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Affiliate Internet Marketing: Spicing Up Your Affiliate Site
By Lyn Troyer
Most internet marketing programs provide marketing and advertising material to their members. Some even go as far as providing already built websites for their affiliates.
This of course is very convenient for the and allows them to get started right away by driving traffic to their website. However, often an unforeseen dilemma results because of this convenience.
All the sites begin to look like clones. The marketing material loses its punch and appeal, making it increasingly difficult for the to get the prospect to take action.
Therefore even as an you have to take a personal creative approach to your business. You cannot rely too heavily on supplies from your merchant. However, you don't have to be a marketing maverick to stand apart for your competitors here are some ways to do this.
1. Add pictures. Images are an exceptionally easy way to make your site stand out. They not only add color but interest. The picture can directly relate to your niche or it can be thought provoking, but using images sparsely throughout your site and content is a good way to spice up your internet marketing.
2. Add quick content. Not all your internet marketing content has to be a thousand words long, sometimes just a quick 300 word article can both get search engines and prospects to notice. You can write a update of an already existing piece of content or create a new quick how to article. Content can also be in the form of a quick video. Create a 1-3min long video for educational or entertainment value and upload it.
3. Add widgets. Widgets are both useful and fun ways to spice up your internet marketing. If you belong to social network sites you can find
widgets that will automatically post your participations and updates on your website or blog. Depending on the program you are with you can even find widgets that show product and top products, service updates, and even reviews.
4. Add testimonials. The company often has their own reviews that they use for their site but you can get your own for your internet marketing site. Two ways to do this is by asking people in forums and social sites if they used the products and services, and if they wouldn't mind leaving a review for your site. Even without an incentive people will reply. But you can encourage them by giving away something for free like an ebook.
5. Add an ezine. Set up an autoresponder and produce a weekly or monthly ezine with tips and updates. Through your ezine you can answer questions, ask for testimonials, set up polls, and provide information. This is one of the best ways to spice up your internet marketing.
6. Use the newest banners and textlinks. Within the marketing material provided by your merchant look for the freshest newest ones. If the same material is still in use for more than 3 years ask your merchant when he plans to create new ones.
7. Change your textlinks and banners every 3 months. The average life span of any online marketing material is 3 months some experts argue 1 month but 3 months is good time frame to stick to. Every three months change your banners and textlinks. A good thing to keep in mind when placing banners, are seasons and seasonal holidays. Don't use a summery banner if Christmas in is in the air.
Spicing up your internet marketing so it stands apart is not difficult. You may have to get a little creative but most of the tips are easy to put into practice.
Lyn Troyer and his Niche Power Group teach beginners how to make money online with niche marketing. Please visit their online business mentoring website here to learn how you can go from making nothing to a full time internet income in 12 months or less. nichepowergroup.com
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