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Need help / advice with my first affiliate campaign - landing page or NO?

by kre8ivecanada
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Hi guys,

I have just started to get my feet wet with affililate marketing, but I have a question that I need some advice with.

I have an offer I am going to promote, its a digital graphics download package. I want to create a landing page from MY website to it, but I also want to capture email addresses to start building a list. I figure one way to do this would be to create a few affililate campaigns that are relevant to my niche and if the sale is made, that is one source of income but also would like to create a list that I could use to market to in the future (same niche, etc)

Is there any way to capture email addresses as well as redirect the person VIA the click through button (call to action button) to the offer page itself for the affiliate sale to be made?

If not, what is the point of a landing page for an affiliate offer? Other than rising above the competition (aesthetically), isn't it just one more step the customer has to go through before purchasing?

I hope I am making sense, like I said I am really new to this and would appreciate any advice.
#advice #affiliate #campaign #landing #page
  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    You are making sense some to me. I just can't grasp exactly what you are asking.
    I now promote affiliate products only through my lists.
    I may have an affiliate website up but its is just to capture there email.
    I either use a text link to do this or an optin with something in it for them to put there email in there.
    I only use single optin and only ask for the email, ;nothing more nothing less.
    This is how I do it. I have learned though its worth losing a few sales to gain a few email addresses.
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    • Profile picture of the author kre8ivecanada
      Originally Posted by hustlinsmoke View Post

      You are making sense some to me. I just can't grasp exactly what you are asking.
      I now promote affiliate products only through my lists.
      I may have an affiliate website up but its is just to capture there email.
      I either use a text link to do this or an optin with something in it for them to put there email in there.
      I only use single optin and only ask for the email, ;nothing more nothing less.
      This is how I do it. I have learned though its worth losing a few sales to gain a few email addresses.
      Hi there! Thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated. I guess what I am asking is, when you have an offer that you want to promote (an affiliate offer), what is the point in creating a landing page to it? From what I have been reading you send your traffic to your landing page, but what really is the "point" of this landing page? Is it to just build your list with the emails from your subscribers? Or is it possible to both capture a subscriber's email as well as redirecting them to the offer's page w/ your affiliate link for the person to make the purchase? So you would receive both the person's email as well as sent them off to the affiliate page to capture that commission sale (if they go ahead with purchase)?

      I hope this makes it more clear as to what I am asking.
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      • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
        You know some have not decided the definition of a landing page a squeeze page or a sales page yet.

        So to me a landing page is to direct them to a sales page. A squeeze page is to capture there attention and capture there email. A sales page is to capture there paypal email address lol.

        I use landing pages, squeeze pages and sales pages.

        I use ariticles that go to a landing page usually and to get them to capture there email or I use the articles to capture there email in just a squeeze page.
        I very seldom start with a sales page although it is usually up just for the serps.

        No matter how you do it the purpose is to capture there email as well as make a sale and yes when you do your webform for your page it will ask where to take them for the thank you page you can put in your affiliate link there and as soon as they sign up they will be taken to the sales page.

        BUT I do not do that, I like to build a relationship with them at least with a couple of emails before I pitch them, then I don't try to pitch or sale I just try to help them decide is all.

        Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

        Hi there! Thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated. I guess what I am asking is, when you have an offer that you want to promote (an affiliate offer), what is the point in creating a landing page to it? From what I have been reading you send your traffic to your landing page, but what really is the "point" of this landing page? Is it to just build your list with the emails from your subscribers? Or is it possible to both capture a subscriber's email as well as redirecting them to the offer's page w/ your affiliate link for the person to make the purchase? So you would receive both the person's email as well as sent them off to the affiliate page to capture that commission sale (if they go ahead with purchase)?

        I hope this makes it more clear as to what I am asking.
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        • Profile picture of the author kre8ivecanada
          Originally Posted by hustlinsmoke View Post

          You know some have not decided the definition of a landing page a squeeze page or a sales page yet.

          So to me a landing page is to direct them to a sales page. A squeeze page is to capture there attention and capture there email. A sales page is to capture there paypal email address lol.

          I use landing pages, squeeze pages and sales pages.

          I use ariticles that go to a landing page usually and to get them to capture there email or I use the articles to capture there email in just a squeeze page.
          I very seldom start with a sales page although it is usually up just for the serps.

          No matter how you do it the purpose is to capture there email as well as make a sale and yes when you do your webform for your page it will ask where to take them for the thank you page you can put in your affiliate link there and as soon as they sign up they will be taken to the sales page.

          BUT I do not do that, I like to build a relationship with them at least with a couple of emails before I pitch them, then I don't try to pitch or sale I just try to help them decide is all.
          Thanks! I appreciate it ! So helpful
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

        I want to create a landing page from MY website to it
        I also don't understand this bit.

        A landing-page is just "the page on which your traffic lands".

        Explained here: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7866952

        Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

        Is there any way to capture email addresses as well as redirect the person VIA the click through button (call to action button) to the offer page itself for the affiliate sale to be made?
        You're asking as an affiliate, I think? You can have an opt-in page with which you collect the subscribers' email addresses, which then presents them, after submitting their email address, with another page which can present an offer, or even redirect them to a sales page. (I wouldn't dream of doing this, myself, I must say, because part of my purpose in building lists is to be able to maximise the impression that I'm not "just another marketer" whose primary interest is in making sales, so that would be totally counter-productive for me!).

        Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

        If not, what is the point of a landing page for an affiliate offer?
        I'm pretty sure that you're using the words "landing page" to mean something different from everyone else's understanding of them, but I don't quite know what - sorry.

        It doesn't seem that you mean "squeeze page", and it doesn't seem that you mean "sales page" either. So I'm confused.
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        • Profile picture of the author kre8ivecanada
          Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

          I also don't understand this bit.

          A landing-page is just "the page on which your traffic lands".

          Explained here: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7866952



          You're asking as an affiliate, I think? You can have an opt-in page with which you collect the subscribers' email addresses, which then presents them, after submitting their email address, with another page which can present an offer, or even redirect them to a sales page. (I wouldn't dream of doing this, myself, I must say, because my purpose in building lists is to be able to maximise the impression that I'm not "just another marketer" whose primary interest is in making sales, so that would be totally counter-productive for me!).



          I'm pretty sure that you're using the words "landing page" to mean something different from everyone else's understanding of them, but I don't quite know what - sorry.

          It doesn't seem that you mean "squeeze page", and it doesn't seem that you mean "sales page" either. So I'm confused.

          I am so sorry if I have confused you. I am not sure if I am using the correct terminology. I think I am going to go back and re-read and read some more.

          Basically this is what I would like to try:

          1. I have an affiliate offer I would like to promote, its a graphics offer for a digital download file. I would like to put a landing page / squeeze page for the offer on my web design companies website so that I can send traffic to it via PPC and my own client traffic as well.

          2. On this landing page / sales page or whatever it is going to be called (Im still not sure yet) I would like to accomplish some list building but ALSO the ability to send the user to the affiliates sales page with my affiliate link so I get the commission on the sale. So basically accomplishing two things here, capturing an interested subscribers email address for my list (niche related so they would be interested in what I have to offer them for my web design company as well as any other web / graphics related affiliate products in the future) AND capturing a commission if the person goes on to buy the graphics download, etc.
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          • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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            Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

            1. I have an affiliate offer I would like to promote, its a graphics offer for a digital download file. I would like to put a landing page / squeeze page for the offer on my web design companies website so that I can send traffic to it via PPC and my own client traffic as well.
            A squeeze page is not "for an offer" (well, it can be for the offer of a "free report" or whatever other bribe you're using to get people to give you their email address, but it isn't "for an offer" of something you're trying to sell as an affiliate. Or it shouldn't be, anyway).

            I think it will help you to get some clarity about what "landing pages", "squeeze pages", "opt-in pages" and "sales pages" are, and about how sales funnels work, and about what the purpose of building lists is. I'm not trying to sound "snooty" about it and suggesting that this will enable you to ask for help better ... I don't mean it that way at all! But I think that you don't have a clear concept at all of what affiliate sales involve, and how the process can work from "attracting the traffic" to "the stage at which they buy something" and all the various stages in-between?

            Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

            2. On this landing page / sales page or whatever it is going to be called (Im still not sure yet) ...
            My concern isn't that you don't know what it's going to be called; it's that I strongly suspect you don't know what purpose and function it's going to serve.

            Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

            I would like to accomplish some list building but ALSO the ability to send the user to the affiliates sales page with my affiliate link so I get the commission on the sale.
            I can only repeat that that's something I wouldn't want to do myself. And I think it may be a mistake for you, also.

            Originally Posted by kre8ivecanada View Post

            So basically accomplishing two things here, capturing an interested subscribers email address for my list (niche related so they would be interested in what I have to offer them for my web design company as well as any other web / graphics related affiliate products in the future) AND capturing a commission if the person goes on to buy the graphics download, etc.
            Yes, I see the logic. In a sense. I'm suggesting that redirecting them to an affiliate offer immediately after collecting their email address may have a very negative effect on the open-rates and attention-rates for the emails you then send them. In other words, it may be a counter-productive thing to do.

            But I don't know your niche, and I can be wrong, too.

            You're only going to know by split-testing it (always more easily said than done, unfortunately!).

            In short, I suspect you may be trying to combine conflicting objectives, here, in a way which serves neither particularly well.
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      • Profile picture of the author rebel79
        Consider writing a review or article about the product and post it on a blog or a landing page.

        I try to offer a "branded" e-book on the topic or an autoresponder e-mail series that people can opt-in to to get subscribers.

        Put a signature ad at the bottom of each e-mail and in the e-book that leads back to the main product.
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    • Profile picture of the author kre8ivecanada
      Originally Posted by hustlinsmoke View Post

      You are making sense some to me. I just can't grasp exactly what you are asking.
      I now promote affiliate products only through my lists.
      I may have an affiliate website up but its is just to capture there email.
      I either use a text link to do this or an optin with something in it for them to put there email in there.
      I only use single optin and only ask for the email, ;nothing more nothing less.
      This is how I do it. I have learned though its worth losing a few sales to gain a few email addresses.
      I just re-read your response, and I am beginning to understand what you are doing. Basically you are just capturing emails. So you are sending traffic to your landing page for your affiliate offer to capture emails only correct?
      Once you have enough subscriber emails interested in the niche, is that when you send you your emails that contain your affiliate link to the sales page of the affiliate to make the commission?

      Also, how much do you initially spend $$$ on traffic to generate enough of an amount of subscribers. Seems to me this could get expensive if not done correctly (which I am trying to avoid doing lol)
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  • Profile picture of the author erwin78
    Hi everyone,

    Yes you can create a landing page and when someone will
    sign up on your list they are redirected to your affiliate offer

    You can set it up in your autoresponder just go slowly through the steps of setting up your landing page it is really easy I hope you can do it too.


    All the best and see you on top

    Erwin
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