RANT - This Makes Me Sick!

Hey JaniG

Dont you check out the product before you push it?

After all its your reputation here,

Kick some ass man !!

Chunkynuts

As someone that is promoting products...Why aren't you doing one of the following:

1. Make sure the product is good before you ask your list to buy it
2. Only promoting products from people you KNOW put out good stuff

Trust me, I know the name of the game is to jump on these at launch time, but if you want your list to trust you when you say something is good, you have to be selective.

There's an old copywriting phrase - sell the sizzle, not the steak. However, there is supposed to be a STEAK behind the sizzle! Unfortunately, some products are all sizzle and no steak.

Sometimes that's the reason for hyped up sales letters - because there is no substance behind it, so hype is all they've got.

Might not be the answer you want to hear, but pump out your own stuff. I only rarely promote someone else's stuff to my list. And then it's something I've read/used myself. Really, when you make the jump from affiliate commissions to selling your own stuff, your business takes off. Not that you can't make a lot being an affiliate, as it sounds like you're doing now. Good for you! But it does eliminate the problem you're talking about when you focus almost exclusively on your own products.

John

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From now on if you want me to promote your product, you better make sure its GOOD!
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I am promoting a pretty known product in the health niche - let's say it has to do with cleaning your colon

If i do a google search for the product, two things happen:

a) I am actually on page #1 in google for that search term
b) The google entries over me all talk about what a SCAM that product is

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That's a strange demand. Who's holding a gun to your head to force you to promote their product?

If you set yourself up as an affiliate, the onus is squarely on you to do your due diligence and ensure that any product you recommend delivers what it promises. Otherwise, what is the point of you? What value do you bring to the transaction?

You're ranting about a situation that's entirely of your own making.


Frank

Hi JaniG,

You are 100% correct when you say, "if anyone wants me to promote their product to my list, then the product better be good".

Here is the truth of the matter: From your list's standpoint "if YOU (Jani) promote someone else's product to your list YOU (Jani) better make darn sure it's good". I know there are a lot of overhyped products out there - and by your own admission - you know this, too.

Therefore, it's even more important that you actually check out any product you promote first.

If you're going with "something that looks really good" without checking, then the unintended message to your list is that you don't care about them...UNLESS they put money in your pocket. Not the best message to be sending.

Anyway, I do get your point. But there really are no excuses when it's YOUR name that's on the line. Take the advice in this thread, promise to really care about what you send your list by doing your due diligence...it will benefit you in the long run.

All the best,
Michael

If you're making "thousands of dollars a week" doing this then it seems even more imperative that you try out these products before you mail out to your list. Even if you can't get a free copy it sounds to me like you should be able to afford it - it's a business expense! And if you consistently make "thousands a week" doing this then I don't see why you'd need to rush to get a product onto your list, you should have time to give each one a thorough review.

If you keep sending out products without testing them yourself you're risking offending your list, and they are the source of the thousands of dollars you pocket each week. And once they are gone, what does that leave you?

With your income you could always hire someone to review products for you - a couple of hundred bucks for the product and to pay your reviewer shouldn't put a huge dent in your bottom line.

You're in a position that most Warriors would love to be in - don't blow it by skipping steps.

Bill

1 thing I really hate as a customer, is buying a very hyped up product. After purchase you get all the upsells. It makes me feel like the original product wasn't good at all.

I know it's marketing but as a customer I hate feeling like the product I just bought wasn't a "high end" product.

Steve

The OP makes a good point - if some products are crap they are not really worth promoting and yet people still buy them based on the "hype" surrounding them.

However, there are good products that I have purchased and that deliver on their promises.
Its all about the quality of the information and whether it was worth the money.

Internet Marketing is a competitive industry where everyone is trying to make their mark in order to establish themselves as "the guru". One has to also network with other marketers before they promote their product just to get a better idea of the person they are going to be promoting for.

But overall, Jani makes an excellent point

Good point Jani !!

I've seen this a million times.. and I have been through it myself. Buying on the promise then the product not actually delivering.. or just some re-hashed stuff of some sort. :-(