A Day In The Life Of A Busy Affiliate Marketer

With the possibilities opened up by the internet, it is now easy to be an affiliate marketer. It was once the case that the telephone and fax were the primary means of communication, making the entire industry much smaller than it is now.

With these new technologies, an affiliate marketer can work from home – their typical day is something like this:

After getting up and having breakfast, the marketwer turns on his or her computer and checks for any relevant news to their business.

They need to revise the design of their site; this increases opt-ins and brings higher conversion rates.   With this step out of the way, it’s time to submit the affiliate program to a directory of these programs.  These directories are one more way that an affiliate can promote their program.

Next, they will check to make sure that their commissions are being accurately tracked. There are orders and emails to keep track of and respond to. If they are new prospects, they will take down their contact information – this may be useful in the future.

There are plenty of resources to look at – ads, banners and recommendations. These are all ways to increase sales and keep your profile as an affiliate marketer high.

Then there is more email to reply to; questions from site visitors – it is important to answer these as quickly as possible. Nothing will turn off a potential customer faster than a seemingly unresponsive marketer. These queries should be answered quickly and professionally, yet with a friendly touch.

While taking care of all of these things, the marketer is at the same time in a chat room talking to other affiliates involves in the same program – they can use this room to discuss promotional ideas and swap tips.
An affiliate marketer is always learning. Sharing knowledge is a good way to improve their business and is an unending process.

The affiliate marketer has updated their newsletter and e-zine a few days back and it’s time to start thinking about the next ones already; they need to check into market developments to work up article ideas for the next issue – this newsletter or e-zine will be sent to both old clients and prospective customers.   These publications serve another useful purpose; keeping in touch with prospects and informing them about new products. For instance, if a marketer has put on a sale or a promotion, they can tell customers and prospects about it in this way.

This can also be a way of showing your gratitude to those who have helped you out along the way; you can do this by giving them a mention in your newsletters.

Finally, the marketer has to write some recommendations for people who want some sources of information on their products and to post some comments on a message board sharing a few tips on becoming a successful affiliate marketer.

The day goes by fast; he or she might even have forgotten about lunch, but finds themselves satisfied with what they’ve accomplished in a day’s work. Time to relax.

Not all of these things may be done in a single day; but this is an example of how a particularly driven affiliate marketer may spend a day.