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Affiliate marketing is a great complement to any other business model. Basically, you recommend products and services to your readers, and every time one of them makes a purchase through your referral link (a piece of code inserted in your blog), you receive a commission. Commissions can range from a few percent of the purchase price, to upwards of 50%. Physical products usually have a lower commission rate, while digital downloads have higher commissions.
The upside of affiliate marketing is that it’s simple. If you’re estab-lished as an expert in your industry, you likely already tell people what products and services you use in the course of your business. You’ll continue to do the same… only now you’ll get paid for it!
THERE ARE a number of widely-known programs online to find prod-ucts and services to promote. Some of the most popular are:
Amazon, https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/. Shareasale.com
Clickbank.com
CommissionJunction.com
You can also google the industry you’re in, along with “affiliate programs,” such as “scrapbooking affiliate programs” to see what other retailers and programs are available for you.
WHEN PROMOTING products through affiliate programs, there are a few things to keep in mind:
Only promote products you believe in. If you start promoting any product under the sun, whether or not you’ve tried it yourself, you’re going to lose credibility and trust with your audience. You want them to believe that you have their best interests in mind – and that means only recommending products you know and trust.
Give value. To have a viable business, you must offer value. How can you make it easier on your readers to buy the products they want and need? Can you give more details so they can make informed buying decisions? Can you offer coupons or tell them where to get the best deals? Or maybe you can perform a full review so they can evaluate products before they buy. Figure out a way so you’re adding value to the purchasing process.
Promote the products. You can’t just throw up a bunch of links or even review posts and expect to see massive traffic and sales. Instead, actively promote your affiliate links through social media, article marketing, and more. For instance, if you write a blog post comparing two popular vacuum cleaners, link back to the post from other blog entries and promote it on Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube.
Because of its versatility, affiliate marketing is the perfect addition to any blogger’s repertoire of money-making methods. You can spend as much time or as little as you like, but it’s a method worth considering.
PROMOTE ONLINE AUCTIONS
One of the very first ways for “ordinary” people to make money
online was through eBay. Whether you were selling used maternity clothes, car parts, or collectibles, eBay promised millions of eyeballs, brought directly to your goods, allowing you to sell virtually anything with a minimum of hassle.
Adding auctions to your blog is a great way to make some extra cash, and eBay makes it easy with a plethora of simple tools. The best part: You don’t even have to create your own auctions! You can pull in auctions for items related to your topic or subject matter with RSS feeds, product feeds, or directly from auction listings.
The first thing you have to do is to join the eBay affiliate program (go to www.ebaypartnernetwork.com for more info). Then you can use eBay’s tools to pull specific feeds into your blog. You can include live eBay listing information, direct links to auctions that might be of interest to your market, and a host of other options.
Of course, if you have your own products to sell, all the better! Sign up with eBay, and then you can list your products and show the auctions in real time on your site, letting your readers know that your wares are going, going… sold to the highest bidder!
When promoting auctions as an affiliate, the advice to know your products, provide value, and promote your affiliate links holds true. And if you’re listing your own products and showing your auctions via your blog, it’s even more important to spread the word and drive traffic to your website and auction. More traffic will result in more action on your auctions, which in turn leads to higher selling prices.
I nformation products are digital, audio and video based products, typically delivered electronically via download. Tens of thousands of people make their living online selling “virtual”
products in industries as diverse as eldercare, test preparation, scrap-booking, and pet care. If there’s a group of avid people online and you can identify their needs, you can create a product to meet those needs.
SELLING information products is a natural extension of blogging. You’re already building your audience and creating information for them, so sometimes creating a product is just a matter of pulling together information you’ve already written or recorded and repack-aging it. Here are some of the most common information products: Consolidate blog posts on a certain topic into an eBook.
For instance, Darren Rowse’s 31 Days to Building a Better Blog (http://www.problogger.net/31-days-to-building-a-better-blog/). This information was originally shared as a series of blog posts, and Darren repackaged them as a for-sale product.
Record a webinar or teleclass. Hold a free call on your topic of choice, record the event, and then sell it as a digital download with a call guide or FAQ sheet.
Record an interview with an expert. Take advantage of someone else’s expertise by interviewing them, recording the conversation, and then marketing the resulting audio to your readers. Bonus: If your interviewee has a rabid fan base of their own, you may be able to capture some of their market’s ears – and wallets!
Record screencasts. Are you a Photoshop whiz or video editing expert? Record yourself showing your stuff with Camtasia or Jing and sell the tutorials in a batch or individually. How-to sells!
Other Details- 1 Ebook (PDF), 28 Pages
- 1 Salespage (TXT)
- 5 Ecovers (PNG)
- Year Released/Circulated: 2020
- File Size: 2,156 KB
License Details:
[YES] Can be sold
[YES] Can be used for personal use
[YES] Can convey and sell Personal Use Rights
[YES] Can convey and sell Resale Rights
[YES] Can convey and sell Master Resale Rights
[YES] Can be packaged with other products
[YES] Can modify/change the sales letter
[YES] Can put your name on the sales letter
[YES] Can be added into paid membership websites
[YES] Can be offered as a bonus
[YES] Can be used to build a list
[YES] Can print/publish offline
[NO] Can be given away for free (must get at least an email)
[NO] Can be added to free membership websites
[NO] Can convey and sell Private Label Rights