| The Quick and Easy Way to Pocket More Affiliate Cash |
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Affiliate marketing is a great way to get started in Internet marketing since you don't need to have a product of your own. If you are wondering if a product idea of yours would sell, try promoting a product similar to yours as an affiliate first to test the market.
Affiliate marketing is a great way to get started in Internet marketing since you don't need to have a product of your own. If you are wondering if a product idea of yours would sell, try promoting a product similar to yours as an affiliate first to test the market. Another benefit of affiliate marketing is that you will not have to hire any customer support staff or deal with product returns and refund issues. Your job is to promote the product to hungry buyers and earn commissions for doing so. But be careful! Your affiliate commission can easily be stolen if you don't protect it. Here are 3 tips that will have you earn more affiliate commissions starting today: 1. Do not use your direct affiliate link in your promotions. You probably already know that it's a good idea to cloak (hide) your affiliate links. This will prevent people from hijacking your links and buyers from "cutting off" your affiliate ID from the link. But there's another reason not to use direct affiliate links: Namely, because you could end up with hundreds of "dead" links all over the Internet. What happens if the vendor stops selling the product? You've included you affiliate link in all you online activities - article marketing, your blog, social bookmarking and networking sites. With a redirect link you now have the option of pointing it to a similar product from another vendor. With just two minutes of work you can possibly save thousand of dollars in commissions that would have otherwise been lost. 2. Don't let commissions slip away. If you aren't careful, you may find that the product vendor is the biggest thief of your affiliate commission. Here are some things to look for: * The product sales page should not have Google AdSense ads on it. You end up with all the work of sending traffic to the page, and the owner ends up with the AdSense profits, while nobody is buying the product you are trying to promote. Avoid these sites! * There's another trick that some vendors use to cheat you out of your commission. They might urge the buyer to rather call in their order than ordering to the web page that does the affiliate tracking. When they do, you end up with nothing. * If a customer calls customer service with questions prior to purchase, the customer service representative might send the customer to a different sales page. Again, you lose the commission on the sale. 3. Find out what loopholes the vendor will use to keep your money. Here's the third tip: Before signing up as an affiliate, make sure you read the Terms of Service (TOS) and Affiliate Agreement. You may find that the vendor imposes very large payment thresholds to legally keep your money until you have reached the threshold! Some vendors actually charge fees if you asked to get paid via check, leaving you with less of a commission. More information: Found this article helpful? Please Go and Instantly Grab Your Free Membership to the *Brand New* Affiliate Profits Club "Completely 100% FREE..." Easy Affiliate Internet Marketing "Discover a simple 4-step plan that puts you on the fast track to internet marketing success!" http://www.hoptomoney.com/trng/apc/
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