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Affiliate-Marketing SECRETS

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  2. BONUS! Link to the simple quiz (100% Free) ==> https://bit.ly/3tZqky3 Only take action if you -Want to earn instantly -Want to earn at your comfort -Want to work 1-2 hours a day only -Wants to get RICH

  3. TableofContents Chapter1:AffiliateMarketing–DefinitionandOverview Chapter2:AdvantagesandBenefitsofAffiliateMarketing Chapter3:HowDoesAffiliateMarketingWork? Chapter4:GettingStartedWithAffiliateMarketing Chapter5:HowtoFindanAffiliateProgram? Chapter6:PromotingProductsthroughAffiliateProgram Chapter7:HowtoMakeaSuccessfulAffiliateWebsite? Conclusion 2

  4. Chapter1:AffiliateMarketing- DefinitionandOverview Affiliatemarketingisawayofmakingmoneyonline.It’sreallya simpleconcept.Whenyouareanaffiliatemarketer,youpromotea product,service,orsiteforabusiness,andyouasapublisherget rewardedfordoingso. Inmostcases,youfindproductsrelatedtoyournicheandofferthemon yourwebsiteorblog.Youpromotetheproductsandpostalinkonyour sitewheretheycanpurchasetheproducts.Then,whensomeonefollows thatlinktobuysomething,youearnacommission.Thecommissionscan beeitherapercentageofthesaleorafixedamount.You’veseenlinksto othersiteswhenyou’vereadotherpeople’sblogs.Theselinksmakethe bloggermoney. Forexample:Iwriteabookaboutaffiliatemarketing.Yourblogis centeredontipstomakemoneyonline.Youactuallypromoteandsellthe bookfromyoursite.Yougetapercentageofthesale.It’slikebeingpaid anadvertisingormarketingfee. Youmayalsosellotherproductsthatarerelatedtoyoursite.Forexample: Youblogaboutcookingandrecipes.Thereareendlessnumbersofcooking relatedappliancesorutensilsyoucouldsellfromyoursitetomakeiteasier forthemtopreparethoserecipes. Inothercases,youmightearnanamountwhensomeonefollowsthelink andtakesomekindofactionsuchas:signupforsomethingwiththeir emailaddressorcompleteasurveywiththeirnameandaddress. 3

  5. Yourearningsareusuallytrackedbyusingalinkthathasacode embeddedinit.Thislinkisonlyusedbyyou.Theymayalsobetracked whentheadvertisergivesyouacouponcode.You’veprobablyfolloweda linkfromanothersiteatonetimeoranotheronline.You’vealsoprobably boughtsomethingwhereyouenteracode.Whencustomersdothis,you makemoneywithoutdoingathing.Theydotheworkforyou. Thereareafewfactorsthathelpmakeyouraffiliatemarketingsuccessful. Theyinclude: •Theamountoftrafficyouhave.Thehigherthetraffic,thegreater yourearningpotentialwillbe. •Thequalityoftheproductsyourecommend.Recommendingjunk productscanreallyhurtyou,soyouwanttomakesurewhatyou recommendwillbeavaluetoyourreaders. •Theamountoftrustyourreadershaveinyou.Ifyouhave establishedtrust,yourreadersaremorelikelytoclickonthe link. Publisherslikeaffiliatemarketingfortheobviousreason…yougetpaid whilesomeoneelsedoesthework.Youmaybeinbedasleepandstillbe earningmoney.Ifyoufindaproductthatisrelevanttoyourniche,your earningscanbegoodifyouhavealargefollowing. Youmaybewonderingwhyanadvertiserwouldpaypeopleforadvertisingin thismanner.It’samatterofcost.Theymaypayalotofmoneyforan 4

  6. advertisingcampaignthatdoesn’tpayoff.Withaffiliatemarketing,advertisingcampaignthatdoesn’tpayoff.Withaffiliatemarketing, however,theyonlypaywhentheadvertisingpaysoff.Iftheyhavea networkofaffiliatestheymaymakelesspersale,butoverall,theirsales willincrease. Ifyouhaveagoodleveloftrustwiththepeoplewhoreadyourblog,they willtrustthatyouwouldn’trecommendsomethingtheywouldn’tlike. Thiswillcausethemtoatleastlookatwhatyou’rerecommending.With therightsalespitchonline,youcanmakeitsomethingthey“must”have. Iftheypurchasesomethingfromyouanditisagoodproductthatthey like,they’remoreapttobuyanother.They’llalsopassonwheretheygot it.Thatwillleadmoretraffictoyoursiteandincreaseyoursales. 5

  7. Chapter2:AdvantagesandBenefitsof AffiliateMarketing Ifyou’relookingforawaytomakemoneyonline,youshouldconsider affiliatemarketing.Therearenumerousbenefitstobecominganaffiliate. Theseinclude: •There’snoproductioncost—Ifyouwantedtosetupabusinessselling productsonlineyou’dhavetobuy,ship,andstoretheproducts.It canbecostly.Ifyouhaveanaffiliateprogram,productioncostisn’t anissue.Themerchanthasalreadypaidforthedevelopmentofthe product. •Theset-upcostislow—Youprobablyalreadyhaveadesk,an internetconnection,andacomputer.That’sallyouneedtoget started. •Therearenofeesorlicensestopay—Affiliateprogramsareusually freetojoin.Yourgeographicmarketreachisasbigasyourabilityto promoteyoursite.Theinternetisaworldwidemarketplace.Youcan takeadvantageofthismarket. •Youcansellalmostanything—Thereareafewblogsitesthatprobably wouldn’tbeabletofindaproducttopromotethatisrelatedtotheir niche,buttheyarelimited.Almosteverythingyoucanthinkof issoldonline.Therearethousandsofaffiliateprograms,soitiseasy tofindproductsrelatedtoyourcurrentsiteorthesiteyouare planningtosetup. 6

  8. •Youdon’thavetohandleanysalestomakemoneyfromthem—You havenoinventory,noorderprocessing,andnoshippingtodealwith. Youmakingmoneyfromsalesbypromotingtheproducts,nothaving takecareoftheactualsalesprocess. •Youcanworkfromhome—Ifyou’veeverhadalongcommuteto work,youcanreallyappreciatetheabilitytoworkfromhome. It’salsoagreatwaytogettospendmoretimewithyourfamily. Youwon’thavethenormalworkexpenseslikegas,buyinglunch, wardrobe,etc.Youcanworkfromhomeinthecomfortofyour pajamasifyouwant. •Ifyouhaveyourcomputerwithyou,youcanworkfromanywherein theworld—Haveyoueverwantedtotravel,buttakingofffromwork isn’tanoption?Ifso,affiliatemarketingisperfect.Youtakeyour officewithyou.Youwouldn’thavetospendmorethanafewhoursa dayworking,andyoucouldvisitanywhereyouwantedandstillbe abletowork. •Thereisaminimallevelofrisk—Ifyoutrytosellaproductand itisn’tmakingyouanymoney,youjuststopsellingitandtry somethingelse.Allyouhavetodoistakedownyourlinksand promoteanotherproduct.It’sthatsimple.Youdon’thaveto worryaboutbeingstuckinalong-termcontractthatbindsyou topromoteaproductthatdoesn’tsell. •Thereispotentialforhighincome—Withyourownaffiliatebusiness online,yourpotentialforincomeisonlylimitedbyyourefforts. 7

  9. Granted,noteveryonemakesalotofmoney.Youhavetobewilling toputforththeefforttofind,setup,andpromotetheproducts.If youpromoteyourproductswellandbuildtraffictoyoursite,youcan haveasuccessfulaffiliatebusiness. 8

  10. Chapter3:HowDoesAffiliateMarketing Work? Peoplewhowanttomakemoneyonlineusuallystrugglewithcreatinga website,ads,salesandclosingscripts.Theyalsohavetheirownmerchant accountservices.Afewpeoplemayactuallyenjoygoingthroughthat process,butforthosewhodon’thavethetime,energy,ordesiretoput forththatmuchenergy,affiliatemarketingisideal. Ifyouwanttomakemoneyonlineusingaffiliatemarketing,youdon’t havetoworryaboutthesetup.Thecompanyusuallyprovidesyouwith informationabouttheproductandproductreviewsortestimonialsthat youcanuse,however,mostpeopleprefertowritetheirownpersonal productreviews. Yourpaymentgatewayisalreadysetupbythebusiness.Youdon'thaveto worryabouthandlingthemoneyordealingwithrefunds. Hereareafewdifferentareasofaffiliatemarketingandhowitworks intheseareas: 1.WhatYouOffer AllyouneedtodoisuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,andyou canfindalistofaffiliateprograms.Abroadsearchwillletyou knoweveryprogramoutthere.Youmaywanttoonlybean affiliateforproductsinyourniche.Ifso,thenjustsearchfor thenicheyou’reinterestedinsuchas: 9

  11. •ElectronicsAffiliatePrograms •CosmeticAffiliatePrograms •FoodPreparationAffiliatePrograms Whatevernicheyouwantcanprobablybefoundbysimple searchingforit.Youmaywanttolookatsomeoftheaffiliate resourcesthatarepopularlikeClickbank.comorAmazon.com. Therewillbeadistributorform.Ithasthetermsandconditions thattellyouhowyou’reallowedtoselltheirproductsandwhat thecommissionis. Hereareafewgoodtipstorememberwhenyou’reselectinga product: 1.First,youhaveeitherhaveawebsiteorblogtomakedecent earnings.Ifyoudon’tatleasthaveablog,youshouldbegin onetoday.Focusitontopicsthatyouareinterestedinand knowalotabout.WitheachClickbankproducttherearesome statisticsmentioned,letmeexplainthem: 2.Selectproductsthatarerelatedtothenicheofyour website/blog. 3.Finditemswhereyou’llendupmakingatleast$20persale. 4.Agoodgravityrangeforselectingproductsisarangeof50- 120. 10

  12. 5.Therearesomeproductsouttherethatofferatleast75% commission.Itisgoodtoselectthosewhereyou’llmakeat least50%. 6.Findproductswithgoodlandingpages.Ifyou’renotsatisfied withthewaythewebsitelooksfortheproductyou’re promoting,itwillprobablybehardforyoutoconvinceyour audiencetobuythoseproducts.Lookforwell-writtensales copy. 7.Thebestwaytoselltheproductsyoupromoteistofindthose productsthathelpyourreaderssolveaproblem. 2.Cost Itisusuallyfreetosignuptobeanaffiliate.Someprograms requireasmallmonthlyorannualfee.Thishelpsthebusiness theirwebsite,training,overhead,anduseoftheirpayment processors. Somevendorswillrequirethattheaffiliatepurchasetheproduct inordertomakethebiggestcommission.Theyfeelyoushould havetheproductanduseitsoyou’llbepreparedtogiveitabetter recommendationbasedonyourfirst-handexperienceworking withtheproduct. 3.Earningcommissions 11

  13. Thepercentageofcommissionwillvarydependingonthe vendor’stermsandthevendor’sconditions.Thereisn’taset commission,andtheamountofcommissioncanvarygreatly. Thecommissionyoureceiveisbasedonthesethings: •Commissionstructureoftheproductyouwishtosell •Thenumberofpeoplewhopurchasetheproduct—thiswill dependonhowyouadvertiseitandhowwellyouconnect withtheaudienceyouaretargeting •Whetherornottheaffiliateprogramisaprogramthat isleveraged Itispracticallyimpossibletotrulydeterminehowmuchyouwill make.Thevariablesarejusttoogreat.Itreallydependsonyou. 4.Receivingcommissions Everyvendorhastheirownmethodofpayingcommissions. Therearevendorsthatwillpayyouonaregularbasisno matterhowlittleorhowmuchyouearn.Others,however, willnotpayyouuntilyoureachaminimumthreshold.They canpayyouindifferentintervalssuchas:Instantly,weekly, bi-monthly,monthly,orquarterly. Thetypesofpaymentyoureceivecanvaryaswell.Youcanbe paidbyusingwayssuchas:Acheckinthemail,PayPal,direct deposit,FederalExpress,orpaythroughadebitcard. 12

  14. 5.Trackingsales YouwillbeassignedyourownID.Itwillbebuiltintoyour websiteURLwhenyousignupandareapprovedtobean affiliate. Itworkslikethis.Let’ssayyoufindacompanynamed www.letsgodecocrazy.com.Youfindthesiteandsignasan affiliatefortheirproduct.Theywillaskyouforausername.You select“zigzag.”TheusernamecanbebuiltintoyourURLasa waytoadvertise.Itmaybewww.letsgodecocrazy.com/zigzagor http://zigzag.legsgodecocrazy.com. Sometimesthecompanyassignsyousomethingdifferent. Sometimesitjustlookslikeaverylonglineofnumbers,letters, andcharacters.Whateverisused,that’stheURLyouneedtouse tosendyourtrafficto.Whentheybuybyclickingonyourlink,you gettheagreeduponcommission. 6.Signupprocess Researchandfindanaffiliatethatrightforyou.Whenyoufind it,gototheirwebsite.Lookforsomethinglike,“Affiliates,”“Join AffiliateProgram,”or“PartnersProgram.”Carefullyreadtheir termsandconditions.Viewalltheproductstheyoffer.Youwant tomakesuretheyarewhatyou’relookingfor. Ifyouclearlyunderstandwhatyoucanandcan’tdowhenselling theproductandyoufeelthecommissionrateissufficient,sign 13

  15. up.Theyshoulddirectyoutoaformtofilloutonline.Ifyoudon’t findanaffiliateapplication,youcaneithercallthemoremail themandrequestone. Theywillwanttoknowyourname,address,phone,email,andif theygiveyouachoice,howyouwanttobepaid.Bepreparedto givethemyourSocialSecuritynumber.Thisisfortaxpurposes, andyouwillreceivea1099attheendoftheyear.Somerequestit atthetimeoftheapplicationandothersholdyourearningsuntil theyreceiveit.Ifyoudon’tprovideitwithinthetimeframe requested,however,youwillforfeitanyearningsyou’vemade. 7.Marketing Therearemanydifferentwaysyoucanmarketyour product/serviceonline.Sometimes,itwilldependonwhatthe productorserviceis.Itwillalsodependonyouandwhereyour talentsandpreferenceslie.Hereareafewofthem: •Blogging—Ifyouliketowrite,youmaywanttowritea blogpostthattellswhatthebenefitofyour product/serviceis.YoucanuseyouruniqueURLandlink ittoyouraffiliatewebsite. •Videos—Ifyoudon’tliketowrite,perhapsmakingavideo wouldworkbetterforyou.Youcantellyourviewersabout thebenefitsofyourproduct.Then,justliketheblog,youlink itusingyourURL. •Articles—Youcanwriteandsubmitarticles.Whenyou submitthearticlestodirectories,youincludethebenefits 14

  16. oftheproduct/service.Alwaysremembertolinkittothe affiliatewithyourownURL. •SocialMedia—Thebenefitsofsocialmediaareendless.If youdon’thaveasocialmediapageofsomekind,suchas Facebook,Twitter,orLinkedIn,youneedtohaveatleast one.Youcanwriteablogormakeanotewhyyou’re recommendingthisparticularproduct/serviceandpost yourlinkonyourwall. •SoloAds—Youcanfindalistthatisagoodfitforyour product/servicewithanaudiencethatwillbeinterestedin itandhavesoloadsforthatproduct 15

  17. Chapter4:GettingStartedWithAffiliate Marketing Nowyouknowwhataffiliatemarketingisandhowitworks.Ifyouthinkthis maybesomethingthatwillworkforyou,herearethebasicstepsyouneed todotogetstarted: •Choosetherightniche—Whenyou’rereadytocreateyouraffiliate website,youneedtodecidethetypeofproductyouwanttopromote onthesite.Ifyouplantoplacethemonyourblog,you’llwanttothink ofproductsthatarerelatedtothesubjectmatteroftheblog. Remember,you’renotstuckwiththisproduct.Ifitdoesn’tsell,you candropit.Choosingawell-payingproductthatwillbenefityour audienceisthegoal. •Selectingtherightaffiliateprogram—Youneedtoresearchand findbusinessesthatofferyouacommission-sharingprogramthatis profitable.Highcommissionsdon’tnecessarilymeanit’ssomething youwanttosell.Theproductsneedtobequalityproductsthatfitinto yourniche. •Planningtherightstrategy—Therightpromotionalstrategyis important.Youneedtodefineyourtargetmarket.Knowingwhoyour customersareandwhatthey’reinterestedinwillmakeiteasierfor youtodeveloptopicsanddiscussionsthatwillattractthemandbring 16

  18. traffictoyoursite.You’llwanttobecreativewhenyouplaceyour affiliatelinks.Thiswillmakeyourvisitorsbetemptedtowantto knowmore. Themoretrafficyoucanbringtoyoursitethebetter.Tomakea substantialamountofmoney,itisbesttohaveasitethathasatleast 500visitorsaday.Traffic,however,isnotallyouneed. Youcanhaveallthetrafficyoucouldeverwant,butiftheydon’t clickthemerchant’slink,itmeansnothing.Youhavetoenticethem toclickthatlink. 17

  19. Chapter5:HowtoFindanAffiliate Program? Beforeyoucanbuildyouraffiliatewebsite,itisimportantthatyouresearch theaffiliateprogramsavailable.Mostoftheprogramswillhaveadirectory youcanviewbysubjecttolookatalltheproductsthatareavailable.There aremanyaffiliatenetworksavailable.Hereareafewofthem: ClickBank.com(http://clickbank.com)—Thisisoneofthebest retailmarketplacesforsellingdigitalproductslikeeBooksorsoftware. Thereyouwillfindthousandsofebooksinmanydifferentcategories like:Computers/Internet,Software’s&Services,Arts&Entertainment, Health &Fitness,Business/Investing,Games,Cooking/Foods,Parenting,and Politics,etc.Alargenumberofthesebooksarewrittenina“howto” method.Theytellyouhowtodosomethingorfixaparticularproblem. SincethereisnomanufacturingcostperitemforsoftwareandeBooks, thecommissionscanbehigh.Youcanexpectcommissionsfrom50- 70%ontheseproducts.Therearetwowaysyoucanmakemoneyon ClickBank. 1.Createyourownproductsandthensellthem.Youhaveto createavendoraccountsoyoucanlistyourproduct.You determinethepriceofyourproductandlisthowmuchyou’llpay anaffiliatetosellit.Ifyouhaveagoodproduct,youmayget manyaffiliates 18

  20. whowanttosellit.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutallthose accounts.ClickBankautomaticallycreditstherightamount intoparticularaffiliateaccount.Itthencreditsyouraccount withtherest 2.Workasanaffiliatetopromoteproducts.Youmaynotbe abletoorhavetimetowritedynamiceBooks.Youmayalsonot havetheresourcesyouneedtomanageeverything.Bypromoting productsalreadylistedinitsmarketplace,youcanstillmake money,andyoudon’thavetodothework. WhenyouvisitClickBank,you’llfindsomestatisticsintheirlistingson affiliateprograms.Hereareafewofthetermsyouwillseeonthesite andwhattheymean: •Initial$/sale—Thisistheamountyouearnpersale •Avg%/sale—Thisletsyouknowthepercentageofthe salepriceyouwillreceive. •AvgRebillTotal—Theamountyoumightexpectinadditionto theinitialsaleiftheproducthasrecurringbillingsuchasmonthly membershipfees. •Avg%/Rebill—Youwillonlyseethisamountifthat individualvendoroffersproductsthathaverecurring billing.Itallows 19

  21. youtoseetheaveragecommissionratetobeearnedfor thatamountofincome. •Grav—Thisletsyouknowhow“hot”theproductcurrentlyis.If thegravityishigh,itmeansthereanumberofaffiliatesaredoing wellsellingthatproduct.Ifitshowslowgravity,thenumberof affiliatessellingthisisless.Generally,youshouldselectproducts whichhaveafairlygoodamountofactivitybyaffiliates. IfyouwanttosignupforClickBank,it’saprettysimpleprocess.You justneedtoclickthelinkthatsays“SignUp.”You’llfinditonthepage nearthetop.Justinserttherequesteddetailsandclick“Submit.”Itwill giveyouinstructionstofollownext.Whenyou’resignedupandhave yourownClickBankID,you’llbeabletofindanyproductyouwantto promotethatisonthenetwork. Lookattheproducts.Whenyoufindoneyouwanttopromote,simply clickthelinkto“Promote.”They’llaskforyourID.Onceyougiveit, yourHopLink,whichisyouraffiliatelink,willbecreatedbythesite. Whenyou'rebrowsingproductsyou'llseealinkto"Promote.”Without thislink,youwon’tgetcreditforyourvisitorsthatpurchasethe products. CommissionJunctionMarketplace—Thisnetworkprovidesextensive reachforadvertisers.Italsooffershighrewardsforpublishers.Itgives publishersandadvertiserswhojoinawaytoaccessinformation,analyze 20

  22. results,andmanagetheirprogramsforsuccess.Here’showitworksforresults,andmanagetheirprogramsforsuccess.Here’showitworksfor each: 1.Advertisers—YoucanusethereportingtoolsonCJ Marketplaceinmanywayssuchas:Creatingacalltoaction, definingprogramterms,publisherapplicationsreviewing,and programperformanceanalyzing.Theyalsohaveanonline resource,CJUOnlinethatisawaytolearnstrategies,connect withpublishers,andlearnthelatestnewsfortheindustry.. 2.Publishers—Youcanapplytojoinprogramsandhaveaccess toalltheinventoryoflinks.Thenyoucanstartplacingofferson yoursite,puttingthemine-mailcampaigns,orinlistingthem insearchlistings. Therearealsootherwaystofindaffiliateprogramsthatoperateoutside affiliatenetworks.Thesewon’tbeinthedirectories.Findingoutabout themcanbealittlemoredifficult.Youcanalwaysemailthemerchant directlyifyouhearofoneandaskthemfordetails. Sometimesyoumayseeaprogramthatsays“InviteOnly.”Thesesites usuallyrestrictentryeitherbyonlyadmittingpeoplewhohave purchasedtheirproduct,orbyreviewingandapprovingpeopleona case-by-casebasis. 21

  23. Chapter6:PromotingProductsthrough AffiliateProgram Reviewtheproduct/serviceyouareanaffiliateof—Whenyou begintopromoteyourproduct/services,you’llwanttowriteareviewfor eachoneyoupromote.Areviewisusuallyonlyonepageanditcontains thefollowinginformation: 1.Product,service,orwebsitename 2.Description—Abriefdescriptionoftheproduct,serviceorwebsite 3.Availability—Wheretheitemcanbepurchasedoraccessed 4.Pros—Whatyoufeelisgoodabouttheproduct 5.Cons—Whatyoudon’tlikeabouttheproduct 6.Price—Doyoufeelthepriceisfair,toohigh,ortoolow 7.Recommendation—Whywouldyourecommendornot recommendthisproductandwhowouldyourecommenditto 8.Additionalcomments 9.Contactinformation—Letthemknowthecontactinformationof theproduct/service/websiteowner 22

  24. Ifyou’dliketogetproductsyoucantryoutandthenreviewonyour blog,therearetwowaystogetthem: 1.Joinablogreviewnetwork—Justcompleteaformwithinformation aboutyouandyourblog.Onceyoudo,youwillgetreviewinvitations. Youdecidewhichonesyouacceptandwhichonesyoudecline.Ifyou accepttheinvitation,youusuallygetaproduct,andit’syourstokeep. Youuseitandthenwriteareview.Sometimes,inadditiontothe product,you’llgetaformofnominalcompensationlikeagiftcardor sweepstakesentry. Afewnetworksyoumaywanttoconsiderare: http://www.sponsoredreviews.com/)-- •SponsoredReviews( SponsoredReviewscanbeusedtoattractpeoplewhowillwritean honestproductreview.Theincentiveforthemisthatthey’llearn cash. •Prizey—Ifyoubecomeafreemember,there’sachanceyoucould getconnectedwithaPRcompany. •MomSelect(http://www.momselect.com/)—Areviewnetworkthat isopentobothbloggersandnon-bloggers. Thedownsidetoblognetworksisnotbeingabletoselecttheinvitations youget.Youmaybeinterestedintechnology,andyourblogmaybe centeredonit.Youwanttofindgoodproductstobecomeanaffiliate withandyouwanttotrythemoutfirsttoseethattheyarequality products,butyoumaygetinvitationsfordishdetergentorshampoo instead.Youcandecline,ofcourse,butactuallyacceptinganddoing 23

  25. reviewsforthemgivesyouagoodopportunitytopracticewriting reviewsfortheproductsyoudowanttobecomeanaffiliatewith.They alsohelpgrowyouraudience,whichisimportant.Thisisagreatwayfor newbloggerstostartincreasingtraffictotheirsite. 2.Askforthem—Findthecompanyyou’reinterestedinbecomingan affiliatewith.Askthemifthey‘dbeinterestedinsendingyouaproduct you’dliketowriteareviewonandpossiblypromoteonyoursite.Tell themalittleaboutyouandyourblog.Ittakesalittleworktogetyour inquirycraftedsothatitisclearandpersuasive,butonceit’sdone,it willbeworthit. Makesurewhenyouaccept,it’saproductyouthinkyoucanstandbehind. Inotherwords,ifyou’dneverpay$100forapairofjeans,thendon’taccept theinvitationwhenyoureceiveit.Itwillbedifficultforyoutoconvince someoneelsetobuythem.Itwouldalsobedifficultforyoutopromote themonyoursiteifyouwantedtobecomeanaffiliate. Createavideotutorialonhowtheproduct/serviceworks— Videotutorialsareagreatforexplaining“howto”topics.Youcan actuallyshowyouraudiencehowtodosomething,andtheygetagreat visualwhichcangivethemabetterunderstandofhowaproduct/service works. Herearethestepsyoushouldfollowtoprepareagoodvideotutorial: 1.Writeascript—Selectaconceptorshorttaskyoucanbrieflydescribe. You’llwanttomakeitaround300words,sincevideosareideallythree minutesandnolongerthanfiveminuteslong.Makethescriptasmuch 24

  26. likeconversationaspossible.Readthroughitseveraltimesandactuallylikeconversationaspossible.Readthroughitseveraltimesandactually walkthroughthestepsyouwanttoshowyouraudience.Havingyour scriptonamonitorwiththeplaceswhereyouaretoperformanaction highlightedcanhelpyoustayfocusedandontaskduringthevideo. 2.Prepareasimulation—Decidethekindofinformation,event,or othertaskyouwanttoshowandrunthroughit.Makesureitworks andyoucanshowitinasimpleway.Practiceitafewtimessoyoucan besurethatyouractionslineupwithyourscript. 3.Recordthesimulationandnarration—Ideally,thisisdoneinthree steps: •Recordyourscriptononemonitorandthesimulationonanother monitor.Don’tworryifyoufindyourselfslightlydeviatingfrom yourscript.Ithappenswhenyou’retryingtobeconversational, andthat’salright.Trytokeepyourvoicenatural,butfocusonthe simulation.Getclean,smoothscreenaction.Ifit’sacomputer simulation,don’tuseatouchpadmouse.Themovementscanbe jerky.Instead,usearegularmouseanddragitsmoothly.Avoid movingthemousearoundwhenyoutalk,becauseitcauses editingtobedifficult. •Recordtheaudioagain—You’llneedtoseparatetheaudio fromthevideo.Thenreadyourscriptagain.Makesureyou pausewhereyouneedtopause.Whendoingthistypeof voiceover,trytobeawareofthingssuchas:varyingthepitchof yourvoice,avoidrhymesthatarerepetitive,enunciate,speak clearlyandconfidently,andmixthepaceofyourspeakingsoyou willsoundasnaturalaspossible. 25

  27. •Matchthetiming—Afteryourecordtheaudioagain,playboth trackssimultaneously.Matchthetiming.Yourpausesmaynot matchupperfectly,butdon’tworryaboutthat.Youcanadjustthe spacebetweenaudiowavesandcomeclose. 4.Simulationpost-processing—Gothroughtheaudioandthe simulationandtakeoutanylongpausesthatareunnecessaryorany momentsofinaction.Youcanaddcalloutswherenecessarytocall attentiontosomethingyouwanttoshowonthescreen.Giveyour videoaboutatwo-secondtitleslide.Makesureitdescribesthepurpose ofthevideo.Fadeinyourrecordingasyoufadeoutthetitle. Thetypeofsoftwareyouareusingwillmakeadifferenceintheoptions youhaveforcallouts,annotations,andanimation.Justbesuretokeep itassimpleaspossible.Themoreyouaddtoyourvideo,thegreater thefilesize.Thegreaterthefilesize,themoretime-consumingitwillbe toproduce.Ifyouwanttointegrateamusictrack,youcanbrowse istockaudio.comtofindalooporsting. 5.Publishandintegratethevideo—MakethevideotoanMP4format. Thenuploadittoyourserver.IfyouuploadittoYouTube,itwill automaticallyrenderitinHD.UsingHDallowsanytextyouusetoshow upclearandnotblurry.YouTubealsohasvoicerecognitionsoftware thatautomaticallysyncsyourcaptionwiththevoice.Simplyuploadthe scriptinthecaptionssection.Theauto-syncprogramhelpsnon-native speakersandthosewhohavedifficultyhearingtoknowwhatyourvideo issaying.Searchengineoptimizationisalsoincreased. 26

  28. RecommenditonyourSiteorBlog—Onceyou’vecreatedthe tutorial,youwantasmanypeopletoseeitaspossible.Rememberyou wantqualitycontent.Ifyouraudienceisengagedandexcited,thenthey’ll comebacktoyoursitemoreoften,andthey’llstayonitlonger. Itisimportanttorememberthequalityrulewhenyou’reselectingyour products.Alotofbloggersdon’tseemtoselecttheirproductsbythe quality.Theyjustpromoteanything.Othertimestheymaybepromoting qualitymerchandise,buttheydon’tseemtocarehowtheypromoteit. Theyneveruseafresh,newapproachtopromotingproducts.Youshould takethetimetoconsiderthevendor.Theycareabouttheircustomersand theirintegrity.Poorpromotionoftheirproductsdoesn’tmakethemlook good. That’sonereasonvideotutorialsaresuchahit.Theygiveyourreadersa newlookatanoldproductorafirstlookatanewproduct.Ithelpsbuild trustwithyouraudiencewhenyouprovidethemwithcontenttheyfeelis valuable. Socialmedia—Ifyou’relookingforapowerfulmediumthathelpsyou connectwiththemass,socialmediaisit.Allpeoplewhowanttobeaffiliate marketershavetoreachouttoalotofpeople.Socialmediasitescanhelp youdoit.Socialmediacanbeapowerfultoolforaffiliatemarketers.Social mediawebsitessuchasFacebook,LinkedIn,andTwittergiveyouachance connectwiththepeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifeandsharewhatyou havetosaywiththem. Thereareseveralthingsyoucandothroughsocialmediatohelpmake yourstrategyforaffiliatemarketingsuccessful.Theyinclude: 27

  29. •Promotionoftheaffiliateprograms—Onceyou’vedeveloped yourownfollowing,thoselistedinyourfriend’slistwillbeableto postallofyourpostsandlinks.Youcanpromotetheproductsfor whichyouareanaffiliatethroughpostsandblogsonyourpage.Fan pagescanbecreatedaswell,whichwillhelptoimprovethe promotionforyou. •Bondwithyouraudience—Youcanincreasethenumberofyour contactsbyaddingpeoplethatwillappreciatewhatyouhavetosay. Bycreatinginteractivegroups,youwillhavebettercoordinationwith youraudience.Onceyousharetheinformationaboutyouraffiliate productswiththeaudience,askthemfortheirfeedback.Feedback canbevaluableinbothbuildingbondingwithyouraudienceandin helpingyoutomakeneededmodificationstoyourstrategy.Letthem knowaboutyouraffiliateproductsandlookforfeedback. •Stayup-to-date—You’llwanttokeepcurrentonwhatishappening inyourmarketarea.Throughsocialmedia,youcanaboutallofthe newproductlaunches,andwhichthepublicreallyseemtolike.This willhelpyoutoknowthecurrenttrendsandhelpyoufinetuneyour affiliatemarketingstrategiesintherightdirection. Sinceyouwon’tbetheonlyaffiliatemarketerthecompetitionishighto makeyourstrategysuccessful.Hereareafewtipsthatwillhelpyougetan edgeoverthemarketonsocialmediasites: •Focusonrelationships—SitessuchasFacebook,Google+and Twitteraresocialmediasites.Thekeywordthereis“social.”Make 28

  30. sureyoumakeconnectionswiththerightpeopleandbuildagood rapportwiththem.Tryhavingafanpagethatisnumberless.This willhelpyougainmoreinformation.Buildingagood,strong relationshipwithyourprospectiveclientswillhelpwithpromotion. They’llwanttopassonwhatyouhavetosaywithfriendsontheir page. •Addsocialbookmarking—Youcanputasocialbookmarking buttononyourwebsite.Then,askyourvisitorstofollow.Thisway,if peoplewhovisityourpostslikethem,iseasyforthemtoshare.There won’tbeachargeforusingsocialbookmarking,sotakeadvantageof it. •Blogsmarter…notharder—Somebloggersworkveryhardand spendhourafterhourpreparingblogsthatareseldomseen.When creatingyourblogpostsyouplantopostonyoursite,blogsmart. Themainfocusshouldbetograbtheattentionofthevisitor.Once youdo,givetheminformative,preciseinformationthattheywill findvaluable.Ifyoudothis,yoursocialmediapresencewill increase. Boostingyourwebpresenceisimportant,andthesetipswillhelpyoudo it.Onceyouhaveagoodgraspofsocialmedia,you’llfinditeasierto findandconnectwithpotentialclients.Onceyou’vechosentheright products/servicestopromote,justbehonestandhonestwithyour prospectivecustomers.Ifyoudo,youcanwintheirheartsthroughsocial media. 29

  31. Emaillist—Alotofbloggersdon’tfeeltheycanmakemoneywith emailmarketing,sotheydon’tuseit.Theyfailtoseetheadvantages. Theyjustfeelthatit’snotworththeirtime,sotheydon’ttryit.Justlike anewrestaurant…youwon’tknowwhatit’slikeifyoudon’ttryit.You maybemissingoutonsomethinggreat. Therearesomefactorsyoudon’twanttooverlookasabloggerthatwill laterberealizedasamistake.Hereareafewthingsyouneedtobe awareofbeforeyoubeginyouremailmarketingcampaign: •Buildyoursubscriber’slist—Youwanttohaveasmanyas subscribersaspossibleonyourlist.Ifyouremailwereablog, you’dhavetraffictoit.Inemailmarketing,yoursubscribersare yourtraffic.Themoretrafficyouhaveforyourblog,thebetterthe results.It’sthesamewithemailandsubscribers.Themoreyou have,thegreatertheresults. •Beoriginal—Manypeopleusingemailmarketingfailtopractice originalityintheiremails.Thisisoneofthebestwaystoturn subscribersintoun-subscribers.Ifpeopledon’tfeelyouremails containoriginal,valuableinformation,they’llunsubscribeina heartbeat.Theydon’twanttheirinboxclutteredwithgarbage. •Writetoproveyou’refamiliarwithwhatyou’re promoting—Nothingisworsethana“canned”reviewtaken straightfromadcopy.Readerswanttofeelthatyouknowwhat you’retalkingabout.They’relookingforapersonaltouchthat showsyouknowtheproduct.Ifyoucan,requesttheproductand useitfirst.Thisgivesyoufirst-handknowledgetosharewithyour 30

  32. reader.Thisway,you’llbebetterabletoanswerquestionsyour readersmighthaveabouttheproducts. •Writehonestreviews—Everyproductyoureviewwon’tbe “awesome.”Somewilljustbe“average.”Whateverthecasemay be,justsayso.Youcangiveyourreviewsasimplenumberrating like1—2—3—4—5.Besure,however,togiveittheratingyoufeelit deserves. •Don’tusetoomanylinks—Linksaregreat,andyoudowantto usethem,butthere’snousetohavefivelinksinthefirst paragraphonthesamekeyword.Youcanlimitthenumberofyour linksifyouaremorecreativeandeffectivewiththeonesyouuse. Forexample:Havegraphicalbannersthatarecustommadewhich saythingslike,“Learnmoreabouttheproduct,”“Viewthe product,”or“Checkoutmyreview.”Theseletthereaderknow exactlywhatthey’llbegettingattheotherendofthelink.These attractthereader,andpeaktheirinterestintheproduct. 31

  33. Chapter7:HowtoMakeaSuccessful AffiliateWebsite? Ifitwasapieceofcaketobuildaprofitablewebsite,everyonewouldbe doingit.Buildingawebsiteinitselfisn’tthatdifficult.Buildingonethat canhelpyoumakeagoodamountofaffiliatecase,however,canbeabit moredifficult.Ifyouwanttobuildasitethatmakesyouasuccessful affiliatemarketerhereareafewstepsyoushouldfollowwhenyoucreate yoursite: •Giveyourcustomerswhattheywantonyoursite—Peoplewilltellyou there’sno“magicformula”forsuccessinbuildinganaffiliatewebsite. Whilethismaybetruetosomeextent,thereareafewthingsyour customerwillwantthatwillhelpmakeyoursitesuccessful.These include: 1.Qualitycontent—Ican’tstressenoughhowimportantitisto giveyourreaderscontentthattheywillvalueandappreciate.Filler contentjustwon’tcutit.Whenyoucreateyoursite,focuson buildingonethatgivesyourreadersrevolutionarynew information,qualityadvice,andvaluableresources. Rememberthatit’sjustaseasyforareaderto“clickout”ofyour siteasitisforthemto“clickon”it.I’msureyou’vesearchedfor somethingonGoogleandfoundasitethatlookedinterestingby thetitle.Youopenit,andfindsomethingthatdoesn’tgiveyouany helpwhatsoever.Thefirstthingyoudothenisclickthe“back” buttonandgobacktothesearchtolookforsomethingthatdoes 32

  34. giveyousomethingyoucanuse.Yourreaderswilldothesame thing.Giveyourreadersinformationyouwouldfindvaluable. Everythingonyourwebsite—yourarticles,yourblogposts,your videos,yourpictures,etc—shouldgivethereaderwhattheywere searchingfor.Thiswill,morethanlikely,makethemwantto continuereading.Itmayalsomakethemwanttomakea purchase. Ifyou’reworriedaboutprovidingqualitycontent,herearea fewtipsthatwillguideyou: Don’ttrytooptimizeyoursitesolelyforsearchengines. Optimizethemforthepeoplewhovisityoursiteandwill readit.Ifyoudothis,you’llgetmorepeopletoyoursite,so thesearchenginenumberswilltakecareofthemselves. Researchyourcontentthoroughlytobesureitiscorrect. Justlikegivingqualitycontentaddsapositiveimpactto yoursite,givingyourreadersincorrectinformationcanhave anegativeimpactonyoursite. Givethereaderwhatyousayyou’regoingtogivethem.There’s nothingworsethanwastingyourtimereadinganarticlethat doesn’ttellyouwhatitsaysit’sgoingto.Ifyousayyou’regoing togivethem10waystoovercometheirfears,youshouldgive them10waystoovercometheirfears.Ifyourtitlesuggestsit, andtheyclickonyouinthesearch, 33

  35. makethemgladyoudidbygivingthemthevaluable informationtheywant. 2.Adesignthatisneat,attractiveeasytousedesign—Thank goodnessthedaysofuglywebsitesarecomingtoanend.Itisn’t acceptabletohavetackyanimatedgraphicsorbanneradsonyour site.Often,however,youstillseeaffiliatemarketingsitesthatlook liketheycamefromthe‘90’s. Yourwebsiteisyourpotentialcustomer’sfirstlookatyou.Itgives themanoverallimpressionofyou.Youwantittobeonethatwill inspireconfidencesopeoplewilltrustyou.Visitothersitesonline. Lookattheonesthatmakeyouwanttoreadthemandtheones thatmakeyouwanttoclickoutimmediately.Ifyoudon’thavea sitethatisneat,attractive,andeasytouse,itwilllook unprofessionalandmakeyourviewershitthedreaded“back” button. Youdon’thavetohavedifficultcodingknowhoworpurchase expensivedesignsoftwaretohaveareallynice,professional lookingwebsite.OnprogramslikeWordPress,youcancreatea greatsitewithafewclicksofthemouseandanattractivetheme. Thatmeansthere’snoreasonatallyoushouldhaveanold- looking,unattractivesite. 3.Greatopt-informs—Althoughtheremaybesomeexceptions tothesayingthat“themoneyisinthelist,”itisbasicallyasolid 34

  36. frameworkforgettingthemostforyourmoneyinaffiliate marketing.Youcanbuildgoodrelationshipswithyourreadersby encouragingthemto“optin”toyourlist.Asaresult,youmayalso beabletoincreaseyourprofitsthroughtheuseofpre-sellingand byhavingmultiplesalespercustomer. Gettingpeopletodothisisn’taseasyasitmayseem.Oneofthe biggestchallengesyoumayfaceasanaffiliatewhousesemail marketingisimplementingoptinformsandsqueezepagesthat areabletoconvertyourreaderstomembersofyourlist.Youcan havegreatcontentandpre-sells,butifyouropt-informsareugly ormisplaced,youmayendupwithonlyafewsubscribers. Youcancreateeffectiveopt-informshatcangiveyouan unstoppableopt-inmagnetifyouhavetwoimportantthings: Agreathook—Thehookshouldbesomethingthatmakes peoplewanttosubscribetoyourlistwhentheyseeit.It mightbeaneBookthattheywouldusuallyhavetopay$30 dollarsforthatyou’regivingthemforfree.Itmaybeafree giftofsomekind.Whateveritis,writethehooksothatit soundsirresistible!Makethemthink,“Wow,they’regiving thattomeforfreejustforsigningup?I’dbestupidtoturn thatdown.” Opt-informsthatconvert—Youshoulddesignthemwith highconversionsinmind.Makesurethey’reattractive.You want 35

  37. tomakesuretheyarewellplaced.Placethemwherethey willbeclearlyseenbutnotinamannerthattheydistract fromyourcontent. 4.First-ratecustomerservice—Ifyouhaveacompetitorthat offersprettymuchthesamemerchandise,onewaytowin customersoverthatcompetitoristohavebettercustomer service.Imeanifsiteoneandsitetwoarealike,andsiteonehas badcustomerservice,whereisthecustomergoingto go…straighttosite2—YOU! Youcanhavethemostattractivewebsiteintheworldwiththe mostattractive,well-placedopt-ins,butitwon’tmatterabitif youdon’ttreatyourcustomerswiththerespectandcourtesy theydeserve. No,youdon’thavetohandletheirordersorreturns,butyoustill needtooffercustomerservice.Youneedtomakesurethatyou replytoemailinquiries,blogcomments,andevencomplaints promptly.Bekindandcourteousinyourrepliesandtrytogive yourcustomerstheanswerstheywant.Ifyoudon’tknow,don’t say,“Idon’tknow.”Lookitup!Sure,theycouldlookitup themselves,butthenyoumightlosethemasacustomer.Ifyou takethetimetolookitupforthem,they’llrememberthat. They’llalsopassontotheirfriendshowkindyouweretothem. Thiswillgiveyouthat“site2”customerservicethatwinsover that“siteone”siteinthebattlefornewandreturningcustomers. 36

  38. Ifyouwanttobuildanaffiliatewebsitethatwillbringyougoodprofits,Ifyouwanttobuildanaffiliatewebsitethatwillbringyougoodprofits, youneedtomakesureyoudoitright.Makesureithaseverythingyou needandmakesureit’sdoneintherightmanner.Agoodbakerwouldn’t leaveoutingredientsoraddsaltinsteadofsugar.Putineverythingyou needanddoitintherightmanner,andyou’llhaveasuccessful, professionallookingwebsite. 37

  39. Conclusion Ifit’sdoneright,affiliatemarketingcanbeaprofitablebusiness.Thething toremember,however,isthatitdoesrequiresomeworkonyourpart.You can’tjustsetupasiteanddonothing.Youhavetopromoteyouritems.The moreyoudoandthemoreeffectivelyyoudoit,themoreyou’llsell. Affiliatemarketingisn’tsomethingyoucandiveintowithenthusiasmand giveupafterafewweekswithnoprofit.Buildingyouraudience,emaillists, andcustomerstakesalittletime.Patienceisavirtue—stickwithit,and yourpatiencewillberewarded.Beimpatientandgiveup,andyou’llfail. Inordertosucceedinaffiliatemarketing,youreallyneedtoget passionatelyinvolved.Youneedtoactivelyworktogrowyourbusiness andtosolvingyourreader’sproblems. Itisimportanttorememberthatdoingthingsjustforthemoneyseldom worksoutright.That’swhyyoushouldselectproductsyouwoulduse yourself.Bepassionateaboutthemandhaveconfidenceinthem,and you’llbeabletopromotethemmoreeffectively.It’seasiertowriteabout thingsyouareconfidentin.Sometimes,thatwon’tevenseemlikeworkto youbecauseyouenjoydoingit. Affiliatemarketingisn’tforeveryone,butifyou’veboughtthisbook,and readthisfar,you’redefinitelyinterestedinit.Onekeythingyouneedto rememberisthat“withoutcustomers,youhavenobusiness.”That’savery literalcomment,butit’salsoaverypowerfulcommentwithtwoseparate anddefinitemeanings: 1.Ifyoudon’tpromoteyourproductandattractpotentialcustomers toyoursite,thenit’sprettymuchuselesstohaveasite.You’ll 38

  40. nevermakeaprofitifthecustomersneverseeyourproducts. Knowyourtargetmarketandfindwaystogetthemtoseewhat youhavetooffer.Promoteitinawaythatwillattractthemto yoursite. 2.Yourcustomersareyourlifeline—treatthemwell!Don’tgiveup onceyou’veattractedcustomers.Knowyouneedthemtokeep yourbusinessprofitable.Centeryourbusinessonthose customers.Gettoknowyourcustomersandwhatthey’relooking for.Youcansurveyyourtargetmarkettofindoutexactlywhat theywant.Onceyouknowthat,giveittothem. Oneofthebiggestmistakesanaffiliatemarketercanmakeisto misjudgetheircustomers.It’snotenoughtothinkyoucansell productXbecausesomeoneelsedidandmadeaprofit.Ifyour audienceisonlyinterestedinproductY,thenyou’llneversell productXtothem.Whatyoushouldbeofferinginsteadisproduct Y.Yourcustomer’swantsandneedsshouldbewhatyoursiteisall about.Tellthemwhattheywanttoknowandofferproductsthey wanttobuy,andyou’llhavesatisfiedcustomersandyour audiencewillgrow. Peoplewhopassionateaboutthenichetheyareworkinginandtrulylike theproductstheysellcandoreallywellinaffiliatemarketing.Thisis becausetheybelieveinwhatthey’resellingandenjoywhatthey’redoing. Thatdoesn’tmeanyouhavetobepassionateaboutittomakeaprofit—you don’t.Whatyoudoneedtobe,however,isdedicatedtoit.It’sYOUR business.YOUdecidewhattosell.YOUdecidehowyouwanttopromoteit, andYOUhavetodothework.Itdoestakealittleeffort,butbydoingthe 39

  41. rightresearch,findingtherightproducts,andpromotingthemintherightrightresearch,findingtherightproducts,andpromotingthemintheright way,YOUwillbetheonemakingtheprofit! 40

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