| You don't need to have your own product to make | | | | promote you might also want to check the |
| money online. There are many people out there who | | | | commission payments and the stats about product |
| are brilliant at creating products that meet the needs of | | | | sales and conversions. |
| their target audience, but then they have no idea how | | | | 2. Build a prospects list |
| to promote these products. This is where you come in. | | | | It is possible to promote a product by driving potential |
| If you know the secret to driving traffic then you can | | | | customers directly to the sales page via your affiliate |
| promote other people's products and earn a | | | | link. The secret weapon that the successful affiliates |
| commission for every sale you produce. | | | | don't like to share is a prospects list; they capture the |
| As an affiliate you don't need to worry about product | | | | prospect's information on their own list before sending |
| creation or split testing sales pages, you just need to | | | | them to the product sales page. |
| concentrate on traffic. The more traffic you send to | | | | Think about it; let's say you decide to promote a |
| the other person's sales page the more sales they will | | | | pregnancy product. That person not only needs to |
| make and in turn the more commission you will | | | | know about pregnancy and birth, but they'll also need |
| receive. | | | | to buy baby products. Sooner or later they'll be thinking |
| If you want to promote other people's products and | | | | about teaching their child to read, and then they'll need |
| become a successful affiliate marketer then you | | | | school supplies. Don't focus on the one product sale, |
| should check out these three secrets. | | | | think big picture. What else might this person need to |
| 1. Choose the right product | | | | buy? |
| Your first step for success is to select the right affiliate | | | | If you add the prospects to your list then you can build |
| product to promote. There are a wide range of | | | | a relationship with them over time and refer them to |
| products to choose from but that doesn't mean that | | | | other products that will help solve their other problems. |
| they all will make money for you. Before you even put | | | | Create a free report that you can use to encourage |
| any time and energy into promoting a programme you | | | | that person to join your list, and then you can send |
| need to do some niche research. | | | | them onto the sales page. Not only do you have a |
| Head over to Google and look for forums and blogs in | | | | potential sale in the here and now you also have a |
| the niche. Are there lots of people talking about their | | | | future prospect to market to. |
| problems? Write down the top ten issues that you | | | | 3. Start building traffic |
| discover in that niche. | | | | Now all that's left is to start building traffic to your |
| Now you need to find a product that solves those | | | | squeeze page. You could try article marketing, using |
| issues. You might choose a digital product from a | | | | the issues you discovered in the forums as a basis for |
| marketplace like ClickBank, or a tangible product from | | | | your articles. Make sure you have a compelling |
| Amazon or from Commission Junction. | | | | resource box and include a link to your free report. |
| Make a list of four or five products that you could | | | | You could also think about creating a video that talks |
| promote to solve the problems that you discovered. | | | | about a problem you highlighted and tells the viewer |
| Then take a close look at the sales pages. Would you | | | | where to find the solution. You can include a link to |
| buy this product? Is it affordable? Does it really meet | | | | your squeeze page in the video to encourage them to |
| the needs of the niche? | | | | grab your free report and join your prospects list. |
| When you have found a product that you would like to | | | | |