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Mistakes to Avoid as an Affiliate

Making money online as an affiliate is a great way to increase your monthly earnings. If you already have a web site up and running you should start with doing some research on who your visitors are. If you don’t know this you won’t be able to match the content on your site with an affiliate program. At least not in a successful manner. The affiliate program you choose to promote should have quality products or if not your referrals will feel cheated and not buy anything nor visit your site again. There are a few classic mistakes people tend to do in affiliate marketing which we will present in this blog post.

Who Visits Your Web Site?

It is often said that affiliate marketing is an extremely easy way to make money and this is perhaps not entirely true. While it’s a great opportunity to make money it still takes some effort. You can’t just put up any ad on your site and expect to become a millionaire. The first thing you should do is to find out who visits your website. If you compare the average age and interests of your visitors with the content on your page you’ll be able to find out what makes them visit your site.

If you know your visitors the next step will be easier: knowing what product or service to promote. Your visitors must click on the affiliate ads in order for you to make some money. As there lots of them you also need to compare the affiliate programs on the market. What type of commission are they offering and what suits you and you site the best?

Promoting The Wrong Product

Many affiliates promote the wrong products on their sites. If it is web hosting your site is about you really should compare web hosting affiliate programs and choose between these. If the products you promote don’t match your site you won’t be able to promote their benefits in a good way.

Less is More

Some affiliates tend to think that the more products they promote the more money they’re going to make. Nothing could be further from the truth. Instead of spreading out advertising on many products from several different affiliate programs you should focus all your energy on a single ad. Doing so will immensely increase your possibilities to some of the affiliate money.

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Last weekend, the exclusive blog community known as Cre8buzz became open to public. Previously by invitation, it’s a community where bloggers can gain exposure to their blogs, network with other bloggers, make friends, and more.

Cre8buzz is similar to Myspace in that you get a profile page you can completely customize, you can add friends, comment on other pages, and meet new people. But that really is where the similarity ends. Cre8buzz has a genuine community feel and you can join smaller communities within that align with your interests. Since Cre8buzz is aimed at bloggers, you get to add your blogs to share with the whole community. They also have a “buzzranking” system where you can showcase yourself, post pictures, share your videos, and more. All of this helps create a following for your blog and helps generate buzz about you. Really active members have even seen a ‘Buzz effect in their traffic stats.

I decided to post about the ‘Buzz today because I’ve personally find the community to be one that is warm, welcoming, and fun. I’ve met some amazing new friends there and discovered some really fabulous blogs that I now read regularly. So, if you’re looking for a new community to get involved with and you’re also trying to promote your blog, check out the’ Buzz! Oh and don’t forget to add me as a friend!

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March was an incredible month! I felt invigorated and focused and I got so much done. I made a couple of key decisions in late February in an effort to meet my goals. The first of which is focusing on a marketing strategy that has already proven to be successful in the past - Niche Marketing on Crack. It’s one of the methods that I first started making money with and it’s the method I have the most fun with. Niche marketing is my favorite Internet marketing method because it allows me the opportunity to use all of the Internet marketing skills I’ve learned in niches with a lot less competition.

Another aspect I re-focused on in March was remembering the key principles of The Law of Attraction. I know some people view LOA as little “out there” but for me it’s part of my inspiration. The difficult part of LOA is when you have limiting beliefs about the things you are trying to manifest in your life. I’ve struggled with my limiting beliefs about money that I acquired during childhood and have been working to release them using positive affirmations… but things were slow and go. So, the first weekend in March I bought Joe Vitale’s Money Beyond Belief. It uses the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and so far I love it! Believe it or not, I started seeing results within a week.

Now, if you remember in February my online earnings came very close to $300. My end of first quarter goal from My Master Plan was to reach $500. Well, I didn’t quite make it to $500 BUT I came soooooo close! I’m extremely pleased with the income I generated in March because it was just about $200 more than the previous month and I can feel the momentum I started building to propel me into April. Here’ s the breakdown:

My online income for March 2008:

• Home Business Program Earnings: $126.94
• Affiliate Commissions: $197.85
• Advertising: $45.00
• Google Adsense: $118.00
• Grand Total: $487.79

Woo hoo! You’ll notice I included a payment from Google Adsense. I don’t talk about Adsense much because I don’t concentrate my efforts on it at all. Somehow, through the various sites I have it on, I’ve managed to build my income from Adsense to about $30/month, so I’ll get a payment from them about every 3 months. Nothing major, but nice when the money arrives. How was March for you? Are there any areas you can re-focus on to amplify your efforts? I’d love to hear from you!

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