Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Mistakes...and How to Fix Them!

Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Mistakes... and How to Fix Them!

by Chris M n!h of M n!hweb.!om

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Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Mistakes...and How to Fix Them! ,

Understanding What to Avoid

*#en the best affiliate marketers !an sometimes fall prey to simple mistakes that derail s !!ess. -hile yo .re b ilding p yo r traffi! and !hoosing yo r ni!hes$ keep these potential pitfalls in mind/

Mistake 1: Going Too Broad

There.s a saying that goes something like 0to a person with a hammer$ e#ery problem looks like a nail1. 2t.s easy to get so ex!ited by yo r affiliate offers 3parti! larly when 4 st starting o t5 that it seems like *#eryone wo ld want to b y from yo . This makes it pretty tempting to !hoose the biggest$ most generali6ed ni!he yo !an find in order to ha#e more potential sales. -hile it.s great to !hoose topi!s with wide appeal$ it.s easy to r n into tro ble when yo .re in a broad ni!he be!a se of/ too m !h !ompetition for pop lar ni!hes too little differentiation between yo and yo r !ompetition too m !h expense to get established #s. key players

7ong story short$ if yo r ni!he is too big then it8s 4 st too diffi! lt for yo to stand o t effe!ti#ely.

Solution:
'i!k an area within the broader ni!he to spe!iali6e 9 this lets yo appeal to a wider demographi!$ while still gi#ing yo the ability to sele!t a spe!iali6ation within yo r broader ni!he. This allows yo to gain targeted traffi! and make sales witho t going against the s per%affiliates.

Mistake 2: Going Too Narrow

:n the opposite end of the s!ale there are those that seek to eliminate A77 !ompetition by going for the narrowest ni!he possible. These ni!hes don.t perform well be!a se histori!ally$ a ni!he so small that there is no !ompetition also has #ery little 3if any5 profitability.

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Solution:
<eep yo r ni!he wide eno gh to s pport healthy !ompetition. For lower%traffi! ni!hes 3or any ni!he yo want to beef p5 !hoose !omplementary offers. For example 9 say yo are in the weight loss ni!he and yo r target is older$ married women. =o !an offer prod !ts that are t ned to weight loss$ b t then also expand into offers for the types of prod !ts this demographi! is likely to b y. Consider options like health s pplements$ bea ty prod !ts$ self%help g ides$ and more.

Mistake 3: Assuming the Grass is Greener

Another temptation for affiliate marketers is to ass me that 0the next big thing1 in terms of offers$ platforms$ marketing$ et!. is better than what they ha#e. -hile it.s important to !onstantly e#al ate yo r performan!e$ yo also want to be s re yo perform yo r d e diligen!e before mo#ing to something new.

Solution:
)olid data tra!king will let yo know if yo are hitting at or abo#e the a#erage re#en e for yo r offers. 2f yo are seeing !onsistently low n mbers$ the problem may be in yo r exe! tion #ers s with the offer itself. Take a look at yo r !on#ersions and fig re o t where yo are losing most of yo r sales before yo in#est in another affiliate offer.

Mistake : Not !aving a "lan

The world of affiliate marketing is so big$ and there are so many mo#ing parts 9 website$ so!ial media$ email lists$ !on#ersion f nnels$ ad b ying$ ''C$ et!. 9 that it.s easy to get o#erwhelmed and distra!ted. -itho t a solid plan$ it.s diffi! lt to make real profits as an affiliate.

Solution:
Come p with a workable plan of a!tion. Make s re yo are doing at least ; to 5 things e#ery day to grow yo r b siness. 2t !an be anything/ learning ad b ys$ setting p an a toresponder$ testing !on#ersions on yo r website$ setting p new domains$ et!. The important part of the plan is that yo always take a!tion and yo .re always mo#ing forward and learning from yo r mistakes as well as yo r s !!esses.

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Mistake #: Giving U$ Too Soon

The ma4ority of affiliate marketers gi#e p before they e#er make their first sale. -hile it.s easy to get dis!o raged$ perse#eran!e does make a differen!e. )ti!k with the plans that ha#e been pro#en to work and don.t be afraid to !ontin e to work at something long term. "es lts are dire!tly related to how m !h effort yo .re willing to p t in.

Solution:
?e a!ti#e! 7ook at how yo r sites are performing and find ways to impro#e. Fo! s on one positi#e !hange yo !an make today and work on that. :n!e the sales start !oming in$ set p a !y!le of testing and optimi6ation to maximi6e the sales yo make on a daily basis. 2t 4 st takes a few little steps to see s !!ess if yo keep working at it and don.t gi#e p.

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