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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
Hi All,
Well for this entry I thought I would spend a little bit of time going back to the basics. I first discovered affiliate programs in the late 1990's when I was building my first websites. The sites were all very basic (and had not been updated in years) however, they have steadily brought in income, not huge amounts by any means, but cheques nonetheless. I knew there had to be a better way to cash in on affiliate marketing than to have a simple static site that never changes so I set about finding a better way. (see end for answer).
Tell me! What exactly is Affiliate Marketing?
According to 'Wikipedia',
'Affiliate marketing is a web-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts.'
Affiliates are great if you know how to use them correctly.
For instance, I have been hearing a lot about Aweber recently and decided to investigate this morning. I will speak a bit later about what Aweber actually does.
In this example I just want to illustrate that many sites these days allow you to sign up as an affiliate if you have a website.
So what do you do? Search until you come across a website that you like, and one where you think you may be able to promote their products or services. If that site has a link that says 'Affiliates' then you can sign up as an affiliate and an affiliate link will be generated for you. This will come in the form of a link, or a banner (or both) which you would use to promote their site on yours (which will track sales, sign ups or clicks and earn you money!!).
For example, the Aweber link that I created this morning is http://www.aweber.com/?287945. So if you have a website or blog where you regularly write about a specific topic, you can use this link to promote the product. This allows you to earn a form of commission (each affiliate site will publish their remuneration package). Some sites pay by direct transfer into your bank account, some will send you a cheque and some use paypal. If you are promoting certain products, always make sure that you create an affiliate account so that you can have a mutually beneficial relationship with the 'seller'!
Once you are an affiliate, most companies will also supply you with banners. They could look like this:
Or like this: (or many different sizes depending on what you need)
Now once you have displayed the links or banners on your site (or blog or ezine), then you have the chance to sell or promote those products or services to your viewers. Each time a sale is made, you receive a commission based on the published remuneration package. Doesn't that sound good??
These visitors are tracked through 'cookies' which record the imprint a computer makes and will remember it until the next time someone who has clicked on your link, visits their site and makes a purchase.
Do you understand how this can help with generating a bit of extra income? If you are able to insert affiliate links seamlessly into your site, people will click. The web is for 'moving around' and most people do not stay on a specific website very long. Something usually catches their eye, a clever link to a different page.
Usually the best place to put an affiliate link on your site is on something you are writing about and recommending. It should be relevant to the content on your page and something your readers, clients or customers can relate to. Alternatively, a well placed banner can also direct traffic. There are many different ways to promote an affiliate link and we will speak about them a later article.
For example, if you sell 'dog biscuits' on your website there is no point advertising 'aeroplane repairs' as most people who visit your site would more likely click on 'dog groomers' or something related to what they are on your site for. This is not always the case as some dog owners may also repair their own planes, but definitely not all of them. A link for 'aeroplane repairs' would be better suited for a pilot type site. This may sound overly simplistic however you need to be careful not to overlook it as targeting ads generate a lot more prospects.
So what is that better way I was talking about at the beginning? Affiliate links are great to use when you want to recommend things to people who are browsing your website (and earn extra cash while you are at it!) They can be in text link or banner form and are getting more advanced each day. By advanced I mean there are now video ads, ezine ads and signature ads just to name a few.
Apparently it takes someone seeing something on average 7 times before they buy. That's why starting a site with some interaction is key. What I will be doing now is signing up with Aweber so that I can create a newsletter to send my smart readers more helpful hints that I come across in my 'Work @ Home' Life!
Stay tuned! |
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Written by Bec
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to my new site! This is such an exciting time for me and I can't wait to share my knowledge and research about completely changing your life and letting go of the 9-5 grind.
First of all I've made this blogger blog while I am still working on developing the main site. Although I plan to always have the blog on the main page, I am working on customising it to suit the look and feel I am going for.
Anyways, onto the main topics for today. As some of you may know, I am a distributor for some excellent products that boost the immune system. This is an excellent opportunity because I can work on this business for a few hours a week at times that suit me. It also has great tax deductions as I now own my own business. If you are curious to see how that works, go www.ilovethisjob.net. It's all online and managed through our very own 'Online Business Centre' with full support, training and no meetings or face to face presentations which companies like Amway use. I did quite a bit of research before I joined and it was really everything I was looking for.
If you just want to see the products I'm selling, go to my shop. In the month I have been drinking the RioVida, my energy levels have been up and I haven't been sick at all which is a real bonus.
Now onto the really good stuff. If you are already a distributor, or have tried being one before then you know about the terrible stuff like cold-calling, amassing acquaintance lists, being forced to visit people's homes to explain the 'business', attending weekly meetings at someones home or hotel or community centre and the monthly 'pep rallies'.
I'm working hard to shatter the notion that that is the only way to build your business. In fact, why would you want to go out hassle people who have no interest in changing their lives? Spending your valuable time trying to convince them to follow you when for one reason or the other they can't or don't want to??? It's so much better to have your qualified prospects come to you! Don't you agree?
One of the best free ebooks I have found is this one. The author completely changed the way I thought about doing business. She shows you the way to stop all of the nonsense and ignore the time wasters and have people who want to change their lives for the better to find YOU! Sounds impossible doesn't it? That's what I thought too until I read it and it's like a light bulb went off in my head. I knew 200% that I was making the right decision in quitting my 'job' to build my own stable future.
I was so impressed with the revolutionary ideas presented that I bought the ebook she is selling and with the ebook you not only get to read something that influenced me more than any other book except for maybe Rich Dad, but you also get the whole Renegade System which has so much useful information that I will be sure to post in my next few posts.
I can't stress enough how if you have ever wanted to start your own Internet business you really can't miss this ebook. I'm reading it for the second time now and it's impacting my daily life for the better!
Now these are really the first two steps you need to take to become a successful Internet marketer and I'm so excited to be sharing this information with you. We can all share information because you and I both know that most people won't take notice of it, even if it is smack bang in front of them unless their eyes are opened to it like we are. You need be receptive to the information and actually change the way you do things in your life.
Why do we need to be exhausted after a long day at work?? Not everyone does!! That's the point, if you open your eyes to new ideas then the world is your Oyster. You don't need to be brilliant, all you need to do is really want to change the way you feel after work.
If a hard day at the office or on the job is what you love, then I'm not trying to tell you to stop that, of course there will be people out there who love what they do. I don't want to talk to those people. Of course we need doctors, dentists, policemen and not everyone is right for building residual income online. But if YOU are then that is all that matters.
Even though I have been generating money online through affiliates for nearly 10 years, the more I research online, the more I realise what a massive industry it is!
I began my life online when I was 15 years old (27 now so 12 years ago). I have a lot of experience online and good skills, however I realise anyone under 20 has basically grown up using the Internet and if I don't use my brain to work for myself and not spend 40 hours a week in an office making someone else rich my time will pass me by.
Like the old saying 'No opportunity is ever lost, if you miss it, you can BE SURE that somebody else will take it'.
So you are probably wondering how you can make the Internet work for you? Good question! That is exactly what I am hear to show you. If you use even 1% of the information I will be posting you too can leave the daily grind.
It's time for people to realize (if they are smart and motivated enough) that there are other ways to make money than slaving away for other people.
As I mentioned before Ann Sieg's ebook is just the start of my journey.
I am very curious to find out people's opinions and trials and errors in the fields of 'online advertising, network marketing and Internet marketing'. I will share what I find to be helpful in your business journey and also what is terrible about the business!
Please keep checking back as writing this blog is now my full time career (even if it is only a few hours a day, the rest of the time I may be at the beach, gym, shopping or anything else I need to do). I will devote my time to finding the best ways to make money online and if you follow me you will probably also succeed. I am not suggesting you do everything I say as obviously some things will work better than others, but I'm here report on it.
Anyways, enough of an introduction to my new life. Later this afternoon I am off to Phillip Island to watch the penguin parade which should be exciting!
All the best until next time!
-Bec |
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
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Hello Everyone! Welcome to my new Joomla site. It is a bit of an improvement over blogger I think. Today I am spending a bit of time customising the look and feel of the site, then I will start adding content. -Bec |
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