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What is affiliate marketing how does it work
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I. Affiliate marketing guides
The internet is now responsible for hundreds of billions of dollars in sales every year, and it is growing
larger each and every day. Many people have wondered how they too could make money with internet
marketing.
All of the large companies have websites where you can purchase their goods or services. But this is not
an option if you do not own a large company yourself. This is why many people are taking a close look at
affiliate marketing.
There are many advantages to using this strategy including to get started you only need an inexpensive
website or blog. A few of the other advantages are that you do not have to have any physical inventory,
there are no shipping costs, there is no need to have a lot of employees, or even any employees at all.
There really are people who make a very good living doing this, and even more making a nice side
income, but you do have to put some time and effort into it, and there is a learning curve. In other
words it is not a get rich quick scheme.
The Basics Of Affiliate Marketing
Perhaps the simplest way to explain affiliate marketing is that it is a way of making money online
whereby you ( the publisher) are rewarded for helping a business (the advertiser) by promoting their
product, their goods, or their services.
Simply put if someone follows a link on your site to the businesses website and makes a purchase you
will receive a commission for sending them there. By using ‘cookies’ (more on that later), you will still
get credit even if they come back at another time.
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You have nothing to do with the transaction itself, that is all handled on the other end, which is why you
do not have to worry about inventory, shipping, billing, etc.
Another variation on this is Pay-per-lead programs where you earn a commission when someone
submits their contact information via a form. For example they may sign up to get more information,
take a survey, get a free trial or sample, etc.
Advertisers And Publishers
Advertisers use affiliate programs for lead generation, and of course, sales. Advertisers often prefer
affiliate marketing as a way to promote their products because they know they’ll only need to pay for
the advertising when there’s a conversion.
An advertiser can be a company selling a product like electronics, airline tickets, clothing, car parts, or an
advertiser could also be an insurance company selling policies. There are affiliate program for just about
anything you can think of.
They may earn less for each sale, but by having a network of affiliates promoting their products for them
they will save on advertising costs while increasing overall sales levels, and thus make more money.
A publisher is an individual that promotes an advertiser’s product or service in exchange for earning a
commission. This is done by putting an advertiser’s links on their own websites.
Advertisers generally provide a publisher with various tools (creatives) to help them in the form of links,
banner or text ads, and other things that can be incorporated into a website.
How Will I Know I Have Made A Sale?
Most affiliate programs work by using a link with a code embedded into it. The code is unique and will
only be used by you. It enables the advertiser to track where conversions come from by using a unique
user ID and cookies to track your sales.
Cookies are widely used everywhere, and this technology works with web browsers to store information
like user preferences, log in or registration information, and shopping cart contents. There are many
different types of web cookies and uses.
Have you ever opted-in to have a website “remember” your password and username for one of your
online accounts? That’s a cookie. In affiliate marketing, one task that cookies manage is to remember
the link or ad the visitor to a website clicks on.
The visitor’s browser receives the tracking cookie that identifies the advertiser, the publisher, the
specific creative and commission amount and even the date and time of the click. .
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Through the use of browser cookies, any person who uses your link to make the desired action Money
coming out of a computerwithin a set amount of time is tracked as “your referral” by the browser
cookie. If the person makes a purchase you get the referral commission.
Even if a user sits with items in their shopping cart but doesn’t go back and make the purchase for two
weeks, you can still get the commission, provided the cookie is still active.
Always take a close look at what the advertiser is offering in terms of tracking and reporting tools for
affiliates. Remember to find out how long a tracking cookie lasts, the longer the better.
A good program will provide you with a way to access detailed automated statistics to view the number
of hits from your links, the number of sales and the total commissions you have earned, along with
other important information.
Choosing an Affiliate Program
Because there are such a large number of affiliate programs to choose from and many are structured
differently, here are some tips to keep in mind while looking for a good match.
First, you need to be sure you are comfortable with the product you’re promoting or selling and you
have confidence in the advertiser you are linking to.
Check the pages on the advertiser’s Web site. If it’s something you yourself would never consider
purchasing, or it possibly looks a bit unreliable, then chances are your visitors won’t be interested in it
either.
Next make sure you understand the affiliate agreement and that you can comply with it. Take the time
to check out the advertisers tracking and reporting tools before joining.
For new people it is generally best to start with a website on something you like, or know a little about.
If you already have a website a good rule of thumb is to pick affiliate programs that offer something
that’s relevant to your site.
II. Affiliate marketingstrategies
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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
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
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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
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
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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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