| Are you a new affiliate marketer having trouble | | | | need to create a new list first. Name it after the |
| learning affiliate marketing basics? Maybe you wrote | | | | product you're selling. When you choose what kind of |
| your first article, made sure you have a great title, a | | | | form you want, keep it simple. Then they'll create a |
| long tail keyword and good information for your | | | | form code you'll use for that list. |
| reader's problem, and now you need the link in your | | | | 6) Copy and paste that form code into your squeeze |
| resource box. How do you send your reader to a | | | | page so it replaces the original code. Your HTML |
| squeeze page so you can build your list? | | | | editor will show you how your page looks in a |
| To capture your reader's name and email address | | | | browser. Save your new page to a folder in your |
| before they reach your product sales page, you'll | | | | computer for your new domain. I save mine as |
| need your own domain, an autoresponder and maybe | | | | productnameopt.html. |
| offer a free report or video which makes your link | | | | 7) Upload your revised opt-in or squeeze page to |
| irresistible. | | | | your domain with an FTP software like FileZilla, which |
| How to build a squeeze page in 10 steps--some easy, | | | | is free. |
| some not so much. | | | | 8) Test the page with your browser. Type your new |
| 1) Buy an inexpensive .info domain name similar to | | | | domain name/pagename into the address field with |
| the affiliate product name. makes buying a domain | | | | .info instead of .com. Do you see your page? |
| easy. No hosting needed. Just let it sit there, but use | | | | 9) If so, you can use it as a link in your article's |
| their option of a free redirect to your product sales | | | | resource box. But wait, you're not quite done yet. |
| page. | | | | 10) Your autoresponder will have more steps besides |
| 2) Here's my "monkey see, monkey do" way to | | | | providing form code. They'll have your reader confirm. |
| make your page, also known as using a swipe file. | | | | You need a message that thanks your reader for |
| You've seen a thousand squeeze pages. Next time | | | | signing up, and here, at last, is where you put your |
| you see one you like, you can click "File" then "View | | | | affiliate link to the product sales page. NameCheap's |
| Source" in your browser and you'll see the code for | | | | redirect makes a pretty link that doesn't LOOK like |
| it. If it's simple HTML you can understand, save it to | | | | an affiliate link. Nice! |
| your swipe file. | | | | Not right now, but very soon, you'll need a series of |
| 3) Copy and paste the entire code into your HTML | | | | autoresponder messages that build a relationship with |
| editor where you can (and must) change the words | | | | your reader and present ways your product solves |
| to your own. Promise you won't sell their info (you | | | | their problem. You often need seven contacts before |
| won't, right?) and get your own privacy policy | | | | a sale happens. |
| (Google for it). Swap out or remove every bit that's | | | | NOW you're done. You can submit your article with |
| not yours except for the basic layout. Most | | | | your nifty squeeze page link in your resource box |
| important, you'll need your own form code in place of | | | | with a nice lure, like a free report or video. |
| theirs. | | | | Phew! Creating that linkage gets easier after a few |
| 4) Sign up with an autoresponder. AWeber seems | | | | times, I promise. Now you know the affiliate |
| unbeatable with all the affiliate marketing basics | | | | marketing basics for how to make a squeeze page |
| covered, but choose one your budget can handle. | | | | that will send your reader to a sales page. |
| 5) Follow your autoresponder's tutorials. You may | | | | |