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Your Associate
Guide :
Tip's &Trick's
Part 2
by David Seitz - Associatesearch.com
Joining
an associate program and setting up your links is just the
beginning of your journey. There are many steps you will need
to take to make your new associate program produce desirable
results. I'll show you some of the trick's & techniques
I use in my own marketing as well as give you some solid advice
from other Internet marketers.
- Ask
for it dummy!
- I
need to contact you.
- Set
me on the right path.
Ask
for it dummy!
Are you asking your visitors for their advice, comments, suggestions?
If your not, how do you know what they want? Adding a survey,
fill out form, suggestion box, etc. to your web site can help
you provide content, products and services your visitors want
and need. Knowing demographic information about your visitors
and joining associate programs that are related to your visitors
tastes will greatly improve your revenue stream.
I
need to contact you?
Make sure you have a way visitors can easily contact you from
every single page on your site. I prefer e-mail and consider
it first priority you may prefer the phone, mail, chat, etc.
Whatever your preferred mode of communication you use make
sure your visitors can easily find it. I prefer e-mail for
several reasons some of which are: It's available 24 hours,it's
free, it's personal, easy to store and keep track of, in most
cases delivered instantly, allows
me to communicate with as many people as I want and is accessible
from just about anywhere. I have my contact information listed
on every page and in my case since I am a web designer I have
a link to my portfolio
as well.
Set
me on the right path.
Many times you will have to contact your visitors several
times before they purchase a product or service from your
web site. It is helpful if you are marketing a well known
associate program. You need to build trust with your visitors.
Make sure you answer questions promptly, let the user know
your interested in helping them. If they are having trouble
deciding on a certain service or product, offer them helpful
advice. Be courteous, kind, and responsible and your visitors
will treat you very well.
If I come
across a question that I can't answer I will send the user
a few web site links, or email addresses of someone that can
answer them. Some marketers think I'm nuts rushing my visitors
away to another site but I'm happy to help a lost soul out
even if it means pointing them to a competitor. I provide
a valued service through this web site and if I can't personally
help a person I will be glad to recommend someone who can.
I trust my visitors will remember that I helped provide a
solution and still return to use my web site. The point I
am making is: Don't be afraid to link or recommend other sites
even if they are competitors. Your visitors will be grateful
if they find the answer they are looking for and you can bet
they will remember who referred them. hmm..... think anyone
will recommend people to your site? You betcha!
Are you
finding this guide and web site useful? Could you stop for
a sec and recommend it to a friend to help spread the word.
I would greatly appreciate it! You can use the handy form
I have towards the bottom left of the web site.
Your
Associate Guide © 1999 David Seitz
www.associatesearch.com
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