The second week in November 2008 I purchased The Ultimate Search Engine Loophole put out by Dave Kelly & Chris Rempel. This post is a brief review and update as to my progress and results achieved so far using the “Loophole” system.  So here’s what I have so far.

After reading the blueprint I immediately began implementing the techniques taught in The Ultimate Search Engine Loophole. I quickly found that getting this network of sites up and running was going to require some work.  Imagine that

For anyone thinking of testing the waters here you should know that you will need to focus and devote a considerable amount of time to this to feel comfortable and confident with all you are being taught and to get all the work done that’s required to fully implement the “Loophole system”.

This blueprint is NOT for the complete newbie. You must know how to build websites, understand hosting accounts, install and build Wordpress blogs on your own domains and be willing to spend some additional cash on hosting, domain names and a couple of other tools that will make things much easier.

With that being said, the support for this product is superb. The technique is well taught and anyone with the basic skills listed above should have no problem getting everything set up.

This really wasn’t a big surprise to me since I feel Chris Rempel seriously over delivers on all the products I’ve purchased from him. Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate to this day has been the best product I have ever purchased on the subject of affiliate marketing.

So I completed building and went live with a small network of “Loophole” sites on December 1, 2008. So far about half of these sites were just indexed by MSN this last week. My sites target 2 different niches. I’m hoping to be enjoying some good traffic from a few top ranked sites soon.

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E-mail marketing can be quite competitive at times. Therefore when two marketers are promoting the same product, having a strong rapport with your subscribers will give you a competitive edge.

One of the most important things you must do to achieve success online is to build a solid relationship with your subscriber. Building a relationship is important because it can make the difference between making a sale and losing it to your competitor.

One of the best ways to build relationships with your subscriber is to strengthen the rapport between you and your customer.

Here are a few ways to achieve that:

· Keep in touch with your mailing list often. Don’t mail them only when you need to promote a product.

· Ask about their needs and concerns. Use questionnaires and get them involved. Ask them what they want you to provide for them to help them with their Internet marketing business.

· Send them gifts sometimes. It could be in the form of free reports, blog templates, graphics or even free membership access!

· Be personal. Let them see your human side or your personal life. It sure beats dry, stale E-mails that talk about product launches all day.

· Be educational. When you impart something of value to your subscribers, they will see you as a teacher and listen to what you say. This will come in handy when you want them to ‘listen’ to you and buy whatever you are selling.

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Affiliate marketing is one the easiest and most powerful ways that you can earn money online. In order to succeed in affiliate marketing you will need several tools to build your business. These affiliate marketing tools are listed below with explanations on how they can help you grow your business.

1. A Professional Looking Website

• Building a website for marketing affiliate programs and products increases the professional and credibility of your business. A serious affiliate marketer will send traffic to their own website instead of sending their traffic to the product owner’s website. This allows you to give your own recommendations and reviews about a product that can be helpful to people considering to buy.

• You can also build your email list by collecting the names and addresses of the people who visit your site.

2. A Reliable Hosting Company

• The professional marketer wants a website that runs smoothly all the time.

3. An Auto Responder System

• Not everyone who visits your website will purchase your products right away. An auto responder helps you follow up with these people. It will keep on reminding them about your website and can be used to compel them to return to your site to make a purchase.

• You can offer a newsletter, e-zine or e-course with interesting tips and information to get your prospects back to your site. This will greatly increase the chances of generating a sale from the people who visit your site.

4. An Ad Tracking System

• It is important that you track the effectiveness of the marketing campaigns and advertising tools that you use. If you want to make sales and earn affiliate commissions, you must drive traffic to your website and you need to know where this traffic is coming from. In order to assess which ad campaigns you are using to promote your site are working and which ones are not you must track your advertising.

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All across the country people are asking this question, “what time do polls open.” In my state, Virginia the polls open at 6:00 am.  This is from the Virginia State Election Board website…

When is a good time to vote?

That depends. According to the State Board of Election site, “Election Day polls are traditionally busier from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., during the lunch time hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and after work from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.” Those wishing to avoid long lines should aim to cast their vote during the less busy times during polling hours.

I would imagine that these busiest times would be pretty consistent around the country but your State Board of Elections website will probably have some additional information for you area.

It seems that many states polls don’t open until 7:00 am. You will have to Google your states election site to find out what time your specific state’s polls open. I was unable to find a single source reference to the question, “what time do polls open.”

I was able to find this neat map below that shows the times the polls close all across the country. As to the question of “what time do polls open” you are on your own. This is an important election. Please find the time to vote. It’s your duty as an American citizen.

Hoping my guy wins,

Len

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