Did you know that 97% of affiliates make almost no money or none at all? Yet so many others are saying being an affiliate is an easy way to make money? It is only easy for the 3% who are earning the lion's share of affiliate commissions.
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Too many newbies are easily mislead into believing all the hype about the get rich quick online business offers on sale to those desperate to live the Internet lifestyle and escape their long hours weekly job. A lifetime of struggle which barely keeps them on or often below survival incomes. They dream of the laptop lifestyle checking the many dozens of sales a day while soaking up the sunshine on a private beach.
That dream is achievable but only when it is approached with the right mindset. It will require time and hard work and sacrifices will have to be made, but for those with serious determination, it can be achieved. We discovered a way that works for us and this is what we will share in this article.
The first mistake that most people make and which must be avoided is not to start selling from their affiliate link. Selling something without finding those people who might want or need it is the sure fire way to failure. In fact, selling is never the first step. Building your own list is!
In order to build your own list,you will need to register your own domain name, get web hosting and an autoresponder account. Then having done your keyword research and selected those which have a high number of global monthly searches but without the excessive competition, you try to choose a domain with one of them within an available domain namewhich you purchase and use it again in an attention grabbing headline on your squeeze page website.
Many people getting started use Wordpress to create their website because it is easy for even beginners to get used to with its many features and themes. Always make sure you are using the latest version if you do.
You will need to find or create something of value related to your niche that you should give away freely,so as to get people to sign up to your mailing list. Then also add some follow up emails into your autoresponder to build a relationship with those who subscribe before selling anything to them.
Finally you will have to insert the opt in box code and video, if you use one, into your squeeze page website. If you do not know how to do these tasks, there are plenty of YouTube videos or membership training websites where you can learn these essential new skills.
A banner, an attention grabbing headline and at least 3 but not many more bullet points which highlight the benefits of getting a free video course or newsletters which will help those get the information they were seeking. These will help your website stand out from the crowd.
In the second week you can start including your first related affiliate link in a follow up email sent from your autoresponder in which you gently inform them that it will help their desire for detailed information?
Web hosting and generating traffic will also be necessary for your success. By building a list first, you will be able to look after them and send more related offers as well as showing them that you care about them enough to get what they were looking for?
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