Friday, 12 September 2008

Affiliate Marketing Tips - Finding the Diamond in the Rough

Why do affiliate marketers beat their brains against a stone wall? Affiliate marketing can be a piece of cake if you just take the time to do things right. And doing things right means not going up against every Tom, Dick and Sally on the Internet promoting the latest and greatest product of the day. You're fighting a losing battle unless you've got a monster sized list and a budget to match. Well, you can relax. This article is going to show you how to find that diamond in the rough so that you don't have to go up against all the heavy hitters promoting that hot product.

First, you need to understand why it's a bad idea for most affiliate marketers to promote the top products. See, when you are going up against hundreds of other affiliates promoting the same product, you're simply one of the crowd. You're not giving the prospect a reason to buy from you as opposed to your competitor. Now, this is a separate problem that is beyond the scope of this article, but it's the reason you're better off looking for that diamond in the rough. Question is, how do you do it?

It's really very simple. Go to the Clickbank marketplace and look under the sub category named new products. You'll find the latest items that probably haven't started selling yet. You can tell this by the gravity of these products. If it's very low or non existent, you've got a good basis to start from. But, you can't just pick out any product at random. This is where you have to do a little leg work.

Find a product description that appeals to you. Some items will sound better than others. Those are the ones that you want to focus on. Then, email the product creator and ask for a review copy. If they're just starting out, trust me, they'll give it to you. They're hungry for affiliates, unlike the big boys who really don't care because they already have an army.
After you get the product to review, go through it. If you find it to be of value, promote it. You'll have little or no competition and should have a very easy time of making sales, provided you really sell the product. That should be no problem if you really like it.

In my signature, you'll find a fool proof system for selling any affiliate product. Even the top ones. Use it and I can almost promise that you'll become an affiliate marketing expert.
To YOUR Success,
Steven Wagenheim

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