"There
are companies on the internet who do over $300 million
in revenue a year and over $100 million of that comes
from affiliate marketing. In fact, MarketingSherpa
estimates that affiliate marketers will make over
6.5 Billion in commissions in 2006!
That’s
a HUGE lot of dough. Seriously,
if you are an online merchant and don’t have
an affiliate program, what the heck are you waiting
for?
MORE
incentive? :-)
OK,
here’s some incentive… How about having
thousands of affiliated sites constantly sending traffic
to your site? Better yet, you pay commissions only
when a sale, lead or click (one or all - it’s
up to you) is generated. Not
only does having an affiliate program increase your
site’s traffic, having thousands of sites mentioning
YOUR company’s name builds your brand recognition.
Simply
having a handful of Super Affiliates promoting your
products can increase your revenues enormously. Who
doesn’t want that? ALL merchants do! And consider
this… without a program, you’re missing
out on the Internet’s most valuable marketing
channel.
OK,
before you rush over to CJ or Linkshare to set up
an advertiser’s account, there are a few things
you should know about creating a really successful
affiliate program. I’m
serious - you can kill your reputation as a great
online merchant if you don’t have a likewise
great affiliate program.
Fortunately,
Affiliate Classroom has just launched “The Affiliate
Manager - 1st Edition“, which is a complete course
on “How to Build and Manage an Unstoppable Online
Sales Force”. Moreover,
“The Affiliate Manager - 1st Edition” is
the only course of its kind just for affiliate program
managers.
I’ve
gone through the course, and as a Super Affiliate,
I especially appreciate the advice Anik and his team
give on training affiliates to gain competitive advantage
as well as how to recruit and retain super affiliates.
The
advice is bang on, and it’s really unfortunate
that all affiliate program managers and merchants
don’t employ their tactics.
In
addition to affiliate recruitment and training, the
“The Affiliate Manager - 1st Edition” also
teaches how to promote and advertise your program
and what to write in your affiliate newsletter to
make it a powerful motivational tool. (I can’t
believe how many affiliate managers NEVER write a
newsletter to make regular contact with their affiliates.)
The
course includes a training manual binder, CD’s,
DVD’s and checklists of everything you need to
know. Besides
the course itself, Affiliate Classroom is offering
some amazing bonuses, which are unfortunately time
or quantity limited to early purchasers.
I
say that “The Affiliate Manager - 1st Edition”
is an absolute “must-have” if you plan to
start an affiliate program OR if you already have
an affiliate program that you want to improve. Speaking
of improving your affiliate program, Affiliate Classroom
says “You can increase your sales by 50 - 120%
in less than 5 days - even if you just us one of our
strategies!”
They’re
right. So
get your hot-off-the-presses copy of “The Affiliate
Manager - 1st Edition” and start building your
business with the best salesforce online… affiliate
marketers!"
