Posted by Admin on February 13th, 2008 — Posted in Affiliate Programs
by B. Johnson
More and more people are turning to the Internet as a means of supplementing their income. One of the easiest ways to do this is through Affiliate Internet Marketing. Now, if you are asking yourself what Affiliate Internet Marketing is? It comes down to basic supply and demand. You know of a need (demand) other people are having, then by using someone else’s product (supply) you solve their problem while earning a commission when a sale is made. The benefits to Internet marketing are: you don’t have to worry about storing, shipping, having a shopping cart or secure web page. This eliminates your site from having to take credit card numbers for products purchased. However, it takes a lot more to succeed at Affiliate Internet Marketing than just running out and putting up a website. Then, throwing a few affiliate products on it and never touching the site again. It may take you some time to learn a few Internet marketing concepts, which you can do by reading a few good e-books on Affiliate Internet Marketing or by joining a mentor program. So making yourself familiar with the following terms, as you will read a lot about them. They are: pay-per-click (PPC), search engine optimization (SEO), keyword research, niche, targeted traffic, and list building. Now, there are some great tools to help with each of these, but it is more important to know what the terms are and how to apply them. To have a successful site you need to find a good balance of the above or you may find yourself in the 90% that fail at Affiliate Internet Marketing. Having a great deal of website traffic is the key to success. And there are quite a few ways to drive traffic to your site. The quickest being pay-per-click, followed by building one-way links to your site through article writing, website directories, links from other sites or submitting videos to YouTube or Google video. Take your Affiliate Internet Marketing to the next step. Check out the Affiliate Tips website.
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Posted by Admin on September 17th, 2007 — Posted in Affiliate Programs
by Alan McLean
Ask questions first before you join an affiliate program. Do a little research about the choices of program that you intend to join into. Get some answers because they will be the deciding point of what you will be achieving later on.
Will it cost you anything to join? Most affiliate programs being offered today are absolutely free of charge. So why settle for those that charge you some dollars before joining.
When do they issue the commission checks? Every program is different. Some issue their checks once a month, every quarter, etc. Select the one that is suited to your payment time choice. Many affiliate programs are setting a minimum earned commission amount that an affiliate must meet or exceed in order for their checks to be issued.
What is the hit per sale ratio? This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics. This factor is extremely important because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.
How are referrals from an affiliate’s site tracked and for how long do they remain in the system? You need to be confident on the program enough to track those people you refer from your site. This is the only way that you can credit for a sale. The period of time that those people stay in the system is also important. This is because some visitors do not buy initially but may want to return later to make the purchase. Know if you will still get credit for the sale if it is done some months from a certain day.
What are the kinds of affiliate stats available? Your choice of affiliate program should be capable of offering detailed stats. They should be available online anytime you decide to check them out. Constantly checking your individual stats is important to know how many impressions, hits and sales are already generated from your site. Impressions are the number of times the banner or text link was viewed by a visitor of your site. A hit is the one clicking on the banner or text links.
Does the affiliate program also pay for the hits and impressions besides the commissions on sales? It is important that impressions and hits are also paid, as this will add to the earnings you get from the sales commission. This is especially important if the program you are in offers low sales to be able to hit ratio.
Who is the online retailer? Find out whom you are doing business with to know if it is really a solid company. Know the products they are selling and the average amount they are achieving. The more you know about the retailer offering you the affiliate program, the easier it will be for you to know if that program is really for you and your site.
Is the affiliate a one tier or two tier program? A single tier program pays you only for the business you yourself have generated. A two tier program pays you for the business, plus it also pays you a commission on the on the sales generated by any affiliate you sponsor in your program. Some two-tier programs are even paying small fees on each new affiliate you sponsor. More like a recruitment fee.
Lastly, what is the amount of commission paid? 5% – 20% is the commission paid by most programs. .01% – .05% is the amount paid for each hit. If you find a program that also pays for impressions, the amount paid is not much at all. As you can see from the figures, you will now understand why the average sales amount and hit to sale ratio is important.
These are just some of the questions that needed answering first before you enter into an affiliate program. You should be familiar with the many important aspects that your chosen program should have before incorporating them into your website. Try to ask your affiliate program choices these questions. These can help you select the right program for you site from among the many available.
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