Sales Tips

This page is designed to give you many different samples of how you can link to our sites. Please read through it carefully and pick out the sample that is most appropriate for the type of website visitors you get. You can then tweak what we have written to make it perfect for your site.

First, you must decide how and where you want to incorporate Tom's links into your website.

Many sites have multiple areas on their site that they link to our various sites. We have many opportunities for you to make money with our products. Don't hesitate to link to us from multiple areas in your website. Remember, the more people that see your links... the more people that click... the more people that order... the more referral fees you get.

For a complete listing of links to Tom's many products click here.

People now tend to gloss over banner ads so an "endorsed" text link will probably make you a lot more money.

Endorsed means that you highly recommend us and since your visitors trust your opinion, they are more likely to click through and check us out.

We recommend that you link to us on your main page because of the exposure. Appropriate secondary pages are good too, especially if our products and memberships are complimentary to the text on the page.

Another good place to put affiliate text links is on a "Thank You" page in your shopping cart so you can make even more money from someone after they are LEAVING your site.

It's generally not a great idea to lump tons of affiliate links from different programs together. You probably won't make many sales because it will be confusing to your visitors and you will look like a jack of all trades.

WE CAN'T EMPHASIZE THIS POINT ENOUGH. You must make comments and pick headlines that match the type of visitor you get. In other words, don't put a link that says "ATTENTION TOASTMASTERS" on your site, if you primarily get people interested in home based businesses. Even though some of the visitors will be Toastmasters, most won't, and most won't click through your link and you won't get many sales.

If you get both Toastmasters AND people interested in home based business, you could have links that say "Toastmasters click here" and "Home Based Business Entrepreneurs click here"  This would take the people to a separate page just for them where you would slant your endorsement toward Toastmasters on one page and Home Based Business folks on the other page. You will get more sales this way.

Here is some sample text for each:

Serious Toastmasters that want to take their skills to the professional level must check out the best site on the Internet that I've ever found on professional level speaking. Click here to check it out.

If you want a business where you can work from your home, but make high fees for doing paid speaking engagements for corporations and associations, you must check out this site. Click here to take a look.

If you want to learn how Internet marketing is done in the real world, with no hype or BS, you must check out this site. Click here to take a look.

Emphasize what Tom Antion's materials and information have done for you. Anytime you can add a phrase of how it helped you personally, do it. It will mean more referral fees for you!

Your personal recommendation of Tom's products will gain up to 400% more clicks than just a link (that means you triple or quadruple your referral fees!) If you know Tom, you know how powerful his material is and that he should be charging a lot more for it . . . So you can give it your personal recommendation.

Using this method can create huge profits for you and you'll feel great knowing you are recommending a product that has fantastic information and is truly worth every penny. It is a WIN-WIN situation for everyone! It can make you a lot of money and your visitors will be very happy with Tom's products and services . . .They're that good!

To triple and even quadruple (yes, that's quadruple) your referral fees almost overnight, just give MORE exposure to Tom's links WITH a personal recommendation. What we mean is that in every instance where it is appropriate in your site, have a link or recommendation to one of Tom's top-notch products.

You could have a link on your main index page. Here are some examples depending on the nature of the people that visit your site:

"Your position, expertise and knowledge mean that you should be speaking for high fees to other corporations and associations. Many executives triple their income by speaking only at association meetings on weekends. You must learn how to package yourself to get your share of those high fees. This is the best, most credible site I've ever seen on professional level speaking Click here to check it out ."

"Did you realize you could double your corporate salary by selling your hard earned knowledge on the Internet? I know a credible and verifiable expert who probably makes more than you do while sitting at home in front of his computer. Click here to check him out."

"If you would like to learn about a fantastic business that pays you for your business knowledge and life experiences, we highly recommend  Tom Antion, an accomplished international speaker. He reveals the tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees in the speaking industry. It is a great resource. Click here to check it out"

"There is real money to be made on the Internet with a very low investment and very high returns IF you know what you're doing and IF you can avoid the scam artists. I know a guy who is credible who is making a fortune online and teaching others how to do it to. Click here to check him out."

(Shorter Versions)
"For tips on turning your business knowledge and life experiences into cash, click here to check out a great professional speaking site They have lots of great tips and tricks."

"Get tips on selling on the Internet from someone who really does it. Click here to check it out. He has lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you would like to learn about a fantastic home based business that pays you for your business knowledge and life experiences, we highly recommend this highly acclaimed professional speaking site. Tom Antion, an accomplished international speaker and speaker coach (who has worked out of his home for 25 years), reveals all the tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees in the speaking industry. It is a great resource."

"If you would like to learn about a fantastic Internet based home business we highly recommend Tom Antion, an accomplished international speaker (who has worked out of his home for 25 years). Tom reveals all his tips, tricks and techniques to earn tons of money selling information on the Internet. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Home based business teaches you how to turn your business knowledge and life experiences into cash, click here to check out this great professional speaking site.  I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

(For people who already work from home)
"Want to add a fantastic new revenue source to your home based business? This revenue source pays you for your business knowledge and life experiences.  We highly recommend you click here to check out this great professional speaking site. Tom Antion, an accomplished international speaker and speaker coach (who has worked out of his home for 25 years), reveals all the tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees in the lucrative speaking industry. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Add revenue to your home based business by turning your business knowledge and life experiences into cash, click here to check out a great professional speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you want to take your speaking career to the next level, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great professional speaking site. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of professional speakers reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that make you stand far above the crowd in both speaking and speaker marketing skills. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Take your speaking career to the next level, click here to check out a great professional speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you want to really increase your speaking and training skills, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great website for professional level speaking and training. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of professional trainers reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that make your training sessions stand out far above the crowd. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Rapidly increase your training skills. Click here to check out a great professional level training and speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you want to turn your speaking and training skills, into highly paid educational seminars and keynote speeches, we really recommend that you click here to visit a great professional level training and speaking site. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of professional trainers and speakers, reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees in the paid speaking marketplace. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Turn your training skills into cash. Click here to check out a great professional level training and speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"TOASTMASTERS -- If you want to turn your speaking skills, into highly paid educational seminars and keynote speeches, we recommend that you click here to visit a great professional level speaking site owned by Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of professional speakers. He reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees as a paid professional speaker. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Turn your speaking skills into cash. Click here to check out a great professional speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you want to turn your sales skills into cash, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great professional speaking site. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of salespeople, reveals all the tips, tricks and techniques that earn you high fees in the speaking industry. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Turn your sales skills into cash. Click here to check out a great professional speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

"If you want to recruit more people the next time you speak, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great professional speaking site. Tom Antion, an accomplished international speaker and speaker coach, reveals all his tips, tricks and techniques that professional speakers use to move people to action. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Improve your recruiting skills. Click here to check out a great professional speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

(not making money with speaking) 

"If you want to really increase your speaking skills so that you WOW your colleagues every time you present, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great professional level speaking site. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of businesspeople reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that will make you the hit of your next meeting. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"WOW your colleagues every time you present. Click here to check out a great professional level speaking site. I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

(For Teachers)
 "If you are sick and tired of students yawning through your classes, we highly recommend that you click here to visit a great professional level speaking site. Tom Antion, a man who has trained thousands of presenters in Wake 'em Up teaching techniques reveals all his advanced tips, tricks and techniques that will make your students stand in line to sign up for your class. It is a great resource."

(Shorter Version)
"Wake up your students! Click here to check out a great professional level speaking site I recommend the site highly. Lots of great tips and tricks."

In all the examples above it is the personal recommendation that will alone "triple your sales." Remember: The longer the recommendation, the better it will pull.

Use your Refer a Friend Form by logging into your account and clicking on the Refer a Friend link. Use it over and over to tell your friends and colleagues about us. Note: Your Refer a Friend form says we pay 20 percent, but it's actually 20 percent to 50 percent.

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If you have a newsletter, Ezine, or a cuslemer email/database list, it can be a very powerful way to promote Tom's products. This is a way to really make big referral fees.

You also want to consider using any lead lists you have compiled from ads you have run or adding a link / recommendation to us on any autoresponders you may have. You can even use us in your signature line when you post to email discussion lists, forums and newsgroups (but remember --  NO SPAM).

Sample letters for your cuslemer database:

"Thank you for purchasing (insert your product here) not too long ago. We appreciate your business. I am emailing you for two reasons. The first is to thank you for your business and the second is to mention something that we thought would be of interest to you . . ." (at this point you put in the appropriate recommendation from above depending on the type of cuslemer you have)

Or, if you have a guest list of a free service you offer on your website, you could say:

"Thank you for visiting our site and using our Free (insert your free service here). I am emailing you for two reasons. The first is to thank you for stopping by and the second is to mention something that we thought would be of interest to you . . ." (again, at this point you put in the appropriate recommendation from above depending on the type of visitor you have)

If you have an electronic newsletter or Electronic Magazine (Ezine)

You could say that you are emailing your readers separately from the regular Ezine because you have found something on the net that is worth mentioning and wanted to bring it to their attention. (Then insert a recommendation like the one above) This approach will, by far, pull in the best response, because it is a personal note separate from the standard newsletter and it will demand attention and urgency.

If you use autoresponders
For those of you that don't know, an autoresponder aulematically sends your message in response to an email sent to it. For example: if you send an email to linktrade@antion.com you will aulematically get instructions emailed back to you giving you the complete instructions for us to trade website links. If you send an email to sponsor@antion.com you get an aulemated reply giving you the rates and details to sponsor an ad in The Great Speaking Ezine. All of this happens behind the scenes so that Tom doesn't have to send out all of these emails personally. This saves tons of time. You might check with the hosting service for your website. Many times they provide FREE autoresponders as part of your hosting fee. Also if you use the extremely advanced yet inexpensive shopping system that we use http://www.kickstartcart.com you have an unlimited number of very sophisticated autoresponders ready whenever you need them.

Autoresponders are great for allowing people to get your articles and all kinds of information from you without your direct input. You set it up once and they can access the information anytime.

So how can autoresponders help you sell?

You can put your short recommendations in along with the information that is going out on the autoresponder. Some people get 2 or 300 requests a day for free things like articles, newsletters, tip sheets etc. You can make a fortune, just by sending a personal recommendation and link along with each aulematic response. All you have to do is take a minute to add the recommendation and link to your materials and it goes out aulematically around the clock day in and day out, year in and year out with no other work on your part. (Don't you love to make money while you are sleeping?)

If you have occasion to speak in front of groups, many times you can find an appropriate time to mention our sites. The most effective way is to tell the audience the benefits to them of visiting one of Tom's sites . . .  (speaking skills help their career, they can make money speaking, etc.)  and then write the link on a flipchart, overhead, or put it in a PowerPoint slide. Give the audience a chance to write it down. Not only is this a "personal" recommendation, it was actually done "in person" which makes an even greater impact than emailing it to them. A great way to make the link handy is to give them a link to a downloadable handout you are providing them. That way they can click on our link without retyping it.

Handout materials
To piggyback on tip # 3 above, make sure you put your recommendation and link in your handout materials if you use them (and most of the time you should). This way there is no chance that the link will be copied down incorrectly.

Print up an inexpensive insert to put in the package whenever you ship a product to one of your cuslemers. This is an extremely effective way to put your personal recommendation in front of people who already are buying from you. It could be part of a "Thank You" note for purchasing. You could say something like:

"Thanks so much for purchasing our new and improved widget. Since we always like to give extra value to our cuslemers we recommend you visit a fantastic site we discovered on the Internet that will really improve your communication skills . . . " (then put an appropriate blurb about Tom's products and the link.)

You don't have to use the exact thank you note above, but it's a good way to lead in to your personal recommendation. And the best part is, this only costs you pennies. The cuslemer has already purchased and probably paid the shipping, so it's a much better deal than doing a separate mailing that, comparatively, would cost a fortune.

If you have a newsletter or Ezine, trade ads with other newsletter or Ezine publishers, or better yet, trade article space. Many times the classified ads are never even seen by people because they mentally tune them out as they read through a newsletter. Articles, however, get a much higher attention level and they also give you more space to make your recommendation. Don't get us wrong. If someone wants to trade ads, go for it. You have nothing much to lose, but if you get a chance at article space, take it first.

You might want to write several different articles. Some newsletters will want higher content and not much of a pitch and others don't care how blatant you pitch their readers. Have several articles ready to go if you plan on using this idea and let the newsletter publishers pick which one they like. Send them the conservative one first so you don't scare them off from making a deal.

You can also have a webpage on your site that re-prints an interesting interview with Tom. This interview isn't ready just yet, but it should be in a month or so. The interview can get people really excited about starting a speaking business or improving their speaking or Internet marketing skills. Tom will talk about how he got started and all the costly mistakes he made and all the great successes too.

NOTE: If you decide to use the interviews, make sure you still have other recommendations and banners at appropriate places on your site. The interview page should be an "addition" to your promotions for the link to Tom's products NOT a replacement for the current links you have.

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Affiliates sending unsolicited commercial email or posting to "inappropriate" newsgroups will not be tolerated.. 

It is against your affiliate agreement to advertise our web site via unsolicited email. Some people think that affiliate "Spam" email originated from us, damaging our reputation and causing us many administrative problems. DO NOT send unsolicited email to promote us, or you will be in violation of your affiliate agreement and your account will be terminated, forfeiting all outstanding referral fees. Your cooperation and understanding is appreciated. 

However, do not get this confused with PROPER WAYS to promote Tom's products. Please recommend the course in your autoresponders, in a personal email to your clientele base, your lead lists, people that contact you and you stay in touch with, a newsletter list, at your website, even in appropriate email discussion lists, etc.
This is not spamming.

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The ideas for linking to Tom Antion's various websites are only suggestions on what has worked best at other sites. You are free to use our ideas and links in any way you deem appropriate to the layout of your site.

If you have any questions on how to best incorporate the links, do not hesitate to contact us by phone or email. We will personally look at your site and make recommendations so you get the most referral fees possible. The fact of the matter is that the more money you make, the more money we make . . . It in our best interest to help you as much as we can.

Implementing the tips on this page could make you a fortune in referral fees. We are always here to help you. We thank you for being a part of our affiliate program and look forward to a long, mutually profitable relationship with you.