In case you haven't heard, Google has thrown the hammer down on affiliate marketers who use PPC advertising yet again. If you're an affiliate marketer who uses AdWords, you probably already know this. What you may not know is how to get around this problem. Well, it is going to take some work, but if you follow this blueprint, you should have no trouble at all.
For those that don't know, Google has essentially lowered the quality score of blogs with affiliate links on them. Now, I know what you're thinking. How can I do affiliate marketing without an affiliate link? And the really bad part is, blogs with really good content are getting slammed too. It doesn't matter how good the blog is. If there is an affiliate link on it...you're toast. So, how do we fix this problem? The fix, is really a very simple one. Let me explain.
What you need to do is not sell to prospects directly off your blog. At least not the affiliate product. There are two ways of getting around this. The first way is to, instead of giving them a link to the product, giving them a link to your autoresponder series and have them opt in. This way, you get them as a subscriber and have multiple chances to pitch to them instead of just the one. You will have to offer up some kind of free report on the subject or newsletter to get them to opt in. This shouldn't be a problem.
Another alternative is to sell your own product on the subject. Yes, this is going to take some work on your part, but it doesn't have to be a full blown product. It can be a short report that you sell for $7. Your conversion rate on this should be very good. Then, inside the short report, you include your affiliate link to the main product.
Of course, you can combine the two methods above...get them to opt in, sell them a short report to start with, in order to get them into your sales funnel and then pitch them the affiliate product and other products down the road. As long as you're providing them value along the way, this method should work very well.
Bottom line is this. If you've been hit by the latest Google slap, this should solve the problem nicely.
To YOUR Success,
Steven Wagenheim
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