If you want to make money with Amazon Associates or any other product-based affiliate-marketing program, you’re going to have to know how to write effective reviews. And when I saw effective, I say reviews that will make YOU money without screwing over your audience. So, without further delay, I’ll give you all the rules you need for writing money-making reviews: Rule #1 – Do Not Screw Over Your Audience I am VERY adamant about this. Treat your readers well and they’ll keep coming back. Don’t take a one-and-done attitude when it comes to making money online. This means you do not recommend stuff you don’t like, stuff you dont know about, and stuff you’ve never used. Rule #2 – You Must Tell People Why Amazon Rocks! If you’re going to push products through Amazon, then tell people why you’re doing it. Tell them how much money they’ll save by ordering online instead of versus going to Best Buy, about Amazon’s friendly return policies, and about your own positive experiences in dealing with Amazon (if you’ve had them, of course!) Rule #3 – All Reviews Must Be Written in Plain English With Proper Grammar Unless you are dealing with very expensive products catering to serious enthusiasts (an example would be high-end stereo equipment), resist the urge to use big words and complicate your writing. The average person is 1000% turned off by jargon. And if you can’t properly use commas and dashes, why should ANYONE listen to what you have to say about a product? If you can’t write properly, you’ll have ZERO credibility with your readers, and that means ZERO sales. Here's the full post: http://www.associatestips.com/2011/03/03/writing-effective-reviews-for-amazon-associates/
Good advice, thanks for sharing. It is always best practice to build a good relationship with your customers in order for them to trust you and want to buy from you.
I've got a format that works very well and follows basically everything you said, sorry I'm really not trying to push/advertise, if you drop over to http://reidwriting.com/aritcle-writing/ you can download a sample that will show you exactly how I write my amazon reviews, both for my clients and for myself. There is no opt-in required, just trying to share the info!
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