I just got my product launched on jvzoo and privately on warriorplus. It is in the process of being accepted on clickbank and digistore. What do you recommend for getting my first sales, finding affiliates, marketing, and making money?
I would try thinking how your target market behaves.... What websites would they visit, what other things might they be interested in, etc... Once you know that figure out how to get your product in front of them there. Also, some sort of lead magnet works best. They need an incentive to contact you, but once they do you can start a conversation and try to close a sale.
Maybe try getting some people to use your product for free too. This way you get some valuable feedback, and it will help you evolve your product into something even more useful. That being said if you struggle to get users for free; then you have issues with your product, and you might consider moving on to something else. Or, you really need to take a step back and figure learn marketing. If you don't know marketing I suggest starting with the classics (e.g., Gary Halberts, Dan Kennedy) before learning IM strategies.
Well you need to find a way to build relationships with affiliates .Maybe first offer a good comision for people to atract them to promote it for you .Try to reach people on forums ,social media ,etc
Modern B2B marketing requires brand awareness so people get to know what you have for them to buy. You can use different social selling tools and technologies to enhance your presence so that you get clients and sales.