online. This sad failure rate will probably not improve in near

future either because so many newbies, and old hands, are being

left without enough support from their upline or sponsors.

There are many sponsors, especially very successful ones,

who don’t even bother replying emails from their downline. This

is a very worrying trend and it violates a very important principle

of network marketing which says that success comes by helping

others succeed. So how come some heavy hitters are successful

without helping struggling members in their downline? Well,

it has been made possible by internet and enormous 24

hour global market it makes accessible, coupled with vast

number of automated marketing tools.

Unlike traditional offline network marketing where it was

practically impossible to sponsor someone into a downline

without meeting or speaking with them, internet has made it

possible for heavy hitters to sponsor hundreds, and even

thousands of people, into their downlines without ever

communicating with them on a personal level.

Autoresponders are order of day. Many people join

affiliate programs after seeing ads in google, ezines, classifieds etc

without first exchanging emails with sponsor. After paying

their monthly subscriptions, part of which sponsors earns as

commission, for a few months they give up because they have little

or no success and probably never received an email or a call from

their sponsor. Of course heavy hitting sponsor does not care

much about this because he or she has already earned good

commissions before they quit and can quickly replace them using

their huge automated marketing system working 24-7 to recruit more

people.

It is time internet marketers who have experienced this in past

took their destinies into their hands and choose their upline or

sponsors instead of other way round. How can I do that, I hear

you ask? Well, by demanding value for your money. That’s right,

your upline earns a commission out of your monthly subscriptions

so it is your right to receive good service in return. In this case

service includes training, mentoring and answering your emails. It

is a great idea to receive and evaluate service first before

paying and that is where free to join affiliate programs are very

useful.

How many of us will go into a restaurant, pay for food first

and then walk out after waiting for about an hour for food to

arrive. I dare say no one will and I believe we should see internet

marketing programs in same way as we do a restaurant.

Receive service, evaluate it, if you are happy with it then pay

for it otherwise complain and if possible have your bill waived.

So if you are in an affiliate program and you don't receive sufficient

help from your sponsor complain to company and ask to be

What you are about to read... are some my most personal and tested strategies for increasing my income from affiliate programs.

It seems that question I get most from my subscribers to my newsletter is:

"How can I make more money from affiliate programs?"

The answer to this question is so simple that I almost feel guilty about what I am going to share with you.

The most common problems I see with most people that are promoting affiliate programs are:

1. No preselling! 2. 20 different affiliate program links all on one page. 3. No personal endorsements. (this is a big one!) 4. Lacking additional incentives. 5. Targeting wrong people.

And list could go on and on...

Tip #1 - Separate yourself from other affiliate marketers.

Meaning what would make me want to buy from you instead of other sites that I see promoting that same product.

In sales there is something that is called a USP.

Simply put, what sets you apart from everyone else selling same or similar products?

If you are selling air conditioning units, you would want to tell me exactly how your units will be even better than next guys air conditioning units.

You want to make your customer feel as though your A/C units are best thing since "sliced bread" without distorting truth.

If you don't, then your potential customer may go somewhere else to get an even better deal.

An easy way to accomplish this is through use of added incentives.

One ingenious, idea that comes to mind when selling A/C units, is to offer a free jacket with every A/C unit.

Basically signifying that air will be so cold that your customers will require a jacket.

Another idea would be to offer a free trip to Las Vegas.

These may seem like over-the-top suggestions but whatever it takes to separate yourself from others in your market is necessary to realize your true income potential.

Tip #2 - Putting Your Ad In Front of RIGHT Audience.

Again using A/C units as an example, it would be a grave mistake to advertise to people who live in Alaska.

Why?

Well because most of people that live in Alaska most likely wouldn't have any use for A/C.

It really doesn't hot enough to warrant using A/C.

Therefore, your efforts would most like be wasted on them. You would probably serve yourself better by advertising in New Mexico, Nevada, or some other place that would be better suited for A/C.

What I see on internet, is people promoting their affiliate links on those "Start Page Exchange Programs."

While these programs seem to bring in tons of traffic, it is not targeted traffic.

For starters, most of people using those programs don't really even see offers that show up. Then to top it all off, if they do see them they are probably in a totally different market, so they really have no use for your particular program.

Tip #3 - K.I.S.S. - Keep It Stupid Simple!

I couldn't think of any other way to put this.

Make it as easy as possible for your customer to get what he/she wants.

When you have other things that can either detract or take attention away from your offer, you lessen your chances of making that sale.

As mentioned earlier, when most people see just a page full of affiliate links, they are more likely to go somewhere else.