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You have probably read a lot of headlines that sound similar to this one above, or make promises like this one seems to. You have may have even read some of those articles all the way to the end, even clicked on some of the links in the article and read all the information on those links. BUT, the article might not have measured up to the headline… that won’t make money; I won’t promote that, I can’t do that, write about that, endorse that… or whatever that! IT WILL RUIN MY REPUTATION!

Done right, it can enhance your image. I’m going to give you some tips that will give you an opportunity to monetize your website or blog, while preserving your brand. One of the best and easiest ways to monetize your online properties is to join some affiliate programs and advertise them on your site.

Affiliate programs are the answer

Why affiliate programs? Simple. When you are an affiliate of a affiliate marketing program, you can start selling products without having to. All the work of writing an eBook, or recording an audio track, or programming a software product is taken care of by someone else. But there are more advantages than that. You also don’t have to create graphical marketing materials – those are all created for you by the affiliate program owner.

Another big benefit is that you really don’t have to manually keep track of money or finances. The better affiliate programs will more than likely provide you with affiliate management tools that are based on one of the top affiliate management software program. Software programs like these will enable you to check how your ads are doing and what your commissions are.

Five tips for choosing affiliate offers to promote

1. Look good earnings potential – You want to make sure that if one of the people you refer to an affiliate offer buys, that you will make some decent money. One school of thought is that affiliate programs that offer high percentage payouts are the best. My preference is for affiliate programs that offer high ticket items and pay large commissions. This affiliate program for promoting sales interview tools gives you the opportunity to earn almost $50 per sale.
2. Choose programs your readers will like – It is critical that you choose affiliate programs and offers that your audience will appreciate and be interested in. It wouldn’t be too smart to choose to promote affiliate programs and products for chocolate desserts on a site that is dedicated to losing weight. However, if you have a website that helps people find careers is sales, it would be great to promote something like How to Get Into Medical Sales.

3. Look for affiliate programs powered by software – When you sign up for an affiliate program it will quickly become obvious if the owner of the program is serious about helping affiliate members be successful. If you are redirected to a page powered by a top-tier affiliate marketing software program, they are probably serious about their affiliate program. If you get an email message that says ‘here is you affiliate link’ you should think carefully about investing any time. Their are several top name brands like iDev Affiliate, LinkShare, and JROX JAM. My favorite is JROX JAM, which you can get for free here: http://websitesthatdrivesales.com/recommends/free-affiliate-management-software.htm

4. Make sure the website is NOT anonymous – What I mean is, make sure that there are real people standing behind the website, people with good reputations, who take customer service seriously. Website owners who let you know who give you contact information with phone numbers are more likely to treat you well. They aren’t likely to try to ‘run and hide’ from you if there is a dispute. If you can find a picture, bio, and phone number of the website owner, chances are they are trustworthy. You will also be able to search the Internet to find any complaints about their program. Peggy McKee, the Medical Sales Recruiter, is one of the country’s leading sales recruiters – she proudly announces her site ownership on the about pages like this one: http://30-60-90-day-sales-plan.com/about/

5. Choose affiliate programs that have support programs – If you are choosing a piece of software to buy, you probably wouldn’t purchase it if there was not support mechanism in place. You should use the same criteria when evaluating affiliate website offerings. Affiliate website program owners that don’t put support systems in place – something like a ticket system or help desk software – probably won’t care about any their products or customers, and eventually they won’t are about you. When they do, then you can be rest assured that they are trying to keep customers satisfied. If they AREN’T keeping customers happy, their poor service will reflect poorly on you, and tarnish your online brand.

There are a couple of affiliate programs that meet the important criteria, that I could recommend if your site’s visitors would be interested in these subjects. One is an affiliate program for a sales interview tool that targets sales professionals – you can check it out here: http://30-60-90-day-sales-plan.com/affiliate-program-details/. The other is a program that has a broader appeal – it targets people who own businesses that either have no web presence or under performing websites; you can get all the information for it here: http://websitesthatdrivesales.com/blog/home/affiliate-program/

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