subject: Beginner Affiliate Marketing Mistakes To Avoid [print this page] While it is possible to make a substantial income online from affiliate marketing it does not happen overnight, it takes time and effort.
So you need to be realistic when you begin affiliate marketing.
Most successful affiliates took the time to set up solid foundations for their affiliate based business, no one is an overnight success.
Now that you know you will not make millions overnight, lets remove some other common affiliate marketing mistakes.
Firstly, choosing the wrong affiliate products / program.
Often affiliates blame their lack of success on their own marketing efforts, when quite simply it is a poor product that hampers an affiliate's success.
That's why it's highly important to track your results.
Ask the product owner about conversion rates too, don't be shy, this is a business so treat it as such.
If the product owner is not aware of their conversion rates, find a product owner who does know their rates.
If you do decided to promote a product and discover the conversion rates yourself, then remember this is very time consuming, and if the product flops then it will be a waste of your time, so find products with high conversion rates and cut out this stage of your marketing efforts.
Secondly, know the product inside out.
Yes, if you are going to promote a product then you should at least know it.
Get a free review copy of the product, or if need be, buy it.
Test the product fully, does it fulfill all claims on the sales page.
You do not want to recommend a product that is low quality and risk damaging your reputation.
Read other marketers reviews of the product, if they are available.
Contact testimonial providers on the sales page to confirm their testimonial is a truthful reflection.
Fully research the product you intend to promote and once you are happy it provides true value, then and only then should you promote it.
Now that you know that making money as affiliate takes time, you know that you should choose a reliable affiliate marketing website such as ClickBank and you know you should fully research the product you intend to sell, it's time to get started so go out there and drive as much traffic as you can to your offer, and watch the sales fly in.
