If you're new to affiliate marketing or a seasoned veteran, you're probably all too familiar with some of the more effective affiliate marketing techniques.
One of the most effective techniques is the use of bonuses when prospects purchase a given product or service.
The concept of a bonus is seen just about everywhere that products are sold.
Online however, bonuses have taken on a new life around informational products, software, and traditional goods.
The reason is simple, bonuses work! Affiliates try to differentiate themselves.
Because the makers of informational products generally do not offer discounts to their resellers, affiliates are forced to differentiate their offering from the next affiliate.
This is difficult to do if they are unable to influence price.
Affiliates have become incredibly creative when it comes to differentiating themselves.
But when all is said and done, what the affiliate is doing is simply offering a ClickBank bonus.
More specifically, they are offering additional products for free when a consumer purchases the product they are promoting.
Using online tools and software, affiliates can quickly set up unique landing pages that not only promote a given product, but offer free products or services immediately after your purchase.
In the past, because the software didn't exist, affiliates would have to confirm your purchase and email you access to free products after a brief waiting period.
Now the wait is over.
Affiliates have more flexibility to offer bonuses and provide real-time communication with purchasers of affiliate products.
ClickBank does not provide ready access to individual buyers after a purchase.
ClickBank affiliates can access some basic information through the ClickBank interface, but this is a manual and tedious process.
With the automation of bonus domination and deliver, affiliates can now set up numerous campaigns and test the effectiveness of different bonuses being offered.
Although many bonuses are private label rights related products, the combinations are endless.
Regardless of the specific offer, having the tools to create multiple offers in less time and effectively measure the results is a true evolution in affiliate marketing.
The additional benefit of offering ClickBank bonuses is that resellers can establish a dialogue with purchasers of affiliate products.
In the past, only the product manufacturer or provider had access to the consumer - not any more.
By having access to individual purchasers and establishing a dialogue with them, marketers can build their lists, up-sell to related products, and develop lasting relationships.
A common practice is for online marketers to enter prospects and customers into automated touch programs.
Using auto-responders, a series of messages are sent to each segment that either move them further through the purchase decision process or encouraging them to access their accounts.
This type of automated messaging has been extremely successful because it is relevant and timely.
These factors allow the dialogue to build over time and for sellers to receive valuable feedback, enhancing their value proposition and providing information that can be shared with other potential purchasers.
The ability to correspond directly with customers improves engagement, builds trust among consumers and changes the way online marketing is done.
Coupled with the ability to provide bonuses, ClickBank domination is now possible.