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Affiliate Marketing - The 10 Keys To Success
Copyright 2005 Michael Gates
Where can an average person start a home business without investing any money' The wonderful world of affiliate marketing.
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Nothing happens in business until a sale is made. Marketing is simply about getting new customers and keeping them. If youre not doing something everyday to market and promote your business, your competitors are. Here are ten easy-to-implement tips to effectively market and grow your business:Copyright 2005 Michael Gates
Where can an average person start a home business without investing any money' The wonderful world of affiliate marketing.
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1. Partner with large email database list owners and offer to cross promote each oher. The list owner will advertise your event, product, or service to their email database and youll offer to do the same to your list.
2. Create your own blog which is an online journal with frequently updated posts to entertain and excite existing and potential customers. Its more personal and immediate then a website and keeps people engaged and hopefully coming back for more. You can even create one for free at www.blogger.com.
3. Create an educational or promotional DVD movie of your business to increase sales and spread word-of-mouth. Its not as expensive as you may think: www.paytribute.net cost effectively produces high-quality, personalized DVD movies for clients.
4. If you want to increase word-of-mouth fast, do something beyond normal industry expectations. For example, Mr. Lube offers fast and affordable tune-up service to customers right on the spot, without having to leave the car, while offering coffee, cappuccino, and a fresh newspaper.
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5. Always ask happy clients for endorsements or testimonials and put them on your website and other marketing collateral. Theyre worth their weight in gold. Try to get some recognizable names in your community for additional cachet.Did you know that you can earn recurring, long-term affiliate profits using a free and simple method that attracts scores of free visitors .....
6. Put a special offer or product advertorial on every invoice and statement you send out. Likewise, you can also negotiate a deal with another company to advertise your product or service on all their invoices for a percentage of revenues from placed orders.
7. Make your business cards stand out and be natural keepers. Offer important information on the back such as emergency phone numbers, a map, or special dates to remember. Have a slogan that offers a powerful benefit statement to your prospective customer.
8. Offer special bonus packages with your product or service offering. Get corporate sponsors to give away products as part of the bonus package in exchange for free exposure.
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9. Align your business with a cause or charity. Give back to your community. Customers appreciate doing business with companies that are bettering theirEffective navigation stands out. It's clear, obvious, and highly visible.
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communities and the environment and being good corporate citizens.
10. Post frequently in online message boards/forums relevant to your business or expertise. Include your signature and offer tips and valuable advice. Eventually you will begin gaining word-of-mouth exposure as a leader in your field. Posting messages with your company information also helps to increase your search engine rankings and drive traffic to your site.
[Excerpted from Sharif Khans new ebooklet: "101 Ways to Market Your Business"].
Copyright 2005 Sharif Khan