Thursday, March 12, 2009

A Day in the Life of an Affiliate Marketer

By John Savage

Being in the affiliate marketing business is not that hard now with the internet at your disposable. It is much easier now compared to the days when people had to make use of the telephone and other mediums of information just to get the latest updates on the way their program is coming along.

So what does being on your way actually look like?

Upon waking up and after having breakfast, the computer is turned on to check out new developments in the network. As far as the marketer is concerned there might be new things to update and statistics to keep track on.

It may be that you will have to re-design the site slightly. This is important as a well-designed site will increase your visitors, and your business.

When I have done that, and have had a cup of coffee, I will then submit my program to a few directories that accept affiliate programs. There are literally thousands of these directories, and I just gradually work through two or three each day.

Next up is to see and record what sales you are getting from your affiliates. You may also need to answer and respond to phone orders, and emails. Make sure you jot down somewhere any contact information you might receive, so that you can follow up later.

After that you can turn your attention to any advertising you need to do, any banner ads that need to be organised and anything else that will help to keep you in front of your potential customers.

The next thing that I do is to get up to date with any queries or questions from potential customers. Dont put off answering them, as they may lose interest.

To prove that the affiliate is working effectively and efficiently, inquiries would have to be paid more attention on. Nobody wants to be ignored and customers are not always the most patient of all people. Your quick answer should appear professional yet friendly too.

After this I would suggest logging on to a few forums and chat rooms where you can meet other people in your business, and learn new things which will help promote your business.

There are things to be learned and it is a continuous process. Sharing tips and advice is a good way of showing support. There may be others out there wanting to join and may be enticed by the discussion that is going on. There is no harm in assuming what opportunities ahead.

The newsletters and ezines were updated days ago, so it is time for the affiliate marketer to see if there are some new things happening in the market. This will be written about in the marketers publication to be distributed to the old and new customers.

And you may need just to quickly read through any existing publications that you might have, just so as to keep in touch with the market.

When your reading is done, I think it would be a nice gesture to record a word of thanks to those who have helped you along the way.

And you can do this in any newsletter or ezine that you might publish, including a little bit of appreciation amongst the other stuff that you include.

And following that how about posting a few comments on affiliate marketing to those sites where people hang out who are interested in getting into the business.

You are not just doing this to be helpful, although you are being helpful, but this also gives you the chance to promote both your product, and the program.

When you have done all of that you will have had a very good day.

Now I know that this is rather a lot for one day, but I just wanted to pack it all in so that you got a good idea of a day in the life of an affiliate marketer.

And if you can do all of this in one day, or two, then success is on the horizon.

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