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How To Increase Your Affiliate Commissions!


So you've joined an affiliate program, but really haven't figured out where youshould start?Here are 12 great tips to get you started on your feet and enjoying thenew year.

Here are 12 Awesome Ways To increase Your Affiliate Commissions!

  • Participate in web discussion boards and online forums. When I first joinedan affiliate program, I read as much information as possible in the discussionboards http://www.sfidboard.com.This is a great discussion board to lurk in and understand the affiliate program andhow things work.

    Once you get enough confidence to post your own comments, try a forum morelike a Home Business Forum.This forum lets you include a link to your web site andany personal signature you choose, but is monitored. I included my web site linkunder my comment so that other could click on the link if they chose.Best part wasthat the search engine spiders took notice too.

  • Advertise your link in your signature file with every email you write.

    Use anattention-grabbing headline for them to visit your affiliate site. Also make sure yoursignature file doesn't get too big.

    Your link should look something like this:
    --
    Jennifer Schilling
    email address here
    http://www.thinkingfaster.com
    http://www.internet-business-success.biz
    http://www.internet-business-opportunities.biz

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Why build JUST a Web site,
    When You COULD Build a Business?
    http://www.thinkingfaster..com/successsite.html
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  • Your link should look like thishttp://www.internet-business-success.biz/free.html. By redirecting your affiliate number and making your address bepart of your web site, you will not loose out on any affiliate commissions.

  • Create unique affiliate program ads and your own banners if possible. Ifevery other affiliate is using the same ad you are using, many web visitors may leaveyour web site quicker than you think. Give yourself an edge over your competition,by making an ad that makes your website stand out from the others.

  • Use a personal testimonial ad. You should only use this if you've actuallybought the product or service. Tell people what kind of results and benefits you'vereceived using the product. This can be VERY powerful.

  • Trade links with other webmasters who are promoting the same types ofproducts you are promoting. You want to attract the same type of people that wouldbe interested in buying the product you're reselling.

  • Some advantages might include more traffic for you and the otherwebmasters.Once your website gets ranked by Google,you will find more and more webmasters requesting link exchanges to your website.

  • .Create a newsletter or an electronic magazine (e-zine) advertising yourwebsite. Use your newsletter to advertise the affiliate programs you've joined. Oroffer a free e-book in your newsletter with the advertisement and links of youraffiliate web site. The free e-book should draw your target audience to down-load itinstantly. You can also submit your newsletter to directories and start a traffic virusgetting people to visit your website.

  • Offer free online services, utilities or useful website links from your website. They could be search engine submissions, language translations, web site tuneups. Make sure that the service or utility that you are offering them is somethingyou would personally use and is of an interest to your website. There, make sure toadd as many of your affiliate links as possible so that people can see them and clickon them.

  • Start your own affiliate program directory. If you have joined more thanone affiliate program, list them all in a directory format on your web site. Advertiseyour free affiliate program directory to others so that they will want to be part ofyour directory as well.

  • Write articles and submit them to websites that do accept them is anothergreat way to drive more traffic and increase your affiliate commissions. The MOSTimportant thing to do is to add a "resource box" in the bottom of every article thatyou write. This has been used and proven to work by all top marketing gurus online.

    THIS is BY FAR the most effective way to increase your backlinks!

  • Make sure you practice good follow up skills and get back to all of youraffiliates within 24 hours or sooner.If you are available to them, they will want tostick around.You will be able to answer questions just like you do with your ownaffiliate mentors.

    Copyright 2004 Jennifer Schilling

    Jennifer Schilling is the Editor of 3 websites and Publisher of Home Business
    Tips newsletter. Come get your free e-book when you join at

    http://www.internet-business-success.biz


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