Article Marketing vs Opt-in List

[wmakara]

Hi all,

When affiliate marketing, what strategies are most affiliates using? I've heard you only make it big with affiliate marketing if you have a huge list.

If this is the case, what is the best strategy to get to that point. For example, how do you get traffic to your list, is PPC the only option?

If people use article marketing, how many articles are you expected to submit to start seeing the sales coming in.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks
Wendy

[James Schramko]

Originally Posted by wmakara

Hi all,

When affiliate marketing, what strategies are most affiliates using? I've heard you only make it big with affiliate marketing if you have a huge list.

If this is the case, what is the best strategy to get to that point. For example, how do you get traffic to your list, is PPC the only option?

If people use article marketing, how many articles are you expected to submit to start seeing the sales coming in.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks
Wendy

Hi Wendy,

YOu do not need a list to sell a lot of affiliate products. You do need traffic and conversions.

The list can help you compound sales.

Traffic can come from many sources:

-Forum
-SEO
-PPC
-Articles

etc....

Conversions can happen at the merchant offer if you direct link, presell or name capture list build.

Pick a style that works for you and go for it.

[Brad Spencer]

With articles, you must have quality but also quantity.

If you test your squeeze pages, you'll find that you'll convert more traffic over time. You market to what you have on your list (build the list to a few hundred first) then constantly build more lists or a bigger single list by article marketing.

It takes time but it works.

Another thing that works for a lot of people to get huge lists going quickly are giveaways. Some can be huge list builders. Haven't tried this yet though. Need to just do it.

Hope that helps!

Brad Spencer

[wmakara]

Thanks James,

I heard about it's best having a list as you would have built up a relationship with your subscribers so they are more likely to buy from you if you recommend products.

I also heard it's best to have a presell page rather than direct customers to the vendor's salespage, is that the case?

Wendy

[wmakara]

Thanks Brad,

I have a site with an opt-in giving away a FREE report, but my problem is getting traffic to my site.

I've only just started out with article marketing, so I only have 4 live articles and 2 pending at EzineArticles, plus I use an article submission service.

What is the ideal amount of articles to write per week?

Thanks
Wendy