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As an affiliate, have you ever out of frustration wondered why
your sales don't reflect the effort you're putting out?
Chances are one of THE biggest mistakes you're making is that
you're using the same standard banners, classifieds and articles
that everyone else uses to promote their products and services.
Separate yourself from the millions of others by simple being
unique. arketers call it "Unique Selling Proposition" or USP.
But then...
How can you be unique?
1. Write Your Own Ads
Put your flair and personality into your ads. Make it fun. Ever
seen the Geico ads? Use humor. People will always remember a
funny ad more than than the drab, standard ones. Practice
writing catchy headlines and load your ads with benefits and not
features of the product.
2. Create Your Own Website
Most affiliate programs give you the same standard website as
everyone else. Boring. Create your own. Use your website to
address a problem the reader may have. Fill the content with
keywords so the search engines will list them high and use your
link to your product as the answer to their problem.
3. Always capture email addresses
On your site, you should always have a form or link to allow
eaders/prospects to get more ideas or advice from you in the
form of a newsletter or timed mailings. Follow up with
autoresponder messages as, on average, it takes 7 contacts with
the propsect before they actually purchase.
4. Offer bonuses
If you can offer meaningful bonuses, it makes a world of
difference. Say you're promoting a Web marketer's copywriting
ebook. Offer to send 10,000 guaranteed hits to their site once
their webpage is up. Ensure that the cost of the bonus is less
than the revenue from the product though.
5. Visit forums
Visit forums related to the product you're promoting. Look for
questions posted by members and see if you can answer them.
After posting, you could include your signature and url to the
website u created as a resource. Chances are you'll have a
customer for life. A great forum to visit and build your
customers is www.Ryze.com where you'll find people to network
and interact with.
6. Conduct Group Chats
Every once in a while, you should interact with your list by
group chats. Follow up with individuals on your list who've
purchased or who're still prospects. Find out any problems
they're experiencing and connect with them. Display customer
service and show you care. Almost everyone uses a messenger of
some sort:Yahoo, MSN or AOL. Encourage individuals to add you to
your Friends list. Let them get to know you.
7. Advertise Freely Offline
A lot of affiliates don't do this but you'll find that people
who've never been crazy about computers and the Internet will
get online just to check out your offer. It's the middle of
winter, you're waiting on the light to change to red but little
do you know that the middle-aged motorist behind you is taking a
keen interest in your sticker on your back windshield which
says: "Wouldn't YOU like to be in Jamaica right now?"
http://www.yaddayaddayadada.com which would be your vacations
site outlining the benefits to the reader of a sunny getaway in
the Caribbean climaxed with your cloaked hotel affiliate website.
There are many creative ways to spur your affiliate income if
you just sit and think about it. Brainstorm and try them out.
Eventually, you'll soar and become the eagle you're supposed to
be.
About the author:
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Cornell Griffiths is a member of the team of copywriters at
Copywrite Plus (http://www.copywriteplus.com). Outside of
copywriting, he practices affiliate marketing and stock options
trading. His latest project can be viewed at:
http://www.guaranteedprofits.ws
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