How to Multiply Your Sale by Attracting Affiliates

"When I Got Out Of Bed This Morning, I Discovered I'd Sold $870.55 Of My Products While I Was Asleep!" You've seen this line on most famous Internet marketer Neil Shearing's website. Not only the Neil but many other big marketers are doing the same. You must be wondering how somebody can make sales if he is Asleep. It's possible because they have an army of affiliates.

Affiliates are other internet marketers with a good number of opt-in subscribers. They seek for new products and recommend to their list. What you have to do is to provide them a good product and promotional material. So they will create more buzz for your product and you earn a handsome amount of money. It's a win-win situation for both.

Now the question may arises in your mind that how to find new affiliates. This fear is a stumbling block that stops many site owners from getting started with affiliate marketing. Interestingly, with a proper marketing strategy, getting affiliates may not be very difficult. Given below are some tips that may wipe your fear about finding new affiliates.

1. Affiliate Program Directories

There are several sites on the Internet dedicated to listing affiliate Programs. Get your program listed in these directories. Affiliates usually look these directories to find new products. By listing your program you'll get more exposure. Just make a search on Google for "Affiliate Program Directories" and submit your program.

2. Find Complimentary Sites

"Complementary" sites are a sites that sell products or services that compliment your offerings. If you sell "gardening tools", a site that sells books on "gardening tips" would be a perfect affiliate. If you sell software, try looking for sites that sell computers or computer parts. Finding sites that already attract your target market, and can benefit from recommending your product or service to their visitors, is the goal.

3. Find content sites

There are many sites that do not sell any kind of product or service but are mainly content-oriented sites. Such sites promote an idea, concept, study or belief. Content sites that are used as a resource for your target market are ideal affiliates.

4. Place a link on your Sales Page

One of the ways to find affiliates is to place a visible link of your affiliate program at your home page. A healthy side of this coin is that you can convert your visitors in to your affiliates. You can offer your affiliate program to your customers also.

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