How To Choose An Affiliate Program
What is the most important of these two factors in choosing an
affiliate program? 1. What the program can offer you. OR 2. How
you think the program will sell to others. Ignore for a minute
whatever it is the program sells, and ignore what tools,
freebies, or extras it offers. Strip it all away and look at the
'attitude' of the program. What kind of 'feel' does it have?
What kind of upline support does it have? Does it sound like
something that is real and going to be around? Or does it remind
you of the row of shouting salesmen at a fair time carnival?
When you sign up on a program, you are putting YOUR NAME
alongside the techniques, attitudes, and reputation of that
program. If you are planning to sell whatever that program
sells, you are also committing yourself to believe in whatever
that program sells. Now considering that, does your opinion
change about some of the programs you've seen, are considering
joining, or have already joined? Often times, we look at the
'excitement' of the sales page, and think to ourselves, "Wow!
That has to attract a lot of buyers! I'll bet I can get a lot of
sales from this program!" Stop and think, though, is the program
attracting you sensibly, or is it just hype? Does it offer
anything REAL to YOU? Is there anybody standing behind the
program? If you want more information, who do you contact? Is
that clear on the site? Will they contact you? Is anybody going
to be around after you buy in, or will they be too busy running
to the bank with your money? What kind of person are you? Don't
you think any program you join should reflect the kind of person
you are? So what is more important? What the program has to
offer you? Or how you think it will sell to others? Once you buy
into a program, you will be selling to others the same thing
that you just bought. If you liked what was there, if you wanted
what it offered, if you thought highly of it, chances are most
others will as well. It will be 'individuals' looking at a
program on your recommendation, not just 'people' in general.
Individuals pay for things, individuals who will look to you as
the one who got them into it. Can you proudly say, "This is my
program, check it out!" Would you say that to people visiting
you in your own home? Or would you feel better hiding behind an
affiliate ID number and just throwing your ads out in cyberspace
to 'people' in general? The only opinion in the whole world that
you really, truly understand is your own. Don't judge a program
on how you 'think' others will react to it, judge it by what YOU
see and understand. Why? Because that is what everyone else that
visits the site will be doing. Now, look at programs with a new
mindset. Ask yourself where the people offering the program are
located. Ask yourself how it will all work. Are they real people
offering you information, or is it just a site asking for your
credit card number? It all boils down to a choice between
programs with real people offering real information and value,
and programs that are merely hype selling hype. Sure, that row
of shouting carnival salesmen will take in some money, but how
long are they going to be in town? If you are seeking true
residual income, stick with value that plans on being around.
That's something you can identify yourself, without trying to
'think' about what will sell to others.