Your Marketing Message

October 30th, 2008

How do you turn visitors into buyers?  This is where your marketing message comes into play.  In an earlier post, we discussed addressing the problem rather than the solution to make your message more effective.  Today we’re going to take a look at determining what type of product that you have to offer.

There are tons of products out there.  To effectively market yours, it is important to know why people want to buy it.  There are 3 types of products out there…things people need, things that are should have and things that people want.

* Needs.

Everyone has needs.  We need to eat and drink, have shelter from the elements and clothes to both cover us and protect our skin.  Those are the things people need to survive.  For a business to operate on the Internet it needs a computer and an Internet connection and a website.  This is the simplest type of product to market as people buy the things they need with little prompting.

* Should haves.

Should haves is a broad category that covers a wide variety of product that compliment customer needs.  For example, when you buy a house, you also buy insurance and security systems and other safety products.  These products do not fall in the need category.  You will be protected from the elements in a house without insurance.  The insurance only protects you from damage to the house.  Promoting this type of product requires more effort.  Visitors need to be educated about this type of product in your marketing message.  The stress of your message should be in detailing the benefits they will receive.

* Wants.

I need a drink, but I want chocolate milk.  Water will quench my thirst, but chocolate milk will give me satisfaction as it does the same.  I need a car, but I want a Jaguar.  Items that fulfil wants cover everything from designer handbags to luxury housing.  To market this type of product successfully, your message has to cut through the millions of other advertisements out there and grab your customer by the eyeballs.  They fill emotional needs, those beyond what a person needs to survive.  Some people need to feel important, respected or wealthy.  Your marketing message needs to tell them how your product will fill their emotional need.

Knowing what type of product you are promoting makes an enormous difference in your marketing message.  If they need it, they will buy it.  If they should have it, benefits make the sale.  Wants fulfil emotional needs and your message has to tell them how they will be met.  Effectively marketing your product means understanding what you are offering.

Karen Gross is the owner of Affiliate Work Home, an online resource for beginner and intermediate affiliate marketers.

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5 Affiliate Marketing Tips

October 28th, 2008

When it comes to Affiliate Marketing, knowhow is everything.  It seperates regular affiliates from super-affiliates.  We all start out with the same product, it is how you promote it that makes the difference.

Thousands of people sign-up for Affiliate Marketing programs every day.  From e-books to DVD players, the goal is to drive targeted traffic to their affiliate pages to earn a commission.

What differentiates the super-affiliates from all the rest?  It is knowledge of basic and advanced Internet marketing skills.  Let’s look at 5 tips that can greatly improve your affiliate commissions.

* Do market research.

This can be as simple as searching for keywords that other marketers are paying for to complex evaluations of the number of searches per day compared to the number of websites already filling the market.  Regardless of which method you choose, doing some research gives you an edge when it comes to defining your marketing method.

* Don’t choose a product, choose a problem to solve.

Many beginning affiliate marketers select a product with no idea of how to market it.  By reversing the process and selecting a problem that already exists, it is simplifies product selection by putting the focus on how the product will solve the problem.  This in turn simplifies your marketing message.

* Build your own mailing list.

There are some marketers who will tell you that email marketing is dead.  This is just not true.  However, with the advent of the web 2.0 era, the results achieved by email marketing are reduced from what they once were.  By building a list of your own, you are able to craft messages that promote your affiliate product or programs to a large group of interested people at the click of a button.

* Keep your website clean and professional.

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the number and variety of affiliate programs out there.  However, if you want people to make a purchase, your affiliate website should be clean and professional.  That means, if you want music and animation, it should clearly relate to what you are selling.  If it doesn’t get rid of it…your potential customers don’t need the confusion.  Secondly, you don’t want to overwhelm your visitors with tons of banners and text ads for other programs.  Each landing page should provide your visitors with 2 options…complete the action the page is designed for or click away.

* Draw targeted traffic.

This is actually a simple process, although many new marketers find this a stumbling block.  10,000 untargeted visitors to your site a month may give your impressive statistics, but 1000 that are truely targeted will give you impressive commissions.  One of the simplest methods of targeting your traffic is to offer a free product or report related to your affiliate product.  Those who get your free product are showing an interest that can be converted into a sale.

Following these 5 simple tips will give your affiliate marketing business an edge.  Take the time to research your market, choose a problem to solve and then find a product that will solve it a and you will find it a simple matter to craft your marketing message.  Build an email list of your own and make your offer not once, but several times.  Have a clean professional website to send your targeted traffic to.

Karen Gross is the owner of Affiliate Work Home, an online resource for beginner and intermediate affiliate marketers.

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Affiliate Marketing for Everyone

October 25th, 2008

Affiliate Marketing for Everyone

Every day, thousands of people turn to the Internet as a way to increase their income.  One of the most popular ways to do this is Affiliate Marketing, or promoting someone else’s product for a percentace of the sales price.

Who can benefit from Affiliate Marketing?  Why, everyone!  To succeed with this type of Internet business, all you need is a computer and an Internet connection.  There is no limit to the ways you can earn money with Affiliate Marketing.

*  How can you tell if Affiliate Marketing is for you?

Do you want to increase your income, but don’t have a product to sell?  Do you want to be paid for each sale made from your efforts?

*  You can find affiliate products to promote in any “niche” market.

From pet care to online dating to golf and Internet business, with a little research you can find a product to match any niche.  Want to promote jewelry?  What about personal development?

*  Add value to your own product or service with Affiliate Marketing.

From quilting to carpentry and every other product in between, affiliate marketing can allow you to bring in additional streams of income that complement your own product or service.  Why just sell your e-book on Dog Grooming when you can add value for your customers by becoming an affiliate for dog grooming supplies?

*  Combine affiliate products to create your own line of products.

By choosing multiple affiliate products that relate to your chosen niche, you can provide your customers with a complete solution.  Promote an e-book on meditation, a line of crystal jewelry and esoteric artwork together.  The only limit to what you can do with affiliate marketing is your own imagination.

Affiliate Marketing can be done by anyone.  Whether you are a college student working in your spare time or a grandmother working part-time after retirement, it is one of the simplest ways to make money on the Internet today.  With a little imagination and some research you can find products to create your own online business.

Karen Gross is the owner of Affiliate Work Home, an online resource for beginner and intermediate affiliate marketers.

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Marketing and the Internet

October 2nd, 2008

Making money on the Internet is the goal of many thousands of people, just like you and me.  The ability to market our goods, services and ideas 24 hours a day to people all around the globe puts a new spin on the strategies needed to succeed as marketers.

 

There is no one path to success; there would be a lot more millionaires if there were.  Instead, we each must blaze our own trail. 

 

Does that mean that you can’t succeed by following the trail of a success? 

 

No way!  There are many good plans out there that will bring in hundreds or thousands of dollars a week.

 

·       Auction sites

·       Niche Marketing

·       Domain Flipping

·       Affiliate Marketing

·       Product Creation

 

In fact, there are so many ways that you can make money from the Internet that many people never start, smothered by information overload.  They try one thing after another, not giving their full attention to any one and the results they get are minimal at best.  Then it’s time for them to move on to the next thing.

 

The goal of marketing is to create a strategy that will get your product in front of an audience that will want what you are offering.  Advertising and selling are only two activities that are related to marketing.

 

Most marketers, on-line and off, fail due to lack of planning.  To succeed, you need to know where your marketing program is going.

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Work From Home Tip: Your Marketing Message

September 1st, 2008


When it comes to your marketing message, are your customer’s eyes glazing over? 

 

Your message may be focused on the solution rather than the problem.  Solution-oriented marketing focuses on the processes that your business employs.

 

Example:  XYZ Company paints walls and lays carpet.  This is solution-oriented.  Problem-oriented marketing focuses on a specific problem first, drawing the audience in.

 

Example:  ABC Company is a renovation company that asks their customers…Do you hate the color of your walls?

 

The first step in problem-oriented marketing is to determine what problem or problems your customers are dealing with. 

 

ABC Company, above, deals with the same type of solution that XYZ Company does, but instead of simply providing the solution, they target their audience by asking questions.

 

Your marketing message should do more than inform your audience.  Your audience is presented with a process that will solve their problem only after you get their attention by asking a problem-oriented question. 

 

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The message above targets three specific portions of your audience: those that are hungry, those that are tired and those that are both hungry and tired.

 

Your marketing message needs to be directed towards your targeted market.  To be effective, it must get their attention by asking problem-oriented questions that open the way for you to provide your solution.  This makes your message both memorable and useful to your audience.

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Work From Home Tip: Marketing Plan

August 6th, 2008

Why do so many people fail at online marketing?

Why do they spend thousands of dollars for only pennies in return?

Why 99% of people never make a dime with online marketing?

What is the #1 secret to any successful campaign?

 

Today we’re going to look at the marketing plan and what you need to know to boost your marketing success.  Whether your goal is to bring in new business or to increase your sales, a marketing plan is your guide to achievement.  Success in business means having an effective Marketing Plan. 

 

What do you need to know to put together a successful Marketing Plan?

 

  1. Know your customers.  Your marketing plan allows you to target your perfect market.  Too broad of a customer base and your results can be watered down.

Example:  Unless you are a huge company like Target or Wal-Mart, you can’t afford to try to provide everything to every one.  Select a target market and a product that fills one need or desire that they have.

 

  1. Know how you will reach them.  The marketing tactics you choose should get your message where your target market will see them.

Example:  Are you using traffic exchanges, article marketing or text ads?  Your marketing tactic must reach your target market to be effective.

 

  1. List the benefits your customers will receive.  What makes your business different from all of the others out there?  Tell your customers so that they can see the quality that you are offering.

Example:  Do you offer gift-wrapping with your products or instant download of an e-book?  What about customer support?  Will they get a guarantee?  The benefits you offer can set you apart from your competition.

 

  1. Know the goal of your marketing campaign.  All of your marketing materials should be directed towards achieving that goal.

Example: Are you looking for new customers?  Is your campaign directed at your existing customer base or list?  Are sales your primary concern?  Knowing what the goal of your marketing campaign is allows you to track your results.

 

  1. Know the results of your campaign.  Tracking and analyzing the results of your campaign provides you with valuable information that you can use to make your next campaign even better.

Example:  Did you achieve your goal?  How close did you come?  Which marketing methods were the most effective?  Try different combinations of marketing to see if you can improve your results.

 

Your marketing plan is your recipe for a successful marketing campaign.  Your message must reach your customers and tell them how they will benefit from what you are offering.  It must do so in a manner that will get your customer’s attention and it must achieve a specific goal.

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