3 Tips For A Successful Landing Page
I’m not going to lie to you. Affiliate marketing is hard if you don’t know what you’re doing. Sure it’s easy to sign up with all the affiliate merchants, collect your affiliate link and banners for as many products as possible with the intention of promoting all the products but it’s just not going to happen unless you have a proven strategy.
Here are 3 tips to help you create powerful landing pages that will not only add more buyers to your subscriber list but also rank you high in the search engine results page.
Tip 1 – Include a sign-up form to build a buyer’s list.
This is important! You want to collect the names and Emails of every single person that lands on your page. If they’ve happily given you their information you are allowed to follow–up with them and perhaps make more sales. Not only that but you’ll be able to build a database of trusted buyers who will respond highly to you in the future if you’ve got another interesting product to promote either as an affiliate or a product of your own!
Tip 2 – Include a bonus package for buying through you!
People actually ‘Google’ product names for reviews and bonuses. They want to see what exactly a product is about without all the hype and want to see what bonuses are available for that product. When they’ve made a decision to buy they want to see who’s offering the best bonus package. Make a mental note of this because this is your chance to shine and out-do your competition!
Tip 3 – Optimize your landing page for specific keywords!
Don’t waste your time trying to target the highly competitive keywords that all the mainstream websites are after. You’re much better off picking a handful of high-targeted keywords based around the product’s name, a review of the product’s name, problems with the product’s name, the product’s name with ‘bonus’, and so on. Add these keywords and phrases to your title tags, meta description tags, h1 tags, h2 tags and on the first and last paragraph of your page. Not only will you find it easier to rank highly in the search engine results page but you’ll be attracting the ‘buying’ traffic that you’re after.
Creating quality landing pages can really be time consuming I know…However, I have come across a great new site, Killer Preseller, where you can pick up a new free template every month for free. This is an excellent resource to get you started on creating top notch landing pages. You can check it out here – Killer Preseller.
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Filed under affiliate marketing by on Oct 2nd, 2009. Comment. 
So Many Affiliate Programs! Which One Do I Choose?
I love affiliate marketing! It’s one of the best ways to get started in online marketing because you don’t need to create your own product. You can join an affiliate program, promote, and earn commissions which can certainly be a steady source of income.
The biggest question is “Which affiliate program should I choose?” There are so many different affiliate programs out there, that this can sometimes be a daunting task. I know in my case, I receive tons of emails everyday asking me to join this affiliate program, that affiliate program and promote their product. It certainly depends on what niche you are in, what you are passionate about, but once you’ve determined that, you should do your research before joining any affiliate program.
Ask questions first before you join an affiliate program. Get some answers because they will be the deciding point of what you will be achieving later on. Below are some ideas of what types of questions you should be asking.
Will it cost you anything to join? Most affiliate programs being offered today are absolutely free of charge. So why settle for those that charge you some dollars before joining.
When do they issue the commission checks? Every program is different. Some issue their checks once a month, every quarter, etc. Select the one that is suited to your payment time choice. Many affiliate programs are setting a minimum earned commission amount that an affiliate must meet or exceed in order for their checks to be issued. Many affiliate programs are also done through Clickbank.com and they pay out every two weeks like clockwork.
What is the hit per sale ratio? This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics. This factor is extremely important because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.
How are referrals from an affiliate’s site tracked and for how long do they remain in the system? You need to be confident on the program enough to track those people you refer from your site. This is the only way that you can credit for a sale. The period of time that those people stay in the system is also important. This is because some visitors do not buy initially but may want to return later to make the purchase. You want to know if you will still get credit for the sale if it is done some months from a certain day.
What are the kinds of affiliate stats available? Your choice of affiliate program should be capable of offering detailed stats. They should be available online anytime you decide to check them out. Constantly checking your individual stats is important to know how many impressions, hits and sales are already generated from your site.
Does the affiliate program also pay for the hits and impressions or leads besides the commissions on sales? This will, of course, add to the earnings you get from the sales commission.
Who is the online retailer, company, or individual? Find out whom you are doing business with to know if it is really a solid opportunity. Know the products they are selling and the average amount they are achieving. The more you know about the retailer or individual offering you the affiliate program, the easier it will be for you to know if that program is really for you and your site.
Is the affiliate a one tier or two tier program? A single tier program pays you only for the business you yourself have generated. A two tier program pays you for the business, plus it also pays you a commission on the on the sales generated by any affiliate you sponsor in your program. Some two-tier programs are even paying small fees on each new affiliate you sponsor. More like a recruitment fee.
Lastly, what is the amount of commission paid? Take a look at all figures and you’ll understand why the average sales amount and hit to sale ratio is important.
These are just some of the questions that needed answering first before you enter into an affiliate program. You should be familiar with the many important aspects that your chosen program should have before incorporating them into your website and internet marketing portfolio.
Filed under affiliate marketing by on Oct 8th, 2009. 7 Comments.
Ideas To Boost Your Affiliate Commissions
Affiliate marketing is one of the simplest ways to start making money online. You don’t need your own website when starting out and you don’t have to deal with anything related to the product, including refunds. Simply join an affiliate program, promote the product, and earn your commissions
Let’s say for the sake of this post that you are already involved in an affiliate program. What would be the next thing you would want to do? Earn bigger commissions, right? So… how do you do that?
Here are some powerful tips on boosting your affiliate commissions…
Know the best program and products to promote. Obviously, you would want to promote a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the shortest possible time. In my last post, I discussed choosing the right affiliate program as there are several factors to consider. Choose the ones that have a generous commission structure, have products that fit in with your target audience and that has a solid track record of paying their affiliate easily and on time. If you cannot seem to increase your investments, dump that program and keep looking for better ones. You can be picky.
Write free reports or short ebooks to distribute from your site or blog. You will be competing with other affiliates that are promoting the same program so if you write a short report related to the product you are promoting, you will stand out from other affiliates. In your report, provide valuable information for free and if possible, add some recommendations about the products. You will establish credibility and your potential customers will see that.
Build your list! Get an autoresponder service and collect the email addresses of those who download your free ebooks. They have opted in to receive more emails from you and it is a known fact that people do not make a purchase the first time. You may have to send out your message more than just one time to make a sale – the follow up.
Also, set up a squeeze page. Get the contact information of a prospect before sending them to the vendor’s website. Redirect them to the sales page after they give you their email address in exchange for your free report/ebook. Keep in mind, you are basically providing free advertisement for the product owners because you get paid only when you make a sale. If you send prospects directly to the vendor site, chances are, you will lose them.
Publish an online newsletter or ezine. It is always best to recommend a product to someone you know (your list) than to sell to a stranger. This is the purpose behind publishing your own newsletter. It also allows you to develop a relationship based on trust with your subscribers since you will be providing them with quality information.
This strategy is a delicate balance between providing useful information with a sales pitch. If you continue to write informative articles, you will be able to build a sense of reciprocity in your readers that may lead them to support you by buying your products.
Write strong pay per click ads. PPC marketing is one of the most effective means of advertising online. As an affiliate, you can make a small income just by managing PPC campaigns, i.e. Google AdWords. Always monitor and test to see which ads are more effective and which ones to get rid. You can get some really great training at PPCClassroom.com.
Give these strategies a try…and watch the difference they will make to your commissions.
Filed under affiliate marketing by on Oct 20th, 2009. 4 Comments.
Multi Profit Websites! And My Bonuses Revealed!
Its nearly here, the website of the year is upon you. Believe it or not this has taken over 2 years to develop and over $100k spent to make this site the ultimate business website.
Over two years ago a dream between two guys becomes a reality. John Thornhill, Dave Nicholson and their team of developers wanted a website which the user could edit and utilize all the latest marketing tools without the need for HTML experience.
Multi Profit Websites was born! 100k later and over two years in development, Multi Profit Websites is ready, and about to be shown to the world. If you have no experience of building a website it does not matter, Multi Profit Websites will do all the work for you. But that is just the beginning, you can also add your eBay shop integrated to it with the click of a button, add your Amazon products with the click of a button, build your list of subscribers, utilize the latest advertising from Google and Clickbank. None of these options for you? Then simply turn them off, add your own custom theme and build your site around your chosen niche. This is how versatile Multi Profit Websites actually is.
I’m not going to ramble on and on here => the answers to the questions are simple. If you want to make your business a success then you need Multi Profit Websites in your business portfolio. Whatever your business niche, Multi Profit Websites is a must.
The official launch date is 27th of October – this Tuesday! You can visit the site today and grab an awesome free report and watch some videos while you wait. Take a look at the live sample sites too and prepare to be amazed 
Seriously, this one is not to be missed!
Oh…AND check out my Bonus Page! This is a sweet package! I want to point out that these bonuses have been put together by John Thornhill and Dave Nicholson, and they’ve given each affiliate a certain amount of bonuses to offer, so don’t be surprised if you see these bonuses floating around on other pages. Plus I’ve added my own bonus package to this deal!
Success is Yours!
Filed under making money online by on Oct 25th, 2009. Comment.
Building a Website in Three Easy Steps!
This is good news for anyone looking to build their own website because finally a program has been devised to help you build a website in three easy steps regardless of ability.
And let me tell you this is so simple a 7 year old can do it. If you have tried to create professional looking websites of your own but failed, seriously, Multi Profit Websites is the solution.
Multi Profit Websites just launched and in my opinion is on of the best programs that has been launched in quite some time. You have the ability via a simple admin control panel to create a website that is 100% unique that can generate an affiliate income from companies such as Google, ClickBank, Amazon, eBay, commission Junction and many more. You also have the ability to display your eBay auctions, or any auctions you choose. And this can all be done in three easy steps. I’m just loving it!
Here’s all you need to do:-
#Step one – Login to your admin control panel.
#Step two – Edit your website (this is so easy a 7 year old could do it)
#Step three – Start Making Money
And it gets better, you can create a website based on any niche you choose. (This is the part I really really like!)
Let me give you an example. Let’s say you want to create a niche website based around weddings.
You would simply add the keyword ‘weddings’ to your admin control panel and Multi Profit Websites would AUTOMATICALLY generate you a wedding themed website, which absolutely amazes me! You can also add your own content to make your website 100% unique. AND you can build as many websites as you want.
This really is an amazing product and you simply have to check it out:
I have already started building my online empire with Multi Profit Websites and can’t wait to start seeing results! Honestly, I suggest you do the same.
Feel free to get back to me with your new sites and share your experiences with Multi Profit Websites. Looking forward to it!
Oh and the bonus package that I put together with the creators of Multi Profit Websites is awesome! Have a look for yourself, right here.
Filed under making money online by on Oct 27th, 2009. Comment.
