05 October 2010 ~ 3 Comments

How To Write Killer Affiliate Reviews For Huge Commission Checks

If you’ve heard about affiliate marketing but don’t know where to get started, or even if you’ve had a little bit of experience, this article will explain a step-by-step process how easily you can write a killer product review by focusing on just 3 main parts of the review…

Here’s what you need to stay focused on:

  1. Write a gripping headline to grab viewers and pull them into your review
  2. Establish credibility and build interest your personal opinion of the product
  3. End with a clear call to action to click your affiliate link and buy the product

Now let’s dig a little bit deeper and talk more about what you need to do to write a killer affiliate review that will make you some serious cash… So let’s start from the top!

Writing A Gripping Headline:

The headline is the most important piece of the puzzle, and here’s why: First of all, it’s the first thing the customer will read when they land on your page. Secondly, people are busy, and you only have a few seconds to capture their attention or they’ll turn around and leave you’re page in a flash!

So smart marketers have started using controversy and mystery to grab their reader’s attention, or by using fear to press a reader’s emotional hot buttons.

For example, your headline could say: “Don’t Buy [Product X] Until You Read This Entire Review…”

The whole ideas it to use the name of the product and ask an intriguing question that will keep the customer interested and make them want to read more. Once you’ve got their attention it’s much easier to lure readers to read the entire review to the end.

Establishing Credibility & Building Interest

The reader doesn’t have a clue who you are, and they’re not sure why they should be listening to your opinion of the product versus everybody else’s. The easiest way to overcome that challenge is to talk naturally about the pros and cons.

This method works great because readers like it when other people are honest and upfront with them, because that’s what friends do. The more you can actually help them figure out what’s good and bad about it, the better they’ll be able to make a decision.

For example, if your car was nearly out of gas and a friend asked to borrow it, you would have to tell them honestly “You can borrow my car, but it’s out of gas, so you’ll have to put your own gas in it.”

In this way, the person reading the review, like the person who wants to borrow your car, will be able to make their own decision and think about it – “Do I have the money to afford this or not?” You don’t have to tell them what to do, you put the controls in their hands.

Finally, End With A Clear Call To Action

Now that you’ve got the main body of your review, it’s time to wrap it up by writing a clear call to action. It’s important to repeat the pros and focus on the benefits the prospect will get from purchasing the product.

Make your call to action as clear as possible, tell them to click on your affiliate link, how to purchase the product, and what to do when they have it. Emphasize how important it is to act quick.

You can do this by using embedded commands to get readers to click on your link. For example, tell them “Your jaw will drop when you see his earnings, check it out on the next page.” This will make them curious to see what’s on the other side, and they’ll click your affiliate link and you get paid every time someone buys!

If you found this blog post useful, please comment to share what you’ve learned with other readers, and share it with your friends on Facebook & Twitter!

Talk soon,
- Josiah Jones

  • http://craigcaron.com Craig Caron

    Great post Josiah

    I would definitely have to agree with what you have to say about having a gripping headline.

    Some stuff that i do when writing a headline is i think about:

    Whats in it for me?

    Why should i listen to you?

    So What?

    These are 3 main things i ask about when writing my headline.

    Also The three most powerful words you can use on your squeeze page are Free, You and Your. These should be in your headline, as well as other spots on your squeeze page whenever possible.

  • JJones

    Thanks for the great comment and advice Craig! You’ve just left a few valuable pieces of gold here that could help anybody write a better review or article. Most people don’t think in terms of what their customers need and want, or from their point of view… “So What?” is probably something that goes through a lot of customers minds before they buy a product, and it’s good to be able to answer their objections in the headline of your review, if possible.

  • Stoneg1000

    What kind of comission checks are we talking about here?
    -Stan