So you want to make 6 figures your first year online?
I recently did an informal survey with my in-house list. I asked how much money do you want to make in your first year online.
About 80% replied that they would like to make 6 figures.
So how you set yourself up for success and breakthrough to reach this. Well the best way I can think of is to sell someone else’s product first. Build your skill and make mistakes on someone else products and once you are ready then start selling your own products and services.
Learn to fail fast and build expertise on someone else’s product and then once you earned the money you can move on to other exciting projects.
There is no better way to start of as an Amazon affiliate. Amazon has a brand name and a solid reputation for online. If you crack the code and sell physical goods then you will get all the skills you need to take your business to the next level.
Here are my best 5 Internet marketing tips to help you get started and achieve your dreams
1. Be The Expert In Your Niche
We all want to buy from experts. Especially from people we regard as experts as we value their opinion.
And this even applies more to physical products.
Lets say you decide to sell product to couples that recently had a baby.
And you want to help them make their lives easier.
You can sell diapers; bottles, stroller and the variety of products are endless.
So the first step is blog about it. Think about what your family needs, their challenges and joys you going through and talk about it, then start promoting specific products.
Better still buy the products, use them and give your honest review on them.
It is fun being a marketer. You can get to buy and use just about any product in any niche
And when you show people how to use you become the authority in your field.
And you earned the right to sell them
It is easy to start. Go to Hubpages.com. Open up a profile and start blogging about a topic.
Create a persona and position your self as the expert by writing one hub page at a time
2. Skip The Same Old Generic Advice
The biggest mistakes I see affiliate marketers make online is fill up your blog posts with product features.
Lets assume there are over a 1000 pages on Google competing to sell the same product online.
Now if all of them have the same generic advice on product features, why should the client choose your webpage or your affiliate link?
My favorite question I get all the time is how do I get more people to click through to Amazon and buy the product
Do I place my Amazon affiliate link at the beginning or end of the page?
If this is you, this is not uncommon.
It does not matter where you place the link if you are offering generic advice.
You need to become a bona fide specialist.
You need an angle or solve a problem
For example “10 ways to pick a multi purpose stroller that will keep baby smiling”
Instead of telling you what to buy I am telling you what to look for and keep baby quite and happy while you are on the go.
Most people will not be able to find this kind of information.
The more specific and valuable the information, the more money you make.
3. Inject Some Persona
I have a pop quiz for you. Who would you buy from?
Someone who looks like Mary who has picture with three kids and blogs regularly about how to get the best products for your baby or John who sells sledgehammers, car parts and baby feeders on his site?
Mary right. Because seems similar to the type of demographic of your customer and her persona is a trusted one.
Personas are ways to make your customers like and trust you.
You can be humorous, angry man or scientist with the use of your persona.
The best way to figure out your persona is to do some demographic research on your market and build this accordingly.
Go to www.alexa.com type in your keywords and it will show you demographics of visitors to your website to help you develop that persona
4. Give Them a Visual Experience
A picture says a thousand words.
When it comes to buying physical products online most people want to see and experience the product before they buy.
They want to justify their decision that it is the right one.
Write text only posts for physical products and this may be a long road to making money.
As you know that YouTube is great for promoting products and services
And the best part about Amazon is that they allow you to use their marketing creative. Please see their rules about their terms first
You can convert pictures into videos or better still take your own pictures and videos and share them on your blog.
Now if making videos really intimidates you then use a tool like animoto.com
They allow you to upload pictures and convert this into 30 second HD quality videos for you. And it will not cost you a dime.
Your customers will get a visual and sensory experience and it will make their purchase decision so much easier
Master these simple but effective strategies and you are on your way to 6 figures a year.
Let me know you best strategy for getting your customers attention and helping you grow your business.
