"The Internet continues to be a hotbed of opportunity for those looking to capitalize on effort and innovation, grabbing a piece of the rather large pie of profits to be made online. Merchants are finding the Internet is a Holy Grail, holding profits that have no limit, providing sales bonanzas that overflow again and again when successful advertising and promotional techniques are utilized..."
The Internet continues to be a hotbed of opportunity for those looking to capitalize on effort and innovation, grabbing a piece of the rather large pie of profits to be made online. Merchants are finding the Internet is a Holy Grail, holding profits that have no limit, providing sales bonanzas that overflow again and again when successful advertising and promotional techniques are utilized. One such technique and avenue being harnessed by discerning Internet merchants is the multi-tier affiliate program. Multi-level marketing (MLM) programs have been around for decades, but their use in the Internet community have rewarded involved parties with larger profits than previously ever imagined.
Affiliate programs provide large amounts of sales for Internet merchants as part of a reciprocal agreement between affiliates and merchants. Merchants use affiliate software to recruit and attract affiliates who, acting as sales representatives, promote the merchant and the product or service they provide in exchange for profits in the form of a percentage based commission. Affiliates operating their own websites promote their affiliate merchants’ products through the use of text ads, banner ads, pop-up/under ads, as well as posting informative content about the product and the subject matter it pertains to. Single tiered affiliate programs utilize only one line of affiliates that promote and pre-sell for their merchants. Multi-tiered affiliate programs take what single tiered programs perform to new and exciting levels for the merchants and affiliates that are involved. As a merchant, you will reap the rewards of having multiple layers of affiliates promoting and selling for you. An extended “family” of affiliates means greater exposure through more widespread advertisements, links, and promotions. As part of a multi-tier affiliate program, affiliates have the opportunity to sign up other affiliates underneath them, experiencing an additional commission percentage as long as the affiliate(s) recruited remain a part of the program and promote the merchant’s products. A multi-tier program is full of incentives for both the affiliates and the merchants involved; the profits grow larger as the customer base increases and sales follow suit. Multi-tier programs have become “win-win” situations for many computer users interested in capitalizing on rapidly growing Internet sales. As an affiliate, it is essential to join a program that has an excellent reputation for providing its member affiliates with the tools they need for ongoing success. As a merchant, the program chosen must be tried and proven to be a successful way for other merchants to make financial gain. With research, just such multi-tier affiliate programs can be located, joined, and exploited for their profit-generating prowess!
Your Affiliate Program Deserves Your Attention
Affiliate marketing has fast become an avenue for profit-making for people with limited personal computing skills and all walks of life. As an affiliate, it is your job to represent and promote the products and services of merchants of your choosing, often at the suggestion of an affiliate program you have been recruited for or enlisted in.
The Art of the Pre-Sell for Affiliate Marketers
How to write a convincing pre-sell, without coming off as a blatant promoter, is somewhat of an art. Pre-selling without being labeled a “shyster” is your aim, so let’s think about how to do just that!
Making Your Affiliate Program Most Attractive
There exists an immense amount of creative web design online now, and you want your site up there with the best of them as far as creativity, originality, and “wow” factor is concerned. Once you have the website up and running, it is time to market it; this is where affiliate marketing should be utilized.
