Top Affiliate Tactics

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Discover Over 8 Powerful Wealth-Generating Methods You an !se To Ma"e A #iving $ro% &elling Products You DO'(T )ave To reate*+
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Top Affiliate Tactics& Introduction (sing )lassified Ads *everaging with +-!ine Advertising -olo Ads . /utmoded or 0ac" in -tyle1 The )heapest, 3astest Way to Advertise on the Internet& 3orum Posting (sing Traffic +5changes to Promote Affiliate Programs -ocial 6etwor"ing -ites 3or Affiliate 7ar"eting 9enerate Traffic and Affiliate -ales with 3ree :iral #eports 0uild $our /wn 7ailing *ist; +ven Though $ou<re an Affiliate= In )losing #ecommended #esources ? 0onuses
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Top Affiliate Tactics/ -ntroduction

)i and welco%e to Top Affiliate Tactics, where you will discover over 2 powerful methods you can use to offer a boost to your affiliate commissions from selling other people<s products and services. This guide discusses some of the methods you<ve probably not heard of, whereas other methods you<ve thought would never wor". In a real essence, it<s really only a matter of doing it right and you can ma"e a living off affiliate mar"eting. Which is really fascinating, because you can earn big commissions ust promoting products you B/6<T even have to create= /f course, li"e everything else in life, it ta"es multiple practices to reach the top level. 0ut I assure you that through the coming pages, I can help you reduce your learning curve significantly and you will ma"e less guesswor"; and mista"es= I have written this boo" as short and precise as possible. 0ecause I "now you<re a very busy individual Cand it ta"es no guessD, and above all, I also "now that you<re e5cited and that you can hardly wait. Without further ado, let<s Euic"ly cover the first of the 2 methods you can use in boosting your affiliate promotion; and the commissions=
!sing lassified Ads

The process of using classified ads to generate sales for any product . whether it be an original product or an affiliate product . is often over-simplified and discouraged. This is, in part, because it actually is one of the harder ways in which you can advertise. It reEuires you to use a s%all amount of words to communicate an important point, which will either ma"e or brea" your ability to garner interest in the product in Euestion. In most cases, supposed e5perts will discourage you from using classified ads because they themselves have never had much luc" using them . 'OT because classified ads arenFt a viable method of advertising. &o how can 0ou use classified ads correctl0 to generate a considera.le a%ount of traffic to 0our affiliate product sales page1
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The first step entails finding via.le places to advertise . Again, many of the so-called e5perts will ump in and either tell you to use free sites or that free sites never wor". The truth here, too, is somewhat in between& free sites can wor", but you must use them carefully. 3or instance, if you want to generate traffic from sites that allow you to post free classifieds, you will have to find ones that actually receive traffic themselves. /ne e5ample of a site that receives a massive amount of traffic, but also allows you to post classified ads for free is craigslist, which you can find at the following (#*& http&GGwww.craigslist.com As long as you post classified ads in the proper section, you can do it completely free of charge. Additionally, you can do this on each of the craigslist sites for the metropolitan areas in the (nited -tates. Another place you can post free classified ads is $ahoo. $ou can find this feature at the following (#*& http&GGclassifieds.yahoo.comG. Again, as long as its on topic, you can post a classified at for whatever you want. 6ow, with this in mind, you will want to consider the best way in which you can construct your classified ad. I personally suggest creating a headline or first line that uses psychological triggers. 2e%e%.er* With classifieds, youFre not paying by the clic". ItFs either free or youFre paying for a certain period of time or impressions, so your goal should be to generate as many clic"s as possible, so use words li"e Hcheap,I Hfree,I Hproven,I and Hshoc"ingI to draw attention to your ad. /nce you have successfully drawn attention to your ad through the headline, you will then want to seal the deal by providing viewers with a reason to clic" through, provided that your affiliate product is something they will want to buy. $ou can do this by e5plicitly stating a Euantifiable benefit in the second line of the classified ad . and then stating a crucial feature in the third line. /nce you have gained some e5perience posting ads on free classified ad mediums, you will want to move on to ma or electronic publications, including large e-!ines and authority sitesJ however, before you do this, you could be confident in the classified ad and your conversion rate.
#everaging with ,-3ine Advertising
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Warning* -f 0ou4re ever .ored and want to stir up so%e trou.le5 go to an -nternet %ar"eting foru% and post a 6uestion as"ing how well ,-3ine advertising fares in co%parison to other %ar"eting %ethods. The answers you get are li"ely to be diametrically opposed. This is not only because each mar"eter has his own product to sell . and it is in his best interest to ustify the purpose of that product . but it is also because there has been a genuine debate raging for the past few years about the effectiveness and direction of +-!ines and +-!ine advertising. There are those who posit that +-!ine advertising is dead or is near the bottom of a very steep decline. They see the average person as being overwhelmed by superfluous emails on a daily basis . some coming from friends and others coming from businesses and +-!ines. In their eyes, this amounts to a continuing decrease in attention paid to any emails that loo" business related, even if they specifically subscribed to them. Additionally, they argue that many people forget that they oined lists and eventually begin to ignore emails coming from that address. And all of this is true . which is precisely why it is important to ta"e it into consideration when you are conducting +-!ine advertising campaigns. &o how can 0ou affectivel0 advertise in ,-3ines and reap a profit fro% affiliate products1 There are a number of different ways, of which, I will cover three below& 78 Target ,-3ines that are related to 0our specific affiliate product8 )reate a viral report that is related to your affiliate product Cas we discussed in the previous lessonD. Purchase sponsor ads in reputable +-!ines . and send all of those interested to a page where they can download your viral report for free. This report will have an embedded affiliate lin", which will generate sales on your behalf. 98 reate a persuasive solo ad8 Again, start off by purchasing solo ad space in cheaper +-!ines . ones that are responsive, but have a low subscription count. Test your solo ads to determine your appro5imate conversion rate with the given affiliate product. /nce you have a rough handle on your profit margin, attempt to mar"et your solo ads in larger publications, including e-!ines with subscriber bases of over 100,000. Keep in mind that this will be e5pensive, but it will also pay off if you did your homewor" in the previous steps. Top Affiliate Tactics -,-
:8 #ast5 consider targeting high-end online pu.lications with 0our ads8 These will include ones that donFt normally include their sites in +-!ine directories, such as authority sites that publish a monthly +-!ine in PB3 format. These often have high response rates and will similarly draw the best response if you use them correctly. 3or regular +-!ines with reasonable fees, you will want to chec" out the following site, which lists most +-!ines that offer advertising& http&GGwww.+-!ineadvertising.comGcgi-binGp!.cgi If youFre loo"ing for something less e5pensive, you may want to chec" out the following (#*& http&GGwww.+-!inead.netG http&GGwww.e!ines-r-us.comG
&olo Ads ; Out%oded or <ac" in &t0le1

6ow weFre going to go over solo ads& 3or years, Internet mar"eters have asserted that solo ads are simply outmoded . theyFre a dinosaur that no longer has the potential to reap any profitsJ however, another group of Internet mar"eters "nows that the e5act opposite is the truth& solo ads can reap %assive profits5 .ut in order to do so5 the0 %ust .e engineered perfectl05 as %ust the selection of the solo ad distri.utor. A solo ad can be a number of things. (sually, it is a large ad between %44 and 844 words that is placed at the very center of a page. The rate on solo ads is higher than on all other potential options, but it also captures readersF attention the most by far. If you have the money to spend on a solo ad, it can be an e5cellent investment. Lowever, as with all investments Cand advertisements for that matterD, you must conduct your due diligence. This involves a considerable amount of research. 6ow, when conducting research for a solo ad, there are two things you will want to loo" at& 1D The first is a list of 0our potential advertising outlets Cin this case, probably e-!inesDJ and %D A list of potential approaches you can ta"e on your solo ad.
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*etFs start with the first part . finding a list of e-!ines in which you can put a solo ad. I personally suggest starting with Birectory of +-!ines, which you can find at the following (#*& http&GGwww.directoryof+-!ines.comG This is the ultimate resource for advertisers who want access to all e-!ines and also want tips for advertising in them. If you donFt have any money to spend, I would suggest starting here instead& http&GGwww.+-!ine-dir.comG /nce you have selected reputable e-!ines to advertise in, you will then want to begin creating your solo ad. There are a number of writing HformulasI you can use to do thisJ however, you will always want to "eep in mind what it is that your potential customer wants most. In advertising, it is often easy to pro ect our own wants in a given product onto potential buyersJ however, it is important . when communicating with them . that you tal" about their wants, not yours. 6ow, when it comes to creating solo ads, I personally suggest that you spend some time at the following (#*, learning about what it ta"es to convert readers into buyers& http&GGwww.copywritersboard.comG. 3urthermore, I suggest that you go beyond simply writing copy and write as you would in the specific medium. 3or instance, if your solo ad will be featured in an e-!ine, then you will want to write as if you are contacting members of a mailing list about a special offer or something similar. $ou may even want to refer to the owner of the list by hisGher first name if CsDhe allows that. Keep all of these s"ills in mind when conducting solo ad campaigns. All you have to do is select the right advertising mediums and create an e5cellent ad . and your effort will pay off three fold.
The heapest5 $astest Wa0 to Advertise on the -nternet/ $oru% Posting

Posting on forums is one of the cheapest and fastest ways in which you can advertise affiliates products on the Internet. Lowever, in order to do this successfully, you must do a number of things carefully.
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Warning* &i%pl0 starting a thread that contains an affiliate lin" %ight .e a good wa0 to get .anned fro% a particular foru% .oard5 .ut it will never .e a good wa0 to %a"e sales8 The general procedure involves ma"ing multiple posts on a forum board before you even setup a signature file, which includes a lin" to your site. +ven if the particular forum you are using does not specifically mandate this, you will want to do this, anyway, as it will increase your credibility . which is your real goal. $ou can start by finding a number of forums for your particular niche or mar"eting angle. $ou can find massive lists of forums at the following two (#*s& http&GGwww.big-boards.comG http&GGboard1%8.comGforumMdirectory.php The first resource is currently the largest forum directory on the Internet. The second resource contains lesser directories, but includes some that are not listed on 0ig 0oards. 6ow, once you have selected a number of directories that match your specific mar"eting angle and affiliate product, you will want to investigate to determine whether or not they have e5cess rules regulating signature files. 3or instance, some sites do not allow any lin"s in signature filesJ others, by contrast, allow lin"s, but do not allow any commercial lin"s. 7a"e sure you "now what the rules are before you post. /therwise, you are simply setting yourself up to be banned from the forum. 6e5t, ta"e the list of forums you have created . that are both relevant to your topic and allow commercial lin"s . and begin developing a reputation on those forums. Post regularly, avoid meaningless fights and flaming, and contribute useful, on-target information to discussions. In a matter of 1-% wee"s, you will have developed a reputation, provided that the forum receives a considerable amount of traffic. /nce you have developed a good reputation, you will want to begin advertising through your forum signature. Ideally, you will want to include some eye-catching assortment of colors, symbols, and words in your signature. This will draw peopleFs attention. $ou will then want to lin" them to something other than an affiliate page . whether it be a page you created to sell an affiliate product or an auto responder course used to capture email addresses. #emember to repeat this process in all applicable forums. *oo" for high traffic forums that allow commercial lin" posting in signature files . and that also happen to fit with your specific audience-targeting and mar"eting angle goals. Top Affiliate Tactics - 14 -
6e5t, create a reputation. *ast, add your signature in some attractive way that draws visitorsF attention, but is also li"ely to convert them into interested clic"ers. $ou will find that this form of advertising pays off considerably . and does so faster than other methods available.
!sing Traffic ,=changes to Pro%ote Affiliate Progra%s

If youFre unfamiliar with e5changes, you will want to read this over carefully and consider printing it out& /ne of the best ways in which you can promote affiliate programs is through various traffic e5changes. Almost all well-defined, robust niches on the Internet have some form of traffic e5change. 3or instance, casinos, gaming sites, niche forums, and Internet mar"eting sites all have some form of traffic e5change system. I7, in particular, has do!ens of e5changes. A traffic e5change can serve multiple functionsJ however, in most cases, it does two important things& 1D -t allows 0ou to surf sites5 gain credits5 and then cash in those creditsJ and %D -t allows 0ou to put .anners or d0na%icall0-generated lin" .o=es on 0our site that will generate credits, which you can then cash in. )ashing in credits, with most e5changes, results in a certain amount of traffic being drive to your site via the e5change site or via banners on other sites that are members of the e5change. A good place to start when wor"ing with traffic e5changes is to determine which ones are most reputable and which ones have reasonable point systems. 3or instance, some traffic e5changes allow users to cheat and some have bad systems of e5change, which heavily favor paying members over non-members. $ou will want to find the best possible e5change given the amount of money you are willing to spend and the product you are mar"eting. I suggest using the following sites, which list top traffic e5changes. Additionally, you may want to tal" to friends to see if any particular e5change has wor"ed well for them& http&GGwww.paramind.netGparamindtraffice5changes.html http&GGwww.traffice5changelist.comG
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/nce you have selected an optimal e5change, you will want to determine the best way in which you can use it to ma5imi!e the amount of high-Euality traffic you e5tract from it. $ou will want to answer the following Euestions to aid yourself in determining this& do I earn credits from impressions or clic"s1 And do I lose credits based on impressions or clic"s1 This is important to as", as different e5changes have different policies on this issue. If you lose credits based on impressions, you will want to ma"e sure that you get the absolute largest amount of clic"s per impressions. This will involve over-hyping your ads and creating flashy banners Cif they allow themD. In contrast, if you are getting charged per clic", you will want to ma"e sure your ads /6*$ appeal to the most interested buyers. Whichever route you ta"e, ma"e sure that it is matched up with a model for ma5imum revenue generation. The last thing you will want to consider when using a traffic e5change is precisely what you should promote. $ou already have a product in mind . probably an affiliate product . but how will you promote it1 Will you direct visitors to the affiliate page1 Will you direct them to a page on your site, which features the product1 /r will you direct them to an opt-in form, which will capture their information and then coa5 them into buying over a period of time1 I personally suggest doing the last or the second . and avoiding the first whenever possible.
&ocial 'etwor"ing &ites $or Affiliate Mar"eting

$ou might not "now this, but social networ"ing sites arenFt ust for teenagers anymore. In fact, social networ"ing sites have evolved into something different altogether than what they once were . networ"s composed mainly of teenage girls. Today, social networ"ing sites span the spectrum of demographic groups. While teenagers are still more apt to use them than older people, there are now niche social
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networ"ing sites, which target people who all share some common interest, such as a s"ateboarding or investing. 6ow, in addition to teenagers and adults, social networ"s are increasingly becoming used by another group . .usinesses. ThatFs right& many businesses are now infiltrating social networ"s to advertise in some subtle manner . and then replicate their message through systems that are already available within the social networ".
The most prominent social networ" is http&GGwww.7y-pace.com, which boasts a membership base of 78>? hundred %illion Cand still growing=D. If the affiliate product you are selling has a broad appeal, you may want to use 7y-pace to mar"et your product, as you will be able to reach the largest crowd Euic"ly. 6ow, there are a number of different ways in which you can mar"et your affiliate product through 7y-pace. /ne way is to setup a profile, purchase what is called an Hadder robot,I and then begin adding friends to your list on a daily basis. The robot can add as many as 844 per day without any problems. I recommend http&GGwww.badderadder.comG for this purpose. Bepending on your goals, you may want to add a personal profile for yourself and then tal" about your businessGproduct on your pageJ or you may want to simply create a profile for your business and use that to mar"et your product. While you can send out bulletins advertising your product through 7y-pace, this is generally discouraged by the 7y-pace staff and could lead to your getting banned. It is probably a good idea to avoid thisJ instead, post related bulletins that donFt advertise your product, but tal" about something similar. Top Affiliate Tactics - 18 -
This will drive interested visitors to your page, where they can learn more about the affiliate product you are selling. 6ote, however, that you will have to lin" to a non-affiliate page, as affiliate lin"s are e5pressly forbid on 7y-pace. /nce you have had some e5perience mar"eting to the 7y-pace crowd, you will want to consider loo"ing at other social networ"ing sites.
/ne other large site is 3riendster, which you can find at the following (#*& http&GGwww.friendster.com. 0ear in mind though, that this site is generally very popular in -outh-+ast Asia and other Asian countries. Lttp&GGwww.faceboo".comG is another large social networ"ing site, which caters specifically to college and high school students. $ou will also want to loo" for niche networ"ing sites, which will afford you an opportunity to capture a more targeted audience. Whichever sites you decide to use, "eep the following in mind& your goal should be to develop a networ" of people who share a common interest and could potentially be interested in your specific product. 3or this reason, it is always a good idea to thin" long term Ci.e. donFt do things that are going to get you bannedDJ instead, concentrate on building your networ" and introducing them to your affiliate product.
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Generate Traffic and Affiliate &ales with $ree @iral 2eports

Did 0ou "now that the free viral report is Euite possibly the most deadly weapon in an affiliate mar"eterFs arsenal1 It allows him o her to Euic"ly multiply his or her efforts while slashing down on mar"eting costs. All the mar"eter has to do is develop a viral report for little or no cost, embed an affiliate lin" in said report, and then find various avenues of distribution that will ensure that the report is perpetuated as far as possible . fro% group to group to group. 6ow, with this being said, when it comes to developing free viral reports, a considerable amount of precise calculation and bac"-end system setup is needed. -imply otting down garbage, tossing in an affiliate lin", and then attempting to send it to everyone you "now in 8t=t format isnFt li"ely to gain you anythingJ nor is it li"ely to multiply your efforts by inducing other mar"eters to redistribute the report for you. Instead, you must start from a different point. $ou must determine what topic people are loo"ing for related to your specific affiliate product. 3or instance, do they need more information about the product itself1 Bo they need to "now how to use that product effectively1 Whatever your angle happens to be, ma"e sure that it lines up with the wants of your customers and also ties in nicely with your affiliate product. 6e5t, create the actual viral report and embed your affiliate lin" in multiple places. If you have a site and a list, you may want to instead post a lin" to your list . and then use bac"-end mechanisms to ma"e the sale. $our last step is to actually ensure that this viral report& aD Gets into as %an0 people4s hands as hu%anl0 possi.leJ and bD Gets into the hands of people who will definitel0 redistri.ute it to others without charging any fees. This is where the art of free viral report distribution comes into play. A good way to distribute your viral report is to create a .u33 on foru%s. $ou will want to discuss some specific e5perience you had related to the topic you will cover in the report . and you will want to do it well in advance of your release date. $ou will then want to start tal"ing up your release . and also e5plain that the report will be completely free. 3urthermore, you may want to even start loc"ing people in for immediate distribution via email by getting them to oin a list. To learn more about viral Top Affiliate Tactics - 1' -
mar"eting through this method, you may want to chec" out some of the case studies at the following (#*& http&GGwww.mar"etingsherpa.comG. Additionally, you may want to chec" out http&GGwww.viralPB3.com, which is an e5cellent tool you can use to create the actual viral reports. /nce you have begun building a forum bu!! for the report, you will want to go to e-!ine owners in your particular niche and as" them if they are interested in getting a free report on whichever sub ect you are mar"eting. The distribution effect will multiply, subseEuently multiplying your sales. Please note that I will provide a free viral report that you can use to promote my affiliate product. This will cut out the development phase for you. And the ultimate grand of schemes, which I have purposely saved this method for the last Cyet most important=D is&
<uild Your Own Mailing #istA ,ven Though You(re an Affiliate*

Today, I want to share with you one of the .iggest mista"es affiliates ma"e. I want to share this with you so you wont ma"e the same mista"e& The one ma or mista"e many affiliates ma"e is 'OT setting up a list= Affiliates will often send traffic that they generated to affiliate lin"s, rather than a list. When they do this, they are un"nowingly ma"ing a bet that visitor will buy on first contact. (nfortunately, this is generally not the case. :isitors often need to be warmed up to a product . through the course of multiple visits and additional information . before they are willing to purchase from a person or a business. This is where building a list comes into play. 0y building a list, affiliates can fi5 this problem. Additionally, they can retain traffic, warm it up, and then direct it to different purchases in the future. This means that it isnFt a oneshot deal& instead, they can attempt to sell the same person multiple products over the course of time. 6ow, in order to do this successfully, the affiliate in Euestion must purchase the necessary tools. I personally suggest using http&GGwww.aweber.com for the actual auto responder service.
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Aweber is relatively ine5pensive CN%4Gmo.D and comes with a formidable range of services, including spam chec"ers and macros. 0est of all, it is whitelisted by many email clients and boasts a delivery rate of BBC. This service will not only manage your list, but it will also help you build it. It includes free tools that allow you to create web forms, pop-ups, and hover-ins . all of which can be used to increase your opt-in rate. 6ow, in addition to purchasing the auto responder service, you will need to setup your own site if you do not already own one. If you already own a related site, you can simply add your opt in form to a page on your e5isting site. If not, I suggest purchasing cheap domain and hosting and using this to host your list forms. Lttp&GGwww.%,hosting.com currently offers some of the cheapest hosting available on the mar"et. /nce you have your site and your auto responder setup, there are only two steps left& the first is building a course of some sort that is related to the affiliate products you will sellJ and the second is creating an opt-in form that converts. The first part is relatively easy. -tart by determining your topic and then outline it over the course of five to seven days. #emember that everything should be written as if you are tal"ing to a person, rather than as if you were writing a formal article. If you donFt feel comfortable writing these articles yourself, you can always hire a ghostwriter at http&GGwww.elance.com for N'-1' per issue, depending on the si!e. /nce you have created your auto responder series, you will want to feed it into your auto responder, setup advertisements in the te5t for the affiliate product you are planning to sell, and then create an opt-in form for your list. /nce you have setup your opt-in form, the only remaining step is to drive various traffic sources to your opt-in list, collect their email addresses . and then wait for the commissions to roll in=
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Li, it<s me again= As the boo" draws to a near end, I want to remind you that with the information you now have in your hands, it<s already entirely up to you to put them into practice. I<ll be the first to say that you shouldn<t e5pect instantaneous results from getting started right now; or even doing nothing.
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At the early chapter of this guide, I<ve mentioned that li"e any other things in life, affiliate mar"eting ta"es a decent degree of practice before you reach the top level. 0ut one thing is for sure& you now have over 2 fundamental but "iller affiliate tactics at your finger tips waiting to be used= $ou can use any one or more of them, combine, mi5 and match; and observe your results in your affiliate earnings= &o all the .est in 0our affiliate %ar"eting Dourne0A to earning an avalanche of affiliate chec"s*
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