here’s
no doubt about it affiliate marketing sounds easy, but it’s actually
pretty tough! Affiliate marketing is the only thing about website building
you can’t fake ...either the clicks are there, ...or they’re not! And
when they’re not, …the checks are small! In case you don't know what affiliate marketing is
I'll give you a very simple explanation and show you how you can protect
yourself easily and for FREE!
Affiliate Marketers can earn huge commissions by promoting other peoples
products or services. If you have a website and wish to make money without
having to develop products, or build complex technology of your own,
affiliate marketing allows you to make money by simply promoting other
people's products and/or services in return for a percentage of the
commissions.
It is an effective way for you to make money with your web real estate. If
you advertise your own products online, affiliate marketing is an efficient way
to generate additional monthly passive income.
It's a very cost effective form of advertising for merchants, a way of
extending reach to more and more customers.
The problem starts when instead of simply
clicking on your affiliate link, a customer copies the link into the Address
field at the top of their browser and modifies the link before using it.
This modification comes in two forms -
Chopped Links and Stolen Commissions.
To illustrate this, take a look at this
typical affiliate link:
http://www.pushbuttonpublishing.com/affiliates/t.php?rid=20754
(Use your own affiliate link here if you
like :) ... remove this pink text.
This link is an affiliate link for "Push Button Publishing" and, as you can
plainly see, the affiliate ID is 20754.
The
Chopped Link
For no good reason, other than simply to
stop me from getting commission, a surprisingly large number of people will chop
off the affiliate part of this link before using it, leaving just
http://www.pushbuttonpublishing.com.
Which
Leads To...
The Stolen Commission
Some people will sign up to the affiliate
program themselves, then change the '20754' to their own affiliate ID before
buying the product. The result is that MY commission gets paid into THEIR
account. This is common for products sold with high levels of commission, such
as most ebooks, software, membership websites, and so on...
The Bottom Line Is This...
You're Losing Money!
Unprofessional Links
I can spot a new internet marketer from a mile away ... how?
They promote long and ugly affiliate links...
Be honest, would you click on my
affiliate link for Host Gator Web Hosting?
https://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=goodlife
(Use your own affiliate link here if you
like :) ... remove this pink text.
That link looks horrible, unprofessional, and I'm willing to
bet not many people would click on it!
This, on the other hand, is a recommendation from a fellow
professional:
http://ronhowell.net/recommends/topwebhosting
The
"RECOMMENDS" Encryption
Method Is Extremely Powerful!
Here's Why:
Number
one: It tremendously reduces the possibility of
prospects "Hijacking & bypassing" your affiliate link. (That
equals
more money in your pocket!)
Number
two: The "Recommends" link looks professional
and gives your prospects the impression that you are just
recommending a product, therefore, they will not hesitate to look
into your recommendation!
Conclusion:
More people
will click on your affiliate links
and your chances
of making sales will immediately skyrocket!
