1.
Know the best program and products to promote. Obviously, you would want to
promote a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the
shortest possible time.
There
are several factors to consider in selecting such a program. Choose the ones
that have a generous commission structure. Have products that fit in with your
target audience. And that has a solid track record of paying their affiliate
easily and on time. If you cannot seem to increase your investments, dump that
program and keep looking for better ones.
There
are thousands of affiliate programs online which gives you the reason to be
picky. You may want to select the best to avoid losing your advertising
dollars.
Write
free reports or short ebooks to distribute from your site. There is a great
possibility that you are competing with other affiliates that are promoting the
same program. If you start writing a short report related to the product you are
promoting, you will be able to distinguish yourself from the other affiliates.
In
the reports provide some valuable information for free. If possible, add some
recommendations about the products. With ebooks, you get credibility. Customers
will see that in you and they will be enticed to try out what you are offering.
2.
Collect and save the email addresses of those who download your free ebooks. It
is a known fact that people do not make a purchase on the first solicitation.
You may want to send out your message more than six times to make a sale.
This
is the simple reason why you should collect the contact information of those
who downloaded your reports and ebooks. You can make follow-ups on these
contacts to remind them to make a purchase from you.
Get
the contact information of a prospect before sending them to the vendor’s
website. Keep in mind that you are providing free advertisements for the product
owners. You get paid only when you make a sale. If you send prospects directly
to the vendors, chances are they would be lost to you forever.
But
when you get their names, you can always send other marketing messages to them
to be able to earn an ongoing commission instead of a one-time sale only.
Publish
an online newsletter or Ezine. It is always best to recommend a product to
someone you know than to sell to a stranger. This is the purpose behind
publishing your own newsletter. This also allows you to develop a relationship
based on trust with your subscribers.
This
strategy is a delicate balance between providing useful information with a
sales pitch. If you continue to write informative editorials you will be able
to build a sense of reciprocity in your readers that may lead them to support
you by buying your products.
3. Ask
for higher than normal commissions from merchants. If you are already successful
with a particular promotion, you should try and approach the merchant and
negotiate a percentage commission for your sales.
If
the merchant is smart, he or she will likely grant your request rather than
lose a valuable asset in you. Keep in mind that you are a zero-risk investment
to your merchant; so do not be shy about requesting for addition to your
commissions. Just try to be reasonable about it.
Write
strong pay Per Click ads. PPC search engine is the most effective means of
advertising online. As an affiliate, you can make a small income just by
managing PPC campaigns such as Google AdWords and Overture. Then you should try
and monitor them to see which ads are more effective and which ones to dispose
of.
Try
out these strategies and see the difference it can make to your commissionchecks in the shortest of time.
