subject: How to Use Articles to Earn Affiliate Commission Sales [print this page] How to Use Articles to Earn Affiliate Commission Sales
If you have been doing the affiliate marketing business for some time, you should be aware of the EzineArticles as they are the number 1 article directory on the internet. This website has 30 million unique visitors and you can make good use it to drive targeted traffic back to your website. When you submit your articles to them, your articles will be syndicated through their network which means more exposure for your articles. Here are 2 different methods you can use to get more affiliate sales by making use of articles.
Before I mention the 2 different methods, you will need to be aware that you should be creating quality articles which contain useful information. To get maximum results from the article marketing strategy, you will need to create and distribute content consistently over a period of time. You will need to focus on the quality and quantity of articles to get maximum flow of traffic to your website. Once you have this mentality, you will be able to start making use of article marketing to get more profits.
The first method you can use is to direct the traffic directly to your affiliate link. You will need to purchase a top level domain name like.com or.org domains as most top article directories will not allow you to put direct affiliate links on your articles. Once you have purchase the domain name, you will edit the setting in your domain registrar so that when people go to your domain name, they will be redirected to your affiliate link. This is a short term approach to doing the business as you will always need fresh flow of traffic to your link to get consistent profits.
The second method will requires you to have a landing page where it has an opt in form. This will allow you to collect the visitors' details so that you can follow up with them through email. Most customers will not purchase the product when they see it for the first time because they do not trust you yet. When you focus on following up with them by providing them with quality content, you will be building a good relationship. This is the long term approach to operating the business as you can always promote other relevant products to your list of subscribers.
Above are the 2 different methods you can use to start getting profits from your articles. Remember that you will still need to start your business in a profitable market and you have selected a good product so that you can get consistent sales.
