Hello Team,

As a member of the BoatShoes.com affiliate program, you’ll be receiving an insightful article on: How to Increase Your Sales through Social Media Efforts.

No, this is not the run of mill article, this is actually the 1st part of a 5 part series of thoughts and concepts that will help you develop a solid Social Media following that will help produce results. As always, I hope you enjoy the article.

If you are interested in reading the full article, please be sure to Join and Get Active with BoatShoes.com today!

Excerpt:

How to Increase Your Sales through Social Media Efforts

I’ve done it and many others have too; we’ve decided to promote a deal or offer to friends on Facebook and Twitter in the hopes they will visit the site or take action on the deal presented. The deal doesn’t work or we find that it didn’t get the results we hoped for and we start to wonder:

Was it the deal that failed?

Was it the wording I used?

What’s the answer?

In the following article I am going to take a crack at answering this question and offering advice as to why you may have failed and what you can do to start getting results today!

The Secret Sauce

It’s no secret that Social Media has become a very popular form of interacting with others over that virtual platform we call “the internet”. I know, you’ve heard this statement before, but what you haven’t heard before is what I am about to address in this article.

As an Affiliate Manager I get asked frequently by other affiliates if Social Media tools like Facebook and Twitter can really help drive traffic to an affiliate site.

My answer is always the same: YES!

The next question that usually follows is: Ok, how can I effectively do that?

My answer is: It’s not a cake walk, but the spirit of this concept may help you get started on the right foot.

The assumption that your friends or family want to hear about your offers or deals is a very dangerous and expensive train of thought. You could be throwing your “pearls before swine” and not getting an effective ROI on your time with this approach and there’s a very good reason why.

It could be that friends and followers don’t care for what you’re selling or promoting on your Twitter or Facebook account; they simply want to engage with you on a personal level and hear about your day, an event or even the funny things that take place in the lives of your children. In either case, there something to say here about why you may not have succeeded in your marketing endeavor. It could be that you haven’t created an effective targeted…..

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Emilio Yepez
BoatShoes.com
Affiliate Program Management Team
Ph: 305 412 3512
Cel: 305 389 8955
E: Emilio@andyrodriguez.com

Hello Team,

I just wrote an article regarding why merchants should seriously consider using coupons as a form of marketing. I know that there may be many who will say, “Emilio, in a recession like today, why would anyone not be using coupons or offers to drive more business?” Well, you’d be surprised!

I speak to merchants very frequently and always get caught in strategic conversations regarding the pros and cons of using coupons and I always seem to find more pros than cons. Most merchants don’t realize that there is great power and psychological benefits behind offering their site visitors abreak on the price if it’s done correctly and strategically. The key here is strategically!

Merchants who abuse this form of marketing will get burnt, no two ways about it, but if coupons are offered strategically and positioned the right way, not only will their affiliate base have the tools or means to acquire new customers, but customers will love you for it.

Below, I’ve included a few tips that I mentioned on our sister blog, I hope you enjoy it and realize that couponing isn’t such a bad thing, it’s a good thing for your online business if you follow some of these strategic tips:

1. Use coupons or offers on the slowest day of the week. Sporadically offer coupons on some of your slowest days and help boost your sales.

2. If you are doing business in a highly competitive, low margin vertical like electronics, use targeted coupons on products with higher margins.

3. Coupons don’t have to be considered loss leaders, they can actually increase the amount spent by your site visitors, therefore increasing the average price per sale.

4. Most consumers using coupons online generally pick up a few extra items if the…..click here for more info!

In your service,

Emilio Yepez
Vice President
Andy Rodriguez Consulting
E: emilio@andyrodriguez.com
P: 305 412 3512
C: 305 389 8955

As Vice President of Andy Rodriguez Consulting, I receive numerous emails and phone calls from affiliate marketers wanting our advice on what they should focus on when it relates to building sites and traffic streams for their affiliate business in the New Year and over the next 3-5 years. Although I feel it’s impossible to really predict what could happen in the next 6 months in our industry, let alone the next 3-5 years, I do think it’s safe to say that major changes that took place in our industry between the years of 2006-2009 will pave the road for affiliate marketing in 2010 and beyond.

I decided to develop a short article focusing on some of the major issues confronting our industry and as our affiliate partner, you should be the first to read the importance of the principles I am about to discuss.

Take a quick look at the following issues that you should keep in mind before updating and building a new site or project in 2010. It’s no secret that that these minor updates made by the FTC commission and the advent of Social Media will shape the way affiliate marketing and internet marketing will be conducted in the future. I thought I would start with the first three issues that might be of some importance and expand upon them in future articles. Take a look at the following areas of risk that should absolutely be taken into account when updating or developing your affiliate site(s):

• 1. Avoid False or Exaggerated Claims-Beware of using wording in customer testimonials. The FTC will look to penalize those who choose to ignore the repercussions of false claims (http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/ftc-regulating-disclosure-by-affiliates/)

• 2. Full Disclosure and Transparency- in your financial/marketing relationship with the merchants whose products you promote. Consumers need to know that they are on an affiliate site and that there is a profitable relationship between you and the brand you represent on your site. (http://blog.affiliatetip.com/archives/ftc-regulating-disclosure-by-affiliates/)

• 3. Accepting and Leveraging Social Media Practices & Tools-current sites that foster social media traffic like Twitter and Facebook are important today but will be more important in the future. Social Media is here to stay and will be critical to how people transact and buy on the web. Affiliate Marketers who choose not to embrace the social media factor will soon lose commissions/revenues or become extinct. Don’t make the mistake of believing otherwise.

I think it’s important that we dust off the old “marketers” checklist and make sure we update it and keep focused on what’s most important. Avoid becoming complacent in using old methods to drive traffic and become conscious of what will be essential to the success of your affiliate business. I want to encourage you to expand your thoughts and business plans by keeping in mind these principles I just mentioned. Using them and capitalizing on them will give you a tremendous advantage over your fellow competitors and keep you in business not only in 2010 but for years to come.  
In your service,

Emilio Yepez
Vice President
www.AndyRodriguez.com
Phone: 305 412 3512
Cell: 305 389 8955
Email: emilio@andyrodriguez.com
AIM: Affiliateagle1

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Happy New Year Team,

Thanks to all your hard work and support on the BoatShoes.com affiliate program, I have plenty of good news to share with you as we head into the new year!

BoatShoes.com officially launched its affiliate program at the end of September 2009 and we have had great success since the inception of the program.

Thanks to you, we’ve made a great impact on our bottom line for the end of 2009 and we expect an even greater year in 2010.

I’d like to this opportunity share with you some of you some sample stats of just some of the bonuses paid out, the number of sales we generated and program stats:

Affiliate Sample of Sales Over the last 60 days

One of our Top Producers came in with: 71 orders
Another Affiliate came in with: 31 orders
Another Gruop came in with about: 27-35 orders
Last Place Gruops came in with: 18 orders or lower

ShareASale Averages

7 Day EPC: $33.35
7 Day Reversal Rate: $0.0
7 Day Conversion Rate: 3.23%
7 Day Average Sale: $85.92

30 Day EPC of $42.12
30 Day Conversion Rate: 4.51%
30 Day Reversal Rate: 5.89% (Customers who simply cancelled their orders)
30 Day Average Sale: $84.47

Affiliate Bonuses Paid Out

We officially paid out a total amount $1500 in bonuses for November and December 2009.

Question????

Were you on the receiving end of some of that cash?

Did you enjoy a nice boost during the 4th quarter?

Did you join the BoatShoes.com Affiliate Program?

Don’t worry you have plenty of opportunity in January and 2010. Make sure you get your bonus boost when we offer them, they make working and supporting BoatShoes.com that much sweeter, JOIN BOATSHOES.com Now!

Hello Team,

Andy Rodriguez Consulting is proud to launch their newest merchant to join the ARC Merchant Family: XSitePro.com!

XSitePro.com is a unique site design tool created for users at all levels. The days of learning how to design a site are over, XSitePro.com has made it easy for the everyday user.

If you happen to be a small business owner and you are reading this post and cant design your own site or don’t have the budget to hire a designer, look no further XSitePro.com has exactly what you’re looking for!

If you are an affiliate marketer looking to develop sites more professionally, faster and more engaging, look no further than XSitePro.com. Join the Program today via this Blog post and get active within next 14 days and receive a double cash activation bonus of $10.00, just for joining and getting active.

For those wanting more information regarding our launch, please take a look at our post on ABW:

Please join me in introducing the newest merchant to join the Andy Rodriguez Consulting family of merchants: XSitePro.com!

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XSitePro.com is the number one source on the web for building, professional, quality websites. Whether it’s a small to medium sized business owner, an affiliate marketer trying to get their business started or looking to add more sites to their affiliate strategy, XSitePro.com does it all!

Affiliate Benefits -Join Now!

$200 Average Sale Order
In-house ShareASale Program
25% + Commissions on all SALES!
60 Day Cookies
Parasite FREE
Custom Links and Banners created for your site traffic
$20.00 CABs (Cash Activation Bonus)
Dedicated Program Management by Andy Rodriguez         Consulting

100 Reasons Why XSitePro.com is the Right Choice!

• 1. Create Unlimited Websites
• 2. Intuitive Designer Control
• 3. Hundreds or New Website Templates
• 4. Page Layout Settings

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In your service,

Emilio Yepez
XSitePro.com
Affiliate Program Management Team
Ph: 305 412 3512
Cel: 305 389 8955
Email: emilio@andyrodriguez.com

Hello Team,

I was just informed by the team at BoatShoes.com that we are very close to meeting our projected revenue goals for December and we need a last minute push!

Thanks to you, the program has been doing phenomenal and we are set to break a record this month, therefore as an added last minute holiday bonus, BoatShoes.com is offering a $10.00 bounty for every sale generated between now and December 31, 2009. There isn’t a limit to the amount of bonuses that we are offering, so start the New Year on a positive note and make it happen!

Remember we have the 10% OFF Coupon BSHOES, expires December 31, 2009. Make sure your site visitors use it!

If you haven’t JOINED THE MOST HAPPENING PROGRAM ON THE WEB, DONT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE!

Happy Holidays!

Emilio Yepez
BoatShoes.com
Affiliate Program Management Team
Ph: 305 412 3512
Cell: 305 389 8955
Email: emilio@andyrodriguez.com

Good afternoon Team,

I am very excited to announce that BoatShoes.com is releasing for the first time, a very limited offer to affiliate partners!

BoatShoes is offering an exclusive 15% coupon to all BoatShoes affiliate partners. The coupon expires Monday, December 16, 2009.

We have never offered this type of savings on our already discounted nautical shoes. Not only do customers receive:

• 1. FREE Shipping BOTH WAYS
• 2. An unconditional satisfaction guarantee
• 3. A 31 year company history of making great holiday experiences
• 4. But NOW! An Affiliate Exclusive 15% Coupon for the Holidays.

This is definitely unique offer and will only be done once a year. Therefore if you haven’t joined BoatShoes.com, don’t wait another minute. Join BoatShoes.com affiliate program by clicking here!

Remember, this offer expires midnight, December 16, 2009!

Coupon Offer:  15% OFF!
Code: Boat15
Expires: Midnight, December 16, 2009

Program At A Glance:

12% Commissions
60 Day Cookie
Parasite FREE
Average order value of approximately $100.00
$5.00 CAB’s (Cash Activation Bonuses)

To your success,

Emilio Yepez
BoatShoes.com
Affiliate Program Management Team
www.andyrodriguez.com
P: 305 412 3512
C: 305 389 8955
E: emilio@andyrodriguez.com

Hello Everyone,

It’s almost December, it’s the holidays, I want to give out $500 to the first affiliate to generate $1000 in sales before December 21st 2009.

First affiliate to reach this goal will have a nice chunk of spending cash for the holidays! Get those links up people, write those articles, drive that traffic!

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I wish everyone the best of luck!

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Andy Rodriguez Jr
Affiliate Program Manager
www.AndyRodriguez.com
Office: (305) 412-3512
Cell: (305) 528-8285
AndyJr@AndyRodriguez.com

DiskDoctors.net loves to give out Cash just for supporting our program; therefore we’ve decided to give you a little extra Cash as we head into the 4th quarter. Therefore between December 1, 2009-December 31, 2009, will automatically give affiliate partners $10.00 Bonuses for every $80.00 in sales they generate. There are no limits to the amount of $10.00 Cash Bonuses we’re giving out so take advantage! JOIN NOW: http://www.shareasale.com/shareasale.cfm?merchantID=20680

Thanks

Emilio Yepez
DiskDoctors
Affiliate Program Management
PH: 305 412 3512
Cel: 305 389 8955
E: emilio@andyrodriguez.com

Good afternoon Team,

BoatShoes.com is offering $500 Bounty to the 1st Affiliate Partner to generate $2000 in Sales between November 16, 2009-December 10, 2009!

This offer will be here today and gone tomorrow to the 1st affiliate who hits that sales target! Anyone interested in some Holiday Cash? Well, here’s your chance a quick $500!

Good luck to all and to all a good day!

If you havent joined BoatShoes.com, JOIN TODAY and GET 12% Commissions, $25.00 on your first sale and the chance to take home $500 BIG ONES, GET Active NOW BY CLICKING HERE!