Dear New Affiliate, Be Picky When Choosing Affiliate Programs
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. It may not seem like much, but this simple action can make all the difference in your success as an affiliate marketer. That one single, tiny thing is choosing affiliate programs wisely.
It's true that it's tempting to just sign up for any old program and start making commissions right away. But if you're looking for long-term success, this is one shortcut you don't want to be taking! Choosing the wrong affiliate program might lead to wasted time and effort, or even worse...
In this post we'll introduce some important considerations when picking affiliate programs, so that your time spent marketing doesn't go unreciprocated. After all, your time is best spent promoting quality programs that help sell products and services you would have otherwise been unable to promote.
Here's how to choose your affiliate program:
1. Is it a quality product? (Does the affiliate program you're choosing actually sell something of value?)
This can be the most important aspect of choosing an affiliate program. When the product you're promoting isn't high quality, it doesn't matter how much effort and time you put into it - you won't get any results! Let's say for example that this link takes you to http://www.stuffyourparentsshouldknowaboutbeforeyoureariseandgoinamusementpark.com .
What do you think would happen if someone wanted to buy a camera for their kid? Or if they wanted to buy a computer? What if they had to pay $500 more on their taxes? That's real money!
And let's say you click on it anyway, thinking that maybe it had nothing to do with the products you sell. But what actually happens when your visitors arrive at this site:
Maybe you're thinking it doesn't matter because of all the information about "safety" and "safety tips." But what about the links to top ten list, or stuff like videos where tourists get robbed and mugged, or even worse.
If you're going to promote a site like this, it's not just a waste of your time - it's a waste of everyone's time!
Can you imagine how much effort it must have taken to create this standalone site? This site is probably being shared all over the place, and all that work could have been directed towards something more useful.
When you promote affiliate programs that are high quality, your channel is based on trust. That's the one thing people want most in online marketing. Even if they don't need what you're offering now, they'll remember you when they do.
In contrast, if you promote low quality affiliate programs, your channel will be based on the trust that others have built up over time. That trust won't be there when they want to check out your products or services in the future.
And let's say after a while you decide it's not worth the effort to promote this site. Then what happens? That's right: nothing! The site may stay around forever, but you're never going to see any traffic come through that link.
As an affiliate marketer, you need to constantly look for ways to make money online by promoting high quality products.
Conclusion