Friday 31 May 2013

3 Principles To Success With Any Affiliate Program

By Russell Howe


Affiliate marketing can be tricky. So many individuals fail to make money online in this particular industry despite potentially very lucrative earnings being made available to them on a daily basis.

Today we'll reveal three of the simplest yet most effective business building tools which can be applied to any business in any niche. These rules are often overlooked by most people because they can sound altogether 'too easy'. []

1. Offline marketing.

2. Always carry a notepad.

3. Is the product line of your home business opportunity as strong as it's affiliate plan?

The most overlooked aspect of any affiliate program is offline marketing. Most affiliates don't even think about using offline resources to spread the word about their business opportunity. But there is an untapped audience out there of individuals who like the idea of being their own boss, yet don't have the confidence to go online and start looking.

There are two main reasons why most affiliate marketers ignore offline marketing for their business. Firstly, they are scared of getting out into the real world. Some people turn to online business because they believe they can create a big income without any human contact whatsoever. Sadly, it doesn't usually work out very well for those individuals. Secondly, many people wrongly presume that offline marketing requires a lot of capital.

It is actually quite cheap to advertise in the real world. It's certainly no more expensive than the various online methods which are available. Simple techniques such as drop cards and fliers have worked for years and continue to do so.

After all, opportunities such as Avon and Mary Kay have been telling their reps to market in their local area for years now to great success. The main benefit of offline marketing is that it gets you to stop treating your business as a hobby and get more serious, it's not just something you do online it's something you do in real life. Also, because everybody overlooks it you tend to find that you have very little competition in most niches.

When you get into the swing of things, you'll definitely want to pick up a notepad to carry around with you throughout the day. Why? You should love your online business. You choose which company to become an affiliate for, so we assume that you chose to work with one you actually like otherwise there is no point. When you are doing something you love you'll notice that you have ideas at the strangest times.

By carrying a notepad in your bag you will surprise yourself at just how many potentially good ideas you generate each day.

Last but not least, study your products package. Are you purely with your affiliate program because of it's earnings potential? Is there little value to the products? The most important aspect of any opportunity is the products.

The affiliate plan should take a back seat when weighing up how good a business opportunity is. Programs like Empower Network have succeeded because of their product package, while the affiliate plan is lucrative there are others out there which represent better earnings opportunities.

The three steps in today's post will make it easier for you to make money online. If you have tried and failed in the past, the chances are you were neglecting at least one of today's golden rules.




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