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How do you go about choosing who to affiliate with? Sometimes there are so many offers to choose from you feel lost in making a choice, other times there is only one choice available. Even in this case, do you sign up or pass?
The Affiliate Master's Top 10
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tips
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #1.
Look for a product or service you believe in. The better the product or service, the more sincerely enthusiastic you will be in recommending it.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #2.
Pick products or services that in some way is relevant to your website. If your site is about pets, you probably won't have much success in promoting car parts. People coming to your site in search of guppies would not likely click on a link for auto parts.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #3.
How well does the website you promote sell? No matter how good the product or how high the commission, it won't do you much good unless their website effectively sells.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #4.
How and when will you be paid? Many programs only pay after you've accumulated $50 or $100 in commission. You may find some that won't pay until you make a certain minimum level of sales. Read all the rules before you affiliate.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #5.
How much will you get paid on sales? All other things being equal you'll probably want to concentrate on programs which pay highest.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #6.
Are there Residual or Lifetime Commissions offered? Will you earn commissions on future purchases and/or renewals on subscription type purchase?
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #7.
Do you get paid for generating leads as well as sales?
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #8.
How good is the program's tracking? Best is real-time feedback, so you can test different promotions, ad campaigns and techniques and discover which ones are working and which aren't.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #9.
How helpful is the company to their affiliates? The top programs appreciate the effort their affiliates make and will do all that they can to assist.
Affiliate Program Evaluation Tip #10.
Watch for exclusivity clauses. There are companies which insist that they are the only product or service of their type on your site. Also watch for others who want to approve every word your write about their product before you promote them. This isn't necessarily bad, but it is important you know about it. Make sure you read all contracts carefully.
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