The world of Affiliate Marketing can be quite daunting at times and it is so important to keep up with the latest strategies and techniques. Whether you are blogging with wordpress, networking or promoting a product via a standard website or shopping cart, there are a few points that need to be considered if you want to survive online. These 3 topics are by no means the latest awe inspiring, jaw dropping techniques, however they are still very essential and should be considered in every product marketing plan.
1. Have 1 product per sales page or website
Many people first start out in affiliate marketing by signing up to different affiliate programs, then build a website or blog and lump all of their links onto this one site. Whilst this is probably OK if all of your affiliate links target the same niche market, quite often they are not and it distracts the site viewer away from the product you are trying to sell. If you have one clean site that sells one particular product, then the viewer knows exactly what they need do to get what they want. If you provide them with options, then they will get confused by not knowing which product to buy and are more likely to just move on.
Be sure to provide product reviews and testimonials as well. If the client cannot see that the product really works then they will be moving on fairly quickly. Providing results is a great way to show how your product will really benefit them.
2. Offer something free to your readers.
This could be an E Book or Report, Articles or maybe even your Results. It’s important to have something of value that you can give away as this will build repor with your potential customers. It is also a great way to start to build a list. If possible position them at the very top side of your page so it simply cannot be missed. By having an opt-in autoresponder, you can then send them emails further down the track to let people know about product updates and hopefully convert these into sales. Aweber is probably one of the best autoresponder products available and it is one that I highly recommend due to it’s email functionality.
3. Update regularly!
Regardless of the medium that you use, it’s important to regularly update your site with fresh content and relevant keywords. This could mean writing a new blog post each week, adding new articles and using RSS feeds to update your site on a regular basis. Not only will it mean that your site is always fresh and up to date, but it will also be picked up by the Search Engine Spiders and help with your rankings. Google has also just released a new way to improve the functionality of people’s searches. They have just released a new feature called Google Search Options and it is sure to affect the Affiliate Marketing world.
What this means to everyone involved in Affiliate Marketing is that people can now search for products online using the date as one of the search criteria. Therefore if you have a site that is updated regularly, then you are more likely to rank higher than the static website that hasn’t been touched for the last year. So new fresh content has many benefit’s and is definitely on our list of “MUST DO’S” to be able to survive online.
All of these methods will help with your Search Engine Optimization and to get ranked higher through natural listings. There are obviously many more things to consider when trying to be successful online, but we have chosen these 3 as a good mix of the old and the new. Either way, they are essential and can be a good starting point to build into any product marketing campaign.
I’ve been having some great conversations with some friends recently and have touched on a topic that to me, lies at the very heart of Internet Marketing. Internet Marketing Etiquette is crucial when it comes to being successful online and it is very important that the rules are followed.
I am a firm believer in the Law of Attraction and know that by understanding it’s concept has made me who I am today. One of the principles of the Law of Attraction is to “Fake it till you make it” and we were discussing the fact that there are two very different views of this principle. What the Law Of Attraction states is that in order to attract what we want in our lives, we should think, act and believe that we already have it. When we do this, we synchronize with the universe and naturally attract what it is we want. This concept is often summarized by the slogan “fake it till you make it”. This can be seen all over the Internet Marketing world as there are many people proclaiming to be successful when in reality, they are not.
It’s one thing to convince ourselves that we are becoming successful and use the Law Of Attraction to get what we want, but it’s another thing to mislead people in order to achieve a sale. If people can see that we are NOT getting the results that we say we are getting, then this is easily exposed and we can often be branded a “liar”. What’s more, no-one will listen to what we have to say and as an Internet Marketer this spell’s disaster.
As part of our Internet Marketing Etiquette, it is therefore of utmost importance to maintain our integrity at all times. We must believe in the products that we are trying to sell. If we don’t, then we are easily exposed and this will essentially lead to lower Click Through Rates and reduce our sales of the product. This is also why our profile is probably the most important part of being successful online. We must earn credibility first and once we are trusted as a provider of good quality service, then we can expect to be really successful online.
For me, it’s a really interesting topic and one that will always remain at the forefront of my mind. Internet Marketing Etiquette is essential. Stand in your truth and believe in who you are. This is one recipe for success in the Internet Marketing world and one which I try to live my life by. Of course I still have a lot to learn, but it is a personal value that I feel is very important.
Today I want to talk about a really important resource that I have been using that has seriously helped me to fine tune my Internet Marketing skills. It’s an AFFILIATE MARKETING BOOK by Sean Rasmussen, called Year Of The Affiliate. Many of us know Sean and how successful he has become from Internet Marketing in Australia and so I want to really focus on what Year Of The Affiliate can do for you. To start with, have a look at this video that I recently made. It was just a bit of fun as I was playing around with my camera and iDVD software, but it came out quite well and is a great introduction to the book.
As an Affiliate Marketing Book, Year Of the Affiliate is such a great read. It explains in laymans terms, exactly what you need to be focusing on when getting started in affiliate marketing. Some of the topics covered are things like:
Where to find products that sell
Do you need a website
Social Media
Networking
Keywords
Search Engine Optimization
…and a whole host of other topics.
When I first started affiliate marketing about 2 years ago, I was getting nowhere fast! I couldn’t drive traffic to my site, I was losing A LOT of money on Google Adwords Campaigns and the clicks that I were getting, simply weren’t converting to sales.
Please excuse me if this blog post looks like a deliberate attempt at directly selling of a product. I guess in a way it is, but I actually have an alterior motive. What I really want to show you is:
1. How to optimize a post or article, to increase your chances of getting a sale. Have a look at the layout that I have used and what I have done to help the search engine spiders find my article. I’ve used my keyords in the title, I’ve repeated the keywords throughout the post and made them stand out in bold and italic. I’ve used links, bullet points, video’s and images. All of these strategies need to be used in every single post that you write. OK maybe not all of them each time, but the more the better.
2. Why this book is so affective?by looking at what I have done in question 1, hopefully you will see how it can help you to be making money online – FAST.
And if you still need more proof, then check out these results. Recently, I wasn’t even ranked in Google in the top 200, for the search term Wealth Academy. Now I have the top 4 listings in Google out of 323,000 search items.
So there you have it. As they say the proof is in the pudding and I hope this shows how you can be achieving the same results if you follow the correct strategies. From my point of view, Year of the affiliate is an absolute must. Get your copy today and then go to my free forum to become a member and get online support.
Have you submitted your site to the relevant Search Engines? Once you have a website or blog set up, it is important to make it easy for the search engines to discover. One way of doing this is by Search Engine Submission and it’s important to do this as soon as possible. The reason I say this is because it can take up to 8 weeks for the submission to be approved. There are also quite a few search engines these days so it is important to think about your target audience. By this I mean whether it is geographically targeted. If you have a product or website that is only relevant to a UK audience then you might want to look at submitting your site to local directories like google.co.uk or yahoo.co.uk. You can even go one step further by submitting your site to search engines in your area (like somersetsearch or netlondon).
Here is a quick look at some of the most popular Search Engine Submission directories.
Google has a well deserved reputation as ‘THE’ Search Engine of choice by most people on the net. There are many reasons for this, which range from it’s stability and relevancy of it’s crawler-type searches, to it’s features and applications which make it a joy to use.
Launched in 1994, Yahoo is considered one of the ‘oldest’ Directories on the web today. There are two main fetures that we wolud like to bring to your attention regarding Yahoo. These are:
This is a FREE listing where you can submit your site to Yahoo. You can also setup RSS Feeds so that new content is automatically submitted. All sites will require authorization by either uploading a file to your server or adding a ‘META NAME’ to the Header Template in your Appearance Editor Script (wordpress.org).
So what you need to do now is go and submit your Site URL (Domain Name) to each and everyone of these Directories. This will make your site more visible and by using your Search Engine Submission, will Increase it’s ‘Spiderability’.
Now that you have found a product that relates to your chosen topic, it is time to start spreading the word and begin promoting your affiliate link. There are many different ways that this can be done. Some of these methods range from adding it to an email signature or email marketing, to article submissions and blogging about your chosen topic. This last strategy is the one that we want to focus on today and to get started, most people will look towards a FREE BLOGGING PLATFORM.
www.uwcblog.com is the brainchild of Sean Rasmussen from Webvision 2020. Together with Shaun Stenning they have formed an alliance and created Smart Online Profit Systems. They are amoungst Australia’ leading Internet Marketers and love to give things away for free so please check this out. On top of that, it is a great platform for SEO purposes and specifically targets traffic for wealth creation and affiliate marketing.
www.wordpress.com is another favorite of ours. Although we do prefer the host your own www.wordpress.org as it has more functionality, the .com FREE BLOGGING PLATFORM is certainly a great place to start. It is easy to use and offers a detailed support forum where practically all of your questions can be answered. It also has some pretty funky themes and plugins that allow you to get creative and produce an interesting and attractive blog that will help to keep people coming back for more.
www.blogger.com is owned by Google and is very easy to setup and use. We also like the functionality it offers with the other Googles applications, like GoogleReader and Google Blog Search.
As we mentioned earlier, their are many different types of FREE BLOGGING PLATFORMS that are available to help you get started straight away. We have chosen the 3 platforms mentioned above as our favorites because of their ease of use and also SEO capabilities. Having said that, there are many more available and some of these should not be ruled out either. Take a look at : Facebook, Ecademy, MySpace, LiveJournal and StumbleUpon and you might find that they are more suited to your needs.
So you want to get started in Affiliate Marketing. Well let me start by saying that at every stage of the journey, the choice is always up to you. You can do it the hard way and try to do learn by yourself or you can make it easier and start by reading something like Year of the Affiliate by Sean Rasmussen.As I’m sure you know, the internet is an absolute abyss when it comes to the amount of knowledge that is available. This obviously has two sides. It means that you can always find the information that you need, but it also means that it is pretty easy to get inundated with information and lose your way pretty quickly. It’s important to stay focused at all times and have a plan on how you are going to promote your Internet Marketing.
So the best place to start is with research. Think about what you are passionate about. This is very important as it will become evident in your blogs and online articles. Once you have decided on what you are passionate about, think about what types of products would be associated with your passion. Work out who will be your main competition and perhaps find a niche market to target. Once you have worked out a strategy have a look at some of the following sites where you will be able to find products and start earning a commission in a matter of days. All of these sites are free to join and should cover just about every product that you would ever need to sell online.
Commission Junction is one of the most popular sites on the internet for affiliate programs. Its free to join and sells just about any product you would ever want to sell online.
Amazon is a fantastic site for affiliates. There is practically nothing you wont find for sale in Amazon. They offer direct links to Amazon pages, Astores that you you can incorporate into your website and a whole world of product links and banners. Most important of all is that they have a brand name and reputation that people trust.
Tradedoubler is a fantastic UK based affiliate directory that supports a lot of the major brand affiliate programs and still maintains a good commission rate.
Affiliate Window is very similar Tradedoubler and is another great site for finding the products that you need.
There is literally thousands of online affiliate programs that will cover most of the products you will ever need to succeed online. Simply do a Google Search and choose something that you are passionate about.
And remember, if you want to save your self a rediculous amount of time and effort then you must have a look at Year Of the Affiliate.
Affiliate Marketing is quite simply the ‘Real Estate’ of the future. Untouched by the Global Recession, Internet Marketing is now largely recognized as a way to subsidize your income and even replace it. It doesn’t take any capital to get started (well, very little) and you don’t have to put up with tenants, fluctuating markets, etc. Most importantly, once your set up, it works for you 24/7 with an entire world as your client base. Children as young as 8 and 10 yrs old are submitting video’s, writing blogs and networking on a global scale. 60,70 and 80 year old are doing the same. As well as everyone in between. Here lie’s the information age and it’s Affiliate Marketing that’s creating quit a storm. Simply put, Affiliate Marketing is where you get paid a commission for any leads that you generate which then convert into a sale. It has become a massive industry and one that can be difficult to navigate in order to be successful. That’s why Sean Rasmussen came up with “Year of the Affiliate“. Not only will it save you time by giving you a procedure to follow, but it will also save you money. And quite possibly lots of it! To check it out, CLICK HERE and we can get you started with your Affiliate Marketing Future.
In this book, Sean Rasmussen breaks down step by step, how to be successful at Affiliate Marketing.
Here’s just a few of the things that you will learn:
How to find products that sell,
Social media
Networking
How to sell your products with or without a website
Why the internet is the real-estate of the future
Blogging
Web 2.0
How to build effective links
And much, much more…..
Even if you have already started in the world of Internet Marketing, then this book will help you to be streamlined and focused, to ensure you get results straight away. I can’t recommend this book enough. If 2008 was the ‘Year of the Affiliate‘ then this is the year for you.
I’ve been having some great conversations with some friends recently and have touched on a topic that to me, lies at the very heart of Internet Marketing. 
90.11% of Global Internet Searches
Now that you have found a product that relates to your chosen topic, it is time to start spreading the word and begin promoting your affiliate link. There are many different ways that this can be done. Some of these methods range from adding it to an email signature or email marketing, to article submissions and blogging about your chosen topic. This last strategy is the one that we want to focus on today and to get started, most people will look towards a FREE BLOGGING PLATFORM.
So you want to get started in Affiliate Marketing. Well let me start by saying that at every stage of the journey, the choice is always up to you. You can do it the hard way and try to do learn by yourself or you can make it easier and start by reading something like 
