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Honeybadger

Honeybadger

Well-Known Member
AffKit Ninja
UPDATED JUNE 2022 for @OscarMike

Plan
  • create 1 x fashion affiliate website blog
  • earn affiliate commission from fashion product banner ads
  • website will focus on one type of product (could be sneakers!)
  • target audience is English speakers in any country
  • organic traffic from Google search engine
  • strong use of automation using Wordpress plugins
  • manage the entire project on smartphone by Q4
  • keep total software costs below $1,000
Commitment
  1. post weekly updates
  2. share traffic screenshots
  3. list work done & work planned
  4. review software used
  5. answer any questions
2022 Affiliate Commission Targets

Target 1 (May & June, 2022)
Day Commission > $20
Week Commission > $140
Month Commission > $600
Deadline > May 1 thru June 30, 2022
Pays for > project costs only

Target 2 (July & August, 2022)
Day Commission > $40
Week Commission > $280
Month Commission > $1,200
Deadline > July 1 thru August 31, 2022
Pays for > project costs & food

Target 3 (September & October, 2022)
Day Commission > $60
Week Commission > $420
Month Commission > $1,800
Deadline > September 1 thru October 31, 2022
Pays for > project costs & food & fuel

Target 4 (November & December, 2022)
Day Commission > $80
Week Commission > $560
Month Commission > $2,400
Deadline > November 1 thru December 31, 2022
Pays for > project costs & food & fuel & all bills

ORIGINAL JANUARY 2022

Target
  • Earn $100,000-a-year average salary by December 1, 2022
FrequencyPer Site Commission10 Sites Commission
Daily -->$27.40 -->$274
Weekly -->$191.80 -->$1,918
Monthly -->$833 -->$8,333
Yearly -->$10,000 -->$100,000

Plan
  • Create 10 x eCommerce affiliate websites
  • Build out one website and clone it x 9 with modifications
  • Each website will focus on a single type of product or service
  • Target audiences can be any country & language
  • Organic or paid traffic from search engines & social media
  • Strong use of automation & artificial intelligence
  • Manage entire project myself from a smartphone
  • Keep software costs below $1,000 per year
Commitment
  • Post weekly updates --> Mondays
    1. Share traffic screenshots
    2. Share commission screenshots
    3. List work done & work planned
    4. Review software used
    5. Monday Q&A session
 
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Another journey?! Good luck for this, and keep us posted, mate!
Best Wishes Reaction GIF by GIPHY Studios Originals

- Samira
 
1st task is to identify important information
for each of my 10 affiliate websites
all websites are brand new
built in 2022

Need to know -->
  1. Website URL
  2. Amazon category
  3. Type of product
  4. Hero product price
  5. Commission source
  6. Hero product commission percentage
  7. Hero product sale value
  8. Daily sales required
  9. Daily sales commission target
  10. Traffic source
  11. Content type
  12. Search volume
  13. Target country
  14. Target language
  15. Main competitor
Website URLAmazon CategoryType of productHero Product PriceCommission SourceHero Product Commission PercentageHero Product Sale ValueDaily Sales RequiredDaily Sales Commission TargetTraffic SourceContent TypeSearch VolumeTarget CountryTarget LanguageMain Competitor
Project 1§ RedactedLuggagePhysical$20Amazon Associates EU10%$2.0014 ($28)$27.40Google SEO & PPC - UKProduct Reviews44,000UKUK EnglishRedacted
Project 2§ RedactedLuggagePhysical$20Amazon Associates USA4%$0.8035 ($28)$27.40Google SEO & PPC - USAProduct Reviews63,000USAUS EnglishRedacted
Project 3 RedactedDVD & Blu RayPhysical$45Awin GB6%$2.7011 ($29.70)$27.40Google SEO - UKDiscount Offers150,000UKUK EnglishRedacted
Project 4 RedactedSportsPhysical$275
Amazon Associates EU		6%$16.502 ($33)$27.40Google SEO & PPC - UKProduct Reviews187,000UKUK EnglishRedacted
Project 5 RedactedIn progressPhysicalIn progress
In progress		In progress
In progress		In progress$27.40In progress
In progress
In progress		In progress
In progress		Redacted
Project 6 RedactedIn progressPhysicalIn progress
In progress		In progress
In progress		In progress$27.40In progressIn progress
In progress		In progress
In progress		Redacted
Project 7 RedactedIn progressPhysicalIn progressIn progressIn progress
In progress		In progress$27.40In progressIn progress
In progress		In progress
In progress		Redacted
Project 8 RedactedIn progressPhysicalIn progressIn progressIn progressIn progressIn progress$27.40In progressIn progressIn progressIn progressIn progressRedacted
Project 9 RedactedSportsPhysical$25Amazon Associates EU6%*$1.5019 ($28.50)$27.40Google SEO - GlobalProduct Reviews107,000Global
International English		Redacted
Project 10 RedactedSportsPhysical$40Amazon Associates EU6%*$2.4012 ($28.80)$27.40Google SEO - GlobalShopping Directory76,000GlobalInternational EnglishRedacted

*Percentage shown is average commission percentage
because the percentage varies for each region
within Amazon Associates programs
--> USA has amongst the worst commission percentages
so targets will be mainly EU & UK
§Project 1 & 2 are US & UK versions of same website
on domain URLs .com & .uk
 
50% of my YouTube channel subscriptions are gone
I have ruthlessly slashed 90+ channels
Only interested in 3 things from subs
  1. Technical updates for software I use
  2. Actionable marketing and sales tips
  3. Consumer buying trends
I have put out new red flags
channels get 3 chances and then I unsub forever
the main red flags are
  1. Dumb click bait titles --> Neil Patel is clickbait but high quality so stays on my list
  2. Lack of focus keywords in video title --> Guys come on use your focus keywords and front load them its common sense in 2022
  3. Stupid faces in video image cover --> YouTube Creator Insider is clickbait but high quality so stays on my list
  4. Off topic videos --> Yup I dont care about your pet videos or Merry Christmas
  5. Any channel that doesnt help me increase traffic & commission
  6. Fake presenters who irritate me --> just be yourself
  7. Non English videos mixed with English videos --> Russian and Ukranian is worst for this
  8. No videos for past 6 months --> @zeropark doesnt post videos often but when they do its extremely high quality so they stay on my list
  9. Overkill about diversity and rabbits rights --> you are boring us to death
  10. Most SEO guru or SEO newspaper channels --> are clickbait and get unsubbed
  11. Mention Google Sandbox myth once --> and your channel gets blocked permanently except for @shaunm which is very high quality content so stays on the list
You have to really earn my subscription now
setting a very high bar for subscribing
You need to publish consistently high quality optimized and relevant videos
This is about work not entertainment

Full list of retained YouTube channels -->
  1. Adobe Marketo Engage
  2. Affiliate Grand Slam
  3. Affiliate Summit
  4. Affiliate World Conferences
  5. Affise
  6. Ahrefs
  7. Amazon Associates Programs
  8. Amazon Seller University
  9. Android
  10. Automattic
  11. AvantLink
  12. Awin
  13. BigCommerce
  14. Brian Dean
  15. BrightEdge
  16. Calm
  17. CJ
  18. ClickBank
  19. ClickFunnels
  20. Commission Factory
  21. ConversionWise
  22. Crazy Egg
  23. Creator Insider
  24. Digital Garage
  25. Dynamic Yield
  26. Econsultancy
  27. ESPN Marketing
  28. FlexOffers
  29. Google
  30. Google Ads
  31. Google AdSense
  32. Google Analytics
  33. Google Chrome
  34. Google Maps
  35. Google Search Central
  36. Helium 10
  37. Hootsuite
  38. Hotjar
  39. HubSpot Marketing
  40. ICANN
  41. iProspect
  42. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
  43. Made by Google
  44. ManageWP
  45. MECLABS Institute
  46. MediaComGlobal
  47. Meta for Business
  48. Microsoft
  49. Microsoft Bing
  50. Microsoft Research
  51. Microsoft UK
  52. Mobile UX London
  53. Mobile World Live
  54. Moz
  55. Neil Patel
  56. NNgroup
  57. Oberlo
  58. Oliver Kenyon
  59. Optimise
  60. Optimizely
  61. Partnerize
  62. Pinterest
  63. Rakuten Advertising
  64. Redbubble
  65. Retail Training by Google
  66. Russell Brunson
  67. Search Marketing Expo
  68. searchmetrics
  69. ShareASale
  70. Shaun Marrs --> @shaunm
  71. Sovrn
  72. Surfside PPC
  73. The AMP Channel
  74. TubeBuddy
  75. Unbounce
  76. Verisign
  77. VWO
  78. WebFX
  79. Webgains
  80. Windows
  81. WooCommerce
  82. Wordfence
  83. WordPress
  84. WordPress TV
  85. WordPress.com
  86. WordStream
  87. WPBeginner
  88. Yandex
  89. Yieldify
  90. Yoast
  91. YouTube Advertisers
  92. YouTube Creators
  93. Zeropark

​

 
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Monday Update
Brand new website launched Thursday
targets English speakers in USA & UK & EU
uses a top level domain good for the whole world
bought 15 years aged domain with historic backlinks
2 other people tried what I am doing with it
I can see this from https://archive.org
anyway website is indexed in Google after 2 days
now I have a ton of work to do

DateIndexed PagesGoogle ImpressionsGoogle ClicksVisitsAd ClicksAd SalesCommission
Jan 200201000
Jan 211211000
Jan 221201000
Jan 233113000

This is a new Google Analytics account
report I downloaded the PDF
then used Adobe Creative Cloud
to convert PDF to JPG
has a limited free version
wanted to do the Adobe free trial
but not paying the US$79.49/mo deal

analytics-project-01-2022-01-24.jpg
 
Honeybadger said:
Target
  • Earn $100,000-a-year average salary by December 1, 2022
FrequencyPer Site Commission10 Sites Commission
Daily -->$27.40 -->$274
Weekly -->$191.80 -->$1,918
Monthly -->$833 -->$8,333
Yearly -->$10,000 -->$100,000

Plan
  • Create 10 x eCommerce affiliate websites
  • Build out one website and clone it x 9 with modifications
  • Each website will focus on a single type of product or service
  • Target audiences can be any country & language
  • Organic or paid traffic from search engines & social media
  • Strong use of automation & artificial intelligence
  • Manage entire project myself from a smartphone
  • Keep software costs below $1,000 per year
Commitment
  • Post weekly updates --> Mondays
    1. Share traffic screenshots
    2. Share commission screenshots
    3. List work done & work planned
    4. Review software used
    5. Monday Q&A session
Click to expand...
Would love to see your journey, make sure to share updates time to time ;)
 
Honeybadger said:
This will be my final journey of 2022
have posted so many failed journey threads
Click to expand...

I had 17 of 22 new campaigns in December fail. Started 12-1-21, dropped 11 by 12-4-21, dropped another 6 by 12-7-21. I then relaunched the remaining 5 at twice the budget for 3 days and dropped 3. Spent $9+k to find 5 that worked, but only 2 scaled. Scaled those two big and just wrapped them up for a total of a $22k+.

Getting ready for Valentines now! I have 20 ready to go in 5 geos. All Tier 1.

Keep going brother badger!
 
Arrived home late
Tried to do some work
but got too easily distracted
Got tired and went to bed
Must start work earlier from now on
and have a to do list
Prescheduling is key
because it is not how many hours you work
but actual work that makes a difference
on the front end
to customers
 
Honeybadger said:
50% of my YouTube channel subscriptions are gone
I have ruthlessly slashed 90+ channels
Only interested in 3 things from subs
Honeybadger said:
Arrived home late
Tried to do some work
but got too easily distracted
Got tired and went to bed
Must start work earlier from now on
and have a to do list
Prescheduling is key
because it is not how many hours you work
but actual work that makes a difference
on the front end
to customers
Click to expand...
Time management doesn't work without keeping you healthy, boosting your energy, and boosting your brain activity.
Such wear and tear leads to a massive deterioration of all health, which means you will remember not 90 years but 45, because age will fly by faster, and the pleasure will feel like chewed food after another person, do you like watching a movie in poor quality, with poor staging?
There are a lot of things that those who make videos forget to mention, a lot of people pay attention to the process and the result, rather than how it is possible to influence and get a similar result, your experience is a passed path, and sometimes it cannot be repeated, but it is possible to recreate another result that will look similar.
Keep this in mind, because this is only a small but influential part of the whole result.
Click to expand...
 
Found something interesting
using Google Drives sheets
always wanted to know how to add multiple rows
now I found the answer
just select two rows
then right click
and you can add two rows
same for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ..... rows
 
MasterOfHearts said:
Could you please explain how? I always thought he was genuinely good for SEO.

Thank you
Click to expand...
It is important to be impartial
so I gave an honest opinion
--> I like Neil Patel
his content is excellent
but video titles are click baity
and the videos over promote his own software
far far too many pop up boxes
but I do like his software
 
Honeybadger said:
It is important to be impartial
so I gave an honest opinion
--> I like Neil Patel
his content is excellent
but video titles are click baity
and the videos over promote his own software
far far too many pop up boxes
but I do like his software
Click to expand...
Yes!

Even I have noticed that! But you know what? his content is so damn good that the readers hardly notice it! At least I didn't notice it! Ok that's a lie! I did notice it a few times but I didn't really mind it!

He has created his content with some really good effort. But the best thing I like about his site is that he loves to share his secrets and doesn't hold back! Of course some of it he has to hold back because he has to make his living too! (So it's actually by design)

Ok. With that being said I have stopped paying attention to Neil Patel and the likes (in regards to the SEO field) after I started reading @T J Tutor 's posts and I couldn't agree more. One could spend 6 months to a year (or maybe more or less depending on his/her skills!) and start earning a good amount of money by organic traffic but one could just use paid Ads and start earning BIG TIME!

Thank you @T J Tutor ! & @Graybeard for your insights and guidance!
 
You know what annoys me about SEO?
all these SEO guru threads
and SEO news sites
and the Sandbox Theory
but mainly people over complicating SEO
when it is oh so simple
If you want to learn and apply SEO in 2022
then I recommend these 10 resources
just block out all the noise
and dedicate 30 minutes daily
to these 10 SEO resources
and within 1 month
--> you will know more about SEO in 2022
than 90% of the digital marketing community
  1. Google Search Central Documentation
  2. Google Search Central Blog
  3. Google Search Central YouTube
  4. Ubersuggest
  5. Neil Patel Training
  6. Neil Patel Blog
  7. Neil Patel YouTube
  8. Yoast SEO Academy
  9. Yoast SEO Blog
  10. Yoast YouTube
 

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