Top Affiliate Tactics
INTRODUCTION:
Hi and welcome to Top Affiliate Tactics, where you will discover over 8 powerful methods you can use to offer a boost to your affiliate commissions from selling other people’s products and services.
This guide discusses some of the methods
you’ve probably not heard of, whereas other methods you’ve thought would never
work. In a real essence, it’s really only a matter of doing it right and you
can make a living off affiliate marketing
Which is really fascinating, because you
can earn big commissions just promoting products you DON’T even have to create!
Of course, like everything else in life, it
takes multiple practices to reach the top level. But I assure you that through
the coming pages, I can help you reduce your learning curve significantly and
you will make less guesswork… and mistakes!
I have written this book as short and
precise as possible. Because I know you’re a very busy individual (and it takes
no guess), and above all, I also know that you’re excited and that you can
hardly wait. J
Without further ado, let’s quickly cover the first of the 8 methods you can use in boosting your affiliate promotion… and the commissions!
1) Using Classified Ads:
The process
of using classified ads to generate sales for any product – whether it be an original
product or an affiliate product – is often over-simplified and
discouraged. This is, in part, because it actually is one of the harder ways in
which you can advertise.
It requires
you to use a small amount of words to communicate an important point,
which will either make or break your ability to garner interest in the product
in question. In most cases, supposed experts will discourage you from
using classified ads because they themselves have never had much luck
using them – NOT because classified ads aren't a viable method of
advertising.
So how can you use classified ads correctly to
generate a considerable amount of traffic to your affiliate product sales page?
The
first step entails finding viable places to advertise. Again, many of the so-called
experts will jump in and either tell you to use free sites or that free sites
never work. The truth here, too, is somewhat in between: free sites canwork, but you must use them carefully. For instance, if you want to
generate traffic from sites that allow you to post free classifieds, you will
have to find ones that actually receive traffic themselves.
One example
of a site that receives a massive amount of traffic, but also allows you to
post classified ads for free is craigslist, which you can find at the following
URL:
As long as
you post classified ads in the proper section, you can do it completely free of
charge. Additionally, you can do this on each of the craigslist sites for the
metropolitan areas in the United States.
Another
place you can post free classified ads is Yahoo. You can find this feature at
the following URL: http://classifieds.yahoo.com/.
Again, as
long as its on topic, you can post a classified at for whatever you want.
Now, with
this in mind, you will want to consider the best way in which you can construct
your classified ad. I personally suggest creating a headline or first line that
uses psychological triggers.
Remember! With classifieds, you're not paying
by the click. It's either free or you're paying for a certain period of time or
impressions, so your goal should be to generate as many clicks as possible, so
use words like “cheap,” “free,” “proven,” and “shocking” to draw attention to
your ad.
Once you have successfully drawn attention to your ad through the headline, you will then want to seal the deal by providing viewers with a reason to click through, provided that your affiliate product is something they will want to buy. You can do this by explicitly stating a quantifiable benefit in the second line of the classified ad – and then stating a crucial feature in the third line.
2) Leveraging with E-zine Advertising:
The answers you get are likely to be
diametrically opposed. This is not only because each marketer has his own
product to sell – and it is in his best interest to justify the purpose of that
product – but it is also because there has been a genuine debate raging for the
past few years about the effectiveness and direction of E-zines and E-zine
advertising.
There are those who posit that E-zine
advertising is dead or is near the bottom of a very steep decline. They see the
average person as being overwhelmed by superfluous emails on a daily basis –
some coming from friends and others coming from businesses and E-zines.
In their eyes, this amounts to a continuing
decrease in attention paid to any emails that look business related, even if
they specifically subscribed to them.
Additionally, they argue that many people
forget that they joined lists and eventually begin to ignore emails coming from
that address. And all of this is true – which is precisely why it is important
to take it into consideration when you are conducting E-zine advertising
campaigns.
3) Solo Ads – Outmoded or Back in Style?
Now we're going to go over solo ads:
For years, Internet marketers have asserted that solo ads are simply outmoded – they're a dinosaur that no longer has the potential to reap any profits; however, another group of Internet marketers knows that the exact opposite is the truth: solo ads can reap massive profits, but in order to do so, they must be engineered perfectly, as must the selection of the solo ad distributor.
A solo ad can be a number of things.
Usually, it is a large ad between 200 and 300 words that is placed at
the very center of a page. The rate on solo ads is higher than on all other
potential options, but it also captures readers' attention the most by far. If
you have the money to spend on a solo ad, it can be an excellent investment.
However, as with all investments (and advertisements for that matter), you must conduct your due diligence. This involves a considerable amount of research.
Now, when conducting research for a solo
ad, there are two things you will want to look at:
- The first is a list of your potential advertising outlets (in this case, probably e-zines); and
- A list of potential approaches you can take on your solo ad.
This is the ultimate resource for
advertisers who want access to all e-zines and also want tips for advertising
in them. If you don't have any money to spend, I would suggest starting here
instead:
Once you have selected reputable e-zines to
advertise in, you will then want to begin creating your solo ad. There are a
number of writing “formulas” you can use to do this; however, you will always
want to keep in mind what it is that your potential customer wants most.
In advertising, it is often easy to project
our own wants in a given product onto potential buyers; however, it is
important – when communicating with them – that you talk about their wants, not
yours.
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