Getting People To Buy From Your Affiliate Links

This delves off into a short lesson on internet marketing but it's important if you want to get people to buy from you. The key to getting people to buy from you is to not actually "sell" anything. Your goal as a marketer is to first gain traffic. This is done most effectively by helping them answer the questions they have about the niche or topic your website deals with.

I know this sounds counter intuitive but, if all you're doing is pushing a product in someones face and telling them how great it is, they will often times be hesitant to buy from you. You want to be the helping hand. Educate people about many aspects of your subject, not only the products you're selling but also about related topics.

Establishing Trust

Trust has to be established and this is done by first helping the person answer the questions they're asking, then your recommendations will be considered in their decision making process. You will get better at this over time. Each niche is it's own animal and learning the ins and outs of your niche is something that can only be done through experience.

Don't make your links an in your face, "Hey, go buy this awesome product because I say it's great" type of thing. You want to play down your links. Don't place the links at the top of the page or have 15 banners throughout every post. You're not herding cattle. People wont blindly go where you tell them to go.

If you spend the time to write something that will help your customer learn what they came to learn and aid them in their decision making process, you don't want them to click away on a banner before you have time to read it. Placing your links at or toward the bottom can often be the most effective way to get people to click on them.