You have heard the saying that the life blood of a website is getting
traffic to it. Which is true, without traffic you have a website that is
just sitting out in cyberspace with no one seeing it.
Traffic is important but what, about sales?
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The Easiest Way To Outsell Other Affiliates
If you’re an affiliate marketer, then you’re always looking over your shoulder
to see if the competition – your fellow affiliates – are catching up to you. Or,
worse than that, you’re looking up ahead trying to catch up with them!
At times any market can be crowded, so selling the same thing to the same
group of people means you’re lucky to get just a small share of the market.
Imagine having thirty-five Wal-Mart stores in one small town, all competing
with each other to get the local business. You get the idea.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. The easiest way to outsell other affiliates
is this…
Turn your AFFILIATE offer into a UNIQUE offer!
You see, most affiliates try to sell the product as is. If your prospects are
shopping around, they’re going to skip all the “buy from me” offers.
Instead, they’re going to focus on those offers that give them an incentive to
buy. And that means you can outsell the other affiliates simply by offering a
bonus product to anyone who buys through your affiliate link.
I’ve been teaching this concept since 2001 and, all things being equal, those
affiliates who put this into practice will outsell those who don’t virtually 100%
of the time.
It’s a very simple strategy. Let’s break it down into three steps…
Step 1: CHOOSE Your Incentive
Your goal is to make your offer stand out from the crowd by offering an
incentive to buy from your link, thereby boosting your conversion rate.
And that means you need to offer a bonus that enhances or otherwise
complements the affiliate product.
Did you catch that? Your bonus should “enhance” or “complement” the
product you are promoting as an affiliate. That’s what makes for the best
incentive.
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Let me give you a “real” case study (not made up … actually done by one
of my customers).
A customer – who is also one of my affiliates – recently purchased my
Multiple Streams Theme wordpress blog theme. He loaded it to his site.
Then, he invested a little time writing a small report that teaches how to
customize and tweak the theme. He offered this small report, filled with
insider shortcuts and tips for enhancing the theme, as an incentive to
anyone who ordered the Multiple Streams Theme through his affiliate link.
Brilliant.
I’m just guessing, but I bet the report didn’t take him half an hour to write.
He just logged his own personal experiences. And yet it has high value to
anyone who has plans to order the theme.
That’s how you outsell other affiliates. You turn your AFFILIATE offer into
a UNIQUE OFFER.
————- Case Study ———–
One way to do this is by reading the sales letter for the product and choosing
one particularly enticing bullet point.
Example #1: If the sales letter tells prospects they can learn how to get traffic
from social media sites, then you can create a report called “27 Ways to Use
Social Media to Drive Traffic to Any Website!”
Example #2: If the sales page for a diet book promises a month of low calorie
recipes to customers, you can create a supplementary low calorie recipe book
and give it away to those who buy from your link.
Example #3: If you’re promoting a dog training book and you see a bullet
point about eliminating bad behaviors such as jumping, incessant barking,
digging in the gardening, etc. You can create a report or even a video called,
“The Secrets of Training the Perfect Dog: How to Keep Your Dog’s Paws Off
Your Guests, Off Your Counters and Out of Your Garden!”
The point is, your freebie should be directly related to the affiliate offer. You
want your prospects to buy through your link just because the incentive is so
enticing.
What kind of incentive? You can do videos, software, coaching, advertising,
installations, services, etc.
But, “pound for pound”, the best and easiest incentive to create is a small report.
Step 2: CREATE Your Incentive
Once you decide on the topic, your next step is to create the bonus product. If
you’re creating a short report or video, you can probably finish it in one day.
Otherwise, you can hire a trusted freelancer to do it, which frees your time to
focus on marketing the offer!
Tip: You find ghostwriters on sites like WarriorForum.com…, Elance.com…, and
GetAFreelancer.com…. You can also ask for recommendations from your
colleagues via your social networks or on business forums.
Step 3: CIRCULATE Your Incentive.
Finally, your last step is to promote your offer by letting prospects know that
anyone who buys the affiliate product using your link will get the bonus product.
Let your list know. Tell your blog readers. Tweet about it. Purchase advertising.
Distribute free marketing materials such as ezine articles. Mention it in sig files at
forums. You know the drill.
Now, there are a few ways to deliver the product:
1. On the download page. If you’ve developed a relationship with the product
vendor, he may agree to set up a special sales page that promotes the bonus
plus a special download page so that customers can download it instantly after
purchasing.
2. Manually. You can have customers forward their receipts and then you send
them the link to the bonus.
3. Automatically. You can also set up a special email address with an
autoresponder, so that anyone who sends you a receipt gets the download
link automatically. (Naturally, some people will try to “cheat” this system.)
And there you have it – the simple three-step strategy you can use to outsell
your competitors and put more money in your pocket.
It’s so easy you could be making more money by tomorrow… if you get
started today!
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discontinuing all sales.
When people search the internet they are usually looking for information. Some
look for games to play, online casinos, or just virtual games to entertain them.
The more serious minded are looking for some specific information that would
give them the answer to a specific question, information to help them solve a
problem, or better yet how to make money online which at last look was searched
over 1 million times globally in a month according to Google keyword research.
I know Affiliate Marketing is probably the most used business model on the
Internet. But, what about the Information Marketing business model? Can someone
make a living providing information products to the masses searching the Internet?
The answer is a profound “yes” and you can do so very efficiently.
There is a phrase “who, what, when, and where” that relates to Information Marketing
or any type of business whether online or offline.
A. Who?: In general it is anyone that is looking information that they need. Does
not matter the subject, they are looking for an answer to something. This is your
target market. The person to whom you are going to help by providing the information
they are searching for.
B. What?: This is the information they are looking for, the answer to there questions,
the information they need to solve their problem, or the overall assistance they need.
This can come in various forms such as a report, ebook, software, or other various
forms of media. You want to provide this information to them.
C. When?: Most of the time when I am looking for information it is something I needed
yesterday. I am sure all of us have been in that same frame of mind one time or
another. People searching the internet for information are no different. Thanks to the
speed of the internet delivery of information can be almost instantly no matter what
time it is or where in the world you are.
D. Where?: There are two parts to the “where” statement. The first being where do I
find who is looking for what. The answer to this is not simple and can be in itself a
report or ebook covering this subject. Just of the top of my head you can take a look
at Google Trends, Yahoo Answers, and depending on your niche, forums can be a
good resource to find subject matter.
The second part is more simple and that is where do you find the information that is
needed by the consumer. The best source is yourself. Do you have the knowledge or
expertise in this field to give the consumer what they need or asking for. Depending
on the answer, you will determine the format in which to deliver the information to
the consumer. It is also up to you on whether to charge for your work and how much
you will ask for it. You could also outsource the work to an expert in this field. This
usually comes with a price, so, do your research and make sure it is an investment
that is worth this consideration.
I touched lightly on the subjects above just to give you an idea of what in general
is involved in Information Marketing. I will go in for detail on each subject in the very
near future.
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ShareIn today’s world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.
Most of this information comes straight from the affiliate marketing pros. Careful reading to the end virtually guarantees that you’ll know what they know.
Affiliate Marketing is a business that one can sell other people’s products and earn commissions from product owner through an affiliate program. The sales are tracked through special links that are provided to you (the affiliate marketer) which you then place within the form of marketing you choose to promote the product with.
Affiliate Marketing has gotten a bad rap in years past, so it’s time to educate aspiring business owners about the truth behind this legitimate business. Let’s start by exposing those myths and telling the truth about Affiliate Marketing and how it is a potential money maker!
Myth #1 – It’s just another get rich quick scheme.
Truth- This myth probably originated around the time Internet frauds and scams hit an all time high. Most people aren’t aware of what affiliate marketing is and probably heard others who’ve said they made a lot of money from it, so they assumed it fell into the scam category.
The truth is that it’s a legitimate business that you earn income from, but you will not get rich quick. It takes a lot of time and work to make it a success.
Myth #2 – It’s a waste of time. No one will want the junk you would be selling anyway.
Truth- First of all, you aren’t selling junk. You pick the items yourself and research them to see whether or not they’re worth the effort. When you find good quality products and work hard selling them, you will earn some decent commissions, so the time would not be wasted. You get out of it, what you put into it.
Myth #3 – Affiliate Marketing sites sell themselves.
Truth- The only way these sites will actually sell themselves is if you work hard to provide the best possible site and use the best possible marketing methods. You will still need to work hard to get the results you want, so technically the sites don’t sell themselves.
Myth #4 – You can make money overnight!
Truth- Most affiliate marketers would love it if this were true. But, unfortunately, it’s not. It will take quite a bit of time to get the ball rolling for you to find what works and doesn’t work. When you finally get on your feet and know how the process works effectively, then you can start earning more money. It won’t come overnight.
That being said, once you discover how to make that money, then yes, it is possible to go to sleep one night with X amount of dollars in your Paypal account and wake up to more. That’s where making money overnight comes into play, but that doesn’t mean you just throw a link on your site one day and wake up the next with a hefty account balance.
Myths #5 – Just build a website. Your customers will find you.
Truth- This holds some truth to it, but it’s lacking some details. You will need a website to sell affiliate products from, but customers aren’t going to find you unless you market, market and market some more. Just because you publish a site on the World Wide Web, does not guarantee everyone out there is going to stumble upon your site. You need to get your site out there and let it find them!
Affiliate Marketing is a legitimate business that you can make money from. It’s like any other small business. You have to work hard at making it a success. The rewards of your hard work and dedication can be great once you get your business gets up and running.
Now that the affiliate marketing myths have been busted, and the truth is out, you are well informed that affiliate marketing is not a fly by night scheme to make quick money. It’s a business like any other and should rightfully be thought of as such.
I hope the sections above have contributed to your understanding of these five affiliate marketing myths. Share your new understanding about affiliate marketing myths with others. They’ll thank you for it.
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