By Jimmy D. Brown of "Affiliatenaire"


Using ezine articles is a great way to promote your favor

affiliate program.  What I'd like to do in this article is

provide you with a simple system for effectively writing

an ezine article that strategically promotes your offer.


There are five steps…



1. CHOOSE THE OFFER YOU WISH TO PROMOTE


This one is kind of a no-brainer. It all begins with deciding 

what you want to promote. What offer would you like to 

send traffic to.


    HINT:  You can promote your affiliate link directly, but 

    what works better is to promote a list at YOUR site which 

    you then use to promote your affiliate link over and over 

    again after the visitor becomes a subscribers.


2. DETERMINE YOUR "USEFUL, BUT INCOMPLETE" APPROACH.


I love to use what I have coined as the "useful, but 

incomplete" approach when using freebies of any kind. 

(Ezine articles, free eBooks, reports, eCourses, etc.)


What I mean by that is simply this: You provide your reader 

with "useful" information (something they find of value and 

are able to actually apply) but make certain that it is 

"incomplete" in that they can better use the information 

by making a purchase.


That's "useful, but incomplete." And it works like a charm.


The idea is to use your content to build up to your desired 

response. You provide the reader with content, and then 

you make an offer that allows them to fully utilize the 

content, gain extra insight from the content or maximize 

the content in some additional way.


Let me give you an example -


     If I wanted to promote an autoresponder service in an

     ezine article, how could I do it?  I'd write an article

     that explains how to benefit from using autoresponders.

     My article would exlain different uses of autoresponders

     and how the reader could profit from implementing the

     ideas.  


** I.E.  7 Ways To Create Revenue Streams With Autoresponders


Naturally, they will need an autoresponder service in order to

use the information, right?  And I just happen to know of a 

great service they can use.  More on that later.


OK, so that's an example of how to promote a SERVICE offer 

with your ezine article. What about a software product or an 

eBook?


Want some examples?


Good, because I've got two…


TO PROMOTE A SOFTWARE PRODUCT.  Let's suppose you want to promote 

a software program that creates "ecovers".  How can you do it? 


– Write an article outlining how important presentation of your

   offer is, and how creating a cover graphic can increase response

   rates by up to 1300%


– Write a step-by-step tutorial article for "do-it-yourselfers",

   explaining how to design your own graphics from scratch.  Then

   promote the software as a super-simplified way of doing it.


TO PROMOTE AN EBOOK.  Let's suppose you want to promote an ebook

that teaches advanced list-building strategies.   How can you do it?


– Write an article that covers the "basics" of building lists, 

   and then promote the eBook as the "advanced" tactics.


– Write an article on how to profit from a list, and then promote 

   the eBook as the "how to build the list."


See how easy this is?


That's how it works. Determine what your "useful, but incomplete" 

approach will be, and then…


3. TURN YOUR APPROACH INTO A TIPS OR TUTORIAL ARTICLE. 


Let's use my example again. I decided that I would describe various 

uses of autoresponders and how the reader can actually profit from 

them. What kind of tips list or tutorial could I create?

  

* How to Generate More Subscribers, Sales and Profits With 

  Automated Follow-Up Messages"


* 7 Powerful And Profitable Ways To Use Autoresponders To Skyrocket 

  Your Sales and Subscribers!


* Want to Increase Your Online Profits And Leads? Here are 7 Ways 

  to Do It…


I actually went with the middle title. I wrote my list of the 7 

ideas that I wanted to share. And I had the makings of a perfect 

article to promote an offer.


That's all you need to do. Determine your end result. Decide how 

to get there with your "useful, but incomplete" approach. And then 

develop a list, or even a step-by-step tutorial for your article 

that leads the reader along.


With each new "idea" or "way" or "tip" or "step" or "strategy" 

that you share, you can further direct the reader towards 

realizing their need of your upcoming offer, and lay the 

foundation for them to accept the offer.


4. EXPAND ON EACH POINT TO BUILD YOUR CONTENT.


Here's more of the easy part. Just "fill-in-the-blanks" to complete 

your article. Write 1-2 short paragraphs for each of your points. 

Make them good. Provide quality content. The offer you will soon 

make will see poor results if your information isn't useful.


Remember, you are trying to presell the reader on the idea that 

they are going to need your offer. If you don't provide them with 

quality information that they WANT to begin using immediately, 

then why will they want to buy what you are promoting?


Light a fire in them. Motivate them. Challenge them. Give them 

such nuggets of gold that they want to keep mining until they 

hit the mother lode!


5. PUT ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES WITH THE "FIVE PILLARS"


There are five things that you should always do to finish up 

your ezine article. Don't skip any of them. They are all 

critical…


* POLISH. Re-read your article. Does it provide information 

  that really is "useful" to the reader? And yet leaves them 

  wanting even more? That's what you want. Polish it. Put 

  on the wax and make it shine. It has a very specific 

  purpose — make certain it has the means to achieve it.


* PROMOTE. Use your resource box to promote your offer. This 

  is why we've written the article, right? Remember step one? 

  It's time to put it into play. Give the reader what they 

  (hopefully) are wanting…a way to maximize the information 

  you gave them.


* PROOF. Don't do this yourself. Have a trusted friend, relative 

  or co-worker check your article for grammatical and 

  typographical errors. The last thing you want to do is present 

  a poor image after sharing some high quality information.


* PUBLISH. Zip your new article out to your favorite list of 

  publishers. Submit it to the announcement lists and the ezine 

  directories. Don't forget to publish it yourself in your own 

  newsletter! 


* PROFIT. If you've covered all the bases that I've mentioned, 

  then profits are almost certain to start coming in when your 

  ezine article is published. You deserve it. Be proud of your 

  accomplishments.


And then start it all over again!


That's how you promote your favorite affiliate program in 5 easy

steps using ezine articles.


Obviously, there are many  other ways to promote your affiliate

program, as well as a considerable more "details" in the strategy

we've looked at today.  If you'd like 52 great ways to promote

your affiliate link AND complete step-by-step details for each

of them, be sure to read the important details below…


Jimmy D. Brown is the author of "Affiliatenaire", teaching

you how to create big-time affiliate commission checks in

only 1-3 hours each week.  Discover how you can get cash in

the bank without a website, experience or even an idea!

Visit http://rallenk.affnaire.hop.clickbank.net 

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