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The REAL SECRET To Consistent Commission Checks

By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

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It’s important that you understand something about affiliatemarketing from the very beginning -

Earning affiliate income isn’t easy for the average person.

Let’s face it, there are 50 gazillion other people out there doing the exact same thing you are doing – if you could remember what it is that you are doing.

So, that’s what I want to address.  Here’s the mindset that I want you to remember:  there are only so many customers out there.  And each affiliate in the program is doing basically the same thing to try to reach them.

That’s why you are going to be different.  Got it?

Before I jump into what I consider to be the “real secret” to earning commissions with affiliate programs, let me share with you a basic concept that is going to be important to what you are going to learn today.

Here is how the average affiliate approaches promoting their affiliate link…

A)  Send out a mailing.  Purchase ezine ads.  Get a few pay-per-click keywords.  Post a few links.  Make a small profit.  Get discouraged.  Move on to the next affiliate program.

Or, if they are slightly more aggressive…

B) Send out a mailing.  Purchase ezine ads.  Get a few pay-per-click keywords.  Post a few links.  Write a few articles.  Create an eBook.  Do a joint venture.  Swap ads.  And they continue promoting that same affiliate program until they (along with a few other aggressive affiliates) have found every potential customer on the face of the earth.  Make a decent profit.  Where do I go now?  Move on to the next affiliate program.

While I certainly agree that the “slightly more aggressive” affiliate is on the right trail with their approach, it still leaves a common problem that all affiliates have…

Finding NEW customers.

You make an affiliate sale.  Great.  You make another one.  Great.  You keep working and working and working to make another sale and another sale and another sale.  Now, remember, there are a gazillion others out there trying to do the same thing.  And, even if all of these other affiliates only make one or two sales each…

..that’s a LOT of customers that you WON’T be selling to!

For example:  If there are 10,000 affiliates promoting Product A and they all, on average, sell just 2 copies each, that’s 20,000 customers that are immediately unavailable for you to sell to.

Doesn’t matter how hard you promote and how much you do, you WILL NOT sell them a second copy of something they have already bought.  Even if they love it.   They won’t buy another copy.

So, here’s the “real secret.”  While everyone is promoting the heck out of all of the same programs you are, you need to refine who it is that you are promoting.

***Bottom line:  Start FOCUSING on those affiliate programs that offer MONTHLY commissions.

Here’s why.  Let’s say you promote an absolutely awesome product by Mr. Guru that sells for $29.97.  And Mr. Guru gives you 50% commission.  By the time all of the processing fees are out of the way, you earn about $14.00 for a new customer.

And you’re done with that customer — it’s time to move on and find the next guy.

HOWEVER, if you promote an affiliate program that pays MONTHLY, let’s say a membership site, then here’s what you would find happens…

The membership site is $27.00 PER MONTH.  You earn $13.50 per MONTH for every referral you make for as LONG AS THEY REMAIN ACTIVE!

With the $29.97 product, you earn $14.00 for all of your efforts in finding a customer.  One time commission.  That’s it.  Time to find another customer.  With the MONTHLY service, you earn  about the same commission for that same customer.  Then, next  month you earn that commission over again!  Month after that, you’re still earning that same commission from that same customer. For each and every month that the customer continues to use the service you continue to bring in the commission without finding a new customer.

Do you see the potential here?

It makes much more sense to focus on promoting affiliate programs that bill monthly and pay commissions monthly.  That way, you continue to earn profits from the…

Same customer base!

If I am going to buy ads and purchase pay-per-click keywords and create eBooks and bust my behind to get those customers, I’d sure rather get paid every month (without doing a bit of extra work, mind you!) that to only earn a one-time commission.

—————-Side Bar ——————-
While this isn’t as good as MONTHLY income, choosing an
affiliate program that offers you LIFETIME customers is the
next best thing. For example:  With some programs when you
recruit a customer , they are yours for life.  If they
purchase future product releases, then YOU receive the
commission as the original referrer. It’s a good second
option, but it’s not as good as getting paid monthly!
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So, what should you promote?  Your eyes have been opened.  You’ve seen the light.  You realize that what you’ve just  read does make sense.  And you want to get paid monthly!

So, what should you promote?  While you definitely need  to check things out yourself and make that determination on your own, let me give you a short list of TYPES of offers that you can promote that bill monthly and award monthly commission checks.

• PLR AND RESALE RIGHTS CLUBS
• MEMBERSHIP SITES
• WEB HOSTING
• AUTORESPONDERS AND LIST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• COACHING CLUBS
• PAID NEWSLETTERS
• SERVICES (AD TRACKING, LEGAL DOCS, MANAGEMENT, ETC.)

The important thing is for you to identify at least one really good affiliate program that offers residual income possibilities for you.

Once you find the right program to promote, it’s a matter of getting as many different people to click on your link as possible.  How would you like to have someone teach you ONE simple way to promote your affiliate links every week?  Read on for details…

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire“, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit http://www.jamesreilly.co.uk/AffiliateNaire.html

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NOTE: The following is a guest post from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 5 By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

The word “overhead” is not a favorite among those who run businesses of any kind.  Nobody likes the expenses of  operating a business.  And nobody really talks about them much when it comes to promoting all of the “money-making” products and services online.

But, don’t kid yourself, there’s a lot of overhead.

That brings me to the fifth reason why I love affiliate marketing…

** You don’t need a big budget to make it work **

Do you have any idea how much money is spent running an internet business? There are monthly fees for…

• Autoresponders
• Hosting
• Management
• Advertising
• Scripts
• Much more

There are regular fees for…

• Licensing
• Outsourcing
• Support
• Customer Service
• Maintenance
• Development
• Recruting
• Much more

It’s not uncommon to spend tens of thousands (even hundreds of thousands) of dollars in operational costs — which is fine if you’ve been in business a while and are making the bucks. However, if you’re a newcomer, it can be taxing on your budget!

SIDEBAR: I paid one girl over $30,000 last year
just to oversee one small part of my business.
No one talks much about it, but there ARE a lot
of expenses involved before you get to the
“bottom line” of profit.

BUT, with affiliate marketing, you don’t need a big budget to make it work! You can simply use a variety of free and low-cost marketing methods to generate clicks to your affiliate link.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need a big budget to make it work.

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire“, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit http://www.jamesreilly.co.uk/AffiliateNaire.html

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NOTE: The following is a guest post from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 4 By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

I’m sure by now you are well aware that there are those who have reported HUGE amounts of money being made with their online businesses.  What you may not be aware of is the amount of work involved in generating those “sales” (not always net profit, mind you … this isn’t “spendable” income in a lot of cases.)

That brings me to the fourth reason why I love affiliate marketing…

** You don’t need to manage an entire business **

While it can be quite lucrative, running an entire business with employees, inventory, partners, vendors, and other associates can be a time-sucking, frustrating ordeal.

Imagine…

• * Processing refunds
• Putting out fires when partners SPAM
• Managing day-to-day operations
• Overseeing projects you’ve outsourced
• Recruting new affiliates
• Training everyone to help you
• Paying taxes
• Taking care of the paper trail
• Doing all of the “stuff” that business owners do.

Didn’t you want to start an internet business to make more time for important things in life?

Why not make a lot of money WITHOUT making a lot of extra work for yourself?!

It can be a lot of extra work and stress. BUT, with affiliate marketing, you don’t need to manage an entire business! You are simply responsible for promoting your affiliate link… someone else handles all the rest.

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to manage an entire business.

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire“, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit http://www.jamesreilly.co.uk/AffiliateNaire.html

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NOTE: The following is a guest post from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 1 By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Do you find yourself “starting” to create your own product to sell online, but never “finishing” it?

One of the things I love about affiliate marketing is –

** You don’t need to create your own products **

Many people find the idea of creating their own products to be an overwhelming and even paralyzing task.

• I don’t have any good ideas!
• I’m not a writer!
• There’s too much competition!
• I don’t know how to set everything up!
• I can’t figure out where to start!
• It’s too hard!

These are just a few of the valid reasons many people give when it comes to not creating their own products to sell. I’m sure with a few minutes of brainstorming, we could come up with a list of many more.

With affiliate marketing, you don’t need your own products. You simply promote someone else’s already proven successful offer for a commission.

And, truth be told, even if you ARE a writer and you DO have lots of ideas and you CAN figure it all out…

** Nobody wants to create new products all the time **

As good as you may be, you don’t know everything!  Why try to create a product on every topic imaginable in your market when you can earn just as much money by simply promoting someone else’s really good offer as one of your profit streams?

That’s why I love affiliate marketing.

You don’t need to create your own products.

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Jimmy D. Brown is the author of “Affiliatenaire”, teaching
you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in
only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in
the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!
Visit http://www.jamesreilly.co.uk/AffiliateNaire.html

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