Affiliate marketing

What is affiliate marketing? It is when one website features an ad or content designed to drive traffic to another site. Affiliate programs are designed to help promote a company’s products or services. Some affiliates pay a high percentage of every sale generated. Sites like Affiliate Power Ads offer such a program that enables this type of benefit.

There are 3 basic types of affiliate programs :
1. Pay-Per-Sale
Programs are definitely the most popular. Some of these companies offer a two-tier program, whereas you receive a small percentage of commissions from anyone who signs up as an affiliate through you.
2. Pay-Per-Lead
With this type of program the company pays you a fixed commission amount for all qualified leads that you send them. It's easier because your not requesting visitor to make a purchase.
3. Pay-Per-Click With this program you agree to put a link or banner on your website. The company pays you for each click through to their website.

Before signing up with any company, be sure to check out their program thoroughly and review their terms and conditions.

Some tips to make your site for affiliate programs :

-Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing.It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more.
-Concentrate your efforts on choosing a few good affiliate programs and marketing them effectively. Choose a program with products or services that interest you and find a great quality product or services. Which includes a program that offer top commissions and and make sure they have a high sales convertions ratio.
-Using Consumer Review Sites To Increase Your Affiliate Earnings

The best affiliate programs :
1. Commission Junction (www.cj.com)
2. ClickBank (www.clickbank.com)
3. LinkShare (www.linkshare.com)
4. Affiliate Window (www.affiliatewindow.com)
5. Amazon (www.amazon.com)
6. Shareasale (www.shareasale.com)
7. Google (www.google.com/adsense/)
8. LinkConnector (www.linkconnector.com)
9. CPA Empire (www.cpaempire.com)
10. Parked (www.parked.com)

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