There is a big difference between promoting digital products as an affiliate and promoting memberships. The mindset of the person buying is different for each. Therefore, you have to approach these people differently. In this article, I’m going to give you a few tips on promoting memberships that should give you a distinct advantage over most other affiliates.

One thing you need to understand about a membership is this. Unlike a digital product, which is a one time, one fee purchase, a membership is an ongoing outlay of cash. Some memberships are quite expensive. Over the course of a year, this can add up to quite a bit of money. This is the reason why the retention on memberships is so bad. Most people will drop out after about 90 days. So how do you get your customer to stay with the membership?

This is where most affiliates drop the ball. The best way to get your customer to stay is to offer support for the membership yourself. Naturally, in order to do that, you have to have knowledge of the membership. If you don’t, my suggestion is to ask the site creator for a look around. If he’s smart, he’ll let you do just that. This way, you can write up a comprehensive review of the site and let prospects know what they’re going to be getting.

More importantly, you can provide supplemental materials to the membership for YOUR sales. Yes, it’s going to take a little bit of work on your part. But imagine the surprise on their face when they find these little tips and strategies in their email box every so often. I recommend at least once a month, but you can provide them with info as often as once a week if you like. They’ll thank you for it.

Essentially, you want to become a part of the membership yourself and treat each sale as if they were a member of your team. That way, you’re all in this together and you’re not just some affiliate who got a commission. These tactics work. Try them sometime. You might be surprised at the results.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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