How to Build a Better Affiliate Program

There are companies on the internet who do over $300 million in revenue a year and over $100 million of that comes from affiliate marketing.

In fact, MarketingSherpa estimates that affiliate marketers will make over 6.5 Billion in commissions in 2006!

That’s a HUGE lot of dough.

Seriously, if you are an online merchant and don’t have an affiliate program, what the heck are you waiting for?

MORE incentive?

OK, here’s some incentive…

How about having thousands of affiliated sites constantly sending traffic to your site?

Better yet, you pay commissions only when a sale, lead or click (one or all – it’s up to you) is generated.

Not only does having an affiliate program increase your site’s traffic, having thousands of sites mentioning YOUR company’s name builds your brand recognition.

Simply having a handful of Super Affiliates promoting your products can increase your revenues enormously.

Who doesn’t want that?

ALL merchants do!

And consider this… without a program, you’re missing out on the Internet’s most valuable marketing channel.

OK, before you rush over to CJ or Linkshare to set up an advertiser’s account, there are a few things you should know about creating a really successful affiliate program.

I’m serious – you can kill your reputation as a great online merchant if you don’t have a likewise great affiliate program.

Fortunately, Affiliate Classroom has just launched “The Affiliate Manager – 1st Edition“, which is a complete course on “How to Build and Manage an Unstoppable Online Sales Force”.

Moreover, “The Affiliate Manager – 1st Edition” is the only course of its kind just for affiliate program managers.

I’ve gone through the course, and as a Super Affiliate, I especially appreciate the advice Anik and his team give on training affiliates to gain competitive advantage as well as how to recruit and retain super affiliates.

The advice is bang on, and it’s really unfortunate that all affiliate program managers and merchants don’t employ their tactics.

In addition to affiliate recruitment and training, the “The Affiliate Manager – 1st Edition” also teaches how to promote and advertise your program and what to write in your affiliate newsletter to make it a powerful motivational tool. (I can’t believe how many affiliate managers NEVER write a newsletter to make regular contact with their affiliates.)

The course includes a training manual binder, CD’s, DVD’s and checklists of everything you need to know.

Actually, what is shown below doesn’t even include the package bonuses.

The course launches tomorrow, June 27th, and besides the course itself, Affiliate Classroom is offering some amazing bonuses, which are unfortunately time or quantity limited to early purchasers.

I say that “The Affiliate Manager – 1st Edition” is an absolute “must-have” if you plan to start an affiliate program OR if you already have an affiliate program that you want to improve.

Speaking of improving your affiliate program, Affiliate Classroom says “You can increase your sales by 50 – 120% in less than 5 days – even if you just us one of our strategies!”

They’re right.

So get your hot-off-the-presses copy of “The Affiliate Manager – 1st Edition” and start building your business with the best salesforce online… affiliate marketers!

Cheers,
Ros

P.S. If you visit the site before their launch, be sure to sign up for the FREE report, check out the video and the nice folks at Affiliate Classroom will let you know as soon as the course is available for purchase. FABULOUS!

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