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Affiliate
programs provide the developing online business a potential for exponential
traffic, directed to your site via operators in all areas of expertise.
The creation of traffic is a daunting, and at times potentially expensive
proposition for the newcomer to the market. Competition is fierce,
and the cost effective acquisition of customers can be the most challenging
aspect of achieving success.
By
developing an affiliate program, you create an immediate interest
in other online entrepreneurs to promote your site, and products
at their property. Unlike most advertising propositions, there is
little up front cost involved. Instead, an agreement is reached to
share any revenues generated from that property with its owners.
Generally, the only direct cost associated with setup is an account
deposit with the party managing your program for you.
There
are a variety of services available to assist you in the implementation
of an affiliate offering on your site. Software packages are available
to allow the developer to incorporate the affiliate program onto
their own servers, which then requires the site owner manage it as
well.
The
alternative is online services that provide back to front management
of the program on your behalf, including affiliate signup, tracking,
and payment. The benefits associated with this system are a considerably
lighter workload, as well as exposure of your program to all visitors
at their central directory. This can be of strong value in making
your program effective, and profitable, in a relatively short timeframe.
When
developing a program, there are a few key items to keep in mind,
to ensure its popularity and profitability. The first step should
be to comparison shop other programs selling products or services
similar to your own. What are they offering their affiliates? Is
it pay per click, a straight fee, or a % of sales? What % are they
paying? Are there incentives based on overall volume? What other
steps do they take to promote webmaster interest in prominently placing
their links?
The
next step is choosing your provider, should you choose to go with
an online service. Many providers offer comparitive options, but
the more popular have obviously developed a wider circle of site
designers who refer to their programs when updating their property.
The key in selection is, as always, sufficient research. Online has
put together a sampling of providers below, to assist you in finding
a program appropriate to your online business, and success:
| Affiliate
Shop |
| No
software to be installed; just cut and paste a few lines of HTML
code on your site to get your program up and running. Some of the
features include pay per click, pay per sale, accept or reject
affiliates who wish to join and much more. New $19.95 startup fee
for 14 days. Following that, remainder of flat charge for set up
of $395, then you'll have to pay a monthly fee of $45. |
|
BeFree
|
| Befree.com,
also operating as Reporting.net, provides customized affiliate
program development to its clientelle, in addition to other promotion
opportunities. Generally a provider to some of the largest online
businesses, setup of a program through BeFree is priced based upon
the package negotiated. |
Commission
Junction  |
| The
largest online affiliate network, with 1000's of listed programs,
Commission Junction provides the online entrepreneur the opportunity
to effectively promote their site and products. Costs associated
with setup include a one time fee of $1295 US, transaction fees
that vary according to sales, with a minimum monthly payment of
$250 US. CJ.com also requires that a minimum account balance of
$500 be maintained at all times. |
| Clickbank.com |
| Anyone
who sells information online can easily set up an affiliate program
with Clickbank. Each of your affiliates will need to have a Clickbank
account, so they can be set up with a special link for tracking
their sales. They accept the payment for you by credit card and
you'll be charged a percentage of each sale. Simple and easy. Clickbank
accounts cost $49.95 for you to accept credit cards through them
then $1.00 plus 7.5% of each sale made. |
| clickXchange.com
|
| Extend
your market reach and increase your site revenue by building your
own custom network of clickXchange affiliates. Choose from click,
lead, sale, %sale, impressions, & a rare verified e-mail acquisition
program! Offering two levels of signup for the advertiser, a standard
account is FREE, with a payment arrangement of 30% of any affiliate
payouts going directly to clickXchange.com. As an advertiser, you
are required to maintain a minimum of $250 in an escrow account
for potential affiliate payouts, as well as a minimum $50 per month
payment to clickXchange for their services. The premier program
offers a substantial level of promotion for your affiliate program,
as well as its regular featuring within clickXchange.com newsletters,
etc. |
| Clixgalore |
| A
budget friendly option, ClixGalore will setup an affiliate program
for your business for as little as $75 US for their bronze
package. Other packages range in price according to the level of
service required. ClixGalore's ability to offer an affordable entry
into affiliate marketing has seen their popularity quickly grow. |
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