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Sneaky Affiliate Tricks

Yes affiliate marketing rocks, but it’s really hard to get started. And that’s because you have a lot of other affiliates to compete with. The challenge is to try and outdo other affiliates and think of ways to do a better job promoting. And the sea of information about this doesn’t make it any easier. Well, here’s on simple thing you can do that will put you ahead of the game.

Affiliate videos

The power of video is undeniable. The reason it’s so pervasive is because everyone loves it. Keeping people’s attention is so much easier using videos. So you can put this to great advantage in your affiliate marketing.

Here’s how to use videos for affiliate promotions:

• Record your testimonial
• Do a video walk-through
• Do an ordering video
• Record a preview of the members area

Testimonials

It doesn’t get any easier than this. Just turn on your web cam and talk. It doesn’t have to be professional or polished. Listening to your honest endorsement makes your viewers feel comfortable buying. And the mess-ups or mistakes just make the video more real. So serious, just turn on the camera and talk. And if you don’t want to show your face, use one of the next ideas.

Do a video walk-through

This technique works slightly more subconsciously. Basically you’re doing a tutorial on how to use the product. And seeing it being used is a great way to make people want to buy it. If the product is useful, watching the tutorial makes them want to buy it. So pick some really helpful aspect of the product and show how to use that.

Ordering

This one is killer! Do a screen capture of the ordering process. Watching you make a live purchase will inspire your viewer like nothing else. In the first place it acts as social proof. People will feel more comfortable buying after seeing you do it. This also makes your viewers trust you. Your advice is easier to trust if they can see you’re doing what you tell them to do. And finally, it creates envy. They see you getting the satisfaction of making the purchase and that makes them want it. To really cap this one off, end your video with: You’re gonna have to place your own order if you want to see the members area.

Record a preview of the members area

This is a great way to build value. 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.

You can do this!

You don’t need any special training for this. There are simple software programs that make it easy to create videos. Really, the software does all the work. So please don’t let technical worries slow you down. Just focus on the benefits:

• Make more money Using videos in your affiliate marketing will dramatically increase your sales. People love video, so please use them.
• Lower refund rates Less of your commissions will be clawed back, too. Now they know what they get before they purchase. So they’ll be less likely to refund.
• Beat your competition! This is such a simple technique. But pretty much no one does it. So, you’ll be way ahead of the crowd.

Get started right now and take your affiliate marketing to the next level. The bottom line is that if you’re not using video, you’re losing money.