Mistakes You Should Avoid as an affiliate Marketer

When I went into Affiliate  Marketing for the first time years  ago, I though I could just sign up with a bunch of programs and start making loads of money. In the midst of my enthusiasm, I made some costly mistakes which severely affected my bottom line. So a little voice said in my head"If you want to prosper in Affiliate Marketing, then you need to stop making silly mistakes.. Let me show  a few mistakes you should avoid as an affiliate marketer.


Don't ThinkYou Can Be Rich Without Much Work
 If you think you can be rich without much work in affiliate marketing you're in the wrong business. It takes time,  persistence and hard work to earn a profit from an affiliate program. You  have to convince your readers that the product you are promoting will make a difference in their lives.  Of course, you have to provide information around the product to achieve the object. It could be a product review or a how-to article. Also, make sure you know exactly how much you will earn before joining the affiliate program. This is a no-brainer. If you want to make money, you need to know the how fat your commission is going to be before signing the registration form.


Never Choose a Product You're Unfamiliar With
Never choose a product you are unfamiliar with. Do that, and your credibility will be shot to smithereens.  First research the quality of the product. You could achieve this by reading reviews of this product and gauge users opinions aboutt the product. That should determine whether the product is worth promoting or not.


Don't Make Your Affiliate Site One Large Advert
Yes, don't make your affiliate site one large advert. It's okay to to create a website to attract people to buy your product. But, as the saying goes on the internet, content is king. You need to provide information about the product. It could be how-to articles, or product reviews, plus a few affiliate links to get the readers interested. Merely plastering your affiliate site with humongous banners with whistles and bells will send the readers fleeing in the opposite direction. Also,  your affiliate site cannot attract viewers by itself.  In fact, this is where the hard work start- promotion. You need to hit the forums, social media sites,  send articles to directories, email marketing the whole nine yards. Only then will people start taking notice of your product.


So, that is a wrap on 'Mistakes You Should Avoid as an Affiliate Marketer. Affiliate Marketing is not a walk in the park or a 'get rich' scheme. It takes hard work, persistence and a little creativity. If you stick with it you will be laughing all the way to the bank,


If you're an aspiring affiliate marketer and would like to learn how the pro's do it, download  Rosalind Gardner's award winning Super Affiliate Handbook.

Attain Super Affiliate Status

One fine morning, you go to work saying " I hate my job. I need to find something that can help me better myself." While doing research on the net, you run into a business concept called affiliate marketing. Upon further research, you discover several super affiliates making serious cash and then you say to yourself "I wanna be like them." Then you stay up late nights doing further research and you feel so energized you are ready to take the plunge. Although it seems like a lot of work, the important  thing is you're really excited by your new venture. You then say to yourself" This is all good but How do I really make all this cash that these super affiliates are making?" Let me show you how to attain super affiliate status


Love What You Do
Just like every profession, you must love what to do. Whip up some enthusiasm when searching for that  profitable niche that you really want to cash in. Then you generate more excitement as you come up with a keyword-rich  domain name  which you expect will help generate serious traffic. Then you realize, "I need to learn how to rank my affiliate site so I can make all the money I've been dreaming about. "Fine, so to help realize your money making dream you you buy an  SEO(Search Engine Optimization ) course that will help your affiliate site climb up the search charts and translate into tons of cash. Surprise surprise! Once you  learn from this course and apply what you have learnt into your affiliate business, you should  see it reflect in the huge cash that you should make from your affiliate products. Immediately you start seeing the potential of prosperity as a super affiliate.


Take Action and Improve on Your Success
To be a Super Affiliate, you need to take action and improve on your success. Just like any other business man, you want to press the advantage. You start by visiting internet marketing forums such as warriorforum.com, associateprograms.com, or honestworkfromhomesuccess.com, to acquire more tricks of the trade  in your quest to improve on your profit margins. Also learn new strategies to draw more traffic to your affiliate blog ow website, and of course search for more ideas of making money as an affiliate marketer.  With raw determination, and persistence, you should start seeing the fruits of your labour ripening. 


Create a Mailing List
Create  mailing list  and your affiliate marketing business will never be the same. As more people subscribe to your mailing list, they will definitely yearn more for your products and you will be on your way to attaining super affiliate status. Also, because you are an authority in your chosen niche, people believe and trust you more which should greatly improve your bottom line.


Be Persistent
One phrase most super affiliates will throw at you is "Be Persistent." You have to eat, sleep, drink affiliate marketing if you want to be a super affiliate. In other words, you  have to pull all the stops to be a super affiliate. Once you do that  your business should be able to operate in autopilot such that you can afford to take weeks of vacation at a time. I'm sure you'd love that.


So that's a wrap  on 'Attain Super Affiliate Status". Strive on being a super affiliate. Separate yourself from the crowd and stand out. And  Plan on making your dream a reality and strive to succeed online.


So if you are an affiliate marketing newbie, looking learn the ropes of how to become a super affiliate, Download Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook.