STEP THREE: Learn More About Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs, this is where you generate traffic to another company website and make a commission from the sale.

Many people are making a lot of money using this method. Choose one company or choose many, the choice is yours. But make sure the product/service all go hand and hand.

All you need is a website, there is no need for a merchant account, nothing to ship, and no inventory to stock. This is what makes this such an awesome way to make some money. You only need to concentrate on generating traffic.

So let’s get started with Affiliate Programs. Okay, are you ready… well let’s get going.

Here are some of the most popular Affiliate Companies

ClickBank - clickbank.com - A very popular affiliate company. This company you will not need to have a website, and they pay you every two weeks.

Paydotcom – paydotcom.com – An upcoming new site that is easy to navigate through.

Commission Junction - www.cj.com - When signing up for cj.com you will need to have your website already created, they are going to inspect your site before you can become an affiliate. They are looking for relevancy to the affiliate that you are applying for.

LinkShare - www.linkshare.com - This company is a lot like Commission Junction. When building a site to sell affiliate products you will want to have a lot of content.

Here is a perfect example of a great site: http://www.1st-in-cars.com/

He has plenty of content, great for the search engines and great for visitors. Content really is King, this is what keeps visitors coming back, and is also food for the search engines.

You will know what product/services to do your research on http://www.cj.com/ after the next section.

Important Tip: When marketing affiliate site’s you still want to create your own email list. This is possible using an opt-in form. Read more about it in the Opt-in Form Section.

How to Choose A Good Affiliate Product to Sell?

There are a few things you will need to know in order to choose a product that will sell.

1- You will need to check how much commission you will be getting. - You don’t want to market a $30 product if you are only going to make 10%. Who the hell wants $3 a sale? It’s just not worth it, is it?

2- You have to look at their website. - Check their salesletter, is it any good?

a. Does it make you want to buy?

b. Does it flow correctly?

c. Is there any links on the site other than the order link?

d. Does it have an email capture form

If you answered yes to a and b, then that’s good but if you answered yes to c or d, then that is not the right affiliate for you. So move onto the next.

Here are some good examples of good affiliate programs. There are no email capture forms and the sales letters are excellent.

Check at the bottom of the page it goes right to the order form. There is no email capture form anywhere on the page.

Example #2: http://www.keywordelite.com/ pay’s 50% commission.

It goes straight to the order form. There are no pop-ups to collect email addresses or inline form to collect email addresses.

These are important things to check when choosing the perfect affiliate program to market.