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A Day in the Life of an Affiliate Marketer

Author: Cherise James Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 24-04-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2 | Rating:  (50) Article Popularity - Green (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Back in the day, marketing was a dog-eat-dog world. Only the strong survived, and they worked long hours: making cold calls by phone and in person, traveling to meet potential clients, and struggling just to find new customers. The internet has revolutionized the marketing world. Clients no longer sit around passively waiting for a great product to show up in the hands of a salesman. Now they get out and proactively search for a solution to their problems, and this has created a whole new paradigm for marketing. One aspect of that paradigm is affiliate marketing, where a product provider allows marketers who mostly work from home to market their products for them.

Let’s meet the Intrepid Entrepreneur (IE) who takes on this 21st century challenge…

The alarm goes off at six a.m. After a nice cup of coffee and a leisurely breakfast, and still wearing pajamas, IE sits at the computer to check out new developments on the web. There are always new opportunities cropping up, and IE doesn’t want to miss a single one.

A site design has to be revised. IE knows that a well-designed and up-to-date site will increase both sign ups and conversion rates. These are IE’s lifeblood.

Next IE tracks sales, refund requests, and advertising expenses, then carefully responds to any customer service questions. Satisfied customers are of paramount importance, since they will both spread the word to other potential customers and be possible future customers for future products.

Time to tweak the latest advertising campaigns. IE is quite aware of how fast the internet changes, and keeps on top of all advertising so that it is always functioning at peak performance.

IE is hungry, so trots off to the kitchen for a bite, and then might get dressed (or not).

When IE gets back, there are emails from visitors with questions. Nothing turns off visitors faster than an unanswered question, so IE immediately takes care of these, with answers that are professional, friendly, and to the point.

Throughout the day, IE is logged on to a chat room, interacting with other affiliates, both asking and answering questions, and participating in discussion of new and better ways to market products.

IE also works on a couple of newsletters and ezines for distribution to various customer lists. These give IE a vehicle to introduce new products, announce sales and specials, and show appreciation to fellow marketers who have helped IE increase sales and market share.

To top off the work day, IE writes out recommendations to those who want credible sources for the products being promoted, and then posts some comments on how to be a successful affiliate marketer on a site where there are lots of wannabees. Two birds with one stone: IE gets to promote the product as well as the program. Who knows, someone may be inclined to join.

Time flies. It was an awesome marketing day, and now IE gets some time to relax before bedtime.

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