5 Ways To Promote Affiliate Programs If You Dont Have
A Mailing List
Here are five promotional ideas that work. Find
the one or two that feel easiest to you and get
started. Dont worry about making a few mistakes
as you go. You will -- we all did -- it doesnt matter.
1.
WRITE YOUR OWN FAQ
I read recently that one successful
online marketer always includes a
FAQ in his autoresponder email series. It
seems that a lot of times people have
questions but
they dont like to ask.
Help them out by answering their questions and they may favor you with their purchase. Especially if you provide useful, credible information. Maybe they think their question is
"dumb" and who wants to ask
a dumb question! So what this guy does
is write down all the questions he can
think of about the product, and answer
them. It's an easy way to put together
a short but helpful piece of promotion.
Again, include your affiliate link in
the 'About the author' panel at the
end.
2.
JUST WRITE ABOUT HOW IT HELPED YOU
One great way to get people interested
in the
product that you are promoting is to write a
review explaining how
good it is. Explain in simple terms how it
helped you.
Just one caution: Try not to overdo it with the praise for this ebook or product, whatever you are promoting. Reviews that are too glowing may sometimes cause readers to be a little suspicious. Nothing is 100 percent perfect.
The most important thing (apart from writing something helpful - it does not have to a first class essay - in fact, it is probably better if it is not - just write like you talk) is to include your affiliate link at the end. That is often called the Resource Box or the Author Bio Box. Whatever you call it, include a short motivating reason why your readers should click your link.
Need more places to post it? Here is
a list of online article directories:
http://eprofitnews.org/artdir
If you think you couldn't write to
save yourself, check this out. It's
called The lazy man's guide to writing
articles and you'll find it here: http://eprofitnews.org/article-writing
It explains a simple system where the
work of researching and writing is reduced
to a very do-able minimum.
If you're not that great on spelling,
run your article or report through a
spell checker. Your computer probably
has one already.
3.
BECOME A BLOGGER, COURTESY OF BLOGGER.COM
As you know, blogging is all the rage these days
with no signs of slowing down, let alone stopping.
So one more way you can advertise any affiliate
program is by going to blogger.com and creating
your own blog. This whole process is free and Google is very positive
towards blogger. I've seen my blog posts appear in Google
within as little as 9 minutes. You can
search for them at blogsearch.google.com
The great thing about blogging is...
it's very informal. Write like you talk.
Forget your English teacher. No need
to worry about perfect sentences or
stuff like that. Just imagine your buddy
is interested. Now what would you tell
him? -- then write it down and post
it to your blog.
Wondering how to include a clickable
link in your posts? It's explained here:
http://eprofitnews.org/marketing/ways.html#clickable
4.
JOIN SOME FORUMS
Here's a list of internet marketing
forums: http://eprofitnews.org/marketing/forums.html
Join one, or several of them. Read
for a while so you get the idea of how
they work. Then start posting. Either
ask questions, or add a comment into
a discussion.
Include your link in your forum signature
(find the 'Edit your profile'
page to insert or change your signature).
Every time you post a reply or thread,
your affiliate link or banner will automatically
get posted, resulting in many different
people
seeing your link and some of them clicking
on it.
5.
TRY YOUR HAND AT A PRESS RELEASE
Sounds a bit
challenging , doesnt it? Well, after you read a
few press releases at PRweb.com, you'll
see it's not that bad. Find one you
like, and use its layout as a template
for your own press releases.
Many of the sites which distribute press releases on the internet are free to use. Do a Google search and you will find some. Then read over several news releases that others have issued. When you find one you like, use it as a template ... though there is one extra thing I should mention. Press releases are usually about your own product or website or your own business, so you may have to create an angle or a hook to make it your own somehow.
Talking about affiliate programs, http://FindHotMarkets.com
has a good one. There is a HUGE need
for information on HOW TO FIND HOT MARKETS
so why not profit from marketing to
that need?
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