There are 3 things you can do to improve the profitability of your
affiliate business. They are not difficult but they do take some
mastering and you need to make sure you get the correct guidance and
support to ensure you maximise your efforts.
The first one is to build a list of subscribers.
I
know, I hear you groan and say yes, we all know that already. But do
you know why the list is important and are you using it to its full
potential? A subscriber list enables you to re-market to customers you
already have rather than having to find new ones. This will only be
effective though if your offers are congruent to what they have
purchased already. For example, it probably would not be very effective
to try to sell business tools to women who have bought household items
from you in the past. They probably would have no need for them. So that
means that you have to build lots of lists for different customers
right? Wrong.
The second one is to have a profitable and integrated sales funnel.
Having
a profitable and integrated sales funnel that you can naturally
progress customers through is the way to earn more money by doing less
work. Here's how it works. Let's say that we are promoting a way to help
new mothers to lose weight. To begin with, and to get the people to
subscribe to your list, you may offer them a free report on 10 ways to
lose 10 pounds. This is providing them with value and gives them a
chance to get to know you and try out your offer for free. Let's imagine
that they try out these 10 ways and it works. They are delighted and
now have some trust in what you are saying. A couple of weeks later you
send them information about a video series you are offering on exercises
that will help tone them up for $20 (product 1). If they tried out the
first item then they are more likely to say yes to this item and you
have a $20 sale that has only cost you an email. Let's then imagine that
you have a Webinar that they can attend live and is interactive where
they can discuss their problems or solutions with others in a group and
this is $50 (product 2). A percentage of those people who tried and
liked product 1 will now buy product 2 because they know and trust you.
Now let's imagine that you have a six-week interactive course where they
get nutritional information, diets and exercises that they work through
with a coach and this costs $200 (product 3). And then a one to one
coaching opportunity where they can work on other aspects of life they
want to change with a personal coach $500 (product 4). From the initial
advertising campaign, you have only had to re-market to your list with
emails but you had the funnel in place to enable you to do this. The
average customer value has increased as they are now possibly going to
spend $770 with you instead of just the $20 one product sale. The good
thing about this is that you can now comfortably spend more on
advertising to get that one customer.
So hopefully now you can see
why these 2 things are crucial to having a successful marketing
business, and more importantly, how they can help to grow your profits
without having to increase your advertising budget or have to keep track
of lots of subscription pages and lists.
The third but
probably the most important one is to affiliate yourself with people who
can give you this type of sales funnel and offer generous commissions
on all sales.
lundi 30 novembre 2015
dimanche 29 novembre 2015
How You Can Make Your Affiliate Marketing Business Successful
The most important thing you can do for your affiliate marketing
business is to start by producing top quality content and adding value
to the Internet. There is already an overabundance of garbage websites
online and you won't get anywhere if you are adding to that pile.
It is generally not a good idea to build a website around a product. Instead, what you want to do is, find a topic, niche, or hobby that you would love to write about over a long period of time and build a website in that regard. Then, when you add an affiliate product to sell, to the audience you have already captured, not only will it be more natural, but you will most likely have a decent level of authority already established and people will trust your recommendations.
Moreover, it will take time to research, test, re-write, and improve your website. If you are building it around a single product, or chasing the "hottest product" on the market, you will quickly run out of passion. On the other hand, if you enjoy the topic you are working on, everything will run smoother and you will enjoy the work much more.
You can make money from just about anything online. However, that does not mean that you should chase after the latest dream or promote anything under the sun. What it means is that, if you are willing to put in some hard work and research and produce some excellent content, you can make money from almost just about any niche.
One piece of advice, never chase quick cash. It is always better to build yourself up a solid, trustworthy business by helping others first. Solve problems, provide solutions, answer questions and so on. Once you have done the ground work, you will have gained their trust and they will more than likely make a purchase based on your recommendations alone. That is where the true value in affiliate marketing lies.
People can smell scams and poor quality a mile away. Internet users are smarter than ever. They want you to work that little bit harder to prove that you are telling them the truth. All of this points to one thing - earn their trust by being trustworthy. Do not promote things that aren't any good or that you would not use yourself, and do not promote anything fraudulent.
Undeniably, in the beginning weeks or months you might not see a penny even though you are spending hours building up your business. That is the point though, once you have built a strong foundation for your business, and with solid materials, that business is going to earn you a steady stream of income for some time.
Once this happens, you can go and find something else to write about, another awesome affiliate to promote on it, and rinse and repeat. Quite simply put, to make a living with affiliate marketing, you need to treat it like a long haul business that you are investing in. People seem to have unrealistic expectations from the Internet. In truth, the Internet needs quality just as much, if not more, than any other business.
It is generally not a good idea to build a website around a product. Instead, what you want to do is, find a topic, niche, or hobby that you would love to write about over a long period of time and build a website in that regard. Then, when you add an affiliate product to sell, to the audience you have already captured, not only will it be more natural, but you will most likely have a decent level of authority already established and people will trust your recommendations.
Moreover, it will take time to research, test, re-write, and improve your website. If you are building it around a single product, or chasing the "hottest product" on the market, you will quickly run out of passion. On the other hand, if you enjoy the topic you are working on, everything will run smoother and you will enjoy the work much more.
You can make money from just about anything online. However, that does not mean that you should chase after the latest dream or promote anything under the sun. What it means is that, if you are willing to put in some hard work and research and produce some excellent content, you can make money from almost just about any niche.
One piece of advice, never chase quick cash. It is always better to build yourself up a solid, trustworthy business by helping others first. Solve problems, provide solutions, answer questions and so on. Once you have done the ground work, you will have gained their trust and they will more than likely make a purchase based on your recommendations alone. That is where the true value in affiliate marketing lies.
People can smell scams and poor quality a mile away. Internet users are smarter than ever. They want you to work that little bit harder to prove that you are telling them the truth. All of this points to one thing - earn their trust by being trustworthy. Do not promote things that aren't any good or that you would not use yourself, and do not promote anything fraudulent.
Undeniably, in the beginning weeks or months you might not see a penny even though you are spending hours building up your business. That is the point though, once you have built a strong foundation for your business, and with solid materials, that business is going to earn you a steady stream of income for some time.
Once this happens, you can go and find something else to write about, another awesome affiliate to promote on it, and rinse and repeat. Quite simply put, to make a living with affiliate marketing, you need to treat it like a long haul business that you are investing in. People seem to have unrealistic expectations from the Internet. In truth, the Internet needs quality just as much, if not more, than any other business.
samedi 28 novembre 2015
The Biggest Lie In Internet Marketing
So how would one go about taking on this huge endeavor? I will go
through those steps, but first let's back up a bit as I address some of
those internet marketing "lies".
The top internet marketing lie by a longshot is the statement that it can turn you into an instant millionaire. I mean this is true to a point but if you are brand new and you want this to happen, you must be ready to spend 25-30 thousand dollars, and even then it is not guaranteed. This is not something you can just jump into by throwing money at it. So even if you do make a million, by not knowing the total process of how it works, you could be leaving tons of money on the table.
The next fallacy that I come across, is that people think you can find all the information you need to get started online for free. Well let's take a good look at that. Essentially you can seek out and find tons of eBooks and video's that will all show you how to build a website, upload and find content and then put links on your page. If you don't have plenty of money, but you do have lots of time, this will be of great benefit to you.
Let me ask you a question about that fact. Do you think all the best information is listed in free material? Well yea I'm sure you could find some gems buried in all the fluff but would you really want go over large amounts of mundane information?
The last misconception I come across with clients is that they have the idea that they can purely make money and get their website ranked by using the latest SEO tactics that are flying around the internet. I have an opinion on search engine optimization and it is as follows.
SEO does work but it must be used in conjunction with other advertising methods. Look. Google is always trying to weed out any type of internet marketing from it's top ranked pages. For good reason they have nixed them almost out of existence and I don't see them stopping this crusade anytime soon.
There will always be those persons who are going to want to make money off people by not being totally honest or up front with them. Those are who we can thank for SEO. Now as for the different search engines algorithms, they are going to be continually changing and so will the SEO tactics that will need to be used.
The truth of the matter is, you are going to have to spend money on advertising as well as coaching or teaching. In most cases I am not simply talking about buying a $37 eBook. The education you will need must be thought of like an investment into college or training.
The top internet marketing lie by a longshot is the statement that it can turn you into an instant millionaire. I mean this is true to a point but if you are brand new and you want this to happen, you must be ready to spend 25-30 thousand dollars, and even then it is not guaranteed. This is not something you can just jump into by throwing money at it. So even if you do make a million, by not knowing the total process of how it works, you could be leaving tons of money on the table.
The next fallacy that I come across, is that people think you can find all the information you need to get started online for free. Well let's take a good look at that. Essentially you can seek out and find tons of eBooks and video's that will all show you how to build a website, upload and find content and then put links on your page. If you don't have plenty of money, but you do have lots of time, this will be of great benefit to you.
Let me ask you a question about that fact. Do you think all the best information is listed in free material? Well yea I'm sure you could find some gems buried in all the fluff but would you really want go over large amounts of mundane information?
The last misconception I come across with clients is that they have the idea that they can purely make money and get their website ranked by using the latest SEO tactics that are flying around the internet. I have an opinion on search engine optimization and it is as follows.
SEO does work but it must be used in conjunction with other advertising methods. Look. Google is always trying to weed out any type of internet marketing from it's top ranked pages. For good reason they have nixed them almost out of existence and I don't see them stopping this crusade anytime soon.
There will always be those persons who are going to want to make money off people by not being totally honest or up front with them. Those are who we can thank for SEO. Now as for the different search engines algorithms, they are going to be continually changing and so will the SEO tactics that will need to be used.
The truth of the matter is, you are going to have to spend money on advertising as well as coaching or teaching. In most cases I am not simply talking about buying a $37 eBook. The education you will need must be thought of like an investment into college or training.
vendredi 27 novembre 2015
How To Become A Super Affiliate
Many people have taken the plunge and
joined the world of affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing allows you to work
for yourself and put your skills, hard work and independence together for you.
Success in any business will not happen over night. It still takes time and
effort to get your affiliate marketing scheme up and running. However, if you
are persistent, determined and willing to give it your all, affiliate marketing
can be the perfect career opportunity for you.
To become the so called super affiliate,
you should really follow the advice of other successful affiliates. They have
been through what you are and know what they are talking about. One of the
first pieces of advice they give is to concentrate on a niche. Don’t try to
sell everything but the kitchen sink. Concentrate on one thing in the early
days. Work out the best way to sell it and get going. Once you have some
strategies worked out you can always expand.
One you have built up a store house of
affiliates, you need to know how to promote. Search engine and the web is
usually the best way. If you are confident then you could try pay per click.
However, make sure you understand this well. Many affiliates have gone for is
option only to find that their profits have been eaten up.
You should take time to know your product
and who you’re aiming it for. When you understand both well you begin to build
up credibility. People will begin to trust you and what you offer. They will
feel much better about giving their business over to you rather than others.
This will result in higher sales revenue for you and a much stronger business.
Don’t be afraid to diversify. Sign up with
more than one merchant. Beware of any merchant that wants you to sign up with
them exclusively. By using several merchants you get much more exposure. You
are also protecting your self if one merchant goes under or does not pay.
Keep on top of current trends in the
market. Be prepared to change if you need to. The world of internet marketing is
continually changing. By staying flexible and having a willingness to change
you can make these changes work for you rather than against you. Remember, what
was working last month may not be this month.
Finally, don’t give up. It is true that
many of these affiliate marketing schemes do fail. However, the reason isn’t do
to poor products or ideas. It is because people give up way too soon. It takes
time to build any business. Just keep at it. Try to do something everyday to
promote your business. If you keep it up you will eventually start to see
results.
jeudi 26 novembre 2015
How You Can Make Your Affiliate Marketing Business Successful
The most important thing you can do for your affiliate marketing
business is to start by producing top quality content and adding value
to the Internet. There is already an overabundance of garbage websites
online and you won't get anywhere if you are adding to that pile.
It is generally not a good idea to build a website around a product. Instead, what you want to do is, find a topic, niche, or hobby that you would love to write about over a long period of time and build a website in that regard. Then, when you add an affiliate product to sell, to the audience you have already captured, not only will it be more natural, but you will most likely have a decent level of authority already established and people will trust your recommendations.
Moreover, it will take time to research, test, re-write, and improve your website. If you are building it around a single product, or chasing the "hottest product" on the market, you will quickly run out of passion. On the other hand, if you enjoy the topic you are working on, everything will run smoother and you will enjoy the work much more.
You can make money from just about anything online. However, that does not mean that you should chase after the latest dream or promote anything under the sun. What it means is that, if you are willing to put in some hard work and research and produce some excellent content, you can make money from almost just about any niche.
One piece of advice, never chase quick cash. It is always better to build yourself up a solid, trustworthy business by helping others first. Solve problems, provide solutions, answer questions and so on. Once you have done the ground work, you will have gained their trust and they will more than likely make a purchase based on your recommendations alone. That is where the true value in affiliate marketing lies.
People can smell scams and poor quality a mile away. Internet users are smarter than ever. They want you to work that little bit harder to prove that you are telling them the truth. All of this points to one thing - earn their trust by being trustworthy. Do not promote things that aren't any good or that you would not use yourself, and do not promote anything fraudulent.
Undeniably, in the beginning weeks or months you might not see a penny even though you are spending hours building up your business. That is the point though, once you have built a strong foundation for your business, and with solid materials, that business is going to earn you a steady stream of income for some time.
Once this happens, you can go and find something else to write about, another awesome affiliate to promote on it, and rinse and repeat. Quite simply put, to make a living with affiliate marketing, you need to treat it like a long haul business that you are investing in. People seem to have unrealistic expectations from the Internet. In truth, the Internet needs quality just as much, if not more, than any other business.
It is generally not a good idea to build a website around a product. Instead, what you want to do is, find a topic, niche, or hobby that you would love to write about over a long period of time and build a website in that regard. Then, when you add an affiliate product to sell, to the audience you have already captured, not only will it be more natural, but you will most likely have a decent level of authority already established and people will trust your recommendations.
Moreover, it will take time to research, test, re-write, and improve your website. If you are building it around a single product, or chasing the "hottest product" on the market, you will quickly run out of passion. On the other hand, if you enjoy the topic you are working on, everything will run smoother and you will enjoy the work much more.
You can make money from just about anything online. However, that does not mean that you should chase after the latest dream or promote anything under the sun. What it means is that, if you are willing to put in some hard work and research and produce some excellent content, you can make money from almost just about any niche.
One piece of advice, never chase quick cash. It is always better to build yourself up a solid, trustworthy business by helping others first. Solve problems, provide solutions, answer questions and so on. Once you have done the ground work, you will have gained their trust and they will more than likely make a purchase based on your recommendations alone. That is where the true value in affiliate marketing lies.
People can smell scams and poor quality a mile away. Internet users are smarter than ever. They want you to work that little bit harder to prove that you are telling them the truth. All of this points to one thing - earn their trust by being trustworthy. Do not promote things that aren't any good or that you would not use yourself, and do not promote anything fraudulent.
Undeniably, in the beginning weeks or months you might not see a penny even though you are spending hours building up your business. That is the point though, once you have built a strong foundation for your business, and with solid materials, that business is going to earn you a steady stream of income for some time.
Once this happens, you can go and find something else to write about, another awesome affiliate to promote on it, and rinse and repeat. Quite simply put, to make a living with affiliate marketing, you need to treat it like a long haul business that you are investing in. People seem to have unrealistic expectations from the Internet. In truth, the Internet needs quality just as much, if not more, than any other business.
mercredi 25 novembre 2015
5 Signs That Your Online Home Business Is Going To Fail
An online home business is just like any other business. To get
the rewards, you have put in the work. It involves more than pressing a
few buttons on your computer each day.
There are definitely a lot of benefits with an online home business. You can reach customers from all over the world, your business can be trading around the clock without you having to be supervising it continuously and you don't even have to produce your own products as you can sell other peoples' products and earn commission on your sales. But how will you know if your online home business is going to fail?
1. You Don't Like Learning New Skills
The online business world can be too much to handle for some people. They think they know everything as soon as they get started. But you need to be prepared to learn new skills to be successful. You don't have to be an expert in everything but as long as you know a little more than your customers, you will always be one step ahead.
2. You're Not Willing To Invest In Your Business
Any business that you start, regardless of whether its offline or online, is going to need investment. At a minimum, when you start an online home business, you will need to invest in creating a website, purchasing a domain name and getting some hosting for your website. If you try and do everything for free, you'll have very limited control over your business and you will not be regarded as a genuine business.
3. You're Too Busy Doing Other Things
If you're a little disorganised and you're never able to finish anything then you need to think seriously before starting an online home business. We all have the same 24 hours in each day and the key is to manage the time available and make it work more effectively. A regular job requires you to be working at certain times on certain days.. You need that same kind of structure when you have an online home business
4. You Really Struggle With Computers
You don't need to be a computer expert to start an online home business but you do need some fundamental skills. The basic requirement is being able to send an email and use a search engine to find some information on the internet. If you can't do that yet, find somebody who can show you how to do it. You can learn other new skills as your business grows.
5. You Don't Care About Earning Extra Money
This is usually the main reason why people start an online home business in the first place. A new online entrepreneur will not become a millionaire overnight, but with the right mind-set, techniques and determination to learn new skills, it is possible to generate extra income every month or even single day.
There are definitely a lot of benefits with an online home business. You can reach customers from all over the world, your business can be trading around the clock without you having to be supervising it continuously and you don't even have to produce your own products as you can sell other peoples' products and earn commission on your sales. But how will you know if your online home business is going to fail?
1. You Don't Like Learning New Skills
The online business world can be too much to handle for some people. They think they know everything as soon as they get started. But you need to be prepared to learn new skills to be successful. You don't have to be an expert in everything but as long as you know a little more than your customers, you will always be one step ahead.
2. You're Not Willing To Invest In Your Business
Any business that you start, regardless of whether its offline or online, is going to need investment. At a minimum, when you start an online home business, you will need to invest in creating a website, purchasing a domain name and getting some hosting for your website. If you try and do everything for free, you'll have very limited control over your business and you will not be regarded as a genuine business.
3. You're Too Busy Doing Other Things
If you're a little disorganised and you're never able to finish anything then you need to think seriously before starting an online home business. We all have the same 24 hours in each day and the key is to manage the time available and make it work more effectively. A regular job requires you to be working at certain times on certain days.. You need that same kind of structure when you have an online home business
4. You Really Struggle With Computers
You don't need to be a computer expert to start an online home business but you do need some fundamental skills. The basic requirement is being able to send an email and use a search engine to find some information on the internet. If you can't do that yet, find somebody who can show you how to do it. You can learn other new skills as your business grows.
5. You Don't Care About Earning Extra Money
This is usually the main reason why people start an online home business in the first place. A new online entrepreneur will not become a millionaire overnight, but with the right mind-set, techniques and determination to learn new skills, it is possible to generate extra income every month or even single day.
mardi 24 novembre 2015
How You Can Start Making Money With Affiliate Marketing
If you have ever wanted to start your own business, and you have
thought about making money on the Internet, there are few businesses in
the world today that you can earn as much money with as affiliate
marketing. In many cases, people will have to come up with a business
model of their own. Sometimes they will need to spend countless weeks
creating a product that they can sell online digitally. However, with
affiliate marketing the only thing you will have to worry about is
driving targeted traffic to the offers that you are promoting. The
people who you are an affiliate for have already done all of the work
for you. This makes this type of business model very simple to follow.
Affiliate marketing is very easy to start-up. Sometimes you will have to join individual affiliate networks to acquire access to their many products. One of the biggest affiliate networks in the world is Amazon.com. They supply you with the links to literally millions of products that people are interested in buying. One of the reasons you can be so successful with this company is because they are known worldwide and have built trust when it comes to the many products that they offer. Unlike smaller affiliate networks that many people have never even heard of. You can simply offer products that Amazon has on their website and almost be guaranteed to make a sale. This works very well, as long as the person is actually looking for the product you are selling.
The best way to do affiliate marketing is to begin by writing articles. By submitting articles to article directories, or even creating a website that does a review of the products that you want to offer, you can pre-sell to the people looking for these products. You can do this by providing them with an affiliate link in your article. They will then click through and hopefully purchase what you are promoting. The nice thing about this type of marketing is that you do not have to actually deal with any customers. Whether they buy your products or not is not something you need to concern yourself with. Your only goal is to get your affiliate link in front of possible buyers and move on to the next project.
Finally, affiliate marketing has definitely come a long way in the industry. Only ten years ago, it was unthinkable to actually buy products through an affiliate link. However, as the Internet has evolved, and more and more people are used to affiliate programs, buying something through someone else's affiliate link is becoming very traditional and normal. By creating gateways to different products by using your affiliate links, either by setting up a website, or creating a series of videos representing the product you are promoting, you will have several sales daily from your efforts. As long as you can get the targeted traffic to see what you have to offer you should be making money in no time.
In the end, affiliate marketing is the best way for anyone to try to start making money online. It is a business model that you will seriously want to consider if you would like to make a full-time living online.
Affiliate marketing is very easy to start-up. Sometimes you will have to join individual affiliate networks to acquire access to their many products. One of the biggest affiliate networks in the world is Amazon.com. They supply you with the links to literally millions of products that people are interested in buying. One of the reasons you can be so successful with this company is because they are known worldwide and have built trust when it comes to the many products that they offer. Unlike smaller affiliate networks that many people have never even heard of. You can simply offer products that Amazon has on their website and almost be guaranteed to make a sale. This works very well, as long as the person is actually looking for the product you are selling.
The best way to do affiliate marketing is to begin by writing articles. By submitting articles to article directories, or even creating a website that does a review of the products that you want to offer, you can pre-sell to the people looking for these products. You can do this by providing them with an affiliate link in your article. They will then click through and hopefully purchase what you are promoting. The nice thing about this type of marketing is that you do not have to actually deal with any customers. Whether they buy your products or not is not something you need to concern yourself with. Your only goal is to get your affiliate link in front of possible buyers and move on to the next project.
Finally, affiliate marketing has definitely come a long way in the industry. Only ten years ago, it was unthinkable to actually buy products through an affiliate link. However, as the Internet has evolved, and more and more people are used to affiliate programs, buying something through someone else's affiliate link is becoming very traditional and normal. By creating gateways to different products by using your affiliate links, either by setting up a website, or creating a series of videos representing the product you are promoting, you will have several sales daily from your efforts. As long as you can get the targeted traffic to see what you have to offer you should be making money in no time.
In the end, affiliate marketing is the best way for anyone to try to start making money online. It is a business model that you will seriously want to consider if you would like to make a full-time living online.
lundi 23 novembre 2015
How to Be Perfect in Internet Marketing
One of the best ways to reach your customers is through the internet.
To be competitive online, you need to have a good internet marketing
plan. This article can serve as a great starting point for your internet
marketing campaign.
Site-wide links are simply links that appear on every one of your site's pages. These are commonly seen at the bottom of the page, and often link to contact pages and site maps. They are quite helpful for guiding visitors to pages where they can buy your product. They help users to navigate through your site.
Good HTML code starts with good meta tags. Human users of your site won't see these meta tags, but search engines often use them to classify your site. These initial tags tell search engines and your readers about the content on the page, so it's critical that they be informative. Don't go crazy with too many tags, but do add them as necessary. Pay attention to the keywords that are effective for your site, and use those that are pertinent for your targeted visitors.
The use of H or HTML tags is necessary for success. Your most important content should be in bold lettering by using H tags. The search engine is able to locate the most essential information and your visitors will be able to locate it as well. The name of your site-page needs to contain important tags so search engines understand what your site is about.
Always look for unique online promotional ideas. Traditional SEO techniques are helpful, but make sure to be on the lookout for other ways to improve your marketing campaign. The next video that you post on the internet could become the next viral video, but it won't happen unless you start posting them. Instantly, everyone will be sharing your video with their friends. Take advantage of those times when your content is front and center in the public eye while it lasts. Since no one knows what exactly will take off, be sure to try things that are funny, new, exciting and different. Share things on social media outlets like YouTube. Study the attributes of other videos that have millions of views, and see what they have in common.
This article discusses just a few effective internet marketing strategies that are being used. Try out the helpful tips in this article and you will be well on your way to becoming successful in your Internet marketing campaign.
Site-wide links are simply links that appear on every one of your site's pages. These are commonly seen at the bottom of the page, and often link to contact pages and site maps. They are quite helpful for guiding visitors to pages where they can buy your product. They help users to navigate through your site.
Good HTML code starts with good meta tags. Human users of your site won't see these meta tags, but search engines often use them to classify your site. These initial tags tell search engines and your readers about the content on the page, so it's critical that they be informative. Don't go crazy with too many tags, but do add them as necessary. Pay attention to the keywords that are effective for your site, and use those that are pertinent for your targeted visitors.
The use of H or HTML tags is necessary for success. Your most important content should be in bold lettering by using H tags. The search engine is able to locate the most essential information and your visitors will be able to locate it as well. The name of your site-page needs to contain important tags so search engines understand what your site is about.
Always look for unique online promotional ideas. Traditional SEO techniques are helpful, but make sure to be on the lookout for other ways to improve your marketing campaign. The next video that you post on the internet could become the next viral video, but it won't happen unless you start posting them. Instantly, everyone will be sharing your video with their friends. Take advantage of those times when your content is front and center in the public eye while it lasts. Since no one knows what exactly will take off, be sure to try things that are funny, new, exciting and different. Share things on social media outlets like YouTube. Study the attributes of other videos that have millions of views, and see what they have in common.
This article discusses just a few effective internet marketing strategies that are being used. Try out the helpful tips in this article and you will be well on your way to becoming successful in your Internet marketing campaign.
dimanche 22 novembre 2015
Making More Money With Affiliate Marketing
Many people know that affiliate marketing is one of the easiest
ways to start making money online. You do not need to create a product,
all you need to do is sell someone else's. It is a great business if you
have no ideas or think you don't have any ideas yet. However, how can
you really start to make money with affiliate marketing? Well, this
article will outline some pointers that will help you to really start
moving up in the affiliate world.
Make sure you are in the right affiliate program. You may have chosen the affiliate program you're in because you like the product and that's a smart idea. However, there may be other programs out there for you. The best programs are those that are built in a way to make you money. They have great commissions, and their affiliates are routinely paid. If your program is not doing that for you, maybe it is time to move on. There are so many programs out there, that there is absolutely no reason for you to hold on to an affiliate program that isn't right for you.
You have to offer more. This is particularly important if you have chosen a popular affiliate program. Rather than just offering what the product owner has given you, write an eBook or guide to your industry or product. Others will not be offering this, which will help make you a very big success.
Think outside of the box and find out how you can come up with strategies that will set you apart as a special affiliate. When you do that, think about creating a mailing list of your own. If all you do is give a portal to the product owner's site, you will not be able to maximize the amount of money you can make from your customers. In fact, if you're not doing that, they are the product owner's customers and not your own.
In order for you to make more money, you need to find a way to entice customers to return to your site. A mailing list can do that. You might also think about being an affiliate for more that one program. This can lead to much more money for you, because you are selling more than one thing at a time. Some product owners may want you to promote for them exclusively, but that does not serve you or the product owner. Be sure that you do not sigh any kind of exclusivity agreements to avoid any hassles.
If you are doing a really great job for a product owner, and drive a ton of traffic to their site, you might want to consider asking for a higher commission. Higher commissions are not typically offered, because the product owner may not be interested in doing that, but if you are sending a lot of customers, they might make a concession for you.
Making money in affiliate marketing is not all that hard to do. That is why you really need to start thinking about what you want next. If you want to start making even more money, the tips in this article will be able to help you.
Make sure you are in the right affiliate program. You may have chosen the affiliate program you're in because you like the product and that's a smart idea. However, there may be other programs out there for you. The best programs are those that are built in a way to make you money. They have great commissions, and their affiliates are routinely paid. If your program is not doing that for you, maybe it is time to move on. There are so many programs out there, that there is absolutely no reason for you to hold on to an affiliate program that isn't right for you.
You have to offer more. This is particularly important if you have chosen a popular affiliate program. Rather than just offering what the product owner has given you, write an eBook or guide to your industry or product. Others will not be offering this, which will help make you a very big success.
Think outside of the box and find out how you can come up with strategies that will set you apart as a special affiliate. When you do that, think about creating a mailing list of your own. If all you do is give a portal to the product owner's site, you will not be able to maximize the amount of money you can make from your customers. In fact, if you're not doing that, they are the product owner's customers and not your own.
In order for you to make more money, you need to find a way to entice customers to return to your site. A mailing list can do that. You might also think about being an affiliate for more that one program. This can lead to much more money for you, because you are selling more than one thing at a time. Some product owners may want you to promote for them exclusively, but that does not serve you or the product owner. Be sure that you do not sigh any kind of exclusivity agreements to avoid any hassles.
If you are doing a really great job for a product owner, and drive a ton of traffic to their site, you might want to consider asking for a higher commission. Higher commissions are not typically offered, because the product owner may not be interested in doing that, but if you are sending a lot of customers, they might make a concession for you.
Making money in affiliate marketing is not all that hard to do. That is why you really need to start thinking about what you want next. If you want to start making even more money, the tips in this article will be able to help you.
samedi 21 novembre 2015
Want to Earn $100K From Home? The Authority Site Secret That Can Make You Rich
How many times have you tried to build a profitable online
business? How many different strategies, tools, tips, and techniques
have you started and then stopped? How many different ideas have
inspired you, only to lose interest as another bright and shinier object
appeared in your awareness? How many gadgets have you bought, gimmicks
have you learned and gurus have you followed, before learning they were
all destined and doomed to disappoint?
If you are anything like the vast majority of people who are trying to build a hyper successful blog, brand, business and bank account from home, the truth is, you can relate to everything above... and then some.
I want to share with you what I truly believe is the quickest, easiest and most ethical way to change your life, starting today... with an online marketing strategy that caters to what you already love, and already do well.
The secret is to build an authority site. And to create a community of fans, friends and followers who will not only enthusiastically become ambassadors for your brand, but they'll do a lot of the work in building your blog and business as well.
First of all, forget everything you've learned about keyword tools, profitable niches and trying to discover some sort of market or industry that is under the radar, or particularly profitable.
Instead, do what you love. Decide what you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life, and build your business around that.
Next, create a an authority site in that niche. Not a single perspective blog where you are the "authority". Instead, create a community style site where you can leverage user generated content, and the power and passion of a COLLECTIVE, to generate all of the traffic, interest and enthusiasm you can handle.
For example?
A niche directory is a great example of an authority site. So too is a marketplace style community, where you can showcase and sell the products, programs and services of your professional peers, as well as your own.
These style sites are ASSETS. They have value, like brick and mortar real estate.
They also, as the site owner, offer you an incredible array of options to monetize, leveraging the hard work that others have already done for you.
Let's look at a directory as an example of an authority site you can quickly and easily monetize into a 6 figure business.
You can start with selling listings for premium members of your community.
You can also create private groups and subscription based memberships where you offer higher end brand and business building services to those who want to build even MORE buzz for their brands.
But you don't have to stop there. You can literally leverage the traffic your own members will send to their own listings, and then target those visitors with books, products and services you've created around what it is that YOU love.
In my case, I've created directories of niche professionals where my members will promote their listings to their friends, fans and followers online, which brings huge amounts of free traffic to our site.
I then use prominent ad placements on our community to promote my own books, sites and services to an ever expanding audience that I don't have to attract on my own. I can also use these spaces to sell advertising to our members,
Much like Yelp or any other authority site that features professionals in a given locale, market or industry, people will always promote their own listings on social media, and through word of mouth to their friends and followers.
When you OWN the site itself, you inherit all of the benefits of that traffic. That makes your asset more valuable.
You can also sell your own products and services to the very people in the public that arrive based on the promotion from the PROFESSIONALS who are listed on your site.
And of course, there are all sorts of other amazing and inspiring ways to scale UP this strategy, and continue to rinse, repeat, innovate and improve.
If you are sick and tired of chasing your tail and NOT doing what you love for a living, an authority site is the answer. Period! (no gimmicks, no gadgets, and no gurus required!)
If you are anything like the vast majority of people who are trying to build a hyper successful blog, brand, business and bank account from home, the truth is, you can relate to everything above... and then some.
I want to share with you what I truly believe is the quickest, easiest and most ethical way to change your life, starting today... with an online marketing strategy that caters to what you already love, and already do well.
The secret is to build an authority site. And to create a community of fans, friends and followers who will not only enthusiastically become ambassadors for your brand, but they'll do a lot of the work in building your blog and business as well.
First of all, forget everything you've learned about keyword tools, profitable niches and trying to discover some sort of market or industry that is under the radar, or particularly profitable.
Instead, do what you love. Decide what you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life, and build your business around that.
Next, create a an authority site in that niche. Not a single perspective blog where you are the "authority". Instead, create a community style site where you can leverage user generated content, and the power and passion of a COLLECTIVE, to generate all of the traffic, interest and enthusiasm you can handle.
For example?
A niche directory is a great example of an authority site. So too is a marketplace style community, where you can showcase and sell the products, programs and services of your professional peers, as well as your own.
These style sites are ASSETS. They have value, like brick and mortar real estate.
They also, as the site owner, offer you an incredible array of options to monetize, leveraging the hard work that others have already done for you.
Let's look at a directory as an example of an authority site you can quickly and easily monetize into a 6 figure business.
You can start with selling listings for premium members of your community.
You can also create private groups and subscription based memberships where you offer higher end brand and business building services to those who want to build even MORE buzz for their brands.
But you don't have to stop there. You can literally leverage the traffic your own members will send to their own listings, and then target those visitors with books, products and services you've created around what it is that YOU love.
In my case, I've created directories of niche professionals where my members will promote their listings to their friends, fans and followers online, which brings huge amounts of free traffic to our site.
I then use prominent ad placements on our community to promote my own books, sites and services to an ever expanding audience that I don't have to attract on my own. I can also use these spaces to sell advertising to our members,
Much like Yelp or any other authority site that features professionals in a given locale, market or industry, people will always promote their own listings on social media, and through word of mouth to their friends and followers.
When you OWN the site itself, you inherit all of the benefits of that traffic. That makes your asset more valuable.
You can also sell your own products and services to the very people in the public that arrive based on the promotion from the PROFESSIONALS who are listed on your site.
And of course, there are all sorts of other amazing and inspiring ways to scale UP this strategy, and continue to rinse, repeat, innovate and improve.
If you are sick and tired of chasing your tail and NOT doing what you love for a living, an authority site is the answer. Period! (no gimmicks, no gadgets, and no gurus required!)
vendredi 20 novembre 2015
Making More Money With Affiliate Marketing
Many people know that affiliate marketing is one of the easiest ways
to start making money online. You do not need to create a product, all
you need to do is sell someone else's. It is a great business if you
have no ideas or think you don't have any ideas yet. However, how can
you really start to make money with affiliate marketing? Well, this
article will outline some pointers that will help you to really start
moving up in the affiliate world.
Make sure you are in the right affiliate program. You may have chosen the affiliate program you're in because you like the product and that's a smart idea. However, there may be other programs out there for you. The best programs are those that are built in a way to make you money. They have great commissions, and their affiliates are routinely paid. If your program is not doing that for you, maybe it is time to move on. There are so many programs out there, that there is absolutely no reason for you to hold on to an affiliate program that isn't right for you.
You have to offer more. This is particularly important if you have chosen a popular affiliate program. Rather than just offering what the product owner has given you, write an eBook or guide to your industry or product. Others will not be offering this, which will help make you a very big success.
Think outside of the box and find out how you can come up with strategies that will set you apart as a special affiliate. When you do that, think about creating a mailing list of your own. If all you do is give a portal to the product owner's site, you will not be able to maximize the amount of money you can make from your customers. In fact, if you're not doing that, they are the product owner's customers and not your own.
In order for you to make more money, you need to find a way to entice customers to return to your site. A mailing list can do that. You might also think about being an affiliate for more that one program. This can lead to much more money for you, because you are selling more than one thing at a time. Some product owners may want you to promote for them exclusively, but that does not serve you or the product owner. Be sure that you do not sigh any kind of exclusivity agreements to avoid any hassles.
If you are doing a really great job for a product owner, and drive a ton of traffic to their site, you might want to consider asking for a higher commission. Higher commissions are not typically offered, because the product owner may not be interested in doing that, but if you are sending a lot of customers, they might make a concession for you.
Make sure you are in the right affiliate program. You may have chosen the affiliate program you're in because you like the product and that's a smart idea. However, there may be other programs out there for you. The best programs are those that are built in a way to make you money. They have great commissions, and their affiliates are routinely paid. If your program is not doing that for you, maybe it is time to move on. There are so many programs out there, that there is absolutely no reason for you to hold on to an affiliate program that isn't right for you.
You have to offer more. This is particularly important if you have chosen a popular affiliate program. Rather than just offering what the product owner has given you, write an eBook or guide to your industry or product. Others will not be offering this, which will help make you a very big success.
Think outside of the box and find out how you can come up with strategies that will set you apart as a special affiliate. When you do that, think about creating a mailing list of your own. If all you do is give a portal to the product owner's site, you will not be able to maximize the amount of money you can make from your customers. In fact, if you're not doing that, they are the product owner's customers and not your own.
In order for you to make more money, you need to find a way to entice customers to return to your site. A mailing list can do that. You might also think about being an affiliate for more that one program. This can lead to much more money for you, because you are selling more than one thing at a time. Some product owners may want you to promote for them exclusively, but that does not serve you or the product owner. Be sure that you do not sigh any kind of exclusivity agreements to avoid any hassles.
If you are doing a really great job for a product owner, and drive a ton of traffic to their site, you might want to consider asking for a higher commission. Higher commissions are not typically offered, because the product owner may not be interested in doing that, but if you are sending a lot of customers, they might make a concession for you.
jeudi 19 novembre 2015
Get Free Online Work From Home - Amazing Two Ways to Earn
Say 'No' to fees - You can always get free online work from home.
There are plenty of methods to earn money online without having to
commit to paying registration fees as some sites will charge you.
Always be careful of these sites that ask you for money because sometimes they may be scammers who are running these sites. Although the online industry has been very efficient in eliminating many scams, there are still a few present in the net as we look at it today.
However, there are also many bona fide businesses on the net that do need to charge you registration fees for you to start working with them. This is not a negative thing actually but if you do not have enough cash to pay for the registration fees then you should really be looking for careers which do not cost a single penny.
Here a list of free online work from home job opportunities:
In these jobs, you only need your skills and nothing more.
1.) E-Book Business: Many people say this is a hard endeavor. The notion of many people about writing books is usually a negative one. How can you possibly finish a book? How many words do I need to write so I can finish a book?
These questions and many more come to mind every time the topic book writing is raised. The next time you think about e-books, think of it in a different way because e-books are actually very easy to make. You just have to know the right strategy. Here is how.
· Choose a topic - There are millions of topics you can write about but only a few may have topics that are of interest to you. Always choose a topic that you are interested in. This will make writing faster and more enjoyable.
Do not be overwhelmed with "hot topics" if they do not fall under your line of interest. This will only tend to diminish the quality of your work. Write something you are very passionate about.
· Create an Outline - An outline is a bulleted form of all the major topics of your book. This will serve as your guide in writing.
· Write your Draft - This is the part where you 'fill in the blanks', you write a few points of interest for each bulleted point. After you have written your draft, it is best that you leave it for two to three days. This will help a lot in the next step.
· Edit your work - Letting your work rest for two to three days will help you spot any errors fast. Most of the time, we really are our own worst editors because we will always be a bit biased about it so if you have someone who can edit it then it would be better.
After you have finished the four major steps above, you can now make your title, cover and design - make it attractive and eye-catching.
2.) Affiliate Marketing: This business does not require you to do anything more but just promote. There are hundreds of retail stores online who sell digital products. All you have to do is to sign up for an account, choose a product of your interest and then promote your product.
Your earning will be profit-based. It will depend on your sales of course. No need for capital, you get to sell someone else's products.
These are the two major free online work from home opportunities you will find on the net.
Always be careful of these sites that ask you for money because sometimes they may be scammers who are running these sites. Although the online industry has been very efficient in eliminating many scams, there are still a few present in the net as we look at it today.
However, there are also many bona fide businesses on the net that do need to charge you registration fees for you to start working with them. This is not a negative thing actually but if you do not have enough cash to pay for the registration fees then you should really be looking for careers which do not cost a single penny.
Here a list of free online work from home job opportunities:
In these jobs, you only need your skills and nothing more.
1.) E-Book Business: Many people say this is a hard endeavor. The notion of many people about writing books is usually a negative one. How can you possibly finish a book? How many words do I need to write so I can finish a book?
These questions and many more come to mind every time the topic book writing is raised. The next time you think about e-books, think of it in a different way because e-books are actually very easy to make. You just have to know the right strategy. Here is how.
· Choose a topic - There are millions of topics you can write about but only a few may have topics that are of interest to you. Always choose a topic that you are interested in. This will make writing faster and more enjoyable.
Do not be overwhelmed with "hot topics" if they do not fall under your line of interest. This will only tend to diminish the quality of your work. Write something you are very passionate about.
· Create an Outline - An outline is a bulleted form of all the major topics of your book. This will serve as your guide in writing.
· Write your Draft - This is the part where you 'fill in the blanks', you write a few points of interest for each bulleted point. After you have written your draft, it is best that you leave it for two to three days. This will help a lot in the next step.
· Edit your work - Letting your work rest for two to three days will help you spot any errors fast. Most of the time, we really are our own worst editors because we will always be a bit biased about it so if you have someone who can edit it then it would be better.
After you have finished the four major steps above, you can now make your title, cover and design - make it attractive and eye-catching.
2.) Affiliate Marketing: This business does not require you to do anything more but just promote. There are hundreds of retail stores online who sell digital products. All you have to do is to sign up for an account, choose a product of your interest and then promote your product.
Your earning will be profit-based. It will depend on your sales of course. No need for capital, you get to sell someone else's products.
These are the two major free online work from home opportunities you will find on the net.
mercredi 18 novembre 2015
3 Ways To Improve The Profitability Of Your Affiliate Business
There are 3 things you can do to improve the profitability of
your affiliate business. They are not difficult but they do take some
mastering and you need to make sure you get the correct guidance and
support to ensure you maximise your efforts.
The first one is to build a list of subscribers.
I know, I hear you groan and say yes, we all know that already. But do you know why the list is important and are you using it to its full potential? A subscriber list enables you to re-market to customers you already have rather than having to find new ones. This will only be effective though if your offers are congruent to what they have purchased already. For example, it probably would not be very effective to try to sell business tools to women who have bought household items from you in the past. They probably would have no need for them. So that means that you have to build lots of lists for different customers right? Wrong.
The second one is to have a profitable and integrated sales funnel.
Having a profitable and integrated sales funnel that you can naturally progress customers through is the way to earn more money by doing less work. Here's how it works. Let's say that we are promoting a way to help new mothers to lose weight. To begin with, and to get the people to subscribe to your list, you may offer them a free report on 10 ways to lose 10 pounds. This is providing them with value and gives them a chance to get to know you and try out your offer for free. Let's imagine that they try out these 10 ways and it works. They are delighted and now have some trust in what you are saying. A couple of weeks later you send them information about a video series you are offering on exercises that will help tone them up for $20 (product 1). If they tried out the first item then they are more likely to say yes to this item and you have a $20 sale that has only cost you an email. Let's then imagine that you have a Webinar that they can attend live and is interactive where they can discuss their problems or solutions with others in a group and this is $50 (product 2). A percentage of those people who tried and liked product 1 will now buy product 2 because they know and trust you. Now let's imagine that you have a six-week interactive course where they get nutritional information, diets and exercises that they work through with a coach and this costs $200 (product 3). And then a one to one coaching opportunity where they can work on other aspects of life they want to change with a personal coach $500 (product 4). From the initial advertising campaign, you have only had to re-market to your list with emails but you had the funnel in place to enable you to do this. The average customer value has increased as they are now possibly going to spend $770 with you instead of just the $20 one product sale. The good thing about this is that you can now comfortably spend more on advertising to get that one customer.
So hopefully now you can see why these 2 things are crucial to having a successful marketing business, and more importantly, how they can help to grow your profits without having to increase your advertising budget or have to keep track of lots of subscription pages and lists.
The third but probably the most important one is to affiliate yourself with people who can give you this type of sales funnel and offer generous commissions on all sales.
It can be extremely time-consuming and expensive to build your own products to enable you to put a funnel together like this one. Luckily though there are companies out there that offer exceedingly good commissions for sales of their high ticket products and services. You just have to shop around and do some due diligence. The rewards are worth it though as you earn far more for doing the same amount of work.
The first one is to build a list of subscribers.
I know, I hear you groan and say yes, we all know that already. But do you know why the list is important and are you using it to its full potential? A subscriber list enables you to re-market to customers you already have rather than having to find new ones. This will only be effective though if your offers are congruent to what they have purchased already. For example, it probably would not be very effective to try to sell business tools to women who have bought household items from you in the past. They probably would have no need for them. So that means that you have to build lots of lists for different customers right? Wrong.
The second one is to have a profitable and integrated sales funnel.
Having a profitable and integrated sales funnel that you can naturally progress customers through is the way to earn more money by doing less work. Here's how it works. Let's say that we are promoting a way to help new mothers to lose weight. To begin with, and to get the people to subscribe to your list, you may offer them a free report on 10 ways to lose 10 pounds. This is providing them with value and gives them a chance to get to know you and try out your offer for free. Let's imagine that they try out these 10 ways and it works. They are delighted and now have some trust in what you are saying. A couple of weeks later you send them information about a video series you are offering on exercises that will help tone them up for $20 (product 1). If they tried out the first item then they are more likely to say yes to this item and you have a $20 sale that has only cost you an email. Let's then imagine that you have a Webinar that they can attend live and is interactive where they can discuss their problems or solutions with others in a group and this is $50 (product 2). A percentage of those people who tried and liked product 1 will now buy product 2 because they know and trust you. Now let's imagine that you have a six-week interactive course where they get nutritional information, diets and exercises that they work through with a coach and this costs $200 (product 3). And then a one to one coaching opportunity where they can work on other aspects of life they want to change with a personal coach $500 (product 4). From the initial advertising campaign, you have only had to re-market to your list with emails but you had the funnel in place to enable you to do this. The average customer value has increased as they are now possibly going to spend $770 with you instead of just the $20 one product sale. The good thing about this is that you can now comfortably spend more on advertising to get that one customer.
So hopefully now you can see why these 2 things are crucial to having a successful marketing business, and more importantly, how they can help to grow your profits without having to increase your advertising budget or have to keep track of lots of subscription pages and lists.
The third but probably the most important one is to affiliate yourself with people who can give you this type of sales funnel and offer generous commissions on all sales.
It can be extremely time-consuming and expensive to build your own products to enable you to put a funnel together like this one. Luckily though there are companies out there that offer exceedingly good commissions for sales of their high ticket products and services. You just have to shop around and do some due diligence. The rewards are worth it though as you earn far more for doing the same amount of work.
I am a member of an organisation that offers its affiliate
marketers up to 40% commissions on its high ticket products. It also
gives you a full training course on how to market these products and
where to market them as well as a whole host of other things.
mardi 17 novembre 2015
Free Online Marketing Solutions
Today, it is not just enough to have a web presence in the form of a
professional website that gives details about your business. To get the
best returns for your business, you will also need to play a huge role
in marketing your business services or products. Fortunately, apart from
opening business avenues, the internet has also brought in very good
marketing solutions that any business can incorporate to reach out to
the masses and the target audience. When you have the right tools, it is
actually even possible to enjoy free online marketing.
Content marketing
It is marketing that is done by sharing media and content publishing to acquire customers. It can be done on a business blog where you make regular posts, photos, videos, case studies, infographics, podcasts and webinars among others. Content marketing focuses on customer, viewer or reader communication as compared to direct selling. When you make the right choices with your content marketing, you easily create business awareness and readers start considering the services or products that you have for them. It is also an approach that can fetch you direct sales when you have a good SEO strategy. WordPress is a great platform you can use to market your content for free.
Content marketing
It is marketing that is done by sharing media and content publishing to acquire customers. It can be done on a business blog where you make regular posts, photos, videos, case studies, infographics, podcasts and webinars among others. Content marketing focuses on customer, viewer or reader communication as compared to direct selling. When you make the right choices with your content marketing, you easily create business awareness and readers start considering the services or products that you have for them. It is also an approach that can fetch you direct sales when you have a good SEO strategy. WordPress is a great platform you can use to market your content for free.
lundi 16 novembre 2015
How Do You Choose The Best Affiliate Program?
Affiliate marketing is a great way to start your own online
business. You don't have to worry about producing a product or service,
organizing payment systems or arranging delivery to the customer. Your
job is to promote products or services that have been created by other
people and when you make a sale, the product owner pays you a
commission. So how do you choose the best affiliate program to work
with?
Your Starting Point
Being an affiliate is like being a commission paid sales person. Before you start it's important that you are clear on the following issues:
Finding Affiliate Marketing Companies
Affiliate marketing is a legitimate online business model and needs to be treated like a proper business. There are lots of credible and reputable affiliate marketing companies that have products and services that you can sell. These include:
Do Your Homework
Go to the affiliate marketing companies and see which products they have to suit your target audience. Before you start promoting a product go online and check product reviews from other affiliate marketers and customers who actually purchased the product.
Also, a product owner may claim that they have the best affiliate program so get as many details as you can to see if they really are as good as they say. These include:
What Will Work Best For You?
Keep in mind that the best affiliate program for one affiliate may not be the best affiliate program for another. Choose the products, services and affiliate marketing companies that are related to your online business and the subject material on your website.
You'll lose customers if they can see that you are only trying to make a profit from them. Take your time, explore different avenues until you find the mix that works best for you and your customers.
Your Starting Point
Being an affiliate is like being a commission paid sales person. Before you start it's important that you are clear on the following issues:
- Who are your target audience?
- What products or services will fix a problem for them or make their life easier?
- How will you connect with prospective customers?
- Why should prospective customers buy from you?
Finding Affiliate Marketing Companies
Affiliate marketing is a legitimate online business model and needs to be treated like a proper business. There are lots of credible and reputable affiliate marketing companies that have products and services that you can sell. These include:
- ClickBank
- LinkShare
- CJ Affiliate
- Amazon
- eBay
Do Your Homework
Go to the affiliate marketing companies and see which products they have to suit your target audience. Before you start promoting a product go online and check product reviews from other affiliate marketers and customers who actually purchased the product.
Also, a product owner may claim that they have the best affiliate program so get as many details as you can to see if they really are as good as they say. These include:
- What products or services do they have for affiliates to sell?
- How much commission will you earn for each sale?
- Do you have to make a certain number of sales before you get paid?
- Once you've made a sale, how quickly do you get paid?
- What marketing resources do they provide affiliates?
- What support do they provide you as an affiliate?
- What support do they provide to customers who buy from you?
What Will Work Best For You?
Keep in mind that the best affiliate program for one affiliate may not be the best affiliate program for another. Choose the products, services and affiliate marketing companies that are related to your online business and the subject material on your website.
You'll lose customers if they can see that you are only trying to make a profit from them. Take your time, explore different avenues until you find the mix that works best for you and your customers.
dimanche 15 novembre 2015
Overcoming the Obstacles of Affiliate Marketing
The concept of affiliate marketing is well founded in the development
of the Internet as a global marketplace. While traditional businesses
use similar sales methods, an Internet-based affiliate marketing method
has its unique characteristics and thus, has its unique drawbacks and
obstacles. In simply stated terms, the issues that arose from
traditional marketing had a business providing commissions or other
benefits for the public or its dealers or representatives to promote,
sell and advertise its services.
In the early years, this was accomplished mainly with banners and/or an overabundance of emails being sent repeatedly, now known as spam. Today, email communications have developed into a more mature and controlled area in online marketing which many serious businesses are embracing and utilizing in their daily marketing routines.
Here are five obstacles to overcome:
As a large crowd of affiliates might act as a powerful lead generator network, the network does incur issues resulting from that same large crowd mentality. If left uncontrolled and unsupervised, the network has been found to cause problems for a business's reputation due to the affiliate partner's illegitimate or even hostile spamming actions.
*This can be the first main obstacle in the setting up of an effective marketing plan. You must ensure a proper control and code of conduct towards and for the affiliate members.
For a business to effectively use affiliate marketing, another obstacle can be found at the point of the delivery in a client's browsers. More and more of client devices are blocking 3rd party cookies by default and even blocking other advertisements. As end-users become more and more aware of these mechanisms to block any unwanted advertisement content, the potential value of affiliate marketing decreases for the business trying this method of distributing its product or service.
*The second main obstacle is then the decreasing availability of advertising access being delivered to a client's device.
With the globally diverse nature of things, any industry established standards or training with a formal certification authority should not be expected in the near future although many local legislatures and new global agreements are addressing the illegitimate actions including and not limited to everything from spamming to the serious offenses of cyber-crime. Although this is a fast growing issue online, future industry standards and training regulations of online marketing are slowly being enacted that speak to all of the current issues surrounding affiliate marketing and online advertising methods.
*The third main obstacle is having effective regulation for the various affiliate marketing methods.
The regulations are not easy to comprehend nor comply to, nor even to be aware of. With all that a small business has to absorb and put in place to be able to legally open their doors to do business daily and with a small staff normally at startup, the small business's capacity and ability to implement these regulations are minimal at best.
*The fourth main and top obstacle is the regulative obscurity found in the mesh-like network of these new regulations.
Content creators, affiliate marketing providers and businesses alike, are in the constant struggle with search engines trying to push up their content in the index and increase their page ranking and placement. If they are successful in accomplishing these tasks and have the increases they work for to be able to attract more traffic to their affiliate marketing page the results accomplished are generating more revenue from the company providing the affiliate marketing program.
*The last obstacle is the highly protected indexing algorithms used by the global indexing search engines.
In the early years, this was accomplished mainly with banners and/or an overabundance of emails being sent repeatedly, now known as spam. Today, email communications have developed into a more mature and controlled area in online marketing which many serious businesses are embracing and utilizing in their daily marketing routines.
Here are five obstacles to overcome:
As a large crowd of affiliates might act as a powerful lead generator network, the network does incur issues resulting from that same large crowd mentality. If left uncontrolled and unsupervised, the network has been found to cause problems for a business's reputation due to the affiliate partner's illegitimate or even hostile spamming actions.
*This can be the first main obstacle in the setting up of an effective marketing plan. You must ensure a proper control and code of conduct towards and for the affiliate members.
For a business to effectively use affiliate marketing, another obstacle can be found at the point of the delivery in a client's browsers. More and more of client devices are blocking 3rd party cookies by default and even blocking other advertisements. As end-users become more and more aware of these mechanisms to block any unwanted advertisement content, the potential value of affiliate marketing decreases for the business trying this method of distributing its product or service.
*The second main obstacle is then the decreasing availability of advertising access being delivered to a client's device.
With the globally diverse nature of things, any industry established standards or training with a formal certification authority should not be expected in the near future although many local legislatures and new global agreements are addressing the illegitimate actions including and not limited to everything from spamming to the serious offenses of cyber-crime. Although this is a fast growing issue online, future industry standards and training regulations of online marketing are slowly being enacted that speak to all of the current issues surrounding affiliate marketing and online advertising methods.
*The third main obstacle is having effective regulation for the various affiliate marketing methods.
The regulations are not easy to comprehend nor comply to, nor even to be aware of. With all that a small business has to absorb and put in place to be able to legally open their doors to do business daily and with a small staff normally at startup, the small business's capacity and ability to implement these regulations are minimal at best.
*The fourth main and top obstacle is the regulative obscurity found in the mesh-like network of these new regulations.
Content creators, affiliate marketing providers and businesses alike, are in the constant struggle with search engines trying to push up their content in the index and increase their page ranking and placement. If they are successful in accomplishing these tasks and have the increases they work for to be able to attract more traffic to their affiliate marketing page the results accomplished are generating more revenue from the company providing the affiliate marketing program.
*The last obstacle is the highly protected indexing algorithms used by the global indexing search engines.
vendredi 13 novembre 2015
To Start An Online Business, First Begin By Asking Why And What Then How
I have found that when seniors want to learn about Internet Business
or online business, many of these seniors are so eager to want to know
how to go about doing it. Right from Day One, many of them are just
eager to want to know how to create a website or how to start promoting
other people's products and services. They are just so anxious to know
"how" "how" "how'...
Well, in this second article I want you to approach the learning of doing this kind of business by first asking "why", then "what" and then only "how" instead of just wanting to learn the "how", "how", "how". This is because I believe that once you have got the "why" and "what" right, then the "how" is the least difficult of the whole process.
1. First Start With "Why"
Most of the good internet marketing gurus will always ask their students to spend the initial part of their learning process focusing of getting the right "keywords". Well, for us senior newbies, what this means is to get "Why" right first. And what do I mean by that?
Let's examine the first three possible scenarios, that is, either you have a product to sell, a service to offer to customers or you want to help to promote someone else's products or services.
Even if you have a product or service to offer you should ask the question, "why does the customer want to buy your product? ". If you do not have any product or service to offer to customers and you may want to help promote someone else's product, again you also have to ask the question "why does the customer want to listen to you when you are promoting someone's else product?"
To promote someone else's product or service you need to know what product or service do you want to help to promote? Take you time. Don't worry about where to find the products or services to promote. That's the "How" part of this process. First just think of what interest you or "why do you think the customers want to buy that product or service? ". You can promote many products related to such topics like music, fishing, golf, handicraft, cooking, learning languages, astronomy, magic tricks, yoga, tai chi, travel and the list goes on and on. That's why I say, take your time. This is the most important part of the process. Get this wrong and you will reduce your chances of succeeding significantly.
So the first and most important thing is to really understand why would the customer want to buy from you?
Don't be afraid to spend as much time as possible on understanding the "Why"s. Why do you want to sell this product or service
2. Then we ask the question "What"
To help us understand why we think customers want to buy from us, we should ask the question "What is the problem that the customer want solved?". Once you are very clear on that, then we can see if what we are offering is providing the solution that the customer is looking for. What problems are those products or services trying to solve for the customers? For example, if the customer has an overweight problem then the weight loss program that you are trying to promote may be a potential product to help such a customer. From your perspective, you should also try to be more targeted in your customer group. For example what target profile of the population are you focusing when you promote your weight loss program. Is it for overweight teenagers or overweight seniors? Who are you trying to help? Spend some time asking the question "what problems are you trying to solve for the customers" or "what are the most urgent problems that potentials customers have and what solutions can you provide". Remember you can combine the "why" and the "what" when looking at customers' problems and "what" and "why" a particular product or service is the best choice to consider.
Once you have identified the product or service and the problem that it will solve then, and only then, can you start looking at "keywords" which brings us to the third question and that is the "how".
Well, in this second article I want you to approach the learning of doing this kind of business by first asking "why", then "what" and then only "how" instead of just wanting to learn the "how", "how", "how". This is because I believe that once you have got the "why" and "what" right, then the "how" is the least difficult of the whole process.
1. First Start With "Why"
Most of the good internet marketing gurus will always ask their students to spend the initial part of their learning process focusing of getting the right "keywords". Well, for us senior newbies, what this means is to get "Why" right first. And what do I mean by that?
Let's examine the first three possible scenarios, that is, either you have a product to sell, a service to offer to customers or you want to help to promote someone else's products or services.
Even if you have a product or service to offer you should ask the question, "why does the customer want to buy your product? ". If you do not have any product or service to offer to customers and you may want to help promote someone else's product, again you also have to ask the question "why does the customer want to listen to you when you are promoting someone's else product?"
To promote someone else's product or service you need to know what product or service do you want to help to promote? Take you time. Don't worry about where to find the products or services to promote. That's the "How" part of this process. First just think of what interest you or "why do you think the customers want to buy that product or service? ". You can promote many products related to such topics like music, fishing, golf, handicraft, cooking, learning languages, astronomy, magic tricks, yoga, tai chi, travel and the list goes on and on. That's why I say, take your time. This is the most important part of the process. Get this wrong and you will reduce your chances of succeeding significantly.
So the first and most important thing is to really understand why would the customer want to buy from you?
Don't be afraid to spend as much time as possible on understanding the "Why"s. Why do you want to sell this product or service
2. Then we ask the question "What"
To help us understand why we think customers want to buy from us, we should ask the question "What is the problem that the customer want solved?". Once you are very clear on that, then we can see if what we are offering is providing the solution that the customer is looking for. What problems are those products or services trying to solve for the customers? For example, if the customer has an overweight problem then the weight loss program that you are trying to promote may be a potential product to help such a customer. From your perspective, you should also try to be more targeted in your customer group. For example what target profile of the population are you focusing when you promote your weight loss program. Is it for overweight teenagers or overweight seniors? Who are you trying to help? Spend some time asking the question "what problems are you trying to solve for the customers" or "what are the most urgent problems that potentials customers have and what solutions can you provide". Remember you can combine the "why" and the "what" when looking at customers' problems and "what" and "why" a particular product or service is the best choice to consider.
Once you have identified the product or service and the problem that it will solve then, and only then, can you start looking at "keywords" which brings us to the third question and that is the "how".
jeudi 12 novembre 2015
6 Online Marketing Skills That Every Entrepreneur Needs
our online marketing skills will help you achieve the goals you set
for your business. There are many components to building a successful
online business and the greater your level of skills, the more
effectively you will be able to recognize opportunities and become more
profitable. Here are 6 core online marketing skills that every
entrepreneur should know.
1. Email Marketing
Email marketing is one of the most essential online marketing skills. To be effective you need an email database of potential customers who have expressed an interest in your products or services. But it takes skill to develop a successful email campaign so that your audience actually open your email and take action.
2. List Building
Knowing how to build a list of actual and potential customers is another important ingredient of your online marketing skills. When you have a database you can make contact with your customers and prospects anytime you want. List building will ensure the longevity of your online business.
3. Social Media Marketing
Regardless of whether you like it or not your customers are using social media. Social media makes it possible for your business to connect with your target audience, increase your exposure, generate leads and bring in sales. When you have the appropriate online marketing skills you can create pages on social media sites where your target audience spends time and combine it with your other marketing strategies.
4. Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization tactics are the online marketing skills used to develop the non-paid, or organic, results in search engines for a particular keyword or set of keywords relevant to your business. It's essential that you know how to optimize your website's written and visual content material to help you obtain a good page ranking.
5. Video Marketing
Video marketing adds life to your online marketing campaigns. Uploading relevant videos to websites like YouTube, which is used by over 1 billion people every month, puts your products and services in front of millions of potential customers. Videos enhance static, conventional online material into action-driven messages that put your message out there in a powerful and dramatic way.
6. Website Design
Irrespective of whether you create your own website or you employ somebody to do it for you, what your visitors think about your website can make or break your relationship to them. You don't have to be a website designer to know good website design. Good website design will encourage visitors to return to your website, sign up for your email list and follow you on social media.
1. Email Marketing
Email marketing is one of the most essential online marketing skills. To be effective you need an email database of potential customers who have expressed an interest in your products or services. But it takes skill to develop a successful email campaign so that your audience actually open your email and take action.
2. List Building
Knowing how to build a list of actual and potential customers is another important ingredient of your online marketing skills. When you have a database you can make contact with your customers and prospects anytime you want. List building will ensure the longevity of your online business.
3. Social Media Marketing
Regardless of whether you like it or not your customers are using social media. Social media makes it possible for your business to connect with your target audience, increase your exposure, generate leads and bring in sales. When you have the appropriate online marketing skills you can create pages on social media sites where your target audience spends time and combine it with your other marketing strategies.
4. Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization tactics are the online marketing skills used to develop the non-paid, or organic, results in search engines for a particular keyword or set of keywords relevant to your business. It's essential that you know how to optimize your website's written and visual content material to help you obtain a good page ranking.
5. Video Marketing
Video marketing adds life to your online marketing campaigns. Uploading relevant videos to websites like YouTube, which is used by over 1 billion people every month, puts your products and services in front of millions of potential customers. Videos enhance static, conventional online material into action-driven messages that put your message out there in a powerful and dramatic way.
6. Website Design
Irrespective of whether you create your own website or you employ somebody to do it for you, what your visitors think about your website can make or break your relationship to them. You don't have to be a website designer to know good website design. Good website design will encourage visitors to return to your website, sign up for your email list and follow you on social media.
mercredi 11 novembre 2015
Legitimate Income From Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is a simple concept where a business will pay
its affiliate for bringing customers to the business. It was created by
William J. Tobin in the late 1980s. He and his company, PC Flowers
& Gifts, took a mere four years to make more than $6 million
annually in sales. This proved that affiliate marketing can be an
extremely profitable practice.
Affiliate marketing has grown fast and wide in its practice since its beginning. With the help of the Internet, businesses and affiliates are able to access, generate leads and drive customers to the products and business they would like to promote more effectively. All types of business can and have benefitted from affiliate marketing. Retail industries and internet file sharing businesses have also been very lucrative.
You might be asking yourself how people and affiliates make money. The affiliates are compensated in a variety of ways; pay-per-sale, cost-per-action, cost-per-click and cost-per-mile are some of the most often used methods of compensation for affiliates who bring in revenue and customers to the company they work for.
Compensation methods are changing to satisfy the needs of the changing world. Some people have used dishonest methods, such as click fraud, to create false results for a higher income. Companies have responded by reducing the use of the cost-per-click method of remuneration to their affiliates.
Most Internet users are acquainted with terms such as spam and adware. Although spam is unsolicited and therefore not illegal, there are legitimate methods of using adware and tracking cookies from potential buyers, by correctly letting them know of such possibilities and getting their permission.
To make sure that the affiliates generate sales producing work and are compensated accordingly, many companies use a performance based remuneration method. Cost-per-click or cost-per-mile sales place the responsibility on the company and not the affiliate. On the other hand, performance marketing will pay the affiliate based on the actual sales they generate. They may also offer incentives to encourage harder working and higher performing affiliates.
It is not very difficult to get started with affiliate marketing. Presently there is no set standard in the industry to make sure that all of the affiliates and companies act according to a code of ethical business practice. Since the world of the Internet and affiliate marketing changes so fast, it is not an easy task to keep up with all of the fast changing new waves of high income affiliate marketing.
The most effective way of making a good to excellent income with affiliate marketing is to put in a real effort, hard work, and follow the legal standards of marketing. This will guarantee steady income and a good reputation. Learn as much as you can about the business you will find success.
Affiliate marketing has grown fast and wide in its practice since its beginning. With the help of the Internet, businesses and affiliates are able to access, generate leads and drive customers to the products and business they would like to promote more effectively. All types of business can and have benefitted from affiliate marketing. Retail industries and internet file sharing businesses have also been very lucrative.
You might be asking yourself how people and affiliates make money. The affiliates are compensated in a variety of ways; pay-per-sale, cost-per-action, cost-per-click and cost-per-mile are some of the most often used methods of compensation for affiliates who bring in revenue and customers to the company they work for.
Compensation methods are changing to satisfy the needs of the changing world. Some people have used dishonest methods, such as click fraud, to create false results for a higher income. Companies have responded by reducing the use of the cost-per-click method of remuneration to their affiliates.
Most Internet users are acquainted with terms such as spam and adware. Although spam is unsolicited and therefore not illegal, there are legitimate methods of using adware and tracking cookies from potential buyers, by correctly letting them know of such possibilities and getting their permission.
To make sure that the affiliates generate sales producing work and are compensated accordingly, many companies use a performance based remuneration method. Cost-per-click or cost-per-mile sales place the responsibility on the company and not the affiliate. On the other hand, performance marketing will pay the affiliate based on the actual sales they generate. They may also offer incentives to encourage harder working and higher performing affiliates.
It is not very difficult to get started with affiliate marketing. Presently there is no set standard in the industry to make sure that all of the affiliates and companies act according to a code of ethical business practice. Since the world of the Internet and affiliate marketing changes so fast, it is not an easy task to keep up with all of the fast changing new waves of high income affiliate marketing.
The most effective way of making a good to excellent income with affiliate marketing is to put in a real effort, hard work, and follow the legal standards of marketing. This will guarantee steady income and a good reputation. Learn as much as you can about the business you will find success.
mardi 10 novembre 2015
How To Be The Master Of Online Marketing
When the world of Digital marketing grows over populated, the
question arises - How to make your presence known? Many might have a
list of activities for you to suggest. But "you must unlearn what you
have learned", the answer is not just in PPC and SEO services, but
majorly in simple, relevant and interesting content. Content is the
master of online marketing. Though underrated, it is what drives your
digital marketing, and sets you apart from the general crowd online. It
is rewarding to spend time and money in generating interesting and
relevant content.
Content drives the marketing machine
To ensure the smooth running of you site, make sure to upload a regular feed of interesting content. If your site has no information to provide, rest assured, it would fail to draw visits, and in turn sales. People like to know more about whom they are dealing with or what the site has to offer. Transparency is what is going to get you prospective client. The game is to appear as clear and exciting as possible, to the reader.
SEO is the boss
Okay, so after content, it is definitely SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which can drive your website to its success. But then SEO is seamlessly integrated with your content, so this means if your content does not stand out, your search engine ratings won't either. Both are relative and SEO cannot exist without the other. Original content is what might buy you that special recognition in the dense crowd on web.
Relevant content
Relevance is the key, how else do you think anyone will take you seriously? The ugly truth is that stashed or stolen content will never boost your SEO, it might bring you into trouble for sure. Hence the moral of the story is, to have original, relevant content that keeps people coming back to your site for more, which means a regular flow of content is a must. The content should also be written, keeping in mind the target audience and their changeable interests.
Title tags
Titles and headlines play a huge role in making your content interesting and optimizing your web visibility. It is a clever tool to drawing more views and helps put your website link on top of the search. These key links can be easily tweaked on daily basis to suit the web search optimization. Having a tone of the brand is also necessary. Content that follows a theme is generally preferred over scattered information.
Starting with clear strategy and content to suit your style is definitely appealing to visitors.
Content drives the marketing machine
To ensure the smooth running of you site, make sure to upload a regular feed of interesting content. If your site has no information to provide, rest assured, it would fail to draw visits, and in turn sales. People like to know more about whom they are dealing with or what the site has to offer. Transparency is what is going to get you prospective client. The game is to appear as clear and exciting as possible, to the reader.
SEO is the boss
Okay, so after content, it is definitely SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which can drive your website to its success. But then SEO is seamlessly integrated with your content, so this means if your content does not stand out, your search engine ratings won't either. Both are relative and SEO cannot exist without the other. Original content is what might buy you that special recognition in the dense crowd on web.
Relevant content
Relevance is the key, how else do you think anyone will take you seriously? The ugly truth is that stashed or stolen content will never boost your SEO, it might bring you into trouble for sure. Hence the moral of the story is, to have original, relevant content that keeps people coming back to your site for more, which means a regular flow of content is a must. The content should also be written, keeping in mind the target audience and their changeable interests.
Title tags
Titles and headlines play a huge role in making your content interesting and optimizing your web visibility. It is a clever tool to drawing more views and helps put your website link on top of the search. These key links can be easily tweaked on daily basis to suit the web search optimization. Having a tone of the brand is also necessary. Content that follows a theme is generally preferred over scattered information.
Starting with clear strategy and content to suit your style is definitely appealing to visitors.
lundi 9 novembre 2015
How to Become a More Effective Affiliate Marketer
There are some specific steps that can assist you in becoming more
effective in your affiliate marketing business. Although the following
may not be an entire list of everything you need, it should be used as a
guide to help get you started.
The most effective affiliate marketers have a solid business plan. When this is in place it will help you save time and money and will also help you remain focused on your goal. Once you have implemented your plan, you will find your time can be used more efficiently and your affiliate business can grow rapidly.
Although many affiliate marketers work from home, it is critical that they have a set of daily tasks to accomplish. It they do not, it will be easy for them to become distracted and soon their business will turn into a hobby.
A successful affiliate marketer should be assertive when it comes to their ideas and how they implement them. By doing this, you can quickly separate the valuable from the worthless, only focusing your time and energy on those tasks that are productive and income producing. Achieving success can certainly be accomplished. It quite simply requires following an efficient and proven path. The most successful affiliates not only have a plan but they also have a long-term strategy, automating their daily tasks when possible.
While there is a large variety of tools available for the affiliate marketer, the powerhouse behind multiple successful campaigns is the auto-responder. This tool enables affiliates to write something once, and then have it automatically fed to their subscribers on a daily basis. By doing this, they are making the best use of their time and they are also making sure that their subscribers receive valuable information with a push towards their sales funnel.
It is a good idea to protect yourself against the loss of affiliate commissions by using link protection software. Even though we would like to think of the Internet as a level playing field, it is unfortunately filled with those who would think nothing of stealing another's commissions. It is impossible to achieve 100% protection, but you can still head in the right direction by protecting your affiliate link using the protection software. This software hides the affiliate link, and makes it much harder for the commission thieves to steal what is rightfully yours.
Often the everyday marketer does not take the time to back-up crucial documents and records. However, it is critical for long-term success to have some type of back-up plan in place. This will make sure your most sensitive data is protected from potential failure which could be devastating. You can continue to market, even after a hard drive crash.
Dealing with competition is a big factor when it comes to affiliate marketing. You must learn to think outside-the-box, offering unique incentives and bonuses and not just offering the same thing as all the others. This allows the savvy affiliate to rise to the top, quicker than the competition.
The most effective affiliate marketers have a solid business plan. When this is in place it will help you save time and money and will also help you remain focused on your goal. Once you have implemented your plan, you will find your time can be used more efficiently and your affiliate business can grow rapidly.
Although many affiliate marketers work from home, it is critical that they have a set of daily tasks to accomplish. It they do not, it will be easy for them to become distracted and soon their business will turn into a hobby.
A successful affiliate marketer should be assertive when it comes to their ideas and how they implement them. By doing this, you can quickly separate the valuable from the worthless, only focusing your time and energy on those tasks that are productive and income producing. Achieving success can certainly be accomplished. It quite simply requires following an efficient and proven path. The most successful affiliates not only have a plan but they also have a long-term strategy, automating their daily tasks when possible.
While there is a large variety of tools available for the affiliate marketer, the powerhouse behind multiple successful campaigns is the auto-responder. This tool enables affiliates to write something once, and then have it automatically fed to their subscribers on a daily basis. By doing this, they are making the best use of their time and they are also making sure that their subscribers receive valuable information with a push towards their sales funnel.
It is a good idea to protect yourself against the loss of affiliate commissions by using link protection software. Even though we would like to think of the Internet as a level playing field, it is unfortunately filled with those who would think nothing of stealing another's commissions. It is impossible to achieve 100% protection, but you can still head in the right direction by protecting your affiliate link using the protection software. This software hides the affiliate link, and makes it much harder for the commission thieves to steal what is rightfully yours.
Often the everyday marketer does not take the time to back-up crucial documents and records. However, it is critical for long-term success to have some type of back-up plan in place. This will make sure your most sensitive data is protected from potential failure which could be devastating. You can continue to market, even after a hard drive crash.
Dealing with competition is a big factor when it comes to affiliate marketing. You must learn to think outside-the-box, offering unique incentives and bonuses and not just offering the same thing as all the others. This allows the savvy affiliate to rise to the top, quicker than the competition.
dimanche 8 novembre 2015
How To Be The Master Of Online Marketing
When the world of Digital marketing grows over populated, the
question arises - How to make your presence known? Many might have a
list of activities for you to suggest. But "you must unlearn what you
have learned", the answer is not just in PPC and SEO services, but
majorly in simple, relevant and interesting content. Content is the
master of online marketing. Though underrated, it is what drives your
digital marketing, and sets you apart from the general crowd online. It
is rewarding to spend time and money in generating interesting and
relevant content.
Content drives the marketing machine
To ensure the smooth running of you site, make sure to upload a regular feed of interesting content. If your site has no information to provide, rest assured, it would fail to draw visits, and in turn sales. People like to know more about whom they are dealing with or what the site has to offer. Transparency is what is going to get you prospective client. The game is to appear as clear and exciting as possible, to the reader.
SEO is the boss
Okay, so after content, it is definitely SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which can drive your website to its success. But then SEO is seamlessly integrated with your content, so this means if your content does not stand out, your search engine ratings won't either. Both are relative and SEO cannot exist without the other. Original content is what might buy you that special recognition in the dense crowd on web.
Relevant content
Relevance is the key, how else do you think anyone will take you seriously? The ugly truth is that stashed or stolen content will never boost your SEO, it might bring you into trouble for sure. Hence the moral of the story is, to have original, relevant content that keeps people coming back to your site for more, which means a regular flow of content is a must. The content should also be written, keeping in mind the target audience and their changeable interests.
Title tags
Titles and headlines play a huge role in making your content interesting and optimizing your web visibility. It is a clever tool to drawing more views and helps put your website link on top of the search. These key links can be easily tweaked on daily basis to suit the web search optimization. Having a tone of the brand is also necessary. Content that follows a theme is generally preferred over scattered information.
Starting with clear strategy and content to suit your style is definitely appealing to visitors.
Content drives the marketing machine
To ensure the smooth running of you site, make sure to upload a regular feed of interesting content. If your site has no information to provide, rest assured, it would fail to draw visits, and in turn sales. People like to know more about whom they are dealing with or what the site has to offer. Transparency is what is going to get you prospective client. The game is to appear as clear and exciting as possible, to the reader.
SEO is the boss
Okay, so after content, it is definitely SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which can drive your website to its success. But then SEO is seamlessly integrated with your content, so this means if your content does not stand out, your search engine ratings won't either. Both are relative and SEO cannot exist without the other. Original content is what might buy you that special recognition in the dense crowd on web.
Relevant content
Relevance is the key, how else do you think anyone will take you seriously? The ugly truth is that stashed or stolen content will never boost your SEO, it might bring you into trouble for sure. Hence the moral of the story is, to have original, relevant content that keeps people coming back to your site for more, which means a regular flow of content is a must. The content should also be written, keeping in mind the target audience and their changeable interests.
Title tags
Titles and headlines play a huge role in making your content interesting and optimizing your web visibility. It is a clever tool to drawing more views and helps put your website link on top of the search. These key links can be easily tweaked on daily basis to suit the web search optimization. Having a tone of the brand is also necessary. Content that follows a theme is generally preferred over scattered information.
Starting with clear strategy and content to suit your style is definitely appealing to visitors.
samedi 7 novembre 2015
The Top Two Best Online Jobs
What are the best online jobs you can find? Well, there are actually
several viable and practical careers online, but this article will focus
on two of the best online jobs you can enter into.
According to research these two online jobs are the most popular and because of their earning potential. Many have already tried these business opportunities and are now in a good financial condition.
These two online jobs require nothing but your talents and skills. Of course, this should be coupled with discipline, patience, time and effort. Without these values, no business of any kind will prosper.
Now you may ask - What are these two top paying online jobs?
1.) E-book Publishing . The reason why this is a very practical business is because of the need and demand for more and more information by consumers. Information is an important aspect of everyday life. Each day, in almost every endeavor, we need information - fast and immediate facts.
How does one get immediate information? It is through e-books which offer assistance and guidance. When you look for immediate help, you do not want to experience having to go to a library.
You might be wondering how you can write a book. The first thing that you have to do is to, of course, search for a topic. In choosing a topic, you must pick something you are passionate about. In this way, your writing will be more heartfelt and meaningful. You will also be able to write faster.
After choosing your topic, it is time to start writing your draft. Your draft will contain everything you know about your topic. Whatever you have researched and read about your topic should be reflected in your draft. After you have written the bulk of it, try to rest and relax. If possible, pause first. Do not rush into doing the next step. Pausing will help you with the next step.
Editing is quite a challenging step in book publishing. This is the reason why you have to pause for a while before you edit. When editing, you should be able to look at your work as a fresh article; view it like a book you have never seen before and refrain from being biased. If possible, forget that it is your work so your editing will be more efficient. On the other hand, you can also always ask somebody else to edit it for you. There are many editors available online.
After you have finished editing your work, you can now proceed to the title. Your title must be able to provide a thrill for the readers. It must be interesting.It must be able to tell what your book is all about. The last two steps in book publishing is the cover and design. This should also be eye-catching. This will serve as the first impression people will see of your book.
After all the steps mentioned above, you can now publish your book and sell it online.
2.) Craft Making, Promotion and Selling. If you are a natural artist or a skilled person then this business is the one you should venture into. There are so many crafts you can make if you are creative. You can make house decorations with recycled materials. In this way, you will not be spending anything and so costs to start will be minimal.
According to research these two online jobs are the most popular and because of their earning potential. Many have already tried these business opportunities and are now in a good financial condition.
These two online jobs require nothing but your talents and skills. Of course, this should be coupled with discipline, patience, time and effort. Without these values, no business of any kind will prosper.
Now you may ask - What are these two top paying online jobs?
1.) E-book Publishing . The reason why this is a very practical business is because of the need and demand for more and more information by consumers. Information is an important aspect of everyday life. Each day, in almost every endeavor, we need information - fast and immediate facts.
How does one get immediate information? It is through e-books which offer assistance and guidance. When you look for immediate help, you do not want to experience having to go to a library.
You might be wondering how you can write a book. The first thing that you have to do is to, of course, search for a topic. In choosing a topic, you must pick something you are passionate about. In this way, your writing will be more heartfelt and meaningful. You will also be able to write faster.
After choosing your topic, it is time to start writing your draft. Your draft will contain everything you know about your topic. Whatever you have researched and read about your topic should be reflected in your draft. After you have written the bulk of it, try to rest and relax. If possible, pause first. Do not rush into doing the next step. Pausing will help you with the next step.
Editing is quite a challenging step in book publishing. This is the reason why you have to pause for a while before you edit. When editing, you should be able to look at your work as a fresh article; view it like a book you have never seen before and refrain from being biased. If possible, forget that it is your work so your editing will be more efficient. On the other hand, you can also always ask somebody else to edit it for you. There are many editors available online.
After you have finished editing your work, you can now proceed to the title. Your title must be able to provide a thrill for the readers. It must be interesting.It must be able to tell what your book is all about. The last two steps in book publishing is the cover and design. This should also be eye-catching. This will serve as the first impression people will see of your book.
After all the steps mentioned above, you can now publish your book and sell it online.
2.) Craft Making, Promotion and Selling. If you are a natural artist or a skilled person then this business is the one you should venture into. There are so many crafts you can make if you are creative. You can make house decorations with recycled materials. In this way, you will not be spending anything and so costs to start will be minimal.
I Hate Writing Articles - Isn't There An Easier Way?!
Owning, running and maintaining an internet based business or a site needs articles. Plain and simple, every who has a site knows this. Even those who don’t have sites but are frequent internet users knows this as well. Articles quench the thirst for information and knowledge of the people. Plus, the articles provides many other benefits for the site.
The benefits that articles provide are putting a site high in the ranking in search results of keywords and keyword phrases that pertains or are relevant to his or her site. They also provide attraction to website visitors when they are appreciated and is linked to your site from another site or newsletter. Articles provide for the increase of the confidence and trust levels of customers to your site and company.
Many articles are also beneficial to both company and its traffic. When the readers like the articles, they would tell more of their friends, family and peers and recommend your site to them, providing for a larger volume of traffic. You get bigger sales if your traffic trusts and believes in you. Your product or services would be much easier to sell when they know you know what you are doing and talking about.
So ok, we have established that articles are very important to a site and to business. Articles are crucial and to keep ahead in the game, a site must have an article, it is imperative. There is one dilemma though, not many people like writing articles.
Many website owners would rather spend their time on something else, and unless you’re a big time company, you don’t have the necessary resources to use on a pool of article writers. Plagiarism or copying of other articles is frowned upon and could easily get you into trouble, worst case scenario; a hefty fine and jail time.
So what are the other options?
Well, for starters if you hate writing articles and you can’t afford to hire people to write for you then don’t. Get free articles. The first place to look at for free articles is the public domain. Here you won’t have problems with copyright infringement and the following penalties and fines if you get caught for plagiarism.
Public domain articles are articles freely given to the public for public use. You can do whatever you want with it. You can place it on your site, name it as yours, put it in a newsletter its you decision. Always remember though that you will have to choose articles that is very relevant to your site.
The downside to public domain articles is that since it is free for everybody, many of your competitors may have access to them as well. Since every site needs to be original and unique even though you have the same niche, this could be a predicament. You may also have to edit them a bit to place more keywords and keyword phrases to make them better.
Another way to get free articles is to allow other sites which has the same subject or topic as yours to submit articles to your site. This would be only to augment your existing content or else all your articles would be leading to other sites since these articles would have resource boxes with them that could link or direct the readers to their site. That’s why it is important to have your own articles; you cold use them to link your site to other sites as well.
But, to truly feel the impact of what a good article to you, go for original ones. There are many article writers who do part time and freelance article writing jobs that charges only minimal fees. You can get good articles that have all the keywords and keyword phrases you need and people are looking for.
The investment you made for these articles would be worthwhile because you could use them for all the benefits you could offer. You hold copyrights to them and you will be able to use them anyway you want. As your articles help you in building your business and your site, you will have more articles to write and maybe then you wont be having second thoughts about articles.
The benefits that articles provide are putting a site high in the ranking in search results of keywords and keyword phrases that pertains or are relevant to his or her site. They also provide attraction to website visitors when they are appreciated and is linked to your site from another site or newsletter. Articles provide for the increase of the confidence and trust levels of customers to your site and company.
Many articles are also beneficial to both company and its traffic. When the readers like the articles, they would tell more of their friends, family and peers and recommend your site to them, providing for a larger volume of traffic. You get bigger sales if your traffic trusts and believes in you. Your product or services would be much easier to sell when they know you know what you are doing and talking about.
So ok, we have established that articles are very important to a site and to business. Articles are crucial and to keep ahead in the game, a site must have an article, it is imperative. There is one dilemma though, not many people like writing articles.
Many website owners would rather spend their time on something else, and unless you’re a big time company, you don’t have the necessary resources to use on a pool of article writers. Plagiarism or copying of other articles is frowned upon and could easily get you into trouble, worst case scenario; a hefty fine and jail time.
So what are the other options?
Well, for starters if you hate writing articles and you can’t afford to hire people to write for you then don’t. Get free articles. The first place to look at for free articles is the public domain. Here you won’t have problems with copyright infringement and the following penalties and fines if you get caught for plagiarism.
Public domain articles are articles freely given to the public for public use. You can do whatever you want with it. You can place it on your site, name it as yours, put it in a newsletter its you decision. Always remember though that you will have to choose articles that is very relevant to your site.
The downside to public domain articles is that since it is free for everybody, many of your competitors may have access to them as well. Since every site needs to be original and unique even though you have the same niche, this could be a predicament. You may also have to edit them a bit to place more keywords and keyword phrases to make them better.
Another way to get free articles is to allow other sites which has the same subject or topic as yours to submit articles to your site. This would be only to augment your existing content or else all your articles would be leading to other sites since these articles would have resource boxes with them that could link or direct the readers to their site. That’s why it is important to have your own articles; you cold use them to link your site to other sites as well.
But, to truly feel the impact of what a good article to you, go for original ones. There are many article writers who do part time and freelance article writing jobs that charges only minimal fees. You can get good articles that have all the keywords and keyword phrases you need and people are looking for.
The investment you made for these articles would be worthwhile because you could use them for all the benefits you could offer. You hold copyrights to them and you will be able to use them anyway you want. As your articles help you in building your business and your site, you will have more articles to write and maybe then you wont be having second thoughts about articles.
articles sources : http://www.www.affiliatebusinesses.net
jeudi 5 novembre 2015
Why Affiliate Marketing Is a Wonderful Method of Making Money for Bloggers
If you have a blog which has got a decent amount of traffic then
you can monetize that blog in many different ways. You can sell your own
products or services if you have any. Or else you can promote affiliate
offers. You can sell advertising space on your blog or you can display
AdSense ads so that whenever any visitor clicks on these ads you make
some cash.
Out of all the above mentioned monetization methods, I personally prefer methods 1 and 2. Selling your own products is one the best ways to making money when you have good amount of traffic coming to your blog. However this is not possible for a majority of bloggers. Most of them do not have their own products or services. So that leaves us with the second option - affiliate marketing. We shall discuss a little about this method in this article.
Affiliate marketing is about promoting the products or services of other people in return for commissions. There are many companies and product owners who are willing to pay you commission to promote their products. Suppose I run a web development company. I might recruit affiliates and if they bring me customers I give them certain percentage as commission. This is a very lucrative and excellent way of making money. Almost anyone can start affiliate marketing as you do not need to have any product of your own.
Another big benefit of affiliate marketing is that you do not need to invest any money. Suppose you want to sell some items on eBay or Amazon. In this case you have to first buy the products at cheaper rates and then try to sell them at a profit. There is risk involved because there is no guarantee that the items would get sold. There is also the initial investment needed to buy the items in bulk whereas in affiliate marketing there is no need for investment and hence risk factor is also minimized.
Introduction to Affiliate Networks:
You might be wondering where you can find products to promote. For this you can join an affiliate network. An affiliate network brings product owners and affiliates together. Suppose person A is a diet expert who has a course which teaches people how to lose weight with proper, healthy dieting. He wants to make more sales of his product. So he joins the affiliate network as a publisher. You, on the other hand, have a blog which is in the health niche. You are looking for some good quality products which you can promote on your blog. You can join the network as an affiliate.
When you join the affiliate network, you can browse through different products available for promotion and choose whichever product you like best. You will be given a customized link which you can then place on your blog. If any visitor clicks on this link he will be taken to the product's page, and if he makes a purchase you will be credited for the sale and will earn some commission for it.
The affiliate network usually handles all the payments and commissions part. So there is no need to worry about getting cheated by the product owner after you drive sales to his product. ClickBank, Amazon, Commission Junction, Shareasale are a few of the most popular affiliate networks. You are likely to find products in any niche or category on these networks.
Out of all the above mentioned monetization methods, I personally prefer methods 1 and 2. Selling your own products is one the best ways to making money when you have good amount of traffic coming to your blog. However this is not possible for a majority of bloggers. Most of them do not have their own products or services. So that leaves us with the second option - affiliate marketing. We shall discuss a little about this method in this article.
Affiliate marketing is about promoting the products or services of other people in return for commissions. There are many companies and product owners who are willing to pay you commission to promote their products. Suppose I run a web development company. I might recruit affiliates and if they bring me customers I give them certain percentage as commission. This is a very lucrative and excellent way of making money. Almost anyone can start affiliate marketing as you do not need to have any product of your own.
Another big benefit of affiliate marketing is that you do not need to invest any money. Suppose you want to sell some items on eBay or Amazon. In this case you have to first buy the products at cheaper rates and then try to sell them at a profit. There is risk involved because there is no guarantee that the items would get sold. There is also the initial investment needed to buy the items in bulk whereas in affiliate marketing there is no need for investment and hence risk factor is also minimized.
Introduction to Affiliate Networks:
You might be wondering where you can find products to promote. For this you can join an affiliate network. An affiliate network brings product owners and affiliates together. Suppose person A is a diet expert who has a course which teaches people how to lose weight with proper, healthy dieting. He wants to make more sales of his product. So he joins the affiliate network as a publisher. You, on the other hand, have a blog which is in the health niche. You are looking for some good quality products which you can promote on your blog. You can join the network as an affiliate.
When you join the affiliate network, you can browse through different products available for promotion and choose whichever product you like best. You will be given a customized link which you can then place on your blog. If any visitor clicks on this link he will be taken to the product's page, and if he makes a purchase you will be credited for the sale and will earn some commission for it.
The affiliate network usually handles all the payments and commissions part. So there is no need to worry about getting cheated by the product owner after you drive sales to his product. ClickBank, Amazon, Commission Junction, Shareasale are a few of the most popular affiliate networks. You are likely to find products in any niche or category on these networks.
mercredi 4 novembre 2015
How Exactly Does Affiliate Marketing Work?
The Internet has definitely changed the way we do business both
personally and as a culture. Thousands of people are looking for
opportunities on a daily basis, both as a way to save money and also to
make money. While there is a large variety of ways to make money on the
Internet, one of the most popular and easiest ways to start is with
affiliate marketing. This article is not meant to be a comprehensive
writing on affiliate marketing but more of an overview.
Basically, affiliate marketing is where one person places an advertisement or link for a company, and then they are paid a commission for every sale that is generated from their efforts. This is a strong and sustaining relationship, where the affiliate provides potential customers to the seller and the seller in turn pays a commission for a sale.
While the term affiliate marketing may be new, the actual business model has been around for a very long time. Amazon.com began its own affiliate program in the middle of the 1990s, granting a visitor, who clicks a special link on the website and purchases a book or other products, and giving the affiliate a commission. Amazon was definitely not the first to have this idea, but they were one of the best to implement it. They provide affiliate tools and easy implementation of their products, receiving a patent for their methods in 2000.
With social media and the beginning of nearly instant communication, blogging, commenting and ratings, affiliate marketing has grown into a huge industry, with top affiliates earning hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. Even though the rates may vary, most affiliates are compensated around 25 to 70 percent for each sale they make based on a customer following a link they have placed somewhere on the Internet.
The commission made is based on either the number of clicks, leads, or in most cases the actual sale of the product or service made between the company and the customer. When you look at these percentages, you will realize right away that affiliate marketing has the opportunity to be a very lucrative business, especially if done right.
When an affiliate marketer is able to drive a serious amount of traffic to the vendor's website, they in turn, can potentially make a six-figure income each and every month. For this reason alone, tons of people turn to the Internet on a daily basis, hoping they can strike gold by becoming an affiliate marketer.
Here are a few of the many advantages of becoming an affiliate marketer: There are no actual product development costs, rather the vendor will either develop the product or provide the service. There are no shipping costs for the affiliate to worry about; again this is solely the vendor's responsibility if they are dealing with a tangible product. Customer support is provided by the vendor.
There is no limit to the amount of products you can market, nor any long-term contracts to deal with. Depending on what your interests are or the focus of your website or niche, there are thousands of products to choose from. Set up costs are low, typically only needing to set up your website. There are no geographical limitations, allowing an affiliate to market from anywhere they have an Internet connection.
Affiliate commissions, particularly with digital products, can generally be as high as 70 percent. Money can be made 24/7/365 as long as your marketing is in place and your website is running. The capacity for you to make money happens on a continual basis.
Basically, affiliate marketing is where one person places an advertisement or link for a company, and then they are paid a commission for every sale that is generated from their efforts. This is a strong and sustaining relationship, where the affiliate provides potential customers to the seller and the seller in turn pays a commission for a sale.
While the term affiliate marketing may be new, the actual business model has been around for a very long time. Amazon.com began its own affiliate program in the middle of the 1990s, granting a visitor, who clicks a special link on the website and purchases a book or other products, and giving the affiliate a commission. Amazon was definitely not the first to have this idea, but they were one of the best to implement it. They provide affiliate tools and easy implementation of their products, receiving a patent for their methods in 2000.
With social media and the beginning of nearly instant communication, blogging, commenting and ratings, affiliate marketing has grown into a huge industry, with top affiliates earning hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. Even though the rates may vary, most affiliates are compensated around 25 to 70 percent for each sale they make based on a customer following a link they have placed somewhere on the Internet.
The commission made is based on either the number of clicks, leads, or in most cases the actual sale of the product or service made between the company and the customer. When you look at these percentages, you will realize right away that affiliate marketing has the opportunity to be a very lucrative business, especially if done right.
When an affiliate marketer is able to drive a serious amount of traffic to the vendor's website, they in turn, can potentially make a six-figure income each and every month. For this reason alone, tons of people turn to the Internet on a daily basis, hoping they can strike gold by becoming an affiliate marketer.
Here are a few of the many advantages of becoming an affiliate marketer: There are no actual product development costs, rather the vendor will either develop the product or provide the service. There are no shipping costs for the affiliate to worry about; again this is solely the vendor's responsibility if they are dealing with a tangible product. Customer support is provided by the vendor.
There is no limit to the amount of products you can market, nor any long-term contracts to deal with. Depending on what your interests are or the focus of your website or niche, there are thousands of products to choose from. Set up costs are low, typically only needing to set up your website. There are no geographical limitations, allowing an affiliate to market from anywhere they have an Internet connection.
Affiliate commissions, particularly with digital products, can generally be as high as 70 percent. Money can be made 24/7/365 as long as your marketing is in place and your website is running. The capacity for you to make money happens on a continual basis.
mardi 3 novembre 2015
Why Affiliate Marketing Is a Wonderful Method of Making Money for Bloggers
If you have a blog which has got a decent amount of traffic then
you can monetize that blog in many different ways. You can sell your own
products or services if you have any. Or else you can promote affiliate
offers. You can sell advertising space on your blog or you can display
AdSense ads so that whenever any visitor clicks on these ads you make
some cash.
Out of all the above mentioned monetization methods, I personally prefer methods 1 and 2. Selling your own products is one the best ways to making money when you have good amount of traffic coming to your blog. However this is not possible for a majority of bloggers. Most of them do not have their own products or services. So that leaves us with the second option - affiliate marketing. We shall discuss a little about this method in this article.
Affiliate marketing is about promoting the products or services of other people in return for commissions. There are many companies and product owners who are willing to pay you commission to promote their products. Suppose I run a web development company. I might recruit affiliates and if they bring me customers I give them certain percentage as commission. This is a very lucrative and excellent way of making money. Almost anyone can start affiliate marketing as you do not need to have any product of your own.
Another big benefit of affiliate marketing is that you do not need to invest any money. Suppose you want to sell some items on eBay or Amazon. In this case you have to first buy the products at cheaper rates and then try to sell them at a profit. There is risk involved because there is no guarantee that the items would get sold. There is also the initial investment needed to buy the items in bulk whereas in affiliate marketing there is no need for investment and hence risk factor is also minimized.
Introduction to Affiliate Networks:
You might be wondering where you can find products to promote. For this you can join an affiliate network. An affiliate network brings product owners and affiliates together. Suppose person A is a diet expert who has a course which teaches people how to lose weight with proper, healthy dieting. He wants to make more sales of his product. So he joins the affiliate network as a publisher. You, on the other hand, have a blog which is in the health niche. You are looking for some good quality products which you can promote on your blog. You can join the network as an affiliate.
When you join the affiliate network, you can browse through different products available for promotion and choose whichever product you like best. You will be given a customized link which you can then place on your blog. If any visitor clicks on this link he will be taken to the product's page, and if he makes a purchase you will be credited for the sale and will earn some commission for it.
The affiliate network usually handles all the payments and commissions part. So there is no need to worry about getting cheated by the product owner after you drive sales to his product. ClickBank, Amazon, Commission Junction, Shareasale are a few of the most popular affiliate networks. You are likely to find products in any niche or category on these networks.
Out of all the above mentioned monetization methods, I personally prefer methods 1 and 2. Selling your own products is one the best ways to making money when you have good amount of traffic coming to your blog. However this is not possible for a majority of bloggers. Most of them do not have their own products or services. So that leaves us with the second option - affiliate marketing. We shall discuss a little about this method in this article.
Affiliate marketing is about promoting the products or services of other people in return for commissions. There are many companies and product owners who are willing to pay you commission to promote their products. Suppose I run a web development company. I might recruit affiliates and if they bring me customers I give them certain percentage as commission. This is a very lucrative and excellent way of making money. Almost anyone can start affiliate marketing as you do not need to have any product of your own.
Another big benefit of affiliate marketing is that you do not need to invest any money. Suppose you want to sell some items on eBay or Amazon. In this case you have to first buy the products at cheaper rates and then try to sell them at a profit. There is risk involved because there is no guarantee that the items would get sold. There is also the initial investment needed to buy the items in bulk whereas in affiliate marketing there is no need for investment and hence risk factor is also minimized.
Introduction to Affiliate Networks:
You might be wondering where you can find products to promote. For this you can join an affiliate network. An affiliate network brings product owners and affiliates together. Suppose person A is a diet expert who has a course which teaches people how to lose weight with proper, healthy dieting. He wants to make more sales of his product. So he joins the affiliate network as a publisher. You, on the other hand, have a blog which is in the health niche. You are looking for some good quality products which you can promote on your blog. You can join the network as an affiliate.
When you join the affiliate network, you can browse through different products available for promotion and choose whichever product you like best. You will be given a customized link which you can then place on your blog. If any visitor clicks on this link he will be taken to the product's page, and if he makes a purchase you will be credited for the sale and will earn some commission for it.
The affiliate network usually handles all the payments and commissions part. So there is no need to worry about getting cheated by the product owner after you drive sales to his product. ClickBank, Amazon, Commission Junction, Shareasale are a few of the most popular affiliate networks. You are likely to find products in any niche or category on these networks.
lundi 2 novembre 2015
6 Myths About Affiliate Marketing You Should Not Believe
Affiliate marketing is a business model in which you can earn
money by promoting another company's products or services. You earn a
commission when you generate leads, sales, views or clicks via links.
Affiliate marketing is often misunderstood as a money making model. This
is because of the myths surrounding it. Some blow it out of proportion
while a few others demean it. This article dispels the myths surrounding
this business model so that you get a deeper insight.
1. It is easy money -
This is one of the main reasons people get into affiliate marketing. Set up a website, write some content, embed the links and watch the money roll in. It takes a lot of management to set up a successful affiliate marketing program.
To start with, you have to choose the right niche market, program and product. You have to update the website content regularly. There is a need for SEO compliance as well as product promotion. You also have to keep track of your campaign to replace the not-so-well-performing strategies.
2. It is difficult -
Whoa! We just told you it's not easy and now we're telling you it's not difficult. That's the catch. It's not difficult if you are ready to commit some time and effort to its growth. There's a lot to learn about affiliate marketing if you are willing to learn.
3. It won't last -
This is the most popular myth in the modern times. The changing Google algorithms are to blame for it.
Google is pulling up sites that have a lot of links and banners, but no content. However, affiliate marketing has evolved incorporating new SEO techniques. Banner ads are being replaced by text ads. Quality content has become the priority. Social media syncing is another method that is being used. So, it is not dying out; it's very much here to stay.
4. There's no money in it -
You won't make millions in affiliate marketing, but the revenue can help supplement your monthly income. The commission rates range from as low as 1% to as high as 60%. It all depends on how seriously you pursue it and the area you are targeting. A well-thought out affiliate marketing plan coupled with full-time dedication can earn you serious profits.
5. Choose the most popular niche -
A popular niche means more customers, so more money. It is true, but does not guarantee success. What works for a friend might not necessarily work for you. You can opt for a less popular but profitable niche. To add, choose a niche, you are passionate about.
6. Restrict yourself to one affiliate program -
You'll have many marketing guides tell you this. The reason they recommend only one program at a time is so that you are able to focus building it rather than dividing your attention between too many. If you want increasing your earnings by joining several affiliate marketing programs, you can choose related ones. This gives customers an opportunity to compare prices raising the chances of a conversion.
So, don't get trapped by these myths and take the right business decisions.
1. It is easy money -
This is one of the main reasons people get into affiliate marketing. Set up a website, write some content, embed the links and watch the money roll in. It takes a lot of management to set up a successful affiliate marketing program.
To start with, you have to choose the right niche market, program and product. You have to update the website content regularly. There is a need for SEO compliance as well as product promotion. You also have to keep track of your campaign to replace the not-so-well-performing strategies.
2. It is difficult -
Whoa! We just told you it's not easy and now we're telling you it's not difficult. That's the catch. It's not difficult if you are ready to commit some time and effort to its growth. There's a lot to learn about affiliate marketing if you are willing to learn.
3. It won't last -
This is the most popular myth in the modern times. The changing Google algorithms are to blame for it.
Google is pulling up sites that have a lot of links and banners, but no content. However, affiliate marketing has evolved incorporating new SEO techniques. Banner ads are being replaced by text ads. Quality content has become the priority. Social media syncing is another method that is being used. So, it is not dying out; it's very much here to stay.
4. There's no money in it -
You won't make millions in affiliate marketing, but the revenue can help supplement your monthly income. The commission rates range from as low as 1% to as high as 60%. It all depends on how seriously you pursue it and the area you are targeting. A well-thought out affiliate marketing plan coupled with full-time dedication can earn you serious profits.
5. Choose the most popular niche -
A popular niche means more customers, so more money. It is true, but does not guarantee success. What works for a friend might not necessarily work for you. You can opt for a less popular but profitable niche. To add, choose a niche, you are passionate about.
6. Restrict yourself to one affiliate program -
You'll have many marketing guides tell you this. The reason they recommend only one program at a time is so that you are able to focus building it rather than dividing your attention between too many. If you want increasing your earnings by joining several affiliate marketing programs, you can choose related ones. This gives customers an opportunity to compare prices raising the chances of a conversion.
So, don't get trapped by these myths and take the right business decisions.
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Top 5 Worst Mistakes Most New Affiliate Marketers Make
Let's face it! You decided to take up affiliate marketing because
of the quick and easy money it promised. Now that you're actually doing
the job, it's not bringing in the cash you estimated. What went wrong?
Most new affiliate marketers consider the earning potential and
strategies for a successful affiliate marketing program. But, very few
think about the mistakes that could cause it to stagnate. For those of
you struggling, here's a list of the 10 mistakes you might be making.
1. Overselling -
Want to earn a commission? Generate a lead or make a sale. This is what you've been instructed. So, suddenly, "Buy Now" becomes your favorite phrase. It is all over your website with dozens of affiliate links.
Your duty as an affiliate is to endorse the product. Paper-thin, glowing reviews of the merchant product will not convince customers to buy it. They can easily read your intention to make a quick buck rather than help them.
Whatever you write, step back and read it as a customer. It should be good quality and relevant information. Avoid a sales letter.
2. Sticking your fingers in too many pies -
There are many affiliate marketing programs out there. And unfortunately, a large number of them are free to join. The lure of making money is so tempting, you sign up for as many as you can. A few justify it with wanting to try out what works for them.
As a beginner, it's best you stick with two. Too many products at a time are too much to manage for a beginner. Diversification in affiliate marketing can be left for when you've gained some experience in the market.
3. Wrong niche market/ product -
Beginner affiliate marketers opt for popular online niches. What you must remember is that most popular also means most competitive. There will be at least another hundred affiliates dabbling in the same niche. Thus, it's hard to find a place among the top search results.
An alternative is to go for a less competitive yet profitable niche. The other trick is to go for less competitive keywords in popular niches. Long tail keywords guarantee better results than generic ones.
Still on the same page, another mistake is selling a product you have not used or tested, or don't anything about.
4. Not evaluating your campaign -
After you have the entire system up and running, you need to track it. If you don't you are ignoring crucial demographic data that can be helpful to your business. You need to know the content that is being viewed, where your sales are coming from, what products your customers are interested in, what devices they use and which are your best converting strategies.
5. Neglecting social media -
Social media are viral media. With features such as "likes" and "favorites", they enable you to connect with targeted audiences. There are several channels that you can capitalize on for affiliate marketing.
To start, work with a few popular and relevant social channels as you will have to maintain them. Set up a separate business account. You can also link it to your personal account, if you think it gives your affiliate marketing business a real face.
So, don't let your mistakes pull you down. Let them be the stepping stones to your success.
1. Overselling -
Want to earn a commission? Generate a lead or make a sale. This is what you've been instructed. So, suddenly, "Buy Now" becomes your favorite phrase. It is all over your website with dozens of affiliate links.
Your duty as an affiliate is to endorse the product. Paper-thin, glowing reviews of the merchant product will not convince customers to buy it. They can easily read your intention to make a quick buck rather than help them.
Whatever you write, step back and read it as a customer. It should be good quality and relevant information. Avoid a sales letter.
2. Sticking your fingers in too many pies -
There are many affiliate marketing programs out there. And unfortunately, a large number of them are free to join. The lure of making money is so tempting, you sign up for as many as you can. A few justify it with wanting to try out what works for them.
As a beginner, it's best you stick with two. Too many products at a time are too much to manage for a beginner. Diversification in affiliate marketing can be left for when you've gained some experience in the market.
3. Wrong niche market/ product -
Beginner affiliate marketers opt for popular online niches. What you must remember is that most popular also means most competitive. There will be at least another hundred affiliates dabbling in the same niche. Thus, it's hard to find a place among the top search results.
An alternative is to go for a less competitive yet profitable niche. The other trick is to go for less competitive keywords in popular niches. Long tail keywords guarantee better results than generic ones.
Still on the same page, another mistake is selling a product you have not used or tested, or don't anything about.
4. Not evaluating your campaign -
After you have the entire system up and running, you need to track it. If you don't you are ignoring crucial demographic data that can be helpful to your business. You need to know the content that is being viewed, where your sales are coming from, what products your customers are interested in, what devices they use and which are your best converting strategies.
5. Neglecting social media -
Social media are viral media. With features such as "likes" and "favorites", they enable you to connect with targeted audiences. There are several channels that you can capitalize on for affiliate marketing.
To start, work with a few popular and relevant social channels as you will have to maintain them. Set up a separate business account. You can also link it to your personal account, if you think it gives your affiliate marketing business a real face.
So, don't let your mistakes pull you down. Let them be the stepping stones to your success.
How To Start an Internet Marketing Business Without Any Products
Is not having any products to promote, holding you back from
starting an internet marketing business? Or is it the case you do not
have a clue what type of products you should be promoting? If that's the
case, carry on reading, because in this article, I will share simple 3
step process that will enable you to get started, without any products.
Let's get started
Step one - Get into a high-demand, high-paying niche.
This may sound like I am going against the grain to what some internet marketing gurus preach, as a lot of them preach find a niche where there's a relatively high amount of search engine searches and there's low competition.
There's several problems with this. The main one being, there's usually low competition, because there isn't much money in the niche or people are reluctant to pay for a solution. However, there could be a slim chance that the niche could be unique and there's a chance of the market growing, like teaching about Facebook marketing around 2005. Whereby you could initially end up as a big fish in a small pond and as the market grows, become a bigger player. However this is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. For your first business, it is best to stick to a niche you are familiar and have knowledge or are willing to get knowledge in.
If you're wondering how you'll compete and differentiate yourself from the competition, all will be revealed in next couple of steps.
Step Two - Communicate on demand, with the people in the niche.
How do you do that?
Through building a list. Creating squeeze page and providing something of value to your potential customer, in return for their for their email address. This could be something as simple as a PDF report, MP3, video or newsletter.
Two things you'll need, to do this, an autoresponder and webhosting.
Once you've got that in place, get involved in content marketing.
Step Three - Find out the wants and needs are of the people in your list.
This is the most important step, by asking engaging questions that are geared to identifying the wants and need of the people in your list. This would enable you to, either create your own products or recommend products from other seller. As your subscribers are telling you exactly what they want and need.
With a little bit of probing, you should be able to get all the information you need for your sales page
You can ask questions like:
What do you want to achieve in the next 30/60/90 days
What's your greatest challenge
What's holding you back
Here's some bonus steps to really set you apart from the crowd.
Position yourself as an expert in that niche.
Create a coaching program revolving around what they want & need.
Let's get started
Step one - Get into a high-demand, high-paying niche.
This may sound like I am going against the grain to what some internet marketing gurus preach, as a lot of them preach find a niche where there's a relatively high amount of search engine searches and there's low competition.
There's several problems with this. The main one being, there's usually low competition, because there isn't much money in the niche or people are reluctant to pay for a solution. However, there could be a slim chance that the niche could be unique and there's a chance of the market growing, like teaching about Facebook marketing around 2005. Whereby you could initially end up as a big fish in a small pond and as the market grows, become a bigger player. However this is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. For your first business, it is best to stick to a niche you are familiar and have knowledge or are willing to get knowledge in.
If you're wondering how you'll compete and differentiate yourself from the competition, all will be revealed in next couple of steps.
Step Two - Communicate on demand, with the people in the niche.
How do you do that?
Through building a list. Creating squeeze page and providing something of value to your potential customer, in return for their for their email address. This could be something as simple as a PDF report, MP3, video or newsletter.
Two things you'll need, to do this, an autoresponder and webhosting.
Once you've got that in place, get involved in content marketing.
Step Three - Find out the wants and needs are of the people in your list.
This is the most important step, by asking engaging questions that are geared to identifying the wants and need of the people in your list. This would enable you to, either create your own products or recommend products from other seller. As your subscribers are telling you exactly what they want and need.
With a little bit of probing, you should be able to get all the information you need for your sales page
You can ask questions like:
What do you want to achieve in the next 30/60/90 days
What's your greatest challenge
What's holding you back
Here's some bonus steps to really set you apart from the crowd.
Position yourself as an expert in that niche.
Create a coaching program revolving around what they want & need.
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