The best way to boost your affiliate sales is to create something original and let people know about it–break out of the “me, too” crowd and do something different.
There is a common misconception among affiliates that they are “stuck” with the marketing materials the product owners provide, and unable to do anything of their own.
This is, by and large, not true. If you’re not sure, ask. Most affiliate managers will okay outside materials if they can see them first.
Your first step is to create a free report. This sounds like a monumental task, but my own free report, “Ahead of the Pack,” available at my web site, shows you how easy it is.
The easiest way to write a report is to compile a list of 5 or 7 tips, and write a few sentences on each one. If I were an affiliate for a book on resumes, I might write “5 Tips for a better resume.” Then I’d use the report to lead to my web site selling the resume book.
The next step is to set up a way to capture email addresses–either by offering the report as an autoresponder series or by requiring signup to your newsletter to...