The Affiliate Marketing Ritual
This is an affiliate internet marketing tip on how to effectively make money online with web affiliate programs.
Ask yourself the question:
“Who would you rather get advice from regarding something you are interested in purchasing…. a salesman, or an advisor?”
Imagine the typical fast talking used car salesman with the gaudy clothes. Does he inspire trust? Doesn’t this sound a little bit like the typical online product vendor with the slick sales letter rife with wild claims, questionable sales results, and often made up testimonials?
Would you rather buy from the car salesman who is trying to sell only one car, and doing his best to convince you that the one car he is offering is the absolute best one for your needs.
Or, would you rather buy from the sales person who is an independent counselor, a car lover and expert who represents all brands and who is willing to offer a variety of solutions to fit your specific wants and needs?
How to Win with Web Affiliate Programs
The first key to affiliate selling and establishing a true residual income affiliate program is to position yourself as a knowledgeable and respected advisor who:
- Has spent hundreds of hours to b an expert
- Really has the interest of customer prospects at heart
- Is truly anxious to help people comprehend the best way to satisfy their needs.
The second key is to differentiate yourself from your competition is by offering something of truly added value
The Fishing Worm Salesman Example
Let’s say a couple of young boys are trying to make summer spending money by selling fishing worms down by the river. Each of them is selling fishing worms and 3 dollars per can. Because worms are worms, and both are selling at the same price, how might they be somehow differentiated to cause you to buy from one of the boys versus the other?
If you assumed that local worms were more favored by the local fish, he could market “homegrown worms” as being more effective at catching them. How credible does that sound to you?
A great alternative strategy might be to produce and provide a no cost map that shows the top 10 best places to fish. So, you can now understand that the no cost map of the best fishing spots better positions the worm vendor as a local expert, and as someone who provides value far beyond the worms only.
Add Value to the Vendor’s Offer in Three Ways
So, maybe it is becoming clear. To succeed in an affiliate online business, you need to position yourself as respected counselor that can add value to whatever the vendor is offering in three ways:
- By helping the customer navigate through an ocean of choices and sales tactics
- By providing more added value to the customer than if they were buying straight from the vendor, and
- By doing both of the above better than your affiliate competitors.
Obviously, there is a great deal of earnings opportunity on the internet by selling the products of others as an affiliate. The key is to position yourself as a trusted and credible adviser to your customers and leave the hard sell tactics to the vendor. Many more affiliate internet marketing tips can be found at Network Online Reviews.
