This week and weekend was Christmas shopping time, so I had little time to work on the Google Assassin program. I did dive into their video and non-video tutorials. I think I have a good idea of what is going on and have started to form a game plan in my head. This week/weekend I will try to set my first campaign live.

From there I can track my results and give you a better idea if this program is worth the $77 a month fee. Stay tuned for more updates later this week.

Technorati Tags: Christmas shopping, Google Assassin

GOOGLE + =

Found this over at Shoemoney’s site. Google now allows you to modify your search using a date parameter.

Here is an example:

I searched Google for the term “NFL.” This is the query string for NFL, http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls
=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=NFL

I then added “&as_qdr=w” to the end of query string to get targeted results for this week only. Lot’s of stories about Mike Vick going to jail for 23 months.

Here is the modified string:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls
=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=NFL&as_qdr=w

Here are your options for displaying results based on time.

&as_qdr=w (Week)
&as_qdr=d (Day)
&as_qdr=m (Month)

Just append any of these to your query string and you are off to the races.

Technorati Tags: Shoemoney, Google, NFL, Mike Vick

On Monday, I really dove into the DJK Google Assaaain program, even with the lacking quick start guide. I watched a video on how to make campaigns, which were very helpful, but a bit out, dated. The site has since had a re-design.

Campaign Video
The video was shot in May of last year, I believe, when they were still in beta. Many of the site navigation and features are different today. This leaves you to a bit of guessing, but I was up to the task.

Coaching Model
I did the very first coaching model. It was informative and easy to follow. My only suggestion, out side of a step by step quick start guide, it to have all of the coaching models done in Camtasia video, just like the campaign video.

Affiliate Wiki
I thought this might be a nice resource, but it turned out to be just a place were people talk about how great the program was and how much money they make. There was no real instruction or helpful information for a newbie.

Days Review
While information is scattered, the information and tools have been quite good so far. Tomorrow, I will try out their Keyword tool, which they call “The Daddy Keyword Tool.” They say it is a complicated, but I hope that means it will give great results once the learning curve has been over come.

Side Note. I know I keep saying they need a quick start guide, and information is scattered, etc… However, on second thought this may actually work to my advantage. See, most affiliates are lazy and if it is not spoon feed to them, they will give up. So many people buy money-making opportunities and once they see it requires work they put it on the self or ask for a refund. I am hoping this is the case. This means less competition for me, as I plan to test this to the end.

So maybe in the end, I should keep my mouth shut on the improvements and just work the program. 

** UPDATE **

Quick Start Guide
Tuesday morning a very informative quick start guide showed up in my email box, just what I was looking for.

Technorati Tags: DJK Google Assaaain, quick start guide, Camtasia video, The Daddy Keyword Tool

Purchase the Product
Sunday night I went to buy DJK Google Assassin. Before I could purchase the product, a virtual live chat assistant came online to give me a sales pitch. This autobot was so far from real, it was actually funny the response it would give. It is a great sales idea, but poorly implemented.

I purchased the product with ease. After purchase, I was prompted for a once in a lifetime up sell for an extra $47. I declined.

Getting the Product
Next, I was taken to a page where I set up an account on affiliates den.com and download a free PDF. The AffiliatesDen.com website seems to be the hub of the program. This is where you will find all the tools and tutorials to get started, or so I thought, I will explain shortly.

I then reach a page with three options. Option one, Login to Affiliates Den, two, login to affiliate blueprints coaching, and finally, download tools.

I downloaded the tools, then logged into both affiliates den and the coaching program.

I am a bit lost by now. There is no quick start guide or welcome guide.

Review so Far
So, lets review the customer path. I first read a very slick sales page and decide I want to try this program. I slap down my hard-earned cash and get access to a bunch of tools, resources, etc, but I really don’t know what to do next. There is no clear guide. So, I think I will run through the coaching programs first and then see what is going on over at affiliatesDen.com

I will keep you posted.

Tomorrow
I will start reading the FAQ, watching videos and using the coaching program.

Technorati Tags: virtual live chat, sales pitch, affiliates den.com, coaching program.

We will purchase the software package and test out the claims made on the very slick long copy sales page. You can find it here.

The program author, Chris, says his Google Assassin Software will show you exactly what top affiliates are doing with their PPC campaigns, which allows you to “borrow” their success and turn a profit with little to no investment into testing. Some will call this stealing, but there is nothing illegal about what the program promotes. You may have moral reasons not to try this software but again nothing to my knowledge is illegal.

I have previously bought Chris’s “Affiliates Project X” ebook. I have to admit I did little to nothing with the knowledge gained. Shame on me…

DJK Assassin is the automated version of “Affiliates Project X.” I will purchase this program today and will report in the following weeks my progress.

Technorati Tags: Chris, affiliates, PPC campaigns, Affiliates Project X