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Pokémon Merchandise Is Becoming The Hot New Trend In Affiliate Marketing

With the advent of Pokémon Go, one of the biggest merchandizing franchises in the gaming industry has come back to life – in a big way. If you were around in the late nineties or early 2000s when Pokémon was very popular, you may remember all the different things you could own with Pikachu and his friends on it. Expect all that merchandise to come back along with quite a few new gadgets and gizmos themed around all things Pokémon. Pokémon Go is an app and virtual […]

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How To Profit From Pokémon Go as a Blogger

If you’re a blogger and you haven’t found a way to tie into the latest Pokémon Go craze, you may be missing out on a lot of traffic and fun way to interact with your audience. You can easily work this latest trend into just about any niche. Let’s run through a few examples to give you some ideas and hopefully inspire you to explore this topic for your own blog. Share Your Own Experience And Motivation If you’ve been playing, share what you’ve learned and why […]

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Use Pokémon Go Attract More Foot Traffic To Your Brick and Mortar Business

Pokémon Go is the latest crazy hitting the country and as a savvy business owner, you can take advantage of this app to drive more traffic to your local business. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of the game and chances are you’ve seen people in your town and in your neighbourhood walking around looking at their phones, trying to catch Pokémon. The fact that they are walking around is good news for your business. The bad news is that their eyes are looked […]

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Thanks To Pokémon Go You Can Become a Real World Pokémon Trainer

Did you watch and play Pokémon growing up? If so, becoming a Pokémon trainer was probably top on your list of things you wanted to do when you grew up. Thanks to the brand new Pokémon Go app, you can make that a reality and earn some real cash as a trainer in a variety of different ways. Earlier today I came across a business savvy person who posted a detailed craigslist ad offering to play Pokémon Go for you and level up while you are at […]

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Share Your Gaming Know How And Profit From Pokémon Go

If you’re a gamer and familiar with the Pokémon universe, why not apply that knowhow and expertise to the new Pokémon Go craze that’s sweeping the country and cash in. If you have something to share, contribute to the conversation, and help out new players, it’s time to get to work. Start A Blog And Social Media Following One of the easiest ways to share your gaming knowhow and profit from the Pokémon Go crazy is to start a blog, a YouTube channel, or simply build a […]

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What Is A Pokémon?

Pokémon are fictional creatures of all shapes and sizes who live throughout the world. The word Pokémon is short for “pocket monster“.  Pokémon were brought into popularity by the Nintendo Game Boy game back in 1998, they have been a viral phenomenon through both video games and a television show.  Since then there have been additional video games, a popular trading card game, a gaming network, and a full product line of everything from apparel to accessories!   There are many different types of Pokémon and it […]

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What Exactly is Pokémon Go?

Pokémon Go is a brand new free-to-play game available for mobile devices.  It brings the diverse Pokémon franchise to a new platform and proves irresistible in its draw to see how many Pokémon you can collect. In a nutshell, it is a game where players can use their mobile devices to track virtual critters, capture them, power them up, and then battle them. Based on the extensive Pokémon anime and video game franchise, Pokémon Go brings an element of exploring, meeting new people, and discovering your local […]

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What is a PokéStop

A PokéStop is a place shown on the local area map where players can visit to stock up on essentials, such as Poké Balls, Potions, Razz Berries, and Pokémon Eggs. Usually such locations are significant landmarks like monuments, churches, town halls, pizzerias, coffee shops, pubs, etc. Visiting a PokéStop also awards the player with 50 Experience Points (XP). Items and XP can only be collected from an individual PokéStop once about every 5 minutes. A trainer can also place a Lure Module at the PokéStop to gather […]

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Pokemon Go 101: Understanding the Basics

Pokemon Go is all the rage these days and while thousands of people are playing it and running around catching Pikachus and finding PokeStops, there are thousands who are clueless about this game and have no idea what it’s all about. Pokemon Go is not like any other video game that has ever been released. It uses augmented reality and you’ll need to be very active in order to do well in the game. Most video games require you to sit in some fixed spot and play […]

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What is a Pokémon Go Gym?

Gyms are where the real Pokémon battles take place. All Gyms are controlled by a team and are represented on the map by the color that represents the team. When a player reaches Trainer Level 5 in Pokémon Go, they will select one of the following teams: Team Instinct (yellow), Team Mystic (blue) and Team Valor (red). The team a trainer picks define what Gyms the trainer will fight against, and the Gyms the trainer can ally with to strengthen up. If a trainer finds an uninhabited […]

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