Are you just a sales site reselling affiliate products and services?
You have most likely seen sites that are selling a item or accomadation
and noticed that they also offer an affiliate script you might
join. There is generally a little hyperlink at the top left or at the bottom of the page
that says Affiliate Program.
Not only can you buy the merchandise
or service but you might
sell it as well and earn a commission.
Well, how about using the same concept for your affiliate programs. How about setting up your site like this but not
actually developing the merchandise
or accomadation
yourself.
You may with 2 tier affiliate programs!
Not only may you earn commissions through the sale of products or services at your page
directly, you can sign up 2nd tier affiliates to earn commissions for you as well.
Many of the best affiliate programs offer 2nd tier opportunities. You should generate sure you join ones that do.
How should you design your site to accommodate sales AND affiliates? There are 2 ways to do this:
1.If you have a number of products or services you are selling at your website
then underneath the affiliate hyperlink to BUY the merchandise
or service have the join affiliate program link.
Most likely your affiliate code
will provide you with 2 different affiliate links.
Chances are, people you sign up into the 2nd tier via your affiliate script link will finish
up buying the product
themselves. So not only do you get a direct commission from the sale to this person, you also get 2nd tier commissions from any sales they build in the future.
2. Set up a mini-site for one of your affiliate programs so that you are only reselling this one item or service. This would be a page
with just 2 pages. On the first page is the backlink
to the product itself.
On the 2nd page is the description of the affiliate program and the link to the affiliate code
sign up page.
Your desire is to actually direct your visitors to the 2nd page where they can sign up to the affiliate program. Why?
You will get more commissions from signing up affiliates into your 2nd tier than by visitors directly buying the product through your affiliate hyperlink. This is because more many people
will
be interested in the affiliate program rather than the merchandise
. But when they join the affiliate code
, many of them will buy the product or accomadation
.
In summary, think about using your page
as an affiliate script page
as well as a sales site. It gives you 2 bites at the cherry and having 2nd tier affiliates means you might
be earning
commissions for years.
David McKenzie is the author of a new e-book titled The Facts
You Should Know About Affiliate Programs
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