Issue Number 92
In this issue:
Welcome
Featured Article: 6 Affiliate Mistakes You're Probably Making...
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Featured Article: How To Develop an Online Business Using Practical Thoughts
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Welcome to all, old and new! :~)
First an apology for not sending out a new issue last week. My toothache flared up again big-time and the painkillers the doc gave me worked a bit too well... LOL.
I'm finally human again, and getting back to working on finding great articles and resources for you to read and use. I know how much you all appreciate it :~)
The chat meetings are picking up a little, but I have a feeling the time slots I've chosen might possibly not be the best ones for many of you. Let me know what would suit you, and I'll get to setting up a different schedule.
Scroll down for the schedule I have so far and
until next time, get those votes in, get those interviews in, come visit me in my conference room and above all...
Enjoy Reading!
Wishing you all a Happy Easter (if you celebrate it in any way).
May you be happy and prosperous in everything you do!
Anna-Marie Stewart
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Featured Article:
6 Affiliate Mistakes You're Probably Making...
Copyright 2005 Anik Singal
Everyday I see more and more affiliates making the same
mistakes. The worst part is that they're just doing what
they're taught by the so-called "experts."
It's no shock to me that 95% of affiliates make no money.
The problem isn't that some people are just "better" than
others - the problem is just the way the 95% are running
their business. That's why I'm going to diagnose the 6 most
common mistakes AffiliateClassroom.com sees affiliates
making everyday.
The 6 Mistakes you better learn to avoid like the plague:
1. Not Building For Search Engines:
If you're an affiliate and want to be successful at it, you
better learn to make search engines your best friend.
Search engines are a better source for long-term, targeted
and FREE traffic. Make sure to build your site in clean
HTML coding, provide good content and optimize all your
pages (not just the home page).
I firmly believe that all affiliates need to study search
engine optimization closely. If you want to learn how to
optimize websites quickly without spending years studying,
check out my "push-button" system at
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2. Not Enough Text - Too Many Banners:
This might be the #1 problem - I come across hundreds of
these sites almost daily. Think back to why "YOU'RE" online
- to find information right? What good are banners to you?
Do banners provide you any good information? Absolutely not.
Don't get me wrong, I don't discourage using banners - I
just say to only use them after you have content on your
website. And stick to just 1 or 2 banners. The goal here
is to hook someone with good content, then urge them to
click the banner to learn more. Don't just slop up a bunch
of banners and expect to become a super affiliate.
3. Promoting Only One Product:
This was something I learned from Ken Envoy and it made no
sense to me until I tried it. Let's use an example to
illustrate: Let's say you're looking for a car and you ask
someone "Hey, which one should I buy?" Would you rather
have the person show you 3, give you the positives and
negatives and then "suggest" a car or just shove one of
them down your throat and refuse to talk about anything
else?
I think the answer is clear - you much rather have someone
RECOMMEND something. So, do the same on your websites -
let your consumer choose what link they click on (your
conversions will go through the roof).
4. Not Giving Away FREE Products:
Another mistake I see done on almost 98% of the websites I
visit - they have absolutely no viral marketing build into
their system. If you want to hook someone and build
loyalty, put some of your best information into a small PDF
- give it away for free and watch your sales and traffic
multiply. NOTE: This is a more long-term strategy so be
patient.
5. Hard-Selling:
If you know anything about affiliate marketing, then you've
heard of "PRE-SELL" - well it's a shocker that most people
never use it. PRE-SELL is when you warm up to your visitor
with some good content and information and then slowly
"recommend" them to buy something.
I also never thought this would work until I tried it.
Hard-selling is what your merchant should be doing, you,
however, should avoid it at all costs.
6. Too Much Going On.
This mistake is a bit related to the "Too many banners"
mistake. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I
have WANTED to buy something but just couldn't find the
right link to do it.
Some affiliate websites have a million things going on -
the reader gets so confused that they hit the back button
and "poof," never come back. Keep your pages targeted and
clean - go for ONE goal - to get the click over to the
merchant(s) you're promoting.
Golden Rule: The more you show them, the more confused
they get.
I highly suggest reading those 6 again - they are very
important to master if you want to become a super affiliate
one day. Even I am going back to my old projects and still
fixing my mistakes - they're all over the place. But, the
second I fix them, I see an enormous difference, you will
too.
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Anik Singal is a 21 year old successful entrepreneur
online. If you want to learn more about exactly how to
become a super affiliate and received Step by Step coaching
from a team of affiliates, please immediately visit:
http://www.AffiliateClassroom.com
If you visit now, you can also sign-up for our Absolutely
FREE Course.
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Featured Article:
How To Develop an Online Business Using Practical Thoughts
Copyright © 2005 By Andy Cooper
Starting a business to operate on the internet alone can be
a rewarding experience, but it can also be daunting. Many
resources are available to assist you, but information
overload can cause paralysis and keep you from moving
forward.
Keeping it simple is often the best way of maintaining the
momentum necessary to get your business started. Every
year, several thousand people develop an interest in "going
into business." Many of these people have an idea, a
product or a service they hope to promote into an income
producing business which they can operate from their own
homes. If you are one of these people, here are some
practical thoughts to consider before hanging out the
"Open-for-Business" sign on the web.
Whether you're selling products and services or providing
resources and downloads, you need eye-catching content for
your Website. You might run a wonderful advertising
campaign; develop viral marketing tools and attractive
affiliate programs. But unless your Website is rich in
content, the traffic that results from your efforts will
only be transient. Content that is useful, valuable,
informative, educational or just plain entertaining can
attract and retain an audience better than anything else.
Admittedly, designing a web site can be a complex task,
Site aesthetics are important and image and design are
probably the first things to register in consumer
awareness, but content is the most important part of the
online merchandising and sales process.
Write powerful and instructive sales letters by letting it
all flow out. Write down everything that enters your mind
as you are writing your sales letter. You can edit it
later. If you just sit and start writing everything you
know about your product or service and how it will benefit
your customer, you will be amazed at how much information
floods your mind. Write it ALL down. Then read through it -
you'll be able to add a lot more detail to many of the
points. Edit it after you have exhausted all of your ideas.
Establish a marketing method and an advertising campaign.
While it’s agreed that the best e-commerce site in the
world is worthless if no one can find it, but, too often,
e-commerce start-ups either rely on search engines alone or
use shotgun marketing, simply by advertising everywhere, to
everyone, in the hope that a fraction of a percent of those
who see the ads will respond. Promotion on the Internet has
many methods, is complex, yet as with more traditional
advertising requires that you understand where and how you
will spend your marketing budget and what results are to be
expected, as with any marketing campaign.
Create your own newsletter and start building your
database. To be successful with a newsletter, you have to
specialize. Your best bet will be with new information on a
subject not already covered by an established newsletter.
Regardless of the frustrations involved in launching your
own newsletter, never forget this truth: There are people
from all walks of life, in all parts of the world, many of
them with no writing ability whatsoever, who are making
incredible profits with a simple newsletter. Plan your
newsletter before launching it. Know the basic premise for
its being, your editorial position, the layout, art work,
type styles, subscription price, distribution methods, and
every other detail necessary to make it look, sound and
feel like the end result you have envisioned.
In Conclusion- all successful businesses offer their
customers something of value, but that's not enough.
Customers constantly evaluate what they get against what
they pay, and their criteria for making repeat purchases
are very simple. They want everything: better, faster and
cheaper! Even if you're clever enough to build a perfect
business the first time and your product or service is
ideal for your customers, your position will eventually
erode because the marketplace is not static.
Your product or service may be unique, but it's not as
though someone blew the whistle and stopped innovation.
Sooner or later, and very soon if you're noticeably
successful, other businesses will copy you. If they can
provide a similar product or service better, faster or
cheaper, they're going to surpass you.
Never forget that as a business owner you'll be in a
constant race against an ever-improving marketplace and no
matter where you are in the hunt, making improvements is a
daily necessity.
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Andy Cooper is the owner and operator of a successful
online business. Andy has over 15 years in corporate
business operations which include savvy marketing
skills, customer service and Professional networking
abilities. Copyright © 2004-2005 MarketersEmporium.com
you stop by: http://www.marketersemporium.com
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