Saturday, October 12, 2013

Become Your Own Boss With Affiliate Marketing

By Joseph S. Boozer


Ask questions first before you join to any of affiliate marketing programs. Do a little research about the choices of program that you intend to join into. Get some answers because they will be the deciding point of what you will be achieving later on.

The good news is financial freedom can be yours with Affiliate Marketing. You can start your own home business very easily and at very little cost. All you need is a computer and an internet connection. This article will attempt to shed some light on the ways in which Affiliate Marketing differs from a conventional home business, and how one might take advantage of the great opportunity afforded by this type of business to gain financial freedom.

This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics. This factor is extremely important because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.You need to be confident on the program enough to track those people you refer from your site. This is the only way that you can credit for a sale. The period of time that those people stay in the system is also important. This is because some visitors do not buy initially but may want to return later to make the purchase. Know if you will still get credit for the sale if it is done some months from a certain day.

Program that You choose between affiliate marketing companies should be capable of offering detailed stats. They should be available online anytime you decide to check them out. Constantly checking your individual stats is important to know how many impressions, hits and sales are already generated from your site. Impressions are the number of times the banner or text link was viewed by a visitor of your site. A hit is the one clicking on the banner or text links.Does the affiliate program also pay for the hits and impressions besides the commissions on sales? It is important that impressions and hits are also paid, as this will add to the earnings you get from the sales commission. This is especially important if the program you are in offers low sales to be able to hit ratio.

Watch out for commission theft in your online business. Certain affiliate link formats are not 'protected'. In other words they have a simple format such as abc.com/123 and if you display that in an email type message, for example in a newsletter, then your reader can substitute his own affiliate code and claim commission on his own purchase. So you need to protect (or disguise) your link, and there are a few ways to do this. Use a redirect file, use a 'short URL' service, or use an ad tracking link."Before" and "after" pictures are a simple but effective way to use visuals to your promotional advantage. Include a caption or accompanying text box that clearly explains the condition of the person in the pictures, how your product or service was used to create that change, and detailed information about the "after" state. People will buy your programs if they feel that your products will help them reach their goals.

Perhaps one of the most desirable aspects of Affiliate Marketing is the privilege of being able to work from the comfort of your own home. The benefits of working from home are numerous. Three obvious ones are, firstly, there is no need to worry about commuting to work daily and having the right work wear. Secondly, you can schedule your work around your other commitments and work when you want and finally, if you have young children, you can be there to attend to their needs, whilst you work.

5% - 20% is the commission paid by most programs..01% -.05% is the amount paid for each hit. If you find a program that also pays for impressions, the amount paid is not much at all. As you can see from the figures, you will now understand why the average sales amount and hit to sale ratio is important.

In conclusion, I would say if you dream of quitting your job and really want to work for yourself then you can do it. All it takes is time and a commitment to succeed. By taking advantage of available affiliate marketing starter programs, you can be up and running in no time and at




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