THE AFFILIATE MARKETING PRIMER

  
Top Affiliate Program Recommendations
  
[ART - AUCTIONS - BOOKS]  :  [BUSINESS SERVICES]  :  [COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE - FINANCIAL - GENEALOGY]  :  [HEALTH - JOBS - MAGAZINES - MUSIC]  :  [PETS - PEOPLE - PLANNING SYSTEMS - SAFETY]  :  [TELECOMMUNICATIONS - TRAVEL/OUTDOOR GEAR - TRAVEL TICKETS/RESERVATIONS]  :  [WEB/INTERNET SUPPORT]

 
   

WEB/INTERNET SUPPORT:  (these are among the best affiliate programs for webmasters to consider--and some for any old computer user!) 

     AffiliateShop - this is good lesser-cost (single-tier only) option for affiliate program management hosted on their server (as above, see the primer section "Setting Up Affiliate Programs" for details); pays $30 per sale for the first sale - but after that, you get $60 per sale... on a single tier
    
AffPage for ClickBank - this is a CGI script that mightily enhances one's use of ClickBank as an affiliate merchant... allowing you to collect your intended affiliates' names and addresses and IDs, and making it possible for them to use your own domain name instead of ClickBank's linking code (among other things); pays 50%, single-tier
     DemandMail.com - a late-breaking autoresponder service with no free version, but unlimited sequential autoresponders (with quite sophisticated features) available for one low monthly fee... hence, residual income; pays 35% on the first of 4 tiers, then 10%, 2%, and 1% (plus bonus incentives)
     EzineAnnouncer - this fabulous software program allows you to announce the existence of your ezine (and articles) to a vast array of directories, lists, and free ad sources... and select individual listings to track results!; submissions are fully automated where possible, but sets aside those sources requiring email submissions (and mail-merges them); pays 35% on the first tier, 5% on the second
     Free Advertising System - an excellent (e-book) explanation of how and why to set up an affiliate program (particularly for digital infoproducts) and how to promote it (by Jimmy D. Brown); pays 50%, single-tier
     GetResponse.com - a very professional and easy to use autoresponder service with 2 options, free (one ad at the top) or with a reasonable monthly charge (and everything is done from their servers); pays 30% on the first tier, 10% on the second (recurring commissions!)
     Internet Call Manager - a service that allows you to manage your incoming phone calls while you stay online, at less than ¼ the cost of a second phone line (don't need Caller ID or Call Waiting, no special hardware); pays $7.50 per subscriber, single-tier
     Internet Success Spider - unlimited-use online software that quickly finds for you all the sites linked to one of your choosing (your competition's, or yours?) and ranks them (a great way to find "super affiliates"); pays 50% on the first tier, 10% on the second
     NameStick.com - a wonderful way to increase your affiliate marketing commissions! - as well as a means to other interesting domain name options... with super domain name cloaking/referring; pays a $7.50 commission per sale, single-tier
     My Affiliate Program - set up your own affiliate program on their server (see the primer section "Setting Up Affiliate Programs" for details); pays 20% on the first tier and 5% on the second
     The Paperless Newsletter Publishers Guide - this e-book is a big surprise to many folks... being proof that selling an ezine is perfectly doable and profitable, despite all the free ones that abound (by Monique Harris, of Make Your Knowledge Sell! fame); pays 50% on a single tier
     Postmaster Express - automated follow-up email software and more, to make life online so much easier; unlimited autoresponders with mail merge (comparison to GetResponse:  your computer must be on 24/7 to respond to requests for information), bulk emailing, contact database management; similar to Mailloop, but more powerful, easier to learn, guaranteed, supported, and $100 cheaper!; pays 20% on the first tier, 6% on the second
     Site Build It! - cheap web hosting… but with all the expensive trimmings! - statistics especially for affiliates, by-the-hand set-up of pages (or use HTML, as preferred), free domain registration, invaluable help with pay-per-click SEs, automatic major SE submission, and more… all of which would cost over $1000/year separately!; see the Quick Tour Slide Show for a nice overview; SiteSell's 5 Pillar Program pays 25% on the first level (scaled second tier) [...and check out the monthly SBI sweepstakes!]
     SureFire Premium Processing - this could be your most exciting affiliate program, if you have the right connections (and they're certainly worth developing!)... transaction processing for high-volume online businesses, another SiteSell offering; pays $15 per lead and up to a $10,000 commission!!
     Total Merchant Services - this is the credit card merchant service that's recommended most highly by so many businesses and webmarketing gurus (not just because they have a great affiliate program, though they do!) - a sound company; pays a whopping $200 for referred new clients, $100 on the second tier
     Ultimate Affiliate - an excellent mid-range option for an affiliate program setup (see the primer section "Setting Up Affiliate Programs" for details); pays 20% on the first tier, 1% on the next 5 tiers
     Webdecal.com - this is a wonderful way to market one's website!... on your car window, door, or bumper - they make inexpensive and good-looking "decals" (sturdy and removable) with one or more lines of text... including your easy-to-remember URL (they also have personalized "just married" decals for newlyweds); pays 15% on the first tier, 5% on second
     Xcleaner - here's a
means of cleaning up one's PC that goes beyond virus scanners and firewalls - efficiently detecting spyware and other unwanted detritus and removing them from memory; a for-pay version is even more effective than the free one; pays $10 per sale (plus ClickBank's tiny second-tier bonus)
     See also the heading BUSINESS SERVICES
     See also "BannersGoMLM", the reasonable banner ad exchange program, below... 1 to 1, free, targeted, competitor exclusion, your choice of page placement (or not!), with a 5-level affiliate program earning 10% in ad credits (see the article I've written to explain why this former banner shunner has changed her mind - but so far only because of this program)


 

  

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