Newbie and affiliate money...

by g2biz
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Hi guys as a newbie to IM and just find myself buying several software products but never making back my investment and I mean I've never made $50 profit online EVER! I've made up in my mind I'll focus on affiliate marketing for the next couple months and would like to know what are the top 3 effective ways to promote affiliate products and see results in 30 days?

Thanks in advance!
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  • Profile picture of the author LimitlessTraffic
    When I first got started I was advice to write review sites for certain products.

    People love reading reviews for products they are interested in and if you can get them to land on your website. There is a high chance they may click your affiliate link after reading your review and buy the product and you get commission. This can also be done via Videos where you shoot a short video reviewing a product then uploading it onto Youtube.

    Now these are just the basic concepts. The hard part is getting visitors to these sites and videos.

    This involves a whole new chapter of SEO. You can learn a lot on Youtube if you search up how to do a Product Review.

    Hope this helps
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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by LimitlessTraffic View Post

      When I first got started I was advice to write review sites for certain products.

      People love reading reviews for products they are interested in and if you can get them to land on your website. There is a high chance they may click your affiliate link after reading your review and buy the product and you get commission. This can also be done via Videos where you shoot a short video reviewing a product then uploading it onto Youtube.

      Now these are just the basic concepts. The hard part is getting visitors to these sites and videos.

      This involves a whole new chapter of SEO. You can learn a lot on Youtube if you search up how to do a Product Review.

      Hope this helps

      well if I have a site it would take a while to drive traffic to it...I think Youtube is worth a go as videos seem to rank alot these days
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  • Profile picture of the author ConnerHogan
    You will need a supply of targeted traffic.

    Send that targeted traffic to your link.

    Plan on spending money for traffic. Or working hard for it.

    Sorry to break your bubble, you will need a blog, or tons of articles, or a huge social media account, or friends with these.

    Or you could design a product, get it rated by the right people. Have Clickbank offer it. Collect the leads from people failing to advertize properly, and let them make the money for you.

    Again, sorry. Making money online takes work. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
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  • Profile picture of the author auseek
    Here's your plan.

    -Squeeze Page
    -Autoresponder
    -Traffic

    Done !!!

    2 options...
    - Affiliate Marketer
    - Product Creator.

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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by auseek View Post

      Here's your plan.

      -Squeeze Page
      -Autoresponder
      -Traffic

      Done !!!

      2 options...
      - Affiliate Marketer
      - Product Creator.

      -Theo-
      so a squeeze page better option than a website?
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  • Profile picture of the author alrikvincent
    If You Have A List
    Send Traffic To Blog Or Website
    Send Traffic from Blog Or Website To Email List
    Build Relationship With List
    Send Them Affiliate Offers
    Make Money

    If You Dont Have List
    Send Traffic to Blog Or Website
    Send Traffic from Blog Or Website To Affiliate Offer
    Less Money made compared to previous method

    No Website
    Buy Traffic From Ad Networks Like Google Ad Words and Ad Sense
    Send Traffic To Affiliate Offer
    You can use paid traffic for the above two as well.

    Okay those are the three ways to make money using Affiliate offer. What other people will tell you here is how to get traffic, or what sort of content you have to write in your website or in your auto responder etc. Others will lecture you on the mindset and attitude. But what I just told here is the blue print. You have to ask questions like How Do I Get Traffic? How do I build relationship with my list? How do I send traffic from my website to affiliate offer? How do I get people to sign up? How do I make sure I don't lose money with Paid Ads? Those questions will have more than a few answers.
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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by alrikvincent View Post

      If You Have A List
      Send Traffic To Blog Or Website
      Send Traffic from Blog Or Website To Email List
      Build Relationship With List
      Send Them Affiliate Offers
      Make Money

      If You Dont Have List
      Send Traffic to Blog Or Website
      Send Traffic from Blog Or Website To Affiliate Offer
      Less Money made compared to previous method

      No Website
      Buy Traffic From Ad Networks Like Google Ad Words and Ad Sense
      Send Traffic To Affiliate Offer
      You can use paid traffic for the above two as well.

      Okay those are the three ways to make money using Affiliate offer. What other people will tell you here is how to get traffic, or what sort of content you have to write in your website or in your auto responder etc. Others will lecture you on the mindset and attitude. But what I just told here is the blue print. You have to ask questions like How Do I Get Traffic? How do I build relationship with my list? How do I send traffic from my website to affiliate offer? How do I get people to sign up? How do I make sure I don't lose money with Paid Ads? Those questions will have more than a few answers.
      well to be honest bro I been trying FB ads but after getting like 100 clicks for one offer I checked my affiliate account and zero bucks! Guess i have to try building a site or squeeze page
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      • Profile picture of the author wDigital
        Originally Posted by g2biz View Post

        well to be honest bro I been trying FB ads but after getting like 100 clicks for one offer I checked my affiliate account and zero bucks! Guess i have to try building a site or squeeze page
        Hey g2biz, sounds exactly like how I used to do. It was almost like a never ending cycle for me in the beginning. You buy a method, try it, it fails, you buy another $7 dream WSO, it fails..... shall I go on?

        Shall I be honest, I wish I could tell you there is a magic, quick fix but unfortunately there is not. Its that search for a solution that doesn't exist that keeps you spinning in the constant buying information mode.

        Those 100 clicks on FB are way too little to say it doesn't work. And here is why. For all you know you could have the right ad and targeting, but simply just the offer is garbage.

        Meaning you may just simply need to test a new offer and see your first sale, then that will boost your self-confidence and motivate you to keep testing.

        The reason why I found it hard to begin with was that, what people failed to tell me, was that most of your efforts will fail at first. But the key thing is learning from each mistake and continually keep testing and improving.

        Thats the challenge, after a few failed campaigns most people get pissed and move on. Try some more clicks and test offers, targeting, creatives and see man.

        Sorry for the long winded post it just reminded me a lot of me back when I first started.

        All the best brother.
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        • Profile picture of the author g2biz
          Originally Posted by wDigital View Post

          Hey g2biz, sounds exactly like how I used to do. It was almost like a never ending cycle for me in the beginning. You buy a method, try it, it fails, you buy another $7 dream WSO, it fails..... shall I go on?

          Shall I be honest, I wish I could tell you there is a magic, quick fix but unfortunately there is not. Its that search for a solution that doesn't exist that keeps you spinning in the constant buying information mode.

          Those 100 clicks on FB are way too little to say it doesn't work. And here is why. For all you know you could have the right ad and targeting, but simply just the offer is garbage.

          Meaning you may just simply need to test a new offer and see your first sale, then that will boost your self-confidence and motivate you to keep testing.

          The reason why I found it hard to begin with was that, what people failed to tell me, was that most of your efforts will fail at first. But the key thing is learning from each mistake and continually keep testing and improving.

          Thats the challenge, after a few failed campaigns most people get pissed and move on. Try some more clicks and test offers, targeting, creatives and see man.

          Sorry for the long winded post it just reminded me a lot of me back when I first started.

          All the best brother.
          Yea that's definitely my story man and only end up sinking deeper in credit card debt..within the last two months I've bought like 7 products but I've made apromise to myself now to ignore these dailyWSOs and wont buy anything else until I've made back my investment from at least one of them.Giving up isn't an option now for me with so much debt hanging over my head along with family and friends laughing at me. Thanks for the encouragement though.
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  • Profile picture of the author webrankingservices2000
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    Originally Posted by g2biz View Post

    Hi guys as a newbie to IM and just find myself buying several software products but never making back my investment and I mean I've never made $50 profit online EVER! I've made up in my mind I'll focus on affiliate marketing for the next couple months and would like to know what are the top 3 effective ways to promote affiliate products and see results in 30 days?

    Thanks in advance!
    Stop Buying new stuff. Focus on one of the product which you are really comfortable with and work on it consistently. IM is all about numbers.

    If you want to make money with blogging, you need to have a min., 100+ posts
    to give an example. Have good amount of numbers and then it would definitely help
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  • Profile picture of the author wesawu
    I agree with the above poster, stop buying new stuff. Find a niche that you have a passion for, build a blog with valuable content. Include in the blog a "giveaway" in exchange for their email. Put the subscriber on an autoresponder and email the subscriber useful content and sprinkle every now and then an affiliate offer.

    In addition, build a squeeze page offering the same giveaway in exchange for their email and drive traffic to it via ppv, ppc, banner ads, and put them on the same autoresponder. Pick once source of traffic and stick to it until you master it before moving on to another traffic source.

    It is important to make sure the emails you send out contain value. Some emails should be purely informational with zero affiliate links. This will keep your subscribers from unsubscribing and give you a higher open rate. You will also need to get at least 500+ subscribers before you start to see any consistent email.
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  • Profile picture of the author KevinChapman
    I sell affiliate products through my mailing list, it's the best way that's worked for me, banners/ads on my sites didn't achieve much.
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  • Profile picture of the author g2biz
    sounds all good to build a site but after the efforts to build it isn't driving traffic to it the hardest part?
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    • Profile picture of the author ValCDesigns
      Originally Posted by g2biz View Post

      sounds all good to build a site but after the efforts to build it isn't driving traffic to it the hardest part?
      Indeed that's the hardest part, actually driving traffic to your site. Do you have some funds available to advertise? If yes I would suggest setting up a funnel, buying solo ads to drive traffic to your squeeze page.
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      • Profile picture of the author g2biz
        Originally Posted by ValCDesigns View Post

        Indeed that's the hardest part, actually driving traffic to your site. Do you have some funds available to advertise? If yes I would suggest setting up a funnel, buying solo ads to drive traffic to your squeeze page.
        haven't done that yet but definitely thought about it from reading lots of sales pages and through this forum I never bought solo ads but will test them after I get a squeeze page built.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Top 3:

    1) Building email list

    2) Product review pages

    3) Pre-sell pages
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  • Profile picture of the author DeanJames
    @g2biz - Software is just a tool, when you get right down to it. Software in and of itself doesn't make any money unless it's used in conjunction with a system or strategy. Now most systems work if you persevere at them for long enough. Unfortunately most people are looking for a 'silver bullet' solution to make an income online so they get distracted and buy another product instead.

    For some people it feels like all the hard work is done in buying the product (a relief even) but that's when the real work actually starts (and when most people stop and let it gather virtual dust on a hard drive).

    The same goes with buying products. You can purchase 7 products in a row but buying products over and over won't make you any money either. Not unless you implement what you are learning.

    Now this is going to be tough, but totally ignore your friends and family. This is about you and what you want to achieve, not what anyone else thinks, regardless of whether they are close to you or not. People stop laughing when you start getting results.

    One of my favourite quotes by a millionaire internet marketer is, "When I told the people at work I was going to make money on the internet they all laughed at me. Well, they're not laughing now!" (that guy has so far made over 5 million dollars online btw).
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  • Profile picture of the author veekay31
    1. Identify Clickbank products with gravity between 20 and 50.
    2. Create 4-5 slides reviewing the product (use product name keyword) with your affiliate link on the slides. Post slides on slideshare
    3. Use the slides you created in step 2 to create a video (30 seconds to 2 mins) with your own voice or just use some music. Include a strong call to action with your affiliate link. Post video to youtube.
    If you do this regularly (reviewing 3-5 products every day) for 30 days you should see affiliate commissions in your clickbank account.
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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by veekay31 View Post

      1. Identify Clickbank products with gravity between 20 and 50.
      2. Create 4-5 slides reviewing the product (use product name keyword) with your affiliate link on the slides. Post slides on slideshare
      3. Use the slides you created in step 2 to create a video (30 seconds to 2 mins) with your own voice or just use some music. Include a strong call to action with your affiliate link. Post video to youtube.
      If you do this regularly (reviewing 3-5 products every day) for 30 days you should see affiliate commissions in your clickbank account.
      Yea will go that route as one of the products I bought was slide2pro...should I cloak the affiliate link in the description? Like using tinyurl or bitly?
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
    Affiliate marketing and sales is not for everyone. Why not focus on offering a service you are good at. For instance, maybe you can manually bookmark sites online. That would be in big demand with webmasters looking for reputable SEO services but who don't have time for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author maddyy
    Find a good network to work with first
    Make sure you are tracking properly
    Read and research throughout
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnnyG11k
    I'm laughing out loud when I hear newbies complain they've bought software or programs and they've never made a dime online.

    There's no magic tool that makes money.

    You either work for someone else (to write their content, ads or help with whatever your skill) OR you hunt for your traffic.

    With affiliate marketing, the quickest way to get traffic is with (buying) solo ads and facebook advertising.

    One thing is to know how to get traffic, and another thing is to know how to convert it into sales. You have to master both.

    Products that teach you how (or software as you call them) only teach the theory and may give you some "ad" examples. It doesn't mean they'll work "as is". You have to get out there and do your own TESTING. Rinse and repeat until you make your first $1. Then $10 and so on...

    Does it help?

    Originally Posted by g2biz View Post

    Hi guys as a newbie to IM and just find myself buying several software products but never making back my investment and I mean I've never made $50 profit online EVER! I've made up in my mind I'll focus on affiliate marketing for the next couple months and would like to know what are the top 3 effective ways to promote affiliate products and see results in 30 days?

    Thanks in advance!
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    • Profile picture of the author AlisonM
      You need to be able to find people who are hungry for the solution you are offering them for their problems. Whether it is weight loss, dog training or indeed beginning internet marketing.

      Do get these people onto a list. One way to to this is to offer a useful product for free in return for their email address. i.e. your squeeze page.

      Then as you build an email relationship with these people, and they gain your trust, you can market related products to them. As an affiliate you need to choose a quality product that will convert and will not have people clicking for refunds.

      But how do you get people to your squeeze page? Several methods have already been mentioned in this thread and they all take money (eg Facebook ads, solo ads) or time (which is really money too unless your time isn't worth anything - like blogging, forum posting, reviews)

      Some people will consider 30 days is too soon to see a return, and I have seen 6 months quoted as more realistic.

      Find a profitable niche your are comfortable with, and stick with it, until you get sign ups and sales.

      Regards
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      • Profile picture of the author honestim
        Hey g2biz,

        I understand your situation. If I be honest with myself you will get some ideas here in this thread and else where in the forum and those will be more often than not good ones as there are some real successful marketers involved here. But I guess that's not what you need.

        What you need is an actionable plan that is unique to you. Arriving at that, I am afraid may not be very straight forward and it will definitely involve quite a bit of time. Promise yourself not to buy any new product before you go through the freely available information available on this forum and decide for yourself which way you want to go.

        After you have done that stick to it for a long enough time to give it a real chance to succeed. Ask questions here and commit yourself to taking action.

        You will succeed

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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by JohnnyG11k View Post

      I'm laughing out loud when I hear newbies complain they've bought software or programs and they've never made a dime online.

      There's no magic tool that makes money.

      You either work for someone else (to write their content, ads or help with whatever your skill) OR you hunt for your traffic.

      With affiliate marketing, the quickest way to get traffic is with (buying) solo ads and facebook advertising.

      One thing is to know how to get traffic, and another thing is to know how to convert it into sales. You have to master both.

      Products that teach you how (or software as you call them) only teach the theory and may give you some "ad" examples. It doesn't mean they'll work "as is". You have to get out there and do your own TESTING. Rinse and repeat until you make your first $1. Then $10 and so on...

      Does it help?
      yea with FB ads i realize its alot of tweaking that needs to be done aka lose alot of money first till you get it right
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  • Profile picture of the author WarWizard
    G2biz,

    There is a lot to learn in IM. But as a newbie, learn how to build a list. There are some awesome list building WSO's here in the WF. Some of them have been released in the last month. There are loads of ideas in them on how to set your squeeze pages up, send traffic to them and convert the traffic. Once you convert the traffic, the money is in the follow up. If you can add value while promoting quality products, not only will the people on the list trust you, but you'll start seeing some money being made.

    Once you start making money you can always create a WSO on it, and help other newbies
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    • Profile picture of the author g2biz
      Originally Posted by WarWizard View Post

      G2biz,

      There is a lot to learn in IM. But as a newbie, learn how to build a list. There are some awesome list building WSO's here in the WF. Some of them have been released in the last month. There are loads of ideas in them on how to set your squeeze pages up, send traffic to them and convert the traffic. Once you convert the traffic, the money is in the follow up. If you can add value while promoting quality products, not only will the people on the list trust you, but you'll start seeing some money being made.

      Once you start making money you can always create a WSO on it, and help other newbies
      yea loads of info is right but just seems like information overload trying to put all the pieces together...I wont give up though
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  • Profile picture of the author n@tale
    Hello!
    I agree with WarWizard.
    You need to:
    1) get traffic to squeeze page (or whatever)
    2) communicate with potential customers
    3) try staying in contact with your consumers (for other similar products).

    n@tale
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Mak
    ok, take the advice from the member here, once you have got some money to invest, get keywordspy membership, then you can spy all the top affiliate marketer campaign and copy them.
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  • Profile picture of the author BatJay
    I feel that you could probably start off with promoting others peoples products by learning how to generate traffic for them. So, thereafter once you have mastered this aspect of the business, you can create your own product and have people market for you. This way, you will know how to generate your own traffic as well as having people send you traffic.

    Thanks

    Regards
    BatJay
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  • Profile picture of the author sotiris1
    Find a product or service that works that you think is great and focus on learning one or two marketing strategies to drive traffic to it... Once you master those strategies and start making money add more methods to increase it.. You will also need an autoresponder a capture page. And see what other marketers in your niche are doing.. Especially the successful ones.. :-) It takes a bit of work and perseverance but with determination you will get there eventually.. If you want to shortcut the process find a mentor..
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