| What does it take to succeed in Affiliate | | | | Make it fool proof! |
| Marketing? Besides drive and determination, and a | | | | The plan should also be presented in clearly |
| good product that is needed, a clear & concise | | | | defined steps. Consider each of these as |
| plan is a must. There are several fantastic | | | | attainable goals and offer some incentive, if you |
| opportunities out there today. I'm constantly | | | | are able, when reaching or completing each step. |
| impressed with the ingenuity and creativity of | | | | This feeling of emotional and measurable |
| some of today's marketers. I feel they are truly | | | | accomplishment will fuel motivation and can not be |
| going the extra mile and earning their futures. | | | | underestimated. This will ensure that your |
| Many of the successful & sustaining businesses | | | | prospects not only succeed but become |
| have learned that the plan needs to be simple and | | | | successful leaders as well. You will be amazed at |
| easy to duplicate. One of my mentors once told | | | | who can bloom when cultivated correctly! |
| me, "If a sixth grader can't explain it, don't go | | | | Remember, this type of motivation is genuine and |
| near it." Keep it simple! | | | | easily seen. This is "viral marketing" at it's best! |
| A good plan is to give prospects their own | | | | Now, the only thing lacking for the new affiliate is |
| website to promote with their own fully-loaded | | | | traffic! If you can show them how to get quality |
| autoresponders and an already establish follow-up | | | | traffic (REAL visitors, not merely wasted hits |
| system. If the average prospect is not going to | | | | from the myriad of worthless paid-to-click outfits) |
| respond to your emails until the 7th one, then go | | | | to their new site & duplicate this, how can they |
| ahead and setup my autoresponder for me and | | | | not succeed?? |
| get me ready to rock. This is a great idea AND is | | | | This isn't rocket-science. Many businesses get |
| being done! Don't make me jump through endless | | | | needlessly complicated and it's no wonder they fail. |
| hoops just to begin. I'll lose interest fast. | | | | Sadly, even, it may have been a wonderful |
| A good plan is outlined, provided to the prospect | | | | product or idea, but there was no plan or clear |
| (visually listed, not verbally conveyed) and they | | | | presentation and implementation, the ability to |
| simply fill out an easy form that plugs in their | | | | duplicate or the necessary options to drive traffic |
| information. They don't need to spend hours | | | | to their new web sites. |
| setting something up OR be a computer genius. | | | | |