Personal requirements and essential tools for affiliate (you) (1)
* To be successful, love what you do
If you really want to be successful on the internet, love what you do. If you want to be successful in life, really, really enjoy what you are doing, and get a real thrill out of doing it, the money will come, success will follow. Don’t worry if there are already a lot of people doing the same thing as you, no one else is YOU. You have your own gifts, your own God given talents and no one sees the world quite like you do.
Start today with a single step. Write a list of things to do and prevent the feeling of overwhelm by taking steps each day. Plan each day, instead of running around taking care of the urgent, you can look after what’s truly important. Stay focused on your goal, let others laugh, let others ridicule, let them say it can’t be done, let focus and perseverance be your guide. And when all is said and done, you’ll be standing ahead of the rest, with a smile on your face and money in your pocket. So let’s get to work, shall we?
There’s no one thing that will make your business successful on the internet. It’s a combination of everything you are about to learn that will make it a success. The appearance of your online store, your sales message, your email contacts, your search engine positioning are all important factors. You want to build a real sense of confidence and credibility in the mind of the consumer.
I’m going to show all the techniques I used to propel a small business, from one guy working out of a basement, into an international internet mega store. At the time of this writing they have over 330 active pages, over 38,000 unique visitors and over $70,000 in sales every month.
And I did it in less than one year. Using only the internet as the sole marketing medium. Yes, I said SOLE marketing medium, they did not do ANY “dirt world” advertising at all. No radio, no TV, no magazines or newspapers, not even a business card.
The techniques are easy enough but they do require work, “sweat equity” as I’ve heard it called. If you’re willing to put in the effort, buy the tools, follow the examples in this book, I’m confident that you too will have a successful internet venture. And if you’re like me, make a lot of money and have fun in the process!I will focus most of this book on what have proven to be the most effective tactics. I will give you leads and links to the finest marketing tools available. Here are some of the exciting topics we will be covering. What I’ve experienced to be the most powerful internet marketing tactics.
Knowing what keywords people use to find a product or service.
Knowing how people use the search engines to find things or buy things.
Understanding how the search engines work and what enhances your positioning.Creating home pages that achieve top placement in search engines for your keywords.
Hook pages or doorway pages that achieve top 10 placement in search engines.
Pages inside your web site that achieve top 10 placement in search engines for your keywords.
Using more than one web site to cross link to each other, each selling the same or a related product or service.
Writing letters to search engine editors requesting they add your site to their portal or directory service.
Opt in email lists where people ask to receive email, newsletters or offers from you.
Creation or sponsorship of web sites on popular topics just to advertise your other products or services.
Joining affiliate programs and getting a commission on all products that you sell.
Starting your own affiliate program where others advertise your products and get a commission sales.
Links from other web sites, endorsements, recruiting others that are passionate about your product.
Putting your web address and toll free number on everything, from email correspondence to all dirt world advertising.
Writing your own newsletter whether free or subscription based.
Newsgroup postings announcing new products, services or items for sale.
Banner advertising for related products and running them through affiliate programs.
Writing an article that you’re passionate about for inclusion in a newsletter.
Advertising in or co-sponsoring someone else’s newsletter.
Direct email marketing to your opt-in list with stand alone or co-sponsored ads.
Paid search engine listings where you bid on keywords.
Paid directory listings to get your site reviewed and listed.
Replicating dirt world catalog shopping conditions on your web site, in everything from your sales messages to building consumer confidence.
