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In finding products to promote for affiliate marketing, it’s impossible for me to overemphasize the importance of finding and selecting good merchants. As an affiliate your job is to pre-sell a merchant’s products or services. No matter how good your marketing is the merchant still has to close the deal.
I’ve met several experienced affiliate marketers who seem to be doing everything right, but are unable to be profitable when promoting certain merchants.
In addition to selecting the best merchants for your website, you need to make sure that you are promoting the merchant’s best converting products and services. There’s no substitute for experience, but using some due diligence may help you filter out some poor converting products, services, and merchants in advance.
What Interests You?
The easiest way to make money in affiliate marketing is by promoting products and services that interest you. You can make money in categories that you know nothing about, but it’s always easiest to get started by promoting things you have an interest in.
For example, when I started in affiliate marketing I promoted online dating services. Before I began working as an affiliate, I owned and operated an online dating site. Because I was interested in online dating, and had a little experience running my own dating site, it was easy for me to promote other dating services. My previous experiences in online dating helped me to understand who the customers were, and what they were looking for.
No matter what your interests are, I can assure you that there is an affiliate program that caters to your interests. I went out to lunch with a friend of mine one time, and he asked me what he should promote. I asked him what he liked doing in his spare time. He mentioned that he was really into playing video games. I suggested that he could create a gaming website with video game reviews, and strategies for his favorite games. He could feature advertisers that sell video games like Amazon.com, and WalMart.com on his website.
Action Item:
If you have not yet decided what you are going to promote, take a few minutes to write down some ideas. Think about the following questions:
1. What are your hobbies?
2. What are you passionate about?
3. Do you use a particular product or service that you are always raving about to your family and friends?
4. Do you have any special training or experience?
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