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Checklist_for_finding_profitable_affiliate_programs
| Checklist for finding profitable affiliate programs
High quality product or service -- remember, it’s your
reputation that is on the line (and online!). Don’t recommend
products that UNDERdeliver.
+ Merchant has a good site that sells effectively. + Ability for
affiliate to link straight to individual products, rather than
just to the home page. (If the visitor has to find the product
that you recommend, your Conversion Rate plummets.) + Type of
payment model... Pay-per-sale and pay-per-lead are good. This is
true “performance marketing.” If your referred visitor delivers
the desired response, you get paid. + Affiliate Support... •
Accurate, reliable real-time online accounting, preferably with
some kind of ability to “audit” by spot-checking • Detailed
traffic and linking stats • Notification by e-mail when a sale
is made • Useful marketing assistance, provides traffic-building
and sales-getting tools • High-quality newsletter that educates,
trains, and accounts for amounts earned • Professional marketing
materials available • Affiliates receive discount on products
Great affiliate support is important for a “between the lines”
reason, too. It indicates a high degree of commitment to the
program and its affiliates.
+ Pays good commission -- hard goods have lower margins than
digital ones. So their commissions will be lower. Still, you
should make at least 10% (hard good) or 20% (digital good) on
any product that you recommend. Don’t be scared off by
low-priced products if they offer a good % commission -- the
lower dollar value per sale is offset by the higher sales
volume. + Must be free (no charge) to join, no need to buy the
product. + Lifetime commission -- if the program pays a
commission on future sales of other products to customers that
you refer, this is a huge plus. + Two-tier commission -- if the
program pays a commission on affiliates who join because of you,
this is also great. + Lifetime cookie -- Do you receive a
commission if the person you referred returns and buys within
one month? Three months? The cookie that tracks this should not
expire. + Restriction on number of affiliates -- you won’t find
many of these. But if you do, grab it. + Monthly payment, with
reasonable minimum.
Research, prune, pick and start building your affiliate business…
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