Find Your Niche
Ok, you've decided you want to make money with Affiliate Marketing.So, you join some affiliate programs and start submitting free ads to newsletters and free advertising classifieds sites.
You probably have more than one thing that you are very interested in and do well. See if you can find five (ten if you're really ambitious). Write them down in a list. Remember, you are going to be spending a lot of time working with this subject. Make sure you enjoy it!
Go down each item on your list. Start writing a rough outline of everything you know about the topic.
It doesn't have to be elaborate. This is just to give you an idea of how much information is available for a given subject.
Try mind mapping. Write down the main subject of your idea. Draw a circle around it. Now, start thinking of sub-categories that are related to your main category. Draw a line from your main category and end it with a circle. Put the sub-category title inside this circle. Find as many sub-categories (and sub-sub-categories) as you can.
Go through each of your interests with this procedure. Choose the one that you know the most about and that you can write about comfortably.
What if you "think" you don't know enough about your topic? Then, do some research. Read books and magazines. Do some searches on the Internet. Who knows? You might find an area, a niche, that is just waiting for you to fill it with useful information.
There's a lot more to affiliate marketing, of course. But the first step is to find your passion. Your "passion" doesn't have to be making money on the Internet. It can be cooking, sewing, billiards, or whatever. In fact, it's better if you find a niche that isn't in the online marketing arena because that's what nearly everyone else is doing.
Make your topic unique. Make it yours. And make it your passion. It will pay you well.
Affiliate Tools You Need
Signing up to become an affiliate involves a lot more than pasting your link around the internet. You need to plan for your success and those plans should include research on the many tools that are available for affiliates and business owners.
The Absolutely Necessary Tools for an Affiliate Marketer
Signing up to become an affiliate involves a lot more than pasting your link around the internet. You need to plan for your success and those plans should include research on the many tools that are available for affiliates and business owners.
Website/Blog
You can make money online without a website or a blog. However, you can make more money if you have these tools and use them wisely. Affiliate programs will give you a link to a premade website. When thousands of affiliates are all showing the same site as a landing page, it can quickly bore your visitors away and keep you from making a sale and receiving a commission. With your own pages in place, you can create fresh content and presell to your visitors and this will increase the chances that they will make a purchase once they hit the sales page.
Auto Responder
This tool is a must have for your affiliate marketing campaign. An autoresponder will instantly email your clients and potential customers at predetermined times that you have previously setup. As much as we would like to be able to keep an eye on our business at all times, that is an unrealistic goal. An autoresponder will do what you cannot by quickly sending out your newsletters, emails and notices to someone who has recently signed up. You can use an online service, software or scripts that can be placed in your websites.
Ad Tracker
An ad tracker is essential in keeping you informed on the progress of your different campaigns and affiliate programs. These tools can help you to trace each click that is made to your links and ad pages. This is a great way to figure out what program is working for you and which needs to be replaced with something that your visitors will like best.
Link Cloaker
Some people dislike the thought that you are making a commission through your affiliate links. They will cut off your referral and go through the main site, and this will mean less money for you and your business. Other’s may simply look at your links and decide to replace them with their own. This means that you have once again lost money. To over ride these types of bad behavior, you can cloak your links using scripts, software or online services. These services can change the address of your links completely and others can keep visitors from seeing the link address when they mouse over on your website.
Article Submission Tools
Thousands of article submission websites are sprawled across the World Wide Web and more are being created as you read this. The reason for these websites is that internet users know that content is king. An article site will have hundreds to thousands of articles and once ads are placed, they have a chance to make a lot of money from visitors. If done correctly, these article websites can make its owner a lot of money and many would like a piece of the profits. With so many of these websites to choose from, it can be tedious and boring trying to submit your articles one at a time to each website. Using article submission software or services provided from an online company, you can submit hundreds of articles to these different websites in a very short amount of time.
Website/Blog
You can make money online without a website or a blog. However, you can make more money if you have these tools and use them wisely. Affiliate programs will give you a link to a premade website. When thousands of affiliates are all showing the same site as a landing page, it can quickly bore your visitors away and keep you from making a sale and receiving a commission. With your own pages in place, you can create fresh content and presell to your visitors and this will increase the chances that they will make a purchase once they hit the sales page.
Why You Should Build Your List
There are many marketing tools available that can help you to make money with your online business. One of them is called list building, and it is a great way to have an online rolodex containing a list of customers and potential buyers.
Build Your List
Earn More Money by Building Your List
There are many marketing tools available that can help you to make money with your online business. One of them is called list building, and it is a great way to have an online rolodex containing a list of customers and potential buyers.
Many internet entrepreneurs use this tactic, and it can be extremely successful and profitable, if you know how to apply different list building techniques. New internet users who would like to start their own online business, have skipped over this great money maker because they think that it is too much work, or they may consider an unnecessary step in online marketing, but that is far from the truth. If you are not engaging in list building, you are missing out on a lot of money that you could have earned by having repeat customers.
One way that you can build a list, is to have a form on your website that allows your visitors to signup with their name and email addresses. Once this is done, you will send these individuals a newsletter that is filled with information pertaining to the subject of your website to provide them with the information that they are seeking.
These newsletters are a great way to remind your visitors and customers that you still exist. People have short term memories and will forget a website very easily because there are millions of web pages available online. You want them to remember your website and what it has to offer. When your newsletter is delivered to their email inbox, they will read your latest articles and content, and you can have subtle ads or products that you can recommend.
If you have a product for sale, you should note that most of the first time visitors to your website are not likely to buy from you on their first visit. If they become regular readers on your site or in your newsletters, they may eventually come across an ad or product that they like on your website.
Tips to Create a Great Customer List
Make your visitors an offer that they cannot refuse. This can be done with a give away that you can feature in a current newsletter. People love free stuff and it does not matter if this is a free ebook, audio or video. If you offer something free, you are almost guaranteed to receive many signups to your newsletter form.
Once you have begun to build your list, you will need to keep your members interested. It is easy to join a newsletter and it is just as easy to opt-out of that list. Keep their attention and give them great material that will keep them waiting for more.
Be an authority to your readers. The reason that they have become a member is to get information that they want to receive from you. You want to write articles and material that will help them to learn something that is not freely available.
Create a schedule and stick to it. When you first begin the list, you should try for a monthly newsletter or a bi-weekly edition. Many internet gurus have weekly newsletters, but you should understand what you are getting into before you go all out. You do not want to promise your readers that you will provide new and great newsletter each week if you cannot guarantee it. You will also want to avoid creating a newsletter that is filled with junk and worthless because you did not have the time to create a good one.
You are creating a newsletter, not a weekly circular. While you will want to mention a few products every now and then, you will want to avoid sounding like a telemarketer. Don’t push products in the faces of your visitors every time. When you do add, be subtle and don’t fill the entire newsletter with your ads.
You can choose any program you want and make big money !
PAYPAL
Refer New Merchants to PayPal and Earn up to €1,000.00 EUR for Each Referral.
The Merchant Referral Bonus Program rewards you for bringing new businesses to PayPal.
---Earn money with
AlertPay! Each time you refer someone to
AlertPay, you could earn up to $10 USD. The more people you bring to
AlertPay, the more we will reward you.
Helping you earn more money -- think of this as our way of saying thank you.
• Use your referral URL to put in emails or your website
• Earn money by users clicking on your referral link and open an AlertPay account
• Direct referrals is anyone who used your link to register
• Learn more about referrals and the rewards (hyperlink to Earn Money page)
hostgator.com/
Make up to $125 per sale!
1-5 a month $50
6-10 a month $75
11-20 a month $100
21+ a month $125
The more you send the more you make!
We give the best returns on the Internet!
Example: If you send us 21 sign-ups in any month you will get $125x21 = $2,625
Web.com
Web.com's award-winning website solutions include a variety of integrated online tools and services including website design and web publishing, web hosting, business email, domain name registration, web marketing and ecommerce services specifically designed for small business owners that don’t have design or technical expertise. With our easy-to-use point and click Site Builder tool, Web.com makes it fast and easy to design your website, increase your website traffic, sell online, and stay connected to your customers and prospects. You simply won't find a better value for your money!
Promotion:
Web.com helps people build their websites in 3 easy steps!
Pick this campaign and you'll receive the posted commission each time people purchase a Hosting or Website plans on Web.com.
This campaign is for Hosting and Website products only, Domain Registration transactions generated through this campaign will not receive payout.
Valid transaction is for new customers only. Please note that you must set up your own redirect URL in html email and/or text email creative. Do not use Web.com's click thru URL in email creative.
Audience Description:
Individuals aged 18 and up who use the computer regularly.
Program Keywords:
web.com, website, webhosting, web design, page, internet
1. Action: Sale Action
Action Type: Sale
Action Commission: $90.00 per Sale (USD)
Action Recurring: No
Criteria:
Visitors must complete a sale for transaction to be valid.
Clarins
Benefits to Affiliates:
Clarins is promoting their best selling products with exclusive online deals offering FREE shipping for purchases over $75.
# 25% commissions on EVERY qualified transaction.
# 45-day commission duration
# Free Shipping
# Highly optimized site with a focus on best conversion
# Program management through LSF Interactive - the leader in performance marketing.
# Ease of mind knowing the products are original Clarins products.
It’s a fact, With Clarins, life’s more beautiful, apply for our program today
Sittercity
Commissions and Affiliate Info:
Sittercity is offering a $45 per sale commission.
Sittercity offers a keyword campaign. See the keyword link details for bidding policies.
Sittercity may also be able to offer discounts to your site members, so please contact us for details.
If you have custom creative needs, please contact us. We'd love to hear your ideas!
Shirtmagic
Shirtmagic allows partners 2 different ways to earn a commission.
1. Add our Custom Shirt Designer to your site. Your customer can design and buy custom shirts all without leaving your site. Our designer is available via a script to embed on your web site. This increases conversion due to your customer not having to leave your site.
2. Send a customer to shirtmagic custom shirt designer via a link to www.shirtmagic.com/
As a partner you will be able to offer your customers the same easy to use designer as Shirtmagic.com. Your customers will have access to an expansive catalog of products, competitive prices that remains competitive from 1 shirt to 10,000 shirts and 3 different customization methods (digital, screen printing, embroidery). Due to the easy to use designer and we have above average conversion rates.
Commissions paid to Partners
1 – 10 Sales per calendar month 20%
11-25 Sales per calendar month 22.5%
26-50 Sales per calendar month 25%
50 plus Sales per calendar month 30%
Floraqueen
Description: Launched in 2002, our company has been specializing in on-time flower and gift delivery with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. FloraQueen was born with a clear vision: “To provide the best service to our clients and to protect the art of the local florist by harvesting more orders directly to their stores, thanks to the Internet!” We are Europe’s leading international flower delivery service because we work directly with our local florists, in over 100 countries. This means that customers will always pay “local price” no matter where they are sending their flowers to. Our catalogue is very complete, we carry the freshest flowers, nice hampers, chocolates and elegant gift baskets. We work in five languages and have banners and text links in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French; more opportunities to cash in commissions! Our focus on using fresh and premium quality flowers from our local florists has allowed us to reduce the high commissions charged by most other services; we are the only source between our customers and our florists. We have happy returning clients because we only deliver real big sized bouquets, freshly made, and never in a box! FloraQueen’s average bouquet price is 60 € and our hampers / gift boxes start at 38 € The FloraQueen Affiliate program includes the following on all client sales generated from the traffic you send: • Earn 10% on all orders you generate – up to 25 orders per month • Earn 12% on all orders you generate – 25 to 50 • Earn 13% on all orders you generate – 50 plus • All with a 90 day cookie We have a VIP club for special rewards for those special publishers – Free flowers to anywhere in the world! VIP Club members have to generate more than 80 orders a month in order to get their free bouquet!
Greatclubs
Description: Founded in 1994, Clubs of America is the original and largest gift of the month club source. We offer the best in the industry commission. Plus, other clubs impose minimum monthly terms to their customers...not us... which results in the best conversion rate in the business. Some companies have a 3 month minimum order. Our company has a 1 month minimum. Offering this flexability to the customers budget results in more conversions. Promote any or all of our eight popular gift clubs in Beer, Wine, Flowers, Coffee, Fruit, Pizza, Cigars and Chocolate. Our clubs are in demand, especially for gift giving seasons. We offer revenue share partners a top of our industry commission of $12.00 per club sale. All with a 60 day return visitor cookie. Clubs of America is truly a unique and thoughtful gift idea for the Holiday season or any gift giving needs. There is no minimum membership terms and 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Each club comes with a fun and informative newsletter "Expeditions". You're given easy access to links, graphics, and activity reports (real-time) via Commission Junction. We have text links and banners for each club that you wish to sell. You may also promote our clubs thru pay-per-click search engine ad programs. Trademarks - You are not allowed to use any trademarks of Clubs of America or any 3rd party trademarks or terms "fruit of the month club" and "fruit of the month" since said phrases are claimed as propriety of another company. We hope you choose Clubs of America the leader of monthly clubs since 1994.
zchocolat
Description: English, Spanish and French supported! zChocolat.com has been rated Forbes’s favorite online chocolatier by Forbes Inc since March 2005. We deliver the World's premier chocolates worldwide by DHL. Our chocolates are hand-made by 4 award-winning French chocolatiers including Pascal Caffet, world champion. Our website is in English, Spanish and French, the visitor is automatically redirected based on his browser language. Our new program includes a 25% commission payout on all sales within the 45-day cookie period following the first visit, commissions are not paid after this period on new and existing member accounts. The average payout is $22.40. zChocolat.com est le 1er Chocolatier sur Internet (Forbes). Nous livrons dans le monde entier. Nos chocolats sont fabriqués par 4 artisans français meilleurs ouvriers de France dont Pascal Caffet champion du monde. Nous offrons 25% de commission pour toute commande reçue dans les 45 jours suivant la première visite. La commission moyenne est de 15 EUR. zChocolat.com es el primer Chocolatero en Internet (Forbes). Entregamos en el mundo entero. Nuestros chocolates son fabricados por 4 artesanos franceses mejores obreros de Francia cuyo Pascal Caffet campeón del mundo. Ofrecemos el 25 % de comisión para todo pedido recibido en los 45 días siguiente de la primera visita. La comisión media es de 15 EUR.