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Our case study guinea pig, Kelli, has reached the end of the Affiliate Marketing Schoolbook course, and while she is welcome to submit more posts whenever she likes in the future, I figure it's time to choose our next victim case study subject.
The guidelines will be quite similar to those we put in place the first time. You can toss your hat in the ring by writing 100-300 words on why you should be chosen for the next case study. Submit your story to me using the contact page. Entries received in any other manner will be disqualified and deleted.
If you entered our last contest, you are welcome to enter again, either with the same essay or a new one. You may enter only once per contest, though. What level of knowledge should you have? Well, the Affiliate Marketing Schoolbook is for beginners, so if you've already been doing affiliate marketing with any success, this may not be the best fit for you. Those who have not done it before have a better chance of winning and will find that the course is tailored directly for them.
I will post the entries here at Skip the Scams as they come in. After all submissions have been received, readers of this blog will get to vote on who they think would make the best subject.
Here's my part of the bargain:
• I will give you a free copy of the Affiliate Marketing Schoolbook Beginner Course.
• I will give you a free one-year hosting package for your first site.
• I will provide free one-on-one priority help throughout the course in the student forum, by e-mail, or by IM, and a reasonable degree of continuing assistance as needed for one full year.
Here's your part:
• Complete each assignment in the AMS lesson plan—at least two lessons per week—and allow my readers to see your site as it develops.
• Create a progress report each week by writing a 500-word article describing the steps you've taken, issues or problems that arise, and results you see. I will publish these reports on SkipTheScams.com. You will need to include in your articles answers to questions that I will provide you with at various points throughout the course.
• Sign a contract and provide a credit card number to be charged the purchase price of the course and the hosting package in case of breach of that contract. Sounds serious, I know. But this is serious! We're talking about your new career here!
Caveat: A couple of the issues faced by case study subjects in Internet marketing are 1) your site's statistics are often skewed by the extra visitors you wouldn't normally have, and 2) when you reveal your domain name and keywords, others may be tempted to copy your ideas.
I will do my best to offset these possible problems, but obviously I can't guarantee they won't happen. If you are not comfortable with this knowledge, please don't enter the contest. The way I look at it is this: Even if both scenarios occur, you will still attain your goals—learning how to do affiliate marketing and making money with your web sites.
Here's how to enter!
Write two or three paragraphs (100-300 words) on why you should be the next Skip the Scams case study/mentee. Talk about your reasons for wanting to learn affiliate marketing, your goals, your circumstances, whatever you want. Submit your entry through my contact page by midnight (Eastern time) Sunday, August 29.
I will post the entries on my blog as they arrive. (All entries will be anonymized.) From Monday, August 30th through Sunday, September 5, Skip the Scams readers will get to vote on who they think deserves to win. I will choose a winner from among the top three vote-getters and announce the winner on Tuesday, September 7.
The winner's first article will be due by midnight, Tuesday, September 14, for publication on Wednesday the 15th.
One last note
If you purchase the course between now and the end of the contest—and happen to win the contest—I will refund the entire purchase price of the course. So if you don't want to wait, you can get started right now.
Are you game?
The fine print: These guidelines are subject to change.
I would appreciate your spreading the word about this contest! Choose your method below with one of the "Share the Knowledge" links:
I LOVE my “job.” Affiliate marketing takes work, but it doesn’t feel like work.
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