An Affiliate Link is bascially a website address like www.createyourfirstdomain.com however affiliate links include information about who is responsible for that link, most importantly you, the affiliate. If a customer clicks on a link you’ve posted and ends up buying the product you end up getting credit for the sale and receiving a commission. The affiliate link lets the website owner know who to reward for promoting his product.
Let’s talk about Clickbank links, since they seem to be the easiest to promote for the beginner. You will need a Clickbank ID when you register. It’s up to you what ID you create. You will use that ID from clickbank no matter how many affiliate products you decide to promote. There are two ways to create personalized Affiliate Links…at clickbank an affiliate link is known as a Hoplink.
The most common way is to create your Hoplink automatically using the Clickbank Marketplace. When you have found the product you want to promote, just click the ‘Promote’ button to the right of the product listing and it will generate your personal Hoplink. Then you can copy the Hoplink address by highlighting it and pushing the “Ctrl” button and “c” button on your keyboard. Now, put your mouse in a blank .txt notepad file and hold Ctrl and “v” together. This will “paste” what you just copied into your new notes file. Now you can save the file on your desktop. You can copy the Hoplink address and paste it anywhere you want to promote the product!
My Clickbank ID is 4045863. So, an example of a clickbank Hoplink for me would be: http://4045863.VENDOR.hop.clickbank.net <<<this is not a genuine link, just an example. If you decide to create your link manually to make the HopLink work, you just replace VENDOR with the vendor’s ClickBank nickname. Some ClickBank vendors will have their nickname listed on their product website if they have a page for affiliates.
As a final note! Be sure to TEST THE HOPLINK so you’ll be comissioned for every sale you make! To test your HopLink to make sure it’s working correctly, you can either enter your HopLink directly into your browser’s address bar and hit Enter, or click on your HopLink directly if you’ve already posted it somewhere online. Once you’re on the vendor’s website, click their Buy Now button so you’re taken to the ClickBank order form. If you scroll to the bottom of the order form, you should see [affiliate=yournickname]. Mine would look like [affiliate=4045863].
Wondering what in the world Social Media is?
Social media includes all kinds of “social networking sites”. It is a relatively new way of marketing even for experienced internet marketers. In a nutshell, social media allows people to connect over the internet.
You will meet people with common interests in your local area and from around the world, or hook up with former classmates or co-workers. You can post information that you want others to see—photos, words, links to sites you like, or videos.
People build relationships and share information back and forth. Building relationships is the most important part of social media. It makes people want to hear what you have to say=bliss!
What Role can Social Media Play in Your Overall Internet Marketing Strategy?
By combining the social media and your personality with the power of the internet you can tap into an entirely new experience, gain an audience and fast-forward your list building success=bliss!
Even traditional businesses use social media as one of their internet marketing strategies. Even President Barack Obama used social media to get out his message during the 2008 election!
Just how do you use social networks for list building? You provide information that people are searching for. This lets you build your reputation as an expert. Good content is key. When you give good content people are apt to check out your website over and over. Since they already like you and believe you provide good info, they are more likely to opt-in to your list or even buy directly from your website=bliss!
Now I bet you’re wondering which network should you join? There is no one “best” network for everyone. Each of the social networks has a different look and feel and appeals to different people.
If your goal is list building, then it makes sense to take some time to be sure there is a good match between the people on that network and the people who would be attracted to your site.
Look at the different sites with your customers in mind. Are the people here likely to benefit from your products or services? There are lots of social network fish in the sea! And nobody says you only have to join one! Join as many as you see fit for your services.
We all like to do business with people we like—but social networks are NOT the place to do heavy promotion. In fact, obvious and repeated self-promotion can back-fire on you and totally turn people off. Simply share and have fun=bliss! Now and then put a link to your blog or website if the content is relevant to the conversation or is a special value to others. Just don’t overdo it.
How do you use social media for list building if you limit self-promotion you ask? Well, the first step would be to get people to your website. Every network allows you to set up a page that tells something about you. People on the network will check out your page to learn more about you. So have a link to your website and include some information about you and your business. Make the space interesting by personalizing it. Add some photographs or customize the background. Be yourself, be distinct and provide good info. This will encourage more visitors to check out your website.
List building through social networking takes time—it shouldn’t be viewed as a one-time event. Try to participate in social media every day as one of your internet marketing strategies. But don’t spend too much time there…it’s only one strategy of many for building your list.
The best way to use social media for list building is to provide great content so that people come to you–they will ask for more information, and look for your website. Then you will have built some rapport with them and when they see your opt-in box they are much more likely to say yes=bliss!
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Email marketing to existing and prospective customers is one of the most important and powerful internet marketing techniques for creating long-term clients and lifetime income – bliss! The potential that these lists provide us as affiliates and internet marketers is well…bliss! If you’ve even been thinking about becoming an affiliate or internet marketer you should at least entertain the idea of building a list or at least understand what a list is and what it can do for you and your business.
Email marketing is exactly what it sounds like. You use email to promote your products or website to potential clients. If you’v ever made a sale without a list, have you ever wondered where your customer is? Will he ever return to my site? Does he/she know of my other sites? Probably not. Once your customer is gone, they are lost. If only you could contact them again. Would you be able to convince them that another one of your products or services is worth purchasing? Maybe they would continue purchasing from you if they were happy with the first and second? Here’s a hint…without email marketing and an autoresponder you’ll probably never know! Email marketing allows you to create long-term business with long-term customers. Bliss! It allows you to fully monetize all of your website traffic.
Example:
Your Website (with built-in form)>>>Autoresponder>>>Send Email>>>$$$You Earn A Sale$$$>>>BLI$$
