Think of any product nowadays and you can be pretty sure there's an affiliate program attached where you can earn commissions on any sales of that product that you may make as an affiliate. But with all this choice how do you decide which products you should be promoting?
As a list owner, I get asked this type of question quite a lot by my subscribers, and my answer is always the same. Rather than chase those products with high commissions, I recommend starting off my promoting products that offer commissions on a recurring basis. Classic examples of such products include autoresponders, web hosting services, and membership sites.
These sites will generally pay you a certain percentage in commission for every person you sign up and for every month they remain a member. So therefore, you can see that by promoting these types of products, you can create a constant residual income for yourself every single month, with no extra effort needed on your part.
The great thing about these types of products, particularly autoresponders and web hosting providers, is that if you can find and promote really top quality providers, you will find that very few members will change to a different provider because they are so happy with their current service. So you can potentially earn recurring monthly commissions for many years.
Compare this with the one-time commission that the vast majority of companies pay out and you can see exactly why I recommend that you find products that pay out recurring commissions. Sure you can promote products that pay one-time commissions, but make sure that you spend at least some of your time promoting products that offer you a recurring residual income, so you know you have a steady monthly income coming in in future months.
Other products that I recommend you promote are those that pay commissions on a two-tier basis. By that I mean products that pay out not only a commission for each direct sale you make, but also pay you a set commission on any sales that your customers may make.
For example, let's say you are promoting a product that costs $100, and which pays out 30% commission on every sale you make, and 10% on any sales your customers make. So in this case you can see that not only can you make $30 per sale, but you also earn $10 for every sale your customers make as an affiliate, so again your chances of earning additional income are greatly enhanced, with no extra effort needed on your part.
So to sum up, and to answer the original question, in my opinion the best types of products to promote as an affiliate are those that offer recurring commissions, or those that provide additional income opportunities such as two-tier commissions. These types of programs require the same level of effort to promote as products that pay one-time commissions, yet can offer far greater financial rewards.
James Woolley is a full-time marketer who runs a website and newsletter, dedicated to helping people make money online through internet marketing.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Beginner's Guide to Building an Affiliate Website
By Curtis Kopeschny
Article Source: EzineArticle.com
The concept of Affiliate Marketing is simple. Promote a merchant's products or services on your website by joining their affiliate program and earn commissions when a sale is made. It's completely understandable that so many people want to give it a try. The problem however, is that unless you're a graphic or web designer, building the website can be confusing and difficult. Even if you're a marketing guru, you may still need help building your affiliate website. Let's go through some different ways to get a stylish and functional affiliate website online.
Do-It-Yourself Website Design
If you have basic knowledge of web design or know how to code and design websites inside and out, you should consider building your website yourself. Not only can you save a lot of money, you can use programs like Dreamweaver or FrontPage to help you out. They will provide you with a nice graphical view of your site as you design it as well as provide an easy method to FTP your files to your web server. Of course, if you are familiar with web design, you can always use the 'code view' option.
If and when you need help, there are many forums on the Internet to help get you back on track. It is important to recognize that if you don't have an eye for colour, layout, or style, doing it yourself might not be the best option. The point of the site is to generate trust with your visitors so they click your links and earn you income. If your site looks like it was thrown together and is illegible, it won't be an effective affiliate website. You'll just be wasting your time.
Read more....
Article Source: EzineArticle.com
The concept of Affiliate Marketing is simple. Promote a merchant's products or services on your website by joining their affiliate program and earn commissions when a sale is made. It's completely understandable that so many people want to give it a try. The problem however, is that unless you're a graphic or web designer, building the website can be confusing and difficult. Even if you're a marketing guru, you may still need help building your affiliate website. Let's go through some different ways to get a stylish and functional affiliate website online.
Do-It-Yourself Website Design
If you have basic knowledge of web design or know how to code and design websites inside and out, you should consider building your website yourself. Not only can you save a lot of money, you can use programs like Dreamweaver or FrontPage to help you out. They will provide you with a nice graphical view of your site as you design it as well as provide an easy method to FTP your files to your web server. Of course, if you are familiar with web design, you can always use the 'code view' option.
If and when you need help, there are many forums on the Internet to help get you back on track. It is important to recognize that if you don't have an eye for colour, layout, or style, doing it yourself might not be the best option. The point of the site is to generate trust with your visitors so they click your links and earn you income. If your site looks like it was thrown together and is illegible, it won't be an effective affiliate website. You'll just be wasting your time.
Read more....
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
HOW TO CHOOSE PROFITABLE DOMAIN NAME
Choosing a domain name for your website is a very important decision, and should not be taken lightly. A bad choice of name could seriously affect the potential profitability of your online business, and prevent it achieving as much success as it should do.
There are many factors you should consider when selecting a domain name.
Firstly, you should try and include your main keyword(s) in your name if at all possible. This will help your site in terms of search engine rankings, because search engines generally rank websites slightly higher if they include their main keyword(s) in their domain name.
In saying that though, ideally it should be relatively short and easy to remember. This is fairly obvious, but is a mistake that a lot of webmasters make. I always prefer names without any dashes or numbers in, as this increases the risk of people mistyping your address into their browsers, and try to keep them as short and as memorable as possible.
Sometimes though it's just not possible or desirable to include your keywords in your domain name. For example, your main keyword terms or phrases could be two or three words long, and if they're long words as well, then any available domain name you find that contains these keywords may simply be too long. Also, you may decide that any domain name containing your main keywords would be too generic and unmemorable, so in this instance you would probably have more success trying to brand yourself, and creating a unique, distinctive domain name, that sets you apart from your competition.
Indeed a lot of major companies now prefer to brand themselves with a memorable domain name, and don't include any keywords at all in their name. You only have to look at some of the biggest companies online to see evidence of this. A lot of offline companies also do this when building an online presence, by simply using their offline company name as their domain name.
One other thing to consider is that you should not use a trademarked name in your own domain name. This is again fairly obvious, but can be a serious problem. You should double-check before you choose a domain name as you could potentially face legal action in the future when the company who owns the trademarked name finds out about your site. At the very least they could demand that you give up the right to the domain name, which could be catastrophic to your business if you have to suddenly drop your name and go for a completely new one.
Finally, whatever name you choose, I recommend, if at all possible, to choose a name with the suffix .com. This will instantly give your website increased credibility, as people still refer to online businesses as dot-coms, even those people that have never used the internet. Also I know from personal experience that when I browse various websites I will always give more credence to a website ending in .com, than one ending in .info or .biz, for example.
James Woolley is a successful marketer who has several money-making sites in various niches. His latest site is a free internet marketing resource guide, which also includes a newsletter filled with free tips and bonuses
There are many factors you should consider when selecting a domain name.
Firstly, you should try and include your main keyword(s) in your name if at all possible. This will help your site in terms of search engine rankings, because search engines generally rank websites slightly higher if they include their main keyword(s) in their domain name.
In saying that though, ideally it should be relatively short and easy to remember. This is fairly obvious, but is a mistake that a lot of webmasters make. I always prefer names without any dashes or numbers in, as this increases the risk of people mistyping your address into their browsers, and try to keep them as short and as memorable as possible.
Sometimes though it's just not possible or desirable to include your keywords in your domain name. For example, your main keyword terms or phrases could be two or three words long, and if they're long words as well, then any available domain name you find that contains these keywords may simply be too long. Also, you may decide that any domain name containing your main keywords would be too generic and unmemorable, so in this instance you would probably have more success trying to brand yourself, and creating a unique, distinctive domain name, that sets you apart from your competition.
Indeed a lot of major companies now prefer to brand themselves with a memorable domain name, and don't include any keywords at all in their name. You only have to look at some of the biggest companies online to see evidence of this. A lot of offline companies also do this when building an online presence, by simply using their offline company name as their domain name.
One other thing to consider is that you should not use a trademarked name in your own domain name. This is again fairly obvious, but can be a serious problem. You should double-check before you choose a domain name as you could potentially face legal action in the future when the company who owns the trademarked name finds out about your site. At the very least they could demand that you give up the right to the domain name, which could be catastrophic to your business if you have to suddenly drop your name and go for a completely new one.
Finally, whatever name you choose, I recommend, if at all possible, to choose a name with the suffix .com. This will instantly give your website increased credibility, as people still refer to online businesses as dot-coms, even those people that have never used the internet. Also I know from personal experience that when I browse various websites I will always give more credence to a website ending in .com, than one ending in .info or .biz, for example.
James Woolley is a successful marketer who has several money-making sites in various niches. His latest site is a free internet marketing resource guide, which also includes a newsletter filled with free tips and bonuses
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
TIPS FOR GETTING TRAFFIC TO YOUR AFFILIATE WEBSITE
By Gray Rollins
You have a website, you need people to go there, or you aren’t making money. That is the number one challenge that affiliate marketers have. How are affiliates to get traffic when there are so many sites out there competing for it? There are just as many ways as there are marketers, and there are new ways to build traffic all the time.The thing to remember when trying to build traffic is to build a name. Make a site that is memorable and branded, not just a site that tells you to buy something. Affiliates getting a high traffic flow have branded themselves and established trust in their sales area. This may be by having their picture on the site and writing a lot of content for it in a personal way. This can also be through targeted information sent to potential clients.So just spam people with your information? Not in a million years. Spamming, in addition to being illegal, is annoying and will do the opposite of establishing trust. You need to build a legitimate list as soon as possible that will accept your targeted marketing. These are people that you know are interested in your information, or in the product, or both. These are the ideal people to market to. Many affiliates send out informational newsletters, information reports, ebooks, or any other type of regular contact they can think of that will convey information the customer wants and keep re
minding them about the products. Read more.....
You have a website, you need people to go there, or you aren’t making money. That is the number one challenge that affiliate marketers have. How are affiliates to get traffic when there are so many sites out there competing for it? There are just as many ways as there are marketers, and there are new ways to build traffic all the time.The thing to remember when trying to build traffic is to build a name. Make a site that is memorable and branded, not just a site that tells you to buy something. Affiliates getting a high traffic flow have branded themselves and established trust in their sales area. This may be by having their picture on the site and writing a lot of content for it in a personal way. This can also be through targeted information sent to potential clients.So just spam people with your information? Not in a million years. Spamming, in addition to being illegal, is annoying and will do the opposite of establishing trust. You need to build a legitimate list as soon as possible that will accept your targeted marketing. These are people that you know are interested in your information, or in the product, or both. These are the ideal people to market to. Many affiliates send out informational newsletters, information reports, ebooks, or any other type of regular contact they can think of that will convey information the customer wants and keep re
minding them about the products. Read more.....
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Affiliate Marketing And Home Business
By Jaison Jacob
Published 08/31/2007
Many of us dream of being our own bosses. The lure of big money and flexible work hours is quite attractive. However, many are afraid to venture out on their own. They fear that they do not have the capital required to get a business started or they don’t want to loose the security of their day job.
The solution could be starting a home business. The truth of the matter is that you can start your home business with no money at all. Ask yourself this, do you have a spare room or space in your house. Do you have a computer with an internet connection? Do you have a phone line? If you have these three things you have the essentials of an office from which your home business can be made. Affiliate marketing can be a great way for you to get started in your home business. Affiliate marketing will provide you with the opportunity to sell either a product or a service. With low capital and little space you may want to concentrate on services. Read more...
Published 08/31/2007
Many of us dream of being our own bosses. The lure of big money and flexible work hours is quite attractive. However, many are afraid to venture out on their own. They fear that they do not have the capital required to get a business started or they don’t want to loose the security of their day job.
The solution could be starting a home business. The truth of the matter is that you can start your home business with no money at all. Ask yourself this, do you have a spare room or space in your house. Do you have a computer with an internet connection? Do you have a phone line? If you have these three things you have the essentials of an office from which your home business can be made. Affiliate marketing can be a great way for you to get started in your home business. Affiliate marketing will provide you with the opportunity to sell either a product or a service. With low capital and little space you may want to concentrate on services. Read more...
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Get Yourself Started In Blogging - The Right Way
By James L Herman and Bruce A. Tucker
As of September 2007, more than 106 million blogs have been tracked which makes one wonder just what blogging is.Blogging is that wonderful world where you can write your personal thoughts about what you think on any subject imaginable, whether good or bad, with or without anonymity, although in reality anonymity really doesn't exist when it come to the Internet. Your website, your email has an ISP address which is easily traceable to any given computer.
In general, blogs are articles you write and post on the web for the entire world to see. Your blog puts you, your thoughts in the forefront, which lets others see your brilliance or idiocy. You can have your own website dedicated to your thoughts, or you can respond to a particular article that has been written which allows you to voice your opinion about the subject or article, although use tact when responding. Most news media allowing you respond to a written article requires you to provide a valid email address in order for you to make a comment. Read more...
As of September 2007, more than 106 million blogs have been tracked which makes one wonder just what blogging is.Blogging is that wonderful world where you can write your personal thoughts about what you think on any subject imaginable, whether good or bad, with or without anonymity, although in reality anonymity really doesn't exist when it come to the Internet. Your website, your email has an ISP address which is easily traceable to any given computer.
In general, blogs are articles you write and post on the web for the entire world to see. Your blog puts you, your thoughts in the forefront, which lets others see your brilliance or idiocy. You can have your own website dedicated to your thoughts, or you can respond to a particular article that has been written which allows you to voice your opinion about the subject or article, although use tact when responding. Most news media allowing you respond to a written article requires you to provide a valid email address in order for you to make a comment. Read more...
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Traffic Building Tactics In Only 5 Steps
By Melvin Perry
When it comes to marketing via the search engines, there are two things that are critically important: your search engine ranking and the amount of high quality targeted traffic going to your web site. Traffic is extremely important for any internet business because it is literally the lifeblood of your business. Without targeted traffic, you business won't be profitable.
Listed below are 5 steps that you can use to increase the amount of traffic coming to your website.
1. The best way to sustain the amount of traffic coming to your website is to collect the visitor's information once they reach your website. The best way to do this is to allow them to give you their name and email address in exchange for a free product or service. Implementing this one step will significantly improve the quality and amount of traffic to your site. This is due to a concept that I call residual traffic generation. There is actually a free report that explains this traffic concept in more detail and you can get it at the resource box below. Read more:...
When it comes to marketing via the search engines, there are two things that are critically important: your search engine ranking and the amount of high quality targeted traffic going to your web site. Traffic is extremely important for any internet business because it is literally the lifeblood of your business. Without targeted traffic, you business won't be profitable.
Listed below are 5 steps that you can use to increase the amount of traffic coming to your website.
1. The best way to sustain the amount of traffic coming to your website is to collect the visitor's information once they reach your website. The best way to do this is to allow them to give you their name and email address in exchange for a free product or service. Implementing this one step will significantly improve the quality and amount of traffic to your site. This is due to a concept that I call residual traffic generation. There is actually a free report that explains this traffic concept in more detail and you can get it at the resource box below. Read more:...
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