{"id":18148,"date":"2011-01-16T10:50:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T15:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=18148"},"modified":"2011-01-16T10:50:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T15:50:50","slug":"forex-affiliate-programs-a-few-common-problems-you-may-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2011\/01\/16\/forex-affiliate-programs-a-few-common-problems-you-may-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Affiliate Programs – A Few Common Problems You May Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

By James Woolley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many people enjoy promoting forex products because there are some big profits to be made, especially with some trading courses costing thousands of dollars. However there are a few drawbacks associated with these forex affiliate programs.<\/p>\n

First of all the forex niche is not one that is easy to enter. You can’t just pick a product, put up a website and expect to make money. Well you can do this, but you are unlikely to be successful in the long run.<\/p>\n

The truth is that you need some knowledge of how forex trading actually works to begin with. If you don’t then you will simply come across as a run-of-the-mill internet marketer who is just looking to make a quick buck. Furthermore you will be struggling to build links to your site and your offers because you will not be able to write any articles on the subject.<\/p>\n

Another drawback is that it is a real struggle to find top quality products to promote. After being involved in this sector for a few years now, I would say that at least 95% of the products being sold online are pure garbage.<\/p>\n

If you don’t research a particular product, you will often find that is easy to generate sales because many of them have very compelling sales pages. However you will then find that many of these sales turn into refunds in the following days and weeks, and the net result is that you haven’t really made that much money overall, and it was largely a waste of time and effort.<\/p>\n

A final problem you will have to deal with is that this is a fiercely competitive niche. Every time there is a big product launch, there will be loads of different websites competing for the top spots in the search engines for the main product keywords. So it can be quite difficult to make a large number of sales if you are relying primarily on search engine traffic.<\/p>\n

To sum up then, there are clearly several drawbacks of promoting forex affiliate programs. However I don’t want to put you off completely because there are still some decent profits available if you are a strong and willing marketer.<\/p>\n

The key is to pick good quality products first and foremost, and then set about building a presence online so you can get good website traffic and build up a decent sized email list. This will help you generate the big sales in the long run.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/h3>\n

James Woolley is both a forex trader and an affiliate marketer. Click here to discover which forex affiliate programs<\/a> he most recommends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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