Comments on: Choosing Affiliate Programs for Passive Business

By: Utah

Utah — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:08:07 +0000

This is really useful for someone like me. I do freelance graphic design, and an additional source of income that doesn’t take too much time is just the right thing.

By: Robinsh

Robinsh — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:32:14 +0000

It was something to give value/time in my todays reading and sharing but one thing I would like to reply to the followers and discussion members that it’s all about our will and work for the same and then nothing is out of our reach.

By: Ashadi

Ashadi — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:39:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing this case, many people join affiliate programs and think they can convert half of their visitors into cash, which is just not true. It really takes a lot of time and effort for a successful affiliate marketing campaign to happen.

By: J.C. Oan

J.C. Oan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:40:38 +0000

“Affiliate marketing is easier” is just another widespread theory or myth. People say it’s easier because one doesn’t need to create a product, write a salesletter or do customer support.But, as Jason Fladlien steated, “since the barrier of entry is so much lower, you have way more competition.”

In fact, it isn’t easier, it’s different. And if you are going to do affiliate marketing the right way it may require even more work than selling your own product.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:51:05 +0000

When I choose the products I want to promote, I often research whether the products offer real benefits and solve user problems or not, then I use the products myself and promote to my readers. I think that how we should do it so it doesn’t hurt when users find out the products are just some scam.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:12:30 +0000

So many choose affiliates based on how much money they will get on each sale. This is thinking too short-term. I make a lot of money from Amazon – 6%-8% only, but long-term, it is very reliable.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:30:37 +0000

Great article, but to say that it’s easy to make it into the affiliate marketing business, I wouldn’t be too sure about that. It does require a lot of hard work at first but when you finally crack the code to making some money it’s worth all those long hours in front of your computer.

By: Wade McMaster

Wade McMaster — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:08:48 +0000

A complete understanding of what your doing is always beneficial. It can be all too easy to just sign up for affiliate programs and just flood it with links (when starting out) and think “someone is bound to click on something and buy!” which is pretty naive. First people have to interested enough to click the link then sold by the product owner’s page. Which is a long process in terms of attention span, etc. So, like stated here, it must be a quality product that sells, that you are comfortable promoting. Thanks for the good read!
http://www.activebodi.com

By: Sports

Sports — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:54:26 +0000

i have been working in the graphic design industry and they have been offering upto 15% commission but their affiliate programs are quite confusing according the points that you’ve mentioned in your post. you’ve covered all the basic points of an affiliate program. thanks

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:06:31 +0000

I spend a lot of time finding affiliate programs and it’s not as simple as it sounds.

I usually look for 3 things, I make sure the affiliate manager is responsive, I make sure their products are the most reasonably priced and that they offer the best payout.

Sometimes it takes a few months to determine which affiliate program is the best but choosing the right one for your business is how you’ll make the most money.

By: Jason Acidre

Jason Acidre — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:34:06 +0000

It’s always best to promote products that you really believe in, knowing that it would be much easier to pre-sell it. Being honest with what you are offering is the best thing that you can do to those who will be able to see your pages, and I do think that this one is pretty much bypassed by new marketers.

Regards,
Jason

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:12:12 +0000

Online affiliate marketing is a good way to make money online but there are several parameters to consider before you go into it.
One of the more important functors is “Who will i sell it too?”.
You have to understand your target audience for every product you are going to promote.

By: Lake District MTB

Lake District MTB — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:27:24 +0000

Affiliate marketing is something I am just recently getting into. I’m hoping to build a portfolio of money making sites to live off whilst travelling. I have built 5 so far and am promoting them. So far I’m not making enough money but it’s early days and as soon as I’m up the Google rankings I should really start making money.
Ste

By: Wordpress Membership Plugins - Sam

Wordpress Membership Plugins - Sam — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:44:32 +0000

I’d like to make one point: commissions of 5-10% are usually for tangible/physical products. So if you are knowledgeable about the products and are generating enough traffic, these commissions can actually add up quite quickly.

Also, they are often in industries where no vendor is offering higher commissions. So again, if you know your stuff, don’t shy away from affiliate marketing these sites just because they have lower commissions.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:29 +0000

I first look for 2 things when scoping our affiliate programs even before I look at how much the commission is.

1. How many satisfied affiliates they have. To get this information I email the affiliate manager and ask, which brings me to #2.

2. Get to know the affiliate manager. Email him or her and ask questions, if they don’t respond quickly or they simply aren’t helpful you may want to reconsider them.