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Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful program or market that yields the biggest profits. Sometimes they think there is a magic formula that is readily available for them. But, it is more complicated than that. It is simply good marketing practices that include hard work and dedication.
There are also some tactics that have worked in the past with marketing online and still continues to work in the affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three marketing tips, you should be able to increase your sales and advance in online affiliate marketing.
Just what are these three marketing tactics?
1. The most critical is setting up unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing. Do not try to lump all your programs together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have one site focusing on each and every product you are affiliated with and nothing more.
Include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding on what the product can do and also how it will benefit those who buy them. Also try to include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are willing to allow you to use their names and photos on your site and don't over-hype the specific products you are marketing.
You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive and include calls to act on the information. Each headline should compel the visitors to read more. Highlight the special points. This will help your readers to learn what the offer is about and will want to find out more or even contact you.
2. Offer Free Reports to your readers. If possible position them above the fold or at the very top side of your page so it they simply cannot be missed. Create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who sign-up for the Free Report. According to research, usually a sale is closed after the seventh contact with a prospect.
Only two things can possibly happen with just a web page alone: A closed sale or the prospect leaving the site and never return again. By sending useful information in future emails at certain specified periods, you will remind them of the product you are promoting. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch.
Focus on important points and stress the benefits. Use compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word Free, because there are spam filters that dump this kind of content into the junk folder before anyone can read them. Convince those who signed up for your free reports what they will be missing out if they do not get your products and services.
3. You need traffic that is targeted to your product. If the person who visits your website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they will be among those who move on and never come back. Write articles for publication in e-zines and directories for certain keywords that are relative to your market. By focusing on your target customers, your articles will grab their interest.
Try to write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600 words in length. By continuously writing and maintaining these articles you can generate a continual flow of targeted readers to your site. Always remember that only 1 out of 100 visitors are likely to buy your product or get your services. If you can generate as much as 1,000 targeted hits for your website in a day, that means you can make 10 sales based on the average statistic.
The tactics given above are not very difficult to do, but it will require some time to set-up. Once you have implemented a successful plan for one affiliate program, you should use these tips for developing several affiliate marketing programs. You will have a good source of income and a thriving business.
