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1. Affiliate marketing affiliate programs
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I. Affiliate marketing guides
Simply put, affiliate programs, also called associate programs, are arrangements in which an
online merchant Web site pays affiliate Web sites a commission to send them traffic. These
affiliate Web sites post links to the merchant site and are paid according to a particular
agreement. This agreement is usually based on the number of people the affiliate sends to the
merchant's site, or the number of people they send who buy something or perform some other
action. Some arrangements pay according to the number of people who visit the page containing
their merchant site's banner advertisement. Basically, if a link on an affiliate site brings the
merchant site traffic or money, the merchant site pays the affiliate site according to their
agreement. Recruiting affiliates is an excellent way to sell products online, but it can also be a
cheap and effective marketing strategy; it's a good way to get the word out about your site.
There are at least three parties in an affiliate program transaction:
 The customer
 The affiliate site
 The merchant site
In 1996, Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, popularized this idea as an Internet
marketing strategy. Amazon.com attracts affiliates to post links to individual books for sale on
Amazon.com, or for Amazon.com in general, by promising them a percentage of the profits if
someone clicks on the link and then purchases books or other items. The affiliate helps make the
sale, but Amazon.com does everything else: They take the order, collect the money and ship the
book to the customer. With over 500,000 affiliate Web sites now participating, Amazon.com's
program is a resounding success.
Over the past few years, affiliate programs have grown enormously in popularity, taking many
interesting forms. For many Web sites that don't deal much in e-commerce (selling products or
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2. services online) themselves, functioning as an affiliate is a good way to participate in e-commerce.
II. Affiliate marketingstrategies
Affiliate marketing is a low-cost
way for merchants to build
awareness and showcase their
products and services. The model
is simple; it works as a
commission-based referral
system. A partner or affiliate
markets a merchant's products
for a "piece of the pie."
Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures
per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level.
When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super"
affiliate.
How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have
common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a
super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time
commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits:
 Persistence
 Patience
 Thirst for Knowledge
These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for
the makings of a "super" affiliate.
1. Find a Unique Niche
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3. The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they
try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche
market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it
well.
2. Search Engine Marketing
Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many
affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic
search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from
spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines
if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of
Google Adwords or Overture.
3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience
Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services
that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That
credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely
they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the
psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read
my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will
help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase
your cash flow.
4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with
receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the
effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements;
remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not
feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with promoting niche products from different merchants.
5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change
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4. If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three
months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start
by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember
those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical
rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner
blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they
do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always
spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing.
6. Don't Give Up
It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up
way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is
not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse
and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments.
Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the
persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned
above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate.
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