When working on the Internet you sometimes encounter all sorts of documentations and articles referring to programs as being scams. Without understanding the meaning of scams and pyramid schemes, some programs are categorize as being  scams by persons without prior knowledge of the true meaning of the words scams, and pyramid schemes.  One such place is the Wealthy Affiliates.  You must have heard about the statement , “the wealthy affiliates scam” by now.  Is the “wealthy affiliates scam”  really true? This article will put the community of the Wealthy Affiliates through the scam test by comparing it with known traits of scam and pyramid schemes.

Before we begin the comparison of whether the “wealthy affiliates scam” really exists, lets define the meaning of scams, and pyramid schemes.

The word scam can be defined as a fraudulent business scheme, designed to defraud, or cheat persons, by promising to make one rich. The only person that get rich normally, would be the creator of the scam.

Pyramid schemes are described as non-sustainable business models.  There are no products or services present, only people.  This illegal business model relies heavily  on members of the organization, sponsoring other persons into the organization to keep the scam business alive. This business model is illegal in many countries in the world.

Being smart is not enough to protect yourself from these persons that creates scams, but if you compare the business model against the  description of the word scams, and pyramid schemes, then you would  be in a better position to recognize one.  That being said, let us get back to the topic at hand. The “wealthy affiliates scam”.

What is “the wealthy affiliates scam”, and are there any legitimate claims that a scam really exists within this community? The “wealthy affiliates scam”, is a name given to an organization called the Wealthy Affiliates, by misinformed individuals trying to discredit a legitimate Internet Marketing training site.

Let us put the community to a scam test. This scam test can be performed against any business model, not just the wealthy affiliates community.

Several attributes of scan traits are mentioned in my definetion above about the word scam, but one of the major properties of a scam is the promise to make one rich. Let us compare the community of the wealthy affiliates against the “promise to make one rich”.

I did my research and could not find any claims within the community promising to make instant millionaires out of it’s members.  In fact they let you know up front, that if you are searching for a “get rich quick” scheme program, that you have found the wrong  community. They also let you know up front that if you are not prepared to work hard, then success will not come to you.

It appears that many hours have to be spend, using the training and tutorials to make a person successful in marketing.  I also saw a remark letting you know that, it take time to become successful, and being patient is the key to one success.

Could the community be considered a pyramid scheme? I studied the structure of their affiliate program and only found a two tier program, meaning that you are only paid two levels deep.  Most pyramid schemes have several level of tier programs available.  Other types of pyramid schemes have levels into infinity.  

A pyramid scheme does not have any product or service available. Products and services seems to exist in the community of the Wealthy Affiliates, in the form of their tutorials and personal assistance to their members. The community of the Wealthy Affiliates appears to be similar to a university, offering marketing courses in a variety of Internet marketing strategies.

Does the  Wealthy Affiliates Scam really exists? You be the judge.  I want to help you make an informed decision about this community by giving you a free report, containing an in-dept  review of this small  community, that is changing the lives of it’s members.  Please visit my Wealthy Affiliate For Free Report Site, at http://www.wealthy-affiliate-free-report.info/  and download FREE 18 page report. This is your opportunity to take a FREE look into this small community of special people.

What is a marketing niche strategy? do you have one?  If you are involved in any kind of affiliate marketing, then you should have one.  Without a marketing niche strategy you will definitely minimized your chances for success in Internet marketing.

Just in case you are not familiar with the term niche, and niche markets, I will briefly explain.  A niche market can simply be described as a small group of people that have a problem, and actively searching for a solution to that problem.

Here is an example of a niche market within the market of  computers, and how I would go about using a marketing niche strategy to promote this niche.

Example Niche

Computers – ( Market)
Laptop Computers – (Smaller Niche Market)
Micro Laptop Computer – (Even Smaller Niche Market)

In my example above, a niche market would be computers.  A smaller niche within  computers might be persons searching for information on laptop computers.  We can even further classify  the smaller niche of laptop computers to and even smaller niche market of people searching for micro laptop computers.

 A marketing niche strategy for the  niche market of computers,  might be to focus our advertising on the term micro laptop computers, instead of focusing on the top level niche term, computers.

You may be wondering why your marketing niche strategy  should be focused on the term micro laptop computers, instead of the top level niche term, computers.  Studies have shown that top level niches are normally saturated with competition, from other advertisers. 

My marketing niche strategy would be to advertise to the people within the sub niches, rather than the larger niche market of computers.  Let us now use our example niche market,  “micro laptop computers” to go through the steps that I would take, to get my marketing niche strategy started.

Our niche market keyword would also be the same as the niche we have chosen.  In this example, our  “long tailed” keyword would be, “micro laptop computers”, instead of the broader term, “computers”. The broader the keyword chosen, the lesser the chances would be for success, within that niche.

The first step I would take would be to research my chosen keyword, to see how much competition I am up against.  To do this I would go to goggle, and type my chosen keyword “micro laptop computers”, within quotes, into the search space provided.  I would then take note of how much other advertisers are using the same term.  If our competition is less than five thousand, or even ten thousand quoted results, then it should be okay to focus our advertising  on the keyword,  “micro laptop computers”. 

Next, I would research to see how many persons have searched for my “long tailed” keyword within the last month. To do this I would use the goggle keyword research tool.  If the monthly estimated traffic is about one hundred, or more searches per month, then I would write my keyword rich article based on the keyword, “micro laptop computers”. I have chosen article marketing for this example only. There are many other advertising strategies available to use when advertising niches.

Having a Niche Marketing Strategy for your business will greatly increased you market reach in any industry.  If you want to learn more about  implementing a Marketing  Niche Strategy for your business, please visit my website at http://www.andlisa.com/niche  and download a FREE report on “An In-Debt Look Into Profitable Niches”

Ppc Search Engine Internet Advertising

What is ppc search engine Internet advertising, and what other free alternatives are available? Ppc advertising is when you pay for your ads using the Internet, and search engines like Google and Yahoo, to attain top rankings for your advertisements. There are many alternatives to paid advertising, but we will attempt to discuss only one, at this time.

When using ppc search engine Internet advertising you will actually pay for every click that your ads receive. If another advertiser bids more than you have bidden, then their advertisement will appear above your ads. When setting up paid advertisements within Google, or other advertising networks, you can bid on key words as low as twenty cents (0.20).

Paid ads are sometimes displayed on the right side of the screen when a search is executed. Natural search results are normally shown in the center of the screen. Natural search results are free when your website is optimized. Many search engines are available today on the Internet, for use with ppc search engine Internet advertising.

Many marketers have been tricked by people promising them to make their websites seo friendly.  No matter what combinations of keywords your website contains, it will never be shown on Google, for popular keywords search, at least not for a period of time. This is because every site has a site rank as per Google and Alexa.  Alexa is a website that shows the site ranking, of all sites on the Internet.

Search engine optimization is an alternative free strategy used by marketers, instead of ppc search engine Internet advertising.  Search engine optimization, sometimes called seo, is the process of optimizing your Internet site, to have it possibly shown on the first page of Google and Yahoo, or other reputable search networks.

Ppc search engine Internet advertising is good, but you will loose money in the process, if done the wrong way. A better, and free alternative is Seo, or search engine optimization, using the leverage of other high ranking websites. With Seo optimization, your ads will appear in the natural search listing when a search is executed.

If you want to know more about how you can use SEO, or Search Engine Optimization as a Free alternative to PPC Search engine Internet Advertising, please visit my Website for more information, and receive FREE R.A.I.T guide and Free 5 Day course just for visiting.