By James Woolley
Many people, including myself, have discovered that the forex niche is one of the most profitable ones to be in from an affiliate marketing point of view. So with that in mind, I want to discuss 5 steps to becoming a successful forex affiliate.
1. Learn about forex trading.
As incredible as it may seem, there are lots of affiliate marketers who enter this niche expecting to make vast profits promoting various different products, whilst only having a very limited knowledge of forex trading. The reality is that most people are not stupid. If you are trying to sell a certain product or service, people will soon realize that you don’t really know what you are talking about. So you should first of all learn as much as you can about how the currency markets actually work.
2. Create a website or blog.
If you are looking to make lots of sales, then you need to have a presence online and ideally come across as some kind of authority (which follows on from my last point). If people respect you and your opinions, then they will be more inclined to buy the products you recommend, and you will therefore be able to generate more sales.
3. Drive traffic and build an email list.
You could have the best website in the world, but it will all be in vain if it is not getting any traffic. So you need to be utilizing every avenue to get as much traffic as you can, whether it’s from articles, press releases, search engine optimization, blog commenting or social bookmarking, for instance. Then you need to capitalize on this traffic by building an email list because email marketing is generally where the big money is made.
4. Join affiliate programs.
Once you have a website that’s getting traffic and an accompanying email list, you can then start finding good quality forex products and services to promote. It’s easy to be tempted by the big ticket items, but you can make equally good profits from some of the cheaper products on the market if they are good quality.
5. Write product reviews and promote products.
Once you have signed up to one or two affiliate programs you can then start actively promoting them. Ideally you want to check out the product beforehand because then you can write an honest review, which will help you generate even more sales.
The point is that it is not that difficult to start making decent profits as an affiliate in the forex trading niche. As long as you follow these basic steps, you should be generating sales in no time at all.
About the Author
James Woolley is a full time trader and an active affiliate marketer. Click here to read his forex affiliate program reviews and to learn more about forex trading.
