Saturday, October 30, 2010

Tips for Choosing the Best Affiliate Program for Your Blogging Needs


Tips for Choosing the Best Affiliate Program for Your Blogging Needs

Perhaps you have a blog and now you are ready to make some money with it. Or you have been trying to make money with your blog for months and nothing seems to be happening. Try these tips for choosing affiliates. The right affiliates will make all the difference in the amount of income a blog can produce.
Choose affiliates relevant to your blog topic.
Ads that pertain to your area of business are the best ones for your blog. Your readers will be interested and the ads will get the best results. For instance, if you are blogging about brochures, you might have affiliates that print brochures or design brochures.

Be wise about the payments you will receive.
Before you sign up for any affiliate, find out what their payout minimums are. Don’t take the price they give you as a solid price. Most times the payments are based on a minimum click-through rate. Look for commissions above 20% for a general rule.

Don’t sell what you don’t trust.
Remember that the affiliates on your site are in a sense being recommended by you. If you do not trust a product or the company it comes from, do not put it on your site.

Find trusted but unique products.
If your site is advertising for the same affiliates as every other blog in your niche, then you are not as likely to have success with it. Try to find new or slightly out of the ordinary products to promote. Just keep in mind the tips above when selecting questionable products.

Keep your target audience in mind.
The price of your product should relate to the price range of your target audience. Most people will look at something that costs $10-$500 dollars. Keep the monetary value of the products in mind when you choose affiliates.

Find an affiliate with great customer service.
You should be able to reach your affiliates easily. A good affiliate will give you a phone number and an email address at least. Good customer support will make a huge difference in the quality of your affiliate relationship.

Trying new affiliates can get risky, but always going with the tried and true affiliates can be boring. Try to incorporate a mix onto your blog. If you find that one doesn’t work, try out another. Eventually you will be sure to find the right affiliates to start making money with your blog.

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