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Web 2.0 Social Networking
In this way , a person doesn ’ t click through your link straight to the pitch page of the vendor and only think that you are trying to sell them something .
Through the use of these intermediary sites , you can add value to the product or service with a personalized set of information that is tailored to make the product more understandable .
If you decide to build a Squidoo page for your affiliate product , most people will do a review of the product or write an article outlining the benefits of using / reading / listening to the product . In this way , it is more personal and less salesman-like .

Web 2.0 Social Networking

By using Web 2.0 social networking , you can announce and spread the word about your affiliate product . Instead of sending them directly to the vendor ’ s site , you can use Squidoo , Hubpages and other social networking sites like Ning and Scribd . com to Presell the product through writing articles and converting them into mini websites .
Instead of advertising the vendor site , you will advertise your intermediary site and use it to list build and follow up through an autoresponder .
The easy way to list build is take a picture of one of the aWeber or GetResponse forms using a program like Snagit , and upload the picture and make it a clickable link to a squeeze page .