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Exclusivity

One way to get people to follow you and look at your content on Instagram is to let them know that here is the only place you will see this post. If they want to get the best deal or best product on the market, then they should know they can only get in through Instagram. Make sure they know this and see how many people will follow you.

Ask Questions and Ask People to Vote

I actually found this to be a very interesting way of engaging followers. One way to do this is to ask your followers “have you used your _____ today? Maybe “what is your favorite coffee flavor?” It can be so simple. People love to share with the world their likes and even dislikes so this is a great way to get people involved.

You can also ask a question like which is better, vanilla or chocolate and put up a poll and show responses. People are always interested to know what is popular. Seeing poll results help them to know. If you are promoting a product, people can see how popular it is and will want to buy it.

When and How often to Post

Now that you are more excited and informed about how easy it is to have a business on Instagram, one question may still be lingering in your mind. How often do you post? Well, for starters, be consistent with your posts. If you post every Tuesday and Thursday, always post on these days. Also, think about the time of day. When do people normally get up for work, when do they take lunch, and when should they be home?

This is important because Instagram, like any other social media site, gets floods of posts. You want people to be more likely to see your post, so post at a time of day where people would normally be logged on. The three times mentioned above are the best times to post something. People are more likely to see your posts.

The amount of times to post will determine on your followers. If you post a couple times a day and notice more followers, then that is a great frequency to use. It does depend on the demand of your brand, so keep that in mind. If you are seeing that people stop following you, you may be posting too much. You can lessen the posts to once a day, or even a couple times a week. Always test what works by monitoring your followers, and how many people are clicking on your links.

Keep it Trendy

One last thing to note is to be aware of the trends. People are most likely following a trend because they want to know what other people know and be a part of the crowd. People may say they want to be an individual, but keep in mind; they want to feel different about certain things in their personal lives, such as the clothes they wear. You actually want to attract the people who follow trends because they are the ones who like what the majority of people like. The more people who like something you sell, the more likely they are to see your ad and click the link then buy your product.

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As you set up your new business you have two choices to make:

You can choose to link to a few companies that are linked by niche to your current blog/website. This means joining an affiliate program direct from a merchant or through an affiliate network that manages the entire affiliate transaction.

The alternative choice is to set up your new blog/website as one gigantic affiliate marketing business and join several affiliate networks.

Take time to look at competition across the marketplace that interests you. This will help you decide which actions to take.

Let your thinking concentrate on three important points throughout your new business planning:

Choose the best possible products and services matched to good/great commission for your business

Targeted traffic to your website is vital. Great traffic will help your readers click your affiliate links for commission, even where your products are average.

Match the traffic to great products and hey presto!

Alternative websites

Instead of offering a website/blog, some successful affiliate marketing businesses use to other methods that you may consider as opportunities for you.

Coupon websites - everyone wants a bargain and where you are paid to generate traffic to a merchant that offers coupons, you will be paid a commission for your work.

Download websites - consumers often wish to try software before they will purchase it. By offering a download option and targeting great traffic to your website, you will be paid for each customer that downloads software via your website and then again, as an affiliate marketer, when they purchase the full product after the trial period has been completed.

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The Infographic Method. Okay yes, an infographic is content, but it can be far easier to put together than a long authority blogpost. Plus, it is much more likely to be shared and linked to than a blogpost. The key is to first of all use interesting information that people want to see, and second of all get a professional to create it for you.

Then share your infographic with the authority sites in your niche. If even just one links to it or uses it on their site, it can spread like wildfire and create dozens of great links in one swoop.

If you doubt this method works, consider this: KISSmetrics made 47 infographics and in return got 2.5 million visitors and 41 thousand backlinks. Pretty amazing.

And to be sure your infographic gets shared and linked to, make it relevant to a trending topic.

The Chart and Table Method. Similar in some ways to an infographic, a chart or data table is a visual representation of interesting information. But it’s easier to make than an infographic, since it’s basically one chart or graph.

Choose a timely topic, such as the results of a compelling survey that just came out. Pick a user friendly tool to make your chart, such as OnlineChartTool.com, or hire someone on Fiverr. Combine relevant data with an interesting, easy to interpret format and you should get content marketers linking back to you.

The Local Method. Look for reference pages on local authority websites. These might be local business groups, networking groups, council websites or sometimes even local bloggers. These are great links to have and they’re super easy to get.

The Contest Method. Run a giveaway or contest and encourage people to tell others by giving them more entries for doing it. Many will use social media, but a few will also post it on their sites.

The Selective Giveaway Method. Choose bloggers in your niche to give your product or service away to. Some of them will respond with a post and a link about your product.

The Repurpose Method. You don’t necessarily need new content to get backlinks if there is already plenty of quality content in place to work with. Instead, you simply need to find ways to repurpose that content into different formats and then promote it.

For example, a webinar could be repurposed into a video tutorial. A power point could become a Slideshare or an infographic. An interview could become a blogpost, and several interviews could be an ebook. Blogposts could become podcasts or newsletters, and so forth.

In fact, one great piece of content could be repurposed into all of these things and more. By doing this you will reach a far wider audience as you appeal to those who like to read, those who are visual and those who like to listen. Plus it gives you a great excuse to re-promote your content each time it is repurposed, those increasing views and the potential for new backlinks.

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Communication Really Helps

Communication is one of the most important factors when doing business online, as you may know. All of your work will be done through the Fiverr website and therefore, you will need to be very articulate. Make sure you tell your client exactly what you are going to do and make sure they are in agreement with what you are doing.

Do not be discouraged if there are some errors at first. People will know if you are just starting out or if you have some experience. If you are not sure exactly what your client needs, most of the time they will give you an example of what they need. Remember they are hiring you to do the work because they do not always have the time to do it. This is a win-win for both you and your customers.

Respond as quickly as you can because many times people are asking more than one person if they can do their task. Also be very polite and communicate with them if there are any problems completing the task. You can always tell them you want to ensure they are getting the best service from you, which helps break the ice in many situations.

One of the best things you can do to help put them at ease is offer their money back if they are not satisfied. It is best to give them that cushion and helps build some rapport. Most of the time they will be satisfied with what you are doing, so very rarely will they ask for their money back.

Be Confident in your Brand

Having confidence in your brand and everything you do on Fiverr is a key to your success. Your brand should be about creating a solution for every customer or potential customer that comes by your gig. Pretty soon it will be like second nature and after so many clients, you will be able to take on more work and your quality will improve.

Another way to show confidence in your brand and image is to be clear on your goals. Communicate with the buyer what goals they want accomplished and lay out a plan and show them what you are going to do. The more they can visualize what is going on, the better. Most people learn visually and so having a plan they can see will help build their confidence in you.

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Shopify makes your life easier

Many people when starting out online have very closed minds. They say things like “I am not truly great at running a store” or “I don’t have any programming knowledge,” “It will be too hard for me to do this.” This is where you can take a closed mind and open it up to a world of possibilities. The Internet today is full of opportunities where the basic skills you need are to be able to run a computer.

That is all you need. You will not need to toggle between various sites either. Everything from managing your finances and keeping track of all your transactions is handled in one place. They use Quickbooks to do this, which I will talk more about in just a moment, and if you are familiar, or not familiar with it, the software is fairly easy to use.

Now that I have your attention, let’s take a look at how a Quickbooks integrated Shopify takes out the frustration of doing business and makes things easier to manage. One big way to succeed with your online store is to make it as easy as possible for the seller, and Shopify has done this.

Using Quickbooks as a Solution to Frustration

One of the most tiring things to do is to transfer data from one place to another. Most of the time we think we have to do it manually which takes time and you can easily suffer from “burn out” meaning get tired of doing it really fast. You are more likely to make a bunch of errors doing it this way or give up and not want to have a store. So, the Quickbooks integration is designed to cut down on those problems.

There are many solution providers similar to Quickbooks out there that are willing to help and make your life easier, but the relationship has already been built between the two. A nice ability of the Quickbooks integration is your data can be set to synchronize automatically from your store to your account and vice versa, which is another reason Shopify uses them.