Made my first sale. Need advice.

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Hey,

I started taking action with Affiliate Marketing around a week ago.

I made a web page for the chosen product which I found on Clickbank, and since then have made a new post everyday for my web page.

This is what I do in exact order.
  • Make a post
  • Post it on Pingler
  • Post it on Reddit and Delicious
  • Answer 2 Qs on Yahoo Answers in my niche
  • Write a couple of posts on 5 different forums related to my niche. I'm waiting to get to 30 posts before linking my site.
  • Go on Twitter and like people who are in groups in my niche. I'm hoping to get people following me and then post my content, start discussions and send them a free report.

That's it currently. I'm following Chris' advice from the war room.

I'm a complete newbie and just following his instructions.

I have a few questions.

1.I'm struggling on Twitter.

I've made a cover background and created my free report, however I'm struggling to find and get people following me.

Are there any shortcuts to find people who are interested in my niche?

I've tried searching relevant questions in the search bar but it doesn't give many questions imo.

2.On Yahoo Answers I simply reply to the newest questions. I don't want to comment on the old ones because I'm not sure anyone will look at them.

The problem with commenting on the new ones is only a few people will have commented.

What other simple ways can I get traffic? I want to expand what I'm doing and create more and more traffic.

So far I've got 650 visits in 6 days. I made one sale worth 45$ on day 2 but nothing since.

I know a lot of people say create a list. I have created a list before on Aweber on another project.

How would that work though? Would I just send people to my webpage like normal and then put all my posts on my auto-responder instead of on my webpage?

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Joe
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  • Profile picture of the author blueclcl
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    Hi there

    Congrats on making some sales!

    Are you building an email list? If not you should consider doing so. This way you can build your list aswell as sell your products.

    You could then promote your Twitter account on your download page and in your emails.

    You could get more traffic through solo ads if you are building a list.

    Good luck
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    try video marketing (youtube) it is very powerful and easy to generate free traffic
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    Looks like what you are doing works!

    Keep doing the same things for the next few weeks and you will see more sales.
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      Originally Posted by hpgoodboy View Post

      Looks like what you are doing works!

      Keep doing the same things for the next few weeks and you will see more sales.
      This is true, what you are doing is working. If I were you I would look at scaling this up. If you are making $45 per sale, I would suggest outsourcing some of these tasks. You can hire someone on fiverr for $5 to do some of these tasks.You could still make a profit with less work.

      Congratulations with your sale and good luck!
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        Originally Posted by jay5x View Post

        This is true, what you are doing is working. If I were you I would look at scaling this up. If you are making $45 per sale, I would suggest outsourcing some of these tasks. You can hire someone on fiverr for $5 to do some of these tasks.You could still make a profit with less work.

        Congratulations with your sale and good luck!
        What sort of things would they be doing?

        It takes me around 30-40 minutes to make the post but the other tasks not so long.

        Besides, I've only made 1 sale! Haha

        I've had a look though and I'm tempted to pay someone to make me a squeeze page for my list.

        Thanks Joe
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          The other thing to do is log everything you are doing. On paper, text documents, in spreadsheets, better still on a blog. This will give you material for creating your own internet marketing product. OK I know there are millions of those, but the reason there are millions is because they are a market within themselves. The WSOs and Clickbank are full of them. Why? Because people are interested.

          My personal blog for my internet marketing is at Steven Lucas Internet Marketing Blog and only has one post (so far) that might be called advertising although it's actually an honest review. It's my warts and all progress telling of my marketing efforts and sooner or later it will tell of my successes. It will certainly also relate what I consider to be lessons (there are no failures).

          Ultimately, creating YOU as a brand with your own products, is a great way to go.

          Think about it.

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    Hello BenArfa,

    I have one tip for you regarding your question about gaining Twitter followers. You can add your Twitter account to your profile in this forum. A small icon pointing to your Twitter profile page will appear below your username with every post you make.

    When I interact with people who write something interesting in this forum and have the Twitter link below their username, very often I click it and follow them. Why? Because when they post something interesting here, there is a good chance they will post something interesting on Twitter. And as a bonus some of them follow me back.
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      Originally Posted by webhosting View Post

      Hello BenArfa,

      I have one tip for you regarding your question about gaining Twitter followers. You can add your Twitter account to your profile in this forum. A small icon pointing to your Twitter profile page will appear below your username with every post you make.

      When I interact with people who write something interesting in this forum and have the Twitter link below their username, very often I click it and follow them. Why? Because when they post something interesting here, there is a good chance they will post something interesting on Twitter. And as a bonus some of them follow me back.
      Thanks, I'll try that.
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    Congratulations.. Thats an open door. There more to come... Expand your marketing and the result will be superbs.

    And yeah, email listing building is a must and must be done right.



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    First of all Congratulations..your firs sale.remember that one
    #1 Create backlinks(use some software for that)
    #2 Use some seo services
    #3 post articles
    #4 Post comments in blogs
    #5 use forums,signatures
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      Originally Posted by BenArfa View Post

      I don't know how!



      Like I said I'm a complete newbie!
      Originally Posted by mikemccalle View Post

      First of all Congratulations..your firs sale.remember that one
      #1 Create backlinks(use some software for that)
      #2 Use some seo services
      #3 post articles
      #4 Post comments in blogs
      #5 use forums,signatures
      What do you mean by create backlinks?

      I know what they are as I've done some guest posting before.

      Don't know anything about SEO.

      I'm obviously already posting articles and using forums.

      Thanks Joe
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    Keep working hard my friend and don't stop don't matter how hard things get keep going try not to worrier about the money at this moment it will follow and as thing start to pick up for you
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    For someone that is new without money to throw into traffic sources, it is a pretty effective way to generate sales. It seems like you already have the diligence necessary to advance past the early stages, and having a plan is always good.

    Just keep trying new methods. Throw in YouTube uploads. Add pinterest pins. Add guest posts. Add SEO. Trial and error is always best and teaches you what works. There is no magic formula. Try new things, keep what works, and cycle out what isn't working.
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      Originally Posted by RyanLB View Post

      For someone that is new without money to throw into traffic sources, it is a pretty effective way to generate sales. It seems like you already have the diligence necessary to advance past the early stages, and having a plan is always good.

      Just keep trying new methods. Throw in YouTube uploads. Add pinterest pins. Add guest posts. Add SEO. Trial and error is always best and teaches you what works. There is no magic formula. Try new things, keep what works, and cycle out what isn't working.
      Don't know what pininterest pins are and how to use SEO, but I'll research.

      Also, I completely agree that trial and error is the best way.

      Exploring new ideas and gaining first hand experience is the best way to go about pretty much everything!

      Thanks Joe
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    You need more traffic, and the ability to work less while earning more. What's the profit margin (average) on each Clickbank sale you get?
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      Originally Posted by BenArfa View Post

      What do you mean by create backlinks?

      I know what they are as I've done some guest posting before.

      Don't know anything about SEO.

      I'm obviously already posting articles and using forums.

      Thanks Joe
      Originally Posted by Randall Magwood View Post

      You need more traffic, and the ability to work less while earning more. What's the profit margin (average) on each Clickbank sale you get?
      I'm getting 75% per sale on the current product I'm promoting.

      It's 67$ to buy outright and one sale made me 45$.
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    650 visits in 6 days is not bad. I would continue to do what you're doing and you should be building a list.

    I would just focus on the traffic generation methods you're doing now because if you add more you will start to lose focus and probably add unnecessary frustration to the process.

    You definitely want to build a list. You're obviously working hard to get your visitors, so why not get them on your list so that you can give them another chance to purchase the product and/or you can promote other related products to them.
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      Originally Posted by tvon View Post

      650 visits in 6 days is not bad. I would continue to do what you're doing and you should be building a list.

      I would just focus on the traffic generation methods you're doing now because if you add more you will start to lose focus and probably add unnecessary frustration to the process.

      You definitely want to build a list. You're obviously working hard to get your visitors, so why not get them on your list so that you can give them another chance to purchase the product and/or you can promote other related products to them.
      Thanks for all the replies.

      When building list should I made a squeeze page offering a free report?

      And on my squeeze page should it be advertising my product with some affiliate links or just a description?

      Secondly, when I make my posts to my list should I include my affiliate links in every post like I'm doing currently?

      Joe
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    Congrats my friend on your first sale! I know that had to be exciting!

    But, it looks like what you're already doing works for you. Don't try and fix what isn't broke. On the other hand I would suggest doing some video marketing via youtube that caters to people in your niche.

    The videos don't have to necessarily be trying to sell your product. You can give value by just giving them great tips and giving them a call to action like "If you want more information on how to solve your XXX problems, I recommend you take a look at the link in the description below."

    You dont necessarily have to hard sell people all the time for them to buy.

    Hopes this helps my friend. Much more success to ya!
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    I'm getting someone to set up a squeeze page.

    What auto-responder options do I have?

    I had Aweber before but it was 19$ a month.

    Is that my best option?

    Joe
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    Congratulation for your success. It is so hard to earn first income from online, it will be more easy from future.
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    Originally Posted by BenArfa View Post

    Hey,

    1.I'm struggling on Twitter.

    I've made a cover background and created my free report, however I'm struggling to find and get people following me.

    Are there any shortcuts to find people who are interested in my niche?

    I've tried searching relevant questions in the search bar but it doesn't give many questions imo.

    Joe
    You're always going to struggle on Twitter. SOOOO many fake and inactive accounts. You're going to be spinning your wheels there.

    I think you have a good daily method. Switch from Twitter to Facebook, LinkedIn, or posting on other sites in your niche.

    Gary Vanerchuks 'crush it' has a daily method that may be helpful.

    Avoid twitter. IMO.
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    Can I ask some final questions before I start my list.

    So I've bought Aweber and I know how to set my squeeze page up.

    Ok so I'm going to offer people a free Dating report in return for their E-mail.

    I'm going to drive traffic using the methods I've discussed above.

    However, what happens when I goto reddit and delicious and want to post my article?

    Obviously I want to get them on the list, but to do that I'll link them to my squeeze page instead of my article.

    I seem to be getting a lot of traffic from Reddit.

    How do I send people my article whilst linking them to my squeeze page?

    Secondly, once on my list do I:

    1.Send them content everyday or every 3 days?
    2.Include my affiliate links in hyperlinks in every post?

    Joe
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    Well done on your early success, lots of people quit before they get that far. You sound really enthusiastic and I think that will carry you forward on to greater things.
    How about selling your personal story so far? "Newbie gets 650 visitors in 6 days and gets first sale from a standing start" should get some interest!!
    Keep it up.

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