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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 http://www.DominateSearchEngines.com
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.
About the Author:
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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