Are Those One Time Offers Worth It?

If you have ever bought a digital or information product online, it's extremely likely you've been hit up for one time offers. These are upsells/downsells/sidesells that serve to increase the amount you spend. But are those one time offers worth it?

Before I answer that, let's first define what these extra sales are.

Upsells

An upsell is an offering that costs more than the original product. It will be positioned as something of higher value.

Downsells

A downsell can be one of two things. It can be an offering that costs less money then the main product, or it could be a reduction in price of the upsell (, when you decide not to buy the upsell. In this case, it can still be for more than the main product.

Sidesells

As you can probably surmise, a sidesell offer is something for the same price as the main product. These are usually offered after refusing all of the extra offers and is the last offering before the buying process ends.

So, Are Those One Time Offers Worth It?

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In most cases, they are not! I have found very little value in these extra purchases.

Sometimes, it can be videos of the main products, showing you step-by-step how to do the techniques from the main product.

It can be a software package that is supposed to make implementing the techniques from the main product easier (so they say). It can also be for a monthly membership that promises to give you advanced techniques.

And the list goes on...

Why You Should Wait Before Buying the Extra Products

When product creators include one time offers, they claim that you will only get to see the offer once, hence the name. However, most product creators will give you an opportunity to pick up those extra offers again and often at the price during the original offering.

"There usually isn't any rush to pick up one time offers."

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And here is a big question for you: what if you try the main product and it doesn't work for you? Buying those extras means you will have spent a whole bunch of money on a worthless solution.

Implement the techniques given in the main product and if they happen to work, then you can think about picking some of those extra products. And if you are making money from the main method, you can use some of what you make to fund those extra products.

What If They Are Truly One Time Offerings?

Hey, it's possible that my advice isn't correct for some products. My suggestion is to simply move on. The product or technique will be repeated by the product creator some time in the future. Trust me, if they have a product that sells well and makes them money, there will be a future offering for the product and the one time offers. I see it all the time.

Besides, more often than not, I have been disappointed with the upsells that I have purchased in the past. That's why I don't even bother with them anymore. They are a waste of money.

What Are Your Thoughts About Those One Time Offers?

Do you get frustrated by them or have you had good experiences with them? Let me know in the comments section below. I will answer anyone who gives a response (as long as it's not spam).

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Rejected from the Amazon Affiliate Program? Try This

If you've been rejected from the Amazon Affiliate program, don't sweat it. This article will help you get around that.

What's Included?

• Make Some Changes to Your Website
  
• Reapply
• Move onto Other Affiliate Programs
• Niche it Down

Make Some Changes to Your Website

First up, is your website too commercially focused? Amazon wants its affiliates to offer value added information, not just be another conduit for sales. The search engines and your readers both agree with this philosophy.

Also, consider adding more content to your website and do it frequently. The best way to make sure this happens is to come up with an editorial calendar. You simply come up with a bunch of headlines that you are going to write about and schedule them into the future.

Another alternative is to outsource your content creation. I am a content strategist and can help you with that. Reach out to me if you want me to help with your content creation needs.

Reapply to Amazon

Once you have made changes to your website, reapply to Amazon's Affiliate program (they call it the associate program.) You will more than likely get approved.

Move onto Other Affiliate Programs

Amazon really isn't the only game in town. Although they sell just about every product available in the world, there are plenty of others that can be good substitutes. Here is a short list:

• Target
• WalMart
• BestBuy
• Lowe's & Home Depot

Some of these will manage their affiliate programs via third party processors such as cj.com and linkshare.com.

Niche It Down

It can be really tough to compete if your market is too general. You will be competing with Amazon itself and maybe even the vendors listed above. If so, you may want to niche down your market. What this means is to narrow your focus. Instead of hockey, consider hockey sticks. If that is still too competitive than consider carbon hockey sticks, etc.

When you narrow the focus, you may be able to find vendors that specialize in that niche and apply to their affiliate programs. It's a heck of an easier market to sell to, anyway.

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