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Recently I met a guy who happened to be an internet marketer promoting affiliate products from and a range of affiliate opportunities. He had not been doing affiliate marketing for very long and had successfully managed to build a number of sites that put his income at over $6000 per month. Now $6000 per month doesn’t make you rich but it sure does change the playing field and opens up the door to freeing up your time from regular day job to work on your internet marketing full time.

You might be thinking so what, and how does that help me? Well what surprised me the most was this guy’s technical skills. The guy was not a designer or a developer, he didn’t have any skills other than the very basics for building a website, and has the average computer skills of anyone you might meet. He did however have a good understanding on how to drive traffic using search engines using targeted keywords. I thought how could this guy possibly be more successful than me with no technical skills?

Now I think of myself as pretty tech savvy. I know how to write some code, I run my own server, have all the latest software to build websites and programs not to mention the huge bookshelf of technical books however this guy with his average computer skills had made enough money in affiliate marketing to not need a day job. What I realized is that I look at things more from a technical position rather than a marketers position. LESSON ONE: Learn to think like a marketer and leverage your skills to YOUR advantage.

So I asked him what it was that made his affiliate marketing projects so successful. His answer was simple…“WORDS”, it’s all in the words you use and the story you tell about the products you are promoting. He showed me some examples from his websites and it was easy to see that his writing was compelling and the words he used built emotion, made you feel something, projected an image of success for the future. It was the meticulous selection of words that compelled you to take out your credit card and make the purchase so all your problems would be solved.

Take the time and be meticulous with your writing of compelling content using words that build emotion and engage your audience. Build your knowledge of the power of words and you will build a valuable skill on your journey to riches as a super affiliate.