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Hiijacking?

by The Oilman
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Lets say I have a product. Lets say its a dog training ebook.

When I do a google search, I see the top guy on google is promoting (as an affiliate) a similar, yet inferior book to mine.

I am quite confident that my book can convert better than the one he's promoting, and I promise a higher commission.

Therefore, its a win-win for him.

Is it common to approach this guy and tell him to ditch the guys product hes promoting and have him promote mine?

I'd love to do this -- but how is best way to approach this? Show him my history of conversion rates and show him that he'd make $10 (for example) more per each sale?
#hiijacking
  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    I don't know whats best but i do know this:

    If I am #1 and I am promoting product A, is for a good reason.

    If you want me to use YOUR product, better show me all the data you can, including of course, the conversion rates.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Oilman
    Yes I'd show the product, of course.
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  • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
    Originally Posted by The Oilman View Post

    Is it common to approach this guy and tell him to ditch the guys product hes promoting and have him promote mine?
    Don't tell him to ditch anything. He may be the product owner (some product owners set up affiliate sites for their own products). Or he may be good friends with the product owner. If either of those are true and you tell him to ditch the other product, you're off on the wrong foot. His hackles will raise up and you'll find yourself competing rather than cooperating.

    Instead, just ask him to promote your product. Give him access to the product and conversion data. Because he holds a top Google spot and is probably getting a decent amount of traffic, give him a "special partner" affiliate commission (higher than regular affiliate commissions). Offer to do some sort of cross-promotion.

    If he likes what he sees, he'll promote (even if he owns the other product or is good friends with the product owner). And if this guy is just a regular affiliate for the other product, he may eventually decide on his own to ditch the other product.

    Cheers,
    Becky
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  • Profile picture of the author LB
    Generally speaking, people who hold the top spot in Google are dead serious about things. You don't get that spot by accident.

    If you're going to approach them with an offer, it better be golden.

    I never trust stats from authors themselves. Find a few similar products on CB and every single one will claim top conversions and even have the "numbers" to prove it. Who's right? Money in the bank.
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