Assuming you are already a member of an affiliate network, what would be the next thing you would want to do? Double, or even triple, your commissions, right? And how exactly do you do that?
While there are numerous ways to boost your affiliate marketing income, here are some powerful tips that can help you boost your commissions.
1. Find the best affiliate networks to promote.
- Obviously, you would want to use an affiliate network that enables you to achieve the greatest profits in the shortest possible time.
- There are several factors to consider in selecting such a network. When researching, choose the ones that offer a generous commission structure, have products that fit with your chosen target audience, and have a solid track record of paying their affiliates easily and on time.
- If you cannot increase your income, dump that network and keep looking for better ones. There are thousands of affiliate networks online, so it's to your benefit to be picky. You definitely want to select the best networks if you want to avoid wasting time and money.
2. Write FREE reports and short eBooks to distribute from your site.
- There is a great possibility that you are competing with other affiliates who are promoting the products as you. If you create a short report related to the product you are promoting, you will be able to distinguish yourself from other affiliates.
- In the reports, provide some valuable information free of charge. If possible, add some recommendations of other products related to the product promoted in your report.
- By giving away free reports, you earn your readers' credibility. Customers will begin to notice you truly care about providing good service they will be enticed to try out what you are offering.
3. Collect and save the email addresses of those who download your free eBooks.
- It is a known fact that people do not make a purchase on the first visit to a site. As a result, you definitely want to collect email addresses.
- For the most part, it takes more than six messages before a potential customer decides to make a purchase. This is the simple reason why you should collect the email address of everyone who downloads your reports and eBooks.
- You can follow-up with these contacts and remind them to make a purchase from you.
4. 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.
5. Publish an online newsletter or Ezine.
- 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.
6. 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 try to be reasonable about it.
7. Write strong pay Per Click Ads.
- PPC search engine is the most effective means of advertising online. 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.