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How to Choose Your Affiliate Program Wisely
Affiliate marketing programs have sky-rocketed in popularity in
the past few years. As one of the fastest and easiest ways to
start an online home business people are jumping on this wave by
the millions. Affiliate programs offer merchants the opportunity
to employ vast armies of sales people who get paid for the
results they achieve.
The rewards for affiliates can be very good, and the skilled
affiliate marketer can earn many thousands of dollars a month.
This win-win situation has led to an explosion in the number of
affiliate programs that are available to affiliate marketers.
With this growth of affiliate opportunities have come many
questions, such as: how do you go about choosing the right
affiliate program for you? What qualities should you look for in
a program and which gives you a good chance of making a
sustainable income? Below are some tips that will help you to
evaluate affiliate programs, and help you to avoid wasting time
and money.
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!
About the author:
Trent Brownrigg is a successful affiliate marketer. You can find
the best
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