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By Abhijit Saha

Table Of ContentHow You Can Become A Super Affiliate 1

How To Choose Your Affiliate Program Wisely 3

Affiliate Marketing Staying Away From Scams 6

4 Essential Ways To Create Instant Affiliate Commissions 8

Affiliate Marketing For Newbies

How You Can Become A Super Affiliate

How You Can Become a Super Affiliate

The humdrum existence of going to the office day after day doing the usual 9-5 shift is atrying task for those who have lived all their lives doing so. This is why the convenience ofdoing work at home under amazingly flexible working hours is a dazzling prospect tothem. Doing work at home that is as fulfilling as having a career working for a computeron the 19th floor of a skyscraper is already a possibility in these modern times. This isbecause the jungle-like network that is the internet has given birth to a business that hasgiven some people practically new lives doing nothing but so.

This particular business allows people to work at home under flexible working hours.There is no boss to scream around putting pressure on everyone about the deadline athand. There is no clutter of messy paperwork that needs to be completed the soonestpossible time. Conveniences such as these are experienced by those who are into affiliatemarketing, the newest way to earn money without having to go through all sorts ofroutine found in regular employment.

Those who have been in the business long enough can attest to the fact that it is alucrative business indeed, one that can actually give people things that they could notpossibly possess or experience under ordinary circumstances.

The business called affiliate marketing involves an affiliate’s promotion of a merchant’swebsite. Here the website owned by the affiliate is made to advertise and market thewebsite of the merchant through the affiliate program that they run. Whenever someoneclicks on the merchant’s website promoted by the one owned by the affiliate, the affiliateis given a commission. This is in recognition of his effort in helping the merchant make asale.

The system involved in affiliate marketing seems easy, but it also takes a lot of diligenceand perseverance for one to be able to penetrate it thoroughly. Those who want to getinto this type of business should possess the necessary skills to be able tread through theindustry with confidence and self-assurance. Still, other factors are needed by one to beable to really break in. Knowledge about the business at hand is very important as itdictates the actions that are to be done by people who are into it.

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The leading figure in affiliate marketing is the super affiliate. He is basically an e-mailmarketer who collects large databases of e-mail addresses through newsletters. Superaffiliates are also those who know the business even better than affiliate managers as aresult of their knowledge about the affiliate marketing industry inside out. Those whowant to be super affiliates should know that becoming a super affiliate is not easy,because it takes a lot to be able to master the marketing craft.

Becoming a super affiliate means having one’s own website and autoresponder. Thesetools will help a lot in one’s facilitation of the business. Building one’s own list is another.Creating a loyal customer base and taking care of it is one secret that successful superaffiliates have. Making good customer relations is also important if one wants to be asuper affiliate to reckon with.

Continuing to market to the people on one’s list is another must if one wants to succeedas a super affiliate. Sending out quality content in lieu of ads is an advantage as productsare marketed better whenever enough information is given about them.

Building traffic to one’s own site is also one of the most essential points in the affiliatemarketing business. Making one’s affiliate links his own business will allow him to build astrong relationship with his customers, enabling him to market to them over and overagain.

The most important thing one should remember if he wants to become a super affiliate isto treat affiliate marketing as a business first and foremost. If he is capable of doing this,then he will never have to go back to the humdrum existence of working the 9-5 shift. Acareer as a super affiliate in the business which will change his life forever could possiblytake that unexciting job’s place.

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How To Choose Your Affiliate ProgramWisely

Affiliate marketing programs have sky-rocketed in popularity in the past few years. As oneof the fastest and easiest ways to start an online home business people are jumping onthis wave by the millions. Affiliate programs offer merchants the opportunity to employvast armies of sales people who get paid for the results they achieve.

The rewards for affiliates can be very good, and the skilled affiliate marketer can earnmany thousands of dollars per month. This win-win situation has led to an explosion inthe number of affiliate programs that are available to affiliate marketers.

With this growth of affiliate opportunities have come many questions, such as: how doyou go about choosing the right affiliate program for you? What qualities should you lookfor in a program and which gives you a good chance of making a sustainable income?Below are some tips that will help you to evaluate affiliate programs, and help you toavoid wasting time and money.

What Commissions Does the Program Pay?

It is very important that you know how much you can expect to earn from a sale. There isno point in spending time and money promoting a product that pays very smallcommissions. You could end up spending more on marketing than you make on sales. Itis probably best to stick with marketing products with a high commission value, unlessyou have found a niche market where you can sell vast quantities of product, and makesubstantial commissions on your volume of sales.

How Much Traffic is their Website Getting?

Try to discover the amount of traffic the affiliate owner’s website is already receiving.Alexa.com is a very useful tool for doing this research. If the website is ranked in the top100,000, the merchant is getting a good volume of traffic, so it’s possible that there mayalready be too many affiliates. If it is ranked below 500,000 it may be no good, or it couldbe a golden opportunity to make some real money by becoming one of the first affiliates!

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Always research a merchant’s product if their website has a low traffic ranking. It may bea good idea to buy the product yourself if you can afford it. Otherwise you could do asearch to find out if there are any negative reviews about it on the internet. Be carefulwho you listen to though because many people are in the habit of bashing affiliateprograms with nothing to really support their comments. If you find a large amount ofnegative reviews with little positive ones then it would probably be a good idea to stayaway from that affiliate program.

How Often Are Affiliate Commissions Paid?

Some affiliate programs pay commissions every week; some once a month, others onlypay every quarter. It is important that you know how often you can expect a pay check ifyou are going to have financial control over your business. Do you have the financialresources to continue to market a product if you have to wait a long time before you getpaid? It would also be wise to find out the minimum commission that you have to earnbefore you get paid.

Does The Affiliate Program Use Tracking Cookies?

Many customers do not buy on their first visit to a merchant’s website. It is importanttherefore that the merchant uses cookies for their affiliate program, so that you get creditif the customer returns and buys at a later date. Check out how long the cookies last. Thelonger the cookies lasts; the better the chances of you getting paid!

Does the Affiliate Program Pay on Subsequent Sales?

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Some programs will only pay commission on sales that come through customers visitingtheir site via a direct link from your site. They pay you nothing for any subsequentpurchases that the customer makes if they visit the merchants site directly. It is importantthat you get paid no matter what route the customer returns by if you are to build asustainable affiliate business.

What Marketing Resources Does the Affiliate Program Offer?

Look at the type and quality of the marketing resources that they provide. Do theyprovide articles, advertisements, or other content that you can use to put on your site? Dothey provide free guides, special offers, free viral e-books, or product samples that youcan send to your list? If the marketing material they provide is good then it is likely thatthe business will provide good support for their affiliates.

Finding the right affiliate program for you can be tough to do. The best advice is to doyour own research, follow the advice above, and listen to your instincts. Use the abovequestions as an aid to finding an affiliate program that enables you to reach your financialgoals. You never know… You might just strike affiliate marketing gold!

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Affiliate Marketing Staying Away FromScams

Many of us are upset and frustrated with our current jobs. The low pay and sense of beingundervalued drive many of us to dream of our own businesses. However, the costscombines with the risk factors stops most of us in our tracks. Affiliate marketing is a wayfor people to work for themselves with no risk. There is no cost to you and you’re paid onperformance. However, today one has to be careful. There are plenty of scammers andcon artists out there that are more than happy to take you money and hard work off ofyou. Unfortunately, affiliate marketing is not immune to these scammers. Daily, peopleare taken in by promises of big money with relatively little effort. In this article we willteach you some of the signs to look for and tell you how to spot a scam.

When you join an affiliate marketing scheme, you either going to sell a product or aservice. With products, you usually have a choice and range to sell. How you decide to dothis is largely up to you. You could also sell a service. Web page designs as well asincreasing sales and internet traffic are all examples of services offered by affiliatemarketing programs.

How many times have you seen as ad on the internet promising huge earnings? Thingslike “Earn 1000$ a day” or Join our program now and become a millionaire. If your lookclosely at these ads they are not actually selling anything. Any company that is just sellingthe opportunity to make money is likely a scam. True, some affiliate marketing companieswill have attention grabbing headlines like the ones mentioned above. However, if you goon to read the ad and information, there will likely be a detailed description of what theycompany sells. They will also have a disclaimer and terms and conditions listed.

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These companies that offer, the opportunity to make money are likely pyramid schemes.The only people paying money in are the ones actually joining. There is no income beingcreated, just money being passed from person to person. Not only are these scams andyou’ll loose what you invested, they are also illegal and you can face prosecution.

Another thing to watch out for is no free participation. If you have to pay to join then youmay have stumbled upon a scam or what is known as a multilevel marketing program.Multi-level marketing programs are completely legal and some people make good livingsout of them. However, if you’re not successful you may end up purchasing a bunch ofproducts that you cannot sell.

True affiliate programs are free. That is part of their attraction. There are no costs to youand they should also be risk free. Any Affiliate marketing programs that demands yourmoney is not an affiliate program. You should ask yourself why they are misrepresentingthemselves this way if they are legitimate.

Many of us dream of being our own bosses. We would love to be able to take control ofour lives and careers. The attraction of answering only to you combined with setting yourown working hours and committing what your choose bring loads of people into theaffiliate marketing schemes. Affilaite marketing can be an excellent way for a highlymotivated, creative person to make an excellent living. There are some wonderfulprograms out there just waiting to be joined. However, for every great program there islikely one that is fraudulent. Con artists operate in many areas and unfortunate affiliatemarketing is not immune.

Before joining, check to see what the company is selling. If they are not selling goods orservices then they are likely an illegal pyramid scheme. If they require your own money toget started then they are what are known as a multi level marketing program. Affiliatemarketing can be a great opportunity but you need to do your homework.

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4 Essential Ways To Create InstantAffiliate Commissions

One of the easiest ways of starting an online business and earning quick profits is throughaffiliate marketing. With no website to develop, no product development to achieve, norefunds or customer problems to deal with, this is by far the most effective way ofdeveloping your online presence.

If you already have your affiliate products and you’re working at making more sales, anincrease in commissions is the obvious goal of everyone. With more and more productshitting the online market, it’s essential to follow some simple yet crucial steps. So what arethey?

If you want your affiliate program commissions to take off, literally overnight, these arethe steps you need to seriously consider;

1. Do your research and check out the programs you’re thinking about promoting. It’spretty obvious that you only want to promote a product that will give you the maximumpaycheck in the shortest possible time.

The main factors to consider when doing this are obvious when you stop and think aboutthem, but more often than not, are not fully considered before putting your time andmoney into making your product pay.

Check the commission structure and make sure it pays well. Also, try to find products thatmatch your target audience and are already paying well to other affiliates. You soon knowwhen a program isn’t meeting up to it’s promises – that’s the time to reconsider its worthand move on to the next.

As you’re probably going to be one of many affiliates promoting the same product,especially if it’s a good one, establish your USP – or ‘Unique Selling Position’. Set yourselfup as offering that little something extra that makes you stand out above the crowd.

Write a short article to give away as an incentive to potential buyers. This gives you bothgreater credibility and extra drawing power.

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Give information that’s not only free, but useful. When you do this, if what you give awayfor free is good, people naturally expect a great deal more from the bought product.Make recommendations about the product within the report if you can, and try to givejust enough information to make people need the actual product.

2. When giving away free reports or ebooks, save and collect, at the very least, the nameand email addresses of all those who download your gift. It’s now widely known that veryfew people make a purchase on their first introduction to a product.

This is where an autoresponder is invaluable as you can create a whole series of follow upmessages to send to these prospects to entice them into buying your product. Anywherebetween 6 and 10 messages are needed to finally clinch the sale, so automate thisprocess and capitalize on the free report.

Once you have these prospects details, they are yours until the person unsubscribes. Thismeans that you can send them information in the months ahead about other productsyou’re promoting, long after they’ve bought the original item.

If you develop an ezine, you are in a perfect position to send more valuable, andoccasional free, information to these prospects who now value you as a source ofknowledge and useful recommendations. You develop a relationship with them and theymay stay with you for years to come. They begin to trust you and your recommendationsand eventually, are likely to buy from you again.

3. Never underestimate the power of negotiation. Be prepared to haggle with a sellerwhose goods you wish to promote. Remember that all merchants need affiliates tomarket and sell their goods and will be more inclined to change their payment structurethan potentially loose business if they see you as a good source of income.

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Be bold and you could find yourself receiving a greater slice of the pie for all youradvertising efforts. Don’t be greedy but be fair and you will be respected for it.

4. Use effective advertising techniques. ‘Pay Per Click’ will give you the most immediateresults if you do your research right. Naturally, Google’s Adwords and Overture are theplaces to start, being leaders in the online PPC field. But, look around and research thesmaller players who offer cheaper rates to a smaller audience. These include; ExcelSeek,JumpFind, LookQuick to name just three.

Ezine Top Sponsor and Solo ads can also give you a huge and quick return on youradvertising buck with your ad being received by a responsive audience of your chosenmarket.

And as with any advertising campaigns – track your results. If you don’t know who’sclicking what, you’ll never know which ads are working.

Use these techniques and you’ll soon see an immediate improvement in your affiliatesales. Build on your successes and expansion and growth will follow.

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