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Making a Theme Website

You can make a good living with Affiliate Programs, but there are some points that make Affiliate marketing unique. With an Affiliate program always remember you are preselling not selling.

All your marketing efforts will be towards that high click thru to your sponsor’s site. Your Sponsor

Should have the great Ad Copy to persuade the visitors you send to buy. You will be “setting the buying mood” of your visitors, providing the “Appetizer,” for the main meal. One of the first things needed to achieve this end is a Theme Website.

A Theme Website

v     In order to build a profitable Theme Website you will need to join more than one Affiliate Program.

These programs should all be related to your niche market, for example if you are into Health, your Affiliate programs should all be related to Health.

v     Make a central point; a newsletter, or a tips Flyer, delivered weekly or whatever you feel you can contact and build your Opt-in list with. There are endless possibilities.

v     Be careful how you plan and set up your Website. The 3 main points for a business site are

1.      Make it sticky, your visitors need to want to stay.

2.      It must load fast, do not fall into the trap of big fancy graphics.

3.      Make it simple, for your visitor to find his way about, and focus on your products.

v     The font should be easy to read and look professional; black on a white background is best, with a little use of color to emphasize your points. Be careful of capitalization and exclamation points. Never cheapen your site and credibility with too many of these.

v     Take a look at your competition, see how they have done it and improve.

v     Never give into the temptation to get a free Website, it will cheapen your image and destroy your creditability. A little money invested, will go along way to making your own personal

Website.

 Using these points you can take the first step towards becoming a “super Affiliate”

Even the Marketing “Gurus” started with a simple website, and built up their business from small beginnings. Always remember the largest Oak Tree begins with a small acorn!

Article written by Cathy Q