After seeing this thread
Get Clickbank Sniper Software Exclusive I was interested in actually using my CB account.
Glad to see it making a difference. Thanks.
1. Do most people just do simple 1 page sales letter style pages?
Kind of. I wouldn't exactly call my affiliate pages sales letters. I've found it's best to leave the selling to actual vendor. A lot of my most successful affiliate pages are just a video showing how to solve a single problem and then referring them to the vendor page for more information.
It's more of a "proof" page than a sales page or squeeze page. I show them that there absolutely is a solution to their problem. And I try to be very specific. Then usually close with something along the lines of... "I learned this great tip from xxx.com... it's an awesome resource for yyy. If you're at all serious about yyy then click the link below and check out their 17 other tips that are even better than this."
Ok... that was pretty crappy off the top of my head... but hopefully you get the idea. I want to make it very real and down-to-earth... they'll get plenty of hype on the sales page, I want to be very believable.
2. If thats how its done, do you use a specific piece of software that generates these for you? What software?
Sometimes Wordpress. Usually my own stuff. I have a page generator I use for some of my simpler site (which most of my affiliate sites are). There are tons of good WP themes and basic templates out there to choose from. Don't overthink it.
3. Does anyone here make good sales pages for a price? Id be willing to pay for a solid sales page based on a CB product I handed someone.
In my opinion it would be a mistake to have a slick affiliate pre-sell page. It's incongruous with the process in the visitor's mind. If you're a vendor then it's a different story... but keep your aff pages very simple. One of my most successful pages ever is the ugliest thing you've ever seen. But people trust it (
http://www.get411.com). I haven't touched it in years. I'm almost embarrassed by it. But it works.
Also, these days I try and use themes that people already trust. For example, I'm experimenting right now with Facebook colors to see what happens. But for such a short transaction I think it's important to be very direct and use any trust leverage you can get.
4. Am I asking the right questions? (serious here)
Yep. But don't let the various answers get you stuck. Taking action is the key.
5. What type of traffic (source) are you all using to drive traffic, other than organic seo?
2 years ago all the competition was in paid search so I moved to display and contextual advertising (I'm a big fan of paid traffic). Now all the competition is in SEO (since it's free) and contextual. And, oddly, I'm moving more back into paid search. All the Google restrictions have killed the people who can't add any value to the marketing process. And that's good news for me.
Contextual and display is still the bulk of my traffic (plus organic SEO... but I put zero energy into that... it just comes with quality, aged sites). But paid search is coming back strong and so is platform advertising (i.e. Facebook, POF, etc.)
This seems pretty simple. Research a product. Get a domain, site, and some traffic. Hope it converts. Am I right?
Simple... yes. Easy... no.
There will be roadblocks along the way. Even successful marketers fail most of the time. If I had to pick one thing that will boost your chances for creating a winning campaign it would be to track the hell out of everything you can. Measure and improve. Measure and improve. It's a winning, scalable formula.
Hope this helps.
