#5 Super-affiliates know how to receive.
Giving is the best first step, but it's only the beginning. Once they've hammered out a deal or given something of value, super-affiliates also know how to take what they rightfully deserve.
That means they don't just pre-sell... they ASK prospects for the sale. They're not afraid to capitalize on a good deal. They LIKE profits and don't apologize for being successful. And if they're working on a JV, they state their expectations clearly, forthrightly, without a lot of fuss... and don?t de-value their list or reputation with cheesy offers.
Yes, the best super-affiliates receive their just rewards graciously, without throwing their egos around. And they not only say thank you.
They look for ways to turn a "thank you" into an opportunity to generate more customer loyalty and more sales down the line.
#6 Super-affiliates think strategically.
Affiliate marketing isn't a game of chance. It's a profession. Super-affiliates are just as savvy about their industry, and just as uninvolved, as other expert professionals.
Which means super-affiliates spend quality time thinking, planning, preparing, and evaluating. They analyze their sites, products, and sales. They try to understand WHY one technique works and another doesn't.
They think about trends and ponder the mentality of their customers.
Bottom line is, super-affiliates LOVE their work.
#7 Super-affiliates test and analyze.
Profit, profit, profit... super affiliates are hard-headed about profits! They split-test carefully. They think about WHY one ad pulls better than another... and they try to duplicate the results. They analyze their traffic,
stats, and user purchase patterns. They?re fanatics about knowing their visitor to sales ratio on a daily basis. And they're obsessed with ROI.
If you want to say goodbye to the ranks of affiliate underachievers, learn to love the numbers like the super-affiliates do.
#8 Super-affiliates know when to go for volume over commission.
Here's a very well-kept secret of some super-affiliates: you can earn a fantastic income from cheap untargeted traffic. Believe it or not, not every super-affiliate is brilliant at creating content or opt-in marketing.
Some just concentrate on traffic -- more and bigger traffic -- and make money off of sheer volume sales and contextual advertising.
Here's the basic formula, oversimplified of course: Let's say that on a given web site you get 1000 unique visitors per day, or 30,000 visitors per month. If your average monthly profit from that site is $1500, then
each visitor is worth 5 cents ($1500 divided by 30,000 visitors).
So in this example, if you spend 5 cents to attract a visitor, all you can do is break even. But if you can spend a lot less to get a visitor -- say only 2 cents -- you?ve got the potential to make some terrific profits on
cheap traffic! Sure, it?s not going to be tightly niched traffic. But it's also the kind of traffic that fits well with products that have mass-market mass-appeal, or even commodity products.
#9 Super-affiliates work a plan.
Successful affiliates have a simple business model: they replicate their success. Once they find something that works, they tweak it slightly, test, evaluate, and repeat. Some of the most profitable affiliate empires follow
this simple, repetitive pattern. Consistent effort tends to yield consistent results, especially online, where certain types of marketing (like SEO) take time.
And more importantly, super-affiliates follow a schedule. So much activity per month, so many promotions, so many sales. When they fall short of their goals, they figure out why. If they can't, they cut their losses and try
again.
Working a plan all boils down to discipline. Organization, tracking, and daily project management are a way of life for super-affiliates.
#10 Super-affiliates never quit.
They may ruthlessly dump under-performing products. They may cut their losses if the profits don't flow. But super-affiliates don't give up. They assume that they're going to have some bumps and hard times. They
look at setbacks as essential learning experiences that, in the end, help them build a stronger business.
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