About affiliate programs type!
There are 3 main types of affiliate program: pay per sale, pay per lead and pay per click programs. Furthermore,
programs can be flat fee, or commission-based. They can be single tier, two tier (rewarding those who bring in new affiliates) and multi-tier. Each type of program has its advantages and disadvantages, and each is relevant to different sites and situations.
Commission-based Affiliate Programs Commission-based programs are by far the most common type of affiliate program.
They are nearly always
pay per sale programs, i.e. they pay a predetermined % commission on the revenue generated by the sale of products or services to a visitor who came from your site. Some programs offer incentives to more productive webmasters in the form of an increased commission share on a sliding scale, or by offering their best-performing webmasters cash bonuses or prizes.
Many programs operate on a flat commission rate, irrespective of the volume of sales. A few curious programs "penalize success" by capping or reducing
commissions once affiliates go over a certain monthly revenue level (e.g. an affiliate program may pay out a maximum of $500 monthly commission per affiliate). Always read the fine print of the Affiliate Agreement carefully to avoid
affiliate programs that tie your hands in this way.
Flat-fee Affiliate Programs (per-lead and per-sale) Although somewhat less popular than commission-based programs, many affiliate programs operate on a flat-fee basis. Essentially, a flat-fee referral program will pay you a predetermined amount for every visitor who carries out at least one purchase or other transaction at the merchant's site, irrespective of the ticket value of that transaction. Flat-fee programs can be as simple as "US$10 per new customer" or "US$5 per order", or they can have more complex fee structures depending on what mix of products or services was sold and how many leads or sales the affiliate closed that month. Some flat-fee programs operate on a per-sale basis. In other words, visitors have to actually purchase and pay for a product or service in order for you to qualify for the referral commission.
Other flat-fee programs, such as those for loans and mortgages, insurance policies and so on, generally operate on a per-lead basis. Each qualifying lead earns you the referral fee. The criteria for qualification can range anywhere from "visitor supplies their name and address" to "visitor completes a multi-page survey and responds to an initial follow-up telephone inquiry." The exact criteria vary with each affiliate program. Pay per click programs
Pay-per-Click affiliate programs (also known as click-through programs) pay a small amount for every visitor sent to the target site.
Typical payments range from $0.01 to $0.20 or more per visitor. Some pay-per-click programs pay on a second-page-click basis: you will only get paid if a visitor from your site clicks on one of the links on the page they get to after reaching the affiliate site. Always read the details of each program carefully to find out whether you're going to be paid on a first-page or second-page-click basis as this will have a huge impact on your potential
earnings. Typically, requiring a second-page click can cut earnings by 75%-90% compared to a straight clickthough program.
Single-tier Affiliate Programs Single- tier affiliate programs offer the most straightforward tiered structure. Essentially, they are a flat program that rewards only direct transactions i.e. transactions that the affiliate has generated. There is no reward on offer for signing up other affiliates. Single-tier affiliate programs are suitable for any site; your earnings will depend entirely on how well you are able to "pre-sell" the product or service on offer, how many visitors you can send to the target merchant, and how well they are able to work to monetize your traffic.
Two-tier Affiliate Programs - Two-tier affiliate programs reward affiliates in two ways: they reward transactions generated by affiliates, but they also have a system in place to reward affiliates for bringing new affiliates into the program. This is the "second tier" part of two-tier affiliate programs. Second-tier
payments can be made on a commission or flat-fee basis. For example, an affiliate program might pay affiliates 20%
commission on the transactions they generate, plus 5% of the total earnings of the affiliates that sign up directly under them (that's 5% of 20%, of course). Alternatively, they may pay a flat affiliate referral fee, for example "US$10 bonus for each new affiliate you refer that produces at least US$25 in sales."
Two-tier affiliate programs are good for affiliates who believe they can recruit other productive affiliates. However, you should be wary of any affiliate program that places more emphasis on the earnings to be made by recruiting other affiliates than on the earnings from sales - after all, ultimately someone has to close those sales! You should also be suspicious of programs structured with a very low first-tier
payout but a very high second-tier commission - again, that type of structure emphasises the recruiting of affiliates over the sale of products. Two-tier programs are less attractive for affiliates who don't like the idea of essentially recruiting their own competition, or who are exceptionally good at pre-selling customers. In this case, a single-tier affiliate program would be more appropriate.
Multi-tier Affiliate Programs - Multi-tier affiliate programs reward affiliates who sign up other affiliates several levels "deep". In other words, you sign up Bob and Bob signs up Sarah and Sarah signs up John, and you get a percentage of Bob's earnings, Sarah's earnings and John's earnings. The distinction between multi-tier affiliate programs and pyramid schemes is wafer-thin, and one which this site declines to pursue further. You will not find any coverage of multi-tier affiliate programs on webtraffic3000.com Key info to take away Affiliate programs can fall into any of the above categories.
For example, some programs are single-tier per-click affiliate programs, some are two-tier per-lead programs. Some affiliate programs are hybrids, combining several different types of
reward system into a single affiliate program. For example, a program may pay a small amount for every qualified lead, plus a larger commission or per-sale fee for those leads that become customers within a specified period of time.
TYPE OF AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
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Affiliate Marketing Network - Lead mean that somebody click thru your site to advertisers site and then register there sometimes for free. You can earn a lot of money for free. Lead mean that somebody click thru your site to advertisers site and then register there sometimes for free. You can earn a lot of money for free. Pay Per Search (Click) PPC, PPS Engine - Similar like pay per click programs. You can place on your website some search boxes and if somebody search something then you are paid 0.01$-0.06$. This add some content to your site too:)). These days is more common
share earnings so you are not paid flat rate by in %. How does it work? You put code on your website and when visitors clicks on that link you get paid 20%-80% from
bidding amount which can be sometimes very high. Check each pay per click serch engine for more details. Some of these affiliate programs have contextual advertising so if you have lot of text on your page than it automaticaly select some keywors and automaticaly create links and you are paid for clicks on them.Similar like
pay per click programs. You can place on your website some search boxes and if somebody search something then you are paid 0.01$-0.06$. This add some content to your site too:)). These days is more common share
earnings so you are not paid flat rate by in %. How does it work? You put code on your
website and when visitors clicks on that link you get paid 20%-80% from bidding amount which can be sometimes very high. Check each pay per click serch engine for more details. Some of these
affiliate programs have contextual advertising so if you have lot of text on your page than it automaticaly select some keywors and automaticaly create links and you are
paid for clicks on them.
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We joined ABW, "announced" our program - nothing. Nobody cares. Posted in affiliate directories... nothing.
We've had about 65 affiliates signup in the 3 months we've been running the program. 2 sales - both from the same affiliate, and that was because he bought keywords with out website name. So he got some former customers that were just looking for our site.
So basically ZERO real affiliate sales in 3 months.
I'm so frustrated I'm ready to throw in the towel with affiliate marketing.
Help!
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.... Well, either people don't know about it, or don't think it's promising for them. I'd call a few of the folks you wished would sign up with you and just ask for an honest assessment of what they think of your program. Don't try and sell it to them, or they'll spout what they think will make you go away. Just ask for a straightforward assessment. You're trying to learn here. Ask several. Don't argue with them or disagree, just thank them.
Email is likely to come across as spam. Pick up the phone.
Then think life over carefully.
.... I am a medium-weight affiliate marketer, sticky me the URL if you want and I'll give you some feedback.
.... Does the offer seem like someone could make money from it or is it set so that an affiliate may see it more as free advertising on the aff site than a legit money maker? Affiliates will probably size up the site (does it look like it will convert, does it have any leaks - outside links, phone numbers, etc..), what is the average order value likely to be and is the payout high enough to make it worth the effort?
While SAS is popular among some, I've never really done much with it because the EPCs seem low across the board, it often looks like merchants are low on funds in the accounts and the more popular merchants often seem to be on CJ or LinkShare.
.... Raise your payout rate.
Programs I get serious about involve building sites, buying PPC advertising, getting into industry directories, getting PR and rankings etc.
Most companies that start aff programs don't realize what it takes to make a good aff site and think the process simple to the point where I hear many aff managers comment about how we do very little and should be happy with the low commission rate.
Play the whole scenario through. Pretend your an aff in a particular keyword space, make an educated guess as to how many sales are likely and what it would take to get a site up and running to get those sales. Then do the math and see if it is worth the effort.
If you cannot spot scenarios where you could make enough commissions to make yourself happy, others will not be happy either.
As an experienced aff marketer I have gotten pretty good at checking out various product lines and judging my revenue potential in short order. The aff programs I do not sign up for are those I really do not think are worth the effort.
Raise your payout.
.... I am a merchant who is researching affiliate programs right now. I like the low start up for shareasale but I have read about a lot of people with the same problem. They just are not getting enough affiliates to sign up. The next thing that I am going to look into is outsourcing my affiliate program. I just do not have enough time to run my own anyways. Does anyone have any suggestions on a GOOD affiliate management program?
.... Building a program up even on a good but small network like SAS still takes pro-active recruiting efforts on your part. If you sit back and 'hope' the good ones find you and get active - they won't. Some top affiliates are on SAS but they are hard to find and you need to have the right stuff.
You don't say what type of site you have but if you have multiple products - GOOD SAS affiliates really like datafeeds so get one. Also it's really important on SAS to be on auto-deposit as top affs have been burned by merchants that didn't keep funds in their account.
michaelgarv
I don't do management any more, only promotion - I refer people out for management to the best company based on their needs and budgets.
Hope this helps and best of luck!
.... Great, but you didn't mention why anyone should use your program in preference to your competitors' programs. Or more importantly, why anyone who is already making money in the industry should go to the trouble of switching. Where's the competitive advantage?
It's not just the details of the agreement either. Affiliates have to guess which sites will actually succeed in converting clicks to sales. The difference in profitability from merchant to merchant is far higher than the difference in program details (e.g. a 10% commission vs 15%).
.... This is excellent advice. It's hard to listen to painful facts or opinions without interrupting, but if you want to know the REAL answer to your question this is how to get it.
Also strongly agree with the advice to use the phone. I'd be unlikely to participate in some kind of email survey. Too much like work.
.... very good point. I'm an Amazon affiliate, for example, and I wouldn't switch to another, similiar, online bookstore program even if it paid double what Amazon does. I've tried other programs and they don't convert nearly as well.
.... Some things I look at are:
*Phone numbers, if the site has them I call them. If the rep does not ask for a "code" or a way to track how I came to call I would not join.
*Cookie duration, how long is the duration of yours?
*Other bleeders, anything on the site that could bleed my refferal. Links to other sites,etc..
*AM, is the AM interactive? Do they try to help? Do they treat you like you only put up a link so be quite?
*AM, do I recognize the AM in charge? If so was he/she good or bad at their job?
*Payouts, I lookup the program and research from forum posts if they pay on time.
These are jsut a few thZAt I could think of.
Take care! :)
.... I agree about raising the payout. Many affiliate marketers won't bother if it's not worth the effort.
Also, you might consider that maybe you are not with the right program. You mentioned that everyone seems to love Sharesale and it seems that you chose them based on this.
Did you do any research on networks before picking one?
.... The only way to recruit affiliates is to reach out. Be very proactive. Networking is the key...!!!
.... The first thing that turns me off and makes me bail out of 95% of the affiliate programs I investigate is: Where the heck is the information?
I'm always shocked by the number of program sponsors who expect me to waste my time digging into every little corner of their sites trying to find answers to simple questions.
Where is the affiliate agreement? What strictures are place on my marketing? What's the payout? How often? Minimum? How do you track sales? Cookie duration? My customer? Or is it a one-shot? What are the linking options? Do you have a feed? Product photos? What are your customer service policies? Etc, etc.
.... It's all about the money. You need to pay more than your competitors or convert better and hopefully both. If you are in a competitive space, then why should affilaites promote you over your compeitition.
Good luck!
.... opps, that last question, why should affiliates promote you over your competition...you need to be blunt and answer that. Sorry just spaced finshing the statement
.... Consider volume-tiered payouts (the more sales an affiliate brings in, the more you pay them). You won't have to raise your current payout for small fish affiliates. But the big-time affiliates will always pick the higher-volume payout program when all other things are equal. You won't need hundreds of affiliates if the few you have are very productive.
.... I'd like to reiterate among all these that if I go to the landing page of my affiliate link, and I feel like it's confusing or wouldn't convert well, I won't bother either. As an example, if it's "pay per lead," and the affiliate landing page is a "Sign up FREE" form that the user can fill out right there, that's a good sign. If the landing page has some tiny little "signup" link in the corner, and it's not immediately obvious what I (the user) should do, it's not worth me (as an affiliate) trying to promote that.
Yeah, payout rate vs. ppc prices, cookie duration, readily accessible information about the program (Is PPC allowed? Incentivizing? Newsletters?) -- all that is important, but when it comes down to it, it's whether or not the program will convert.
Hi,
I have a good product that in the direct channell is well positioned and does very well. Its a sports holiday though and while there is a good demand the sale tends to be consulative. Thus I have not bothered with a shopping basket on the website so far.
I have some affilliates within the sport who at this point send me the leads and we close them ourselves. This has worked well pretty much on trust. They would figure out sooner or later that I was cooking the books , which is a no brainer loss in the long run.
I am keen to see if any of you guys work on a similar basis sending people leads and if in fact a norm has developed around this practice . How should i got about finding more affilliates? We pay about 16o USD ( were based in Spain ) for a lead we close and 180 if its presented as a closed lead ready to book.
Any ideas would be most welcome.
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.... There are a lot of pay per leads in the affiliate arena. Most financial websites such as loans, mortgages, insurance etc. employ this technique.
I have a Web-site
Hi there,
I'm quite new and have tons of questions that probably were answered before. I've not found a search field here, so I'm asking may be there is FAQ here so that I will not be asking something again and again?
First, I'm not sure I quite familiar with the terminology. Say, I have a Web-site with the content that relevant to some topic. I'm not a producer or supplier, I just keep/create the information about some products and people are coming to my Web-site to look for that info. Who am I in this case?
How can I find somebody who is willing to sell something to my traffic?
And the most important question how do I protect myself from fraud if a visitor really bought something in supplier's Web-site?
I noticed that you are talking about cj.com. I visited this Web-site ... at the first glance it gave me no understanding what that is. At second glance it gave also no understanding what that is. I tried to find Register in a section somebody mentioned here (About Us -> Company ...), nothing there ... can they help in my case or they are aimed to suppliers?
I guess all these questions were already answered thousand of times, but no FAQ, that is why I'm asking ...
Thank you.
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.... >>First, I'm not sure I quite familiar with the terminology. Say, I have a Web-site with the content that relevant to some topic. I'm not a producer or supplier, I just keep/create the information about some products and people are coming to my Web-site to look for that info. Who am I in this case?
You would be a publisher/affiliate.
>>How can I find somebody who is willing to sell something to my traffic
Various ways. Look in the search engines for " widget affiliate program" and replace widget with whatever products you are targetting. Also there are the affiliate networks such as Cj, linkshare etc. which list various programs.
And the most important question how do I protect myself from fraud if a visitor really bought something in supplier's Web-site?
Make test purchases to verify that sales are being tracked.
>>I noticed that you are talking about cj.com. I visited this Web-site ... at the first glance it gave me no understanding what that is. Cj brings together merchants ( those who have a product to sell) and publishers ( those who are looking to sell products) and provides a platform so these the merchants and publishers can work together.
.... If you want to sticky me your url I can look at your content and make some suggestions.
This is the first thing you need to do before even picking a program.
also, keep reading and posting on the forums. They are full of information for beginners.
Added banners to website
Well I just added banners to my website. I put up a couple companies for free to test the banner program.
I noticed they are getting about 2% CTR. The banners are located on the top right of the page and they are about 120x60 pixel banners.
I also have AdSense on the website as well which is generating a bit of revenue.
I was curious what tips some users here might have about banner advertising. I'm still new so I don't know what to charge, how to charge and where the prime placements should be for banners without interfering with my AdSense.
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.... why dont you try doing a search for sites similar to yours and see which ones come out on top. Then take a look at how those top performing sites do and what they charge.
.... As for the banner sizes, you might want to try having the banners 1 pixel smaller or bigger than the regular sizes. Sometimes this helps from getting the banners blocked by those anti-spyware kinds softwares.
cheers!
The affiliate business
Hi
I'm new to the affiliate business. Is my website goin to do all the talking or do I have to do word of mouth. I'm very quiet and I find it difficultu talking to people
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.... Not sure what you mean. Are you an affiliate or an advertiser? Are you selling your own product or do you have a content rich site and you are trying to monetize it with affiliate marketing?
.... Your website should give a clear idea of what you have to offer. Once you have it up and running, you'll need to market it. Marketing doesn't mean that you have to go out and do offline sales pitches; you can market online in many different ways. I'd start reading the forums here to get more information.
.... Not necessary to do off-line marketing, infact hardly any webmaster does that. So don't worry about you being quiet. :) You definitely need to be smart though on how to market your site over the internet.
Top converting affiliate programs
Can anyone recommend any top converting affiliate programs I can promote on Google Adwords? I'll be very grateful for your assistants.
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.... i doubt anyone will give away their answers to success that easily ;-)
many people have spent a lot of time and done a lot of testing to get to where they are now. what works for someone might not work for you as well. you might take a slightly different approach to the same affiliate scheme, but even a slight change from what works may fail miserably.
If you want to get into affiliate schemes, you are going to have to invest time and money into the project otherwise it will not work.
you can get lots of tips about how to increase conversions etc from this site, but no one is going to give you the answer to your question. if they do, all they will be doing is creating competition and that product would become worthless when the costs rise in promotion.
All the best in finding your answer. If you do, let me know ;-)
.... Hi! All.
Yeah.U r right, briggidere! All affiliates have to put lots of efforts to success. I suggest when putting ads on google,we have to choose right keywords to get clicks.Most importantlay,take time to do research which keywords get more CTRs.Make necessary changes - add new keywords or chage existing keywords.I mean keep adjusting to keywords and ad text it self until u get desired results.
Wish u all good luck!
Affiliate marketing
Hi everyone,
I'm just getting my feet wet in affiliate marketing. Besides doing a lot of my own research, I going to need all the advice I can get from fellow affiliates that already have some experience in the field. Major props and thanks!
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.... Try to give us some more information about where you're at. Do you know what or how you are planning to promote? Do you have your own site?
The more you tell us the more we can help!
.... One advice.. Affiliate marketing requires lot of patience apart from hard work. Don't expect to see the results of your hard work right away.
Wish you luck :)
.... Start off slow....then test, test, test and track, track, track your results!
