Are you already into an affiliate program? If you are, what would be the next thing you would want to do? Do you want to double, or even triple, your commissions? How do you do that?
The following are some powerful tips on how to boost your affiliate program commissions.
1. Determine the best program and products you want to promote.
Of course, you would want to promote a program that will enable you to achieve the greatest profits in the shortest possible time, right?
- In selecting a profitable program, there are several factors to consider.
- You have to choose the ones that have a generous commission structure.
- The program must have products that fit in with your target audience.
- The program should have a solid track record of paying their affiliate easily and on time.
Dump that program and keep looking for better ones if you cannot seem to increase your investments. There are thousands of affiliate programs online which gives you the reason to be picky. You may want to select the best to avoid losing your advertising dollars.
One good move is to write free reports or cheap eBooks to distribute from your site. You can’t run form the fact that you are competing with other affiliates that are promoting the same program. You will be able to distinguish yourself from the other affiliates by writing short reports related to the product you are promoting,
Provide some valuable information for free when writing your reports. Add some recommendations about the products, as much as possible. With e-Books, you get credibility. Customers will see that in you and they will be enticed to try out what you are offering.
2. Collect and save the email addresses of those who download your free E-Books.
People do not make a purchase on the first solicitation, which is a known fact. Depending on your customer’s mood, you may want to send out your message more than six times to make a sale.
This is the simple reason why you should collect the contact information of those who downloaded your reports and E-Books. You can make follow-ups on these contacts to remind them to make a purchase from you.
Get the contact information of a prospect before sending them to the vendor's website. Keep in mind that you are providing free advertisement for the product owners. You get paid only when you make a sale. If you send prospects directly to the vendors, chances are they would be lost to you forever.
But when you get their names, you can always send other marketing messages to them to be able to earn an ongoing commission instead of a one-time sale only.
Publish an online newsletter or E-zine. It is always best to recommend a product to someone you know than to sell to a stranger. This is the purpose behind publishing your own newsletter. This also allows you to develop a relationship based on trust with your subscribers.
This strategy is a delicate balance between providing useful information with a sales pitch. If you continue to write informative editorials you will be able to build a sense of reciprocity in your readers that may lead them to support you by buying your products.
3. Ask for higher than normal commission from merchants.
If you are already successful with a particular promotion, you should try and approach the merchant and negotiate a percentage commission for your sales.
If the merchant is smart, he or she will likely grant your request rather than lose a valuable asset in you. Keep in mind that you are a zero-risk investment to your merchant; so do not be shy about requesting for addition in your commissions. Just be reasonable about it.
Write strong Pay Per Click ads. PPC search engine is the most effective means of advertising on-line. As an affiliate, you can make a small income just by managing PPC campaigns such as Google AdWords and Overture. Then you should try and monitor them to see which ads are more effective and which ones to dispose of.
Try out these strategies and see the difference it can make to your commission checks in the shortest amount of time.
