4. Personal recommendation. The human factor is very important on Internet - people want to know that someone else has bought product and that it worked for them. But to write a convincing personal recommendation, you'll have to buy, read and use product you're selling.

5. 'Over-selling' - this is most common mistake of affiliates. Keep in mind that all you need to do to succeed with affiliate programs is to get your potential customer to click through to affiliate website in an 'open-to-buy' mindset. If affiliate program is good, affiliate website will make sale. So don't try to sell product from your website - just aim to get a click on your affiliate link.

5. Standard Ads. When you join an affiliate program, you'll probably be given some standard ads to use. Don't use them! Why? Because your potential customer has probably seen those exact same ads on dozens of websites and in dozens of Ezines. And if that standard ad hasn't led them to buy product so far, it probably won't now. Something new and original is required.

6. Back-end sales. Once you're succeeding in one affiliate program, join another program that offers a related product and use technique that marketers call 'back-end' sales. It's a well known fact that people are much more likely to buy from someone they have already bought from. So when someone makes a purchase from your affiliate link, send them a nice follow-up letter. At end of letter, tell them about your other affiliate product and how it can help them.

Every success to you!

Hint: A testimonial from a fellow webmaster or a personal endorsement in an ezine will pay incredible dividends. This is missing ingredient when selling products or services on Net. Create trust on net and thrive not just survive.

Now lets combine this incredible testimonial with your own USP (Unique Selling Point) or, as I call it your "Unique Selling Position". Once you offer your unique selling position to prospect you have put your product or service in "A Unique Position to Sell!". Make sure that it is totally different from what anybody is offering and if prospect perceives it as ultra-useful you've got a winner on your hands. Combine some software, e-book or information that prospect may feel adds value to your product or service. Voila! Guaranteed Sale!

Why?

Because know one else does this. People just think that if they get a lot of traffic to their site and put up an affiliate's banner that orders will just come flooding in. Wrong! Give more then anyone else and watch your sales shoot through roof!

Now Take Action! Good Luck and see You at Top!