There Are So Many Affiliate Programs - Which One Do I Choose?
It would be a good idea before you join an affiliate program to do some homework on what you will be promoting.
You will want to get a few answers to your questions as this will determine what your income will be later on.
Is your chosen affiliate program free to join? The vast majority nowadays are, I recommend you don't promote a product that charges you to do so.
How long will they make you wait to get paid? They are all different! Some pay monthly, others quarterly, Make sure you are happy with the time you need to wait before you start promoting their products.
Some affiliate programs will now specify a minimum commission amount that has to be earned before they pay out.
What are the ratios? What I mean by this is how many times does someone have to click on your adverts or link to generate a sale.
This is really important as you will need to know how much traffic you need to generate to produce a sale.
Does your affiliate suite track the statistics for you, and if so how long does the information stay on their system? This is really important as many people do not buy immediately, but return at a later date to complete the purchase.
Find out if you will still get paid for the order if it is made at some point in the future.
What sort of statistics are available from your vendor? You should go with a program that gives you detailed statistics.
These should normally be available to view either day or night by going online.
It is important that you can keep track of your sales, impressions and hits.
Find out who the retailer is? It's good to know if the company you are working with run a legitimate operation.
Find out the products they are promoting, the amount they are selling of each product.
The more knowledge you gain in this area will help you determine whether this program is for you or not, especially if you wish to place a link to it from your website.
Finally, how much commission do they pay per sale? If they are electronic products such as software, e-books etc, commissions tend to be around 50% - 75% of the purchase price, however commissions will be lower if they supply a physical product that needs to be shipped.
Before entering an affiliate programme above are just a some of the questions you need to ask.
If you are going to advertise these products on your website, you need to be happy with what is being promoted.
Try and get the answers from your affiliate partner(s) before proceeding.
There are thousands of products available to choose from, make sure you get the right ones for your site.
You will want to get a few answers to your questions as this will determine what your income will be later on.
Is your chosen affiliate program free to join? The vast majority nowadays are, I recommend you don't promote a product that charges you to do so.
How long will they make you wait to get paid? They are all different! Some pay monthly, others quarterly, Make sure you are happy with the time you need to wait before you start promoting their products.
Some affiliate programs will now specify a minimum commission amount that has to be earned before they pay out.
What are the ratios? What I mean by this is how many times does someone have to click on your adverts or link to generate a sale.
This is really important as you will need to know how much traffic you need to generate to produce a sale.
Does your affiliate suite track the statistics for you, and if so how long does the information stay on their system? This is really important as many people do not buy immediately, but return at a later date to complete the purchase.
Find out if you will still get paid for the order if it is made at some point in the future.
What sort of statistics are available from your vendor? You should go with a program that gives you detailed statistics.
These should normally be available to view either day or night by going online.
It is important that you can keep track of your sales, impressions and hits.
Find out who the retailer is? It's good to know if the company you are working with run a legitimate operation.
Find out the products they are promoting, the amount they are selling of each product.
The more knowledge you gain in this area will help you determine whether this program is for you or not, especially if you wish to place a link to it from your website.
Finally, how much commission do they pay per sale? If they are electronic products such as software, e-books etc, commissions tend to be around 50% - 75% of the purchase price, however commissions will be lower if they supply a physical product that needs to be shipped.
Before entering an affiliate programme above are just a some of the questions you need to ask.
If you are going to advertise these products on your website, you need to be happy with what is being promoted.
Try and get the answers from your affiliate partner(s) before proceeding.
There are thousands of products available to choose from, make sure you get the right ones for your site.
