Affiliate Marketing Revised

August 21st, 2010 by admin

OK, forget everything you know about affiliate marketing. Everything you’ve been taught is simply out of date. If you play by the old rules, you will lose this game.

The big lie

Unfortunately, you’ve been led to believe affiliate marketing is easy. And it is – sort of. It is the easiest business you can possibly start. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

The bad news…

The worst part is that the information you’ve received is all wrong. You’re told to pick one of more products to promote. Next to look for easy keywords to target. Then buy some keyword ads that send traffic to the product. And just enjoy the commissions. But it doesn’t work.

Forget keywords

This method worked a couple years ago. But keywords are too expensive now. It’s time for a paradigm shift.

The NEW game

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Follow this method and win again…

Start using CPA marketing
Instead of researching keywords, research demographics
Market on display networks

Get into CPA marketing

CPA stands for Cost Per Action. It’s far superior to product promotion. Because you don’t have to get people to spend money. You get paid when they take an “action”. Like completing a survey. Which is much easier than getting them to buy something.

Do demographics research

Don’t waste time researching keywords (see below). Invest your research time into demographics. First you select your CPA offer. Then go to a site like Quantcast.com. And research what kinds of people will be interested.

Use image ads

So you know what your promoting and you know who will be interested. You can advertise directly to them on display networks. And let images do the work. No keywords required. The biggest advantage is price. Display networks charge a fraction for image ad clicks vs. keyword ads.

In closing

This is powerful method to make money online. Because you can start CPA marketing for free. Image ads are cheap. You can use demographics to target your ideal prospect. And your commission is much easier to earn.