What the F&@# Are you doing?!
I?ve got a bit of a rant here about what I?m seeing on traffic exchanges.
What?s up with all the garbage?
Maybe I?m wrong, but I was always under the impression that affiliate marketing was selling a product for another company to earn a commission.
If that?s true, then how come when I?m surfing through traffic exchanges, 95% of the ads I see don?t say anything about the product they are selling.
I don?t care about some ficticious amount of money I?ll never make selling whatever it is you are selling. How many industries sell products, but don?t actually advertise the product? Have you ever seen a Nike ad that doesn?t show a Nike product, or even the Nike branding? Do their ads all say, you could open a Nike store too and make a gagillion dollars a day? No..
Oh yes, you guys are right, they are the ones doing it wrong.
SELL ME YOUR PRODUCTS!!!
Do you ever wonder why you can?t seem to sell any advertising on that affiliate site? Look at your ads.. are you actually even talking about the advertising service? Do you even USE the advertising service? Lets get real here.
YOU: Selling products for another company to earn a commission.
ME: Buying products from other companies which earns you a commission.
What are the keywords there? PRODUCTS!! If you are going to sell me something, then sell it to me, don?t fill me full of steam about how my $10 will turn into $10,000,000,000,000 a month without ever lifting a finger.
If you are advertising a pay plan, then that?s what people MIGHT be buying.. well guess what happens when they don?t make any money.. they quit.. then you suck, the company sucks, everyone sucks, you told me I would make money and I didn?t, I?m never buying from you again.
If you are advertising a product, then that?s what people are buying.. well guess what happens.. they are getting the product, and then you rock, the company rocks, everyone rocks, you told me I would be getting a product for my money, and I am, I am going to buy from you again.
Does this not make total complete OBVIOUS sense here? Lets get real folks.
In the words of Louise Venison ?You?re doing it all wrong!?
Go back and look at your ads.. are you selling a product or a pay plan? And how exactly is that working out for you?
There?s an old quote that has always proven true for me. ?Successful Affiliate Marketers buy Products, unsuccessful marketers buy opportunities? Which are you selling?
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Comments (34)
Linda Paulk7
Professional Internet Marketer
Great article! I am selling advertising packages and e-book courses. Some sell lotions, potions and pills. You have to advertise whatever you are selling, and yes, you need to show the product.
Melbyn Dela Pena3
Marketing
nice article... makes sense... go straight to the point.
Andy Anderson10
Owner Yuma Bloggers
Scammers it is sad to say are aiding in building a sense of desperation among those low on funds and then promising the moon. Common sense these days is not as common as it once was so it's easy pickings for them because people jump on the promise of money without asking simple things like where does the money come from, what do I get in return, and is this system legal. Instead they take the word of the scammer. That old, "The site says it's 100% Legal." excuse has reverberated soundly around t
Jan aka Jaz Green7
I am over 5 years ... bent out of shape for Traffic Exchanges ... this is now busy work for network connections who "ask" ~~~ for advertising help :)
Toshiba Burton7
Social Media Consultant
Hi John you bring up some really interesting points in this article!
Humm...may be they need to read "Magnetic Sponsoring"
James Bonham9
tweetsmaster
Great article and I agree totally. I like to use this line keep it simple right. Here is what I have. Here is what it will do for you and here is what you need to do next,and smile real big lol:) Some will ok very good. Some will not ok so what move on.
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
Remember "buy and sell keywords", anyone ? :)
They weren't selling a product, only an opportunity.
John, 4 thumbs up ( big toes included ) for telling it like it is.
Katrina O.10
Indiana Water Filters
Well written! Totally agree! I advertise both, the product, on some sites, the distributorship on others. It really depends on where I am posting ads. For example, I only advertise products on CraigsList, on FreeKii, I advertise the program and income potential. Know where you are advertising, to know what to advertise...
Corey Blackmur8
Blackmur Global
Hey John, when you say;
"Successful Affiliate Marketers buy Products, unsuccessful marketers buy opportunities? Which are you selling?"
Are you referring to an actual "in your hands" product that is shipped to you?
Or can a product be an "advertising program" where you purchase advertising "credits" to promote other products or programs. To me the advertising you purchase is an "actual product" that you are using.
Now in saying that ~ quite often you can in turn "affiliate market" th
Ginny Williams8
Affiliate and Network Marketing
LOL, I agree with you 100%, sometimes just ricdiculous.
ZuckNewman1
Good article)
Palanichamy Vairaper...2
also selling product on my plan
Jeffrey Meade7
Marketer
I agree, I also think that is the reason why many are getting drawn away from exchanges.
Joe Sansoucie10
Advertising Your Business Is My Business
LOL I know exactly what you mean! Any old scam will do and of course you can pay the mortgage or rent with your vast earnings from the paid to read site paying 100 dollars per email read... Ya right. People act like their desperate to make a buck instead of thinking of their financial future. A good simple affiliate program doesn't have to cost more than 10 dollars per month, pays 50% commission monthly, and is a valuable tool or service to Internet marketers. I am in many of those types of