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There are probably tens of thousands of affiliate marketers trying to make it work, but unfortunately the vast majority are not making any money. It's imperative to take action on a constant basis in order to keep moving forward, and that is one thing that really hamstrings a lot of marketers. 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.
Always avoid the mistake of making the hard sell to your site visitors. That is the one thing that everyone hates when they buy something, and you visitors will leave your site the moment they detect a hard sell tactic. What you need to do is "presell" your prospects and educate them about the product, etc. No one wants to read a sales pitch, it seems, and they don't want to see anything resembling it on a website. Selling is not your area; you are supposed to pre-sell. Your preselling works to make the reader a warm prospect with an openness to the sales offer. There are pros and cons to all products and services, so you need to talk about them because people want an objective assessment. Many affiliate marketers assume that by being honest and transparent, they'll lose on sales. In actuality the sales would increase because of your honesty. You're supposed to be fair in your promotion and give your visitors the real taste of the product before they actually buy it for themselves. Recommend it just like a friend would recommend other friend; an offer that is hard to deny. Just be sure that you provde the best information that you can because your purpose is to inform the reader in a relaxed manner. You need to be practical in business, but you also need to operate from a power base, and you can do that by incorporating as many different methods into your marketing as possible. It's usually a good idea to start small, so maybe just pick one other method, or maybe two, and get started from that point. Try to avoid getting permanently stuck in one general method such as free methods, etc. Exploring non-free methods of marketing and advertising and possibly investing in them is one of the smartest moves you can make with your profits. It all just represents continuing to take action with your business, and it will serve movement in the forward direction. You also never know what you can do with unusual or out-of-the-ordinary approaches for business marketing. As an example that is not widely used, you can create excellent videos from your content such as articles, etc.
By law you can only use real testimonials from real customers, but if you have them then use them because they can make a huge difference in your campaigns. Testimonials represent strong social proof, and it's a fact that they work wonders for sales. One terrific place to find them is on the sales letter copy page for the affiliate product you're promoting. Make a video using the testimonial pictures and the actual text, and then you can put that on your site and Youtube as well. It has been well-established at this point that you'll make a greater impact by using video. They'll be more believable and will serve to draw and keep visitor attention, as well.
Of course, affiliate marketing takes some effort to make money - but it certainly is nothing hard to do. You'll have to get educated and take action no matter what you do, but the rewards are there for you to take. If it's your bag, then you can just do affiliate marketing and nothing else - it's up to you.
