Sneaky Affiliate Tricks
Yes affiliate marketing rocks, but it’s really hard to get started. The reason is because there is a lot of competition. What you need to do is come up with methods no one else is using. And the sea of information about this doesn’t make it any easier. But here’s one tip that almost no one is talking about.
Affiliate videos
The power of video is undeniable. People love watching videos and that’s why they’re everywhere. About the only thing that keeps people’s attention anymore is video. So using it in your affiliate promotions is a no-brainer!
Here are a few ideas for creating affiliate videos:
- Record your testimonial
- Do a video walk-through
- Do an ordering video
- Do a preview video
Record your testimonial
This is probably the easiest of all. Simply turn on your recorder and talk. Don’t worry about quality. Seeing a real person on the other end helps your viewers make a buying decision. And honestly, if you mess up it just makes it seem more authentic. You can literally just press record and talk. Use one of the other ideas if you’re feeling shy.
Walk-throughs
This is a great way to promote something without selling it. Make this more like a tutorial helping them use the product. And in the process you’re actually selling the product. If the product is useful, watching the tutorial makes them want to buy it. So, obviously, pick a good product to demo.
Ordering
This one is killer! Record yourself placing an order. Watching you make a live purchase will inspire your viewer like nothing else. First of all it’s what’s called “social proof”. People will feel more comfortable buying after seeing you do it. Second, it builds trust. People believe you’re giving them good advice if you take that advice yourself. And finally, it creates envy. It’s simple – you have it. Now they want it. You can add additional juice to this one with: In order to get to see the inside, you gotta buy the product.
Do a preview video
Here’s an easy way to show the value of the product. In this case you record a screen share of the inside of the product. They get to see everything they’ll receive when they order. This one also helps to remove the skepticism. Once they’ve seen the back-end, they know it’s real.
It’s easy!
No special skills are required. Some very easy to use programs make the videos for you. 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:
- Make more money You’ll earn more affiliate commissions when you add video. Start using videos because people love them.
- Lower refund rates Less of your commissions will be clawed back, too. Thanks to you people know what’s inside before buying. So, very few of them will cancel their order.
- Rise above the competition! This is a really easy thing to do. But pretty much no one does it. That puts you ahead of the pack.
So get serious about your affiliate business and add video in now. Not using video is detrimental to you business. So do it!
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