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Know when to pass on an Affiliate offer

Posted on June 18, 2009 in Affiliate Tips  

If you are signed up for even 1 affiliate network you know you get bombarded with emails asking you to push offers etc.. The key is knowing when to try out offers and when to pass on an affiliate offer. What got me thinking directly about this is the show pitchmen on Discovery channel. They look at hundreds if not thousands of products and only push a handfull of them. But only after weeding thru them I would guess they get 100’s of products they want to push and they like but then they do more testing, talking with friends, and even getting random people to try it out and get feedback. Many times a product they love the feedback is horrible. I know I hear you know I don’t want to ask your friends to signup for affiliate offers but honestly you should and if it is that shaddy of an offer should you really be promoting it :) . I have tried this out and it works, and helps me narrow down offers. Ask you wife or significant other, ask family or friends, you will be surprised how helpfull their information will be. Also You should test out the offer signup for it, Many times i will find glitches or bottlenecks in an offer that i know will cut conversions down, i bring these up to the affiliate networks and many times they make the changes. Next look at marketability is the offer far enough reaching to garner a large audience or is it to targetted? When i say large you should be looking at something that has enough volume to atleast make you 500 to 1000 a day profit. Lastly don’t be afraid to pass on an offer, cause if you spread yourself to thin on several offers then what do you have to show for it, sometimes it may be some profit but sometimes it may be loses. Know when to cut and run :) .



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3 Responses to “Know when to pass on an Affiliate offer”

  1. jackson on June 18th, 2009 4:09 pm

    I never thought to have friends check out an offer and tell me their thoughts.

  2. NinjaTyler on June 19th, 2009 8:44 am

    That’s a good idea to have a core group of testers before putting the steam of paid media behind an offer. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Make Mone on June 20th, 2009 7:33 pm

    I have never thought of doing it that way good idea helps you save time also good job.

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