A screenshot of my browser right now...
Published: Sun, 09/11/16
Why am I showing you this? There are 3 things that will pique your interest.
First I'll show you the screenshot (taken a few minutes ago), then I'll explain - and share some cool tips with you...
That's a product review on my niche site at TravelingLowCarb.com, a low carb blog. The product is monthly subscription to Keto Krate, a low carb food box (which I love, it's really cool). I've had conversion rates as high as 15.79% on that product.
Here's the product review post: http://www.travelinglowcarb.com/12214/keto-krate/
You can also see my Ebates widget is open there. I know my readers love to save money, so I've done well sharing Ebates with them too. You earn $5 per referral, and sometimes they offer bonuses for signups too. Ebates would do well in practically any niche - everyone loves to save money.
This is my post about Ebates.
(I'm giving you those links in case you want to analyze them for ideas.)
The 3rd thing you'll notice is the "Find The Secret" button at the top of that blog post. That's a plugin I use to build my list, but on product reviews I can use it to increase conversions. :) You can customize what displays by post or page, which is super cool. Here's the plugin I'm using. That one is a must-have.
What's even more cool... is the number of dresses I've sold on that blog. :) Yes, on a food blog! And not just dresses, but shoes too - hiking/fitness shoes of course, but also high heels.
Why and how?! Because I know my target market. I know the demograpics - in great detail. And because I know those things... I can appeal to my readers in a variety of ways, which opens up tons of possibilities and potential - and profit. ;-)
Is this relevant to your business? Yes - it's more relevant than you might think. I'm giving you specific examples from my own niche, but they are JUST examples. Consider what else your target market wants or needs, and how you can help them get / achieve that...
My best FREE source for audience demographics may surprise you.
It's Facebook. Because Facebook knows everything about everyone. :) One of the cool things you can do with the Facebook Ad platform is upload your email list and create an audience.
You don't have to run ads to use this, but Facebook has TONS of information on it's members, so it's a great way to get a huge overview of who they are and what they like. You also want to add the pixel Facebook gives you on your website, so it can create an audience based on it's users that have visited your site.
Even if your own audience is small, based on your email list and your site visitors, you can create what they call a Lookalike Audience to get even more information - and really expand your reach with your ads.
This is something I learned in Ron Douglas' original course on Facebook Advertising. It made the whole course the best investment I'd made in years! ;-)
He has a new training out now with even more advanced stuff called Social Funnel Pro. If you want to check that out, be sure to see the bonus page I set up for you too because the product is only $27 this weekend - but the bonuses are awesome (worth far more than that).
The best thing to do with Facebook is to use their ad platform to build a highly targeted list, ideally with a smart funnel in place with that list setup. That's exactly what Social Funnel Pro teaches, including advanced (unconventional) sales funnel strategies - just for that purpose.
I like to use the Audience and Lookalike Audience features in the Facebook ad platform to gather intelligence on my target market, even when I don't run ads or even intend to. This kind of information is invaluable to you as an affiliate (as a business owner period!) as it allows you to get a very good idea about who they are and what type of people they are.
This opens up tons of opportunities as you know better what to recommend to them. ;-) I hope the examples I shared with you prove useful. Get creative and consider how you can "think outside the box" and get more creative with your own revenue sources!
Best,
Lynn Terry
ClickNewz.com
p.s. The Early Bird price for Social Funnel Pro ends Monday. I cannot find any details on what the price is going to be after that, but right now it's only $27 - which is a sweet deal.
When you consider what I learned and how I applied it, you can easily see that even ONE tip can pay you back over and over and over. Some of these "special offers" have ended up being the best investments I've ever made. ;-)