This is the 1st of 3 free guides to be released.  You’ll learn how to install wordpress and download and customize the very versatile Flexibility Theme.  This is a great theme for affiliate marketers because, it’s well…. flexible.  You’ll need some guidance when it comes to customizing it for sure.

Go here for the Wordpress Wonder Module 1 free affiliate wordpress guide and get started learning wordpress today.  You may even want to join the Affiliate Niche Club, but that’s up to you.  As I said before, they have a solid reputation and do much of the research of niche markets for you.

The next two guides should be out in the next couple of weeks.  Download this today and get started FREE GUIDE.

You will get some great ideas here along with some good keyword search information.  Some of them I was familiar with and some were new.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

1.  Yaro Starak’s Blog Profits Blueprint is an excellent e-book guide to the world of blogging.  He is very thorough in his instructions and descriptions and it’s a very well thought out system that made him successful.  He also has a complete free video tutorial series to help you get started with setting up a word press blog.

2.  Ed Dale’s 30 Day Challange.  This is an incredible 30 day video tutorial covering all aspects of affilate marketing.  You start at the beginning with market research, keyword research and finding a clickbank product to market on your very own wordpress blog.  You can start anytime because you have access to all 30 days of instructional videos.  So you can move as quickly as you want anytime you want.

3.  Ryan Moran’s The Affiliate God.  This is also considered a 4 week video program, but the same holds here as well.  You can go through these at your own speed.  Ryan’s is presented differently from Ed’s, but I seemed to enjoy this one alot as it seemed to flow faster.  Also, TAG has a great forum that you can join in and network with other marketers. Ryan’s is definitely worth checking out.

4.  Caroline Middlebrook’s Blog.  Caroline offers a blog chock full of important money making information that anyone can duplicate.  She also offers 3 freebies that are a must in every new marketers tool box.  The Bloggers Bible offers 49, yes, 49 lessons on blogging.  Traffic Rush offers 10 free lessons and videos to understand how to drive traffic to your site or blog.  And this last one is a MUST to get – “How to Build Niche Sites With Word Press” e-book.  This book explains and give instructions on how to set up a wordpress niche site – not necessarily a blog.  Blogs are a lot of work and are useful when you want to dominate a niche where you must continually add fresh content so you can build a list.  A nich site is static and works 24/7 for you and you don’t necessarily need to add a blog to it.  We’ll go into detail about building a niche site later and I’ll share more resources for you then.

5.  Joey-Smith.com Joey Smith is an internet marketing expert who knows the industry inside and out.  Since April 2009, Joey has been offering free “webinars” every Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. est.  You need to pre-register before each class as there are a limited number of slots available.  Get ready for the best “hands- on” teaching experience you will ever find – aside from attending one of his paid coaching courses.   These fantastic live real-time classes are kind of like looking over his shoulder – get the picture?  You also get the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each webinar.  As of this post the class topics have been (1) Setting Up A  Blog From A to Z – Plugins To Profits (part 1)   (2) Setting Up A  Blog From A to Z – Plugins To Profits (part 2)  (3) Learn Affiliate Marketing and Fast Cash Strategies   (4) Squeeze Pages and List Building.  These are awesome video classes and he goes over step by step instructions.  And if you are in the Atlanta area, he is the MeetUp Organizer for Internet Marketers of Georgia.  We had our first meetup Thursday, April 29th and the meeting topic was Social Media Optimization.  It was an incredible group mix of internet marketing experts and beginner marketers.  Everyone will be looking forward to the next meeting.  In the meantime, join him every Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. est.  In case you can’t be there live – he also offers them on his website to view at your convenience.

Check out these super “free” resources for you to get started learning internet and affiliate marketing.  I have personally been through each one of these and they cover everything you need to have a good understanding of this business.  In other words, they are the best of the best.  Okay, go get started!

1.  Not understanding that there is no “one magic formula” for making money online. Well, there are only 2 ways to make money online – sell your stuff or sell somebody else’s stuff.  But there are probably close to 50 ways to do those 2 things – including the latest  “flipping” websites, blogs, lenses etc.  This is known as virtual real estate, right?  In the beginning you learn each step -  one at a time – get good at it – then move to the next step.

2.  Not knowing when to jump in and get started.  You can get so caught up in learning, studying, reading etc., you will be online for hours – just categorizing websites and information away for later use (then you’ll forget about them).  There is no perfect time – you just jump in the water and start swimming.  So start slow – maybe with Squidoo.

3.  Learn one skill at a time.  Master it and then learn another skill like setting up wordpress blogs and niche sites. Whether it is building Squidoo lenses or article writing etc.  Learn each piece of the puzzle really well and then build from there.  When I made my first Squidoo lens it took me nearly a week!  They are really good practice for building word press niche sites later on.  Squidoo lenses will teach:  how to crank out good content,  the art of design and making something visually stimulating and interesting, basic marketing principles (AIDA) and the art of preparation.  Before I begin a lens I have a checklist to follow etc.  I can now make 3 lenses in one day.  And you will, too.

4.  Not joining a forum soon enough.  It took me some time before I joined one as everyone kept insisting all online marketing is a scam etc.  It is not – and they do not know anything about the industry.  There are membership forums and free to join forums.  It’s up to you which way you want to go.  An excellent free forum is the Warrior Forum.  You can look for answers, ask questions, join a mastermind group or just find an IM buddy.  You can save a lot of time and frustration this way.

5.  Not utilizing Skype.  Skype is unbelievably easy and efficient.  It is a free web based communication tool.  If you find a mastermind group to join – you can have  group chats with voice or instant messaging.  Get a web cam and get comfortable being on camera.  One day you may create your own YouTube videos at some point.  Web cams are inexpensive at Target or Walmart.  I don’t like the way I look on camera, but video is a very important marketing tool.

6.  Having a good routine and sticking to it.  If you don’t have a day job by choice or what not (like me) then it’s very important to keep a routine going.  Get up early and be at your desk no later than 9:00 am.  Work regular hours and take small breaks when you can.  Stop at a normal time – no later than 8:00 p.m.   I got in a terrible habit and this would make me lose valuable working time.  I would work all day – up into the early morning hours….sometimes until 2 or 3 a.m.  My eyes would be so strained that after a few days of this kind of rigor I would have to stay completely off the computer to let my eyes get back to normal.  Plus the late nights – I couldn’t get up early…..  See what I’m saying?  I also have a family to take care of and I was computer obsessed.

7.  Signed on too many email lists. In the beginning as you search for information and learn the industry, you will sign up for every freebie under the sun.  At first it is all new and you  benefit from it, but after you round the learning curve you will see that they have become distractions.  Don’t let this happen – they will eat your valuable time and before you know it – it’s late in the day and you’ve got nothing accomplished.  Either trim those down or put them in a daily folder and set aside a certain time each day or night to read and discard quickly.

8.  Listening to Others. Internet marketing is not a scam.  The ones who say this do not understand the industry.  Keep going.  It is a lot of hard work and you can make a very good income working from home.  You will find a formula that works for you.  A secret of success is finding a niche market that is something you are passionate about.  You will be thinking, dreaming, eating and sleeping this market and it becomes much easier when you like it too.