Sneaky Affiliate Tricks

August 2nd, 2010 by admin

It is extremely difficult to get started in affiliate marketing. This is because there are already a lot of people doing it. In order to survive you have to beat your competition. And the sea of information about this doesn’t make it any easier. Here’s one trick that almost no one else is using.

Marketing with video

No one would deny the power and popularity of video. Video online is everywhere because people love it. Keeping people’s attention is so much easier using videos. So using it in your affiliate promotions is a no-brainer!

Examples of how to use video for affiliate marketing:

Record your testimonial
Walk-throughs
Ordering
Record a preview of the members area

Record your testimonial

This is probably the easiest of all. Simply turn on your recorder and talk. Don’t worry about quality. Just seeing another real person endorsing a product helps your viewers decide to buy. In truth, mistakes and mess-ups just make it more believable. You really can just click record and start talking. And if you don’t want to show your face, use one of the next ideas.

Do a video walk-through

This technique works slightly more subconsciously. You’re taking the role of teacher and showing how to use the product. And while they watch you use it, they think, “I should buy that.” As long as the product is good, the tutorial makes them want it. So pick some really helpful aspect of the product and show how to use that.

Ordering

This technique is super powerful. Do a screen capture of the ordering process. Watching you make a live purchase will inspire your viewer like nothing else. In the first place it acts as social proof. People will feel more comfortable buying after seeing you do it. This also makes your viewers trust you. They are much more likely to take your advice to buy when you’ve taken it yourself. And don’t forget about the need to “keep up with the Joneses”. People want what they see you getting. You can add some extra punch to this by ending with: In order to get to see the inside, you gotta buy the product.

Sneak peak

This is a great way to build value. In this case you record a screen share of the inside of the product. You show them the entire contents of what they get. This one also helps to remove the skepticism. Once they’ve seen the back-end, they know it’s real.

You can do this!

No special skills are required. Anyone can create stunning videos with some easy-to-use software. The software really does all the work So you don’t have to worry about the technical part of this at all. Just focus on the benefits:

Increase sales You will increase your affiliate sales when you start using videos. Start using videos because people love them.
Lower refund rates You’ll also have less of your commissions taken back. Your customers will know what they’re getting into ahead of time. So less of them will ask for refunds.
Beat your competition! This is such a simple technique. But only a very small percentage do it. So, you’ll be way ahead of the crowd.

Take your affiliate promotions to a higher level and getting started with this now. The bottom line is that if you’re not using video, you’re losing money.