Internet Affiliate Marketing 101 - It`s All About
Relationships
Internet Affiliate Marketing 101 - It`s All About
Relationships
By Glenn Beach
So you`ve found the perfect affiliate program, you`ve signed up
and they gave you a website....now what? "They" say that "all
you have to do" is drive traffic to your site...but you
don`thave a clue where to begin...
Never fear, Affiliate 101 is here...here`s a list of a few
simple,free or inexpensive tasks you can accomplish today.
Detailsfollow, first just the list: Send emails to friends and
family; Make new friends on the internet; Print out and
distribute posters, business cards, and/or postcards; Write
articles and post free ads.
First of all, don`t panic. You don`t have to do ALL of these,
just whatever you feel comfortable with. But I do heartily
suggest that you push the envelope a little on your comfort
level...
Email Friends and Family
If you`re uncomfortable with contacting family members (they
CAN be your sharpest critics) first scan the options, maybe
one of the less obtrusive ones would work.
Be sure to write ONLY to friends. Anything else will be
considered spam; any worthy company will drop you like a hot
potato when they receive legitimate spam complaints.
Consider the friends and family you might write to and decide
the best approach for each:
1. The Second Opinion Approach: save this for the hard nuts to
crack, flatter them with "I`ve signed up for this opportunity
and would really like to hear your opinion..."
2. The Beating Around the Bush Approach: "I`m making some extra
money doing this biz, do you know anyone who might need a few
extra dollars?"
3. The Direct Approach: for those close friends that you KNOW
could use some financial miracles in their lives... you can
lead with the business opportunity or with the products. I
think it`s Avon that has a nice promo these days, "products
you can buy and sell". Simple and to the point...
4. The Chummy Letter Approach: just write a letter to a friend
as you usually would and casually mention what you are doing,
that it`s on "wait and see", or already is making you a little
money, or whatever.
5. The No-Mention Approach: just add a signature to all your
emails that includes your website`s URL and your email
address, maybe the name of your company. Subtle, let`s them
explore if they want.
Getting to Know You...
How do you currently meet people on the internet? Game chat
rooms, forums, opt-in email lists, Yahoo groups, messenger
services...these are only a few ways to meet people. Many
sites such as Yahoo, AOL, or ICQ let you create a profile
including favorite websites, etc. While direct advertising is
often frowned upon or prohibited, usually signatures at the
bottom of posts is allowed. Many friendships formed in forums
and chat rooms lead to email and website exchanges.
Stuffing Envelopes...
Printed fliers can be distributed everywhere you go, posted on
your car...be creative. Include a business card or flier in
every piece of mail you send including bills, on tables in
restaurants, in phone booths, stick them in business books in
the library. Make it fun! If you have mailing addresses rather
than email addresses of anyone who might be interested, send
them a flier or postcard.
Become a Famous Author
Anyone can write an article, everyone is good at something or
has an experience that would help someone else out. Article
writing helpsbuild trust and over time will brand your name
and drive traffic to your website. And it`s free. Submit your
articles to individual webmasters and editors as well as
article directories.
Banner Swapping and Text Linking
Some say that banners are not very effective in getting traffic
to your website, but hey, it`s free and it doesn`t hurt to try.
It`s best to spend some time finding a high traffic site or
two and not fill your site with banners. Text links are still
your best bet.
There you have it, lots of good ideas for beginning promotion
of your website.
Paul White is a 42 year old former teacher. He now helps people
all around the world to become wealthy online. Whatever you
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