Hi, so I'm going to try out Clickbank. I think that I'm going to create a page that is reviewing/promoting several CB products within the same niche. Now I'm wondering, what is the best type of lander page? A blog or a stand-alone HTML site? Also do I need to buy my own domain or will a free one (at least if I get a blog) work just as well? Thanks
I would always recommend your own domain - it is a brand and an asset you can build, and will make you look more professional as well as giving you full control over it. If you plan to just review them and leave the page static then a plain html lander may be best, but I like the blogging formula - it is so flexible, you can also make it static if you want, but then again easily add new content to it as / if you want - its more personal preference and depends on your overall vision for the site, both approaches are used and work..
Yeah... Well thing is with a blog that I find it harder to change the design. I'm pretty good at building websites with HTML/CSS but it's a bit more tricky when the blog already has a certain template. I think I'll just make a static HTML website with a domain. Thanks!
It's a very good approach, I think. I think it's always better to have your own domain-name. It looks more professional, if you're doing related products all in the same niche, you can keyword-optimise it, to some extent, and the tiny expense will be covered by the first single commission you make. I would also buy, for each product you promote, a .info domain-name (for $1 each!) to use as a way of forwarding/cloaking your hoplinks from your landing-page to the sales pages. It's clean, quick, easy, looks better and confers some degree of protection as well. (You don't need hosting for these - just forwarding with masking from the registrar). I always use blogging software for the landing-page, myself. It's easy to do, and you can set it up using "page" facilities (in whatever blogging software you use) to make it look just the same as a static site. It will work at least as well, if not better, in my opinion - but this is a really small point and it doesn't much matter: if you're more comfortable with HTML sites, do one of those instead. Finally - don't forget to build a list with an opt-in - otherwise you're leaving most of the money on the table. Just my $0.02.
What is that? Sorry I'm still fairly new to IM. Also I don't really understand the point with a .info domain for every product? They're supposed to be on the same site? Are you saying I should create several sites for every product I'm promoting?
No, you just use a .info domain for masking your affiliate links. It's called domain name forwarding with masking.
Well I don't think you are ready to do it... so just advertise your affiliate link because unprofessional landing pages will decrease your affiliate sales!
I use Typepad, which I like very much, but it doesn't really matter, I think. Most affiliates seem to use Wordpress (which I found much harder, myself, when I once tried it). It's a way of collecting the email addresses of your prospective customers. The idea is that you offer them a "free report" on the subject of the niche concerned, and they have to give you their email address to get it, which some of them will. (You can either write a little "report" yourself or get a writer to do it for you - I'm not offering or looking for work and am not available - sorry!). Then you use an "autoresponder" to send them emails with information about the niche and products in it, and your affiliate-links. It increases your conversion-rate a lot because very few people buy something the first time they see it. The sales increase a lot when you "remind" people, and you have to have their email addresses to do that. This is the key point to grasp. No, not at all. I'm suggesting you do exactly what you suggested, except instead of using your hoplink on your landing-page for people to click on, use a .info domain-name for each one. These domains don't exist as sites, only as domain-names which are forwarded (with "masking" so the hoplink doesn't actually show in people's browser-bars) to your hoplinks. It's a way of concealing your hoplinks, which is a good thing to do for a few different reasons. Doing it that way (there are other ways) effectively costs $1 each, per product not per niche, but it's very easy and simple to do.
Ehm why would my landing pages be unprofessional? I've done several websites for companies and private persons, I'm not new to web design and I can make a professional website. I'm just new to internet marketing.
Hi, Regarding signing people up to a list using a blogging platform. Do you set up a separate squeeze page that you send traffic to or just use an optin-box somewhere on the blog. I've added the optin to the top right column on my self-hosted wordpress blogs but typically don't get many sign-ups this way. Any suggestions appreciated.
For creation of landing page you can use PageBreeze software or XSitePro. XSitePro2 is expensive but there are a lot of options
Works either way - 1 - A single landing page might work, but you need a way for people to get there. Link on the side bar and menu bar will help. 2 - Also, an optin on the side bar also works. I haven't seen any major differences in sign ups. You can also set up a PPC campaign for a short period of time, lets say 1 week, just to advertise a free report. Once you hit a target number, say 1000 subs, you can turn off your PPC campaign, and hope you recover the money you spent through the list. Or, if you just want to collect emails steadily, you can have an optin list on the side bar, or a link on your side bar sending individuals to a seperate squeeze page. Once again, either one works. I personally don't like putting optin on side bar because your side bar is valuable ad space. You can instead advertise an affiliate product that may be more lucrative. Instead, I like to get people on a mailing list AFTER they've purchased a product from me. You do this by offering an additional bonus, which also boosts your conversions.Someone who's just taken their credit cards out to purchase something is more likely to purchase something again from you in the future than if someone who just signed up to your mailing list for free content. Lots of ideas. Just test and see what works best for you.