Making Money with Affiliate Programs for Beginners

 

Affiliate Program

There are hundreds of thousands of affiliate programs out there, all of which claim to be the best. Although this can be the case, this type of scenario normally applies to large sites with a lot of web traffic. Many of them try to give you the impression that all you have to do is use their banners and links then wait for the money to start rolling in.

Choosing banners

The problems with most banners are their size.  If you choose a banner that is high in size, it will take a long time to implement and use. Therefore, it's recommended that you use banners no more than 15kb in size. With most affiliate programs, you are offered a  variety of banners to plan on your website.

Advertising

Even though graphical ads are meant to stand out and catch people's eye, they shouldn't be to the point where everything else on the page is  completely ignored. When you select any types of graphical advertising, you should try and keep the theme of your website in mind.

Ads

A lot of companies will now give their affiliates the chance of using pop up or pop under ads.  In most opinions, pop ups aren't the way to go.  They can easily annoy visitors and are normally closed before they even have the chance to load.  You should instead go for pop unders and those types that only display once per visit.

Good Links

Once of the most successful means of advertisting  is text link ads.  They are easy on bandwidth, don't use a lot of space, and they easily be implemented into most types of page layouts.  Good text links offer some information as to why your visitor should investigate your offers. 

Email advertising

The direct promotion via email has really taken off over the last several years, although it has brought tons of spam with it. If you plan to use email as a method of advertising your products,you should stand behind what you sell and makeyourself available to answer any questions.

Sales

If you feel confident that your site can generate great sales for certain company's, you should contact them to negotiate an arrangement.  If they don't seem to enthused to begin with, you should remain patient as companies are approached every day with affiliates looking to make better deals. The reality remains that most affiliates can't deliver what they promise, and companies are  aware of this.  You should always keep in mind that most forms of advertising will take time.  No matter what methods you plan to use, give it some time before you make any type of decision. Although something may not happen overnight - it very well could in a few days or weeks.