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Big Mistake 2 - Dead Ends

Next up, we’re going to look at the final part of the actual set up of the affiliate program. It’s something that’s really important and fundamental in online business, not just for affiliate programs, and that’s to link it up, and give your customers a path to follow. Ok that might sound amateurish and maybe a little patronizing, so my apologies for that, however the other day I was browsing around checking out the competition and what they’re up to related to my next product, and what I found was many of them, both in their sales letter (if there was one) and in their affiliate signup pages, they dead ended me.

What I mean by that is, I go to signup for their affiliate program, and they have this great sales page that tells me how much I’m going to earn per sale, a really nice bonus scheme for top affiliates etc, and I got to the bottom of the page, and guess what I found? Well, not much actually. They sold me on this affiliate program, but the page just ended. No click here to sign up, no nothing.

Now that’s an extreme example I have to admit, but lets be honest here, if you’re seriously getting into affiliate marketing you can’t afford to do that. If you have an affiliate’s button that leads to a page that explains a little about your affiliate program, try to fit the form in at the base of the page, or at least have a click here to sign up. Granted, normally I wouldn’t have mentioned this, but looking around it’s definitely worth it. So never forget, a nav bar is good, but you have to show the customer where to go, with click here’s, or forms that tell the story for themselves. You’re still selling yourself here, and getting the all-important affiliates can be more profitable than making the sale yourself. Don’t overlook small things such as this, pick through your setup with a fine toothcomb and make sure no page has a dead end anywhere…

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