RAP Chronicles – Part 3
In this issue of the RAP Chronicles, I’ll cover some of the setup and configuration steps I went through to get my site up and running using Rapid Action Profits as my affilate system.
The business model I decided to go with was offering several short reports (with high commissions) and a couple of bigger OTOs off the back end. My site is considered a "mall", where all products are sold from the same domain. There is a free bonus that comes with RAP – a special guide called "How To Build A Viral Ebook Empire". This guide, in my opinion, is worth its weight in gold. It spells out exactly how to setup a business model that allows you to quickly build your affilliates and drive traffic to your site. It is awesome report… one of the best I’ve read in a long time.
I’m a big fan of WordPress so I chose that as the platform for my mall. RAP integrates nicely with WordPress. The system files are installed in a subdirectory and the product files (for each product you have) are installed in subfolders as well.
Initially I thought I had a conflict with an index.php file but it turns out that it was user error (no surprise).
RAP comes with product templates (squeeze page, header, footer, sales page, OTO) – you name it, its there. However, as good as they are, they are still templates and they need to be modified for your site! The sales page is preloaded with some great guidance on how to build good sales copy. One thing to keep in mind: YOU CANNOT USE A FREE HTML SOFTWARE LIKE KOMPOZER OR NVU WITH RAP. These applications drop some of the php coding necessary for the RAP payment button to work. I learned this the hard way… banged my head on the wall for a couple of hours before researching the RAP forum for the answer. Please learn from my mistakes. 
I now have 3 products loaded and it gets easier/faster each time. Did I mention that RAP is an awesome piece of software?
On a final note… as I’m thinking through this business model I’m considering purchasing the RAP-Gone-Viral Addon that allows me to provide affiliates with rebranded pdf reports that they can send to their mailling list (and track their affiliate name for future purchases). It looks good and it integrates seemlessly with Rapid Action Profits. I’ll let you know how that goes.
Until next time… Finish Strong.
