By Neil Anuskiewicz
Why Affiliate Marketing is Important
Affiliate marketing started in 1998. The premise was very simple: there are e-commerce Websites that need visitors through various channels. Other Websites are a possible channel for making sales but you are only going to put a link on your Website if you earn a commission.
If you have affiliate links on your Website and a prospective buyer clicks one and buys, then you get a commission. The e-commerce site links the sale to the link on your Website through a unique offer code that is embedded in your link.
There are basically two kinds of products and services out there: those that customers have to re-purchase (e.g., books) and those that provide recurring revenue. A couple of examples of recurring revenue services are Web hosting and email marketing services. The thing that recurring revenue services have in common is that the customer does not, barring a problem with the service, make the buying decision over-and-over again each time they need the service. If they are happy with the service, they keep paying for it every single month.
Why is Recurring Revenue Better for Affiliate Marketers?
With a monthly recurring revenue service, you sell a customer the service once and they pay every month until they cancel the service. If you are part of a good affiliate programs with companies that sell high-quality recurring revenue services, you can earn commission from that customer's buying decision for months or even years after the initial sale. As you bring in more business through your affiliate link, your monthly commissions grow. Over time the recurring commission can add up to a significant income stream.
If you are an affiliate for a Web site that sells a product like books, you get a commission every time someone clicks on your Website and buys a book from the company for which you are an affiliate. The problem is that you have to rely on people coming every month to buy books through your link and you have little opportunity to earn monthly, recurring revenue from the same customers. You have to rely on making a lot of sales through your affiliate link every month to keep the income flowing.
Use and Promote the Services
There is a saying in business that you should always use your own product or service. Someone who works at Ford probably does not drive into the parking lot at work in a Toyota and vice-a-versa. Using your own product or service is a vote of confidence. The same logic applies to those services for which you are an affiliate. Using the services you promote through your affiliate links is both a vote of confidence in the services and can provide powerful outlets to promote the product. This is especially true if the service you are promoting is a marketing service.
For example, if you are an affiliate of an Email Service Provider (ESP) you could actively use the service for your own email marketing needs, and include a link at the bottom of every email you send out promoting the service through your affiliate link. If one of your subscribers gets an attractive email newsletter or promotion they may be compelled to click on the affiliate link and sign up for the service. Those purchases can add greatly to your recurring revenue stream.
Neil Anuskiewicz is the Business Development Director of the StreamSend Email Marketing service.
StreamSend has a strong Email Marketing Affiliate Program that pays a 20% monthly commission. See the Website for more more details.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Wealthy Affiliate University Review - Can WA Work For You?
By John T Jones, Ph.D.
This article is a Wealthy Affiliate University Review. I joined Wealthy Affiliate University in late May of 1008. In the little over three months I have been a member, I am still learning the ropes. WA is a very comprehensive site and it is constantly being updated. There is much to learn.
Wealthy Affiliate is a training site and a community of like-minded individuals. Some are hard-nosed Internet marketers and other seem to enjoy the community. Training takes place in the following ways:
1. 8-week Lesson Plan: Eight lessons are provided one each week and no faster. The lessons ask the student to do certain money-making task. I have learned that I have to go back over the lessons fairly often to dig out the fine points. The lessons are focused and comprehensive.
2. Learning Center: Teaching tools such as guides and tutorials are given here under beginner, intermediate and senior marketer. They are very comprehensive and cover many areas of Internet marketing.
3. Research Center: Tools needed for keyword and product research including the evaluation of competitors.
4. Marketing Center: PPC and affiliate networks and keyword lists.
5. Website Center: Web-site builder, templates and feeder sites.
6. Forums: This is where much important information is shared between members. Forum or private messages are passed back and forth. One user said that there are many money-making ideas on the forums not readily available else where, which I have found to be correct.
7. Share Zone: I have written a dozen or so tutorials in this zone for the use of members. It is a great teaching and resource tool. Some of the tutorials are not fancy but most give valuable information. I've learned to read them whether the writer is polished or not. These are marketers and I've know for a long time that good writing is not always as profitable as prolific writing.
8. Spaces: This is where we welcome new members, help other members or just relax, enjoying the community. New members are always welcomed not only by the owners but by a number of members. I try to welcome and help as many as I can.
The WA site keeps the members informed as to what is going on at ClickBank®, new products, accelerating and declining products, top products, etc. They are also informed on what is going on with members who are promoting the affiliate programs. There are many other features, such as marketing trends, jobs available, affiliate earnings, etc, on the front page.
Beginner or expert, this is the best community on the Internet, but the real reason for joining is the expert advice you get from one of the two owners. They are very hard-working and I always get an answer to my questions within a day or two. I also learn what I am doing wrong because these guys, Kyle or Carson, look at what you are doing. They have made me change my sites for better sales. They have looked at my articles. I am continually learning the tricks of the trade.
If you are serious about Internet marketing and are ready and willing to work, then join WA for a full year and stay in there.
Fly Old Glory!
Wealthy Affiliate University is a great community with Free Tutoring as part of the monthly membership free. Kyle or Carson will give you personal tutoring. Other members will help you too in
the Share Zone and Forums. If you are really interested in Internet Marketing and want to Earn Money, join today. I joined for a full year and reduced my cost but I have already got my money back more than once. Joining WAU was the smartest thing I ever did. I made little before I joined. Now, I am making some money to supplement my fixed income as I am retired. With the price of fuel
and food, I have to make sure I will have more money in the future. Think about it! Join today! More info: http://www.InternetBusinessToolCenter.com
If you desire a flagpole and American flag to Fly Old Glory, go to
my business site: http://www.AAAFlagpoles.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_T_Jones,_Ph.D.
http://EzineArticles.com/?Wealthy-Affiliate-University-Review---Can-WA-Work-For-You?&id=1505706
This article is a Wealthy Affiliate University Review. I joined Wealthy Affiliate University in late May of 1008. In the little over three months I have been a member, I am still learning the ropes. WA is a very comprehensive site and it is constantly being updated. There is much to learn.
Wealthy Affiliate is a training site and a community of like-minded individuals. Some are hard-nosed Internet marketers and other seem to enjoy the community. Training takes place in the following ways:
1. 8-week Lesson Plan: Eight lessons are provided one each week and no faster. The lessons ask the student to do certain money-making task. I have learned that I have to go back over the lessons fairly often to dig out the fine points. The lessons are focused and comprehensive.
2. Learning Center: Teaching tools such as guides and tutorials are given here under beginner, intermediate and senior marketer. They are very comprehensive and cover many areas of Internet marketing.
3. Research Center: Tools needed for keyword and product research including the evaluation of competitors.
4. Marketing Center: PPC and affiliate networks and keyword lists.
5. Website Center: Web-site builder, templates and feeder sites.
6. Forums: This is where much important information is shared between members. Forum or private messages are passed back and forth. One user said that there are many money-making ideas on the forums not readily available else where, which I have found to be correct.
7. Share Zone: I have written a dozen or so tutorials in this zone for the use of members. It is a great teaching and resource tool. Some of the tutorials are not fancy but most give valuable information. I've learned to read them whether the writer is polished or not. These are marketers and I've know for a long time that good writing is not always as profitable as prolific writing.
8. Spaces: This is where we welcome new members, help other members or just relax, enjoying the community. New members are always welcomed not only by the owners but by a number of members. I try to welcome and help as many as I can.
The WA site keeps the members informed as to what is going on at ClickBank®, new products, accelerating and declining products, top products, etc. They are also informed on what is going on with members who are promoting the affiliate programs. There are many other features, such as marketing trends, jobs available, affiliate earnings, etc, on the front page.
Beginner or expert, this is the best community on the Internet, but the real reason for joining is the expert advice you get from one of the two owners. They are very hard-working and I always get an answer to my questions within a day or two. I also learn what I am doing wrong because these guys, Kyle or Carson, look at what you are doing. They have made me change my sites for better sales. They have looked at my articles. I am continually learning the tricks of the trade.
If you are serious about Internet marketing and are ready and willing to work, then join WA for a full year and stay in there.
Fly Old Glory!
Wealthy Affiliate University is a great community with Free Tutoring as part of the monthly membership free. Kyle or Carson will give you personal tutoring. Other members will help you too in
the Share Zone and Forums. If you are really interested in Internet Marketing and want to Earn Money, join today. I joined for a full year and reduced my cost but I have already got my money back more than once. Joining WAU was the smartest thing I ever did. I made little before I joined. Now, I am making some money to supplement my fixed income as I am retired. With the price of fuel
and food, I have to make sure I will have more money in the future. Think about it! Join today! More info: http://www.InternetBusinessToolCenter.com
If you desire a flagpole and American flag to Fly Old Glory, go to
my business site: http://www.AAAFlagpoles.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_T_Jones,_Ph.D.
http://EzineArticles.com/?Wealthy-Affiliate-University-Review---Can-WA-Work-For-You?&id=1505706
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