Affiliate Marketing; A Good Recipe for Stone Soup

You probably know by now that Affiliate Marketing is a practice in which a business rewards its partners, or affiliates for bringing in customers through their marketing efforts. This team effort approach, merging many web sites in a united effort to funnel customers to a particular product, can be a very effective way to make money. The people you align with are called in the business, Joint Venture Partners or just JV Partners.

In a larger sense, this type of business model is actually a co-op of sorts, like many farmers used to form. It was difficult for one farmer, after all the toil of bringing a crop to harvest, to be in a position to bargain effectively with big city buyers. It became apparent that a group of farmers had a better chance of negotiating a fair price for their product. They could also in return bargain for lower prices when buying feed and other necessary supplies. So in essence, Affiliate Marketing is just a fancy hi-tech farmer’s co-op, working together for a common goal. The affiliates all strive to list build together for sales, in a way they could not do alone.

The concept goes way beyond setting up a link to each other’s selling pages; the group can also share talent, skills and time to create interesting and effective products and advertising packages. Think about the challenge of coming up with brand new products and an effective selling page on your own. Most of us would rather go to the dentist. It sounds too difficult, too time consuming to all but the most motivated person. Nevertheless, what if you belong to a group, a cadre of fellow beginners that worked together to build such an enterprise? It doesn’t sound quite as difficult now does it?

You may not have the skills yet to achieve your goals, but you certainly have at least one. Perhaps you know how to create graphics on a computer, edit some video, or write a little bit. Your affiliate can do something else or may have the information on how to set up a domain name and create a web page. Everyone working together can achieve what you once thought was impossible.

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I am reminded of the old story about the old beggar who walked into a poor village. He asked several people for a piece of bread or a bit of milk. Everyone refused him, claiming they had nothing to offer. He was tempted to give up, to leave and look for a bite to eat elsewhere, but instead had an idea.

He asked the villagers if they had ever eaten stone soup? He began to advertise the delectable brew as the best he had ever tasted and claimed he was in possession of a magic stone that would turn water into a satisfying meal. Soon his marketing ability began to create curiosity and a few mouths to water. The townsfolk began to beg him for the recipe. The old man said he needed a big pot in which to boil the soup. He got one. He boiled the water, carefully tasted it and declared it was good. However, alas, too bad, it didn’t have some carrots or it would be perfect. By some coincidence, a few peasants had some. Perhaps some potatoes would make it better, and sure enough, someone found some. Finally, the clever beggar wished aloud for a bit of meat to make it the best stone soup ever…sure enough some tasty bits of tender meat were procured. The townsfolk were amazed at the old man’s powers…how could such delicious soup be made with a rock?

Likewise, if you are wishing for a money making venture on the internet and think that it would take a miracle to achieve that goal, look around. There are other folks in the virtual village that can each provide a tasty ingredient to a marketing masterpiece.

This is the perfect segue to encourage you to sign up for Jeff Wellman’s marketing products. You will learn techniques and information to build a foundation to a great internet marketing business. You can get acquainted with other great folks who are trying to do the same thing. Who knows, perhaps they have the right stuff to help create your own delicious marketing concept. They may even have a great recipe for soup.

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Benefiting from PLR, A Car with Your Name on It

PLR what is it?  If you try to explain to the average person how you purchased a Private Label Rights article or presentation and then claimed it was yours, you would probably get a raised eyebrow. To most people that would be stealing and they would probably tell you so. We are all very aware of copy-written works in music and media and all the restrictions and extra fees we pay for the privilege of enjoying them. We can download a song, only to find it plays on one player, but not another. You legally cannot even get a group together to sing Christmas songs in a mall, without someone paying a publishing company for the rights.

Most people are not aware how often one person or company makes something and lets someone else put their name on it.

PLR rebrand Your Name Here

Car companies do this all the time. Remember GM’s Geo division in the 1980’s and early ‘90’s? GM put its name on vehicles manufactured by Japanese companies, Toyota and Isuzu. Isuzu produced the Spectrum and Toyota made the newer Nova line. People bought them, satisfied they were buying an American product. There are numerous car models, both designed completely or jointly by different car companies and sold with various nameplates. Even Honda had Isuzu make the Passport model a few years ago.

Grocery stores have been using this practice for many years too. I worked for a time at a well-known cold cut manufacturer. They of course had their marketable brands, which were considered premium products and then they turned around and made the same hotdogs for local food store chains. The local stores were able to place their names on it and value conscious customers would buy it because it was slightly cheaper. People would say how it tasted just like the premium brands…exactly because the same company made it. Everyone benefited from this version of PLR. The manufacturer gains a new market of people wanting to save money; the grocery chain sells more products.

So it shouldn’t surprise people that in the marketing world that there is PLR products too. They provide a way for budding business tycoons to diversify their offerings without expending too many resources in creating them. It is much faster to customize an existing conception, than to start from scratch. It also allows marketers more time to concentrate on their next “big” idea.

So don’t hesitate to shop around for some PLR opportunities of your own. Let someone else build the car and you can customize it with your own nameplate. Remember it’s not necessary to re-invent the wheel, just stick some flashy rims on it.

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List Building- Defeat the Twins of Failure in your Online Business

Yes, you’ve heard it before from us, but your most important online business asset is list building. It’s a subject worth repeating because it is the engine that cranks out sales repeatedly Gathering customers by aggressively using email marketing strategies like squeeze pages, giveaways and interesting, catchy copy is a must, if you are going to succeed.

Set up a plan of attack to contact those who have given you their email address. Do you have an interesting free product or eBook to give away? How often are you going to contact them? Will they be bombarded with sales pitches every time they receive a communication from you?

Giving some thought to these questions will make sure you do not waste your first new contacts and turn them off before they start buying from you. Here are some suggestions on maintaining the quality and size of your list.

1. You should email your contacts at least once a week and more often initially, perhaps daily, if they have purchased something from you.

2. Don’t try to sell something on every email visit. Give away some useful information and tempt them for more. Offer a freebie every so often. If your email list knows they may receive free stuff, they are less likely to press the delete button.

3. Don’t forget to keep the mail carrier working. Sending a DVD or CD is a low cost, but perceived high value way to stand out from the other junk mail clutter.

Lastly, be aware of a dastardly menace to your online sales. These dealers of doom will always drag you down and punish your paycheck. Who are these infamous villains?
Well, most people call them Fear and Laziness.

One of the two biggest challenges to your online sales is the all so common desire to slack off. Remember, you are the boss of your online business. Are you going to allow yourself a break every time Jiggling with the Stars comes on? Should you take a little nap, or polish up your presentation to your customers? Your paycheck depends on your willingness to get at it. The famous artist, Vincent Van Gogh, you know the guy that cut off his ear said, Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. You have to admit, cutting off your ear may be crazy, but it is not lazy.

Okay, now we are going to tackle the second Twin of Failure….Fear! Yes, we all have it. It comes to all those who desire to try something new. It’s the “what if” and the “how can I” thoughts that haunt all who want to start their own business. Remember no one else can convince you that you can succeed, no matter how hard they try. You are the only one that can decide whether to take the chance and start an online business. The only true failure is one who never tries anything. My granddaughter’s first attempts at walking seemed a dismal failure after falling down over and over again. But if she concluded that mankind was not meant to walk just because she fell down, she would still be crawling today. You can do this…but only you can decide to do it.

Let’s say the mantra together shall we, “list building, list building, list building”. Remember the old saying, “It’s all in the list”…or was it wrist? When it comes to your online business, the “list” is the watchword you need to keep your focus.

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Efficient opt-in mailing list is equivalent to a fisherman’s hook.

Working from home sounds good to many people, but working smart from home is even more rewarding. Today, we’ll touch on the importance of building an email list and the value lead generation can contribute to your success. It is definitely time to perfect and beef up your opt-in mailing list!

You remember what prompted you to start an Internet business from home. Sure, it was chance at earning more money, but what about avoiding the daily drudgery of getting up for work? Slaving away for a boss who treats you like a brother, you know the brother that body slammed you for no good reason. Could that be the real reason, the not so friendly nudge that made you decide to step out on your own?

Now it is up to you to create the income for that new house or car you have always dreamed about. But remember, customer leads don’t magically appear, just because you have a web site or have a product to sell. You need contacts, leads or in the language of marketers, begin list building to bring sales to your virtual door. It all begins with getting a potential customer’s email address.

Having an efficient opt-in mailing list is equivalent to a fisherman’s hook. It’s the number 1 way to haul in your catch of sales. Your website is your pole, or tool to lure the customers in. Your product, attractively packaged and your  website content is of course the bait. But just like fish, swimming around a wiggly worm, you’ll have no way to pull them in without  a hook. The viewer is in total control and can leave your website at any time. Once you entice them to sign up to the opt-in mailing list, it is like having them on the hook.  You are now in control and they are ready to receive future offers and information from you.

You just keep reeling in the sales from the same fish over and over again.
Companies spend big money on contact information to potential customers and a good list is very valuable. Building your email list with lead generation techniques will turn into a gold mine, or to use the fish analogy… your own private fishing hole. Start working on revving up your list of customers to land the catch of the day.

Without List Building it is like The fish story that ends with the big one getting away!

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Among all the strategies you can use to promote your list, providing useful information that your target audience wants is the best thing you can do. Quality content will grow your list FAST as your readers pass your information on to others, and tell your friends about your expertise.

Quality content attracts readers and subscribers almost on its own. You won’t have to work as hard or promote near as much if every message you send to your list contains quality content your readers crave.

For example, if your target audience is dog lovers, providing them with fresh and original tips to help them best enjoy and care for their canine friends will bring in subscribers quicker than you can say, “Fido”!

You could include articles and information on:

• How to care for dogs
• What to feed specific breeds to keep them healthy
• Training a dog not to jump
• Teaching new dogs old tricks
• Choosing the right breed for individual lifestyles
• Dealing with grief in the loss of a beloved pet
• Where to go on a dog-friendly vacation
• Anything else related to your topic.

These are the kind of articles that your target audience scours the Internet for. Giving it to them will create loyal subscribers who can’t wait until the next issue arrives in their inbox, and who tell everyone they know to sign up for your mailing list.

Think of your personal reading habits. Most everyone who is online has subscribed to a mailing list or two in a topic that interests them. You probably have as well. Are you still subscribed? Why? If you unsubscribed, what made you leave?

We sometimes say it’s because we don’t have time to read, but if the truth be told, we stay subscribed to the lists we really value—even if we don’t have time to read every single issue. So what’s the REAL reason you left?

Tired articles? Nothing new or original? Same old stuff you see online everywhere else? Probably.

And your subscribers will be the same way.

But if you offer quality content that meets the need of your most targeted subscriber, you can bet your bottom dollar that subscriber will stick with you.

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