“8 explosive mistakes that 99% of affiliate marketers make...

“8 Explosive Mistakes That 99% OfAffiliate Marketers Make & How To

Fix Them...The Right Way”

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to your report, my name is shaun and i am the owner (and your friend) of makemoneylivegood. I wanted to give you this valuable free report on the top affiliate mistakesand how to fix them.

Being online for many years i have put in the hard work and sweat to figure out what works and what does not. One of my income streams has been affiliate marketing, but it has not all been plain sailing i have made many mistakes!!

That is why i wanted to create this resource to help other people not make the same mistakes. Ill go through these mistakes and show you how i fixed them...To your success!!

Copyright@makemoneylivegood

MISTAKE #1: PROMOTING 20 NICHES AT ONCE

A lot of marketers make this mistake and it is one of the biggest you can make. Promoting 10 or 20 different niche products at once, is a very bad idea.

Why is it a mistake...

Because if your trying to promote multiple products and keepon top of everything, you will become burned out. It is also super hard to keep track of everything and for half the products..you will lack passion and only promote it half arsed!

You will quickly become frustrated and then you will have no motivation. This is what happens to a lot of people online.

How do you fix it....

You need to focus on promoting one product at a time, multiple products can come later when you have more experience and a clear marketing blueprint.

It is also good (but not necessary) to find that one product that you have a passion about and this my friend will transform how you market and engage your visitors.

Another advantage to only promoting one product is that youcan really find out what the product is about, decide how your going to market it from the information in the product and your promoting something that actually helps people!


MISTAKE #2: DIRECT LINKING TO SALES PAGE

Whether you are just getting into affiliate marketing or have been trying for years you would have heard people talk aboutdirect linking. I am still so surprised to see so many people still doing this.


Direct linking to a sales page used to work some years back, but not anymore. People that search on Google have becomewise to the 1000s of generic sale pages and review sites.

And with our industry being full of scams, you can see why direct linking straight to a sales page is a bad idea. You have formed no relationship with your potential customers.

You are not being unique and all your doing by direct linking is selling and in 2015 and beyond, let me tell you my friend..people DO NOT LIKE HARD SALES.


Do you know people on average need to see something 7 times before they buy it. This is why you need to engage them through a marketing funnel and gently take them from A to B.

Once you take your visitor through a value funnel, which is made up of great content, then at some point you can recommend your product. People buy from people they trust and this is how you build trust and make money.


MISTAKE #3:NO MESSAGE TO MARKET MATCH

Mistake number 3 is not pretty haha. A lot of affiliate marketers have no clue on what message to market means, well today you are going to find out this powerful part of youraffiliate empire.


With any campaign online it is very important to match your message to market. For example if your promoting a dog training product then why would you advertise on a keyword for dog food.

That example is where a message to market has gone wrong. Yes, dogs are involved but why would you target people looking for dog food, when you want to sell a dog training product. They looking for dog food, not training.


You need to be very relevant and always match the message to market. There are many tools to use online for example when your doing paid ads.

But just remember this simple yet highly effective rule. This is a big reason why a lot of people do not make any sales. They have the wrong audience right from the start.

Do not be afraid to do your research and have the proper foundation in place!


MISTAKE #4:USING A GENERIC LANDING PAGE

A landing page is what acts as the first connection between your new visitor and you. Sadly most people use generic ones in their marketing and they are not unique.


Using a generic landing page is like opening the window and letting money fly out. You see one day i was told by a very smart marketer, that being unique is what makes sales and i can tell you first hand...yes it does.

So many affiliates will use the products generic landing page and then wander why they are not making any sales in their funnel or maybe 2% conversion (that is bad btw).

Marketing is about being unique and helping your potential customers from a unique angle.


You fix it by doing what other people are not. The design of your landing page needs to be different, your marketing hookneeds to be different and above all else you need to add extreme value.

By doing this your setting yourself apart from the other affiliates and then you can bring the visitors into your world, your value driven, money making world.

This is so powerful, you need to do this!


MISTAKE #5:NOT DISCLOSING AFFILIATE LINKS

Did you know even on most landing pages or review websitesetc now, you need a policy that discloses affiliate links. Well, it has always been like that, but in the last few years the FTCare really weeding out people not doing this.


It is actually a law that needs to be adhered to. Affiliates need to disclose the fact that the information or product theymention, will make them a commission if the visitor buys that product.

The disclaimer can not be hidden and it can not be a silly, fake one either. Oh you would laugh at some of the things i have seen. Especially on spammy affiliate review sites. Terrible, just terrible.


Well, you need to make sure that your provide a clear, concise affiliate disclaimer on your marketing material. You see there is this thing called trust.

You need to do things legally for a start, but you also need tobe transparent and build trust. These disclaimers will do that and will definitely help you in your marketing efforts.

So, many people do not adhere to this and now the whole industry is wandering why the FTC is coming down hard.


MISTAKE #6:SELL,SELL,SELL!!

You need to sell to make money in business right...wrong. You need to make money yes, but not by selling. You need tomarket effectively and think about the money last.


You see, a lot of affiliates go wrong because all they think about when they try to make money is selling and it shows. All they want is money, money.

I wish more people would add value and actually help people,then think about the money. Successful businesses do this, so why cant affiliates online...well because they have no respect and just lazy in my opinion (not all, but some).


Well, you will need to create what is called high value and outcome. People searching online need to feel that they havemade a smart purchase decision, so help them through that process.

Through good value, good will in the form of excellent content and engagement, you can become a great marketer. You just need to think about the money in a different light.

Do you know the difference between selling and recommending...of course you do, so you need to realise howimportant this is in your affiliate efforts.


MISTAKE #7:AHH THE DREADED WORD,COMPETITION

Is competition good or bad and how does it affect affiliate marketers. Well some people will see it one way and others will see it a different way, but here is how i see it.


People are naturally wary of high competition. But do they think about low competition as well. Affiliates online are being told all the time, don't go into the big niches, you wontmake money.

Well, my answer to that is are you going to make money withlittle competition where the product is not even selling or there is no demand. Competition mean demand, but your going to have to be smart.


You should not be scared to go into competitive niches or markets. You just need to be smart. For example in the fat loss market there is no point bidding on the word fat loss.

Why..because you will be competiting against people like Dr oz and oprah winfrey or that diet things 21 day fat loss program. Yes, there is too much competition here.

What you need to do is pick smart keywords, plan a different angle of attack and then be unique in this demand area.


MISTAKE #8:NOT PICKING THE RIGHT PRODUCT

Many affiliates just think you can go to somewhere like Clickbank and pick a random, silly product to promote..well you cant. As an affiliate you really need to think about a product and only then will you be good at your job.


Maybe its a lack of learning or maybe some affiliates just want to make money anyway they can and dont care about the visitors.

Whatever the reason, it is very important that as an affiliate you pick a good, solid product that actually helps solves a person needs. Online marketers fail to do this and they reallyhave no clue what the product does or solves.


You need to research and if possible buy some products yourself to see what they are like and then have a better understanding of what you are promoting.

Half the products i see on these affiliate platforms are garbage, but i would not know that if i did not invest in them.You see one of the most powerful things you can do in affiliate marketing is to know what you sell.

Knowing what you sell, will really help you in your marketing efforts.


Thank you for reading this far. So there you have it, some explosive mistakes to why most affiliates will not make any money online at all.

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To Your Success...

Your friend Shaun!!!

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