Bruce's Golden Goose Marketing Online

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 aren't make any money.
The problem isn't that some people are just "better" than Others.
The problem is just the way that the 95% are running
their business. This is why I'm going to diagnose the 6 most
common mistakes AffiliateClassroom.com sees affiliates
make every day.

Avoid These 6 Mistakes 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).  

2. Not Enough Text! Too Many Banners:

This might be the #1 problem that I see across hundreds of
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 am
just saying to use them only after you have content on your
website.  Preferably, 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 committed on almost 98% of the websites I
visit is an apparent lack of viral marketing built 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.  Surprisingly 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 similar 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 that
the reader gets so confused they hit the back button
and never come back.  Keep your pages targeted and
clean and 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.  Fortunately,
the second I fix them I see an enormous difference.  If you
take the time to do the same you will see an enormous
difference 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 receive step by step training
from a team of experts, please visit:Affiliate Classroom.com
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Posted July 28th, 2009 under Learn Affiliate Marketing. Tags: Affiliate, affiliate classroom, affiliate magazine, affiliate marketing, affiliate training, AFFILIATES, new
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