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4. DON'T have too many links on one page... This one is
critical. New affiliate marketers tend to think ' this affiliate
stuff is great I'll put up 100 affiliate links on my page, then
one of them will have to get clicked'. It doesn't work! I'll
never forget the example the great internet marketer John Reese
gave when he said its like saying "Hey would you like to buy
this pen... it's a great pen and it will double your
productivity instantly... it feels great in your hand and you
can interchange between several different colours... by the way
would you like to go to the bathroom?" Every extra link on your
page is a distraction just like that ridiculous question.
Ideally you would like to have only ONE place on the entire page
that the prospect can click... that of course being your
affiliate link. Internet users are fickle and they will click
anywhere and everywhere that catches your eye. The less options
you give them the more chances they have of taking that option
the less decision they have to make the better... Of course like
any other there are exceptions to this rule but, at least in the
beginning, the more closely you can follow it the better.
2. Don't Sell... PRESELL! This one is a biggie. Too many
affiliates make the mistake of putting too much of a sales pitch
on their page... Big mistake! Here's what happens: Prospect
reads your sales pitch... they are enthralled, they find your
click here link and click on through to the merchant page. The
merchant (as they have to) hits the propect with ANOTHER sales
pitch that may or not be better or different to the one the
affiliate has written and they have just read. They feel
frustrated and insulted that they have been made to read the
same information twice and what's worse, they start to feel as
though they are being pressured into purchasing the product...
next... yep you guessed it they leave! Affililate commission out
the window. Don't, whatever you do make this mistake. If you do
i can say with confdence that you will be lucky to make a single
affiliate sale.
6. Don't Make your page too good! This one sounds very silly and
as usual there are exceptions but as a general rule don't make
your page too flashy and professional. The best affiliate sites
are plain and almost dull... remember your not the 'big company'
your the little guy, and prospects don't expect little guys to
have enormous flashy, websites. Leave that for the merchant,
it's their job. Remember your out to provide information and
gain trust. Your page should be designed to guide your prospect
to the affiliate links, nothing more nothing less.
I hope these articles have been of help and I sincerely hope
that they will if nothing else inspire you to take your
affiliate marketing knowledge to the next level.Most of all I
hope that you will not leave your knowledge here and that you
will take action to turn your knowledge into results. I can tell
you from experience the life of an affiliate marketer (part or
full time) is definitely one worth trying.
About the author:
Andrew Hansen is an experienced affiliate marketer. He runs a
website on revolutionizing your personal finances through
affiliate marketing that provides best FREE information from
across the web on affiliate marketing and contains steps to
ensure success for the new affiliate marketer. Check it out at
http://www.revolutionizeyourlife.net/affiliatemarketing.htm
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