During the past two decades, affiliate marketing has quietly grown into a multibillion dollar industry, with projected 13 percent year-over-year increases through 2012 ; making it one of online advertising’s fastest growing segments. Consider the quality implications of modern pay structures. When eBay brought its affiliate program in-house last year and analyzed performance data, the company re-examined those traditional notions of affiliate marketing. Traffic quality demanded attention. For example, the data suggested that many small affiliates, especially those with relevant content sites, actually do bring more engaged customers and better converting traffic. Small affiliates with fewer than 100 clicks per day to eBay bring 44 percent more revenue per click than the program average. Sending buyer traffic from high-quality websites with a positive marketing experience sets the stage for a quality experience on a merchant’s site. 2. Affiliates – Build high quality sites with value-added content, integrating links and ads in user-friendly ways. The affiliate marketing industry stands to gain much from increased debate and studies about quality, and ways advertisers and affiliates can work together to improve metrics. The more stakeholders can demonstrate the quality and impact of affiliate marketing, the larger the investments merchants can make in commissions, tools and people that can drive the industry and its best affiliates forward. "What do you guys think?"
Well affiliate marketing no doubt has grown up in US/EU web markets but still its not the 100% of the World, many potential countries are still waiting for this boom... Merchants from such countries also face difficulties to get the targeted audience. US based affiliates always willing to search business inside US only, International Affiliates still have much problems
It's growing larger every day. It's just like the "sales" world offline, with new markets popping up nearly every day... So, yeah, of course it's going to grow, and it's going to grow FAST.
"Up until the end of April 2009 we'd sent out £375,709.99 worth of gifts - the total is now a staggering £435,472.93 worth of gifts up to July 31st 2009" Free-Incentives.co.uk ftw!!
It is a huge market indeed and growing! The encouraging part it, that it is so huge that there is a tiny slice for each! - that can change lives!
So glad I'm getting a chunk of that change! Not a big chunk, but hey, something's better than nothing, lol!
Well, the problem with the international affiliates is because of the laws in every country, Fraudulent, and, Identification thefts.
Yup....so they have to approve country per country.... it takes time... but it's growing exponentially that's for sure one can make from 5 to 25K a day with a good strategy and sale affiliate... i'd give you ppl mine and how to make money in different country's but can't really post that here.... So if you want to make 25-35$ a sale PM. me and I'll send the program....they also offer free hosting and all so it's actually risk free.....well apart from the time invested... but hey you can call that off to experience...