Saturday, August 4, 2007

The Three Most Common Affiliate Mistakes And How To Avoid Them


By now I'm sure you have realized that affiliate marketing is one of
the most effective and powerful ways is of earning some money online.
Affiliate programs give everybody a chance to make a profit through the
Internet. Since they are easy to join, implement and pay a commission
on a regular basis, more an more people are now willing in this
business.



But like with all businesses, there are countless pitfalls in the
affiliate marketing business as well. Making some of the most common
mistakes will result in decreasing everyday profits for the marketers.
That is why you should avoid them now than be regretful in the later.



First Mistake: Selecting the wrong affiliate program.




Logically, many people want to earn affiliate marketing commission as
fast as possible. By rushing through the selection stage, they tend to
choose a bandwagon product. These are products that the program thinks
is "hot". They choose the product that is in demand without actually
considering if the product appeals to them. In many cases, this is not
a very wise move obviously.



Instead of doing this, try top choose a product in which you are truly
interested in. For your internet venture to succeed, you should take
some time to plan and decide your action plan.



Choose a product that appeals to you. Then do some research about that
product to see if they are in demand. Promoting a product you are more
passionate about is easier than promoting one only for the sake of
cashing in.



Second mistake: Not buying the product or using the service.




When you decide to be an affiliate, your main purpose is to effectively
and convincingly promote a product or service and to find customers.
For you to achieve this purpose, you must be able to relay that certain
product and service to the customers. It may be difficult for you to do
this when you yourself have not tried these things out. Thus, you
probably will fail to promote and recommend them convincingly. You will
also fail to create a desire in your customers to avail any of what you
are offering.



The best thing to do is to try the product or service personally first
before you sign up as an affiliate to see if it is really delivering
what it promises. After you have done this, you are one of the credible
and satisfied customers aware of it's advantages and disadvantages.
People will then feel the sincerity and truthfulness in you and this
will trigger them to try them out for themselves.



Mistake number 3: Joining too many affiliate programs.




Because affiliate programs are very easy to join, you might feel the
temptation to join various affiliate programs to try and maximize the
commissions you will be getting. You also may think that there is
nothing wrong and nothing to lose by being part of many affiliate
programs.



This may be true, it is a great way to have multiple sources of income.
However, joining multiple programs and attempting to promote them all
at the same time will cause you to sabotage yourself. It will prevent
you from concentrating on each one of them properly.



The result? The true potential of your affiliate program is not reached
and the income generated will not be as generous as you initially
thought it would. The best way to achieve excellent result is by
joining only one solid program that pays a 40% commission at least.
Give it your best effort by promoting the product or service
enthusiastically. As soon as you see that it is already making a
reasonable profit, then maybe you can now join another affiliate
program.



The best technique is to do it slowly but surely. There is really no
need to rush into anything, especially with affiliate marketing. With
the way things are going, the future is looking real bright and it
seems affiliate marketing will be around for a long time.



A lot of affiliate marketers makes these mistakes and are paying dearly
for their actions. Do not fall into the same situation they have been
in, try to do whatever possible to avoid making the same mistakes.



Time is the key. Take the time to analyze your marketing strategy and
check if you are on the right track. If done properly, you will be able
to maximize your affiliate marketing program's potential and earn
higher profits.



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About The Author

John J Farina is a successful affiliate
marketer. He provides expert reviews on which affiliate programs to
join and which ones to avoid like the plague. He shows people how to
actually generate substantial income on-line using very simple, easily
modeled systems. An example of such a system that you can study and
duplicate is at: http://www.johnnysreviewsite.com




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