hat are the secrets to * Stress the benefits of
making money as an the product. Remember, there is a
affiliate? difference between features and
Don't just put up an benefits. Features are the
advertisement or a link to the objective facts about the
product in your sidebar. Some product. For example, you can say
people might click on the link that the product helps you to
out of curiosity, but it's increase traffic.
doubtful that you will make many But what is the benefit
sales.
of that? The benefit is that more
In order to get sales, you traffic means more money, more
need to pre-sell the product. You admiration, the chance to be an
need to really interest your a-list blogger, etc. These are
reader in the affiliate product. the benefits - the things that
You do this in a blog post, not really mean something to your
in your sidebar.
reader.
There are a couple of ways to
* Don’t build too much
go about pre-selling your hype around the product. Give it
product.
a good honest review. You might
1. Write a Product Review
want to mention something you did
If you want to write a review not like about the product, not
of the product, be sure to do it just the good aspects of it. It
the right way. Follow these won’t hurt you to add something
hints and you'll be on your negative - it actually helps,
way:
since your readers see you are
* Know your product. To being honest.
really know it, you should be
* If possible, write about
using the product yourself, or at some real results you have
least have some familiarity with achieved by using the product.
it.
For example, if it is an ebook
about how to get more traffic, important. Then you can just
then tell about how it increased happen to mention a product that
your traffic by 37%, or whatever you use to do your keyword
the case may be. But don’t lie research.
about it. Your readers can tell
The idea is to get people
whether you are being honest with thinking about the topic and how
them.
it would benefit them. Then when
* Don't do a hard sell. they click through to the sales
You don't have to sell the page about the product, they are
product; you just have to already in the frame of mind
pre-sell it. All you have to do where they want some help in that
is get your readers into a area.
receptive frame of mind and
Create Interested Visitors
interested in the topic.
Whatever way you decide to do
2. Make the Product a Tanget your post, remember the main
to Your Main Point
points I have made:
A product review is one way to
1. Stress benefits, not
pre-sell the product. But another features.
way is to write a blog post which
2. Pre-sell the product,
gets your readers excited about don't do a hard sell.
the topic, and then you just
3. Use your blog posts, not
mention the product in the sidebar, to promote your
passing.
affiliate programs.
For example, do a post about
Keep those points in mind when
the benefits of getting traffic you are promoting affiliate
to your site. Then in passing you programs on your blog. Be sure to
can mention the ebook about do your job of pre-selling, and
getting traffic.
you will make much more money
Or, do a post about how to do with your affiliate programs.
keyword research and why it is
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