Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Good Affiliate Programs and Common Affiliate Mistakes by Sibusiso M. Maseko

When i
first started online i had no clue on which affiliate programs were
worth my time and affords. I got excited about having all these
different usernames and passwords to affiliate programs thinking that
i'd make so much money. But to my disappointment did not make any sells
for months. And it was not because the programs did not work, but
because I did not know the good from the bad ones, and did not know how
i could promote them in the right way.


I'm going to supply
the good type of affiliate programs you should promote and earn income
basically for the life of the internet, which took me time to figure
out and start earning the commissions i deserved.


Good type of affiliate programs


One
of the good affiliate programs worth promoting are 2-tier affiliate
programs or residual affiliate programs. This type of affiliate
programs allow you to build your own down line "sales force". You get
commissions continuously on every sale your sales force make. And your
down line can really grow so quickly without you doing much work. So
you definitely need decent 2-tier and residual affiliate programs for
financial freedom. Most affiliate programs offer 5% of all your sales
force single sale.


Get to know how high the sales commission
of the particular affiliate product. The sales commissions depend on
the profit margins of product industry. Information products tend to
have high profit margins of 50% - 75% commissions, while maybe computer
software's and tools can turn to be very low in profit margins of about
5%. But some companies offer more commissions from the more units you
sell.


Now as you know that most people don't buy from you the
first time, you should be aware of short duration cookie affiliate
programs. Cookies are limits that tell the vender how long he will be
credited for any sales he makes from a referred customer. The best
cookie offer is lifetime, so you can reap your rewards for your worked
efforts forever. Some programs offer 3 month cookies, but i mean, have
you ever brought a product the some time you see it?


Admistration
should be essential as well. The affiliate program should offer full
advertising tracking services. You should be able to track your
click-through rates and advertising effectiveness in your back office.
The advertising material should cover customized matches for your
client base to be more effective.


Common affiliate mistakes


Most
people since they are in a rush of making money from affiliate programs
then tend to choose the wrong affiliate product. Don't choose a
bandwagon product. These are products that the affiliate program thinks
are hot sellers but do not appeal to you the affiliate. You should
read, study and choose a product that you are interested and would
enjoy promoting. But don't forget to do deep research on of the
products demand. Don't promote a product for the sake of making money.


Since
most if not all affiliate programs are free to join, people turn to
join too many of them at the same time. There may be nothing wrong with
having multiple income streams, but you won't be able to promote all of
them at once. Put your self in position where you will be able to
concentrate and promote your product. First join one affiliate program
with a high commission payout, then after you have mastered how to make
money and are satisfied with your results, you can then move to the
next product.


Try using the product or service first so you
can be a product of your own product. Does the product deliver what it
says it does? You should know the advantages and disadvantages of the
product, then you will be able to produce it in a true manner.


Basically
knowing the best online affiliate programs and avoiding the most common
affiliate mistakes can get you making money in no time at all. Most
affiliate marketers fall into these problems and lose interest in
affiliate marketing, living behind financial freedom. So don't fall in
that pit and apply these steps.



About the Author


Affiliate marketing information, guidelines and tips can be found on
Sibusiso M. Maseko's blog "Make Money Online From Home", where you can
also get top affiliate programs to join free today and start making
money. Visit: Make Money Online From Home. Please feel free to bookmark for future reference.


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Distributed by Hasan Shrek, independence blogger. Also run online business , matrix, internet marketing solution , online store script .
Beside he is writing some others blogs for notebook computer , computer training , computer software and personal computer

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