There are two kinds of affiliate marketers. This article is going to briefly describe each one and then make a suggestion as to which one you should be. The world of marketing is getting tougher and tougher. People are becoming more and more skeptical. It’s not so easy to get folks to part with their hard earned money, the value of which is getting less and less everyday. So as an affiliate marketer, you need to go that little extra mile if you want to be successful.

Okay, so what are the two types of affiliate marketers? The first type, the more common one, and the one I don’t recommend, is the one who tosses up an affiliate link through a social networking site, maybe a forum or social bookmarking site, directs people directly to a sales page and puts in absolutely no effort to try to give the prospect a little more information to help them make a decision. In an email marketing campaign, they’ll go no farther than to say, “Hey, check out this great product.” That’s the kind of affiliate marketer you DON’T want to be.

Then we have the second type. This is the guy who will get a copy of the product, even if he has to buy it himself. He’ll go over the whole thing from top to bottom and write a comprehensive review of it and put it up on his blog. Maybe he’ll even do a video review and upload it to YouTube. At social networking sites, he’ll provide some solid information about the product so that people can make an informed decision. He won’t send links directly to the sales page but to his blog and video reviews. He’ll build a list of subscribers so that he can give them MORE information. He’ll go above and beyond what most affiliates will do.

I guess I don’t have to tell you that the second type of affiliate marketer is the one YOU want to be. Sure, it’s a little more work, but in this day and age, it’s going to take a little bit more work to get the job done.

You can do it…or not.

The choice, as they say, is entirely up to YOU.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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