Affiliate Marketing

An Affiliate Program allows you to have other website's selling your product or service for you. You pay them on per-lead or per-sale basis and this is tracked by assigning a unique tracking URL to each affiliate. Most affiliate programs pay on a per-sale basis, meaning that a commission or percentage is paid for each referred sale. Benefits of having an affiliate program:

Increase traffic and sales on your website

A cost-effective advertising and marketing campaign for your products and services

Starting Your Online Affiliate Marketing Program:

1) Install affiliate management software on your website. (see below for example programs)

2) Write up and post on your website a contract agreement for your affiliates outlining commission structures, payment schedules, content suitability and ownership of materials etc.
see sample affiliate program agreement

3) Create and post an online application for your affiliate program.

4) Announce your affiliate program on your website and on affiliate marketing portals to attract affiliate partners.

A few examples and resources for affiliate program management software:

WheelockGroup.com/store.cfm

eCommerce-Digest.com- Best Affiliate Programs

AffiliateShop.com


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