it involved too many steps, I got confused and left
12%
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it gave too many options, I couldn't decide the best
25%
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drmani
Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 31 Location: India
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject: Affiliate Training - What do you need?
Hi.
I just put the finishing touches on a web-based 'virtual hand-holding' style course to guide my affiliates (I have 340+ of them, less than 5% make any sales) step by step through the process of developing a SYSTEM to affiliate marketing and to make their first sale within a month.
My reasoning - once an affiliate makes his/her FIRST sale, the level of enthusiasm skyrockets, ensuring future success with affiliate marketing!
My question:
* Is this a 'product' that you, as an affiliate would find useful?
* Is this something you'd be willing to pay for? How much?
* I'm using my own product (an ebook titled Blog Profit Ideas Exposed) as the example to learn the system. Would I be ethical in offering this training module to others but insisting on the use of my product during the process?
Thanks for your feedback.
Best wishes
Dr.Mani _________________ Dr.Mani
Blogging for Influence & Attention
My reasoning - once an affiliate makes his/her FIRST sale, the level of enthusiasm skyrockets, ensuring future success with affiliate marketing!
My question:
* Is this a 'product' that you, as an affiliate would find useful?
* Is this something you'd be willing to pay for? How much?
* I'm using my own product (an ebook titled Blog Profit Ideas Exposed) as the example to learn the system. Would I be ethical in offering this training module to others but insisting on the use of my product during the process?
Dr. Mani,
I think the idea is great I had been trying to earn money online for many years ... starting with a dropship supply house supplier for an online giftstore ... and now as an affiliate referral site in a niche market. If I had known then what I know now ... LOL
My current site, SBI with Adsense as well as affiliate links, has been the answer for me. If I hadn't been so hardheaded about knowing I could, in fact, make money on the net, I would have given up many years ago.
I also realize that a lot of people would have given up by now. When people look for answers they want them now ... not a year from now unfortunately. If you can bring them to seeing results in 30 days that will keep them motivated to stay on track, then you have a successful product in today's market.
Now in answer to your questions:
Useful to affiliates? yes
Cost? depends a little on size/content but I think the optimum price for fast turnover might be in the $19 to $27 range, mainly because anything higher has a certain "fear to purchase" factor IMHO.
Process? If you mean offer it free to selected people as a test, and they must follow it ... yes that would be reasonable. If you mean sell it, they must follow it to get a refund, no. If the training course is free, combine it with the ebook, charge a little more than the ebook, and tout it is a one-of-a-kind benefit for purchasing the ebook. I don't think anyone has done that before and believe it would really draw in clients. If the course is a fee course, then include the book in the fee instead of a separate item.
All the best,
Debs _________________ Learn how to turn keyphrases into quality, well-targeted articles your visitors and SE's will love with Gary Antosh's new ebook "Web Content Made Easy!"
How about offering it for sale but inviting people to use your product with a special perk...
When they make two (say) affiliate sales, you credit back the price they paid for the course with their first affiliate cheque.
This way, people won't be forced to promote something they're not interested in (putting many off the paid training in the first place), but you can legitimately charge for it.
Secondly, the enthusiasm boost for the first sale will be magnified by the refund being added in.
Could this be a possible case of win-win?
Keep up the good work (and great ideas)!
All the best,
Charlie. _________________ "Before I speak, I have something important to say."
- Groucho Marx
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 1750 Location: Bangor, Maine
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject:
Most newbies are still in the mindset that they can make a fortune for no work and no money.
Although this is absolute hogwash, it is hard to break. I think that is why 95% of your affiliates do not sell anything. They expect the money to roll in when they sign up as an affiliate.
I like the idea of a refund once X number of sales are made. The only kicker on that is if the person who is using your new program is not selling your products, then how do you track their first sale? Go by their word? (doable, but a few will cheat you), or do you require proof that they made X sales (maybe copies of emails from the affiliate program stating a sales was made, or a screenshot of the sales made in a certain time period)?
I know that if I am going to be spending $300 for SBI then I wouldn't want to spend another $XX for something that SBI will take me through.
But if I am not using SBI, (which I didn't for my first affiliate website) then I am spending $20 for hosting, then spending another $20 or so is reasonable for a complete guide. _________________ Eric D. Burdo They Made $6,513 a day With Clickbank Doing This...
I like the idea of a refund once X number of sales are made. The only kicker on that is if the person who is using your new program is not selling your products, then how do you track their first sale?
I was meaning have them join the affiliate program (if they so choose)after they purchase the training product. You could either set up a special affiliate program simply for users of the training, or work it all into one. If you run your own affiliate software you could have the code modified, but if you were using a third party affiliate solution you'd probably have to track things manually and send the refund by PayPal, for example.
Admittedly, this isn't perfect.
All the best,
Charlie. _________________ "Before I speak, I have something important to say."
- Groucho Marx
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I had been trying to earn money online for many years ... starting with a dropship supply house supplier for an online giftstore ... and now as an affiliate referral site in a niche market. If I had known then what I know now ... LOL
