Affiliate marketing has enticed many people. Some have earned. Many have not.
So what’s the difference between the earners and nothing? It’s very simple. The ones that make nothing have done nothing. That’s right. Nothing for nothing. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
So how can you avoid falling into the nothing trap and grow your affiliate checks?
One thing to always keep in mind is that affiliate marketing needs marketing. Successful affiliates in any affiliate program simply don’t sit there and wait for money to come. Why? Because there is no money in simply sitting and waiting.
If you want to be successful in affiliate marketing and if you want to continually grow your affiliate checks, you’ve got to think and do. Think of ways to promote your merchant’s business and products better. Think of ways on how to entice other people to click on the link or ad provided by the merchant. Think of ways to make your affiliate sales increase. And then…just do them.
Will it take time? Yes! Will it take creativity? Yes! Will it work? Yes! But you’ve got to keep from falling into the trap of doing nothing.
Here are a few guidelines that may help you to grow your affiliate checks:
Become an expert on your affiliate product.
You can promote your merchant’s product better if you know a lot of things about it. To become an expert, the best thing you can do is purchase your merchant’s product yourself. This way, you can tell your customers about your first-hand experience using the product. You can even write a testimonial or a personal endorsement ad about it.
If you can’t afford the product, then conduct thorough research. Read reviews, contact their customer service and ask for marketing materials.
Host your own website.
Or at least have a domain name that is short and easy to remember. You certainly wouldn’t expect a visitor to remember a very long and incomprehensible URL. And if they can’t remember, they can’t visit. That means less traffic for your page and the less chance for your affiliate ads and links to be clicked.
It is also a good idea to create a private website and offer access to it to for anybody who clicks on any of your affiliate ads. Private websites also give you a venue to promote your back-end affiliate products.
Write your own affiliate ads.
Many merchants don’t mind if you write and design your own ads for their products, as long as you ask permission from them and present your ad before posting it on your site. This gives you a greater advantage over a lot of other affiliates who may be advertising the same affiliate products. A fresh, new look for the advertising can help boost the product’s sales.
Participate in chat rooms, discussion boards, blogs and forums related to your product.
If you used to ignore them before, then it is time for you to start rethinking the social networking. You can start your own chat or join an existing chat related to your product. You don’t have to promote your affiliate product at once, but find the chance to advertise and promote it as you go along. Start your own blog or thread in a forum.
Create a free ezine or newsletter.
Ezines and newsletters are periodical publications whose aim is to inform. Pick something relevant to your affiliate marketing or something you are familiar with to write about. In your ezines and newsletters, find a way to insert your affiliate ads and links throughout your writings. Promote your ezine or newsletter on your website and talk about it in the social networking circles.
Remember, what’s important is that you be able to find a way to attract more traffic to your site, entice your visitors to click on the ads and be able to promote your merchant’s products outside the boundary of your own website. In other words… become one of the successful affiliate marketers.
About the Author:
Stephen Pierce is an internet multi millionaire who, with his wife, runs an endless empire of online businesses and three different coaching clubs. He is known as one of the powerhouses of the internet and teaches others to replicate his success. His website is www.stephenlive.com.
