business is all about. The certain truth is, the money will only come in when the consumers and subscribers believe and trust in you. They want a product or service that could be a good exchange for their money. People are not going to buy something out of your recommendation if they don’t know you. 2) Find a product or service that people want and need. Although it may not be your forte, if you provide a service and product that you have researched and learned about well, you can carry it on forward. Invest your time, effort and money that you could sell as well as the buyers or subscribers of your opt-in list can use. While it is true that it is best to sell something that you have interest in, there are not many people who have the same interest as you if you decide to sell something that is not entirely popular or profitable. Do your research well and you would see the profits come in. Also provide your subscribers with promotional material that they could actually use and spread around. 3) Make friends with other opt-in list users. This is basically beneficial especially if it is someone who has already launched a successful opt-in list. These are people that have the experience in this venture and experience is still the best teacher. While there are many articles available for you in the internet to use, there is nothing like getting a first hand account from someone you trust. Experienced opt-in list users will be able to tell you what to do and what not to do because they have gone through it. While different situations occur for different people, the general concept can still be very helpful. There are many things to avoid and these people will be able to tell you which ones. Building a profitable opt-in list doesn't just happen overnight. There are many preparations and effort to do. Opt-in lists are built from scratch, as your list grows, you should also maintain the quality of your list. Keep it organized and manageable. Get or hire help if need be, just make sure that your subscribers are happy and satisfied and they will be willing to buy from you. The 3 Things To Remember When E-mailing Your List When you decide to have an opt-in list, it is not just a matter of sending your subscribers your promotional newsletters or catalogs. There are many things to consider in avoiding many complications. While there are so many ways you can make people subscribe to your list, there are also some things you must do to avoid subscribers from wanting to get off from your list. Aside from that, you also want to avoid any problems with the law and your internet service provider or ISP. There are now many laws and rules that are applied to help protect the privacy of the internet users from spamming and unwanted mails. With the popularity of the electronic mail as a medium for marketing because of the low cost, many company’s have seized the opportunity and have flooded many people’s e-mail accounts with promotional mail. But, with an opt-in list, you avoid this annoyance because people subscribe to the list; they want to receive the newsletters and promotional materials. They have consented to being on the list by subscribing themselves, just don’t forget to put an unsubscribe feature every time in your opt-in list so that you avoid any confusion. There may be times when an email account was provided when the real owner didn’t want to subscribe. It is essential that you keep your list clean and manageable. Arrange it by using the many tools and technologies available for your opt-in list. Do not worry; your investment in this marketing strategy is well worth it with all the coverage you will get which will likely be converted into sales then to profit. Keep yourself and your business out of trouble and potential run-ins with the law and the internet service providers. Keep your operation legit and clean. Your reputation as a legitimate businessman and a legitimate site depends on your being a straight and true marketing strategist. As a tip, here are three things to avoid when emailing your list. 1) Take notice of your unsuccessful sends. These are the e-mails that bounce. Bounced emails, also known as undeliverable messages, are those messages that, for whatever reason, were not successfully received by the intended recipient. There are bounces that happen or occur because the server was busy at that time but can still be delivered in another time. There are also bounces because the inbox of the recipient is full at that time. There are those bounce messages that are simply undeliverable ever. The reason for this is that it may be an invalid email address, a misspelled email address, or an email address that was abandoned and erased already. Manage your list by putting markings on those that bounce. Erase an email account from your list so that you have an accurate statistics and records as to how many are actually receiving your mail. You may also want to check the spellings of your email addresses in your list. One common mistake is when an N instead of an M is placed in the .com area. 2) Always provide an unsubscribe feature in your site and an unsubscribe link in your mails. When someone in your list files a request to be unsubscribed, always take that request seriously. If you don’t take them off your list and keep sending them your emails, you are now sending them spam mail. When you are reported as a spammer, you and your business can get into a lot of trouble. You can be reported to the authorities and maybe blacklisted by many internet service providers. You will lose a lot of subscribers this way and many more in potential subscribers. 3) Do not provide pornographic or shocking and disturbing content in your newsletters. It is hard to decipher the age of the recipient and many complaints may stem from these. Controversial issues also are to be avoided to not be branded by your subscribers. Stick to the nature of your site and business.

Sample Content Preview As a merchant, you earn in an affiliate program through conversions that is whenever a visitor that is directed to your site actually buys a product on your site. Without these conversions, you actually earn nothing from the program. Also, the more visitors that your affiliates have directed to your site, the larger would your expense be. And the only way that you can recover from these expenses is through conversions. Now, you sure won't get any conversion if you have posted an ad on your affiliate's site without an actual landing page for the potential customer to be redirected into. It's just like advertising a product without actually having a store to sell your product. Your advertisement may be enticing enough to encourage people to purchase a product, but without the landing page, how will they know how to purchase the product It is therefore important to have landing pages for your ads because it is the only way for you to earn something in an affiliate program. Without landing pages, all you do is spend money paying your affiliates without actually getting anything in return. Reason #2: Other web pages may just not be enough. Many people make the mistake of making their website's homepage as the landing page for their ads. The same is true for those who make use of other pages like a "contact us" page or a product page. Homepages are often designed to serve multiple users and contains a lot of links to other pages or to other websites. The same is with the other two pages mentioned. If you want to be successful in an affiliate program, we're sure that you don't want your landing page to cater to the needs of various people, most of which may not be really interested with your product. When choosing a landing page, you must always have the customer directed into that page in mind. Therefore, your landing page must be relevant to the keywords and the contents you placed on your ad. It's also crucial to your campaign that the landing page can induce your visitor(s) to take action that is to purchase your product or at least provide leads for potential customers. Landing Page Success Tips The following are tips in creating a successful landing page that converts visitors into subscribers on a very huge percentage. Success Tip 1: Offer a freebie in exchange for your visitor’s email address. I very much endorse this method of building your mailing list. You can offer a special report or a sample of your paid product to your visitor in exchange for their details such as name and email address. Success Tip 2: The landing page must be written professionally. When writing your page, treat it as if you are writing a sales letter. While you are not necessarily making a hard sale or try to get someone to buy your product upfront, being able to entice your visitors to give their details to you is just as important as selling. Success Tip 3: Other than your opt-in form and perhaps important disclaimers and terms, there shouldn’t be any other links on your landing page. Success Tip 4: Rub in the benefits of the freebie you are offering more than a mere subscription to your newsletter. You should focus most of the attention of the letter on encouraging your prospective visitor to download your free offer. Later, you gently remind your prospect that he or she has nothing to pay but just merely subscribe to your newsletter in exchange for the freebie. Squeeze Page Essentials For Rapid List Growth Your squeeze page, also known as landing page or “opt-in” page is your most powerful tool for building a list fast. It is a simple page consisting of a headline, sub-headline, benefits, image of your free gift and an opt in box. Your headline is the most important component of your squeeze page. It has to be bold, striking and able to catch your reader’s attention at first glance. If you don’t catch them within the first few seconds you’ve lost your lead. The sub-headline is meant to re-enforce the message of your headline. It is usually smaller in font but bold enough to encapsulate the message of the headline further. After the headlines comes the benefits. You have to demonstrate why your readers should give their precious information to you. The benefits should talk about what is offered in the free gift that you are giving them. An image of your free gift such as an e-book or video cover will improve conversions(the percentage of people who sign up to your list), hence should be included in your landing page. Finally, your opt in box comes last. You can get the code for your opt in box from your email auto-responder service. The opt in box usually consists of a call to action, name and email input box and a sign up button. One of the commonly used call to actions would be “Get instant access” or “Download now”. In short, apply these good landing page practices and you will soon start to see your list build up real fast. Remember to test and tweak your landing page to ensure maximal conversions of you’ll be potentially leaving lots of money on the table. Simple Steps To Creating An Awesome Headline The headline is undoubtedly the most crucial factor of the sales copy. You could have the best sales copy ever written but a poorly written and not thought out headline will almost single-handedly ruin your business. The following points should insure your headline is quality and will force to read on. 1. Ultra Specific You need to be as specific as possible. For example. Instead of "how an ebook author make thousands every month",change it too "how an ebook autor makes $2,678.85 every month".It's more specific and alot more believable. 2. Keep it unique and original You really need to come up with your own original headine. For example I'm sick of seeing this headline. "Finally,the simple way to get free to your site. It's this word "finally",its been totally overused. 3. Keep the urgency This really forces the reader to view the sales page further. Give the headline a sense of urgency. For example, giving a special offer for reading on,deadline dates or total amounts available. These techniques have personally been proven by myself, and countless other successful marketers and businesses. Some of them may work better than others, however, the key is to keep tweaking and testing with the above points always in mind. Copy writing In Your Email Campaign Want to double or triple the number of new leads and customers you generate each month with your emails? Try focusing your Email campaign with copy-writing techniques. Copy-writing in Emails is the art of using attractively written content focusing around a service or product to sell. A tool used to tempt the reader by making the items for sale seem attractive, desirable and at the same time beneficial. Copy-writing is often described as a play on words where the best and the most persuasive campaigns win. Whenever you email someone, you’re basically trying to sell a point. So what better way to communicate than with the language of copy-writing in your Emails. The secret is to balance the right blend of benefits and features in your Email marketing copy. Here are some tips to try in your next email marketing campaign. 1. Pack a powerful headline punch. Check top magazine article headlines of the day to see what’s working best. Tailor yours accordingly. 2. Draw readers in with a great lead opening. Look to top articles in the news for ideas. And reach out and grab your readers in a similar fashion. 3. Keep the main message focused on no more than 3 main benefits your product or service offers the reader. Present credible info, not hype. And include testimonial when possible to back up claims. 4. State your proposition in a personal way, since the focus is all about the customer...i.e. write in the “You” form, not “he or she.” And talk about them or things that they can relate to.

Sample Content Preview Gathering Emails The next thing you will have to do is find a way to gather emails. You can do this with a script hosted on your site, a free autoresponder service, or a paid autoresponder service. Getting a paid autoresponder service like Aweber is always preferred but if you are on a tight budget you can use a free autoresponder site. To find a free autoresponder service to use for your JV Giveaway simply do a search on Google. You should come up with several pages of results. The best ones to look for are those who do not use advertisements in your emails. Web Hosting After that, you will need to have is some form of web site hosting. If you already have a host then you are doing good. If you would like to get a good host for your business I would recommend Dream Host. If you cannot afford to pay for web site hosting then simply find a free one. Like the free autoresponder try to find one that does not display ads on your site. Making Your Sales Page For The OTO Now it is time to make your simple sales page. This is the page going to be used for your OTO. New members of your list will see this page before they get there free products. This will be one of the two ways that you can make money from JV Giveaways. Your OTO should be short, sweet and to the point. This page will consists of a headline, opening paragraph, short talk about the benefits, list of products with descriptions, a bullet list of benefits, guarantee, order link, a conclusion with P. S.'s and the link to your free products. You will want to start your page off with an attention grabbing headline and follow it up with an equally strong sub headline. Keep in mind that you are selling to marketing newbies so try to keep focused on them. Your headline should point out the main benefit of having what you are selling. The sub headline should point out the second best benefit. You may have to tweak your headline until it is strong since the pages visitor is not here to buy something. The freebie crowd is a hard one to get to buy but the key is to make it cheap and a very good value. The next part of your page will be your opening text. Make sure that your first paragraph keeps your readers attention. Your opening text should be about three paragraphs and tell all about the benefits of having the products. Note: It will be allot easier to write your mini sales page if you have actually read and like the products you are selling. The third part of the OTO page you will be using for JV Giveaway's will actually tell the visitor what the products are. To do this it is best to use a table two cells wide. On the one side you will want to put a picture of the products cover. On the other you will want to put the title of the product along with a brief description. If you need to find pictures for your products the best way is to use Google's images search engine. It can be found on Google's main page by clicking the images link. Now, all your mini sales page needs is some benefit bullets. The best way to make your benefit bullets is to directly reference parts of the products. This will arouse curiosity in your reader, hopefully enough to buy the books so they can find the answer. For example do something like the following. An easy to use technique that can double your AdSense earnings in under a week. - Great AdSense Book (p. 32) Try to do at least one of these benefit bullets for each book. If you have a hard time finding one for each book it is time to rethink what you are going to sell. You want the products to be useful to your customers. If you cannot find at least one good thing to mention then you should scrap using that book in your sale. After that, you'll want to add a guarantee. Most people use a thirty to sixty day money back guarantee. If you sell your package for low enough though you may never see a refund request. Just in case though keep enough to refund two or three sales in your acct. Now you will need to put an order button on this sales page. The easiest way to accept payments is to use PayPal. Once you have signed up or signed in to PayPal you can consult help to find out how to make your button. I strongly suggest selling your package for only $5 through $15. This will also be the time you think of a name for your thank you page. Use something other than thankyou.html so it is not to easy to guess. The address to this page will be where your button sends customers after a successful purchase. Also make sure you get your payment button encrypted so that others cannot steal your products. Now it's time to wrap up your sales page. In this you need to write a closing paragraph or two that tell more about the benefits and state that your visitor will never see this page again. Next you will need to write a small series of post scripts (P. S.). These will restate the benefits again. The last part will be to add a link to your free products. This is at the very end so hopefully new members will read your sales page. You will also want to put it very close to the post scripts so they will get a glimpse at the products benefits before getting their free products. This is where you will name your free page. Since your mini sales page is done, you will need to upload the sales page and it's pictures to your host. Once it's uploaded make sure the page loads correctly and check your order button to ensure that it works. Now you will want to make the remaining two pages that are needed for your JV Giveaway. Both of these will be really short and very simple. The first one will be your free page. This page can be named most anything since it really does not matter if someone stumbles upon it. This page will be very simple and consists of only a thank you message and a link to the products. Note: It will be easier on you and your list members if you zip the products being offered in the packages. This will cut down on the number of links you need to make as well as the number they need to click on to get their products.

Sample Content Preview The compensation plans associated with affiliate programs are so desirable because the business owner can have a number of affiliates and they only have to pay these affiliates if the advertising on the affiliate’s website is effective. Affiliate marketing does not always work. When seeking out affiliates it is important to look for a number of different factors. An affiliate with a great deal of experience, a website with high traffic and a proven track record for producing positive results will likely be a good choice for an affiliate marketing program. These affiliates rely on their advertising knowledge to promote the businesses and do not necessarily have to understand the business they are promoting. Another excellent choice for affiliate marketing is to select another business that is closely related to your own business but does not compete with your business. This is a good idea because they may share your target audience and their website visitors will also likely be interested in visiting your website as well. For example if you sell running shoes you may wish to run an affiliate marketing campaign on a website that promotes road races such as marathons, half marathons, 10Ks and 5Ks. This website does not directly compete with your business but they are likely to attract an audience that would be interested in and have a need for your products or services. Starting An Affiliate Marketing Campaign Some business owners opt to start an affiliate marketing campaign as part of their overall marketing strategy. In most cases the affiliate marketing campaign is only a small portion of the overall marketing strategy but there are some business owners who opt to rely exclusively on this type of marketing. The main purpose of doing this is to save money while still achieving valuable advertising. However, once a business becomes more successful they should consider being more proactive and combining affiliate marketing with other types of Internet marketing such as placing banner ads and orchestrating an email marketing campaign. One of the most appealing elements of affiliate marketing is the affiliate is only compensated when he produces a desired result. This means the business owner is not obligated to pay the affiliate unless the affiliate is successful. Success may be defined as generating traffic to the website, resulting in a sale or even resulting in the Internet user registering on your website or filling out a survey. The compensation for affiliates is generally based on cost per click, cost per lead or cost per sale. Cost per click and cost per lead are usually paid in terms of a flat fee which is awarded to the affiliate each time an Internet user either simply clicks through the banner ad on his website or performs a specific action after clicking through the ad. Cost per sale may result in the affiliate being awarded a flat fee or a percentage of the sale depending on the agreement between the business owner and the affiliate. The most effective use of affiliate marketing is to actively seek out affiliates with a proven track record of promoting the businesses which they support. Most affiliate programs are open to anyone with a website and it is not necessarily damaging to allow those who are not particularly knowledgeable about marketing to run your banner ad but it is far more worthwhile to seek out affiliates who are quite adept and generating website traffic to their own website. This is important because the more visitors they receive each month the more likely your website it to receive interest from visitors who click on the affiliates banner ad. Another aspect of affiliate marketing which can contribute to success or failure is the design of your banner ads. It is important to remember affiliate marketing is viewed the same way other types of marketing are viewed and care should be taken to create banner ads which will be appealing to your target audience. This means everything from the colors of your ad to the size and style of the font should be carefully considered to create an appealing advertisement. Clickbank Affiliate Marketing Success There are tens of thousands of products that you can promote on Clickbank and earn guaranteed commissions that you know will make it to you. Here are some of the different ways you can promote your Clickbank products that you find in the marketplace at Clickbank that you think will be good sellers for your customers. Choosing banners With most affiliate programs, you are offered a variety of banners to plan on your website, as very few of them will be effective. The problems with most banners are their size. If you choose a banner that is high in size, it will take a long time to implement and use. Therefore, it's recommended that you use banners no more than 15kb in size. When you select any types of graphical advertising, you should try and keep the theme of your website in mind. Even though graphical ads are meant to stand out and catch people's eye, they shouldn't be to the point where everything else on the page is completely ignored. Pop ups and unders A lot of companies will now give their affiliates the chance of using pop up or pop under ads. In most opinions, pop ups aren't the way to go. They can easily annoy visitors and are normally closed before they even have the chance to load. You should instead go for pop unders and those types that only display once per visit. Text link ads Once of the most successful means of advertisting is text link ads. They are easy on bandwidth, don't use a lot of space, and they easily be implemented into most types of page layouts. Good text links offer some information as to why your visitor should investigate your offers. Email advertising The direct promotion via email has really taken off over the last several years, although it has brought tons of spam with it. If you plan to use email as a method of advertising your products, you should stand behind what you sell and make yourself available to answer any questions. Patience If you feel confident that your site can generate great sales for certain company's, you should contact them to negotiate an arrangement. If they don't seem to enthused to begin with, you should remain patient as companies are approached every day with affiliates looking to make better deals. The reality remains that most affiliates can't deliver what they promise, and companies are aware of this. You should always keep in mind that most forms of advertising will take time. No matter what methods you plan to use, give it some time before you make any type of decision. Although something may not happen overnight - it very well could in a few days or weeks. Boosting Your Affiliate Commissions As an affiliate marketer, you already know how the process works. You’ve been through all of the initial process, and things are running smoothly. However, wouldn’t it be nice if you could easily turn those commissions into double the amount you’re presently making, or even more? I mean you wake up one morning, and all of a sudden you see your affiliate marketing commission numbers have raised to twice as much as what they were the night before? Here are some quite powerful ways to boost those affiliate commissions in very little time.

Sample Content Preview Myth #2– Making Money Overnight This second myth ties in with the first. Many of the same people who believe that making money online is easy also tend to believe that Internet marketing can and will make them money overnight. Now while overnight doesn’t necessarily mean literally making money overnight, it refers to the misconception that internet marketing can make a person good amounts of money in a very, very short period of time. While this can happen, it is certainly not the norm. And more importantly, it should not be expected. It’s pretty unreasonable to expect to “jump into” Internet marketing and be making six figures overnight, or even within the first six months. Again, it’s possible, and you can and possibly should strive for it, but don’t expect it. As mentioned in the first myth, making money online requires consistent effort over time. Taking this approach will help you to be successful in making money in the long term. It can also help you get to that five figures per month, six figures per year income quicker because you will already know and be prepared for this to be a long term game. And because of this you will be much more likely to keep investing effort and taking consistent action, even if (when) your first attempts don’t quite work out how you hoped. Myth #3– You Must be an Expert on Your Topic Of all the things that seem to hold people back from taking the plunge into online business, this myth appears to be the most common. The idea that you must first be an expert on your topic in order to start an online business around that topic is completely false. While being an expert (and being seen as one, which is often more important) can be nice, it is far from essential. There are plenty of people who are able to make good amounts of money online while not being experts in their chosen topic. Becoming a relative expert in many cases can be easier and more beneficial than you think. What is a “relative expert?’ A relative expert is someone who, though not an expert, is seen to be more of an expert on a particular topic than the person he/she is informing. An example would be maybe you’ve only coached soccer for two seasons. You are likely far from being an expert coach, however an aspiring soccer coach who has never coached soccer at all may see you as being an expert compared to them. This is where the beneficial part comes into play. Instead of waiting to start something after you work to become an expert in a particular topic (which can be a long, hard journey), you have at least two options available right now. Option 1: Pick a topic or skill you are interested in, obtain a working knowledge of that topic or skill, and begin talking about that topic and/or using that skill. Option 2: Make a list of skills or topics that you can see yourself already having relative expertise in and begin talking about that topic and/or using that skill. By doing this, you are utilizing one of the most powerful tools you already have at your disposal (Hint: without it you won’t make any money online). That tool is taking action. By taking action now, you can get started, and learn as you go. You don’t need to be an expert on your topic; you just need to know slightly more than the person you would be talking to. In addition to this approach, you can take the stance of being someone who is “figuring it out”, recording your journey of what you learn, and reporting it back to people who aren’t as far along the path as you. This can be a great route to making money online through affiliate marketing, while you build up your skill and reputation. Myth #4– One “All-Inclusive Course” is All You Need Most programs promising to teach how to make money online are scams. No surprise there. But the reason why they are a scam is important. They either require you to replicate their system (i.e. make money online by teaching “how to make money online”) or they do not provide enough of the right actionable steps for a newbie to take—steps that are critical in seeing a real result. The first one is something that people have become very familiar with, but it still warrants saying: Steer clear of these. The second is the one to focus more on. Rarely are you going to find one “all-inclusive course” that can take you soup to nuts from knowing nothing to making money online. The reason for this is because in order to learn how to make money online, you need to not only have the “what and how”, but you also need to have the mindset. One of the main reasons that people fail at trying to make money online is that they are only approaching things from half of the equation. They are trying to play chess while missing half of their pieces (the most important ones). Your mindset is critical to being able to successfully make money online. If it were as easy as point here and click there, then everyone who bought an online program on how to make money, would be making money. And then many, many more people, likely most everyone you know, would have bought his/her internet marketing program and be super successful online too. But this isn’t the case, as is well known. The piece that is missing is the mindset. What most courses don’t teach you is how to build your mindset so that you can successfully take the actions and implement the things necessary to make money online. While you can sometimes find it in a course, people most likely have to find this piece on their own. And there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as you don’t believe the myth that all you need to do to make money online is by that one “all-inclusive course.”

Sample Content Preview Module 1: Overview of the Bulletproof Branding Course… Since we’re just getting started, Module 1 doesn’t have any planning sheets or checklists for you to complete. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have an assignment. Your assignment is to grab your favorite beverage, sit back and continue on with the course… because things are about to get really interesting! Module 2: The DNA of Branding You just discovered that branding is really about conveying a feeling to your prospects and customers. However, until you actually start examining brands for yourself, this concept may not seem all that clear to you. As such, for this module we’d like you to go through and really look at some of the most popular brands in the world. Below you’ll find a few suggestions to get you started. However, you can do this exercise with any brand – so if you’re living in a place where the following brands aren’t familiar, then choose your own brands and complete the worksheet. What you’ll do is deconstruct three brands. Here are our suggestions: Mountain Dew (https://mountaindew.com) Aunt Jemima (https://www.auntjemima.com) Porsche (https://porsche.com) Then answer the following questions about the brand: 1. What is the logo? 2. What colors are used in the logo? 3. What colors are used on the website? 4. What is the slogan? 5. What kinds of photos are used on the site? 6. What “flavor” is the text? (E.G., Is it professional? Conversational and friendly? Educational? Full of slang? How would you describe it? 7. Based on what you know of the brand (including just based on what you see on the website), who is their target market? What are their ages? Gender? Where do they live? What do they like to do? What is their income bracket? 8. Based on the logo, slogan, colors and everything else you see on the site, describe the overall “feeling” you get. In other words, what feeling is the overall brand trying to convey? 9. Do you think the brand is conveying the right message? If not, what feeling do you think it should be conveying? 10. If you were hired to rebrand this product, what would you do? How would you change the look and feel of the logo, slogan and overall Module 3: Dissecting Your Brand Note: Since we introduced the concepts in this module, we’ve inserted the related planning sheets here. However, you’ll want to wait until you watch the next module before you actually complete the following planning sheets. Once you have a good understanding of developing your brand, then be sure to return to complete these planning sheets. Overall Branding Planning Sheet 1. What kinds of feelings would you like your customers to feel when they’re using your product? List as many as you can think of below: 2. Check out your top 10 competitors. Now list what their brands are conveying: Brand Feeling Conveyed 3. Now list your top three choices as to what feeling you’d like YOUR brand to convey. 4. Finally, draft a few ideas regarding how to convey this feeling throughout our business. This includes: What kind of logo would convey this feeling? What colors convey this feeling? What sorts of illustrations convey this feeling? What font face best convey this feeling? What style of content conveys this feeling (e.g., conversational, warm, friendly, educational, plain-spoken, etc)? Brainstorm all the other ways you can convey this feeling throughout your site: Product Naming Planning Sheet You’ve learned about the three approaches to branding: Overall branding (like the “Chicken Soup” series of books). Product branding (like PepsiCo Inc’s individual branding of its beverages). Hybrid branding (such as Ford Mustang) 1. Based on what you learned about the advantages and disadvantages of these three approaches, which one are you going to use for your business? 2. What feeling do you want to convey with your brand? 3. Brainstorm at least two dozen possible brand names for your product: Product Packaging Planning Sheet 1. What kind of packaging do you need for you product? In other words, is this a physical product where you need actual packaging? Is it a book? Or is it a digital product, where you just need to create a representational graphic of the packaging (such as an ecover graphic)? 2. Brainstorm – based on your branding, what colors would work best on your packaging? 3. Brainstorm – what type of text do you need to including on your packaging? Product Positioning Please note that you’ll find a planning sheet in the next module that will help you develop your unique selling position. Pricing Planning Sheet 1. List at least the top 6 of your closest competitors below, what they charge for a similar product or service, and how your product or service differs from theirs. The point is to get an idea of what others are charging, especially in relation to whether your product or service offers more or less value for the money… Competitor Price How does their product differ from yours? 2. If you’re creating something brand new in your niche, then you won’t be able to directly compare other similar products or services. In that case, ask yourself these questions: A. Is this a high-end or low-end product and market? In other words, what kind of pricing do customers expect? B. How are similar products or services in other niches priced? C. How much value does your product or service provide? Describe how it benefits people, and how much that’s “worth” to customers. 3. Based on the above, what is your estimated price range for this product or service? Penetration Planning Sheet 1. How does your branding affect your handling of customer service inquiries? If you hire customer service representatives, how will you train them to accurately reflect your brand in their communications with prospects and customers? 2. How will you reflect your brand on your blog? What kind of content best conveys your brand? 3. How will you reflect your branding in your advertisements? 4. What kind of advertisements will specifically help you build brand recognition and trust? Module 4: Developing and Refining Your Branding Formula USP Planning Sheet 1. Before you can position your product, you need to understand how your competitors are positioning their products. Write down your top 10 competitors below, along with a note about how they’re positioning themselves: Competing Brand What is their USP? 2. List as many factors as you can think of that are important to your customers and prospects. This includes price, guarantee, how the product was made, customer service, etc. 3. Compare the list of what your customers and prospects want with what your competitors are already doing. Now list as many as USP possibilities as you can think of that wouldn’t overlap with what your competitors are already doing. That is, how are you different and better than your competitors? 4. Write down your top 3-5 USP concepts here: 5. Now take each of the above concepts and turn them into a succinct slogan of just a few words. For example, Domino’s Pizza knew they wanted to position themselves as the pizza delivery company that could get the pizza to the customers quickly. If they said, “We’re the pizza delivery company that can get the pizza to you quickly so that’s always hot and fresh” … well, that would have been too clunky. So what they originally did was first strengthen the USP by turning it into a guarantee. And then they boiled it down to just a few words: “30 Minutes or It’s Free.” Now you try – see how few words you can use to convey your slogan. Module 5: Branding as a Catalyst for Business Growth It’s time to pull together everything that you’ve learned in this course. Below you’ll find an overall checklist that you can use as you walk through the process of developing and refining your branding strategy…

Sample Content Preview Module 3 Bootstrapping Your Way to Success Now it’s time to figure out how much money you have, how much you need and how much you’ll need to raise to start your business. Complete the following planning sheets… 1. What are your expected business expenses? Here you’ll want to brainstorm both your fixed and variable expenses, including your startup expenses (such as buying office equipment) as well as your ongoing expenses (such as advertising expenses). We’ll get you started by listing some of the more common business expenses, but you’ll need to list the expenses that are specific to the type of business you’re starting. Also, you’ll want to be as detailed as possible, meaning you break down the following expenses. For example, don’t just list “staff expenses” – instead, make a specific list of the staff or freelancers you’ll hire, along with how much it will cost to retain each person. Equipment Expenses Computer Printer Hardware Desks Chairs Office Supplies Vehicles Manufacturing Equipment Other Equipment Utility, Service and Other Ongoing Expenses Electric bill Other office utilities (heat, water, etc) ISP fees Phone fees Hosting Fees Autoresponder fees Other service fees Software Expenses List all the tools you need to purchase (e.g., a word processing program, accounting software, Dragon Naturally Speaking, research software, etc) Employee and Freelancer Expenses Customer service representatives Programmers (coders) Wed developers Graphic designers Copywriters Other content creators People to create your product or deliver your service (again, be specific as to how many, and what each person will do) Other freelancers Other part-time or full-time employees Advertising Expenses Pay per click campaigns Solo advertising Banner ads Other media buys Other online advertising Press release distribution Radio Ads TV ads Print Ads Other offline advertising Other advertising (be specific) 2. How much money do you currently have to apply towards these expenses? A. How much money do you have set aside for startup expenses? B. How much money will you be able to apply to your business on an ongoing monthly basis. 3. How much money do you need to raise? A. How much money do you need to raise for startup expenses? B. How much money do you need to raise to cover your ongoing 4. Where can you save money? A. Look at your household budget and determine where you can save money every month to apply to your business instead. For example, perhaps you can downgrade your cable TV package. Or perhaps you can trim your entertainment expenses. B. List all the ways you can save money on your proposed advertising budget. This includes: Asking for deals (e.g., buy in bulk to save money on everything from office supplies to advertising). Bartering for needed products and services. Buying used equipment. Leasing equipment. Borrowing equipment. …And any other ways you can think of to decrease your expenses. 5. Finally, prioritize your business expenses according to importance (placing the greatest importance on those that are absolutely necessary, followed by those that are most likely to lead you to your first customer). This will tell you how to allocate your available cash, by investing in high-priority items first. Module 4 Ingenious Funding ideas for Financing Your Start Up This planning sheet is to help you determine how much money you can raise or acquire using the strategies listed above. Please complete the following questions… Using Savings How much money do you have available from your savings accounts to apply toward your business? Be sure to include any available funds through 401k savings and similar accounts. Tapping Friends and Family List all the people in your circle of family and friends. Then list how much money you may be able to ask to borrow from each of these people. Finally, rate how likely it is that each of these people will lend you the money (on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being “very likely” and 1 being “very unlikely”). Crowdfunding What type of reward could you offer people who helped you raise money using crowdfunding? For example, can you offer recognition? A copy of the finished product or ability to use the service? Some sort of prize? Selling Unwanted Items Next, make a list of all the items that you no longer use, use very rarely, or otherwise don’t want or need. Don’t just make this list off the top of your head, however. Instead, go through your closets, attic, drawers, garage and other storage spaces to uncover items you’ve forgotten about. Then commit to selling these items on eBay, CraigsList or even to a local antiques dealer (where applicable). Getting a Business Partner First off, ask yourself if you’re willing to give up some control in order to get a business partner. If so, then ask yourself what all you’d expect your business partner to contribute. Finally, make a list of possible business partners. Using Windfalls Are you currently sitting on any money, or do you expect to be receiving money soon (such as from an inheritance, settlement or even a tax refund)? List all your windfalls here, along with how much you can allocate to your business. Borrowing Money How much money do you estimate is available to you through loans? What interest rate do you expect to pay on these loans? How much will it cost you to borrow this money? (In other words, how much money will you pay in interest over the life of the loan?) Finally, consider low-cost options such as borrowing against your life insurance. Moonlighting List all the skills you have that you could offer for cash. This includes everything from yard maintenance to high-dollar consulting. Then list the per-hour or per-job fee you could charge for each of these services. If you’re not sure of the going rate, check CraigsList in your local area as well as freelancing sites like elance.com.

Sample Content Preview Jane Dudette Her Town, Her State HerWebsite.com [Add some nice sized subheadlines throughout your copy to draw people in. Subheadlines allow you to say what you need to say in just a few words. They compel the reader to dive deeper into the story. They catch the eye of readers who scan sales copy rather than read it word-for-word.] Subheadline to Share Clues about the Solution You’re Offering. [Show your readers that there is a solution to there problem and give them some glimpses into what that solution is. This should be benefit-focused. Add a couple of paragraphs.] Subheadline to Introduce Yourself [Introduce yourself and why you're qualified to deliver this information. Tell a bit about your background that caused you to create/sell this product.] [insert a few more testimonials, obviously different than the ones above. These can even be from people you’ve asked to pre-view the product and offer honest feedback.] More Feedback from Satisfied Customers [Add a Headline That Shows Main Point of Testimonial] [Insert REAL testimonials. Do not fake this.] Customer name His/Her Location His/HerWebsite.com [Add a Headline That Shows Main Point of Testimonial] [Insert REAL testimonials. Do not fake this.] Customer name His/Her Location His/HerWebsite.com [Add a Headline That Shows Main Point of Testimonial] [Insert REAL testimonials. Do not fake this.] Customer name His/Her Location His/HerWebsite.com Subheadline to Introduce Your Product [Now that they understand they have a problem and that you can help them solve it, tell them the overall benefits of your products.] Product Benefit Product Benefit Product Benefit Product Benefit What’s Covered In This Course? Module 1: What It Takes to Be a Sought-After Writer [Product Component Name] [Tell them why they need this first product component. Make the subheadline above the title of the product component and perhaps include a benefit (Value: $XXX). You can also add a product picture.] Add a bulleted list of product components. Be sure to include teasers on what they'll learn buy buying your course. Provide as much detail as possible, so they can make their purchase decision. Many people will be buy based on just a small tidbit in a tiny little bullet-point on your sales page. Module 2: Choosing a Profitable Speciality [Product Component Name] [Tell them why they need this product component. Make the subheadline above the title of the product component and perhaps include a benefit (Value: $XXX). You can also add a product picture.] Add a bulleted list of product components. Be sure to include teasers on what they'll learn buy buying your course. Provide as much detail as possible, so they can make their purchase decision. Many people will be buy based on just a small tidbit in a tiny little bullet-point on your sales page. Module 3: How to Get Clients to Chase You [Product Component Name] [Tell them why they need this product component. Make the subheadline above the title of the product component and perhaps include a benefit (Value: $XXX). You can also add a product picture.] Add a bulleted list of product components. Be sure to include teasers on what they'll learn buy buying your course. Provide as much detail as possible, so they can make their purchase decision. Many people will be buy based on just a small tidbit in a tiny little bullet-point on your sales page. Subheadline to Get Readers to Take Action [If you’ve answered all their questions and removed all doubts, it’s time to encourage action.

Table of Contents Introduction ... 4 What Is Dropshipping? ...... 5 Pros Of Dropshipping .... 6 Cons Of Dropshipping ... 6 How Dropshipping Works .. 8 Manufacturers .. 8 Wholesalers ..... 8 Retailers .... 9 Dropshippers ... 9 Avoiding Scams . 10 Investigating Companies . 12 Finding A Dropshipper ..... 16 Conclusion .. 18 Resources .. 19 Sample Content Preview How Dropshipping Works Before you can truly understand how dropshipping works, it’s important to understand the basic supply chain. Products you see in stores often go through three, four, five, or even more companies in the supply chain before they arrive in stores. Manufacturers Manufacturers are the first step in the supply chain. (Unless of course you count the companies that supply the raw materials, but that’s a different arm of the supply chain.) Manufacturers create the products, but most of them don’t sell directly to the general public. Instead, they typically sell through a wholesaler, or sometimes another middleman brokers the sale of the product from the manufacturer to the wholesalers. Occasionally, manufacturers may sell directly to retailers, but they usually don’t deal with selling direct to companies. Wholesalers Wholesalers are middlemen. They buy from the manufacturer and resell at a higher price to retailers. They usually don’t make an enormous profit per item, but they make their money by selling in bulk. Wholesalers may offer dropshipping, but usually they just sell to retailers. Retailers Retailers buy their products from wholesalers, or directly from manufacturers. They sell directly to the public, often at fairly large markups. They may offer dropshipping, but because they are selling at full retail, they usually don’t. Dropshippers Dropshippers usually fall somewhere between the wholesale and retail areas of the supply chain. They purchase from wholesalers, or sometimes manufacturers, but sell at near retail prices. Dropshippers cannot sell at wholesale prices unless they manage to buy their products directly from manufacturers, which is relatively rare. They usually exist on fairly slim profit margins, because they have to sell below retail in order for those who do business with them to also make a profit, and yet they have to buy at the same wholesale prices as most retailers. Avoiding Scams Before we get started talking about finding quality dropshipping sources, it’s important to note that there are companies out there that are borderline scams, and others that are nothing but scams. These companies prey on people who don’t know any better, claiming to offer wholesale prices and actually selling at retail, or even higher, or not even shipping anything to customers at There’s no way to be certain to avoid scams, but there are a few things you can do to lessen your chances. First, as a general rule, say no to monthly fees. Those companies that offer monthly fees usually make most of their money on those fees, because they realize that customers will have a hard time finding products to sell that they can make a profit on. Thus the average customer won’t even order anything at all, and the company still makes money via that fee. Keep in mind there are a few legitimate companies that do require participation fees, but those will usually be easy to spot because they’ll have more positive reviews online than other companies, as well as more recommendations. Next, be sure to check the company’s prices to be sure they aren’t selling at or very near retail. If they are, you’re not going to be able to make any money with them. Finally, be sure the company doesn’t just sell directly to the general public. If they don’t require you to apply for an account, often requiring a business license or tax ID number, they usually aren’t legit. Investigating Companies There are so many scams and near-scams out there that it can be quite tricky to find a legitimate dropshipper that isn’t going to scam you. Even if you find a legitimate dropshipper, you still have to make sure they have prices that will allow you to make a decent profit, and will provide fast shipping and quality service to you and your customers. It’s vital to check a company out thoroughly before doing business with them. The first step, of course, is to check for online reviews and check their Better Business Bureau report (if they have one). To check for online reviews, try searching for things like: Company name scam Company name reviews Company name legitimate These searches should pull up information about the company. If not, it probably either means they aren’t bad enough to have a lot of complaints, OR they are so new that no one has filed any complaints online, yet. Remember, every company eventually has some complaints. Amazon has been touted as having some of the best customer service there is via many sources, but they have thousands and thousands of complaints. No company is perfect. Complaints may not even be founded. Sometimes it’s the shipping company that causes the problem, and even when the company goes above and beyond to rectify the problem, the customer still insists it’s the company’s fault and that they are “scammers”. Sometimes the customer misunderstands some element of the ordering process, or even makes a mistake like forgetting to order expedited shipping. They try to blame the company, and the company’s reputation suffers.