Step 4: Once They've Joined

Once a new member has joined Ei42, in one sense your "work" has only just begun. I say work, because up until this stage, you've not exactly had to do anything difficult!

This is the stage when you see the rewards so it starts to get very exciting.

The key thing you need to do when someone has joined is show them support. They may feel a little daunted and not know "what do to next". Even if you don't feel confident just let them know that if there's anything they need, just to ask. If you don't know the answers, then ask someone else (admin at Ei42 if you don't have much support from the person who introduced you to Ei42)

Contact them via email (or telephone would be even better) and let them know they are not alone. There's loads of help and support to assist them really make something of this brilliant opportunity.

Most webmasters will never have experienced personal support in an affiliate programme before so whilst on the one hand they may be very impressed, they may also feel a little intimidated, so just answer their questions honestly and openly and put them at rest. Remember, this could be the start of a very long and very profitable partnership.

Welcome your new partner

Here is an email you can use to welcome your new team member, but again, this is just a template so feel free to adapt to your own needs.

Please remember, that even though you've secured a "big hitter", that's still not the end of the story and if you want to really maximise the chances of your new contact becoming a star performer, then think and act like a professional who's just secured a major contract - and continue to keep in touch with them and offer them help.

Don't worry about them asking questions you don't know the answers too - just say "great question, I don't know the answer at the moment but I can find out for you. Is it stopping you from moving on at the moment?"

I would suggest emailing at least once every 3 or 4 days initially to keep the dialogue going and keep the profile high on their list of "to dos".

On the other hand, you may strike lucky and some web masters can respond incredibly fast and will have banners and articles on their site or broadcast to their newsletter list and you can see results within hours of them joining.