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Affiliate's Biggest MistakeWritten by Steve Yakim
Steve A. Yakim's Affiliate Sales Method< itle<p></head> <body> <table align="center" rules="none" width="650" border="2" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td><table align="center" width="500" bgcolor="navy"> <tr> <td align="center"> <font color="white" size="5" face="times new roman"><b>Steve A. Yakim's Power Affiliate Sales Method</b></font>< d>< r> < able>< d> < r><p><tr> <td><center><font face="arial" size="4" color="blue"><b>Brought to you by TheAffiliateAdvantage.com where you <p> can receive<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar "> solutions to your affiliate problems.</b></font> </center><p><p> <center><font face="arial" size="3"><b>--------------- Affiliates' Biggest Mistake ---------------</b></font></center><p> <font face="arial" size="3">You and almost every seller of affiliate products are making<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120917"> same mistake. When you promote a product from any affiliate program, who do you think is<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120918"> one who really profits?<p><p> Your answer is most likely both you and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120919"> affiliate owner profit. After all, you earn your commission and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120920"> affiliate program owner gets<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120921"> remaining profit from<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120922"> sale of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120923"> product. Both you and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120924"> affiliate program owner make money.<p><p> This is not a bad arrangement except that you almost always loose your lead whether a sale is made or not. What this means is that you are forced to focus on a one-time sale and spend most of your time chasing new customers. Where you able to build a list?<p><p> In reality you helped build<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120925"> affiliate program owner's list. This is a list that you are not allowed to use. As an affiliate, you do not have access to all<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120926"> names and email addresses of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120927"> customer that purchased<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120928"> product that you paid to advertise. All you get is a short record of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120929"> transaction and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120930"> amount of commission you earned.<p><p> There are three outstanding disadvantages you are facing because you don't have access to this list...<p><p> 1. It doesn't give you any options for promoting other profitable affiliate programs to your customers.<p><p> 2. It doesn't allow you to sell a product you have created yourself.<p><p> 3. It doesn't allow you to sell any products you have purchased reprint rights to.<p><p> Like all<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120931"> Internet Gurus say,<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120932"> fortune is in having your own list that you can promote to over and over again.<p><p> Let's suppose you got a very good conversion rate of 7% on<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120933"> product you advertised for<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120934"> affiliate program. What happened to <IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120935"> other 93% of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120936"> visitors that went to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120937"> sales letter and didn't make a purchase? After all, you worked hard to get these potential customers to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120938"> sales letter, and you are just going to let 93% of these prospects leave with out a purchase.<p> <p> In other words 93% of your work was a waste of your time and effort. By simply promoting an affiliate program and allowing<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120939"> affiliate program owner to build their list and business while you LOSE out on thousands of dollars in profits because you didn't maximize<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120940"> benefits of your efforts.<p><p> This is<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120941"> number 1 BIGGEST MISTAKE being made by most affiliates that is costing them THOUSANDS of dollars in profits. But<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120942"> Internet Gurus keep telling you to build a list. But did you notice that even though they tell you to build a list, they don't give you<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120943"> tools or knowledge you need to build your list.<p><p> Finally revealed are<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120944"> tools, codes, and knowledge you need to stop making<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120945"> number 1 BIGGEST MISTAKE being made by most affiliates. All of these things are available when you Get The Affiliate Advantage at...<p> <a href="http://www.TheAffiliateAdvantage.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.TheAffiliateAdvantage.com</a>. <p><p> <center><b>----------------A typical Affiliate Sales Method--------------- </b></center><p> In a typical affiliate sales method, which is probably<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120946"> method YOU are using, you place an ad with<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120947"> link to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120948"> affiliate site. Your potential customer clicks on your link to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120949"> affiliate owners sales letter. If<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120950"> customer makes a purchase from<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120951"> affiliate owners sales letter, you make a profit. <p><p> But if<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120952"> customer does not make a purchase you don't make anything. Plus, whether a purchase is made or not, any future contact with that customer is gone and you have to start<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120953"> process over again. </font><p><p> <center> <img src="http://www.theaffiliateadvantage.com/images ypical.jpg"> </center><p><p> <center><font face="arial" size="3"><b> ----------------Now for Steve A. Yakim's Power Affiliate Sales Method--------------- </b></font></center><p> <font face="arial" size="3"> The only thing that<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120954"> typical sales method has in common with Steve's Power Affiliate Sales Method is that you place an ad. But <IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120955"> ad that you place has a link to a capture page instead of<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120956"> link to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120957"> affiliate owner's sales letter.<p><p> The capture page records<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120958"> visitor's name and email address and offers a bonus to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120959"> visitor. This is where your list begins. Now, after<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120960"> visitor's name and email address is recorded,<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120961"> visitor is sent to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120962"> affiliate owner's sales letter.<p><p> If<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120963"> visitor does not make a purchase while at<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120964"> affiliate owner's sales letter, your effort is not lost. You now have<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120965"> capability to follow up with additional offers to this visitor because you have their name and email address. <p><p> Just because you have collected<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120966"> visitor's name and email address,<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120967"> visitor can still be a potential buyer and may purchase from your follow up ad and still be a source for additional profits from other targeted ads you present to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120968"> customer.<p><p> To sweeten this whole plan is that when<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120969"> visitor make a purchase you make a profit but you still have<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120970"> customers name and email address and you can still use follow up offers. That is<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120971"> best of both possibilities.<p><p> Now this is where everyone else's sales method ends. But with Steve's Sales Method you receive another very powerful tactic. You have spent time and money to advertise<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120972"> affiliate owner's product and<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120973"> customer has decided to purchase or not to purchase <IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120974"> product and is leaving<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 120975"> sales letter. <br><br></font></td><!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) --><td align="top" width="10%"></td><td align="top" width="45%"><h2>Your A+ Clients Generate More...</h2><font size="2">Written by Joann Javons</font><br><br><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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