Finding people to become your affiliates is actually not that difficult. The real effort is to convince them to become your affiliate. The following sections show you how to find, recruit, and work with your new affiliates.
Look, traders can’t read minds and don’t have a crystal ball, so it never hurts to keep asking questions. If affiliates aren’t performing well, you’re not attracting active affiliates, or you see affiliates dropping out, find out why. You should ask all of your affiliates for advice on how you can help them make more money with your program. And ask affiliates who are successful which tools and guidance had the most positive impact.
Knowing where to find affiliates
Keep in mind that you can find affiliates where affiliates congregate, or you can go where there are no obvious affiliates and recruit them to become your affiliates. Our point is similar to the old adage about opportunity: “You can find an opportunity, or you can make one.”
Finding people who call themselves affiliates.
Fortunately for you, finding affiliates who already know affiliate marketing and are looking for profitable opportunities. Chapter 5, Chapter 13, and the Appendix provide many places where affiliates live. Here’s a quick reminder list of where to go:
Affiliate forums such as Warrior Forum at www.warriorforum.com/
Affiliate directories such as Affiliate Seeking (www.affiliateseeking.com)
Converting fans into affiliates
I (author Paul) remember a true story of an unemployed woman who installed solar panels on her house. She was so pleased with them that she became an excellent salesperson for them—and landed a job as a salesperson at the firm she bought the solar panels from.
The point is: if what you offer is good and people like what you offer, then why not ask them to become affiliates. At the very least, ask testimonials from those who might visit your landing pages (Chapter 14 covers landing pages).
Put a page on your site with a video showing how easy it is to earn some money in your spare time as an affiliate. Explain the benefits and let them know that earning some nice sideline income can literally be as easy as sharing a link with someone. Since these are happy customers, affiliate marketing becomes a natural way to engage with them. Why not send an email (or text) with a link to this page to every satisfied customer you have? Since you’ve already set up your program, it’s not difficult to affiliate with them.
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