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How to Choose an Affiliate Network
You've built your website, and you're generating sales. You recognize that starting an affiliate program will bring in even more business, but you don't have the time or technical capability of setting up and maintaining an affiliate program by...
How to find your first affiliate niche in 5 easy steps.
How to find your first affiliate niche in 5 easy steps. Don't you wish finding your first niche was easier? Well it is... Here's my tried and tested method used to find top notch quality niches. Step 1: Think from the HEART not the mind. Most...
I Never Made A Dime From Affiliate Reselling Until...
A friend in Atlanta sent me a private email directing me to a website he thought I ought to check out. He knew I was disillusioned with affiliate marketing and had all but chucked in the towel.
And with good reason; I had never earned a dime for...
Super Affiliate Strategies Part 2
If you are an affiliate that is trying to promote an affiliate program, then I don't need to tell you it's not a walk in the park, unless you know what to do. With that in mind, this is one of the main reasons I decided to write a sequel article...
Why You Need More Than One Affiliate Program
There are many reasons why not to have just one affiliate program. Primarily, what happens when the one company that you are affiliated with changes hands, policies, or just plain falls apart. The downline that you worked so hard to build, and to...
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Keep Your Affiliate Site Profitable for The Long Haul
I was recently talking to a friend who had signed up for an
affiliate program that I am also involved with. She mentioned
that she had never really made much money from it and that she
rarely thought about it anymore. She said that she was so busy
with her other business ventures that she just didn't have time
to bother with it. She said that occasionally she sees a little
money, but not enough to change her attitude. I told her she was
making a big mistake.
Affiliate programs can be easy to let slip away. After all, no
one's checking up on you, and you aren't' making a serious
investment, so why waste time for small change when you've got
other things going on? This is a defeatist attitude. Maintaining
your site and staying involved is the key to making a profit with
your program, and it doesn't have to be work intensive. I assure
you that with just a little work, say an hour a week, you can
turn your affiliate site from lame duck to cash machine. Here is
a list of tips to help you stay on top.
Be functional. Make sure the mechanics of your site are in top
working order. Links can break down at any time for no reason,
so test them weekly. It usually only takes a minute to fix, and
you'd hate to lose a sale just because a link didn't work,
wouldn't you?
Get really involved in your program. Be the squeaky wheel. Stay
in contact with your program manager by asking for marketing tips
and new links. Keep up on new promotions and new items. This
can all be done through e-mail with just a few minutes in the
morning.
Be available to your target market. How can you make a sale if
no one can find you? Relying on links from other affiliate
sites
is not enough. You've got to be listed with at least a couple of
the major search engines. This will make you accessible to
people who are actually already interested in your product, and
will greatly increase your chances of a sale.
Keep your information current. Frequently update your site and
your affiliate links. Nothing turns people off more than a stale
site. Set a little time one day a week aside to maintain your
content. Add quotes and pictures and delete old items. You may
even want to consider having an item of the week feature. This
is attractive to potential customers, and it lets people know
you're still involved.
Make sure your site is relevant. Remember, people aren't
surfing there to click on your links. They're going there
because of the actual content of the page. Keep up with your
relevant industry and update your site regularly. See that
your content is useful and that it relates to your target market.
For example, if you're a member of a program that sells
cookbooks, then wouldn't it make sense to have your website
feature cooking tips and a weekly sample recipe?
Don't give up. Affiliate programs can be a great source of income
if you just spend a little of your time and have a little
patience. With just a little work you can really turn a slow
affiliate site around, and watch those checks start rolling in.
About the Author
KEEGAN MICHAELS knows affiliate programs. He knows what to look
for and what pitfalls to avoid. Let him show you the roadmap to
affiliate profits. Contact him today at
keeegan@affiliateteacher.com or 801-328-9006. Get his Extra Money
Newsletter FREE at http://www.AffiliateTeacher.com
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