I get a real kick out of affiliate marketers. They’ll try every trick in the book just to make a sale. Some of them are not very pretty. Well, let me ask you a question. Have you ever tried just keeping it real? That might be a foreign concept to some people. Hopefully it’s not to you. But if it is, read this article. It will provide you with a few things you can do to not only keep it real but actually make more sales from the process.

This isn’t going to apply to every product you sell but a great way to keep things real is by actually writing a REAL review on the product. Now, if you’re selling dog food and you don’t have a dog and no need for the product, you can’t write a review on it. But for products that you CAN use, use it. Even if that means you have to buy it. If buying a $97 product could mean thousands of dollars in sales as an affiliate, isn’t that $97 purchase worth it? Too many affiliate marketers look at this purchase as unnecessary. They couldn’t be more off the mark if they tried.

But writing a review doesn’t mean you rave about the product like it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. People are sick and tired of that and can see right through it. So how about trying this on for size. I don’t care what the product is. NO product is perfect. I have found at least one problem with every product I have ever tried out. Guess what? When I review the product, I also include what I DON’T like about the product. Now THAT is keeping it real. Think that’s going to kill sales? You can’t imagine how many people write to me to thank me for my honest review, right before they go and purchase it.

Finally, and this is something that you really need to be more transparent about now that the FTC is cracking down on affiliate marketers, you should try being up front about the fact that you’re actually promoting this product in the hope that you’ll make a sale from doing so. That’s right. Tell people that you’re an affiliate for the product. I do. In fact, I tell people that if they buy from me I’ll give them a special bonus that they can’t get from anyone else. Call it an ethical bribe. Trust me…it works.

There is no reason why you have to try to con people into buying things from you. If you’re promoting a product that solves a real problem and can show how, you’re going to make more than your share of sales.

Try it sometime. You might be surprised at the results.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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