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The 6 steps to an affiliate sales conversion

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Would you like to make more money as an affiliate? If you are struggling to close a sale, maybe it’s because you are not following the steps below. Please understand that if you want to close more sales as an affiliate, you have to follow certain steps otherwise you’re just taking shots in the dark and hoping to get lucky. Last time I checked, that is not much of a strategy. Increase your chances of succeeding in the affiliate marketing game by being methodical enough to follow six steps for ultimate success: Step 1: Be relevant The first thing you need to do is to offer relevant content to the right people. These are people who have certain problems. The content that you must present must address those problems. This way, people who have a certain problem and are looking for solutions will be drawn to your content that dwells on those problems. Step 2: Offer valuable information When people go to your website, make sure you give them what they came for. They obviously ...

Very Difficult Side Hustles That Should Be Avoided (Choose Wisely)

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  In this video self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury goes over some popular side hustles that are promoted on social media and why these often fail. For home businesses and side hustles that ACTUALLY WORK check out the guides page on this blog. I go over every step needed to succeed in these hustles and leave nothing to chance!

3 Ways To Decide On The Right Price For Etsy Items

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Pricing your creations on Etsy can feel like walking through a dense forest without a map. It's an element that can make or break your shop's success. Too high, and you risk alienating potential buyers; too low, and you might undervalue your work and cut into your profits. So, how do you find that sweet spot? Let's check out three strategic ways to price your Etsy items right. Understand Your Costs This includes everything from the raw materials to the time you invest in creating each piece. Start by tallying up the cost of materials for each item. Next, consider your labor costs. Think about how much your time is worth and how long it takes you to create each item. Don't forget to factor in overhead expenses, such as studio rent, utilities, equipment maintenance, and, of course, Etsy's fees. Adding these together gives you a baseline cost for your items, ensuring you're not selling at a loss. Research Your Market Conducting a competitor analysis can pro...

The 6 most common causes of affiliate program failures

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Affiliate programs come and go all the time. In fact, affiliate programs are formed and belly up constantly. It will not be the same company. However, there is enough turnover in the industry to make you want to think twice about casually picking an affiliate program to promote. As an affiliate marketer, your fortunes are tied to the success of the affiliate program you will be promoting. They are the ones who come up with the offers and products that you will eventually promote. You suffer tremendously when the affiliate program behind the offer you’re promoting bellies up. You have to protect yourself from this possibility by understanding the six most common causes behind affiliate program failure. By understanding these, you will be able to recognize the warning signs and hopefully learn to avoid companies that exhibit these signs. Lack of niche specificity If you come across a program that has one offer in your niche but has tons of other offers on a million other nic...

How to be a millionaire on a low salary

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  Becoming a millionaire on a low salary is entirely possible - if you follow the right steps! In this video self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury lays out the exact steps needed to start investing for beginners.

5 Ways to Reverse Engineer Your Way to Affiliate Marketing Success

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A lot of people fail at affiliate marketing. I know that is a very depressing statement but it is also very realistic. The reason why people fail in the affiliate marketing game has little to do with their intelligence or willingness. Many of these individuals were actually very pumped up. They definitely put in the work, but the problem is you can only bark up the wrong tree for so long. Eventually, it will come back to haunt you. You will eventually realize that you’re just wasting your time. There are just so many ways to screw up in the affiliate marketing game. If you want to give yourself a head start, focus on reverse engineering your competitors. This is a shortcut to affiliate marketing success. Best of all, you let your competitors do your homework for you. The bottom line is you build on their successes while avoiding their failed experiments. Here’s how you do it. Reverse engineer your competitors’ conversion platform If it turns out that in your affiliate niche,...

Warren Buffett: How to invest tiny sums of money

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  In this video, one of the world's wealthiest men and legendary investors Warren Buffett talks about how to invest small amounts of money and generate high investment returns. He explains the exact 3 things he would do to generate 50% annual returns if he was investing with little money.  

3 Traffic Driving Ideas For Your Etsy Shop

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Etsy is a huge market and standing out is both an art and a science. This article unveils three powerful strategies to elevate your shop's visibility and magnetize traffic. From SEO magic to social media finesse, and leveraging your own digital corner, learn to transform your Etsy shop into a customer magnet. Idea 1: Utilize SEO Strategies for Etsy Navigating Etsy's SEO is pivotal for ensuring your creations capture the spotlight. Begin with meticulous keyword research, using the Etsy search bar and specialized tools to find the terms your audience is searching for. Integrate these keywords seamlessly into product titles, descriptions, and tags, but don’t overstuff. Instead, aim for a natural, reader-friendly inclusion that enhances readability and relevance. Beyond generic SEO practices, Etsy has unique opportunities for visibility—regularly renewing listings to signal freshness and maximizing the use of all available tags to broaden your reach. Idea 2: Extend You...

4 ways social media marketing can help explode your affiliate sales

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  By now you’ve heard about social media marketing. It seems that a lot of marketers and marketing “gurus” talk about social media marketing like it’s the best thing since sliced bread. To say that there’s a lot of hype regarding this type of marketing would be an understatement indeed. Still, where there is smoke there is fire. Social media marketing can definitely help you make money online. You just have to be clear on how. Here are four ways marketing in social media platforms can help you explode your affiliate sales. Automation The great thing about social media is that it can be automated. Take the case of Twitter. You can use certain online tools to publish on Twitter even when you’re sleeping. If you are at work or taking a vacation, your Twitter account is still publishing day after day, week after week, month after month. You can set it up and you can forget it. This enables you to send out your marketing messages for an extended period of time, come back and ana...

7 things you need to STOP BUYING to get rich

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Would you rather LOOK rich or actually BE RICH? In this video self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury breaks down the 7 things you need to stop buying in order to get rich.  

3 Challenges For New Etsy Users And How To Solve Them

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Etsy is a bustling online marketplace where you can find or sell handmade and vintage treasures. However, for newcomers, it can be a challenging environment to navigate. This article aims to navigate new Etsy sellers through these hurdles, providing effective solutions to set up their shops, price products competitively, and attract much-needed traffic. Welcome to your Etsy journey! Challenge 1: Setting Up a Shop One of the first roadblocks new Etsy sellers encounter is setting up a shop that stands out. The challenge isn't just about filling your store with products; it's about crafting an inviting digital storefront. This includes a captivating shop banner and profile, alongside product listings that capture attention. High-quality photos that showcase your items in the best light are non-negotiable. Equally important are detailed descriptions peppered with keywords that potential buyers might use in their search. Implementing basic SEO strategies, like incorporati...

4 reasons why many self published products fail

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 A lot of people publish all sorts of products on a self-publishing basis: They come up with a sales page. They come up with a landing page. They pay money for Facebook marketing campaigns. They do the whole routine. Still, after all this time, effort, and money, nothing happens. Their self-published product does not sell. Here are four reasons why they fail. I share this information so that you can spot these patterns and work around them. If you recognize them in how you’re doing things, you might want to mix things up. You might want to take a more active role and choose to do things differently Bad niche targeting A lot of self-published products fail because they are barking up the wrong tree. They offer things that are big-deal solutions to problems. The challenge is getting other people to agree with you. It may well turn out that people may not agree that this is a problem big enough for them to shell out dollars for. Do you see how this works? You may also be targe...