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Affiliate Programs - The Best Ones to start
AFFILIATE PROGRAMS - GOOD STARTERS
Affiliate programs are possibly the easiest type of online
business to start running. Why?
Well, in order to start any online business you need a product
or service to sell. First, you need to create the product. Then,
you will have to create a website, write advertisements and set
up a marketing plan. If it's a physical product you are selling
then you're going to be limited by the amount of time it takes
to make or buy the item, package it and ship it. Then, there's
the issue of accepting payments and filling orders. We haven't
even started talking about refunds and returns!
This is a daunting task especially if you've never run an
internet business.
AFFILIATE PROGRAMS ARE THE ANSWER
So, what ARE affiliate programs?
Affiliate programs allow you to be the "sales force" for someone
else's product or service and earn commissions for each sale.
You may be pretty internet savvy without ever noticing that many
companies offer you the ability to become an affiliate. Check
for the "affiliate program" links which are placed in a discreet
manner on many sites. One big advantage is that you do not need
to build a website (though you can) or handle the transaction or
fill the order. Your job is to drive traffic (customers) to your
affiliate link. When a sale is made, the affiliate will send you
a commission!
Signing up to become an affiliate is usually a pretty simple
task. It usually involves filling out a web page providing some
basic information about yourself. In turn, the company will give
you an affiliate link. This is a special URL code that will
identify that a customer came to the company's site from your
advertising. It is usually the website address with a code
attached to the end.
What Commissions Does the Program Pay?
It is very important that you know how much you can expect to
earn from a sale. There is no point in spending time and money
promoting a product that pays very small commissions. You could
end up spending more on marketing than you make on sales. It is
probably best to stick with marketing products with a high
commission value, unless you have found a niche market where you
can sell vast quantities of product, and make substantial
commissions on your volume of sales.
How Much Traffic is their Website Getting?
Try to discover the amount of traffic the affiliate owner's
website is already receiving. Alexa.com is a very useful tool
for doing this research. If the website is ranked in the top
100,000, the merchant is getting a good volume of traffic, so
it's possible that there may already be too many affiliates. If
it is ranked below 500,000 it may be no good, or it could be a
golden opportunity to make some real money by becoming one of
the first affiliates!
Always research a merchant's product if their website has a low
traffic ranking. It may be a good idea to buy the product
yourself if you can afford it. Otherwise you could do a search
to find out if there are any negative reviews about it on the
internet. Be careful who you listen to though because many
people are in the habit of bashing affiliate programs with
nothing to really support their comments. If you find a large
amount of negative reviews with little positive ones then it
would probably be a good idea to stay away from that affiliate
program.
How Often Are Affiliate Commissions Paid?
Some affiliate programs pay commissions every week; some once a
month, others only pay every quarter. It is important that you
know how often you can expect a pay check if you are going to
have financial control over your business. Do you have the
financial resources to continue to market a product if you have
to wait a long time before you get paid? It would also be wise
to find out the minimum commission that you have to earn before
you get paid.
Does The Affiliate Program Use Tracking Cookies?
Many customers do not buy on their first visit to a merchant's
website. It is important therefore that the
merchant uses
cookies for their affiliate program, so that you get credit if
the customer returns and buys at a later date. Check out how
long the cookies last. The longer the cookies lasts; the better
the chances of you getting paid!
Does the Affiliate Program Pay on Subsequent Sales?
Some programs will only pay commission on sales that come
through customers visiting their site via a direct link from
your site. They pay you nothing for any subsequent purchases
that the customer makes if they visit the merchants site
directly. It is important that you get paid no matter what route
the customer returns by if you are to build a sustainable
affiliate business.
What Marketing Resources Does the Affiliate Program Offer?
Look at the type and quality of the marketing resources that
they provide. Do they provide articles, advertisements, or other
content that you can use to put on your site? Do they provide
free guides, special offers, free viral e-books, or product
samples that you can send to your list? If the marketing
material they provide is good then it is likely that the
business will provide good support for their affiliates.
Finding the right affiliate program for you can be tough to do.
The best advice is to do your own research, follow the advice
above, and listen to your instincts. Use the above questions as
an aid to finding an affiliate program that enables you to reach
your financial goals. You never know... You might just strike
affiliate marketing gold!
Is their website professional?
Your reputation is on the line every time you promote a product
or service. If you're sending your traffic to a website that is
on free hosting or just looks unprofessional, then you're going
to lose the confidence of your subscribers. Now, many sales
letters aren't 'pretty' but they are grammatically correct, and
everything is functional, with pictures and testimonials. So,
although the website doesn't have to be beautiful, it does need
to look 'live'.
Is their website easy to navigate?
If shoppers can't figure out how to purchase, then there's no
point in sending your traffic there.
What are the numbers?
If you have two programs you like equally well, you can choose
between them or write reviews for each and compare and contrast
their benefits. Or, if that doesn't fit into your site, then
test both to see which gives you the best results.
Free trial?
Any product that offers samples or service that offers a free
trial deserves a look. If you can offer your website visitors a
sample of any sort to get them hooked, you'll have much higher
results than trying to convince them that the product is good.
Are there any tools to help you?
The best affiliate programs go above and beyond in their tools
and resources section. Not only do they provide the standard
text links and buttons and banners, but you also have solo
mailings, articles, and even product feeds. These are the
affiliate programs that 'get it'.
Once you find an affiliate program that you love (personally i
have edited a small list of my favourite ones at the end of the
article), it's still smart to continue to test the results. Just
because you think it's great doesn't mean you visitors will.
Continually look at the statistics to see how much traffic
you're sending and if any of it is converting. If you're not
getting results and you're sending a lot of traffic, then you
might want to look at a new program.
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