Super Affiliate Strategies Part 2
by: Rich Hamilton, Jr
If you are an affiliate that is trying to promote
an affiliate program, then I don't need to tell you
it's not a walk in the park, unless you know what
to do. With that in mind, this is one of the main
reasons I decided to write a sequel article called
Super Affiliate Strategies Part 2. In this article,
we are going to talk about a few ways that you can
effectively promote your affiliate program.
Articles
Writing articles is another great way to promote your
affiliate program and it won't cost you a cent. All
you have to do is write articles that are associated
with the affiliate program you are promoting. At the
end of each article, will be the best time to promote
your affiliate program. Make sure that the affiliate
program you are promoting is relevant to the article,
you'd be suprised at how many people get this wrong.
Just to give you an idea, I previously wrote an article
that was entitled "The Wrong Email Format Can
Destroy Your Offer". In this particular article
I discussed the advantages and disadvantages of text
and html email formats. At the end of the article
I presented an autoresponder that is capable of performing
both formats.
Custom Error Pages
If you are not using custom error pages to help lost
visitors, then you should. Believe it or not up to
10% of your visitors are going to see an error page
and by having custom error pages that will help your
lost visitor navigate to a destination of your choice.
Up to 80% of visitors that receive an error page will
leave your web site completely, a custom error page
is great way to keep your visitor on your web site,
by pointing the way for them.
Having a custom error page is the perfect opportunity
to present to your lost visitor an itemized list of
your affiliate programs that you are promoting. Instead
of having them leave your web site all together, just
point them in the direction, but towards the affiliate
program you are promoting. Having a custom error page
is an effective and powerful way to make the best
of your ugly error pages!
Even though this is an effective strategy, you don't
want to confuse your lost visitor with too many options.
If you do have too many options on your custom error
page, this strategy may backfire on you. So, I recommend
that you limit the amount affiliate programs on your
custom error page.
Automated Messages
If you are currently using any type of automated message,
then you would consider promoting your affiliate program
with them. Promoting your affiliate program in your
automated messages is a great way to make additional
affiliate sales and it works well too. When I say
an automated message, I mean any type of automated
message, whether it is an invoice, newsletter confirmation,
faq, etc.
The trick is to promote an affiliate program that
is associated with the message. For instance, if you
have a newsletter about web marketing tips and you
send your new subscribers an automated confirmation
message. Then you would want to promote a product
that was related to the theme of your newsletter,
in this case, it would be web marketing.
The same can be done with an invoice automated message,
in fact, it works very effectively. Why? Because they
have already bought something from you and they are
still in the mood to buy. By feeding on your buyer's
impulse, you can literally watch your affiliate sales
skyrocket. You need to make sure that the affiliate
program you are promoting is associated with your
invoice message, or this strategy will not work effectively.
About The Author
Rich Hamilton, Jr is the CEO/President of http://www.ElitesMarketing.com
and the Author of Inside Internet Marketing. His book
will show you how to laser in on your targeted market
with unconventional marketing strategies to promote
your web site without ever having to pay a cent in
advertising. http://www.InsideNetMarketing.com
