The number one reason people visit your website is because of the information that you provided for them. If you provide good quality information, the information that people are looking for, you will create trust and credibility. People will love your site and come back for more.
It is pretty much the opposite if your websites are full of junks, unwanted content. Many people did not know the power of having quality content in website. They thought that by simply creating a website, and put it live; people will come to their site and buy from them. All they want is just to get their website up and running. This is totally the wrong concept. An internet business is just like ordinary brick and mortar business in the real world. If you are not creating any values to your customers and prospects, they will not buy from you and you will not get any repeat sales.
In the internet, many people thought that by adding affiliate links in their content, people will click through and buy. Well, maybe you will get some sales if you do so, but this is not how it works. What you need to do first is to build trust and credibility with your visitors, readers, or subscribers. This is how a real internet millionaire makes their fortune. You will have to give before you receive. Hence, you need to provide your visitors with what they are looking for first, then only you recommend them your affiliate products, or your own products.
Don"t worry if you are not making any money in the beginning, everything needs time to grow; it is the same for internet business. A business without proper customer relationship is not going to stay up long. I believe that you want to build a continuous flow of income than a short term income source. This is exactly the same just like if you want to buy a hand phone. I"m sure that before you get yourself a hand phone, you will first ask for other people"s opinion such as from your friends. And this is where you, as an internet marketer come in. You should educate your visitors with related information they are looking for. Once you do this, they will trust you more, and thus, you can convert your sales better the moment you promote to them.
No one likes spam emails, because they contain full of promotional links. People can smell if you are just wanted to make money from them. So you can see now, you will have to approach your visitors in a friendly way before you start recommending good products to them. Before you want to sell something to your visitors, try to think of it from their view. If you are a visitor to your website, are you going to buy what you recommended? I believe that you will want to buy products from those who create more value to you right?
Just remember this, in the internet; you are dealing with humans, not computers. Computers are just the tools that connect between you and other human beings all around the world. So you will have to create more value to them if you want to achieve much more. To Your Success.