7 RULES TO SUCCESS THROUGH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS

7 RULES TO SUCCESS THROUGH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
BY: CHRIS STIRLING
copyright 2005 chris stirling

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE QUIT THEIR JOBS AND
started earning money exclusively online. there
are a lot of ways you can do it on the
INTERNET... SUCH AS CREATING YOUR OWN PRODUCTS,
offering a service, licensing products, etc.

MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HAVING ANY
products of their own. this is done through
affiliate income or selling other people's
PRODUCTS FOR A COMMISSION.

here's how it can be done.

1. don't sell anything you don't own.

THIS RULE IS LISTED FIRST FOR A GOOD REASON. YOU
should never sell anything that you don't own
yourself. if you don't have enough faith in it's
RESULTS TO BUY IT YOURSELF, THEN YOU HAVE NO
reason to sell it to others.

THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT - IF YOU DON'T OWN
it and are unwilling to purchase it how can you
endorse the product? how can you honestly answer
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRODUCT? THE ANSWER IS YOU
can't.

TOO OFTEN PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO JUMP ON THE
bandwagon and promote whatever the hyped product
of the week is... without stopping to think of
THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT ITSELF. NO MATTER HOW
many other people are recommending it, you
shouldn't if you haven't bought it yourself.

2. only offer complementary products and
services.

if your web site is about sports products, then
you definitely shouldn't be offering cigarettes
IN ANOTHER PROGRAM. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT
all, and these products defiantly do not
compliment each other. you are unlikely to sell
BOTH PRODUCTS TO THE SAME CUSTOMER.

a good example of selling complementary products
WOULD BE, IF YOU SELL GOLF PRODUCTS, THEN YOU
could sell golf vacations, golf clubs, golf
subscriptions, golf training products, etc. all
THESE PRODUCTS WOULD ENTICE THE SAME CONSUMER.
meaning once you get the person interested in
golf to your site you increase your chances of
SELLING THEM MORE THAN ONE ITEM. THIS WOULD NOT
be the case if you sold golf clubs and gardening
books.

make sure everything you offer goes together.
you should earn multiple streams of income, but
THEY MUST ALL BE RELATED ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

3. build an opt-in email list.

i can not stress enough how vital this is to
your online success.

ask any top business person what their most
valuable asset. it isn't their products. it
ISN'T THEIR LOCATION. IT ISN'T EVEN THEIR
employees.

THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET TO ANY BUSINESS IS THEIR
customer list. the most valuable asset to any
internet business is the opt-in email list. your
EMAIL LIST IS YOUR INTERNET BUSINESS.

if you don't have an email list, you don't have
AN INTERNET BUSINESS.

offer an affiliate product...and you earn money
ONCE. OFFER A SUBSCRIPTION TO YOUR OPT-IN EMAIL
list and you earn money forever (from hundreds
of offers you can make to that list).

4. concentrate on your brand.

USE YOUR OPT-IN EMAIL LIST TO BUILD A
relationship with your subscribers. when they
first subscribe, they may not know you from
PETER. SO TELL THEM ABOUT YOURSELF. EXPRESS YOUR
opinions.

ON YOUR FIRST 2-3 CONTACTS DO NOT SELL THEM
anything. tell them about yourself, your
experiences, stick your neck out and tell them
WHAT YOU THINK. LET YOUR CUSTOMERS GET TO KNOW
you. you have to give people a reason to know,
like, and trust you.

you don't have to be the best writer on the
planet. you don't have to be just like your
FAVORITE GURU. JUST WRITE SOME THINGS THAT ARE
exclusively you in your emails.

SURE, SOME OF THEM WILL GET MAD. SOME WILL ASK
to be removed. some will cuss you out. deal with
it. the way i see these people are by removing
THEMSELVES FROM MY LIST I DO NOT HAVE TO WAIST
time on trying to sell to them. i just move on
to the people who are interested and i have a
GREATER CHANCE OF MAKING MONEY OFF.

if you're just like everyone else, then why
SHOULD ANYONE CHOOSE TO BUY FROM YOU?

5. write your own endorsements and reviews.

every affiliate program has solo ads,
endorsement ads, and classified ads available.
YOU CAN USE THEM SOMETIMES, BUT THEY SHOULD
never become your only marketing pieces.

BUT ON TOP OF EVERY AD YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN
opinion of the product. you should tell your
customers in your own words why they should buy
THIS OR THAT. THEN USE THE AD COPY YOU WERE
given under your own statements.

THE SAME THING GOES FOR ONLINE NEWSLETTERS. YOU
can use content and articles from other people,
but every single email you ever send out should
HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN FROM YOU...IN YOUR OWN
words...at the top of it if nowhere else. it
could be just a short 'what's going on' section
OR AN EDITORIAL.

you don't have to be professional writer. you
JUST HAVE TO HAVE OPINIONS AND BE WILLING TO
stick your neck out giving them.

6. OFFER EXTRA SPECIALS.

you don't have to do this every single time, but
YOU SHOULD BE MAKING SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOUR
list. why should they buy a product from you
instead of one of 1,000 other affiliates
OFFERING IT?

give them something extra they can't get from
OTHER AFFILIATES!

you can tell them that if they buy affiliate
PRODUCT A FROM YOU...YOU'LL GIVE THEM THIS
special report.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS BUY THE PRODUCT AND THEN
email you the receipt. you'll send them their
extra bonus report right over.

it could also be an ebook, an email
consultation, a phone consultation, an ad in
YOUR NEWSLETTER, A LINK ON YOUR SPECIAL LINKS
page, etc. give them something extra special
with some of your offers and watch your checks
SOAR. MAKE SURE THE ITEMS YOU GIVE FOR FREE ARE
related to your product.

7. ASK FOR THE SALE.

you have to ask for the sale. if you don't ask
YOU WILL NEVER GET. THE WORST THEY CAN SAY IS
"no" and all that means is you are no worse off
than you are right now. but if you ask and they
SAY YES YOU ARE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE.

you can't be wimpy or shy. you can't just give
AWAY A LOT OF CONTENT HOPING SOMEONE WILL CLICK
on your little link somewhere and magically
decide to buy your product. you have to tell
YOUR PROSPECTS AND CUSTOMERS WHY THEY WANT AND
need your product. you have to tell them what
they get when they buy.

if some subscribers get mad when you send them
an offer, help them remove themselves from your
LIST. IT'S FUNNY, BUT MOST PROFITABLE PROMOTIONS
have also get the most complaints and removes.

I'VE HAD PEOPLE EMAIL ME SAYING, "IF YOU'RE JUST
trying to sell something online, then i don't
even want your newsletter." guess what? remove
THEM. THAT IS THE END PURPOSE OF YOUR
newsletter, any content you provide, or anything
you do online.

remember why you started on online business - to
make money not to give out free gifts and
CONTENT.

The Best Money Making Business Online by Christian Peterson

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