Hey all. I've been an affiliate in the dating/seduction niche for several years. It's a very very lucrative market, but..... About a year ago, I realized that all the products in this niche are exactly the same. It's tough to have long-term success when you're pitching nearly identical products to your mailing list every week... To make a long story short, I've developed a pickup/seduction/dating product that's completely different from the rest of the programs in this niche. So far, it's done extremely well... and I think that's mostly because it's so unique. See my program here: http://www.howtobehandsome.com/index8.php ------------------------------------ I'm looking for affiliates and join venture partners to work with. In addition to a high conversion rate and a unique marketing angle, I've got a huge affiliate section... and I'm more than happy to work on custom, personalized promotions with my affiliates. Commissions: 75% Your Earnings Per Sale: $31 Affiliate Resources Available: Articles, email promotions, product reviews, product description, author bio, author interviews, brandable PDF, hoplink redirects, customized landing pages, PPC info & keywords, banner ads, setup info, tips to success, personal email coaching, etc. My Affiliate Website: http://www.howtobehandsome.com/affiliates/ ------------------------------------ I think if you take a look at my sales page & my affiliate section, you'll see that I'm very serious about succeeding and I'm also very dedicated to helping my affiliates maximize profits. Feel free to send me an email if you're interested. Lastly, I'm glad I've found this forum... clearly there's lots of experienced marketers here. Looking forward to interacting more in the future. I'm not just here to pitch my affiliate program.... so if anyone has any advice and/or comments on my product or my affiliate program, please share! Thanks!
More or less. It's a step-by-step guide that covers all aspects of appearance: fashion, hairstyle, grooming, skin care, hygiene, fitness, etc. In my experience, most men are clueless in a lot of these areas. Single guys struggling to land a date or find a girlfriend are often in desperate need of guidance, and my program provides the information they need to dramatically improve their appearance. This is in stark contrast to the vast majority of "pickup" or "dating" e-book programs, which tell men that "looks don't matter". In reality, looks do matter, at least to some extent... and you'd be crazy to think you'll be able to land a gorgeous woman if you look like Jabba the Hutt. I think this unique, realistic approach to seduction/pickup is one of my program's greatest strengths. Granted, the product won't turn a troll into Brad Pitt, but it does contain a lot of useful, practical, and thoroughly-researched advice. I've had a lot of positive feedback and my return rates are generally very low. The main e-book is 240 pages (about 37,000 words) and has been edited by a professional writer, so I stand behind the content & the overall product quality. I'm not trying to sound cocky, but I want to assure my affiliates they're promoting a useful, high-quality product! (Of course, free sample copies are available to any affiliates who are serious about promoting the program!)
Cool - looks like I might promote this. The "pick up/seduction" niche is somewhat like the MMO niche. So many hype up stuff thinking success will happen overnight. In the MMO niche, you have "gurus" telling you can make $1000/day without much effort after buying their system, selling you a 'get rich quick' dream. So many failed and delusional to think they can make tons of money overnight (that's a lot more factors involve - SEO, linkbuilding, niche selection, keywords research, etc). A get rich quick hype based on the desperation to make money. You buy a $9 eBook and get a sales pitch for their $1997 product soon. In the seduction niche, you have "pick up artists" telling you can land any hot chick overnight using attraction triggers. Folks are delusional to think they can be a really fat lazy jobless slob and can score any hot women using specific techniques. Yet there are various factors involves. It's more like a long-term process. Some seduction products are like a 'get laid quick' hype based on the desperation of social connection. You buy a $19 Double your dating eBook and get a sales pitch for their $497 course soon. Since yours is different, I might use POF to test it out.
You've got mail. Couldn't agree with you more. There's definitely a few decent seduction products available, but most are pitched as "quick fix" solutions. I think there's a lot of men out there who realize it's not an overnight process, though, and that they'll need to be appealing to women (both physically and intellectually) in order to succeed. If you need any marketing resources or you'd like to discuss promotion strategies, shoot me an email. You can find my contact info on the home page of my affiliate website: howtobehandsome.com/affiliates/home.php
If you put that much time into the book, I would try making a whole new sales page as if a woman made the course and get a video of a woman pitching the course through an embedded video. The page needs more female images, voice, video. This is my opinion, but I think you owe it to yourself to try that.
If it does maybe I should buy it for myself. The heck with selling it. (laugh) Serisously ... It is a very profitable niche thought. I did not like all the returns myself.
Thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated. I definitely plan on testing a video sales letter in the next few months, because I've heard some success stories from other vendors. I hadn't considered the idea of adding more female images, though - interesting idea. Did you have anything specific in mind? Quotes from women regarding the importance of a man's appearance? Well, if you decide to become an affiliate, I'll send you a complimentary review copy! I was concerned about the return rates before launching the program, but I haven't had a problem with refunds at all. When I was charging a one-time payment of $47 for the program, my return rate was hovering around 6%. Since I began offering a 21-day trial payment structure, my refund rate has dropped below 1%, but obviously I still receive trial cancellations. The overall cancellation rate is still below 15%, though, which I think is excellent given the niche and the nature of the product. (The increased cancellation rate is relatively insignificant when you consider that the trial payment structure has doubled my conversion rates).
I like where you're going with this approach. Most of the dating niches are a qucik fix to picking up the hottest chicks. Your site actually covers all of the basics. I also agree with cyclo394, you have put in the effort to design such a product that covers all areas of "self-improvement", I think if you spice up the sales page a bit you could do good for yourself in this niche!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm definitely working on making continuous improvements to my sales letter. I'm currently testing a few different headlines. I'd definitely welcome any other suggestions you have for future split tests or sales page changes.