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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Affiliate Marketing Via Review Sites

A month ago when I asked everybody what they would like to learn about I received questions regarding both affiliate marketing and review sites… I thought I’d tackle both with this one post :)

Prior to using videos for my affiliate marketing campaigns, the most profitable method I had for generating income online was by selecting a product from Clickbank and creating a one-page review site for that product.  I learned, and follow, this method from a product that many of you have probably heard about… Day Job Killer.  This method is easy to follow and implement and absolutely produces results.  I still have about 15 sites that follow the method that Chris is promoting with his product and each of them bring in a nice steady income for me. 

Just as with pretty much everything I do :), I did not follow Chris’s advice completely… I set up the review portion based on what he teaches in the ebook, but I also implemented my Definitive SEO Traffic Guide to really explode the sales.  See, Chris teaches you how to get into the Pay Per Click market (mostly Google Adwords) and while his method is a great way to limit your losses and really increase you sales, I still like to get natural search engine traffic… maybe it is that I love SEO and playing around with my sites to get top placement in the search engines… it is addicting (for me anyway)!  But, if you wanted, you could just follow Chris’s plan.

If you want to get into affiliate marketing and start making some good money with review sites, I highly recommend following Day Job Killer with the addition of following my Search Engine Optimization Training Guide… together these make a great combination for a residual monthly income!  As with any method, yes, you must complete the work, but if you do, this method pays for itself over and over and over.  I have sites that have been online for almost a year and a half following this method and I do nothing with them but watch Clickbank deposit money into my bank account every two weeks… yes, it is fun :) 

There are other types of review sites as well… such as a blanket review site that reviews all kinds of various products in one market.  For example, say you create a review site in the baby market, you may review products such as:

  • Baby Names
  • Getting a Baby to Sleep
  • Conquering Colic
  • Potty Training
  • Natural Baby Health
  • etc.

I have tried these types of review sites in a couple of different markets over the years, including internet marketing, but I personally did not have very good results with them.  They are more work than the one-page review method described above and I simply never saw any type of income worth talking about… maybe $50 - $100 per month, but when you can create a one-page review site that is pulling in $250, $500 a month, the extra work involved in a “blanket” style review site isn’t worth it for me.  If there are people reading this blog that have had better results, please share your experience with us.  If this method can be successful I’m sure we’d all love to hear about it!

Due to recent success, I do feel that using video and cash cannons is the easiest way to make money online, but for those of you that were unable to get into that program… I feel that the easiest, most profitable way to make money online using review sites is to follow Day Job Killer and my Definitive SEO 101 Traffic Guide!

 Good luck and as always, post any comments or questions that you have!

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4 Responses to “Affiliate Marketing Via Review Sites”

Tom in Wisconsin Says:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

Hey Shannon,

Day Job Killer looks like an awesome alternative for those who were unable to get on board with Cash Cannons.

In today’s hectic times, a blueprint is a valuable asset to have when time is of the essence.

Q: Where do you get your review site graphics?

Starrweaver Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 3:56 am

I wonder if you can answer a question for me. Why are those sales letters so darn long? By half way I’m like “Ok I get it where’s the product info?” you know price, what I’m getting and how. Some of them go on and on and on about all this so called “proof” and recommendations, testimonials and other stuff I don’t need to get bogged down by.

If I’m in the market for the product, give me the info on the product, tell me what it does, how much and how it can help me. That’s it! Why clog up the message with all this junk that just pats others on the back or goes on to tell me how they “understand” cause they’ve been there.

Frankly, that isn’t going to change my mind about the product if it’s not what I want. But if I get the info up front, at least I won’t be ticked later when I find out that it isn’t what I thought it was either.

I know it’s all psychology and getting people to believe one thing or another. But what about those of us that 1. haven’t got time to read a huge novel/sales letter? What about those that know what we want and just want to know if the latest “IT” is what we need to get the job done?

Figured since you know some of these guys, maybe you could find out. Thanks!

Shannon Lueck Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

Hi Tom,

When you say graphics do you mean the graphics that are simply part of my page design or do you mean headings, book covers and stuff like that?

For my page design graphics I couldn’t really tell you off hand… I have purchased so many things over the years that I don’t know which would be which. It is easy to find graphics online however by simply completing a search and finding some you like.

If you mean the book covers and stuff like that, then all I do is copy them from the owner’s site… I don’t alter them in anyway and most site owners aren’t going to care since you are promoting their product.

I hope this helps, sorry for the delay in answering!

Best Wishes,
Shannon

Shannon Lueck Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Hi Starrweaver,

It is a psychology thing and does truly get people in the mindset for buying. I am personally so immune to them at this point that I scroll to the bottom to find the price before I read anything past the heading.

If you notice, they do place important information in bullets or extra large font and part of the reason they do this is so that people who want to only glance at the information will still be able to get the “gist” of the product.

Aside from that part of me says that most marketers do it simply because it works so why mess with the wheel… I agree with you and am not a fan of it, but if it works I guess I can’t argue with it too much.

Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful!

Best Wishes,
Shannon

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