I see sites with linkshare and banners linking through linkshare. Does linkshare pay based on CPM's or is it only if u make a purchase. I'm confused as too how Affiliate programs work
I don't know about LinkShare, but by definition, an affiliate program only pays you when they actually make a sale.
that sucks does anyone know how to get those overture.com ads. I was looking at http://search.ivillage.com/search/ivillage?sk=ivi&restrict=ivillage&q=lingerie&x=0&y=0 and i saw these ads by overture.com Is that some sort of affiliate program as well. I didn't see any ads by yahoo text so it must be something seperate the yahoo ad program.
When you move as much traffic as iVillage, advertisers tend to let you do what you want with the ads. That is probably part of Overture / Yahoo's ad program, but as a premium publisher, they get to change the look and remove bits of it if they want. Affiliate programs don't suck, by the way. I make far more from affiliate sales than I do from PPC ads.
Linkshare is an affiliate program manager where you can sign up to sell products and services from a list of companies who are seeking affiliates to sell there products or services. As an affiliate, you are paid a commission on any sales that were originally generated from your website. You are assigned an affiliate code, which is within the link from your website (or blog, or email etc.). This code identifies you as the affiliate, and commissions on all sales are automatically credited to you. There are many other affiliate program sites like Linkshare, including Commission Junction, Shareasale, just to mention a few. If you have a certain interest or knowledge on a particular product or service, you have a really good chance of finding an affiliate program to sign up to. Some program will even pay you on a click thru basis, that is, anytime someone clicks on an affiliate code link with your ID number, you get a referral payment (usually quite small, but they do add up if you get lots of hits). So being an affiliate is like being a salesperson in cyberspace. Normally, anything that is purchased through your website is drop shipped from the supplier (the company whom you are selling the products for). So all you have to do, is do the internet marketing, and if you're good at it, you can make a lot of moola! cheers from dave
hey bceagle. thats an excellent explanation. for my lingerie blog I'm gonna do the chitika and asome afiliate one as well. will try out the top 3 ones, linkshare tradedoubler and Cj
hi myschizobuddy I am glad you liked my explanation on affiliate programs. When you start to market your lingeried blog, try and be as unique as possible, with low competition keywords and lots of interesting text on your blog. cheers
Linkshare works really well. I use them for overstock.com and cellularfactory affiliate stuff. Payout is much higher for niche stuff then others. cj.com for cellphone accessories now with cellfactory and making over 10x more. was with amazon.com for bookstores now i use overstock.com for books and making about 6x more
Hi Peter Thank you for complimenting my explanation on affiliate programs. I have been making a meagre living on affiliate programs for awhile now. I was struck with a disability, so being able to work out of my home with affiliate programs was a way I could keep earning my own income. Unfortunatly, I have been 'red carded' by someone in authority at digitalpoint, for a similar remark I made about affiliate programs in another forum here at digitalpoint. They said I was scamming there forum with by giving links to where readers could sign up to programs I recommend. As a result, I am leaving digital point. I am trying to find out where I can get my name removed from digital point, but haven been able to see where I can do this. cheers dave
Why do you assume this person is in authority? You shouldn't leave the site simply over a negative reputation click.. they really don't mean anything. You see that people here do appreciate the information you offer, so ignore the reputation click (it was probably anonymous, right?)
Hello vBMechanic Thank you for your vote of confidence. I assume this person is in authority, because he or she was able to put a red box beside my name. I assume only those in authority at digitalpoint have the ability to 'red card' someone. Unless I can get the red box removed, I am leaving here. If I had done something wrong, I feel a warning should of been sent to me, with an explanation as to why I was 'red carded'. I was simply trying to help out someone who appeared to be just starting out with affiliate programs, and I have had some success as an affiliate. cheers dave
i think everyone starts out in the red. I was pretty deep in red when I started here. Dp tests a mans will! you have to prove yourself over time!!!!!!!! YEAAAA
Hello Shoemoney Well, I did not start out in the red, and I was getting close to having 50 posts. I just do not like having this red box beside my name, especially when I think it is unjustfied. cheers dave
thanks buddy. one more question. how can i make low competitive keywords. Lingerie in itself is pretty competitive word. you want me to not mention it in my blog. also i never understood this phrase "target keywords" how do you do that. just use those words. thats it. or is there somethng hidden that i don't know about. who should we contact regarding getting the red card removed on bceagle.
There you go; I removed the red box. Please now address me as a Digital Point Authority! 'Reputation' is a post-rating system-- run by the users. It is not run by the management except that they can participate as well. Each vote is a positive or negative reaction to a post you made. The system here at DP has its own quirks because the reputation remarks can be anonymous.. so you will often get people who like to think they are an authority giving out "red flags" but these don't mean they are part of the management team. The best bet is to ignore the reds because if you are a quality poster, the greens will always win out. See.. I gave you a green mark for the quality posts in this thread and now you are back to green. Negative votes typically only count for 1/2 as much power as positive votes.
interesting, with amazon it is a direct link, but with linkshare its second tier link and u still made more money. can u identify as to why. are the prics lot cheaper on overstock that people r willing to buy the books. any idea
Hello SchizoBuddy I use Nichbot at http://www.nichebot.com/ to find low competitive keywords (and no, I am not affiliated with Nichebot, so I cannot be accused of promoting my own sites). For an example, I tried the keyword 'Lingerie' and find the COMPETITION RATIO to be a high 466.52 However, the keyword phrase for 'exotic lingerie' is much lower at 76.01 and the keyword phrase 'trashy lingerie' to be a 72.69 So it appears there are not as many websites advertising for 'exotic lingerie' and 'trashy lingerie' than there is for 'Lingerie'. Certainly in my opinion, you can use whatever keywords you like on a blog or a website. The term "target keywords" means the actual keywords you have on your website or blog, like 'exotic lingerie' or 'trashy lingerie'. These are the keywords people will type into the search engines, and if you have done everything right, your website or blog should turn up hopefully on the first page of a search engine search, thus increasing your chances of having a someone click on the link to your site. I still havent figured out how to get my name removed from Digital Point, but if I can get the 'red card' removed, I will consider staying on. Thank you for your concern. cheers dave
if i'm using the keyword 'exotic lingerie', whats stopping the search engine to split it into 2 words and then lingerie becomes a competitive keyword. why/how do the 2 words glue together? just because i mention them side my side they are glued :S i was just reading up on keywords and found out that keywords have to be in the title. is that true. the keywords inside the title hold more weight rather than inside content. What impact will technorati tags have on this. usually people will mention the technorati tags and will link lot of possible combinations, how does that affect? Oh that one sweet site. I ws searching fr somthing of that sort and found http://www.wordtracker.com/ which isn't free and charges quite a lot. Thanks bceagle that nichebot site is going to be a life saver.
Hello MySchizoBuddy I dont think the search engines will split the keyword phrase 'exotic lingerie' A way of avoding a possible split, is to start your sentences on your website with 'exotic lingerie' Yes, your keywords should be in the Title, and your title should start with your keywords (ie Exotic Lingerie For Sale). Also, putting your keywords as part of your domain name helps, but does not carry as much weight as it used to. Strongest weight is having your Title begin with your keywords, and also, having your keywords scattered throughout the text of your site. I have never heard of the term, 'technorati tags', so I cannot help you there. As you are probably aware, digital point has a keywords suggestion tool which is quite good at http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/ Digital Point's tool gives results from both Wordtracker and Overture. I use Digital Point's tool, along with nichbot.com's tool to determine the best keywords for my sites. cheers dave