I would assume you have noticed, if you have followed some
of my other articles on Affiliate Marketing training, that
quite often my primary message for your home based business
is related to day to day operations and long term planning
as opposed to instant profits or miracle cure alls. There
is a reason for this.
Until I learned to get my feet on the ground and build my
business, not try to buy my business, I was going NOWHERE!
No amount of money could provide the skills that are
necessary to be effective with my Affiliate Marketing
online business ... I just ended up with pretty packages
and didn't have a CLUE on what to do with the contents! :-(
So, what to do? Here is a summary of a conversation that I
recently had with Christina Munoz, AKA "TheQuoteDiva". We
were discussing a recent high profile affiliate marketing
program launch and reviewing the marketing skills necessary
to benefit from this particular program.
I thought that perhaps hearing my same old drivel echoed
from another active, successful Internet Marketer just
might ring your bell! :-)
It's very tough to stay focused when everyone is raving
about the next giant product launch and offering thousands
in bonuses just to buy through their link.
Lately there is a lot about a new program called "Mass
Control". After reviewing it ... it is truly - genius
marketing!
But, it assumes you already have a product, a list, and
joint venture partners lined up. This is super-advanced
stuff and for those who already have a full system in place
it is pure Gold!
However, if you don't have the basics nailed, no amount of
"advanced" training is going to help.
In order to capitalize on a system like this, what
'constitutes' a Basic System?
* Squeeze Page?
* Pre-Sell Page?
* Autoresponder?
* Lead Generator?
* Followup System?
* Front-end Product?
* Back-end Products?
* Viral Reports?
* Blog?
* Traffic???
Until you've got a system in place, there's no reason to
keep buying stuff. It's not gonna help until YOU make a
commitment to work the plan.
After all, why would you want to dish out another $1000 or
$2000 when you won't be able to fully use what 'Mass
Control' and other similar products can offer you?
Well, as usual, Christina's comments took this author back
to the drawing board to once again evaluate the foundation
and structural integrity of my own online business.
Lacking understanding of all 10 basic elements in no way
suggests that one cannot make very good money focusing on
just a few of the Basics. For example, just having a list,
an understanding of productive advertising, and a quality
affiliate product can certainly generate significant
revenue.
However, acquiring the knowledge, understanding, and
ability to implement all of the basics will allow you to
take a product, any product, analyze its strengths and
weaknesses, and plug its unique components into your system
to maximize profits.
As your efforts continue to build the applications
available in your affiliate marketing tool box, the closer
you move towards reaching the epitome of your development
... putting your system on autopilot.
Plug and Play is an often used phrase to suggest the
simplicity of marketing a particular system or product.
Well, that's great, IF, you have something to plug into.
:-)
Here's a great exercise to judge just how far along you are
in developing your rock solid business plan.
Write down all 10 of the "Basic" components listed above.
Now, honestly ask yourself if you could implement each
particular component if you were planning a new campaign
for a product or service.
If any of the areas are a resounding NO, you have just
identified a specific target for research and development.
Put that integral component on the top of your 'To Do'
list, and get right on forming another piece of your
puzzle. Do research, review past articles or reports
describing the process, make a mental outline of where this
component would fit into your campaign, then put your
thoughts to paper and ... take action!
There is no doubt that if you polled 10 veteran affiliate
marketers, each of their lists of the 10 Basics would
differ slightly from each other. However, what they would
have in common is a structured flow from the campaign
conception through the sales offer and follow up.
Once again, I encourage you to focus on the basics in order
to put yourself in a position to be able to jump onboard
and prosper from a system such as "Mass Control". Once you
have mastered those 10 essential components, you're WELL on
your way to building your successful affiliate marketing
business.
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For your FREE report from Super Affiliate "Ewen Chia", and
many more affiliate marketing tips, free tools, and success
strategies, visit "Newbie Heaven" at:
http://now4u-website.com
The author would like to thank Chrisina Munoz for her input
... visit her very enjoyable site at
http://TheQuoteDiva.com
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