Affiliate Marketers Beware

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Would you like to avoid these common affiliate marketing mistakes?

Before we dive into the mistakes, here’s an interesting story…

A lifetime ago, I aspired to join the ranks of pro bodybuilders. I bought a weigh set and started working out at home. My mom was not thrilled. About a year later, I convinced her to let me join a gym.

My first day at the gym was a shocker. All these hulking dudes were lifting super heavy weights. I could barely do a handful of push ups.

For one thing, I found out I was grossly over-trained. Most natural bodybuilders can’t use the same routines the “juice heads” use. I didn’t know that when I started out. As a result, I wasted a lot of time on things that did not work.

This is what I found out…

Here then are the five mistakes most beginning affiliate marketers make…

In no particular order here is a list of mistakes affiliates make. One is going after tiny little markets. The problem with that is obvious. Pretty soon you run out of people to sell. A much better idea is to target big markets. Then find the niches within them. This way you can always sell to a hot segment of that big market.

A third big mistake is not promoting enough. The fear is that too many promotional emails result in unsubscribes. True. However, most of those unsubscribes were not buyers. They probably never would buy anyway. Make sure you email at least two affiliate promotions per week.

Mistake #3: Not pitching enough. For some reason, a lot of Internet marketers feel you should give away the barn. Not so. Yes, emailing valuable information to your list is important. The real juicy stuff ought to be sold. After all, if you don’t send out enough sales messages you’ll be out of business. One pitch a week is a good number to work with.

Mistake #4: Not selling high-priced products. The fact is it takes just as much time and effort to sell a high priced product as a low priced one. In terms of return on investment, it makes sense to sell more high priced stuff. You’ll make more money.

Neglecting offline marketing methods is another way to cut your profits. People still respond best to old fashioned direct mail. Combine online and offline marketing to get the biggest profits possible.

Anyway, those are five mistakes to avoid as an affiliate marketer… if… you want to make more money.