Things are going pretty well, you've found the affiliate
programs that work the best for your website. You're getting
some decent traffic. Your newsletter has a large following.
But, how do you take your website to the next level?
What can you add to your list of promotional ideas that has
the potential to explode your website sales and traffic?
Your *own* affiliate program, of course!
Affiliate programs aren't so popular just because they are
an easy way for you to add products and services to your site
to add additional revenue sources.
They're also *very* powerful sales tools. Think about it, with
your own affiliate program you will have people out there just
like you and me promoting your website and your products.
You need multiple streams of income, right? This is one that has
the potential to boost your bottom line significantly.
And affiliate programs aren't just for those that have products
to sell either. You can setup a pay-per-lead or pay-per-click
program as well.
For a pay-per-lead program you can calculate how much a new
subscriber to your newsletter is worth to you, or how much it
is worth to you to have someone join your community.
For a pay-per-sale program you can pay an amount less than what
you determine each visitor to your site is worth to you. For
example if you find that each visitor to your site is worth
30 cents, then paying your affiliates 15 cents or less for each
visitor is a bargain.
An affiliate program can also allow you to tap into an
affiliate websites' high traffic, or massive subscriber list.
If you are looking for a way to step up to the big leagues,
you should really consider starting your own affiliate program
today.
Some suggestions:
Commission Junction
http://www.affiliatematch.com/cj
- Pay a setup fee and a percentage of sales
MyAffiliateProgram
http://www.affiliatematch.com/myaff
- For smaller budgets this is an excellent solution
Chuck McCullough is the owner of http://AffiliateMatch.com offering FREE articles, tips, hints, and real-world advice on how to make money with your website. Visit his site or join his FREE newsletter, The AffiliateMatch Informer by sending a blank email to mailto:newsletter@affiliatematch.com.
