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So, you just had the "big" idea! You're all excited that you're going to rule the universe with your new site, and its going to be "best" in its class, etc etc. And, immediately you begin working on the idea. Sure, it works out great for the most part - but ever had that feeling that - "eh - I wish I had planned it a little better".

No Fear - MindMaps are here! (Excuse me for the cheesy line- couldn't resist ~S)

What are Mind Maps?

Basically, a Mind Map is nothing but a visual representation of various elements that would go on in building your successful business, and in this case - your affiliate site. Well, technically you could Mind Map just about anything, including brainstorming your monthly grocery list.

Now, moving on to business. Mind Maps can actually be really useful tool for you, and there are several applications out there that you can use to create, and manage Mind Maps online. One of the popular ones being - Mindmeister.

Here's how you can use Mind Maps for your affiliate business. Lets say that these four elements are the most important ones for your site:

• Site's Structure
• Pay Per Click Strategy
• Linking (SEO) Strategy
• Social Media Strategy

Now, you can further break down these strategies into the Mind Map - and create a "visual diagram" of what your finished product would look/function like. Lets say you want to break Linking into the following ways:

• Linking Strategy
  • Blog Comments
  • Directory Submissions
  • On Site Optimization
  • More...

A Mind Map lets you draw up these elements visually, so that you can have a better understanding of your project. As they say it - a picture is worth a thousand words (and so is a visual). Consider Mind Map as a visual of your successful affiliate site.

Affiliate Mind Map in Action

I am going to elaborate a bit and would like to show you guys a Mind Map built using MindMeister for an Affiliate Site. Click the link below to see Mind Maps in action.

Sample MindMap (Prepared using MindMeister)

*Please Note - The sample mindMap is for educational purpose only. We'll talk about strategies as we move on.

Concluding Thoughts

Now that you've seen the Mind Map - can you begin to see how it could help you in your next project? To be quiet honest - having a software like Mindmeister does help a lot - but you can even use a whiteboard (provided you store your ideas in some way) to create these.

And, there's one good news - if you liked the Mind Map prepared using Mindmeister - you can sign up for a "free" account that lets you create up to 6 Mind Maps. 

Do you MindMap your ideas and your business? And, if yes - would you like to share with us some of the services and techniques you've used?

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