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This thread is intended as an overview for people who want to set up a shop online and do not already have a successful traffic driving strategy.
I made it due to being asked the same questions over and over again by various people in relation to a few posts I made. So I figured it was easier all around if I set up this thread.
1 - The #1 thing you need to figure out BEFORE you even set up your online store is how are you going to drive targeted traffic to it?
Now here is kicker #1, you cannot do it for FREE!
You can spend 6 months of your life creating an Instagram account with 50000 super engaged followers, or traffic generating SEO website or whatever. But you have spent 6 months of your life doing it and what is that worth? And who says it will work at the end of it anyway?
You need to learn to FAIL fast, because you will not have a super profitable business from day 1. But if you focus and learn it will grow into a profitable business.
It is a lot easier and quicker to pay for advertising and learn to fail fast that way, than spending months trying to test something for “free” and failing.
SO IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON ADVERTISING YOUR STORE DO NOT SET ONE UP AND DO NOT BOTHER READING THE REST OF THIS POST.
2 – Now you have accepted you will have to spend money on advertising a store, your next problem, is what store to set up.
Now here is kicker #2, that is a terrible idea you do not know anything about running a store or driving traffic to it!
You don’t understand anything about manufacturing, sourcing, shipping, tax, dealing with customer service, returns etc or indeed the entire minutia of running an online store.
IT IS TERRIBLE ISN’T IT YOU ACCEPT YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ADVERTISING BUT YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN A STORE. SO HOW DO YOU SET UP A SUCCESSFUL STORE FROM THERE?
This is where the fun starts…
3- You first have to learn to drive targeted traffic that converts and the easiest way to do that is join an affiliate program of a similar shop that you would like to set up. Then you do not have to worry about running a shop, only concentrating on learning to drive traffic to it that converts. Once you have worked that out now set up your own shop, safe in the knowledge you know how to drive targeted traffic to it that converts. Then learn how to set up and run a store. In the meantime your being paid affiliate commission.
4- So what is the best affiliate program to join? By reading this far you now have a massive advantage over most people. You accept you are going to have to spend money on advertising. So you now understand that advertising has a cost which has to be recouped from the sale. You are also new to this, so you will make mistakes. That means your advertising costs won’t be as efficient as they could be. So the solution is go for high ticket products, typically where your commission is over $100. And if you can find something that is on a monthly recurring commission even better.
5 –To recap, the key is first learn to drive traffic that converts, then worry about the store. That is exactly how I set up multiple successful online stores.
Hope you all find that useful and now you have got this far and if agree with everything above feel free to PM me and I will do my best to help you sort out which is the best affiliate program for you to join and how to drive targeted traffic to it.
Regards
GM
I made it due to being asked the same questions over and over again by various people in relation to a few posts I made. So I figured it was easier all around if I set up this thread.
1 - The #1 thing you need to figure out BEFORE you even set up your online store is how are you going to drive targeted traffic to it?
Now here is kicker #1, you cannot do it for FREE!
You can spend 6 months of your life creating an Instagram account with 50000 super engaged followers, or traffic generating SEO website or whatever. But you have spent 6 months of your life doing it and what is that worth? And who says it will work at the end of it anyway?
You need to learn to FAIL fast, because you will not have a super profitable business from day 1. But if you focus and learn it will grow into a profitable business.
It is a lot easier and quicker to pay for advertising and learn to fail fast that way, than spending months trying to test something for “free” and failing.
SO IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON ADVERTISING YOUR STORE DO NOT SET ONE UP AND DO NOT BOTHER READING THE REST OF THIS POST.
2 – Now you have accepted you will have to spend money on advertising a store, your next problem, is what store to set up.
Now here is kicker #2, that is a terrible idea you do not know anything about running a store or driving traffic to it!
You don’t understand anything about manufacturing, sourcing, shipping, tax, dealing with customer service, returns etc or indeed the entire minutia of running an online store.
IT IS TERRIBLE ISN’T IT YOU ACCEPT YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ADVERTISING BUT YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN A STORE. SO HOW DO YOU SET UP A SUCCESSFUL STORE FROM THERE?
This is where the fun starts…
3- You first have to learn to drive targeted traffic that converts and the easiest way to do that is join an affiliate program of a similar shop that you would like to set up. Then you do not have to worry about running a shop, only concentrating on learning to drive traffic to it that converts. Once you have worked that out now set up your own shop, safe in the knowledge you know how to drive targeted traffic to it that converts. Then learn how to set up and run a store. In the meantime your being paid affiliate commission.
4- So what is the best affiliate program to join? By reading this far you now have a massive advantage over most people. You accept you are going to have to spend money on advertising. So you now understand that advertising has a cost which has to be recouped from the sale. You are also new to this, so you will make mistakes. That means your advertising costs won’t be as efficient as they could be. So the solution is go for high ticket products, typically where your commission is over $100. And if you can find something that is on a monthly recurring commission even better.
5 –To recap, the key is first learn to drive traffic that converts, then worry about the store. That is exactly how I set up multiple successful online stores.
Hope you all find that useful and now you have got this far and if agree with everything above feel free to PM me and I will do my best to help you sort out which is the best affiliate program for you to join and how to drive targeted traffic to it.
Regards
GM
