Title: Contacting Potential Affiliates

Hello,

You may be really nervous about contacting potential 
affiliates and JV partners, especially if you’re relatively
new and don’t have a big list.

That’s totally understandable.

But remember, they were new once, too.

More than likely, they will be nice to you and won’t curse
you out for contacting them. 

Some may decline your offer, but that goes with the territory.

However, some will probably say yes, and there are ways to 
make it even more likely you’ll get that positive response.

One of the best ways to get in touch with potential affiliates
and JV partners is through social media. Just send them a 
very polite private message letting them know you have a 
product you’d like them to promote, BRIEFLY explaining your
compensation levels, and dropping a link to your affiliate
information page. Be sure to thank them for their time!

Another way is through the contact page on their blog. They 
probably get a lot of spam this way, so you may not get a 
response, but it doesn’t hurt to try!

The BEST way I know of to get in touch, other than a referral
from someone they personally know, is by winning one of 
THEIR affiliate contests. This is a GREAT way to get your 
foot in the door, and is definitely worth the time, effort, 
and money if you can manage it.

Even if you’re an absolute unknown, this method can help you
get noticed. They’ll take you more seriously!

It also helps if you offer potential affiliates and JV 
partners free access to the product so they can check out
the quality for themselves.

After all, they don’t want to promote a product that might
suck because their list members would be upset with them.

Once you get some people to say yes, make sure you stay in
contact with them about the launch process, including the
dates you have for things like webinars, pre-launch emails,
special offers, and launch day.

Be sure to include something in the email title to let 
affiliates know what the email is about so they don’t miss
it.

Something like “JV Partners: Product Name Update” will work
fine.

Tomorrow is our final email in this series, and we are going
to take a look at some advanced tips for JVs and affiliates. 

Until then, 

{YOUR NAME HERE}

PS- Don’t miss out on our most important lesson of all!
Watch for it tomorrow.


