Five Ways to Increase Your Affiliate Sales
by John Purdy
Published on this site: July 15th, 2005 - See
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Most home business owners are involved with affiliate marketing.
As an affiliate marketer, a combination of techniques can
be used to promote your affiliate website and/or link. Here
are five things you can do to help with your promotional efforts
resulting in increased affiliate sales.
- Become an expert on the product
The most successful affiliate marketers are experts
on the products they promote. To become an expert, its
highly recommended that you purchase the product yourself
to gain first-hand experience using it. If you cannot purchase
the product, you must thoroughly research it until you become
familiar and knowledgeable enough to promote it.
- Participate in chat rooms related to the product
You can start your own chat or join an existing one. Do
not try to selling initially, but during your chat, mention
the product youre promoting and describe its benefits.
If there is interest in your product, you can then refer
them to the product through your affiliate link. The same
concept holds true for forums and discussion boards.
- Write your own affiliate program ads
Most merchants will provide pre-written ads for their affiliates
to use. If you write your own ad, or make significant changes
to the one thats pre-written, your ad will stand out
from the others. Done properly, this will give you a great
advantage over those affiliates that are using the same
ad as everyone else.
- Create a free newsletter or ezine
Submit your newsletter to the ezine directories and promote
it on your website. Keep in mind that most subscribers are
interested in receiving information that can
help them. If you use your mailing list solely for selling,
you will never gain credibility and will end up with a high
unsubscribe rate. After youve developed a relationship
and the trust of your subscribers, you can then recommend
the products you are promoting
- Create a free ebook
As part of your ebook, include an advertisement and a link
to your affiliate website. The ebook can be given away free
or used as an incentive to sign up for your newsletter.
Submit your ebook to the ebook directories and offer it
to other webmasters for inclusion on their website. The
more exposure your ebook receives, the more sales you can
make.
By using the techniques outlined above and always striving
to become an expert on the products you promote,
you are sure to see an increase in your affiliate sales resulting
in higher commission payments.
John Purdy is an affiliate marketer and operates his
own internet home business. For access to free affiliate programs,
work at home opportunities and other resources on the home
business industry, visit his website at: http://www.home-business-concepts.com
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