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How do you know they're
Reputable?
Take a good look at their site
before signing up as an Associate Member.
What is the overall
"feel" of their site - does it look
professional - (don't mistake a "flash" site for a
professional site - it doesn't always follow!)
Will the site be easy for your referrals to find
their way around - do you truly think their product is
worth promoting - is the price right - is the packaging
attractive - is the information detailed enough - does
the product deliver! Take a
look at their "contact" info - does it tell you
who to contact for problems, returned items, queries -
what support do they give their Associate Members - what
is their customer care like?
When you check the site over, ask
yourself, does the website instill confidence in you and
do you feel they are successful. If you
have any doubts at all - don't sign up.
If the site cannot turn visitors
into sales, no matter how many visitors you manage to
send them - you'll not earn a dime!
Once you're happy with the
aesthetics - delve a little deeper and find out
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How
your commission is paid
- some may pay in dollars, others may pay
in credits (which you can use against
their services) |
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The
frequency it is paid
- monthly, quarterly, when a
"minimum" commission is met ...
and so on.
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How
long they've
been in business
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What
their legal
terms
are and how binding are they.
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Also check the criteria upon which they
can terminate their agreement with you -
and likewise, how you can terminate the
agreement with them should you wish to do
so. (Some agreements will allow you to
pass your position on to your dependents
in the event of your demise -
particularly useful if you have built up
a really good status with the Company.)
Always
read the fine print too!
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How
do they track your referrals
and sales
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Do
they track cookies, ISP's or some other
unique data so that you
get credited
for return visitors who fail to buy on
the first visit, but make a subsequent
purchase some months down the line - even
if they arrive on the Company's site
through someone else's link!
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If
they charge you to become an Associate
Member - how
much
- and is it a one
off
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How does the Company that you
signed up with know that a Visitor was sent by You?
You, as an Associate Member will
be given a special URL that tracks the visitors you send
to their site along with the activity of that visitor.
A good reputable company will have
a very slick operation in place whereby they will know
virtually every click a visitor is making on their site -
how many times they visit the site, when they purchase
product, how they paid, when they paid, what color socks
they're wearing,.....NO - SORRY.....I'm joking!!
But seriously, all the tracking
will be done by them and they should advise you when
someone either makes an enquiry, signs-up with them,
purchases product....or whatever the terms are that you
agreed to upon becoming an Associate Member of theirs.
How do you get the Visitors to
send to in the first place?
Exactly the same way as you get
visitors to send to your affiliate linked sites. Market
well and keep at it - it is well worth placing your
Associate Member sites' links on your OWN site if you
have one - that way you can have two cracks at the whip -
advertise your own site and advertise your Associate
Member site too.
Remember that a recognized visitor
/ sale percentage rate of any advertising is around 1% -
that means that for every 100 visitors only 1 visitor
will be converted to buy - and that's providing the site
and products are of high caliber.
That's why I say to you make sure
you are dealing with a REPUTABLE COMPANY whose products
are wanted, needed or desirable.
Now you can see that you must
generate loads of traffic -
marketing IS a numbers game.
Obviously, your own quality opt-in
list will get you off to a good start - but don't worry
if you haven't got one - you can use other marketing techniques
but just understand and allow for the fact that it will
take a lot longer to generate a decent income!
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