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Affiliate marketing can be tough, and it's probably true that close to 100% of them either earn very few dollars with the rest earning nothing. That's because many of them don't take consistent action, which leads to big mistakes. So in that light we want to share a couple of solid affiliate marketing points that will help you get off to a good start.
Some people suggest only working with products, or markets, that you have passion for, and no matter what it is ultimately up to you. Each product/service is part of a market, and that overall market subject will most likely result in your feelings about working in it. You will need to sit down and give some thought as to whether or not you want to work with something you don't really care for.
The reason for this is when you're doing affiliate marketing, you'll have to promote the products using various marketing methods and if you're not excited about the product, how will you sell it? People are perceptive, and you run the risk of being found out if people sense you're really not all that worked-up about a product. You could be quietly sabotaging your own business by this process. Ok, so just keep that in mind when you're trying to find a good product to promote as an affiliate. Keep in mind that your readers and customers will know the level of interest you have in something.
The ability to choose a good affiliate product to promote, a product that will sell, is extremely important. The bottom line about this point is that it will determine everything with your success as an affiliate. The ideal scenario is to work with products that you have some degree of good feeling about and that are of reasonably good quality and provide something good for your customers. So those are just a few major points about products and markets.
If you try to promote a low quality product that doesn't sell very well, then you'll spend time trying to figure out what's wrong and may become too frustrated to continue. When you're just starting out it's critical to your success to have positive feedback of some kind because it will serve to keep you going. Of course you have to see profits, but your long-term goal should be to build a lasting business from your efforts. A good goal to aim for with regard to commission is $20, and that will be a nice cut-off point that will give you a good profit spread.
Try to get some real testimonials from customers as soon as possible because they are powerful. Testimonials are social proof to your site visitors, and they have always worked and always will. The best place to get them is from the sales page for the product you're marketing. If you want to do something different, then you can make a video from all the testimonials and also use the pictures, too. Videos have much greater impact than plain text, and that is a known marketing fact. Video will make your site more attention grabbing and interesting, and that will only help your cause, too. In summary, if you want to make it big with affiliate marketing, make sure you're following the above tips and applying them on a regular basis.
