Boost Your Affiliate Commissions : Writing Your First Classified Ad

By harmen Junior

This article discusses of the methods you’ve probably not heard of, whereas other methods you’ve thought would never work. In a real essence, it’s really only a matter of doing it right and you can make a living off affiliate marketing. Which is really fascinating, because you can earn big commissions just promoting products you DON’T even have to create! Of course, like everything else in life, it takes multiple practices to reach the top level.

But I assure you that through the coming pages, I can help you reduce your learning curve significantly and you will make less guesswork… and mistakes! I have written this article as short and precise as possible. Because I know you’re a very busy individual (and it takes no guess), and above all, I also know that you’re excited and that you can hardly wait.

Without further ado, let’s quickly cover the methods you can use in boosting your affiliate promotion… and the commissions!

How to Using Classified Ads

The process of using classified ads to generate sales for any product – whether it be an original product or an affiliate product – is often over-simplified and discouraged. This is, in part, because it actually is one of the harder ways in which you can advertise. It requires you to use a small amount of words to communicate an important point,which will either make or break your ability to garner interest in the product in question. In most cases, supposed experts will discourage you from using classified ads because they themselves have never had much luck using them – NOT because classified ads aren’t a viable method of advertising.

Classified advertising is a truly great business building tool you can use to generate dozens and dozens of leads for your service business. Whether your target market(s) is based locally or further away there are publications, trade magazines, newsletters, and newspapers that will be read by your prospects. Placing small ads in the classified advertising section of these publications will generate leads for you.

Writing Your First Classified Ad

Classified ad writing can be considered an art form due to the fact that you have very limited space advertise to leads. Your goal should be to post often and get to the point quickly. Here my tips that can help you compose your classified ad in a way that will generate leads. This will work for paid and free ads alike.

Target Your Prospects It's imperative that you target your prospects. If you are writing your classified ad in a way that targets everyone then you will not reach anyone.Your objective should be to focus on your target group and address their pain points.Focus on your niche market and write your ad in a way that directly correlates with what they need.

You should be thinking about the age, gender, lifestyle, and income group you are looking to target.When you figure out your group target write you classified as in a way that directly speaks to them. In the end this will give you the best opportunity to generate targeted prospects for your business that are looking to buy.

Have an Amazing Headline A headline alone can make or break an ad.You should spend your time focusing on a headline that is going to capture this groups attention.Once you have figured out the group you want to target you want to compose a headline that's going to get them to click. Your headline to explain what's in it for them if they click.

Although you won't have much space for a long headline it should be written in a way that gets their attention and makes them want to click to learn more.Your headline should be unique, ultra-specific, useful to their problem, and should create a sense of urgency in their minds.If you can write a headline that covers these four things you can get targeted prospects clicking your ad for more. Even if you can cover two out of the four your chances of them clicking are better than none.

If you take the time to master these two things you will be well on your way to getting the most out of your efforts. Do not forget to focus on your target group and move them emotionally.People respond to words that can get them thinking or make them feel a certain way.If you can connect with them on an emotional level you can get them to click and potentially gain a customer for life.

Remember! Make It Simple but Work

With classifieds, you’re not paying by the click. It’s either free or you’re paying for a certain period of time or impressions, so your goal should be to generate as many clicks as possible, so use words like “cheap,” “free,” “proven,” and “shocking” to draw attention to your ad.

Once you have successfully drawn attention to your ad through the headline, you will then want to seal the deal by providing viewers with a reason to click through, provided that your affiliate product is something they will want to buy. You can do this by explicitly stating a quantifiable benefit in the second line of the classified ad – and then stating a crucial feature in the third line. Once you have gained some experience posting ads on free classified ad mediums, you will want to move on to major electronic publications, including large e-zines and authority sites; however, before you do this, you could be confident in the classified ad and your conversion rate.