6 Things you must know before you chose an affiliate program

Released on: March 25, 2008, 1:01 am

Press Release Author: gurpreet singh/technoflicker

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: So you want to choose an affiliate program or are you already
involved in one?

These are six tips you must understand deeply. But first, understand that affiliate
programs work just like network marketing. I said it works like it because it
involves down-lines.



Press Release Body: So you want to choose an affiliate program or are you already
involved in one?

These are six tips you must understand deeply. But first, understand that affiliate
programs work just like network marketing. I said it works like it because it
involves down-lines.

Now to get started. Once you understand these tips and use them wisely, you would
make a real success out of the affiliate program you choose.

1. Choose the Right Affiliate Program.

Before you pick an Affiliate program, make double sure it is the right one. Check
the company\'s profile. You cannot be in a moving vehicle and remain stagnant. If
your affiliate program is one that makes steady progress, you also make progress. If
it is stagnant, you inevitably will be stagnant. Check for the company\'s age.
Companies in their first two years pay high, but they face the risk of quitting all
too soon. They are but infants. Companies in their first seven years are more likely
to be stable. Older companies are reliable. Very reliable. They have a track record
which you can easily check out and have good organization built from years of
existence.

2. What are the Companies\' Products?

Please be very careful. Only a thin line separates Multi-level Marketing (MLM) or
affiliate programs from illegality. You are however safe if the company has a
product it sells. Never join a pyramid scheme. I am not an expert at that but I
suppose pyramid schemes are scams. If the company does not offer a product or
service, you might as well forget it.

3. Check the Compensation Plan.

Your primary reason for joining an affiliate program is to make money! Should I say
that again? To make money! So please, check the compensation plan. Make sure it
suits you. When dose the company pay? At what rate? How does the company pay? If it
doesn\'t go down well with you, just forget it and find yourself another affiliate
program with which you feel comfortable.

Note however that even if the commission schedule is small but sure, the work you do
can help you blow it all up. Think of $1 in 1000 places ($1000). It can be achieved
weekly. You can realize that with almost all affiliate programs.

The bottom line, choose a program that suits you.

4. Join Free Programs But....
A lot of affiliate programs allow you to join for free. I suggest you join the free
ones. My reason is; you can easily leave without much loss. I feel sorry for people
who have tried several programs and paid heavily just to realize it is not the right
one. But if you think you can afford it, then the choice is yours.

Once you\'ve made a choice, remember these last two tips!

5. Build Your Team of Affiliates.

This can be the most excruciating part of it all, but once you have a team of
down-lines who are active, it is well worth it.

Always remember, \"for every twelve, there is always a Judas.\" There will always be
bad apples in a barrel. Find the good ones, train them, help them and you have
simply helped yourself.

How do you know the good ones? Simple; watch out for those that ask questions,
contact you and fulfill all requirements in short periods of time. Go for them and
you are building a money spinning business.

6. Put Yourself in the Shoes of Those you Want to Recruit.

Make things easy for them. Put together all the information and deliver it to them.
I know it took you sometime getting the information. Help them get it in a shorter
time. Probably in few hours. Contact them always. Answer their questions. Give them
all the help you can. Show them what to do and help them do it right.

Remember, you help them; you simply help yourself. Put yourself in their shoes and
do exactly what you would have loved if you were in their shoes.


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