With the rise of the smartphone there are now plenty of ways for people to earn a living working online whilst on the move. The mobile phone market is one of the biggest industries on the planet and it’s estimated that connections to the internet via a phone occur five times more regularly than with a computer. With billions of people throughout the world using mobile phones on a daily basis there has never been a better time to take advantage of selling.
Using Affiliate Marketing Techniques
Many people use affiliate marketing to earn a living for themselves. The process involves finding a product that has an affiliate program; this could be anything from an eBook to a household item. The affiliate, which is the term used to describe the person promoting the item will then refer customers to the product. If the customer decides to make a purchase then a certain percentage of the overall sale will be credited to the affiliate. Earnings can drastically vary between products.
One way to successfully promote a product is to build up an opt-in list. This is a collection of email addresses that can be collected by potential buyers. To collect these email addresses affiliates can offer services such as newsletters. Once a collection of potential buyers is created then a group email can be sent out to them informing them of offers and new products.
Although these techniques are utilized using the internet the same principles can apply to mobiles. Rather than collecting an email address and affiliate can collect a mobile phone number. A group text can then be sent out to potential customers that contains links to a given product. This way people are being delivered notifications straight to their mobile phones, rather than an email address. The benefits behind this system are that people will get the message instantly, and if they have a smartphone they will be able to log into the internet and order the product straight away. Although email marketing with an opt-in list is useful, many people will not bother to read the messages, or they will go straight to their junk folder. Marketing to a mobile phone simply ensures that the potential customer is always getting the information.
How To Get Started
Although this technique is still in its infancy, many companies and venders are running affiliate programs that are mobile phone friendly. Networks such as ClickBank and Commission Junction are already exploring this avenue, and can provide specific links to products that they are hosting. The first step in the process is to sign up with an affiliate network and decide what type of product you would like to promote. Once you have figured out what product to promote then you will be able to create your own specific link. This link can then be pasted into text messages and sent out to the potential customers. Unlike internet marketing, mobile phone affiliate marketing is still a very new concept and hasn’t been exploited. Although the marketing techniques differ, the concept is essentially the same.
