Sunday, May 24, 2009

Free E-BOOK 5- Affiliate Marketing

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Affiliate Marketing:

One of the most important and widely used sources of income from the internet is "Affiliate marketing".It is a fascinating new concept catching on like wildfire.Several books have been written about it and several thousand articles have been published about it.To understand affiliate marketing, we should first discuss the traditional ways of marketing.In the good old days, marketing was done through word of mouth or use of messengers.Sometimes people would go to the marketplace and actually shout to sell their products. Even today we find street vendors going from street to street selling their products in a loud voice.This happens mostly in the third world countries.

Then came the organized way of marketing with the advent of corporate entities.Separate marketing Departments were set up and a whole new hierarchy of executives were appointed.The responsibilities of this department were manifold.Suffice it to say the department while performing under severe pressure also ran into several constraints resulting in huge losses for a company.There was no concept of "PFP or Pay For Performance."

For example, a company selling toys will have to recruit selling agents who have to be paid a fixed salary irrespective of whether there is a sale or not.Some additional incentives are paid based on sales volume.Collections are also delayed due to credit periods.Thus a company undertakes huge financial burden due to the presence of a marketing or a business development team.It became a necessary evil couched under the garb of overheads.Even today there are many companies which focus heavily on such teams without commensurate returns.

To the credit of the business development/marketing teams it should be admitted that there is no other alternative.Or, there was.

Enter affiliate Marketing:

Today, due to the advent of internet-based technologies very vibrant and exciting new concepts have replaced the traditional way of marketing.Thus was born "Affiliate marketing"

What exactly is Affiliate marketing?who is an affiliate?
An affiliate is a selling agent appointed to sell products or services via the internet.Sounds so normal and boring?Actually it is more than what it sounds to be.
How to become an Affiliate:

1.By direct application to a company.Nowadays,many companies offer an affiliate program details of which will be available in their web-site itself under a separate menu.An example is given here:
Click to view an affiliate program offer in a web site
2.By clicking on some referral link which you may come across while browsing the net.

3.By registering with an Affiliate network Portal.
Click here to join Affiliate Network portal,commission junction.

Click here to join Affiliate Network portal,Clickbank

It is generally difficult and tedious to become an affiliate through direct application or by referrals.I recommend the third route since it is easy to locate companies which offer affiliate programs.There are several such networks available in the web as given in my FREE E BOOK 8- Earning From Ads, under the heading Agents.

Cost of becoming an Affiliate:

Whatever be the method you follow to become an affiliate, it is almost always free.Never pay to become an affiliate.
You should be ready with a few details before applying for registration.Else,you will find it frustrating since you will be running around trying to locate the details.
Checklist for an affiliate application:
1.Personal Details like name,address, telephone number etc.
2.Preferred mode of receiving payment.
3.A fully functional web-site of which you are the web-master.

Since many companies send checks to your residential address, it is very important to provide your correct Residential address.You don't want it to be delivered to wrong address.Do you?


After you become an affiliate,you have to obtain the code which will be generated by the advertiser or the Agent for a particular product or a service.You have to simply copy and paste the ode in your web-site in a convenient place.This will create a link to the particular web-site whose product you will be promoting.When someone clicks on the site and buys the product or service, you will be paid an affiliate commission for the sale made through your site.

Note:If you find it difficult to follow the instructions or guidelines provided in these FREE E BOOKS,there are several companies which sell ready-made sites which can earn for you in a relatively short period.Here is an example of one such site:
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