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Tricks Are For Kids: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #378

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #378). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News follows the continuing feedback from the new Brainstorm It! V3 launch.

The Article highlights the growing sophistication of search engines and the continuing failure of online scam artists.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• The Male Voice Of SBI! Is About To Disappear
• Brainstorm It! Version 3 Is Now Official!
• No Domain Yet - Can I Become an Affiliate?
• You Shared, We Listened. New 5P Home Page!

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Update On CSS-Driven 3-Column Templates SBI! Xpress #308

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #308 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the final polishing of the CSS-driven 3-column template before its release, Brainstorm It! 3.0's terrific feedback and a reminder about an invaluable SBI! service.

The Articles section covers pointers about article marketing and lessons about selling online.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• Pearl: C2 From The Ground Up
• Good Reaction To Plagiarism
• The Growing Fool-Google Black Hat SEO Trick
• A Link-Building Pearl
• Niche Find It! Is A Hit. Here's the 8th Step...
• Overwhelming response to BI! V3... 3.1 and 3.2 Are Coming
• For These Types Of Questions... Try Niche Find It!
• The Male Voice Of SBI! Is About To Disappear
• Don't you love it when the gurus catch up to little old you?
• Judgment, Appropriate Action, and Persistence
• Diagnosing a splogger... and what do to about it

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

Get Inbound Links to "Float Your Boat"!

Ken's Blog

SBIer Karen shared a creative link-building tip in the forums recently, exemplifying at the same time the "help and be helped" nature of the SBI! Forums!  She used Search It! to find links coming into sites with a similar theme to hers.  After identifying the best of those links, Karin e-mailed the site owners and politely suggested that they add her site to their list of trusted resources.

Karen had a good idea and then just ran with it.  Some people never quite get around to the link-building side of things, but what a difference it can make.

-----SIDEBAR-----
For those who aren't familiar with the Back Links section
of Search It!, go to...

http://searchit.sitesell.com/

And use this search to find who links to the Top 10 URLs
in Google's search results page for your Site Concept
Keyword...

(Step 1) Back Links > (Step 2) To (sub)DOMAIN From All Other Sites

The Back Links section of Search It! has an incredibly
useful set of 4 searches. Try them all.
-----SIDEBAR-----

In the old days, inbound links generated direct traffic on their own.  Now they are more important to "float your boat."  In other words...

Brainstorm It! V3 Is Out Of Beta And Ready For Prime Time!: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #377

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #377). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces the launch of the new Brainstorm It! V3.

The Article outlines some strategies for using the new BI! V3 launch when making value comparisons between SBI! and "everything else."

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Brainstorm It! Version 3 Is Now Official!
• Using Brainstorm It! Version 3 In Your Promos
• A New Idea For Promoting in the Community
• Make The Back To School Connection In Your Promos

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Brainstorm It! Version 3 Is Now Official! SBI! Xpress #307

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #307 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the release of Brainstorm It! Version 3, the world's first "smart brainstorming, niche-picking & keyword-researching tool."

The Articles section covers a new brainstorming strategy for finding your niche, and a tip about how to create a background for a 3-column design.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• SiteSell Education Now In Scotland
• What I've learned in my 3 years with SBI
• Quintupled Traffic, A Great C2 And Now... Monetization...
• Brainstorm It!, Too?
• The Common Thread In Using The Guides...
• Want to Copy-Protect Your Images?
• HUGE Reason Why These Forums Are Simply The Best
• The NEW Way To Get Press Coverage

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

A Special Keyword "Gift" For Affiliates: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #376

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #376). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces a special keyword "gift" for affiliates, the launch of the new 6th Pillar Program and a new SiteSell Services landing page.

The Article outlines some strategies for promoting the new SiteSell Services Case Studies page.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Check Out These Golden e-Business-related Keywords!
• Brainstorm It! V3 Beta-Launches!
• Use SBI Compare Chart?

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Brainstorm It! V3 Launch Is Imminent: SBI! Xpress #306

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #306 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the imminent launch of Brainstorm It! V3, a well-received, must-read post about deep linking, and an interesting way to brainstorm niche ideas.

The Articles section covers how to deal with copycats, tips/comments about affiliate aggregators, and article writing advice for Ezinearticles.com

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• Thoughts on the Future Of SBI!
• Forum Search Wish Coming
• Wish For BI V3 -- SFC 2nd Thousand?
• BI! V3... More Interesting Feedback!
• On page: How much does it take before you're trying too hard?
• Check Out These Golden e-Business-related Keywords!
• How To Focus And Not Miss A Thing...
• How Do/Did/Should YOU Use The Video AG When Starting Out?
• Pearl: A Good Tip To Make Sure C2 Submissions Are Legal
• C2 Bringing Too Many Questions? Mindset And Solution...
• HUGE Reason Why These Forums Are Simply The Best
• Looking For Your Feedback On Action Guide / Help Screenshots

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

An Important Note On PayPal Payments: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #375

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #375). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News covers an important note on PayPal payments, more on the new BI!v3 release, and the last days of the Independence Day $100 Special.

The Article covers some last-minute strategies for promoting this Special and some big opportunities for promoting SBI! eLearning.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Important note to 5P Affiliates Who Are Paid By PayPal
• Permanent cookie even if SBI expires?
• What will it take to be top affiliate?
• Use SBI Compare Chart?

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Brainstorm It! V3 Beta... Last Call To All Brand New SBIers: SBI! Xpress #305

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #305 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the final call for Brainstorm It! beta feedback, especially from all first-time SBIers. It's getting close to de-commission time for V2.2.

The Articles section covers how to add a shadow effect to the borders of your Web site design.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• NO DOMAIN YET? YETis... c'mon In! :-)
• Interesting Question Leads To Creative Tasks
• More do's and dont's of article-marketing
• Affiliates, Transparency, and The Law
• 5P In Non-Serif? And How To Get Our Zines 100% Of The Time!
• When NOT to unfollow someone at Twitter
• eLearning or Coaching?
• More BI! V3... We learn so much from you, thank YOU!
• More BI! V3 Feedback from NEW SBIers (YETi's)... Thank YOU
• Glass 3/4 Full Or 1/4 Empty? Keep perspective.
• Bing, the sitemap.xml and new SBI! owners... please note

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)