I have to admit, patience is one area of my life I still really need to work on. However, it’s one of THE most important attributes you need to have to become a super affiliate.
How’s that?
Here’s how a lot of impatient newbies sabotage their business:
BEFORE LAUNCH
My team and I will sometimes spend weeks putting together a site. We also do a considerable amount of market research ahead of time to really understand what we’re getting into, and what visitors in a market were promoting are looking for.
We build a site with multiple targeted landing pages, each with unique copy and content. We also add 20-30 unique articles to the site.
I put a LOT of thought into how I structure the campaigns & ad groups. I also spend a good amount of time writing a bunch of different Google ads, and researching existing Google ads for the market to really understand what the emotional triggers are.
The whole process is a team effort that is carefully though out at each and every step. We will NOT launch until everything is just right.
Are YOU doing that before you launch a new affiliate offer?
Or are you just throwing up a ripoff of the merchant site, and putting together a campaign as fast as you can to see what happens?
Are you sending all your traffic to one landing page?
Really, are you rushing to get as many offers up as fast as you can and sacrificing quality as a result?
When I started out I know I did. Half the time I really didn’t understand what I was really promoting, I was just in a mad rush to blast out as many affiliate offers as I could until I saw some success.
It’s funny how two people can promote the same EXACT affiliate offer through ppc and one fails completely, while another is wildly successful.
My point is that it’s often not just finding the right affiliate offer, it about doing the right things to setup the right affiliate offer for success.
That means having a little more patience and really taking time to research and understand what you’re promoting.
That means building a quality site that won’t immediately get slapped with $1-$5 bids.
That means putting some serious thought into how you want to structure your Google campaign.
Back when I was a black belt in karate, we had a saying that went something like : “The battle is won before it has begun.”
And that’s so true in this business, the more planning and preparation you do before you launch a campaign the more likely you are to have a successful profitable campaign.
Next time I’ll talk about the pitfalls that newbies make AFTER LAUNCH…
Can somebody here please talk about how they do/perform market research?
Since Amit has refused to answer
I’m no expert by a long shot. But sometimes I do the following.
-I subscribed to keycompete.com to get the best keywords.
-Sometimes I goto paypal, view its directory to see what store is selling the most.
-The same is true of Ebay and Overstock. The products on their main page is generally the stuff selling the most, Maybe.
-Or if your doing clickbank. Goto CBtrends.com or CBengine.com to see what is the best clickbank product.
-Get a Subscription to Revenue Magazine.(This is a most)
-Google trends can show you the monthly and yearly trends of an item. You can also see what city and state are search the most for that item.
-Sometimes I just do a simple search and count the Sponsered links to gauge it.
This stuff can really eat up your afternoon and more. So be prepared to do a lot of research.
Like I said I’m not a expert. Hoping to get Amit’s product one day. Also I want to get Affiliate Elite Software.
Anyone esle have any ideas. I could sure use them.
Thanks in advance.
REC:
Very good ideas! Thanks for that.