Mentor for a week contest

I’ve made an attempt to promote a few different offers in the past year, and have “succeeded” with only 3 (by success, I mean not losing money). Of those, I seem to hit a wall and I cannot get more (profitable) traffic to the offer, so I plateau at about $25 - $35 / day average profit. I would hope to find a mentor that would show me how to pick profitable offers (more often than I have been able to), how to pick those which can explode with traffic, and how to do the keyword research to get there.

Thank you, Eric

Why should you mentor me? Because I will not waste your time. I only have one successful campaign running right now but I want to have 10. I’m setting up a corporation and hiring an accountant. And because I follow you on Twitter.

Hopefully I don’t double post…

Thanks for the offer. I’d like to get ramped up in PPC marketing so when my wife gets knocked up (hopefully not anytime soon) I can buy time to be with my family. I’ve tooled around with PPC for about 4 months, so I have some background.

Thanks,
Steve Place

I’m biking across the country for the next two months for the affordable housing cause. So count me out. Love the videos by the way!

Chad - Great idea! A good buddy of mine and I have been blogging for awhile now and are about to start trying to learn the ins-and-outs of PPC affiliate marketing, so the timing of your offer is perfect. We’re launching a blog at www.affiliatebynight.com to chronicle our efforts to begin making at least a part-time income (we’re hoping to be honest and down-to-earth with our blog - rather than shooting for a pie in the sky income) from affiliate marketing soon, too, so it would coincide perfectly. Thanks for the offer and all the helpful posts.

Cheers!
Luke

I’m biking across the country for the next two months for affordable housing, so count me out. Great videos by the way!

I’m a new reader and just subscribed to your blog. Thank you for the gracious offer. I would like for you to mentor me as I am new the entire Aff Marketing process. I don’t even have any campaigns running. I’ve signed up for a couple Affiliate Marketing company’s (NeverBlue, etc.) and have looked at the available offers, however I don’t know where to start. I’ve been reading as much as I can but there are still some things that are not fully clear to me.

And my wife is knocked up. Baby is due in October. lol…

Rich

I spent lots of time into Affiliate Marketing already but I just can’t flip the real coin. I’ve build a custom tracking system, tried a lot of offers but the best I had was 5$ + a day, not more. I’m missing something and I can’t figure out what.. I’m an experienced developer trying to score at affiliate marketing, until now, without success :o.

About me: I’m 21 and can take good advice and build on it. I’m officially done university this coming May 2nd. Experience: I’ve been making money on the net since 2005 with three big milestones: 1st/2nd, Sale of an entertainment website and a file hosting website; 3rd, Sports niche membership website (SEO). Why Me?: I slowed things down a lot, but I don’t want to let my experience go to waste so I’ve set things up such that I can start again in May. I really want to start with AM, but will need the help you’re willing to offer which I feel I can successfully build on.

Thanks,
Rami

Hi Chad,
Thank you for putting up this mentoring. I’d like to have your coaching because I am experiencing too much information overload. I just can’t put all the pieces of the puzzle together. I want to get started and from there expand from 1 profitable campaign to another.

Thanks again!

Chad, I think you need to pick someone who will make the most of this opportunity. By that I mean, someone who is dedicated to make it work by actually putting time and effort in making it a success. Someone who is willing to spend the money, and not be afraid to lose.

Ok, here we go: Why pick me? Because you’ll have a free place to stay if your ever in Ireland coupled with a few beers. - The more money I make, the more beer I’ll have. Simple really

Wow, the winner will be one fortunate dude…

“One week of favor is worth a lifetime of labor”

Hi Chad,

This is such a great idea. I think personal coaching from a successful coach is extremely more valuable than some generic prize. It goes along with that saying “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.

Why choose me? I am a newbie. I’m a good listener and a fast learner. I’m not afraid to ask questions. I’m very motivated to build on online business so I can start working for myself. I’ve been reading/learning about making money online for the past year (i.e. Adsense/Adwords, Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, etc.). I am now ready to stop reading and start ACTING.

Please teach me to “Fish”.

Thanks for this great opportunity!

I walked into a meeting last week and the *pointy hair* boss began with “Gentlemen, we’re implementing a mandatory overtime work schedule until further notice.” Then he beat his chest describing how he *went to bat* for us. “I’ve decided to still allow you to submit vacation requests”. Oh really? I can still use the vacation time that is part of my benefit package? Geez..thanks. I could feel Scott Adams sketching up the scene. It was at that moment I firmly decided I would be gone and on my own by the end of 2008. I’d love to get inside Chad’s head for a week

Great idea for a contest - and thanks for the tip Ruck. I’ve been subscribed to several feeds and read as much as I can for several months, but haven’t yet made the jump to actually running a campaign for fear of making too many mistakes. I have the money and inclination, and the advice and encouragement from a professional would tip me to actually starting a campaign.

Chad, I recently read your post about your past, about how you became a success.

Now, when you read this I want you to think about how you felt back then, and what you would have done for this opportunity.

Naturally I’d follow instruction precisely, and my success would be a testament to your experience.

-Jack

Hi Chad,
I will be your protege and will make you proud and me some money, I have 10-12 campaings but barely in black. I value the time and effort of my mentors, I am have been a successful mentee for an offline business.

Regards
Vijay

Great idea for a contest - thanks for the tip Ruck! I’ve been subscribed to blogs for months, and read as much as I can. However, I’ve never actually started a campaign for fear of making too many (costly) mistakes. I have a couple of niches in mind that haven’t yet been exploited I believe, as well as some money to spend. Having the mentorship from a professional would definitely tip me toward running some campaigns, getting my feet wet, and hopefully making more money than I spend.

cheers.

It’s very encouraging to know that with a little over 2 hours of mentoring that I could be on the path to PPC success. Looking forward to your decision.

I’ve been trying PPC since November last year, and have yo-yo’ed from slight success ($20 profit per day) to utter failure (losing $1,000 in testing then the network pulls the offer. This has happened twice in the last month.) It seems every time I take 2 steps forward, I get pushed 3 steps back, and it’s getting depressing.

Please help push me over the edge. I feel I’m almost there, and just need a mentor to nudge me in the right directions.

Hi Chad,

First off, I’d like to say that I think what you are doing is great and I have learned much from your blog posts.

About me - I’m 37 and haven’t really succeeded at anything in business. I’ll most likely be losing my job soon (layoffs) and affiliate marketing is all I really have left. I do love it, but I struggle greatly with pay-per-click. I do my research, pay to have landing pages created, build my kw lists… and then lose money every single time. I could really use your help.

Thanks
David

Hi Chad,

I have an Internet marketing background. I actually live in Phoenix as well…love to hike Camelback. I work full-time for a financial organization doing Internet marketing & development but have been trying to break off on my own for awhile. I have the tools/skills…I just need a mentor at this point. I’m currently making minimal on my own. I am willing to put in the time it takes to sustain an affiliate/PPC business.

Thanks,

Mike

I made the decision to change my lifestyle in order to enjoy life to its fullest potential. Working in PPC is the best opportunity for me to use some of the skills I have to enable the lifestyle I am aiming to achieve. Any help along the way would be a blessing. (Including someday figuring out a way for everyone in PPC to be able to take more than a 1-day vacation — without their laptop.)

Hi Chad,

The coaching idea is awesome and really separates you from most other blogs I am reading.

I am trying to move into PPC/Affiliate marketing for a while now (frustrated to see the large up and downs of Adsense and depending on the mercy of Google), but seem to be stuck with what I am doing in PPC/Affiliate marketing. I’ve got cash I am willing to lose if it means to finally make some significant progress and I am dedicated to follow thru on advice coming from someone who knows his stuff inside out.

Thanks for your consideration.

Christoph

Chad,

Thanks so much for this — time is the most precious thing any of us have so this offer says quite a bit.

Having already invested countless hours (and almost as many dollars) into this, I am completely determined to succeed at affiliate marketing via PPC. And while I may have a lot of “head knowledge” about the topic, unfortunately I haven’t been able to “put it all together” in a sustainable way. With your guidance, I am completely confident that I’ll be able to do so and am genuinely excited at the possible opportunity!

Thanks and regards,

- Dave

Great idea Chad. Nice way to give back. I’m sure you will get flooded with noobs looking for help from judging by how many are on the industry forums. I would have pre-qualified them first at least and make sure they have some $$ to put up for testing so you dont’ end up wasting your time.

Hey Chad,

You should mentor me because I’m not going to waste your time and just half listen to your advice, I have been doing affiliate marketing for about 3 months now and I’ve launched about 12 campaigns probably working around 40 hours a week on them and I just CAN’T seem to get ahead no matter how hard I try, I try and take all the advice offered by all the major blogs, including yours and just can’t seem to get things to work.It seems I’ve hit a road block, campaign after campaign keeps failing and barely turning a buck.(no I’m not going to quit, I will continue until I succeed and will NOT give up) and I just need someone to give me advice. I don’t want you to walk me thru how to everything and hold my hand, just someone to look over a few things and give me some tips. I really appreciate this opportunity thanks a lot!

Chad — Very nice offer, thanks for helping one of us out! I’ve been trying PPC / affiliate marketing for about 9 months, and have had some success (but not great). I work hard at it. Pick me so I can show my wife some real progress, and that this is a legit career change. (and to avoid her divorcing me for working so late at nite in the basement!)

Hi Chad - Thanks for this opportunity. Lets get right to the point. Why do I want to succeed in PPC / affiliate marketing? My job is being outsourced to India this summer right around the time we are expecting our first baby! So if you want to help an unemployed technology worker and feed a growing baby boy im your guy!

Great opportunity for anyone getting started, Chad will do you guys good!

Good luck, good stuff Chad! Will be interested in seeing the progress report for your students

Why me? Because I am committed to achieving success in affiliate marketing, so that when I graduate from college, I can immediately strike out on my own rather than selling my life and talents to some corporation. I have the technical skills needed, and I’ve made many attempts in the past, but I could definitely use that step by step guidance to help push me to real success. Thanks for this opportunity.

I had a short burst of success last year with affiliate marketing but have not been able to recapture it. That time was easily the happiest of my adult life, being the sole earner for my family. I have a marketing background and see world of potential for myself in AM. I’m an AdWords and YSM advertiser, but need a guide to help me better spend my PPC dollar.

I condone you on your effort. I respect what you’re trying to do, keep it up.

chad what about a person that want to learn maybe 5 out of the 12 - I am not a beginner beginner but I know I am always eager to learn new things

-> interested in seeing the results

Thanks for your offer to devote your time to one of the newbies! It’s nice to know that there are people out there who give back to community. I’ve done something similar before but not in the affiliate marketing field. The feeling of helping someone to get on his/her own feet is priceless.

Here is my short story:

I’ve gotten into affiliate marketing about 1 month ago. I’ve been running some blogs in past and used affiliate links on them but never got seriously into this business. Until recently. One week ago I’ve taken holidays from my day job and I’ve been using the time to work on my affiliate business. I’m really determined to succeed. I’m working 16 hours a day trying out different offers, setting up new campaigns on AdWords and Yahoo and building my landing pages.

I haven’t seen much success so far. I’m spending about $50/day and getting about $25 back. I guess it’s not that bad for a newbie but I want to start making at least 10% profit. Well, getting even would be a good start.

So that’s it. I could really use your help. A couple of minutes a day from an experienced affiliate marketer would be golden!

Hello, I would like some help in getting started with PPC so I can provide a second stream of income so my wife can stay home to raise our kids (6months and 2 1/2 years old) I read numerous blogs daily, try to apply the information but always come out in the red. Please help.

From the moment I discovered performance marketing, I realized that it is a field that can be both very challenging and rewarding (not just financially). I am 100% committed to thriving in this business. Past mentors have meant a lot to me, often the difference between success and failure, and the best that I can offer to you in return is the promise to pay your mentorship forward by helping others in the future.

I stare at my computer WILLING money to come out of the CD-ROM Drive. I bribe my computer with new upgrades to make money for me. But no dice. Why won’t the money just fall into my lap? Because I need to put the work in. The question I have is how and where?

I would love to be learn and work with you to create a good campaign. I am willing to do whatever it takes and put in as many hours as needed.

Chad, you are right in saying a person’s time is their most valuable asset. It becomes even more precious as the years fly by. I want to learn PPC and affiliate marketing because it is the most efficient business transaction ever created that maximizes the time of everyone evolved: customer, merchant, marketer.

Hello Chad,
My name is Jason and I’m definitely interested in this opportunity. Why should you pick me? - If you pick me, you will find out how devoted, punctual, creative, and passionate I can be. I just turned 22 yesterday and have been blogging for about a year now. For about two months I have been religiously reading your blog and learning everything I can about affiliate marketing.
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Chad,

I’m a husband and father of two and my desire is to have more time with my wife and kids. I recently launched my first campaign and I have money set aside for testing & building my affiliate business.

I would make the best choice because I have a strong work ethic and desire to succeed… meaning, I won’t waste your time or make excuses. Also, I fully understand that success comes with work and commitment. Lastly, I will help others as I achieve success in the same way you have with your blog.

Because my bike has a flat and i need to earn money for a car….But seriously. I need to iron out a few details of each of the steps that you have broken down. I need you to take me the last few steps…..

Hi Chad,

You have done a lot of mentoring already.

I am a guy from Romania who makes all his living online. I started 5 years ago with 10 dollars for a domain and now I can support myself just from my online biz. I am organized and I always pursue my goals. Also, I try to teach others how to make money online with my blog.

I would like to expand into ppc and I believe that it would be a great chance for me to learn from you.

Also, just in case you come to Romania, you will always have free room and board

Because if you mentor me in PPC, I’ll mentor YOU and help you with your graphics and show you how to remove that line in your gigantic RSS icon that has been clearly “borrowed” from istockphoto
You train my mind… I’ll train your eye

Edit: Not sure if I was clear enough. I’m talking about the watermark line over the top left corner of the icon.

Chad,

Cool idea for a contest. Out of my 98 RSS subs, your blog is easily in the top 5 because you always have great information in your posts. I feel like I have a lot of knowledge about how everything should work, I just want someone to help push me into it and answer any (most likely) stupid questions I’d have.

Thanks bud!
-Zac

Chad,

I’ve read quite a bit about PPC but have been more focused on building my website. My only attempt at PPC was with a small blog ad network and resulted in a single click in a month. I’ve lost over half my organic search traffic in the last month which has underscored the need to have more ways of getting traffic.

Chad,

I’ve been a great fan of your website and a subscriber for quite awhile. I’m constantly scouring all of the affiliate marketing blogs in search of any knowledge I can find. Affiliate marketing is what I want to do, plain and simple. Nothing else excites me quite like AM. I wake up thinking AM, I go to work thinking AM, I go to sleep thinking AM and I dream about AM. I’m still very new and have trouble finding good campaigns to run, not to mention the process of niche research (Saturated or not) keyword research, scaling etc. On top of all of this, I want to make my family’s(wife and son) life better, so I’m willing to put in as much time and effort as is required. Sorry this is so long, thanks!

As a worthy candidate and regular reader, I believe I posses all the necessary skills to create a successful affiliate campaign. All of the skills except the one that counts, the know-how to make a buck. The technical things come easy to me: HTML, Javascript, CSS, Photoshop, php, even landing page layout and design. I have experience with successful PPC campaigns at G, Y and MSN. I think that with the right guidance I can add your affiliate marketing techniques to my technical toolkit to make a success of your mentorship promotion.

I would like to enter the comp but I heading away on the 2nd which is unfortunate. But as a subscriber to your feed maybe next time!

You should consider mentoring people based on their cause…what are they trying to help people with? My website (and my existing campaigns) all deal with overcoming addiction.

Just one of many worthy causes, no? There are surely others!

Chad!

Here is my Unique Value Proposition

a) I’ve been working very hard in Aff Marketing since last november and the most I have gotten is a breakeven campaign, until I got google-slapped and had to start over.

b) I have been very persistant, almost every single day. Reading only the top 5 blogs, no ebooks or forums, just reliable information and above all learning through personal experience. However, the only offer I promoted that worked well looked a bit scammy from what I read in customer complaints, so I had to drop it to continue sleeping at night.

c) I do not expect anyone to hand me success without effort, but if you offer help I will humbly take it. I will prepare enormously for each short session we have and make the most out of it. I will resignup to any aff network through your links so my success is your investment! When I succeed, you will have someone loyal to you in business for life.

d) I was you a few years ago. I am young and feel my life draining away in the office. I want to give my all and break free. I will get it no matter what. Your guidance will NOT be taken for granted.

Thanks a lot Chad!

ykw

Why do I need your help?

pretty simple, you know what you are doing, you could teach anybody but could you teach somebody in the UK?

If you could teach me in the UK, then it proves to everybody that anybody in any part of the world, any colour, creed, background, age can make money online

I would then like gods boomerang help somebody over here make money, and one day I am sure I would be able to repay the favour back to you.

Keep smiling

Kevin
UK

Chad,

Perfect timing!

Why would I like some help getting started in PPC-affiliate marketing?

I have been working on affiliate marketing for 2 years now mostly using SEO. I decided to learn PPC now and my goal is to build an 8 figure business. I would also like to mentor someone else after we are done.

thanks,

pete

Great post!

I would love a week of mentoring from you Chad. I experimented with PPC and lost about 150$ and realized I didn’t know what I was doing. After we master PPC maybe we can work on Kayaking and Rock Climbing.

Hello Chad,

I would like you to choose me. I knew an oppurtunity would come along like
this. I have a goal of what I want to personally make but you helping me would lead me down the road to help others. I would be in a postion to start one of my goals to start a food drive for the less fortunate.

I would appreciate someone established in the industry that would help me tie a PPC campaign together. I am looking for a foundation to build off of that I can continue to develop. Having someone in the industry to say “Yes, that should work”, or “No, you might want to try this instead” would be of assistance.

Had beginners luck, got cocky and put in my two week notice. Now I am making n00b mistakes when states are much higher than before.

Mencus™ - Needs a Mentor
Knows Basic SEM & SEO - Works Hard!
Wants to Improve His PPC Campaigns

I have lurked far too long on forums and blogs. 2 Months ago I decided to take action to give affiliate marketing a solid run to see what I’m capable of. A few failed campaigns later I feel that I have developed a general understanding of A.M fundamentals, but I could really use that “Oh I seeee!” moment.

Ideally, I could turnaround and help others who are also struggling! (keeping certain tidbits to myself, of course )

Anyway, thanks for the contest and good luck all!

Hey there Chad!

I have been following you for about 2 weeks and I am beyond ready to get started in ppc! I really don’t want to talk about some sob story about why to chose me for your coaching… matter of fact I had asked you in your questions area if you do coaching! I will not waste your time and I have nothing but time to devote to learn this industry, quitting my day job and provide for my moms…

Thanks,

Toki

I just wanted to comment (don’t want to particpate in the contest) and say cool idea for a contest. I am sure the lucky winner will gain a ton of good info.

Hey Chad,

You snowboard, I ski.
You ride a mountain bike, I ride a BMX bike.
You are a PPC Affiliate Jedi Master, I am committed to becoming a PPC Affiliate Jedi Knight.

With your guidance, training and mentorship, I hope to learn the true ways of PPC Affiliate Marketing. I look forward to this once in a life-time opportunity, and sincerely hope to be selected as the “Choosen One”.

Doug

Chad,

I would be honored to be chosen for your week-long mentoring program. After spending a week under your wing, I would hope to be able to stop banging my head against the wall while attempting to turn a profit with affiliate marketing. Not only would my head not hurt so much, but I wouldn’t have to go get a day job!

Thank you for this opportunity,

Regards,
Marshall

Seems like a shot in the dark, but i’ll take it:

To be frank, I would like to get started in PPC for the same reason most people would like to; revenue. I wouldn’t say that this is my sole purpose, though. The main intention comes from my innate desire in creating things on the Web to the best of my ability so that they’re helpful to others.

..and i’m 21 years old.

Later!

This isn’t for me… It’s for my husband. The email address I gave you is his. And yes he is subscribed to your blog He’s going to hate me for this… LOL

He has lost over $5000 being scammed online in the last year alone. He’s really trying hard to get his PPC business up and running wasting close to $500 a week on PPC alone. HELP HIM SO I CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL!

I would like to start in affiliate marketing because I live in the USA, I make $7.15 an hour working in a plastic shop and my dream has always been to be a great affiliate marketer, I want to provide a better life for my wife and doughter, I already started building quality content sites but I have not done well with PPC.

The way that I have been learning about affiliate marketing is by downloading podcasts and listening to them at work (while I make plastic parts) 8 hours a day for the last 8 months.

This is for ME as well as for my mum. I would like to use the money that
I earned from Affiliate Marketing and do 2 things. Adopt an orphanage in Chiang Mai and setup a trust fund under my mum’s name. She passed away 3 yrs back.

i hope you pick me , because my dog just got shot and needs hipreplacement surgery . my girlfriend just ran off with my best friend and …..

no seriously i think you should pick me because im a quick learner . i allready hav a semi successful blog and i would like to take the profits that i earn from my blog and use it to get into affiliate marketing . thanks for your time i hope i win

Because I want to quit the rat race and spend more time with my kid(s). My second son will be born any day now I already had one successful campaign but through google slappage it fizzled out. I am a very hard worker and very dedicated to making this work. Thank you.

I’ve been programming web apps for years, I even designed a few sites. Lately I have been reading a lot about PPC and I really want to give it a shot. I didn’t try any offers yet, but I promise that I will listen, I will work and I will TEST. I think if you pick me, it will be the best use of your time

Because I’m Short Ugly And A Pathetic Loser! Oh, and every PPC campaign I’ve tried has been a failure of epic proportions.

Thanks
Carlos “ShortAnUgly”

Disregard my last comment, after reading some of the comments I realize there are more needy people here than me. I don’t have kids and a wife to support, I feel they are more in need of help than me since they have others to consider as opposed to me who only have to provide for myself. Sorry for wasting your time.

Carlos “ShortAnUgly”

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

I’m that man!

Chad,

This a great opportunity and something I know I would act on and give me (and those close to me) real benefit.
I live in the UK trying to work the UK affiliate market and I am proficient technically but am missing the piece that gels everything together. Your advice will pay dividends.

Hey Chad,

I’ve been hammering away at this game for a little bit now, and so far I haven’t managed to turn any sort of decent profit. Working with you would be invaluable, and whether I get that chance or not, 6 months from now I’ll be doing the same thing: busting my butt trying to make successful campaigns. The chance to work with you and learn from your experiences would be awesome, but either way, thanks for your blog, it’s been outstanding.

-Chris

Why Mentor Pingo’s Affiliate Program?

Chad if you spend 20 mins a day for a week….

= You’ll be training an affiliagte manager to help future affiliates make it in this industry

= You’ll help 4 mba interns, learn your skills to help them launch a career in affiliate marketing

In return, we can help you build out a phone card affiliate site to test out your PPC skills as a future blog case study with yet another revenue stream to help you bike up another mountain of affiliate commissions.

-Brian
affiliate manager
Pingo.com

3 reasons why your help matters to me.
1) the ability to help me buy an engagement ring for my lovely girlfriend
2) some cashflow to help fix up our house and
3) because I want…no, I NEED a change from what I am doing now.

Thanks for your consideration!