We’re big fans of promoting other people’s products rather than having to create our own or even wholesaling them to sell as our own
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But as we're sure you’ve seen, not all affiliate programs and products are created equally
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In fact, when we’re picking an affiliate product to promote - it has to pass a few specific checks if it’s going to make it in our arsenal of regular promotion
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Just because there’s an offer listed on Clickbank, Warrior Forum or JVZOO doesn’t automatically mean it’s worth our time and attention
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So we wanted to take some time to give you a few rules when you’re looking for affiliate offers to promote in your own business
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Now, this doesn’t mean you should never promote an offer that doesn’t meet one of these criteria...
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But if you’re going to FOCUS on an offer as the core product you sell, we would highly suggest checking it against this list to see if it’s a good long-term solution for you
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#1: Recurring Commissions
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Many products with an affiliate program will offer you a one-time pay out for recommending their product but then keep the rest of the profits for themselves while you struggle to find more customers for their company
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Instead, we like to find products that pay us for EVERY purchase a customer makes
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That’s why we like ClickFunnels, Aweber, GetResponse…
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They allow us to make a commission every time a customer renews their subscription, so you don’t have to continue hunting for new customers every month
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If you continue to build your database of people you refer using these products this can compound into what many would consider a full-time income
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Having a funnel builder and an autoresponder are two essential tools when you're running an online affiliate marketing businessÂ
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#2: Customer Support
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If the company or product does not have customer support - the chances of people sticking around are virtually zero
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Why? Because as soon as they face a roadblock they can’t overcome, they’ll begin to feel like they’re losing money by holding on to that subscription
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So having a great customer support team let’s you know that once your customer signs up, the company will do everything in their power to keep them on board
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We have personal experience of the customer support with these particular programs and all have great support
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#3: Lifetime Partnerships
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Ok, we love this one as you've probably guessed :)
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Many companies will give you a commission on the first sale, or all of the sales within 24 hours…
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But we like companies that will actually PARTNER with you meaning if you bring them a new customer, and they buy another product from that company one month, two months, even YEARS down the line, you will STILL get a commission for that sale
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That's why we particularly refer our students to a program for their education where this happens not just for us (we're in business to make a profit after all) but for them if they decide to partner with that company after learning the ropes
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We would encourage you to look at the example we’ve set in affiliate offers and make sure anything else you promote has that high-level of offering before you promote them!
Alright, that’s enough for today...
We encourage you this week to find an affiliate offer you’d love to promote that meets all of the criteria above.
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They are certainly out there if you search! :)
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Tomorrow we take a day off as we get to meet our baby grand-daughter Nellie who was born last week...
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To say we are excited is an understatement!!!
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Watch out for our email on Wednesday as we'll got a great offer coming up for you - we've been working together with the creator over the weekend and we're sure you're going to love it
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All the best