Hey all. I am just wondering how this program works. I'd like to get involved if it truly has potential.
How do i get started? my website is about Search Engine Optimization. I just signed in yesterday and traffic not so bad for a newbie.
Ill try and trow you a quick summary of the events 1. You sign up for Commission Junction (CJ) and wait to get approved. 2. After you get approved you search for affiliate websites(products) you would like to advertise. Go to "Get Links" and browse trough the advertisers. You will notice some have "Sale" and "Lead" depending on what they offer , if its a service they pay "Lead" for free sign ups(some times). 3. When you find the affiliate you would like to advertise click on the advertisers name and a pop up window with info will come. Read though it as you can see the Terms of the selected advertiser and then scroll all the way down till you see "Apply for program" . When you click on it 3 things can happen : (a): You will get automatic approval (b): You will get manual approval ,for which you have to wait (c): You will get instant decline , don't worry , it has nothing to do with you, most of the times it happens because the Advertiser don't want new Publishers at the moment. Try after a month 4. Once you get Approved by the Advertiser , easiest thing for navigation through is to go to "Get Links => By Relationship" and start playing around with the "View Links" from the Approved Advertisers. 5. Click on "View Links" for the selected Advertiser and a new window will load with all the links from the particular Brand. If you want to get the code click on "Get Java Script" or " Get HTML". If you using the banners just copy the entire thing , if you just using for links code copy only the (for example) : href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-******-*******, and place it in your link code whatever it is. 6. Be careful as there is still some scam Affiliate website who do NOT PAY. Its a good practice to copy the name of the website you would like to promote and google it for "name of the brand + scam" 7. Promote your site and pay close attention to how your affiliates perform. 8. If you would like to know how you do , just go in your CJ account to "Run Reports => Performance Reports" then select "Time Frame" => "Today" and "Generate Report". Its a good practice to check your reports. 9. Be patient and share your thought about companies your promote Edit: Lol I know its a little novel but there is a lot of new to CJ people who would find something useful in it Oz.
CJ just has a list of companies that let you sell their products for a commission. In most cases you will need to have a web site before they accept you. If you don't know anything about affiliate marketing or IM, I suggest you learn the basics first. Otherwise you will just be wasting your time)