The following resources are mentioned in the $5 Formula Video or in the audio interview with Josh Spaulding.  As an added bonus, I have included some of my favorite resources that I use to build $5 Formula Sites.

• The Original $5 Formula eBook (free)
  
• Mark Mason's Internet Marketing Blog
• Josh Spaulding's Internet Marketing Blog
• Wordpress themes recommended for making $5 Mini-Sites: 
  Niche AdSense Themes For WordPress
• Josh's Article Marketing eBook, Article Marketing Domination.
• Josh's Coaching Program, Coaching with Josh
• The best Article Submission Software that Josh and I have ever seen (we both use it personally) Advanced Article Submitter
• The free Google keyword tool
• My favorite keyword tool -- Micro Niche Finder
• Josh's Excellent Free Easy SEO Report
• A PDF of the slides used in the video.

Show notes from the audio

• Introductions (Mark and Josh)
• Josh describes how he got started in internet marketing - in the Army in Germany.  Realized that different niches pay differently.
• Started article marketing and tied it to AdSense.
• Josh has many eBooks, including Article Marketing Domination and of course The Original $5 Formula eBook (free)
• How to pick niches -- think about expensive things.  Most people over think things.  Common sense is needed.  Used the Mortage example.
• Mortgage niche pays more than paper niche -- check SpyFu.com. Gives a general idea about value of AdSense ads.
• How do you get people to click?  Content and ad placement.  Content has to be good, but not great.  Ad placement is critical. Josh recommends http://www.nicheadsensethemes.com for WordPress and an HTML product from Sean L. for non-WordPress installs.
• Where does to content come from?  Answer Analyst and Instant Article Wizard are example tools.  Recommended length 300 words.
• How do we decide what to write about -- keywords.   Use to recommend SEO Book tool, but now recommend free Google keyword tool
• Choose keywords with 1500-2500 searches per month and an average Google Toolbar PR of 3 or less on page one of the Google results for the keyword.  Throw out 4 or above.  3-4 is caution zone.  Works for low competition keywords.  Breaks forhot keywords like "mortgage" or "credit cards".
• Need about 26 keywords per site -- 20 for articles and 6 for site pages.
• Keep looking until you find enough keywords or move on.  Look at related keywords to find more keywords.
• Promotion.  Article Marketing. Recommended tool is Automatic Article Submitter.  Article marketing still works and has for a long time.
• Two benefits of article marketing.  One, link building.  Josh has The Ultimate Link Building Report.  Two -- free traffic.  That is the most important benefit.  Need good content.
• Do not recommend direct competition with yourself.  More unique content is, the higher it will rank (based on observation).
• Half of articles go to all directories, but half only go to the top 5 directories.
• Germany site has not been worked on in a year.  Still generates cash.   Created in Nov 2004.  410-$20 per day.  EverythingAboutGermany.com
• Still a great way to get started.
• Visit Josh at Josh Spaulding's Internet Marketing Blog
• Josh's advice -- do not give up.
  

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