How Affiliates Can Get Their Creative Juices Flowing
July 26th, 2007 by 
Amit
I just read a great article today by Andrew Wee, about how Super Affiliate Kieron Donoghue offered free pens (yes PENS) to get subscibers and backlinks to his bingo affiliate site!
Keiron’s site took off after he started his pen promotion.
There’s a lot of talk about how if you want to become a super affiliate, you have to be “creative” and think “outside of the box.” Such as Keiron’s free pen offer.
Now I know a lot of affiliates are thinking: “How exactly do I do think outside of the box?!? I’m just trying to make a profit here!”
Here’s some tips on how affiliates can get their creative juices flowing:
- Before you run out and try coming up with the next big creative idea that will launch you into super affiliate stardom, master the basics FIRST. If you’re doing ppc affiliate marketing like myself, learn as much as you can about it, and take consistent action until you understand how to use Google Adwords inside and out, push CPA offers etc. Only once you’ve mastered the basics will you start coming up with “outside of the box” ideas and techniques that will really skyrocket your affiliate efforts.
- Form a Mastermind with other affiliates. Masterminds are some of the best ways to brainstorm new ideas. I’m a part of a mastermind group of about 10 super affiliates, we have 1 hour calls twice a month. The insights I get from these twice a month calls are absolutely priceless.
- Have time away from your business. Believe it or not, setting time (at least several hours) away from your business everyday is one of the best ways to get your creative juices flowing. It’s weird, but when you’re totally not thinking about your business is when you get your best ideas. Your subconscious mind is ALWAYS at work!
I have a lot of out of the box affiliate strategies and techniques that I’ve never posted about on this blog, these strategies are quietly making me millions! 
When you come up with a different angle for doing affiliate marketing (it doesn’t have to be earth shattering either, it could be something small), you immediately give yourself a competitive advantage over 99% of all the other affiliates out there.
But keep in mind it took me over a year before I really started to develop creative approaches to my affiliate marketing business. So if you’re just starting out, just focus on learning the basics.
When you get your creative juices flowing this game suddenly becomes really easy, and a LOT MORE FUN!
andrew wee creative affiliate marketing kieron donoghue
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This is a great post and exactly the kind of motivation I look for to keep me going day after day. Thanks
Amit,
You hit the nail on the head.
I think once you’ve achieved the basic level of competence, getting or forming a mastermind is the next step in your journey.
If you’re in a group as you are with lots of creative and motivated individuals, it can bring you to the next level very easily.
A lot of people think that successful Internet Marketing is about having the latest tools, and software and knowledge.
I think most understimate the value of a network and having a panel of peers and experts you can tap on. It’s pure gold!
I like this post of yours. However this is one thing I disliked “I have a lot of out of the box affiliate strategies and techniques that I’ve never posted about on this blog, these strategies are quietly making me millions!”. Nice, but even mention when you can’t share? Please don’t get me wrong, I personally think very high for you and you are an inspiration to many people. But, personally I get a bit annoyed by repeated mention about making millions, going on cruises, black cards and all that stuff, and more so when people mention about being a part of this super secret circle. This is affiliate marketing, not rocket science. Anyone can be successful who works hard. The success formula your super secret stuff, but determination and hard work, and the desire. This is in no way a negative comment, I’m very happy for your success. Just an opinion.