| When devising your affiliate program, it is important | | | | will make it a lot easier for them to promote your |
| to incorporate elements that keep your affiliates and | | | | product effectively. |
| joint venture partners, motivated and excited to | | | | From the perspective of your affiliates, it is almost |
| promote you and your product. Usually, affiliates | | | | impossible to really get really excited and motivated |
| have a certain level of enthusiasm and they are | | | | to promote a product that they do not understand |
| almost always motivated to some degree by the | | | | or can not see the purpose of. Really focus on giving |
| prospect of earning their commissions, but really | | | | your affiliates a good insight into the product, sell the |
| making a conscious effort to keep them motivated | | | | benefits to them so they can be enthusiastic about it |
| beyond the launch can pay dividends in terms of | | | | and really want to share it with their subscribers. |
| continuity of sales. | | | | Tip #3 For Motivating Affiliates and JV Partners - |
| A lot of top marketers and affiliate management | | | | "Bring Out Their Competitive Side" |
| consultants, such as Andy Hussong, strongly | | | | Most human beings, particularly those of us in the |
| advocate creating strong motivational factors into | | | | Internet Marketing community, have a competitive |
| your overall affiliate program development. In his JV | | | | streak. Think about it, how many Internet Marketers |
| Attraction Formula Masterclass back in March 2010, | | | | really get moving when they're toppled in the |
| and his forthcoming JV Attraction Formula Private | | | | rankings or see their traffic figures plummet? In the |
| Coaching program, Andy explains why motivating and | | | | JV Attraction Formula Masterclass series, held by |
| encouraging affiliates and JV partners is key to | | | | Andy Hussong earlier in the year, he talked about |
| maximizing your products sales potential. | | | | creating an affiliate/JV partner "competition" offering |
| So, how can you motivate your affiliates and JV | | | | prizes to top sellers. |
| partners? | | | | A lot of product owners now incorporate this |
| Tip #1 For Motivating Affiliates and JV Partners - "Be | | | | element into their affiliate program because it tends |
| Nice" | | | | to really inspire people to go the extra mile in a bid to |
| It sounds rather simplistic, but you'll be surprised how | | | | "win" and earn their place onto the prize winners list. |
| much harder your affiliates will work if they like you! | | | | Naturally, the promise of a valuable prize is a big part |
| Set up an effective Affiliate Control Center and use | | | | of this strategy but again, in the JV Attraction |
| a JV blog and email sequence to communicate | | | | Formula, Andy explained where to get really high |
| regularly and make your affiliates and JV partners | | | | ticket prizes without breaking the bank! |
| feel they know you. Let them know that you have | | | | Tip #4 For Motivating Affiliates and JV Partners - |
| their interests in mind too and you want them to | | | | "Money Makes The World Go Round" |
| succeed. | | | | This may come as a surprise to you but no one |
| There is a certain camaraderie that develops out of | | | | promotes you and your product because they have |
| being part of a team and although you are, in | | | | nothing better to do...they do it for the |
| essence, the team leader, treating your affiliates like | | | | commission...the money! The biggest motivating |
| they are respected and welcomed member of your | | | | factor for affiliates and JV Partners is money, so |
| team can work wonders! People feel a sense of | | | | ensuring that your commissions are as high as |
| responsibility when they feel they have a valuable | | | | possible is an excellent motivational factor in getting |
| role to play in the team. | | | | your foot soldiers out there, selling! |
| Tip #2 For Motivating Affiliates and JV Partners - | | | | In conclusion, the key to motivating affiliates and JV |
| "Make It Easier" | | | | partners is a having a well thought out and effective |
| When you devise your affiliate program there are a | | | | affiliate program. This is essentially why Andy |
| few "golden rules of thumb" that you simply can not | | | | Hussong created the JV Attraction Formula Coaching |
| afford to ignore. One of those rules is that the easier | | | | Program, to provide you with everything you need |
| you make it for your affiliates and JV partners to | | | | to create a solid, easy to manage, high quality |
| succeed, the better! Providing tools, resources and | | | | affiliate program with minimal effort and maximum |
| training materials through your affiliate control center | | | | benefit. |