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| Dont Let Amazon.com Use Up Your Valuable Bandwidth!
You already know that affiliate programs are a great way to
make additional income for your web business.
By promoting products that are RELEVANT to your target audience
and presenting those products in a meaningful way through the
pages of your ebooks, websites and ezines, you can build up a
nice steady income with little effort.
Don't forget though, affiliate programs will only earn you money
if you promote them the right way.
Otherwise they're a complete waste of time and effort.
A perfect example of how NOT to make money through affiliate
programs is by carrying banners from big web companies like
Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking these companies.
However, you may as well try making money from selling used
matchsticks as from carrying banner ads from companies like
these on your website.
Why?
Well, firstly, most people are so familiar with these companies
already, that the chances of them clicking the banner are next
to nothing. You can expect at the VERY LEAST to go through 1000
visitors before you get a single click!
Secondly, even if a visitor does click the banner, the chances
that he/she will buy anything are even less again. And, because
Amazon.com and co. only pay out commissions if the visitor buys
immediately, then the likelihood or you actually earning
anything are just north of none.
Let's face it, these banner ads enable Amazon.com and their like
to use webmasters to strengthen their brand name at zero cost.
They'll slow down your pages and will not benefit your business
or your visitors in any way.
If you are an affiliate with Amazon, then the only way to
effectively make money out of them is by hand-picking a few
products that are of direct interest to your visitors.
If your website deals with fast cars, then promote fast car
books. If your e-book is all about The Ramones, then promote
albums from and books about The Ramones (Gabba Gabba Hey).
Then, promote those products as if they were your own. Nothing
short of a rave review or a full-blown sales pitch will do. And
place a "Click Here To Order On Amazon.com" link at the end.
Your visitors know you and your readers trust you. If you tell
them that this product is right for them, then they'll buy it.
One final point.
Amazon's affiliate program, despite its widespread fame, is
neither the best nor the most lucrative one around.
It may be worth your while to look around for websites that
promote the same products but that have more effective affiliate
programs. Programs that pay out more and that use cookies to
record your visitors' click-thrus. That way, if your visitors
buy the product at a later date, you still get the commission.
About the author:
Michael Hopkins is a Successful Web Marketer and Owner of
BizzyDays Ebook Publications. Visit Now to Download Original
Ebooks for Free at: http://www.bizzydays.com This Article First
Appeared in Michael's Newsletter, Ebook Times. To subscribe
visit: http://www.ebooktimes.net
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