[This article is incomplete and still under construction. It is subject to major revision.]
An Affiliate Program is a reward program where anyone who supports the vision of a particular company or product range joins forces with that company to promote their products and/or ethos in exchange for a financial reward. In essence, Affiliates are Raving Ambassadors.
The relationship is mutually beneficial, as the Affiliate achieves a sense of fulfillment in spreading word of something they are firmly committed to, all the while earning a meaningful financial return. Similarly, the company whose products are being promoted is introduced to a customer they might never otherwise have met.
The FT Affiliate Program is not yet fully operational, and will be introduced as interest is expressed. The purpose of this post is to explain the principles. If after reading the principles the idea interests you, please post a reply either expressing interest or asking further questions in the Forum. The extent of the response will dictate how quickly we roll out the entire program.
Existing Webmasters
If you have an existing website and email subscriber list, it is preferable to contact us directly and we will make specific arrangements.
The Deal
We pay 75% of every Fresh Wisdom Package sold at a cost to the end buyer of $47. That means you make just less than $35 per sale. While this may not appear significant, making only 3 sales per day results in a monthly income of over $3,000.
5 sales per day: $5,287 per month
10 sales per day: $10,575 per month
20 sales per day: $21,150 per month.
(The package consists of FW and 6 bonuses which support the concepts discussed in FW. If each bonus were to be bought separately, the package would be well over $150. The bonuses are different depending on which of the 5 Pillars of Fulfilled Living are promoted. See below).
Using the Internet to make these sales means you never have to talk to people, and you can drive people to a sales letter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
In addition, we handle all product delivery and after sales Customer Service, so all you have to worry about is sending traffic to a website.
The Method
We will provide you with your own website. All you need to do is drive traffic to that website. As soon as a visitor purchases a product, you will earn a commission. These are the methods of driving traffic:
- Articles sent to the editors of your favorite magazine or newspaper (with a link back to your site)
- Articles posted on other websites (with a link back to your site)
- Adverts at your local school/sports club/church etc.
- Pay-per-click advertising on the Internet
Articles can be adapted from any of the material in Fresh Wisdom - just make sure you make minor changes to make it more personal to you. We do not recommend that you simply copy and paste chapters as is, since they do not make sense as stand-alone articles - they usually refer to either preceding material or topics covered in footnotes. These should be removed prior to posting an article. In addition, we will soon be providing articles here which you can copy and paste as is.
Resource Box
This is the most important part of your article, and is similar to a signature in a forum. This is a strong call to action to drive readers of your article to your website. We will post examples of good and bad resource boxes soon.
Google Adwords
While there are many Pay-Per-Click programs, the method we recommend is Google Adwords. This will involve spending a small amount per month on paying for pay-per-click advertising. For every dollar you spend on advertising, we expect you to earn at least $9 in return, provided you have done your homework and educated yourself sufficiently. We cannot stress the importance of doing your homework first. We will not be responsible for irrelevant traffic being sent to your site which does not convert. Choose your keywords very carefully and monitor your daily spend VERY carefully. We cannot and will not be responsible for any spend on Google which does not generate a return. [b]Be very, very careful of this method.[/b]
If you are not familiar with the Google Adwords program, a good place to start your research is Google Adwords Explained at http://www.articlealley.com/article_9580_7.html
I suggest you ignore the Ads by Google at the top and right of the page, but encourage you to explore any of the articles listed on the extreme right of the page.
Once you have understood the mechanics, it’s time to put together a marketing strategy. The best place to start is this 4-part article misleadingly called "How to Cheat Google Adwords" at http://www.sitepoint.com/article/adwords-select-parts-1-4
It's a lengthy read, and a deceptive title, but very necessary if you wish to play this game seriously.
Here are two further resources.
Guide for Google: http://www.perrymarshall.com/google/
Adwords Explained: http://www.welchintegrated.com/news/article_79.shtml
Google Adwords: https://adwords.google.com/
The Returns
There are 4 variables one needs to consider to calculate your return:
1. Cost-per-click (for Google Advertising)
2. Monthly spend
3. Number of clicks per month
4. Conversion rate (how many people from the clicks generated) buy
With these variables, you are able to calculate your potential income.
Examples using these variables will be provided soon.
The Commission Program
We use Clickbank to process Affiliate Commissions. You will need to sign up for a new (free) account at www.clickbank.com. With this program, you receive commission checks every 2 weeks.
What You Need to Do
Firstly, post any questions you may have in response to this post.
If you are genuinely interested, and are willing to commit to making this a business for yourself, send a Private Message via the Forum stating what your plan is. We do not accept everyone, and we will work with those who appear truly motivated to make this a meaningful second income for you.
What Your Plan Should Include
The most important part of your plan is identifying which of the 5 Pillars of Fulfilled Living you are most passionate about. The entire concept of FW is a little difficult to explain in a short paragraph, so it makes sense to choose one of the Pillars to focus on.
Once you've chosen a Pillar, go through the relevant material and write down as many benefits as you can that a prospect will enjoy by reading FW. You should come up with at least 10, but hopefully more.
Then decide on and choose an available domain name that reflects the benefits you have listed. Send the benefits, domain name and clickbank ID to us via PM. We will write your sales letter and create your website, with your affiliate link included. You should also send us a detailed plan of what methods you plan to use to market your site (see The Method above).
Once your site is established (usually a few days after we have received everything from you) you may start driving traffic to the site and carefully monitoring your conversion process. It is your responsibility to suggest changes to the sales letter if your conversion rate is too low.
Incidentally, a number of freshwisdom.xxx are available for use, but we will reserve these domains for anyone who generates a significant amount of traffic (more than 10,000 hits per month). If you find an available freshwisdom.xxx, feel free to register it yourself.
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