The Winning Way

Today is Wednesday March 31, 2010

Thought For The Day

“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” 
 - George Washington Carver

I Have Been Thinking

Top 3 Ways To Boost Your Affiliate Commissions

The ideal world of affiliate marketing does not require having your own website, dealing with customers, refunds, product development and maintenance. This is one of the easiest ways of launching into an online business and earning more in the way of profit. However, starting with your own website is actually the better way to proceed.

Assuming you are already into an affiliate program, what would be the next thing you would want to do? Double, or even triple, your commissions, right? How do you do that?

Here are some powerful tips on how to boost your affiliate program commissions almost overnight.

1. Know the best program and products to promote. Obviously, you would want to promote a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the shortest possible time.

There are several factors to consider when selecting such a program. Choose those that have a generous commission structure. Have products that fit  with your target audience. And that have a solid track record of paying their affiliate easily and on time.

There are thousands of affiliate programs online so you can afford to be picky. You may want to select the best to avoid losing your advertising dollars.The best programs are also those with a lot of competition. You can still make it if you offer a better bonus or have such a compelling USP that visitors to your site will choose you over any of the others.

Write free reports or short ebooks to distribute from your site. There is a greater possibility that you are competing with other affiliates that are promoting the same program. If you start writing short reports related to the product you are promoting, you will be able to distinguish yourself from the other affiliates.

In the reports, provide some valuable information for free. If possible, add some recommendations about the products. With eBooks, you get credibility. Customers will see that in you and they will be enticed to try out what you are offering. Teaching is my thing, but it is not everyone’s. I don’t just sell an eBook or software tool, but take the time to show my member’s how to use them effectively.

2. Collect and save the email addresses of those who download your free ebooks. It is a known fact that people do not make a purchase on the first contact. You may have to send out your message more than six times to make a sale.

This is the simple reason why you should collect the contact information of those who download your reports and eBooks. You can send follow-up messages to these contacts to remind them to make a purchase from you.

Get the contact information of a prospect before sending them to the vendor’s website. Keep in mind that you are providing free advertisement for the product owners. You get paid only when you make a sale. If you send prospects directly to the vendors, chances are they could be lost to you forever.

When you get their names, you can always send other marketing messages to them to be able to earn an ongoing commission instead of a one-time sale only.

Publish an online newsletter or Ezine. It is always best to recommend a product to someone you know than to sell to a stranger. This is the purpose behind publishing your own newsletter. This also allows you to develop a relationship based on trust with your subscribers. The Internet can be a cold dark place. When you get to know the people behind the website isn’t it so much easier to recommend them?

This strategy is a delicate balance between providing useful information with a sales talk. If you continue to write informative editorials you will be able to build a sense of reciprocity in your readers that may lead them to support you by buying your products.

3. Ask for higher than normal commission from merchants. If you are already successful with a particular promotion, you should try and approach the merchant and negotiate a percentage commission for your sales.

If the merchant is smart, he or she will likely grant your request rather than lose a valuable asset in you. Keep in mind that you are a zero-risk investment to your merchant; so do not be shy about requesting a better commissions. Just try to be reasonable about it.

Try out these strategies and see the difference it can make to your commission checks in the shortest of time.

Opportunity is never lost
It goes To Those Ready to Accept It!
Your Success is my Greatest Interest
CWinslow

Ice Breakers

Fishing on the Job

My son, Scott, an insurance broker in Florida,
loves ocean fishing and takes his cell phone
along on the boat. One morning, we were
drifting about ten miles offshore as Scott
discussed business on the phone.

Suddenly, his rod bent double and the reel
screamed as line poured off the spool.

Scott was master of the situation.

“Pardon me,” he told his customer calmly.
“I have a call on another line.”

 Tip

Write strong pay Per Click ads. The PPC search engine is the most effective means of advertising online. As an affiliate, you can make a small income just by managing PPC campaigns such as Google AdWords and Overture. Then you should always monitor them to see which ads are more effective and which ones to dispose of.

Happy Designing