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  • Is Affiliate Marketing For Me?

    How To Create A Solid Email Marketing Campaign

    Many people now becoming affiliates marketers are actually quite new to it – so don’t feel like you’re late to the party, we’re just getting started. But what’s driving the public to affiliate marketing? It’s an industry easy to enter and in essence if you manage to establish yourself and get noticed it’s like owning your own business – virtual business but business.

    The potential rewards make the start very exciting and I bet you’ve heard of people making a good income working part-time or even quitting their jobs completely and keeping affiliate marketing as their primary income. Success is not assured for all but if you want to try to at least create an affiliate force that will sweep the internet away, then you’ve come to the right place.

    What help does the business provide to its affiliates? Is their product a fad, or does it fill a substantial, long-term need? You can find much of this information online. You may also want to get information from the Better Business Bureau, and from professional organizations in that field of business. Find out about any problems. Find out how this company is rated compared to others.

    If they are in the stock market (public), what do their earnings reports look like? Check out how their products do in consumer reports. You are committing time, effort, and perhaps some money upfront when you sign up as an affiliate. Make sure you are associating yourself with a quality and most of all a viable business.

    A good example of would be the Real Estate Industry niche. Have you seen a lot of people moan about having lost money in Real Estate? What’s the worst that could happen? You don’t make money? So, what? You’ll move your investment somewhere else. Now I’ not ready to put my money where my mouth is for other industries so Real Estate is the one I personally recommend.

    There are always two sides to a coin, right? Likewise, the business owner building an affiliate network needs to look at the quality of the affiliates he recruits. Too glitzy a sales pitch, offering immoderate and quick rewards, may get a lot of people to sign up quickly but will they stay, be dependable and produce results? Try to appeal to people experienced in sales who also know your product line or are at least willing to learn.

    If you find someone who is already an affiliate and has seen success elsewhere, offer pay incentives so they will work for you and bring you their clientele. You always have to keep your money-men (or women) happy. Affiliation sees no gender or age.

    Your affiliates are your representatives – the front and face of your company. They give an impression of your business to potential customers. So, if I were you I’d go the extra mile and provide training for my affiliates that encourages not only effective sales but responsible behavior. A quick sale that is not represented accurately may lead to a dissatisfied customer and one who never returns. Listen to complaints from customers and try to resolve them quickly.

    Inspire confidence by offering a warranty. You want long-term, satisfied customers. Make this clear to your affiliates and reward them for it.

    Your affiliates can serve as a tremendous resource beyond just sales. They are a network informing you about your customers’ needs and your customers with the latest news in your field.
    Study the tools and innovations your competitors are using. Make use of every good idea out there. Be among the first to use new Internet resources such as social media or Twitter. As the business owner, you want to be at the head of innovation.

    You can follow Neil Patel who covers the latest internet practices. One thing I have found and really like when it comes to social media affiliation is the chatbot. Just like your classic email-marketing, Facebook chatbots open doors to reach your clients in a completely new way. With the internet as your ‘office’, the sky is the limit.

    These tips can help you sort out the confusion that comes with a rapidly expanding idea such as affiliate marketing. Proceed with care, and you can be one of those who actually reaches and surpasses the sky. Until next time.

    Ben Givon Affiliate Marketing Guru

    With many years of experience in the world of digital marketing, Ben combines his love of affiliate marketing with an international outlook on the real estate markets. From his start in the legal profession to his transition to the world of marketing, his passion for what he does is the driving force behind his success.