7 “Amazing” Ways to Master Affiliate Marketing
When promoting other people’s products or services, you can sometimes run out of ideas and then wonder…
“Why are they getting dirtier than me?”
Well, my friend… I’ll tell you a little secret. Not everyone knows the correct affiliate marketing methods to use, as they are kept secret by so-called “gurus”.
Not anymore.
Here are 7 *KILLER* ways to dominate your affiliate market and blast your way through the competition, ultimately producing massive commissions!
1) Offer bundle discounts to your customers.
Or, if it’s a small commission payment, offer a percentage. If you can’t negotiate this with the manager of the product you’re promoting, ask your customers to send you proof of payment so you can refund the value of the discount directly into your account.
2) Offer bonuses.
These bonuses should offset the cost of the affiliate product with pure value. Because, if you offer each product separately, it is considered to have less value and will produce fewer sales anyway. Ideas include: video courses, unpublished eBooks, free access to special events (including seminars and workshops), slider files, etc.
3) Check the websites.
We’ve all seen them at times of product launches. And they DO work. So why not make your own?
You shouldn’t make it blatantly obvious that you’re promoting it… In fact, you should list some negative points here and there as well, but DEFINITELY top them off with good points. Go deep into the product, explaining EVERYTHING there is to know, even with hints in some of the content sections to get the reader excited. Basically give them what other review or affiliate sites wouldn’t give them.
The review should end with a positive conclusion, followed by your affiliate link (which would be covered by a forwarded URL, like YourWebsite.com/affiliateproductname, or even a tiny URL link used with anchor text).
4) Pay per click.
THE ultimate form of affiliate advertising. Due to the short-term nature of promoted product launches, there is little time for proper SEO to kick in. This is easily fixed with pay-per-click services like Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing.
If you followed #3 above about a review website, advertise on PPC as you can make it look shocking by featuring a shocking headline like… “PRODUCT NAME… A SCAM?!?!” . And then obviously show that it’s not on your review website. Another popular headline is “Don’t Buy PRODUCT NAME Until You’ve Read This!”.
5) Submissions of articles/blogs
Similar to a review website, submit USEFUL articles or post on your blog, meaning articles that are full of VALUE, about the niche the product is in. If no useful information is provided, article submission websites will not accept your article due to direct spam.
At the end of this article, conclude by linking the topic of the post to the product in your resource box, with a link to your affiliate link (if allowed) or to your review website that would be used for further reading.
6) Forum posts.
This is probably the most difficult method to use, as it requires skill and patience, as you tiptoe around the rules.
Search Google for forum topics that contain the product you’re promoting (as there will no doubt be some of the skeptical visitors) and post responses to all of them, referring to your website or review article if they want more information about the product. . . However, please read the individual forum rules before following this advice, as some forums are very strict about this.
Also, another method could be to use Direct Marketing in the forums, that is, to send a private message to the users related to the forum post, explaining how you have inside information about the product.
7) Make a promotional video.
Now I know what you’re thinking. “My God, that sounds technical! I can’t do that!” Don’t worry, it’s not. All you need is screen casting software (like Jing) and a microphone.
This video could show a preview of the insides of the package (with prior permission from the product pitcher, explaining what you’ll be using the video for), or even a talk from you giving immensely valuable tips/secrets related to the niche. and then offer a special discount or limited time offer at the end of the video.
Also, you could make a viral video. One thing I will always remember is Michael Cheney’s videos promoting a release, as they contained HUMOR. It made it seem like it was against the law to show you a preview (which was advertised as an “illegal video”, while what the reader didn’t know was that permission had been granted beforehand anyway), but this stayed on. the mind of the people. heads and people willingly pass it on to each other as a source of ENTERTAINMENT, rather than a video they might find useful.
I hope this post has given you a better understanding of affiliate marketing.
See you soon!
-James Francis.