What makes Super Affiliates Super?

There are many figures thrown around about how many affiliate marketers are actually making decent money from their online marketing activities.

Percentages are my favorite, e.g. 10 percent of affiliates make 90 percent of affiliate income; 30 percent of affiliates are actually inactive; internet marketers have a 95% failure rate; Who exactly is taking these measurements, indeed how can they possibly be measured?

Really.

 Unless every merchant with an affiliate program is prepared to divulge his figures (and thereby his revenue - I don't think so!) these figures are opinion only. So if affiliate marketing is working for you, as it is for millions of others - good for you! If you have enlisted the guidance of professional affiliate marketers like Wealthy Affiliate - even better for you, because you are probably approaching the next level, Super Affiliate.

 Most Super Affiliates will agree that having a clear marketing plan for each of their affiliated products is imperative. Maintaining the momentum on their marketing campaigns with the publishing of articles, blog and forum postings and tracking keyword usage is crucial.

The aim is to continually drive to their sites potential customers who are searching for the product or service, and the best way to do it is to have a broad online presence to attract search engines.

Many Super Affiliates outsource their article writing to free up their time for product and program development and marketing. The people at the membership site Wealthy Affiliate have widely acknowledged expertise in online affiliate marketing, and a reputation for developing Super Affiliates.

They know how important it is to get traffic to your website and to keep your customers there. Wealthy Affiliate has a revolutionary 8 Week Action Plan that is targeted at three different levels of online marketer - beginner, intermediate and experienced. Whatever level you are at now, they will take you a little further along the path to becoming a Super Affiliate.

 Super Affiliates always capture their leads, because they know that clients rarely make a purchase on their first visit. Indeed they may go to another affiliate's site to verify what they have read on yours. Friendly follow up emails to prospects can make a world of difference to converting them into paying customers.

On every email there should be a tempting link back to the landing page you want them to revisit. Receiving expert training in affiliate marketing from organizations such as Wealthy Affiliate will set you apart from the others marketing within your chosen niche. Educating yourself above the competition is the best way to beat the percentages.