Which are the affiliate programs you use?

Just curius to know that which are the affiliate programs are you using?
How can I earn from them. I am newbie to affiliates..Hope anyone helps me.

 

Hi there. My name is Pauline and I'm an affiliate manager in the Rx niche. I can only answer about the affiliate program I work with.. if you have any questions, let me know!

 

My question is whats affiliate programs? Do we need to sell some products or refer members? I am confused..

 

Hi Boog. This is from one of my websites. Hope it helps clear some of your confusion.

The Affiliate Marketer - Just what is it an affiliate marketer does?

Most websites you read will almost quote verbatim: "Affiliate marketing is a revenue sharing partnership between a web merchant and one or more affiliates."

In plain language and basically, this means affiliate marketing is an activity where the person sitting at home at the computer (that's you), acts as a “middle person” between a company(ies) sell(s) services or products to the buying public. You try to sell the services or products of the company(ies) to consumers looking to buy these services or products without adding a markup to the consumer. When you sell the service or product to the consumer, the company(ies) have made a sale and give you a percentage of the profit for bringing the company(ies) and consumer together to close the deal. This is a win-win situation for both the affiliate and the merchant.

The affiliate can reap a full-time income marketing a whole suite of products that he does not own. You don’t pay for product creation, don’t have to ship anything and don’t deal with customer service issues or returns.

The merchant benefits from the influx of new customers, the boatloads of cheap traffic and low cost advertising. Merchants get their product and their brand in front of thousands of potential buyers without paying a dime until someone makes a purchase.

It is truly a pay for performance arrangement or "revenue sharing partnership" as those who want to sound officious would say.

It's also one of the toughest types of businesses from which to earn an income. Competition is fierce and almost 98% of affiliates earn little or no income. those that do are "super affiliates" or members of the "two percent club."

For the lucky few, the ones that know how to do it, the rewards can be amazing.

The Affiliate Programs - Not all affiliate programs are created equal

Generally, there are three types of affiliate programs, also called associate programs or Pay For Performance (PPP) programs.

Pay Per Click (PPC): The merchant pays the affiliate a commission whenever the affiliate's visitor clicks through to the merchant's site. The affiliate earns this commission even if his referral does not purchase anything from the merchant's site. PPC tend to be low paying affiliate programs because clicking to the merchant's site is a one-step process and involves no expense on the part of the viewer. The amount of the commission usually varies from a few sense to a dollar or more.

Pay Per Lead (PPL): The merchant pays the affiliate a commission whenever the affiliate's visitor clicks through to the merchant's site and fills out a form. This type of program is often used by companies that must communicate with potential customers before they make a sale, such as mortgage lenders, finance companies, etc. PPL tend to be variable paying affiliate programs depending on the worth of the lead to the company. In other words, the more a company can make from just one good lead will depend on the amount of the commission usually varies from a few dollars to $50 or more.

Pay Per Sale (PPS): The merchant pays the affiliate a commission whenever the affiliate's referral to the merchant's site buys a service or product there and then. This type of program makes up the bulk of affiliate programs. PPS may only pay a couple of dollars for an inexpensive service or product, but they can to be the highest paying affiliate programs with higher commission percentages all the way up into the thousands of dollars depending on the price of the service or product.

Now, within these Pay For Performance (PPP) programs, mainly Par Per Sale (PPS), there can be variations or sub-types. I will not cover them all here, because there are two many variations. These two examples will give you an idea of what I am talking about.

Two Tier Affiliate Marketing: This affiliate marketing sub-type allows the affiliate to sign up other affiliates through a customized affiliate link. The company rewards the affiliate with a commission when a sale is made and a smaller commission when anyone in the "second tier" makes an affiliate sale. If you have active affiliates signed up under you, you can make additional money from their sales ... a motivation for you to get the company more affiliates. Programs that go beyond two tiers are not considered affiliate programs, but Network Marketing programs or Multi Level Marketing Programs (MLM).

Residual Income Marketing: This affiliate marketing sub-type rewards affiliate marketer with a percentage of the sale, but an additional commission if the buyer comes back to the site and makes additional purchases. The affiliate also gets a commission if any of the services or products bought at this company are renewable and the customer renews. This type of program is used with Pay Per Sale (PPS) programs. If the company pays a high commission, this can be very lucrative for the active affiliate.

The Affiliate Companies - How to pick and choose affiliate companies

In order to place affiliate links on your website for a particular program, you will have to sign into an agreement with that program first. But, before you do, we need to discuss the two ways affiliate companies or merchants (can be used interchangeably) offer programs and the pros and cons of each.

Affiliate programs are offered through Affiliate Networks and Independent Merchants.

Affiliate Networks

-Affiliate Networks are companies that manage affiliate marketing program for other companies.
-You can find services or products for their targeted audience in one place.
-To sign up for a program through a network, you must first sign up for the network, then apply for the individual program managed by the network.
-You can check your statistics for all affiliate programs in the network in one place.
-You receive a "consolidated payment". In other words, you receive one check from the network for the commissions you make from all the affiliate programs you signed up for that are managed by the network.
-There is usually a minimum threshold amount. If you are below the minimum, payment is held over into the next pay period.
-Payouts are often a lower than those for an independent program since the network acts as a "middle man" and get their piece of the pie as well for their management services.
-You may not get support from the individual affiliate program, but support for network issues is usually good.
-Some of the more popular affiliate networks are: LinkShare, ShareaSale, ClickBank, Commission Junction, and Affiliate Fuel.

Independent Merchants

-Independent Affiliate Merchants manage their affiliate programs themselves.
-You will need to look for independent merchants, well...independently.
-To sign up for a program, you go directly to the merchant's site.
-You must check your statistics for each merchant at the merchant's site.
-You receive separate commission checks or payments from each company individually.
-Like networks, most independent affiliate programs have a minimum threshold for payments.
-Payouts are usually higher than if the company used a network to manage their program.
-Support from the individual merchant tends to be better.
-To find independent affiliate programs, just do a search for the name of the company and the words "affiliate program". If they have one, you will find it. Or, do a search for the type of products or services you want to sell and visit each site to see if they have an affiliate program.

When you first start out, it’s easy to go overboard signing up to as many programs as possible, but this isn’t the right way to go about it. There are steps to choosing affiliate programs.

First, you need to decide on a area of particular interest to you. What products do you know the most about and think you could do the best job of selling? Once you identify your specialty, you begin by sorting through the available merchants and examine the structure of their affiliate programs.

Key questions to ask when reviewing an affiliate program:

When and how do you get paid?

Find out whether the program pays you weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, etc. Most programs have a minimum payout amount, meaning that you don’t receive your commissions until hitting a minimum number of sales for the pay period. You’ll also want to find out whether the programs pays you via check, direct deposit, Pay Pal or any combination of the three.

How much do you make per sale?

Remember, you’ll be investing your own money into advertising and other expenses to promote these programs. Therefore, you should seek programs which reward their affiliates well and/or target large numbers of interested people. You’ll also want to seek out high-value products. A fifty to sixty percent commission on a $100 product is very good, but it’s not so hot if you’re promoting a $15 product.

Is the program managed well? Is this a reputable company?

Larger companies usually have “affiliate managers” devoted to maintaining contact with their affiliates. Even if you go with a smaller outfit, they should at least offer clear contact information. You might want to try e-mailing them at their contact address to see how fast they respond to you. Mismanaged programs are, at best, a sign of disorganization and, at worst, could indicate a company in trouble. The last thing you want is to be sitting on a pile of hard earned commissions and see the merchant go out of business before paying you.

Choosing affiliate programs must be done with care and knowledge of the programs.

Jim

 

How to go for advt of affiliate digital products?
The point is that you have to start spending for the advt. of somebodyelse's product so how to design the advertisements?
Where to post these advts?

 

Amazon, eBay, PriceRunner.

And then I run my own programs..

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=482820

 

I use CJ, Azoogle and Copeac, Clickbank and Linkconnector.

CJ is not bad for a beginner. Everything is pretty well laid out on their site.

 

Everyone who uses Acclaim Network raise you hands!

 

For me: Amazon, CJ, Azoogle Ads, and MAXBOUNTY!!

 

More Niche may be..

 

Yep, MoreNiche is the way to go!

 

Hi Boog, I refer people to an Aussie Auction Site and earn $1.50 - $2.00 per signup. They do not really call it an affiliate program, you just get paid to refer people to their site. And it is FREE for the people that you refer to join. How easy is that? See Oztion below. Let me know what you think?

 

Hmm,
can international members join there?
Do they Pay by PayPal?
PM me more details, I may join under you.

 

Try this review:

http://www.top-affiliate.org/

 

I'm currently using CJ.com and Clickbank, for now

 

Moreniche and clickbank

 

I use many, but mainly the affiliate networks as all of the commissions are consolidated into one larger check which is better.

 

I personally prefer pay per leads, although not so many good ones out there.... Just came through a newly launched one, that promises alot....

You can view my Signature.