| 95% of all affiliates make $0 - $100 a year. I don't | | | | it only leaves you dizzy and broke. |
| know about you, but in my books, this is not a living. | | | | Choose a product you're interested in. If you like |
| In this quick "How To" guide, we'll take a look at how | | | | astronomy, becoming an affiliate of a star chart |
| you can become part of the 5% who ARE making | | | | company may be a good fit. Selling women's |
| their living online. This guide does not guarantee that | | | | pantyhose may not. |
| you'll make a fortune, but it will point you in the right | | | | 7. Look before you leap: Finding a company to |
| direction if you're interested in making a living as an | | | | represent as an affiliate is one thing, finding a |
| affiliate. | | | | company that respects its affiliates is another. Do a |
| 1. Mindset: Get in touch with your grey matter. | | | | bit of research before you jump on the bandwagon. |
| Program your mind with positive, committed | | | | Send an email to the company as if you're a potential |
| thoughts. If you can believe it,you can achieve it. It | | | | customer. 24 - 48 hours is a good response time. |
| sounds a bit like a sales seminar, but bottom line is, if | | | | This shows that someone is actually running the |
| you don't believe you can make a living online, you | | | | company. It also gives you an idea of their |
| won't. You have to be committed. Commit to | | | | commitment. Generally, the faster the response, the |
| yourself that you will develop an income online - no | | | | more committed the company is to doing business. |
| matter what it takes. Think of your business as a | | | | The quality of the response is also important.Did the |
| bacon and eggs breakfast. The chicken was involved, | | | | response answer your question? Was it written in a |
| the pig was committed! | | | | friendly, professional manor? Did they answer your |
| 2. Viewpoint: This is your business. Once you've | | | | question directly or simply send you to a FAQ sheet? |
| accomplished your first hurdle and committed | | | | 8. Flip the switch: If everything checks out up to this |
| yourself to making this work, you have to look at | | | | point,then your next step is to take action. Fill out |
| your business from the proper viewpoint. No rose | | | | the affiliate application form and get your affiliate |
| coloured glasses here. This is your business. You are | | | | URL. Now the ball is in your court. It's time to get |
| the CEO of your own marketing company. You can | | | | down to brass tacks. If you freeze now, you make |
| choose to offer your services to one or several | | | | no money and flush your goals down the toilet. If |
| companies. Bottom line, you are responsible for every | | | | you take action, you make it one step closer to your |
| action in your company. Every decision you make | | | | goals. |
| affects your bottom line. | | | | 9. If you build it - they will come: OK not really, but |
| 3. Learning Curve: Expect it. Becoming an affiliate is | | | | you do have to build it. If you want to maximize |
| like going to college or university. You start at the | | | | your income and be taken seriously, you need to |
| beginning, learn the basics and build on what you | | | | own a website. Just like a brick and mortar business, |
| learn. Take it step-by-step and you'll build a much | | | | you need a professional location to offer your |
| stronger business. Think of it like becoming a doctor. | | | | products. Yes, you get an affiliate URL when you |
| One doesn't decide to become a doctor with the | | | | sign up as an affiliate, but promoting an affiliate link |
| expectation of opening a successful practice one | | | | looks amateur and will help you LOSE 98% of your |
| week from now. It takes time to learn the products | | | | sales. We'll cover this in point 10. |
| or services you're marketing and it takes time to | | | | 10. Follow-up = Sales: Only 2% of your prospects will |
| learn to run your business. | | | | sign up or buy what you're offering, on their first |
| 4. Budget: Time and money. Set a general budget for | | | | visit. 98% of yoursales will be made from your follow |
| both. As a business owner, you'll use plenty of time | | | | up. There's a very simple method for following up |
| developing and promoting your affiliate business. | | | | and making sales automatically.i. Check your favourite |
| Budget as much time as you can each day and make | | | | search engine to locate a free ebook, software |
| sure you use your time wisely. Set up a budget for | | | | program or report that relates to your offer. If |
| your monetary expenses too. You can run a business | | | | you're promoting a website that sells peanut butter, |
| online with a shoestring budget, just don't expect a | | | | a free peanut butter recipe book would be a good |
| mammoth income in the beginning. The more you can | | | | match. Your give-away must always relate to the |
| invest in your business, the better. This doesn't mean | | | | product you're promoting to maximize the results of |
| that simply throwing money at your business will | | | | this system.ii. Build a page on your website to give |
| make it grow. Every dollar that goes out your door, | | | | away your free peanutbutter recipe book. Design the |
| needs to come back in and bring another dollar with | | | | page as if you were designing a sales page. Make |
| it. | | | | people's mouths water until they want the recipes so |
| 5. Goals: s/he shoots - s/he scores! Your goals will | | | | bad they'd gladly pay for them, but then give it to |
| get you through the tough times. There'll be lots of | | | | them free. All they have to do is fill in their name and |
| days when you feel like quitting. If you make your | | | | email address in the simple form and you'll send their |
| goals tangible, you'll make it through the tough days. | | | | recipe book to them instantly via email.iii. As soon as |
| Money isn't a motivator, but what money can buy, is. | | | | your peanut butter prospect fills out the formon your |
| Set your goals for a family vacation, a new car, boat, | | | | site and clicks the send button, they are taken to |
| or home. It's much easier to get excited about a | | | | your affiliate URL where they can buy peanut butter. |
| shiny red corvette in your driveway than $100,000 | | | | At the same time, the peanut butter recipe book is |
| sitting in your bank account. Money is only numbers | | | | sent to their email address.iv. Now your peanut |
| on a pieceof paper or a computer screen, but it can | | | | butter prospect receives an email from you each |
| bring you a luxurious lifestyle, and that's where the | | | | week with new tips and useful peanut butter |
| fun is. | | | | information. This information positions you as a |
| 6. Nuts and Bolts: Once you've got your house in | | | | peanut butterexpert and gives you the opportunity |
| order, with the proper mindset, you're looking at your | | | | to promote your peanut butter affiliate website once |
| business from a realistic viewpoint, you've got an | | | | a week, to hot prospects. This is where you'll make |
| open mind and you're ready to learn, you've set | | | | 98% of your sales. |
| aside some time and money and you've got pictures | | | | Although this may seem like an overwhelming amount |
| of your dream house, car and vacation plastered on | | | | of work for the beginner, it's all very simple. The |
| your wall, you're ready to go hunting. The next step | | | | whole process is run from an autoresponder, a simple |
| is to find a business that interests you and offers an | | | | piece of email software that automatically sends your |
| affiliate program with a reasonable commission. For | | | | prewritten email messages on a predetermined |
| information products, one of the most popular and | | | | schedule. |
| profitable online, you can and should expect a | | | | Your success as an affiliate is determined by you. |
| commission of 25% or more. | | | | 95% of the people that read this simple How To |
| Pick a product that interests you. Buy it and use it. | | | | guide will do nothing withit. 5% of the people that |
| Your business is based on your recommendations of | | | | read this guide will put all the pieces in place and start |
| a product or service. If you haven't used it, how can | | | | making a living as an affiliate. You have to decide |
| you recommend it? Avoid running around in circles | | | | which side of the coin you want to be on. |
| after the newest, hottest selling product of the day, | | | | |