Friday, May 1, 2009

Affiliate Marketing Programs - How to Make Money Online

By Francisco Rodriguez

Almost everyone experiences a point in their life when they ask themselves "How can I earn money?" Now, perhaps more than at any other time in recent history, literal mobs of people are asking this question. One answer is: affiliate marketing programs.

Right, so what the heck is affiliate program? Well your job as an affiliate marketer is to get traffic to other people's products and make a sale. If you make a sale...you get a percentage of the sale, for example 50% or 75%. This is the product owners way of saying thanks for promoting his product. I love this sort of thing, you can make so much money but with anything online you need to learn how it all works.

Consider your customers and visitors, and what types of products or services they may be interested in. Even if you are only able to find affiliate marketing programs that pay a very small commission or dollar amount per sale, you will still be far better off selecting relevant affiliates; you'll most likely realize higher sales, and thus a higher income. Most affiliate marketing programs will pay quite a generous commission - 50 to 75% is not uncommon. Another important consideration is whether there are subsequent commissions for repeat sales or subscriptions. A magazine or service may offer residual commissions when customers renew with them - this creates greater passive income levels that can only contribute to a more successful home based business.

You need a good structure in place and it needs to be linked all together. Become an expert on your subject and this will shine through.

When you start seeing the nice commission then you can focus on growing and expanding your business, maybe you want to drive some traffic through Google AdWords or outsource some of your work.

You'll also need to consider how easy it will be to market your affiliate to your visitors. Although affiliate marketing partners will offer the sales pitch when a link is followed to their site, you will need to create content that influences them to do so. Of course, these customers should also be well aware of the link they're about to visit; if they don't realize they will be offered a product or service, they most likely won't buy. Consider all of these factors - commission and income levels, types of affiliates available, and your methods of online marketing - to help you choose the best affiliate marketing program for your home based business. - 16890

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