Andrew Fox is launching a new product in three weeks called Affiliate XFactor. I have picked this product to show you an excellent example of viral marketing campaign. The launch is 3 weeks out and he has already begun his campaign. He is givng away a free report. This is nothing new or special except for one little important factor.

He is paying $1.00 for every referral and $.50 on every second tier referral. That means that everyone you get to sign up for the free report will earn you a dollar and everyone they sign up will earn you fifty cents. Not only that, when the product launches, you will earn a 50% commission when any of these referrals buys the product.

Do you see the strategy here? Andrew has added a monetary incentive for people to spread the word about his upcoming product and is creating an army of affiliates prior to launch. The money he is paying per lead is nothing compared to the money he will earn once Affiliate XFactor goes live.

He also has a sign up form on the squeeze page so he is building his list at the same time. There is a general consensus among marketers that a list subscriber is easily worth $1 or more. So, the dollar that he is paying per lead is insignificant compared to the results he will receive. Keep in mind that he is not doing any of the work. I have received tons of emails already from other marketers promoting Affiliate XFactor and Google is already full of results for the product name.

This is only after one day. I would say that this campaign is already a huge success only 2 days into the prelaunch. Andrew is not stopping there. He plans to give out even more free content before launch which will only further fuel the fire. The trick behind a successful product launch is to build your prospects into a buying frenzy. When launch day comes, you want them to be chomping at the bit to purchase your product.

I am going to predict that Andrew has a very successful product launch just based on what I have seen so far. In the meantime, you can go get the free report, your affiliate link, and make some easy cash buy helping him promote.

There is a new Web 2.0 website called Qassia. Like most Web 2.0 sites it revolves around member participation. You submit articles and snippets of information that they call "intel". Your "intel" is then rated by other members and you are awarded "Qassia cash" which can be redeemed as views and backlinks for your webistes and blogs. "Qassia cash" is also rewarded for referrals and for rating "intel". The cool thing is that you can earn real cash too. Enter your Google adsense account number and display ads on your Qassia pages. You get 100% of the money earned, not a percentage like other Web 2.0 sites. Qassia is still in beta and not open to the public. You can only join by invitation. So here is your official invitation from me. Click here to join Qassia.

I am sure that all of you have heard the buzz about Web 2.0. The ambiance of internet marketing has changed from hype marketing to relationship marketing. This had come about because of the interactivity of Web 2.0 sites. Web 2.0 is here to stay and if you want to compete you are going to have to adapt your style and strategy.

I have a blog at jtmartin.net that will give you some usefull Web 2.0 strategies that can help you take advantage of the new changes in the internet marketing world. Right now I am doing a sample promotion where you can look over my shoulder.

I will take you step by step and show you how to pick your keywords, how to set up a Hub page and a Squidoo lens, and then how to use social bookmarking to drive traffic to your blog or website and inprove your search engine rankings like never before. Take a few minutes to check it out.

There are several big JV giveaways getting ready to kick-off tomorrow. I can't put enough emphasis on how easy it is to build your list by participating as a JV partner in these types of events.

You owe it to your self to give it a try. It doesn't cost a thing, just a little effort to join up and then promote. Here is a link that lists all the upcoming and on going events.

JV Giveaways

Come on, get off your butt and give it a try! You will be pleased with the results

There is a new viral marketing program called My Viral Pop Ads that is the latest creation from Craig Haywood. I have been using it since it came out about a month ago and it gets my seal of approval.

It uses the same premise as instant buzz with some variations but this one builds your list too. Once you set it up you don't have to do any work, just surf the net like normal and you will earn free traffic. If you can afford it, the upgrade will send you mega traffic. Make sure you upgrade at the one time offer and you will save yourself $100.

If you can't afford the upgrade, don't worry about it. You can still get a lot of free traffic with the standard system. Craig also includes some link cloakers and other cool features. Check it out Here, it's free.