Lawrence Pryor-top affiliate marketers

How did you start affiliate marketing?
By learning what the Internet was all about and how to make money. I think it is a good starting point to learn the ropes.

How long have you been affiliate marketing?
Almost 3 years.

What are some of the key points you look for when choosing an affiliate program to promote?
Monthly residual income, integrity of seller, non hype type of program that does not promise the world in one weekend. Emphasis more on steady work for your profits. An excellent product.

Do you suggest a potential affiliate becomes familiar with a product before they promote it? Please explain.
If the affiliate only promotes the product to make money how is he going to be passionate about writing the ad copy. I do not think this can be done, why should others buy from you if you cannot be bothered yourself?

If someone is on a tight budget, what are some of the first steps they absolutely need to take to get started on becoming a top affiliate?
Look for a good product to promote and don’t try to sell everything that comes your way.

Be selective. The first thing, however, to spend money on, is yourself. By gaining the necessary knowledge to become a success by learning what others have done is the easiest way forward.
How do you suggest promoting affiliate programs?
(i.e.: Do you suggest using the web sites, ads, URL’s provided or doing your own unique promotion?)
Do your own promotion if you can write ads. Too many ads for the same program can tarnish it and reduce its value, in my opinion.

In your experience, why is it that most affiliates never receive a commission check?
They only use free advertising resources and expect to become rich overnight without spending any money on treating it as a real business.

What would you say is the one most important thing you have learned as a top marketing affiliate?
Creating your own mailing list without doubt is the surest way to success.

What do you feel is the #1 most important thing you are doing to stay a successful top marketing affiliate?
Keep working, hard!!

What information do you wish you had when first starting out?
None. Before I started out I knew it was only to learn the ropes at marketing before creating my own company.

I also spent a lot of money on learning what it was all about before I even bought a computer.

What is the difference between you (The Top Affiliate) and all of the other affiliates promoting the same programs?
They do not have their own mailing lists.

What traffic generating techniques do you use to advertise affiliate programs? Do you advertise at all? If not, explain.
I recommend them to my database if I think they are good, a personal recommendation always sells products.

What are some ways you do NOT recommend when promoting your web site or affiliate programs?
Using free programs as the only source of traffic generation.

What do you think is the biggest mistake new affiliates make?
They do not want to spend any money on promotion.

In your experience, do you think you need your own product to succeed online?
Yes. There are some exceptions however, but those who do succeed have their own list, which is still a product in itself

Please donate an affiliate marketing tip along with your link.
The most important thing any marketer can do is to create a mailing list.

I started out writing the Getmassivehits newsletter some 15 months ago and now it has almost 17,000 subscribers. This list is invaluable in creating on going profits for any marketer.

Reason being, it gives me leverage with other companies to swap ads with other big lists for free.

It allows me to blatantly sell to my list any new product that my company creates for zero advertising costs plus the readers are loyal and will buy from you again and again if you look after them.

Lawrence Pryor-top affiliate marketers