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Affiliate Program Primer
© 2004, John Calder http://www.TheEzine.net Ever since Amazon launched what is perhaps the most well-known, but not the first, affiliate program in 1996, other merchants in every business category imaginable have followed suit. And even though...
An Often Overlooked Killer Affiliate Marketing Technique, And How To Use It To Your Great Benefit
Copyright 2005 Jim Boere Chances are you are currently promoting one or several affiliate programs as a way to build a residual income for yourself. But are you really making the most of your advertising campaign? Are you original, creative, or are...
Generate More Sales in ANY Affiliate Program – Part Four
VISUALIZE, STRATEGIZE, ENERGIZE, REALIZE reprogramming is the subject today. Every single successful person in the cyber and real world practice these principals, this is what sets them apart from everyone else and this is what will set you apart...
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Secrets of Super Affiliate
Most affiliate program owners say 80% of their affiliate sales come from 20% of affiliates. Here is the difference between top 20% affiliates and the rest. --Normal Affiliate-- Most affiliate program owners tell their affiliates how to "sell,"...
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6 Affiliate Mistakes You're Probably Making...
Copyright 2005 Anik Singal
Everyday I see more and more affiliates making the same mistakes. The worst part is that they’re just doing what they’re taught by the so-called “experts.”
It’s no shock to me that 95% of affiliates make no money. The problem isn’t that some people are just “better” than others – the problem is just the way the 95% are running their business. That’s why I’m going to diagnose the 6 most common mistakes AffiliateClassroom.com sees affiliates making everyday.
The 6 Mistakes you better learn to avoid like the plague:
1. Not Building For Search Engines:
If you’re an affiliate and want to be successful at it, you better learn to make search engines your best friend. Search engines are a better source for long-term, targeted and FREE traffic. Make sure to build your site in clean HTML coding, provide good content and optimize all your pages (not just the home page).
I firmly believe that all affiliates need to study search engine optimization closely. If you want to learn how to optimize websites quickly without spending years studying, check out my “push-button” system at http://www.DominateSearchEngines.com
2. Not Enough Text – Too Many Banners:
This might be the #1 problem – I come across hundreds of these sites almost daily. Think back to why “YOU’RE” online – to find information right? What good are banners to you? Do banners provide you any good information? Absolutely not.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t discourage using banners – I just say to only use them after you have content on your website. And stick to just 1 or 2 banners. The goal here is to hook someone with good content, then urge them to click the banner to learn more. Don’t just slop up a bunch of banners and expect to become a super affiliate…
3. Promoting Only One Product:
This was something I learned from Ken Envoy and it made no sense to me until I tried it. Let’s use an example to illustrate: Let’s say you’re looking for a car and you ask someone “Hey, which one should I buy?” Would you rather have the person show you 3, give you the positives and negatives and then “suggest” a car or just shove one of them down your throat and refuse to talk about anything else?
I think the answer is
clear – you much rather have someone RECOMMEND something. So, do the same on your websites – let your consumer choose what link they click on (your conversions will go through the roof).
4. Not Giving Away FREE Products:
Another mistake I see done on almost 98% of the websites I visit – they have absolutely no viral marketing build into their system. If you want to hook someone and build loyalty, put some of your best information into a small PDF – give it away for free and watch your sales and traffic multiply. NOTE: This is a more long-term strategy so be patient…
5. Hard-Selling:
If you know anything about affiliate marketing, then you’ve heard of “PRE-SELL” – well it’s a shocker that most people never use it. PRE-SELL is when you warm up to your visitor with some good content and information and then slowly “recommend” them to buy something.
I also never thought this would work until I tried it. Hard-selling is what your merchant should be doing, you, however, should avoid it at all costs.
6. Too Much Going On…
This mistake is a bit related to the “Too many banners” mistake. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have WANTED to buy something but just couldn’t find the right link to do it.
Some affiliate websites have a million things going on – the reader gets so confused that they hit the back button and “poof,” never come back. Keep your pages targeted and clean – go for ONE goal – to get the click over to the merchant(s) you’re promoting.
Golden Rule: The more you show them, the more confused they get.
I highly suggest reading those 6 again – they are very important to master if you want to become a super affiliate one day. Even I am going back to my old projects and still fixing my mistakes – they’re all over the place. But, the second I fix them, I see an enormous difference, you will too.
About the Author
Anik Singal is a 21 year old successful entrepreneur online. If you want to learn more about exactly how to become a super affiliate and received Step by Step coaching from a team of affiliates, please immediately visit: http://www.AffiliateClassroom.com If you visit now, you can also sign-up for our Absolutely FREE Course… http://www.AffiliateClassroom.com
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