A"Get Creative" Article Written and Published by Karen on Oregoncoast (c)Karen Vesgaard 2002 The Creative Affiliate

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The Affiliate Game- Find Your Own Treasure

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If you're perfectly content, and just Know you've already found potential Gold in Affiliate Program you've chosen to market, then this WeekEnd Project may not interest you.

But for most of us, deciding what to market on internet is much same as a Treasure Hunt.

And any good Treasure Hunt should always begin with good research.

So, let's put on our Indiana Jones hat, grab our trusty whip..(those pesky commission bandits are everywhere!)

And go on a Scouting Expedition.

The purpose of this scouting expedition is to help you establish What Kind of Treasure You Want to Find.

What has always been your passion?

Ancient Carvings and statues made of pure gold, and embedded with rare gems, found only in depths of a Peruvian Jungle..Priceless and Rare

Or Shipwrecks loaded with stolen coins from a pirates trove.

Lost manuscripts buried deep within sands for untold centuries just waiting for that intrepid explorer to bring their secrets to light.

Ok..let's come back to earth (present day) for a moment..

What do we have so far? What do these bring to mind?

Antiquities, Antiques, Art, Carvings, Rare Gems, Shipwrecks, Pirates, History, Exploring, Coins, Manuscripts, Lost and out of print books..

1) Make Sure Your Sales Letter Converts. Nothing puts a damper on an affiliate program quicker than having affiliates sending you tons of traffic but not giving them anything in return.

If your sales letter really works hard to turn prospects into customers, then you’re going to make your affiliates (and yourself) really happy.

So, spend sometime getting your sales letter converting well. Study how to write better copy, or hire a professional to write you a hard-selling letter.

2) Offer Affiliate Tools. This is so important. Most affiliates will promote your program if you give them tools to do it.

Hire someone to design some strong banners. Create a weekly “affiliate tips” newsletter to share new ideas. Create sales letters and graphics affiliates can use that will work to get word out on your product fast.

3) Start An Affiliate Contest where you give away prizes for top sellers and those most improved. Or, make an offer that an affiliate making 10 sales through their link gets your product free. It doesn’t cost much to run a contest of this type, and return is great.