Affiliate Programs: One of The Biggest And Deadliest Mistakes Affiliates Make Online And How "YOU" can Avoid Falling Into The Same Trap!

One of The Biggest And Deadliest Mistakes Affiliates Make Online And How "YOU" can Avoid Falling Into The Same Trap!

Written by David Seitz

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affiliate marketing director for one of repparttar 102623

nets most popular affiliate programs I tend to see just about every type of problem an affiliate could run into. One of repparttar 102624

biggest problems if not THE biggest problem I see again and again is what we refer to as "Affiliate Gluttony"

And no, were not talking donuts here!

All jokes aside, affiliate gluttony is a very real and serious problem among repparttar 102625 affiliate marketing world and you may be surprised to see that your own webpage might fall into repparttar 102626 gluttony category. Don't worry though, it's only partially contagious and there is a cure!

So what is affiliate gluttony?

Glad you asked! If you can recognize affiliate gluttony, you can avoid it entirely and increase your affiliate promotion revenue.

Affiliate gluttony is really greed in disguise. It's an "unfocused" attempt at earning multiple income streams. Don't get me wrong "multiple" income streams should be one of your "biggest" goals but trying to create them on ONE website is just asking for failure. No wait... it's BEGGING for it!

I am sure you have seen it plenty of times online. You come across a website while looking for a product or piece of information and you get dumped into gluttony land.

Let's set an example here...

Sally has a website on ebook marketing which promotes "Big Companies Super Duper Ebook Marketing Guide" affiliate program. But hold on a minute, while we are waiting for repparttar 102627 page to load ridiculous amounts of needless images we also see that Sally is promoting repparttar 102628 "Dandy John's Nuclear Powered Orange Juice Squeezer With Email Attachment Interface" plus don't forget repparttar 102629 "Romance or Bust: Hitch Hikers Guide To Finding A Soul Mate On The Open Desert Road In 7 Days or Less" affiliate program and several "hundred" other great bargains that we all have been looking for our entire lives! Wow, everything from fruit baskets to rocket fuel.

Damn, we found repparttar 102630 gold mine here! I better call my credit card company right now and request a credit extension because daddy's going to be ordering up a storm today! Sally will be on her way to a tropical paradise by repparttar 102631 time I'm done shopping at her site.

S T O P ! ! !

Ok Sally, it's time to wake up! In reality I'd hit my browsers back button faster than you can say: "What's a nuclear powered orange juicer look like?"

How many affiliate ad's do you think you can fit on one webpage? Are you trying to break repparttar 102632 record?

10 Ways To Convert A Visitor Into An Affiliate!

Written by Larry Dotson

1. Make your affiliate program free to join. This also means without having to actually buy repparttar

product or service.

2. Give them a no cost bonus to join. It could be a free ebook, e-report, software, etc. The bonus should be closely related to repparttar 102622 product or service.

3. Offer them 50% commission or more. People have been branded their whole life that 50/50 is a fair deal.

4. Limit repparttar 102623 number of affiliates you accept. People will feel like they have a better chance to earn more commissions without a lot of competition.

5. Remind your visitors that they can become an affiliate then buy your product. They will receive a discount and receive commission.

6. Flash your affiliate program offer in front them repeatedly. Persuade them to subscribe to your ezine and place your offer on every page of your site.

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