Resources

On this page you will find some useful resources, affiliate programs and website links to tools that I am using in my own passive income endeavors. I will add to this page as I find new things so check back often!

Blog Software

WordPress – Fantastic blogging software for niche content websites or for your own personal blog. All of my websites use WordPress on my own server. Very customizable and easy to use.

Blogger – Free blogging software, not quite as advanced as WordPress but still easy to use and free.

Shopping Carts and e-Product Sales

e-Junkie – A really easy to use shopping cart program that I use to sell my e-products online. Works with practically any payment program including Paypal and is REALLY inexpensive to use. They also have an affiliate program built in so you can let others sell your product for you and pay them a commission.

Online Marketing Tools

Traffic-Bug – I first heard about this program from the 30 Day Challenge and this is an awesome program to increase your rankings in search engines and it is all automated. It makes use of social networking, bookmarking, RSS feeds and more. This is a must have for anyone who blogs or writes articles and wants an easy way to market each of those individually.

Traffic Seeker – Search engine submission software. I use this for all of my content niche website marketing. Anytime I launch a new one, I do an initial submission and then I can resubmit and run reports checking my page ranking for all of my sites as well. A must have tool for any blogger or niche content website creator.

AWeber – I’ve just started using aweber myself and I have to say I love it. I’ve easily been able to add sign up forms to my blogs with no problem at all and sending out messages is easy as well. It’s a great way to build up your list and very affordable!

Advertising Programs

Google Adsense – Practically everyone is using this program. Simply place some code on your website and you can get paid when your website visitors click on the ads on your website. Free to use and is easy to implement.

Google Adwords – On the opposite of Adsense are the advertisers. If you would like to be an advertiser and pay others for putting ads on their website you can use Google Adwords to do just that.

Affiliate Products

All of the links below are to websites that I use as affiliate products. These programs pay out a percentage of each sale to me everytime someone clicks on a link through a niche website, article, forum or email link and makes a purchase. Depending on the article or website topic, you can find just about anything to include as a “resource” to go with your content.

Amazon.com – Many of my affiliate based sales come are directed straight to Amazon. Their product selection is huge and while the commission rate is slightly lower than I would like, making up for it in selection and quantity has worked out great.

ClickBank – Extremely easy to use and offers a variety of programs. Clickbank does tend to have higher commission rates as well which makes it even more appealing to use. Don’t forget to add your own products to the ClickBank marketplace for your own affiliate program.

Traffic-Bug – If you are writing content for article writers, website owners or bloggers and want to show them a product that can help them to promote their content this program is a definite product you should be suggesting. Actual Traffic-Bug software can be found here.

TrafficSeeker – Any articles or content related to search engine submission or optimization would benefit from selling Traffic Seeker. You earn 40% on every sale and 10% from sales of your downline.

LinkShare – A huge selection of products for practically any niche content website you can imagine. Payouts vary depending on the company and some have an approval process so apply early!