ACME People Search – Step 1: Affiliatize

ACME People Search – Step 1: Affiliatize

By completing Step 1, you are establishing affiliate relationships with ClickBank, HD Publishing, Commission Juntion and Google Adsense; four top Internet companies.  If you already have affiliate relationship and an affiliate ID with any of these companies, you do not need to set-up another account.  Heck… in time you’ll learn how to sell numerous ClickBank products, and you can monetize any other website with your Google Adsense account.  Other affiliate companies come and go in Step 1, but any change is done for the benefit of the membership.  The companies mentioned above all permanent relationships.

Here is a great video on how to complete Step 1.

Once you have completed Step 1, you will have your “people search” affiliate website automatically built for you.  Actually, this is not a “website” per say.  It’s more of a sales page.  And, it’s a sales page that thousands of other people have also created.  It is not unique. To be successful in this business, you need to learn how to link to this page from another source that is unique and has content. 

If you stay at Step 1, your website will be hosted by ACME People Search.  Your affiliate link or URL will look similar to this:  www.acme-people-search.com/15634522289ABCD.  All of your affiliate links are coded into this site.  You can advertise it and start earning commissions.  You commissions are a bit limited however. You are only at a “35 percent display rate.”  This means that you will be credited with 35 percent of the commissions you earn. 

HINT: If and when you get your own hosting in Step 2, you will name you own unique search engine webpage.  The keywords that people use to search for others are “find people free,” and “people search.”  Make sure you give you search engine site a name that includes those keywords.  This will dramatically improve you Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts and result in the major search engines ranking you higher for this type of search; which results in them sending you free or organic traffic.  You can use hyphens (-).  I did.  Use hyphens to develop a keyword string that you can later maximize to your advantage.  And, if you complete Step 2, you will be at the “65 percent display rate.”  This means that you will be credited with 65 percent of the commissions you earn.

Here is what your ‘search engine’ will look like and a description of the commissions you will generate : 

Standard "Search Engine" Affiliate Website

The very top search box on you search engine takes someone to their Free People Search.  This is our unique selling proposition.  This is what separates us from everyone else. This is handled thru MyLife.com.  All they need to do is follow directions.  They will also have a choice to do a number of things; for example a background search. If they choose on of these links they will be taken to NetDetective.com (HD Publishing).  They pay $29 for a three year membership (a very good deal). We make a flat $20.  I purchased an HD Publishing account myself (see what’s included below).  If you want to fully understand the product you are selling, it’s a real good idea to own that product yourself.  Knowledge of the product will also help you later with great source material to use to start writing articles and blog posts.

The line of text links that say Search By Phone, Search By SSN, Run A Background Check, and Find EMail Address are four different products all managed, and paid to you, by ClickBank.  We make approximately 70 percent of whatever search product they purchase; and, this too is a one time payment.

Search By Phone is ReversePhoneDetective.com, product cost:
Full Phone Report(1): $14.95
Annual Subscription: $39.95

Search by SSN is SSRecords.com, products cost:
One-Time Access: $19.95
Upgrade to Annual Membership: $9.95

Run a Background Check is InstantBackgroundReport.com, products cost:
One-Time Access: $29.95
Upgrade to Annual Membership: $9.95

Find EMail Address is EmailFinder.com, products cost:
Five Results on One Person: $14.95
Annual Membership: $29.95

The Who is Searching for You link is MyLife.com. They offer 1 & 3 year memberships.  You make 25 percent on these memberships, but you also make $1.10 per lead (if someone signs up for a free search).  I have a ton of these payments.  And, these leads are sent follow up emails for a year.  A lot of these leads eventually turn to sales.  You can test this out yourself simply by signing for your own free search through my “search engine” website:  Intelligent-People-Search.com.

More on HD Publishing and NetDetective 

In my opinion, there is a ton of value for only $29 for a three-year membership.  It provides greater value than the ClickBank products mentioned above.  All these services get their services from the same database.  Here is what your clients get for that membership:

• State Criminal Checks
• Nationwide Criminal Checks
• Wants and Warrants
• Registered Sex Offenders
• Bankruptcies and Liens
• Judgments and Lawsuits
• Home Value and Property Ownership
• Neighbors and Neighborhood Details
• Relatives and “living” Associates
• Verified Addresses and Aliases
• Marriage and Divorce Records
• Date and Place of Birth
• Social Security Number and Identity Verification
• Department of Motor Vehicles Records

All searches are 100 percent legal and confidential.  Members receive unlimited access to all searches.  They can check out as many people as they want at no extra charge.  It also provides them a great source to protect them against identity theft.  Plus, there is a 90-day guarantee if they do not like the service.