Affiliate Marketing I have heard from merchants, “Online advertising doesn’t work for us, we prefer our affiliate program.†When I delve a little deeper it is not the affiliate program they like, but they dislike the lack of features that traditional online advertising offers. The primary feature they like is the fact that their affiliate program is “cost per acquisition†or pay for performance. I absolutely agree this is the best way to go. In fact, why pay for anything else? This is not a feature exclusive to affiliate programs though affiliate programs have executed better than many online advertising programs. Another feature they like is that their ads show up on targeted sites. Again, I absolutely agree this is a great feature of affiliate programs, but a good online advertising program will offer this as well. These are two strong points to affiliate advertising, but the punch line is these businesses who say they like their affiliate program always end the conversation by asking you to join. These companies aren’t in the affiliate business, they sell golf clubs, vacations, clothes etc… why are they spending their time begging for affiliates? They should be selling their product not online advertisements. The reason why they are begging is because it cost a lot of money for them to set up their affiliate program. The other issue with Affiliate programs is that affiliates lack control and information. Your conversion rates may be very low, but you have no idea whether it is due to denied sales or just a bad web site.
hunnhh? Traditional online advertising... not sure how far back you are going with 'traditional', but as a business owner, online advertising has many more features and trackability than tv or radio. Online advertising is not easy, and it's very time consuming to do it successfully. There are lots of places you can buy ads and get no results. Very few places where you can buy ads and make money. Much better to farm the online marketing out to affiliates, who will be creative and put much time into it, than to put money up front for advertising. Banners, popups, towers, that type of traditional stuff just doesn't pull all that well considering how much money you put into it. SEO, in my experience, is the most successful online marketing, but most businesses won't take the chance, and won't exibit the creativity necessary to be creative. But affiliates well, and you don't have to pay them until the sale is made.
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I would challenge that DRTV and Radio aren't trackable. Done properly, they are just as trackable as the Internet ins terms of Return on Advertising Dollars Spent (ROAS), Gross Margin, and Cost Per Conversion.
Net Pharma: I was reviewing your products and affiliate information and have a question. What does "snare" mean? I am seeking to join some new affiliate programs and yours seems to have possibilities. Would you be willing to put me in touch with some of your existing affiliates as referrals? Cheers,