Fellow Warriors I need your advice

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Dear Warriors,

I'm a regular reader in this forum and didn't take much action so far rather than just reading treads. After long lurk I'm going take an action now. My plan is as below.
  1. I'll start a word press website on a less competitive niche and keep on adding articles as much as I can. I already hired one warrior for articles.
  2. I'm not going put any affiliate links within my articles. I'll put one clickbank product link and Amazon product category link on my side bar. Those products are highly relevant to my niche. (I need your special attention on this point)
  3. I'm going to take subscribers list by automatic popup optin form. Of course I'll give free E book to them.
  4. Try to do SEO by myself as tons of SEO advices are available on this forum already.
  5. Drive paid traffic to the site by using different PPC platforms and keep record to find out which works fine.
  6. Ones I able to get some subscribers I'll make a sale funnel suit to them.

Honestly I'm really confused with above point 2 whether it's right or wrong. I have no idea about best place to put affiliate link on my site.

I know I cannot expect 100% success on my first attempt. But I'm really appreciate if you can review my plan and give your thoughts as I would like to do it as precious as I can do.

Cheers,
#advice #fellow #warriors
  • Profile picture of the author Tim Alwell
    I would create a sales funnel BEFORE you start driving traffic to it with paid ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Logan
    I think it is wise not to put affiliate links at the beginning. When your site gets some authority, then you can place affiliate in-text links. I definitely recommend you Amazon for this system. But be careful, do not put too many affiliate Amazon links in one article. 2 is more than enough.
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  • Profile picture of the author benjamenjuan
    build a list. just pick a specific niche, like promoting funnel products. cross promote related offers and give high quality content. brand it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Derrickmiller
    Before putting affiliate link be sure that your page become well reputation and have a good number of traffic. I think your plan is great.
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  • Profile picture of the author plasmatiksaga
    If you are going to promote CB products, the best way to do this is to add reviews/articles based on particular product, and a link to the product at the end of each review. This works much better than simply placing banner ads on your site. Also, using plugins such as Popup domination to gather new subscribers is viewed as an invasive/aggressive marketing form so you should stay away from if possible, at least for a while.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shaolinsteve
    Originally Posted by Gainwayweb View Post

    I'm going to take subscribers list by automatic popup optin form. Of course I'll give free E book to them.
    Are you intending on driving traffic to the main website / part of your blog, or directly to a squeeze page, in order to gain subscribers?

    Originally Posted by Gainwayweb View Post

    Ones I able to get some subscribers I'll make a sale funnel suit to them.
    Don't wait for this, do it now. Let's say you're spending X amount on traffic... Your best intentions will be to break even or at least be in profit when it comes to receiving traffic, and how that money is made, will be throughout your sales funnel.[/QUOTE]
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  • Profile picture of the author Helena The Great
    I agree with the poster above me.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
      When people go to your website, they are going to assume you know what you are talking about. They are going to think you are an expert. The only person who can tell them differently is you. So don't tell them that.

      Depending on your market, popup optins might work fine. But how they work is not going to depend on how new your site is, only on your market and what you are offering.

      If you are going to do affiliate marketing, a good way to do this is to write a review post about a particular product, telling what you like about it and recommending it to your readers.

      When you have a link in the text of your article, the reader has to choose between clicking the link and continuing reading, that is a choice they don't need to make. if you write a review post about a product, they don't need to make a decision, just follow your recommendation.
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  • Profile picture of the author eac113
    Lot's of good advice in this thread, I would say just get started, take action and the process will smooth out as you go
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Originally Posted by Gainwayweb View Post

    I’ll start a word press website on a less competitive niche and keep on adding articles as much as I can. I already hired one warrior for articles.
    1. I’m not going put any affiliate links within my articles. I’ll put one clickbank product link and Amazon product category link on my side bar. Those products are highly relevant to my niche. (I need your special attention on this point)
    2. I’m going to take subscribers list by automatic popup optin form. Of course I’ll give free E book to them.
    3. Try to do SEO by myself as tons of SEO advices are available on this forum already.
    4. Drive paid traffic to the site by using different PPC platforms and keep record to find out which works fine.
    5. Ones I able to get some subscribers I’ll make a sale funnel suit to them.
    Honestly I’m really confused with above point 2 whether it’s right or wrong. I have no idea about best place to put affiliate link on my site.

    I know I cannot expect 100% success on my first attempt. But I’m really appreciate if you can review my plan and give your thoughts as I would like to do it as precious as I can do.
    If your main monetization plan is affiliate marketing, the process you're proposing is likely only to deliver chump change, at best. And if you spend money on PPC campaigns, expect to be out of pocket for the foreseeable future.

    It's a very inefficient model, in terms of both quality of traffic and ROI.

    You can make money from high-traffic sites - usually the advertising revenue would be greater than the affiliate sales return - but that takes a significant investment of time and/or money. And before embarking on such a project, it's wise to have a clear idea of how you're going to attract enough targeted traffic, and to understand that you'll have to subsidize your site as it grows.

    The best way to start earning from affiliate products is to forget about ranking your site in the search engines, or throwing money at some random PPC campaign. Rather, start by identifying a group of potential customers in a specific niche and work on getting their attention. Your aim should be to build a responsive subscriber list and develop a relationship with your readers.

    That's the springboard for a lucrative affiliate marketing business.


    Frank
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    • Profile picture of the author Gainwayweb
      Many thanks for all the valuable comments and seems like I have to re arrange my action plan.

      Originally Posted by Shaolinsteve View Post

      Are you intending on driving traffic to the main website / part of your blog, or directly to a squeeze page, in order to gain subscribers?
      I was thinking to drive traffic to my main site. Automatic optin was the plan to collect the subscribers.

      Originally Posted by Shaolinsteve View Post

      Don't wait for this, do it now. Let's say you're spending X amount on traffic... Your best intentions will be to break even or at least be in profit when it comes to receiving traffic, and how that money is made, will be throughout your sales funnel.
      [/QUOTE]

      Definitely I'll look on this matter.

      Originally Posted by Michael Shook View Post

      If you are going to do affiliate marketing, a good way to do this is to write a review post about a particular product, telling what you like about it and recommending it to your readers.

      When you have a link in the text of your article, the reader has to choose between clicking the link and continuing reading, that is a choice they don't need to make. if you write a review post about a product, they don't need to make a decision, just follow your recommendation.
      Yes it's make a big sense. I didn't think about in that way. Thank you very much for your advice.

      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      If your main monetization plan is affiliate marketing, the process you're proposing is likely only to deliver chump change, at best. And if you spend money on PPC campaigns, expect to be out of pocket for the foreseeable future.

      It's a very inefficient model, in terms of both quality of traffic and ROI.

      You can make money from high-traffic sites - usually the advertising revenue is larger than the affiliate sales return - but that takes a large investment of time and/or money. And before embarking on such a project, it's wise to have a clear idea of how you're going to attract enough targeted traffic.

      The best way to start earning from affiliate products is to forget about ranking your site in the search engines, or throwing money at some random PPC campaign. Rather, start by identifying a group of potential customers in a specific niche and work on getting their attention. Your aim should be to build a responsive subscriber list and develop a relationship with your readers.

      That's the springboard for a lucrative affiliate marketing career.


      Frank
      Thank you very much for your valuable comment. But I have a one more question. As per your recommendation, I have to stay away from trying to rank in the search engines and PPC campaigns at the beginning. Then what should be the method I should use to drive traffic at the beginning?
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        • Profile picture of the author Gainwayweb
          Originally Posted by Marx Vergel Melencio View Post

          Gainwayweb,

          Had detailed comments about your plan, so I sent it via PM. Hope the things that I mentioned in my PM can help. Cheers!
          Thank you very much for your detail explanation. Really appreciate. I'll PM you.
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  • Profile picture of the author pam2011
    Hi,
    If i were going to do what you were doing, i would put a video on the site. In fact i would have a video on every page that is promoting a product. This will help with rankings. Ofcourse your video needs to keep the attention of your visitor for more than a few seconds. This will also help with affiliate sales if oyu are creating product reviews. This is what i have done for years and it works every time.

    Best of luck,
    Pam
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  • Profile picture of the author sumeno
    Make sure your content is great quality along with your information your giving to the readers. Try to keep your optin form simple because simplicity in optin form works better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rory Singh
    If you are doing PPC ads, then you should be 'capturing' leads. The great majority of your visitors will not buy the first time around. Most people are just built that way especially when it comes to making online purchases.

    I would include a link to a 'lead capture page' and put it into your resource box under the article / post. I have an image under all my posts so people clearly can see who they are dealing with.

    This will build trust and keep you 'transparent'.

    Yes you can offer your free E-book at this point as a 'perk' for joining your list.

    Don't just put links to affiliate sites all over your blog or website. Put links to your capture pages and also make sure that you have more email capture boxes circulated around your content.

    Tell people what you want them to do. A clear 'call to action' is needed because we as people are used to being told what to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Originally Posted by Gainwayweb View Post

    Dear Warriors,

    I'm a regular reader in this forum and didn't take much action so far rather than just reading treads. After long lurk I'm going take an action now. My plan is as below.
    1. I'll start a word press website on a less competitive niche and keep on adding articles as much as I can. I already hired one warrior for articles.
    2. I'm not going put any affiliate links within my articles. I'll put one clickbank product link and Amazon product category link on my side bar. Those products are highly relevant to my niche. (I need your special attention on this point)
    3. I'm going to take subscribers list by automatic popup optin form. Of course I'll give free E book to them.
    4. Try to do SEO by myself as tons of SEO advices are available on this forum already.
    5. Drive paid traffic to the site by using different PPC platforms and keep record to find out which works fine.
    6. Ones I able to get some subscribers I'll make a sale funnel suit to them.

    Honestly I'm really confused with above point 2 whether it's right or wrong. I have no idea about best place to put affiliate link on my site.

    I know I cannot expect 100% success on my first attempt. But I'm really appreciate if you can review my plan and give your thoughts as I would like to do it as precious as I can do.

    Cheers,
    On Numer 6 I would make sure to put your Sales Funnel together FIRST. At least partially done.

    You need to have this in place before you get Prospects and Subs.

    Its kind of like starting a Pizza Delivery Service without any Drivers


    - Robert Andrew
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    • Profile picture of the author Gainwayweb
      Originally Posted by discrat View Post

      On Numer 6 I would make sure to put your Sales Funnel together FIRST. At least partially done.

      You need to have this in place before you get Prospects and Subs.

      Its kind of like starting a Pizza Delivery Service without any Drivers


      - Robert Andrew
      Many Thanks Robert. As all of you suggested I'm already working on my sale funnel.
      Also a good example.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamel Hassell
    Originally Posted by Gainwayweb View Post

    Dear Warriors,

    I'm a regular reader in this forum and didn't take much action so far rather than just reading treads. After long lurk I'm going take an action now. My plan is as below.
    1. I'll start a word press website on a less competitive niche and keep on adding articles as much as I can. I already hired one warrior for articles.
    2. I'm not going put any affiliate links within my articles. I'll put one clickbank product link and Amazon product category link on my side bar. Those products are highly relevant to my niche. (I need your special attention on this point)
    3. I'm going to take subscribers list by automatic popup optin form. Of course I'll give free E book to them.
    4. Try to do SEO by myself as tons of SEO advices are available on this forum already.
    5. Drive paid traffic to the site by using different PPC platforms and keep record to find out which works fine.
    6. Ones I able to get some subscribers I'll make a sale funnel suit to them.

    Honestly I'm really confused with above point 2 whether it's right or wrong. I have no idea about best place to put affiliate link on my site.

    I know I cannot expect 100% success on my first attempt. But I'm really appreciate if you can review my plan and give your thoughts as I would like to do it as precious as I can do.

    Cheers,
    Word press is very user friendly with easy to use back office.It Sounds to me as if you are starting a blog and not an e commerce site.

    Provide value when writing articles by ensuring that what you are writing is a direct solution to your prospects problem. Your also going to need to do some demographic research so that you can identify and know who you are marketing to before you launch,doing so will save you money and increase your opportunity to make sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author jeffster
    As far as linking goes I like to use the Pretty Links plugin and set them to nofollow.

    For me it seems a little risky using PPC right off the bat unless you have someone who can guide you or your prepared to spend a bit of money figuring out how it works.

    Other then that the biggest tip I can give you is to take action, learn from your mistakes and persevere until you hit your goals!
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    • Profile picture of the author Gainwayweb
      Originally Posted by jeffster View Post

      As far as linking goes I like to use the Pretty Links plugin and set them to nofollow.

      For me it seems a little risky using PPC right off the bat unless you have someone who can guide you or your prepared to spend a bit of money figuring out how it works.

      Other then that the biggest tip I can give you is to take action, learn from your mistakes and persevere until you hit your goals!
      Honestly I'm also bit warring about this point about PPC as I have never done this my self before. Only i have read lot of treads available on warrior forum. Anyway I have to start from somewhere. But definitely I'll keep mind your advice and postponed the PPC campaign until I get my confidence.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexSchneider
    I agree with the others who chime in on testing out a funnel.

    I also do not like that you want to start on a less competitive niche. Why? This reduces your chance to make some quick wins (not necessarily money wise) in that you are much more able to build a list in a hot topic than in a mediocre niche.

    Try the usual funnel - freebie report for email address and then on the thank you page make an upsell offer for a product you want to promote.

    And then test different traffic methods but only one at a time so you know what converts and what not (or create one landing page for each traffic source).

    Focus on one thing and put effort to make that successful.

    Take care
    Alex
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    • Profile picture of the author Chownc
      Originally Posted by AlexSchneider View Post

      I agree with the others who chime in on testing out a funnel.
      TEST TEST TEST!! There is no other way!!
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