I do purchase a lot of products in my never-ending effort to build my business and learn more about my chosen field. Like a lot of people, I always try to get the most value out of any purchase, so I’m naturally going to try to purchase products via an affiliate who offers something extra in the way of value.
Of course, the world is full of unscrupulous affiliates who will promise the world and deliver junk in return — or even worse, deliver nothing in return. OK, I can go one step further — the product they promote either turns out to be garbage or you never get it. So I’m always a bit suspicious of affiliate bonuses until the goods are fully delivered. Thankfully, there are a lot of affiliates who CAN be trusted, and as I find them, I’m going to briefly mention them on this blog under the category “Trusted Affiliates”.
Ralph Smith of TheIdeaDen.com recently offered a rather nice bonus on a product purchase that saved me about 25% on the purchase price while throwing in a couple of products that came with full resale rights. I’ve purchased items directly from Ralph before and been quite pleased with the experience, so I considered this particular transaction to be quite low risk.
Nevertheless, I’m happy to report that Ralph delivered exactly what he promised — and then some! There was an “unadvertised” bonus on the download page, which is always appreciated.
So thanks, Ralph, for your very generous offer, and “congratulations” for being the first affiliate in my “Trusted Affiliates” category. I’ll be looking forward to future emails from you!
For the rest of you, go check out Ralph Smith’s website.
Incidentally, I’ve decided to start working on a rather ambitious project that’s going to reward people every time they purchase a product using my affiliate link. Yes, EVERY TIME. I really do appreciate my blog readers, website visitors, list subscribers, and customers — and want to do something that will give back to them when they help me and my business. So keep reading and watching because I hope to have that ready “soon” (at “Tom Speed”, not “Internet Speed”! Remember, I’m still only doing this part-time).
Thanks for listening,
Tom
[EDIT] Actually, I’ve decided that there’s going to be a tie for the first “inductee” into my “Trusted Affiliates” category. Although I haven’t purchased a product using Robert Phillips’ affiliate link, he has made some special offers to me in the past and has ALWAYS delivered on his promises. So Robert, congrats — you’re now the co-number one in that category, along with Ralph!
Post a Comment