Written on June 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse
6 More Tips for Affiliate Marketing on Blogs
Almost four years ago I wrote a post here on ProBlogger with 10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on Your Blog.
In that post I suggested the following tips:
- Consider your Audience – start with your reader when considering what to promote. Relevancy is key.
- Genuine Recommendations and personal endorsements always work best – recommendations of things you personally genuinely like are always best.
- Link to Quality Products – the better the products that you recommend the more your readers will thank you for suggesting it.
- Contextual Deep Links work Best – in general you’ll have more luck promoting a product from within a post than on a sidebar
- Consider positioning of links – links/banners that are in parts of your post/blog that where readers look work best (top of posts for example)
- Traffic levels are Important – the more eyeballs your promotion gets the better
- Diversify without Clutter – some products work better for some audiences than others – so promoting a variety of products can be good – promoting too many is of course not good.
- Be Transparent – don’t try to trick people into clicking your links. I’ve changed my stance slightly on this – I used to put (aff) next to any affiliate link but in the end found readers were just annoyed by it or didn’t understand what it meant. Now I use site-wide disclaimers to talk about it.
- Combine with other Revenue Streams – every blog is different, some will work better than others with affiliate marketing while others will work better with adveritising. However I find on many blogs advertising and affiliate marketing can work well in tandem.
- Track results – if you don’t have some way of working out how your promotions are converting you could be wasting your time.
As you can see – I’ve changed my opinion a little on the way that I express #8 but apart from that I still subscribe to all of the advice in that post. However I’ve also learned a lot more about affiliate marketing. In fact over the last four years the revenue that I make from affiliate marketing has continued to grow – to the point that it now probably makes up around a third of my online income (it varies from month to month).
So I thought it might be time to build upon the 10 tips above with some more lessons that I’ve learned.
11. Build Your Network Before You Need It
Perhaps the biggest thing that I’ve learned about affiliate marketing is that it works best the bigger and stronger your network is. I mentioned in my first list that ‘traffic levels are important’ – this is true, but connected to it is your ‘network’.
Whether it be loyal blog readers and subscribers, your email list, your Twitter connections, your Facebook friends or some other social network – the better your network the better you’ll do at driving affiliate sales.
It’s not just about size – the size of your network is only part of what I’m talking about here. Also important is the depth of relationship that you have with your network/readers and the amount of trust that they have in you. If you have consistently helped people and been useful to them over a long time they’re probably more likely to respond to your recommendations.
Relevancy/Focus counts – The other key part of your network is how relevant it is and how focused it is upon the topic that you’re doing promotions on. For example – I see some people on Twitter running competitions to build their follower numbers in a way that just brings in any follower that they can. The problem with this is that they end up with a large but unfocused network. I personally would rather have a smaller network who all shared the one interest than a large one who just signed up to get a prize.
Lastly, a network takes time to build – if you think you’ll be doing some affiliate marketing at some point in the future – start building your network now, before you need it. This gives you time to build the depth of relationships, trust and focus of your network before you begin promoting affiliate products.
12. Try different Mediums
I’ve alluded to this above already but one of the things that I’ve noticed over the last few years is promotions work differently on different mediums.
For example: some affiliate promotions seem to convert best in a blog post, others work best when you send an email to a list you’ve been building while others seem to take off on Twitter or other social media sites.
The key is to try different approaches, to have build up your network before you need it (see above) and to track the results for each promotion so you can check what is and isn’t converting.
13. Multiple Promotions of the same Product
I spoke about this at Blog World Expo last year in a session but don’t think I’ve written about it here at ProBlogger. Here’s what I’ve found:
If you write a single blog post promoting an affiliate product you’ll have a certain percentage of readers buy the product (the % varies a lot). If you are able to follow that up with a different type of post a few days later it can reinforce the promotion.
Here’s how I’ve done it on my photography blog:
- Blog Post 1 – a post announcing a new product, giving some benefits, sharing who the product is relevant for etc.
- Blog Post 2 – a post a few days later that is an interview with the person behind the product – exploring why they made it, expanding upon what it includes, who it’s for and giving the product context. I’d try to also include some tips or suggestions for readers who don’t buy the product in such an interview so it is a useful post for everyone.
- Email List – later in the week email out the subscriber list linking to the previous posts and reinforcing the promotion.
- Tweets/Followups – I would also include a few Tweets about the promotion through the week and would consider a 3rd blog post a week later – perhaps some reader reviews of the product.
The key is to not spam your network but to find interesting and useful ways to draw attention to the product multiple times over a week or two so as to reinforce it and give those who take a little longer to make a decision the opportunity to get the product.
14. Bonuses Work
There are many techniques that internet marketers use to increase sales of their products. I find some a little ‘cheap’ and ‘nasty’ but many do work. Two that I’ve found less offensive and/or manipulative are where you add value to the affiliate promotion by either adding a bonus of your own to the offer and/or getting the person behind the product to offer a bonus or discount just for your readers.
I’ve done this a number of times on my blogs and have found that conversions are significantly higher.
15. It takes Time
A theme that regular readers of ProBlogger will recognize is that making money from blogs (through any method) takes time. While an affiliate program does have the potential to make you a lot of money very quickly – it almost always comes after a lot of work and once you’ve spent a lot of time and effort building out your network.
The early days of building your network may see very little (if any) results. I personally earned very little from affiliate marketing in my first year or two of blogging but as I mentioned above in the last year or two it’s really begun to exponentially increase – partly as a result of getting smarter with my promotions but partly just as my network grew in size and quality.
16. Timing is Important
One of the things I’ve learned over the last week of launching my own product is just how much difference there can be in the rate of sales at different times of the day and week. It would vary depending upon the location of most of a blog’s readers but for me sales have been significantly up during business hours in the USA and on weekdays. No real surprises there.
The lesson translates to promoting products – unless the product has a real focus upon the type of people surfing the web on the weekends or late at night you’ll want to time your promotions to those times of the weeks that your audience is online. Similarly – avoid public holidays – this last week even though we launched the workbook 3 days after Memorial Day in the US I suspect we lost a few sales as some people took the week off.
What Would You Add?
I know that many readers of ProBlogger have experimented a lot with affiliate marketing. What advice would you add? What techniques have you used (or seen used) that work?
83 Responses to “6 More Tips for Affiliate Marketing on Blogs” - Add Yours
Michael Aulia
June 2nd, 2009 12:12 am
It will take some time, especially to build your network. I guess we all need to maintain credibility and integrity with our readers and especially the loyal subscribers/visitors. They are quite important especially if we want to sell certain affiliate products that are not widely popular
The Bad Blogger
June 2nd, 2009 12:15 am
Great information you have added, actually doing affiliate marketing, I usually buy the product I’m promoting and when I write a review of it, I will usually take the product picture if it is physical product and if it is digital product I will take screen shot of the product download page so that my readers knows I did buy what I promote which lead them to believing my review is not fake or just wanted them to spend money on me.
As you know there are many affiliate that does not buy the product and still write review of it and thus their review doesn’t add to the trust of the reader.
Pictures is one kind of a great way to show believability and trust between you and the readers.
BlogSEOExpert - SEO for Blogs
June 2nd, 2009 12:24 am
I believe that the most important thing to remember is to be geuine. (”Genuine Recommendations and personal endorsements always work best “)
Through blogging, you create your brand. This brand has a certain trust factor associated with it – your readers like you, and trust you when it comes to stuff related to your field of expertise.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to live upto their trust.
This means that you shouldn’t recommend any random product, even if it is in your niche. Recommend only the products and services that you have tried and liked.
That, I believe, is the only way you can earn substantial sums through affiliate marketing in the long run.
Salman
June 2nd, 2009 12:26 am
Hi Darren
Superb post.
Can you post anything that helps bloggers to create an e-book and keep it downloadable.
Regards
Salman
http://www.tips4blogging.co.cc for blogging tips and hacks.
Roseli A. Bakar
June 2nd, 2009 12:38 am
For me, relevancy is the key.
Create relevant niche blogs and sell related affiliate products.- works best for me.
Imagine going to a blog about credit cards but the blogger is trying to sell you wordpress themes.. lol
Paramendra Bhagat
June 2nd, 2009 12:52 am
I guess I am too early stage to make much from affiliate marketing, but I have been training the guns.
kosmo @ The Casual Observer
June 2nd, 2009 1:00 am
The only affiliate program I use is Amazon for books that I review.
Personally, if I’m reading a review of a book, movie, etc I really expect the blogger to have an affiliate link. After all, it’s going to cost me to same amount, so why not let you take a commission? I guess someone could write overly positive reviews to get someone to buy – but if you’re going to do that, why not just pick a book/movie that you actually like?
If I was going to have a multiple step marketing campaign, I’d probably disclose it in the post, unless it was pretty obvious. Most of the time, Problogger’s affilate marketing seems fairly obvious, in a good way – I don’t feel that you’re trying to dupe us into believing that there ISN’T an affiliate relationship.
Zemalf
June 2nd, 2009 1:02 am
@BlogSEOExpert – SEO for Blogs: that’s one great comment and I have to agree, random recommendations might work for a short period, but in the long run, the more your readers trust you, the better.
Bud Hennekes
June 2nd, 2009 1:03 am
Being one who will devote a great deal of time these next few months monetizing my blog, I found this post very helpful.
I liked tips 15 and 16. While most of society looks for a quick fix anything worth while takes time. Keeping this in mind during our quest is essential. Timing is also important. Daniel Scocco of Online Profits advises to never start promoting on the weekend as many choose to enjoy brainless activities after a busy week.
I look forward to trying and implementing numerous strategies. :)
Jessica
June 2nd, 2009 1:07 am
I’ve been reading your book ProBlogger and I am very excited about the possibility of partnering with an affiliate program one day. I feel that I should wait until my daily traffic is a big higher though.
Anterpreet Singh
June 2nd, 2009 1:28 am
Hi, Nice post as always, But i think one shouldn’t use Affiliate marketing at starting phase , it degrades blog’s reputation, but when our blog is popular, then this is a great source of income :D
Thanks for the tips .
dante jarabelo
June 2nd, 2009 1:42 am
Amazing lessons and truths about Affiliate Marketing on Blogs …
DROZGO
June 2nd, 2009 1:49 am
im totally newbie to aff marketing, still trying to get decent traffic :)
Miles Galliford
June 2nd, 2009 2:01 am
Darren, the only thing that I would add is that recession is likely to rapidly increase the number of companies who move from CPM advertising more towards ‘paid for results’ affiliate marketing.
Therefore it is more important than ever that content website publishers should understand how to maximise affiliate revenues because they could quickly become their most important income stream.
Kang
June 2nd, 2009 2:02 am
I’m still quite new to affliate schemes though I find that recommending quality products that I myself use, and most importantly, a product that is relevant to the target audience really does help with those clicks. I guess its all about marketing for the right crowd.
Consequently, I signed up to affliate networks which have little to do with my blog, and its no surprise that nobody really clicks on them.
I always tend to view my blog from the third person perspective, and try to scrutinise what’s good/bad with my blog. Most of the time, I just ask myself whether I would click on the ad that I’ve put up, I mean, if I think I won’t, then it probably means that most of my readers won’t either.
Don’t you (Darren) always say that bloggers tend to attract like-minded individuals?
Assume your audience is you, and apply techniques to wow yourself.
5starAffiliatePrograms
June 2nd, 2009 3:01 am
Great continuation of the original post with some good new tips.
I just blogged it and linked here for my 5 Star visitors to read.
Thanks,
Linda Buquet
PraShawn
June 2nd, 2009 3:15 am
Targetting the right keywords that appeals the crowd whom is willing to buy is the key.
Robby G
June 2nd, 2009 3:21 am
Before any of these may work I believe an average of 1000 visitors per day is required. I may be wrong, what’s a good number of visitors do you believe you need to make any decent cash?
Asswass
June 2nd, 2009 3:21 am
Affiliate Campaigns in blog posts has bring me more than 800 clicks in just one month.
Kaushik
June 2nd, 2009 4:10 am
You’ve covered it succinctly.
A challenge is to diversify without clutter. It’s challenging, because we want to give the reader everything, that of course doesn’t work. I try to keep it simple, and go deep, not wide. I try.
Nicole/MadlabPost
June 2nd, 2009 4:14 am
I am just getting started in comparing affiliate marketing opportunities but from a consumer or blog reader perspective, reviews and endorsements can be effective in getting conversions for affiliate marketing on blogs. I have been interested in a few programs based on the fact that one blogger wrote about her experiences with them whether those experiences were beneficial or not so good.
She also posted photos every now and then showing the results of certain products or programs that she has used or tried out. After reading her observations, I weigh the options and decide on where to go from there. Reviews are the tip that I can give on Affiliate Marketing so far.
Another helpful tip may be comparisons. Bloggers who are involved with affiliate marketing can take a few products or services and do a comparison between them, highlighting the advantages and the shortcomings of each product or service, kind of like a Pros and Cons list.
Debo Hobo
June 2nd, 2009 5:46 am
I’ve yet to have much luck with the affiliate links, but I not giving up yet! :)
Shawn
June 2nd, 2009 6:29 am
Awesome post Darren. Thanks.
Vivian Love
June 2nd, 2009 7:03 am
I have one question about this, if you (or anyone) read through this, could you answer it in another post? Try to ask Darren on Twitter with no success. Here it goes:
Is there a way to organize a large quantity of affiliate links in Wordpress blog? I don’t suppose you have to sign in to the merchant site every time you need to insert the code? My blog is still new-born but wondering how the pro manage 30-40 affiliate program, pretty amazing? Care to share in a post in the future. Thanks in advance.
Chrisanne Sternal
June 2nd, 2009 7:08 am
We’ve just started to add a few affiliate links on our site but haven’t put a ton of effort into it due to lack of time. This has inspired me to make it a higher priority. It’s so hard to get discouraged by poor results when your new to something.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Gerry Faehrmann - YourLawnAndGarden
June 2nd, 2009 8:09 am
Darren, I think you missed your calling. You should have been a teacher – your clarity and pace of thinking really suits your students.
I can tell you that I am really enjoying your teaching.
Cotton Rohrscheib
June 2nd, 2009 9:24 am
Darren, this is a great addendum to your previous post. I posted some tips for my clients / followers a while back that can be found here: http://www.cottonrohrscheib.com/blog/2009/03/31/my-approach-to-monetization/ and I was amazed that even I had a few things common w/ you in my approach. lol.
I posted an addendum today as well w/ your tips, http://www.cottonrohrscheib.com/blog/2009/06/01/more-affiliate-marketing-tips/
I just wanted to thank you for giving your time and knowledge back to your readers! You are one of about 5 folks that I actually recommend to my clients as a learning resource.
Keep up the good work!
Cotton Rohrscheib
Partner, Co-Founder
http://www.pleth.com
http://www.cottonrohrscheib.com
myddnetwork
June 2nd, 2009 10:44 am
Darren, I am not sure if you have written about this in the past, but a list of his recommended affiliate programs could be really helpful. I know that you probably make private affiliate mentions most of the time, but if you have tried some affiliate networks with relative success, it would be great to know it
Darren Rowse
June 2nd, 2009 10:45 am
Hi Vivian – the only plugin I’ve seen for this is this one – it’ is a paid one but I know a lot of bloggers are using it and finding it extremely useful.
stocktradersblog
June 2nd, 2009 11:33 am
It is very helpful. I guess I am not at the stage to consider affiliate marketing. I am still at my early stage to grow the traffic of the blog. Some tips of growing traffic fast would be very help to me too
Big Lost Today on Stock Traders Blog
Deepak @ BusinessAttitude.com
June 2nd, 2009 1:28 pm
Nowadays it is impossible to write a review about a product which we have not tried. The slightest words can give us away and potray us in bad light. Thumb rule: promote an affiliate product only if you believe that the product will be useful to your blog’ readers.
needmoney.com
June 2nd, 2009 2:13 pm
Nice post, thanks Darren. Some solid ideas here.
Gerry Faehrmann - YourLawnAndGarden
June 2nd, 2009 3:23 pm
What do you have to write to get a response from Darren?
It’s just a thought!
Fortune Teller
June 2nd, 2009 3:45 pm
Agreed, networks take time to build, forever it seems. But to be successful you have to have a large following.
Regarding the bonus work — I wonder how you were able to get the person/company behind the product to offer a bonus for just your readers? Are you thinking like an outstanding product review for the product or what?
sbunting108
June 2nd, 2009 4:52 pm
Hi i posted a review on a circular polarizer on my photography website. What do you think of the review. Was it any good? It was more general talking about them all rather than a specific one. Is this a good idea? http://photofingers.blogspot.com
I also a affiliate amazon link at the end of it!
axel g
June 2nd, 2009 6:11 pm
“Multiple Promotions of the same Product” makes a lot of sense to me.
Thanks for sharing Darren!
Strength and Fitness
June 2nd, 2009 6:22 pm
Integrity is everything. I don’t recommend a product unless it is something I would personally use or recommend to a friend.
Harris
June 2nd, 2009 7:03 pm
You make me happy with this post. i have been searching for best APs for my blog. i have found some, but waiting for the perfect timing to step in. my blog is still new but already picking up in terms of traffic.
it needs time indeed, and maybe when time comes which is a month from now i will jump into the scheme.
steve
June 2nd, 2009 8:14 pm
Deep links do really matter in terms of getting better traffic!
Dean Saliba
June 2nd, 2009 8:17 pm
I have been ohhing and aahing for the past year about getting into affiliate marketing. I’m finally going to do it and I’m hoping to find some good tips and help from this blog (and maybe a few others).
Angela
June 2nd, 2009 10:34 pm
I have been building a hanful of blogs for a year or so now. Content, good. Design, good. SEO, good. Focus and target audience for ads and affiliate marketing? Hmm.
My problem is that some sites are UK based, but there just aren’t enough promo opps or traffic numbers for UK readerships. But if I target at the US too, then I am introducing links and products that might not be available to the UK.
I hate that not enough blogs and sites ‘think local’, but until other countries catch up to the US programs, I’m not sure what the solution is.
(Also just tweeted you this question.)
Great tips in the article. Thanks!
Sharon
June 2nd, 2009 11:29 pm
Hi Darren
Thanks so much for your post. It summarize everything in a well organized and easy to follow order.
I started monetizing my site 6 months ago, and I think I was so excited to start doing it, that I didn’t take enough time to evaluate what will be the best strategy of monitezation for my site.
I would recommand strongly for anyone who is starting to monetize, to take it slowly, make sure you have enough traffic, quality contnet, some online credibility, and plan it wisely.
Sharon
BloggerDaily
June 2nd, 2009 11:36 pm
Promoting the product through the post seems to work more effective than just put the ads on the sidebar.
I love the #13 tips. Never thought about that technique. I guess when they’re more discussion and information about a product that we’re promoting, there’s a big chance to attract readers/visitors to buy the products =)
Raza Imam
June 3rd, 2009 1:02 am
A very apropos post. A few points:
1). I recently completed the “30 Day Challenge” by Ed Dale and Dan Raine and it is awesome. I don’t know what’s in the water in Australia, but you guys crank out some superb marketers!
2). I’m promoting affiliate products as a way to test my market before I either purchase products wholesale or create my own info product. My blog/affiliate offer needs some work though.
3). I just posted a question on Warrior Forum, LinkedIn Answers, 4 Hour Work Week forum, and to Gyutae Park about how I can get 3 affiliate sales per day. Then I checked my Problogger RSS feed in Viigo and came across this post…. Coincidence? I don’t think so…
4). A picture is worth 1000 words… as a follow-up to this post, why not show links of affiliate pages that are doing things just right?
Thanks,
Raza
Jeffery Wood
June 3rd, 2009 1:33 am
My advice is simply “Every Little Bit Helps”. By that I mean, don’t dismiss an idea or a method just because it no longer works well.
For example, I’ve heard many people say to not bother with Adsense because it doesn’t work anymore. Well, maybe it doesn’t work as well as it used to, but that doesn’t mean don’t use it.
How hard is it to throw an adsense ad on? Not very. That ad bringing you an occasional click is a lot more than you’d get from not having it at all. Every little bit helps.
I’ve heard many times to not bother posting a comment when there’s been 10 or more already because no one will read down far enough to see yours.
Okay, well I’m approximately comment number 43, so if I followed that advice I wouldn’t comment at all. But someone may read down that far and like the advice and maybe not.
Maybe they’ll click through to my site, maybe not but that’s not the point. The point is that I have something that I consider to be valuable to contribute. Every little bit helps.
Because all those “little bits” add up. I tend to agree with another marketer who would rather have a little bit coming in from multiple sources rather than a lot come in from a few sources.
So don’t write off something because it doesn’t work well if it doesn’t take a lot of effort. Go for it and take whatever it gives you because that’s still 100% more than the zero percent from having nothing.
Hmmm, maybe I’ll use this comment for my next blog post. :)
– Jeffery
Andoli
June 3rd, 2009 1:50 am
I like it is not about size. This is very important with traffic. If you have relevant traffic you would make money from them. Bloggers should focus on relevant traffic and not on quantity.
Agent 001
June 3rd, 2009 1:56 am
Point 13 seems pretty useful. I have to try it. So far my promotions were just a simple review.
Thanks for the wonderful tip.
harry seenthing
June 3rd, 2009 3:08 am
wow is nice and good tips, thanks for share in here sir
Travis Campbell
June 3rd, 2009 5:29 am
Darren-
First, congratulations on your product launch. A lot of work for sure, that hopefully will reap a good reward for you. Thanks for reposting, adding to it, and opening the conversation to add further still.
I just posted a review of a Wordpress SEO product today, and incorporated video. We’ll see how today’s post does, but previous post results show that when using video, conversions and click-thrus are noticeably higher than without.
While I agree with transparency, the truth is, we must make money to survive, so I think transparency suggested (through sitewide disclaimers) is a more balanced approach.
Regards,
Travis
Scandinavian Cruise
June 3rd, 2009 5:53 am
Thanks for the great post Darren, I have to think that the main factor with this has to be trust a good readership will go a long way
SeoProfy
June 3rd, 2009 8:28 am
very deep post, i am doing Affiliate Marketing in ukraine and russia, but when i read this post, i thing i need to work on some things i havent done yet
thanks Darren, great post
Facebook Cafè
June 3rd, 2009 8:48 am
Nice post, really interesting! I think that the first tip is to have tons of u.v. then you can sell almost everything!
David Stillwagon
June 3rd, 2009 11:14 am
I really liked the part about twitter following. It seems better to have a connection with those who you follow
Bibokz
June 3rd, 2009 4:44 pm
nice post… I earn more in affiliate marketing compare to adsense.
pinoy web promotion
June 3rd, 2009 5:08 pm
This post is great! Mostly newly web marketer can learn from this post.
Good luck to your posting further….
Josh
June 4th, 2009 12:13 am
Some handy tips. I find it can be hard when setting up networking is where to be most effecting and keeping things organized when I go about posting online and sparking community interests. Any good methods to streamline such a process?
Nash Dadameah
June 4th, 2009 12:23 am
Great post Darren!
I’ve been focusing towards my blog subscription for affiliate marketing that I forgot about other channels such as Facebook and Myspace.
Something to add to: we shouldn’t leave out the address book from the webmails such as gmail, yahoo & hotmail. There are potential sales that can be made from them too. Although the marketing needs to be more subtle.
Nash
http://www.nil2million.com
Naomi
June 4th, 2009 2:06 pm
I tend to track when I get the most response from my Twitter friends and automatically post my latest post during those times. It’s a great way to find the best time for your particular network. :)
Chris Pulicicchio
June 4th, 2009 11:23 pm
Great post Simon and thanks for your insights. I manage alot of blogger outreach programmes for high profile clients within the UK.
In my experience, most brands that are already active within this space will have an allocation of sample and or compeitition products available for collateral through promotion in blogs. If you’re not sure, ask their PR department or online communications team to ask of you can have a small handful of these for competitions as these can work really well if the entry mechanic is simple and involves your readers leaving comments in your blog on Twitter etc.
They’re also a great strategy for re-engaging exisiting readers while attract new ones.
Sulaiman Alhasawi
June 5th, 2009 12:41 am
Thanks for the tips.
Art Moran (WayOutWisdoms)
June 5th, 2009 4:29 am
W.o.w!!! (my anagram-Way Out Wisdoms)
I just had to tell you, your advice is haunting me, as I am a “noob” to online Marketing, but have applied similar principles throughout my entire life.
I’ve been self-employed since age 17, and had the pleasure of hearing Zig Ziglar speak at an Amway convention in N.C. back in 1989, and although I didn’t “see” the affiliate demographic which Amway was built upon, I was self-employed 2 months later.
My point being, I just wrote a post 10 minutes prior on a forum, and it hits on 80% of what you are teaching people. It’s amazing, and great information, as it leads me to believe I was directed to your sight as confirmation this is the “right path” -Thank-you for doing what you do, and I look forward to reading more of your insightful knowledge.
Peace,
Art Moran
tivitune
June 5th, 2009 5:21 am
ehm. i learn something new for affiliate marketing. Thanks. Its great.
Make Money Online
June 5th, 2009 5:08 pm
But some times marketers over do the email list part. Too many email pitches is kinda irritating.
Michael
June 7th, 2009 9:45 am
I really like the tip you gave about adding bonuses so what I did for a recent promotion is add some relevant and valuable bonuses and found my conversion has already kicked up. If you have time please visit my blog to have a look at how I might do this better. I am currently doing a Review of PPC Bully 2 and would like to if you think there is a better way of structuring my post on my blog and the bonus page for the promotion.
Priyanka D
June 8th, 2009 6:36 pm
Nothing much new… but good to see everything at one place. I agree with your outlook abt focused communities
Theresa Wiza
June 8th, 2009 11:41 pm
I just started blogging this year. The website above shows only one of them. I didn’t expect to gather a huge following immediately, but if your book offers ways to increase the numbers “exponentially” I would be willing to purchase it and to follow your advice. Also, your offer GREAT advice on this web site, so I will definitely be checking back often.
Black Hat Software
June 10th, 2009 7:03 am
By posting honestly in your reviews about products you build authority and respect in your blog. Once you have that you can easily ask the Product’s creator if they will provide the product to you free so that you can do an accurate assessment of the product and write an accurate review.
These types of reviews, built with first hand experience work well for affiliate sales. Hype works sometimes, but if your blog is filled with hype, it comes off as fake. Don’t be afraid to write a negative review and recommend a different product within the review. Do it briefly, without hype. I have had a lot of success with this type of Affiliate Marketing in my blogs.
Wow gold
June 17th, 2009 1:36 pm
By posting honestly in your reviews about products you build authority and respect in your blog. Once you have that you can easily ask the Product’s creator if they will provide the product to you free so that you can do an accurate assessment of the product and write an accurate review.
Jackie Chia
June 19th, 2009 2:27 am
It really helped me a lot .
Thanks.
Jennifer Bourn
June 23rd, 2009 10:11 am
I have been reading your affiliate articles, which I think are great. I completely agree that if you are going to do affiliate marketing, I believe it needs to be personal and you need to have had experience with either the product or the person promoting the product. Otherwise it is inauthentic.
For example, a friendly recently had a strategic partner call her and say that I am their number one choice to refer clients to in her industry, Naturally she was flattered, but then the strategic partner followed it up with, “But I am not going to refer to you anymore unless I get an affiliate commission.
Since when did referring clients to other professionals become more about a commission, than doing what’s best for your client?
I am all for affiliate marketing done right – done when you are promoting something or someone you truly believe in or like. But it seems some are just in it for the money grab. In the end, with that approach, your client/subscriber/prospect looses.
Bryan Hee
June 26th, 2009 11:08 pm
Affiliate marketing is so simple! As long as you solve your readers problems then the money will come!
To your success,
Bryan Hee
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June 29th, 2009 12:42 am
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Michael
June 30th, 2009 3:15 pm
As usual, great advice, thnk you.
And talk about over-delivering; 6 tips becomes 16! And the comments give some great tips too.
Looking forward to what else you come up with for this topic.
Thanks again,
Michael
Alex
July 1st, 2009 2:34 am
Awesome tips. Definitely bookmarking this one.
I think the hardest part for a lot of people especially newcomers to understand is that it takes time as you pointed out. In the world of “I Want it Now” patience really pays off.
Thank you for the insights.
Alex
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July 2nd, 2009 12:29 pm
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July 2nd, 2009 10:17 pm
Thank you for the great tips. I think affiliate marketing does depend on the relevant and quality content ,traffic volume and appearance of the site. Its always a big challenge to increase the traffic to a site, it depends on the niche competitiveness.
cari uang
July 5th, 2009 8:33 pm
Excellent tips ! In the beginning when I make a new blog, I usually focus on affiliate marketing with many affiliate links on my blog. But I know these not so good right now. Thanks for the tips guy..happy blogging.
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July 6th, 2009 7:47 pm
Good tips. Just keep blogging before we monetize our blog. Do more gives than take to our blog visitor. Anyway thanks for the tips.
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July 7th, 2009 4:50 am
Like #13. Sites like Twitter has helped our company follow-up on current promotions and news.
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July 8th, 2009 5:48 pm
I think far too many people see the internet as a way to make a quick buck. As this article suggests, you need to be in it for a long run and do things properly to really benefit.
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July 9th, 2009 4:13 pm
Love it! I love the feeling of hearing that I’ve genuinely helped or inspired someone from something I wrote. I’ve been thinking about trying to actively get more feedback here for this reason: to make sure I’m providing value in some form. These are some great take-home points I’m sure we can all use.
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July 22nd, 2009 10:35 pm
I guess I am too early stage to make much from affiliate marketing, but I have been training the guns.
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