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6 Affiliate Mistakes You're Probably Making
by Anik Singal
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.
Copyright 2024 Anik Singal
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…
http://www.AffiliateClassroom.com
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