Friday, January 2, 2009

Standing Out From Other Affiliate Marketers

By Anson Hall

Everyone says that the earning potential of affiliate marketing is huge. As a result you are also trying to starting your life as an affiliate marketer. However, it is also true that there are a lot of other people who think exactly the same thing as yours.

This is why there are so many people who are working as affiliate marketers nowadays. All of these marketers are trying to make money online. So the question here is how can you stand out from all these marketers.

#1 It is very important for you to run your own affiliate site. This means that you will have your own domain and url. It is very true that you may also be able to promote the products on sites such as squidoo.com. And squidoo lens is certainly one of the ways for you to promote affiliate programs. Yet you will still need to have your own url in order to make yourself different from other marketers.

#2 You should also have your own banners and ads. It is true that the affiliate programs will provide you with a lot of banners and promotional materials. All the other marketers will also be using them. Your visitors may not want to click the banner if they have seen it before.

#3 You should try to have your own ebook or reports for the visitors to download. Creating your own ebook can help you to build your image as an expert in the niche. And your visitors will be more willing to trust what you say. The conversion rate of your site will certainly increase.

#4 It is a must for you to build your list. You will need to grow your list gradually. You can pre-sell the affiliate products successfully if you have your own list. Since your list will probably be different from the lists of the other marketers, your list will certainly become your ultimate asset as an affiliate marketer.

#5 In order to make your site to be seen as an authority site, you will try to create some product reviews. Of course you will need to read a lot of reference materials before you write the reviews. Yet you should also use the products yourself you write the review. By doing that you will be different from other marketers.

#6 Be sure that you will have your own website articles. You may not want to use the articles from article directories although it is legal to do so. Duplicate contents will do harm to the ranking of your site on search engines. As a result, you will need to create your own articles on your affiliate website.

In order to make more money with affiliate marketing, it is a must for you to find ways to stand out from other marketers. Remember, you should always create unique articles for your own affiliate site. You should also try to let your visitors contact you so that there will be a strong bonding between you and the visitors.

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