How exactly do I run an affiliate program? There are many ways.
The advantages of this way, you do not have tired to create a blog. The downside (if may say so), you must have initial capital to start doing PPC campaign and have enough knowledge about the affiliate arbitrage strategy. Adsense just one of many PPC in the world, you can take big revenue from this
The second way, by making use of blogs or personal sites that you currently have or make an online shopping mall. Simply put, you use a media blog (either in the form of posts, the sidebar spot or banner) to promote the affiliate products you are taking. Every time a purchase transaction through affiliate product links on your blog, you get a commission from Amazon.com.
The advantages of this way, you do not require an initial capital relative to invest in PPC programs. Enough with your own personal blog. The downside, you must have and write in your blog regularly. :)
Due to my limitations :D, this article will not discuss the first way that was fairly advanced and sophisticated level (please learn to Mas and Mas Pogung Ronys for this matter). This article will consider only the tips run the affiliate program by utilizing the media blogs or personal sites that you currently have.
7 Tips Running Affiliate ProgramWith Personal Blog
1. Focus On Needs Your Blog Visitors
What to look for your blog visitors? What information can you give to your blog visitors? Often we are so tempted to promote products labeled "Best Seller" or "Hot Deals" from the affiliate program that we follow without regard to whether visitors to your blog need a product or not. As a result, rather than want to buy, your blog visitors even embarrassed by page sales pitch you make. Try to meet the needs of visitors to your blog first. If you more personal blog contains about the "flower arranging tips", do not push yourself to promote Nintendo's Wii to your blog visitors. :)
2. Select a Product and the Best Affiliate Program
After determining what products are in accordance with the needs of visitors to your blog, the next step is to choose the best affiliate products and programs you can promote. There are thousands of products that you can promote through affiliate programs that you can follow. I personally follow a few affiliate programs (Amazon Associates, Commission Junction, ClickBank and LinkShare), but I feel more comfortable promoting Amazon products rather than products of the other three programs. Perhaps because the Amazon is already well-established branding makes it relatively easier to be accepted. Or maybe because I still have much to learn about the three other affiliate programs. To be sure, choose the best affiliate products and programs according to you so you feel comfortable to promote it.
3. Your Personal Experience Is The Best Recommendations
One of the advantages is the personal blog of a personal nature. Relationships personal blog owners and visitors often like the relationship between friends. By exploiting the nature of this personal relationship, it's easier for you to promote affiliate products to visitors of your blog. Especially if you have purchased or use an affiliate product that you want to promote on your blog. Ken Evoy, founder of Pilar CTPM (God willing Pilar CTPM this topic I will write at another time), call it a pre-selling advantages. When you have an intimate relationship and a warm, honest, serve and demonstrate proficiency in the areas that you are good to your blog visitors, will be much easier for you to do the selling without having to impress "sell" something.
4. Text Link Much Better Than Banner Links
Place banner affiliate links is much easier, but its effectiveness is much smaller than using a text link that is in the section of your blog posts. Concretely, try to enter text links selling affiliate products that you follow in the post the articles you write. Of course the article topics must match the product you wish to promote. I personally tend to use text links to promote products that I follow the Amazon Associates. And the result is different than just a place banner link Amazon Associates.
5. Be Honest To Your Blog Visitor
Promoting affiliate products on your personal blog is not something that is forbidden. However, it never hurts as well to be honest with your visitors by conveying that the link that you insert in your article post are affiliate links. Put a (Ref) or (Aff) if you use a link that will bring visitors to your blog to the landing page the affiliate program you follow. Why should I be honest? First, your integrity. Due to the personal nature of blogs, visitors to your blog will be more appreciative if you're being honest with them. Second, appreciate the time your visitors. If they want to know more, they would click on links selling affiliate products on your blog even though you have given signs (Ref) or (Aff).
6. Giving Options More Visitors To Your Blog
Adage that cliche but true: "Do not put all your eggs in one basket." Try to diversify your revenue streams from online business. Do not be fixated on one program alone. If possible, merge with another affiliate program or even with any other online business programs. However, it remains important to note for your personal blog is not too much crammed with a variety of programs. Imagine if in every post your article 10 insert affiliate links from 10 different programs. :) Your blog visitors would be disgusted and even run away from your blog. :)
7. Promote Together Time
The key is: do not be too quick to stop promoting affiliate products that you follow even if the value of earnings that you get is small or even nonexistent. Try to continue to write and insert a link (of course once again relevant to the topic of your writing) affiliate programs on your blog. Over time, it is not impossible if you're new affiliate product links are sought after a month, two months or even a year after you write it on your blog. If you post pages already indexed search engines, it is not likely people will find your blog, click on your affiliate links and make purchases. So, just be patient. Do not despair. :)
Perhaps the seven simple tips above could be the beginning to start running affiliate programs on your personal blog. How do you think? Do you have any personal tips that proved to give positive results for affiliate programs that you run? Or is it not working?
