Marketing With Chris Imamshah

4 Simple Yet Critical Affiliate Marketer’s Tools

You’ve got to love Affiliate Marketing for its simplicity and ease of getting involved with. It is fast and easy to become an Affiliate Marketer and yet it is one of the most powerful ways to earn a living online. Like with any other business, however, an Affiliate Marketer must have some very basic tools to achieve success in their affiliate promotions.

This article will discuss 4 of the main tools and how they can help you to easily and successfully build your affiliate marketing business.

1. Your Own Website - Affiliate Marketing is a business and, as such, you need to project a professional image for your business. One of the main ways to do this is by having your own website. Many people view a business without a website as unprofessional and not serious about their business. This is also known as having your own Domain Name.

You will be using your website to promote your affiliate products as this way adds to your credibility and will help with procuring sales. It is always better to send your traffic directly to your website rather than the merchant’s as you want to develop a relationship with your visitors so that they will continue to buy the products that you recommend.

You want to be sure to have an opt-in form at your site so that you can capture your visitors information as a means to stay in touch with them.

Research shows that most people buy after being exposed to something 7 times so, while some visitors to your site may come in a buying mode, many others will not and it is for this reason you want a way to stay in touch with them.

2. Hosting Account – You must have a reliable hosting company so that your website is running smoothly all the time. The hosting company is where your website “lives” so, if the one you choose is not reliable it could seriously impact your business. You want a hosting company that provides 24 hour customer service. The one I use and recommend because they have always been reliable is MidPhase. I have their Pro-Phase package.

3. An Auto Responder - The autoresponder will allow you to keep in touch with your visitors. You will create the opt-in form at your auto responder’s site and put it onto your website to enable you to capture your visitor’s names and email addresses.

This is important because not everyone who visits your website where you market affiliate programs will purchase right away as I‘ve said before. With an auto responder you can follow up with these people, and this will keep reminding them about your website and invite them to visit your site again.

You can offer an e-course or a newsletter with interesting tips that will make your prospects want to revisit your website. In doing this you are increasing the chances that you will generate a sale from the majority of your website visitors which is why you are an affiliate marketer is it not?!

One of the most popular and best autoresponder systems is Aweber which I recommend you check out.

4. Test, Test and Test (Ad Trackers)–In order to make sales as an affiliate marketer you need to drive traffic to your website. What you will be doing to get this traffic is a variety of advertising or promotions and you need to know which of these are having the best results. This means that you must be constantly advertising your website using different types of promotional campaigns. It is critical that you track and assess the effectiveness of each of the marketing campaigns and advertising tools that you use.

This way you know which promotions are not working well so that you can stop wasting your efforts there and focus your efforts instead on those promotions that are working the best.

As a result of the fact that most affiliate marketing programs are free to join, you have to realize that you are not the only affiliate promoting the product you chose to represent. More realistically there will be hundreds if not thousands of other affiliates marketing the same products you are. It is therefore important that you use the tools presented above so that your business is professional,efficient and stands out as unique since you will add your personal touch to your website.

To Your Success,
Chris

Michael Rasmussen’s Email Promos Exposed Video Series

Have you ever been faced with the task of having to write an email promotion to your list, and
then realized that you didn’t know what to say or how to say it? I know I have.

Michael Rasmussen’s new video course “Email Promos Exposed” promises to solve that problem
for you by walking you through the actual process of creating killer email promos step-by-step.

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I decided to see if Michael’s videos live up to their promise by trying them out myself. Here’s
what I found:

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The first thing I noticed when I opened up the first video was the stunning production quality.
He used Camtasia Studio for the production, which is now the industry standard for creating
high-quality screen capture video products. The audio is near studio quality, and the graphics
are very professional. These videos were made by someone who KNOWS what he’s doing. Well done Michael!

I also liked how Michael divided the videos up by section, and then again by sub-section. For
example, one video is all about the subject line, and then there are different parts of that video
that each cover a certain area of crafting a killer subject line.

Now let’s move onto…

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THE ACTUAL VIDEOS
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Here’s a brief summary of each video. Obviously it’s impossible to list every single thing here,
but I want you to get a feel for what each one covered, and how well it covered it.

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VIDEO 1 – INTRODUCTION

This video served as an introduction to the whole course. You get to see a picture of Michael in
his every day life, and he establishes his credibility right up front by talking about some
of his massive successes online. He even provides proof of credibility by displaying two checks in
the amount of $50,000 and $25,000 which prove that, when it comes to the subject of making
money with email promos, he knows his stuff.

This is a good lesson for anyone to get. Whenever you’re teaching people how to do something, it’s
good to establish your credibility up front, so that there’s no doubt about whether or not you’re
qualified to talk about the subject. Most product developers either skip or minimize this step.

VIDEO 2 – BEFORE YOU WRITE THE PROMO

This video talks about some things that no other marketer has bothered to mention. You’ll learn
things like:

* The mindset you need in order to write a killer promo

* The different tools you need before you get started

* How to keep your emails laser-focused

* How to create an outline that practically writes the email for you.

This was a fantastic video, and did a good job of kicking things off.

VIDEO 3 – THE SUBJECT LINE

I liked this video, because it talked about one of MY biggest weaknesses when it comes to writing
email promos… the subject line. The subject line is a confusing topic, because nobody’s 100%
sure what the best tactics are.

Michael breaks it down, and reveals:

* The biggest secret for writing a subject line that makes people insanely curious.

* Techniques for personalizing the subject line.

* Mistakes to avoid when using personalization.

I was surprised to find that I was making some of the mistakes that Michael mentioned in this
video, but now I know better.

VIDEO 4 – THE OPENING

This is where a lot of people slack off when writing their emails. Michael talks about how
important it is to create an opening that is conversational, and then reveals techniques and
examples on how to do that.

He also reveals:

* How to get people to keep reading your email once they’ve opened it.

* How to make your opening interesting.

* Mistakes to avoid when creating your first few paragraphs.

VIDEO 5 – THE BODY COPY

This is one of the “meatiest” portions of the course, because it reveals techniques that are
not widely discussed on the forums, blogs, and in most eBooks. He talks about the importance of
keeping your body copy tight and relevant, and then reveals how you can do that. You’ll also
learn:

* How to write powerful bullets that make people curious and want to find out more.

* Simple formatting tricks for making your body copy easy to read.

* The secret of “bucket brigade copy” and how to use it in your email promos to force people to
keep reading.

VIDEO 6 – THE CALL TO ACTION

This is where a lot of people wimp out in their email promos. They start out strong, but when it
comes time to ask the reader to click the link and take action, they don’t know what to say.
Michael talks about some of his favorite techniques for making that happen, and also
reveals:

* The “magic question” to ask yourself that will make your close much more powerful.

* The secret of the “unanswered question” and why handling this is a surefire way to get people to
act right away.

* The structure of a powerful close.

* Mistakes people make when creating their close.

VIDEO 7 – CREATING AN EFFECTIVE P.S.

Some people say that the P.S. is one of the most important parts of the email, because it is often
the one thing that gets people to click the link at the end. In this video, Michael talks about:

* Why you should including a P.S. at the end of your email.

* The 4 different kinds of P.S.’s you can use (amazing info in this section).

VIDEO 8 – COMMON MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE

I loved this video, because it showed me some mistakes that I was making that I wasn’t even
aware of. Unless you’re a seasoned pro, you’re probably guilty of some of the things that
Michael talks about in this video as well, and that’s why it’s so valuable. I’ve shaved years
off my learning curve, because now I can avoid some of the costly mistakes that I was bound to
make in the learning process.

VIDEO 9 – HOW TO CREATE FOLLOW-UP EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This video alone is going to make me a lot of money. Why? Because I used to only send out one
email promo for each affiliate promotion I was doing. Michael showed me in this video how
important it is to send a follow-up promotion, and he showed me exactly how to do it. He covered
things like:

* The psychology of follow-up email promo’s.

* The 2 main types of follow-up promos that make the most money.

* How to overcome readers’ objections in your follow up emails.

* The 2 most common mistakes people make when writing follow-ups and how to avoid them.

VIDEO 10 – HOW TO WRITE BACK END EMAIL PROMOTIONS

Every marketing guru out there says that the REAL money is on the back end. I’d have to agree with
them, but the problem is… most people have no idea how to set up a back end system that makes
money. This video will teach you how to set up an automated back end that’s loaded with killer
promos that make you lots of cash on autopilot.

He reveals things like:

* The big difference between regular and back end email promos.

* How to prepare a back end promotion sequence.

* Common mistakes people make when creating back end email promos.

VIDEO 11 – CREATING AFFILIATE EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This could be the most important video of the entire package for a lot of people, because most
people email their list to promote other people’s products as an affiliate. Let’s face it, if you
only have 3 products, can you really afford to only email your list 3 times a year? They’ll get
bored hearing about the same old products over and over again. This video sheds some light on
how to create killer affiliate promos. Michael reveals things like:

* The two main types of affiliate promos.

* What makes affiliate promos different than regular promos (and why ignoring this huge secret
could cost you big money).

* Michael’s favorite tactics for creating affiliate promos that no one else is doing.

* 3 different ways to add scarcity to your affiliate promos (this is the most important
section of the video, so make sure you watch it over and over again).

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As you can see, Email Promos Exposed really packs a lot of punch! Most of the courses out there
offer only watered down, weak content. Not this one! These videos are going on my “A-list” for a
long time.

I’ve already watched them twice, and plan on reviewing them every couple months to make sure
that I have the principals, techniques and tactics burned into my mind.

If email marketing is an important part of your business (and in my opinion, it’s the most
important part of ANY online business), then you owe it to yourself to check out Michael’s
exciting new videos, Email Promos Exposed.

Here’s the URL where you can get instant free access to the videos right now.

Email Promos Exposed

To Your Success,
Chris

Internet Marketing Success Formula

Check out this free ebook. Good info.

To your success,
Chris

Squidoo Your Way To Success

Amazing service (for those of us who are baffled or just simply couldn’t be bothered trying to figure out how to create a Squidoo lens) offered by two of the best Squids (?)…Check it out here;

To Your Success,
Chris

6 Main Features To Look For In Any Affiliate Program

Think about this before you join an affiliate program or decide to promote an affiliate product… there are certain key features you should consider which will help to ensure you will be more successful in earning affiliate commissions.

You have to do your research and be careful when selecting the affiliate programs that you join. You want to be promoting popular items that will pay you decent commissions to make it worth your while. Here is a link to a simple step-by-step guide on Affiliate Marketing. This is a vdieo tutorial guide that I highly recommend you get.

1. The majority of Affiliate programs are free to join, however there are some that charge a fee to join. I would not recommend paying to become an affiliate at all. This should be one of the key things you consider when comparing merchants or affiliate programs.

2. The merchant must provide marketing tools to assist you with your promotions. Some of these to look out for are banners, email promos, blog posts, forum signatures and there are others as well. Once you have the proper marketing tools you will be in a better position to promote the affiliate product and earn commissions.

3. How popular is the product? You want to always do your research to ensure that here is a high demand for the product you are considering becoming an affiliate for. If you choose to promote digital products and sign up through Clickbank, you will know the popularity of a product in their marketplace by checking its Gravity, the higher the better.

4. There have been horror stories of affiliates having trouble getting paid their commissions so you want to be careful and make sure that the merchants you represent have good reputations for regular and timely payouts to affiliates. With Clickbank you are covered as Clickbank handles this aspect and is very reliable.

5. Obviously, as an affiliate, you want to make as much commissions as possible. So some things to consider are whether or not the merchant pays you only for the first sale made to the customer or if you will also get commissions if the merchant upsells your customer and they buy. Some merchants have continuity programs also known as membership sites so you want to be sure that if they upsell your customer to a membership that you will continue to earn residual commissions as long as the customer remains a member of the merchant’s site.

6. Another type of Affiliate program is one with Tiers or levels. This is a program where if you bring in other affiliates for the merchant you earn a smaller percentage but still get something for each sale that your recruit earns.

It is very easy to become an Affiliate Marketer but you need to have the right tools or you can just as easily fail for lack of knowledge. Here is the link to that step-by-step guide once again for you on Affiliate Marketing.

Bear these things in mind when you are getting yourself started so that you start off the correct way and are able to earn substantial commissions for your efforts.

To Your Success,
Chris

6 Important Qualities Of A Successful Affiliate Marketer

Successful affiliate marketers are very unique people with a specific mind set and qualities that help them succeed. Many people start their own affiliate marketing business but some fail because they do not have what it takes to succeed.

Would you like to know if you have what it takes to become a super affiliate who earns huge commissions? Read on!

1. Successful affiliate marketers are determined to succeed, with a strong resolve to do what it takes to earn huge commissions online. These people are not easily discouraged, and nothing can stop them from going for their goals.

2. Successful affiliate marketers have a high willingness to learn and be trained so that they can succeed in their business. Internet marketing is dynamic and there are many tips and tricks to learn in order to succeed. Successful affiliate marketers are people who constantly look for any information they can use to grow their business.

3. Successful affiliate marketers are self-motivated. As an affiliate marketer, working from home, it can be hard to stay on course. People who succeed in internet marketing are those who push themselves to do what they have to do and complete tasks within a set time frame.

4. Successful affiliate marketers are organized. They complete one project before starting another one. This is important because some people fail in internet marketing simply because they don’t do what they need to do to grow their business and some don’t complete their tasks on time. Others jump around from project to project never completing any to success.

5. Successful internet marketers are resourceful and can think outside the box. They are able to think about different and unique ways of handling any task or situation, and also how to make themselves better and more successful in their niche. By differentiating themselves from other affiliate marketers, these successful marketers can gain a competitive edge against other affiliates which helps them to earn big commissions.

6. Successful affiliate marketers are highly disciplined. They set their goals and targets and they work towards them without allowing any distractions. Focus is key!

You too can become a successful affiliate by following and adopting these principles.

To your success as an affiliate marketer!
Chris

P.S. For a very easy to follow step-by-step guide to Affiliate marketing click the link here.

12 Reasons To Be An Affiliate Marketer

12 Reasons To Be An Affiliate Marketer Here’s a short video I did today highlighting what I feel are the top 12 reasons someone looking into Internet Marketing should consider the benefits associated with becoming an Affiliate Marketer as a starting point for their online business.

To Your Success,
Chris

Look Out For Training Videos

It occurred to me recently that in all of my past jobs I always ended up training new employees no matter what my position in the company was. And the truth of the matter is that I thoroughly enjoyed doing it.

With that in mind I have decided that I am going to produce a series of videos training on different topics related to Internet Marketing and will post them here on this site for Free download.

If you have not yet joined my list then you will want to do so today so that you can be notified when the videos are released.

To your success,
Chris

Quote For Today-By Oprah Winfrey

While you may or may not like Oprah Winfrey you have to respect her success. Perhaps this quote has been a guiding attitude for her that has helped her to achieve the level of success that she has.

” The more you praise and celebrate life, the more there
is in life to celebrate.”

Oprah Winfrey

I’m a firm believer in the principles discussed in The Secret and I found this quote along those lines as well.

Just wanted to share a positive quote with you today.

To Your success,
Chris

Affiliate Marketing Is A Win-Win Proposition

Affiliate Marketing, when working as it is designed to work, is extremely beneficial for both the affiliates and the product owner/developer. It is a very simple concept that works very well for both parties involved.

Here are some benefits of Affiliate Marketing looking at it from both sides.

1. Affiliates Benefit#1:

They do not have to have their own product so they can jump right into being in business simply by selecting other people’s products to promote and derive a commission from. A lot of people don’t have the time, money or expertise or any inclination at all about creating their own product, so affiliate marketing is a great way to make money off other peoples hard work. This also means the affiliate doesn’t have to worry about researching the market to find what people want. Instead they only have to find which products are selling well and choose to promote those.

2. Affiliates Benefit #2:

No customer support is required (this is one of the major headaches in most businesses so is a wonderful thing to be able to not have to contend with). Anyone who has ever had their own product will tell you that customer support is one of the worst parts of running a business. Affiliates get to keep their share of the profits without ever having to worry about having customers contact them with issues or complaints about the product. All the problems are dealt with by the product owner’s customer support department.

3. Affiliates Benefit #3:

To get started a very small investment is all it takes relative to traditional businesses. So it is an easy business to get involved with. There aren’t many business models which allow you to start up with virtually no investment, but affiliate marketing is one of them. Most Affiliate Marketers use methods that create free traffic to their affiliate promotions so in this case the Affiliate’s only investment is time. Of course, there are also paid methods of traffic generation also, but in general becoming an affiliate marketer is a low cost business with the potential to become highly profitable.

4. Affiliates Benefit #4: Working from home / any place of choice.

It is many people’s dream to work from home and be able to control their own hours. This is not something you can do if you have a 9 – 5 job. Affiliate Marketing isn’t paid by the hour, rather you get paid when someone goes through your affiliate link and purchases the owner’s product. So, in many cases, once your have your promotions in place you can choose the hours you want to work. It is important to remember though, that the more effort you put into Affiliate Marketing (like with any venture really) the greater the rewards are usually.

Go here for an excellent guide on Affiliate Marketing

Now let’s look at some benefits for the owner’s of the product that the affiliates promote;

1. Product Owner’s Benefit #1:

Exposure is magnified greatly. With the help of Affiliates the owner’s product is exposed to a much bigger potential audience than the product owner could reach with his/her own marketing assets so the potential for profit is also much greater.

2. Product Owner’s Benefit #2:

Less effort is needed on the product owner’s part to drive traffic to his salesletter / website. Getting traffic to a website can be a time consuming process, so to have a large amount of affiliates doing this for you is a huge advantage for any product owner. Since by using affiliates the product owner has to spend less time worrying about getting people to the sales page this leaves more time for other areas of the business. Leveraging other people’s effort for your own business is a great way to make a lot of money. The truly wealthy all know this to be fact.

There are many advantages of Affiliate Marketing for both the affiliates and the product owner which is why it has proven and continues to be such a successful business model. Affiliate marketing has generated many people a substantial income in their online businesses, and there doesn’t seem to be any reason that this should change.

Get started right away with your Affiliate Marketing business.

To Your Success,
Chris

P.S. Affiliate Marketing is one of the fastest and easiest ways to get a jumpstart for your online earnings so grab your Affiliate Marketing guide now.