As an affiliate one of the best ways to make consistent sales is by offering your visitors honest product reviews. When people search the net they're looking for information. Sometimes they're almost ready to buy the product but want to compare or just need to hear from someone who has experience with the product before purchasing it.
The best way to give unbiased, honest reviews is to purchase the product yourself and use it. This way you'll be able to write about the product as an expert and it will come through in your writing. You'll also be building trust with your customers.
When you give the review don't just write about the product features. Make sure you state all the benefits of the product. Give examples of how the product has worked for you. If you can collect testimonials from others who have purchased the product and give their views on it.
And be sure to openly list the product flaws. Let's face it, not every product is perfect. There's always something that could be a little better.
Say you're reviewing a certain online course and you think it's great but wish the course included transcripts along with the audio, then say so. It doesn't mean the product is useless, it just means it could be a little better. You can go on to say how valuable the product is that you still feel it's very much worth it even without the transcripts.
What if the product is totally useless?
Then don't recommend it, plain and simple. You're in this for the long term. If you recommend a flawed product to your trusted visitors they won't buy from you again. You've worked hard to build a relationship with your visitors, you've spent hours putting together valuable content, don't ruin it by promoting a product you don't' believe in.
Be fair, be honest, and promote what you believe in and you'll be ahead of the competition.
