5 Magical Steps For Creating A Profitably Potent
Affiliate Program!
by: Grady Smith
There are a few reasons why your affiliate program
isn't bringing in the traffic and profits you've always
hoped for. And below, I've outlined 5 quick ways to
change that so you can get more traffic and profits
using the power of "super" affiliates.
1) Make Sure Your Sales Letter Converts -- Nothing
puts a damper on an affiliate program quicker than
having affiliates sending you tons of traffic but
not giving them anything in return.
If your sales letter really works hard to turn prospects
into customers, then you're going to make your affiliates
(and yourself) very happy.
So, spend some time getting your sales letter converting
well. Study how to write better copy, or hire a professional
to write you a hard-selling letter.
2) Offer Affiliate Tools -- This is so important.
Most affiliates will promote your program if you give
them the tools to do it.
Hire someone to design some strong banners. Create
a weekly "affiliate tips" newsletter to
share new ideas. Create sales letters and graphics
affiliates can use that will work to get the word
out on your product fast.
3) Start An Affiliate Contest -- And give away prizes
for top sellers and those most improved. Or, make
an offer that an affiliate making 10 sales through
their link gets your product free. It doesn't cost
much to run a contest of this type, and the return
is great.
4) Define Your Perks And Tell Potential Affiliates
Why They Should Promote Your Program -- If your sales
letter converts visitors like crazy, tell them. If
you split profits down the middle and share 50% of
each sale with the referring affiliate, let them know.
Tell them about contests you run and tools you offer
to make it easy. Put your offer into focus for potential
affiliates. If you have a high-priced product, you
could say something like, "This sales letter
converts 1 out of every 50 visits. And with the product
going for $297, and you getting half of that for each
sale, 100 visitors sent from your site can put an
easy $297 in your pocket."
5) Get The Word Out -- Place a link on your sales
page that sends those clicking to a full-page sales
letter detailing all the benefits of offering your
product to their visitors.
Promote your affiliate program instead of the product.
There are hundreds of ezines in existence that cater
to those promoting affiliate programs. Take out an
ad and tell them why they want to be an affiliate
for you.
Check out keywords online that target your audience
and get in touch with the webmasters. Tell them about
your programs benefits and give them the opportunity
to sign up.
Affiliate programs, once in place, can bring you automatic,
low cost traffic for years to come. Take the time
to set yours up right, and reap the rewards for years
to come.
About The Author
FREE: One Copywriting Critique of your sales letter
detailing how you can improve conversion and increase
profits (a $95 value). Visit Grady's website for your
free critique and more copywriting resources to improve
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grady@cheap-copy.com
