One of my coaching clients asked me the following question during one of our sessions…

“Part of being productive is knowing what NOT to do. What are 3 common activities that Internet Marketers engage in that you recommend they minimize or not do at all?”

I’d like to respond to that question here publicly because I think it’s something that is EXTREMELY important for ALL internet marketers to consider.

So often we’re so concentrated on “traffic generation” and “list building” and “product creation” and all the internet marketing “stuff” that we fail to realize that there are some fundamental things that are keeping us from really being productive in our businesses.

See if any of these things are killing YOUR business…

What you want as an affiliate is to promote not ONE offer but SEVERAL related offers AT THE SAME TIME.

All things being equal, it would be better for you to use the EXACT SAME time and energy to promote 5 affiliate program offers as opposed to just one, right?

So, let’s talk about how you can do this.

It’s simple really -

Business is a numbers game.

We toss out industry terms and abbreviations all the time to illustrate this. ROI, CPA and PPC reflect our concern over numbers. So do phrases like “conversion rate”, “opt-in rate” and “click thru rate”. We track advertising, analyze stats and base decisions on projections.

Business is a numbers game.

How that relates to “avoiding Clickbank commission theft” is coming in just a moment. But before I get to that, let me back up just a bit and tell you a true story that prompted me to get to the simple strategy that I’m going to share with you.

It’s an important lesson to learn, so let it sink in.

Remember Peter Pan’s sidekick Tinkerbell? Besides being a cute little pixie, she possessed something magical: her pixie “dust”. When she sprinkled a little on someone they could take wing and fly.

It doesn’t take the magic and creativity of Disney to come up with great ideas.

But it just might take a little writer’s pixie dust!

Sprinkle a little of the following on your content and watch it soar to new heights!

In follow-up to yesterday’s post (http://www.jimmybrown.com/5-free-apps-every-marketing-needs/) here are 5 more free applications…

1. NVU (Compare to Dreamweaver). From their website…

“Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a “new view”) is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editing. Nvu is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.”

Visit http://www.net2.com/nvu/ for more details.

Good software is usually costly. Current versions of Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Camtasia are all over $500 each. Many internet marketers who are starting out can’t afford them. Yet they are needed in operating an internet business.

One option is to find earlier versions of these high-end software programs on eBay.com.

Another option is to find software programs similar to these that are completely free.

That’s what I want to share with you in today’s message. Five free software programs that every internet marketers needs…