An Often Overlooked Killer Affiliate Marketing Technique, And How To Use It To Your Great Benefit

By: Jim Boere

Copyright 2005 Jim Boere Chances are you are currently promoting
one or several affiliate programs as a way to build a residual
income for yourself. But are you really making the most of your
advertising campaign? Are you original, creative, or are you
using the same standard promotion techniques all your
''competing'' affiliates are using too? Here''s a way to make your
offer original. A way to stand out from the crowd, and convert a
much higher percentage of your prospects into affiliates. I''m
talking about ''bribing'' your prospects! The one question on
every prospect''s mind when they''re reading your offer: "What''s
in it for me?". Remember, they might see 20, 50, even 100 emails
and ads every day, trying to get them to join an affiliate
program. So, what you need to do is make your offer different,
original, so that it captures the prospects undivided
attention...and ''forces'' them to ACT. One of the techniques I
like to use, is adding something to the ''standard offer''.
Something they don''t get elsewhere. An exclusive bonus, if you
will, for joining the program through my affiliate link. A
''bribe''! The bribe could be, for example, a free guide or
tutorial that will help new affiliates make a flying start with
a particular program. You could offer this in the form of a PDF
report, an eCourse, a dedicated ''training page'' on your web
site, or even one-on-one consultation by email or phone.
Whatever you personally feel most comfortable doing. The idea is
to give prospects an extra incentive to take action and join
immediately. They will be very tempted to join, because: 1) You
just massively increased your credibility. By offering to teach
people how to be successful with this program, you will be
perceived as an expert. 2) You are not just ''one of those people
only interested in growing their own downline' you are
personally committing yourself to help them actually succeed.
You are showing that you care, that you''re willing to do more
for them then ''all the others'' are... 3) Since you - an expert -
are offering to teach them how to do well with this program,
people will feel confident that they actually will do well. That
they actually will make real money if they join. Using this
technique will help you to bring in more affiliates. But you
will also create a much stronger, more personal relationship
with those new affiliates, right from the start. As a result,
they will pay more attention to your future follow-up messages
and recommendations. Thus further increasing your (residual)
income. There are many ways to draw attention to your exclusive
offer. A few suggestions: * Notify your newsletter and other
opt-in list subscribers by email. * Put a text box on your web
site. * Install a popup / popunder / fly-in ad on your web site.
* Promote your offer through eZine ads, classified ads, banner
ads, etcetera. * Mention it in your email signature file. *
Mention it in the signature file of each of your forum post. *
Be creative and come up with more ideas. Use this killer
affiliate marketing technique to improve both your short and
long term results. And teach your affiliates to do the same!

Jim Boere:
Jim Boere is a published author and full-time online marketer.
Visit http://www.onlinebizpromotion.com/SFI.htm to join the
program he recommends for building residual income. You will be
offered his free personal coaching (automatically) within 48
hrs.