{"id":256,"date":"2006-06-26T14:08:34","date_gmt":"2006-06-26T22:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=256"},"modified":"2019-02-13T07:30:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:30:04","slug":"how-to-build-a-better-affiliate-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-better-affiliate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Better Affiliate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, MarketingSherpa estimates that affiliate marketers will make over 6.5 Billion in commissions in 2006!<\/p>\n<p>That's a HUGE lot of dough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seriously, if you are an online merchant and don't have an affiliate program, what the heck are you waiting for? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MORE incentive? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>OK, here's some incentive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>How about having <em>thousands of affiliated sites constantly sending traffic to your site<\/em>? <\/p>\n<p>Better yet, you pay commissions only when a sale, lead or click (one or all &#8211; it's up to you) is generated.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does having an affiliate program increase your site's traffic, having thousands of sites mentioning YOUR company's name <em>builds your brand recognition<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Simply having a <em>handful<\/em> of Super Affiliates promoting your products can increase your revenues enormously.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who doesn't want that?<\/p>\n<p>ALL merchants do!<\/p>\n<p>And consider this&#8230; <em>without<\/em> a program, you're missing out on the Internet's most valuable marketing channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I'm serious &#8211; you can kill your reputation as a great online merchant if you don't have a likewise great affiliate program. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Fortunately, Affiliate Classroom has just launched &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/go\/accertified\" rel=\"nofollow\" onMouseOut=\"window.status=''; return true\" onMouseOver=\"window.status='The Affiliate Manager';  return true\" target=\"new\"><strong>The Affiliate Manager &#8211; 1st Edition<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;, which is a complete course on &#8220;How to Build and Manage an Unstoppable Online Sales Force&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/go\/accertified\" rel=\"nofollow\" onMouseOut=\"window.status=''; return true\" onMouseOver=\"window.status='The Affiliate Manager';  return true\" target=\"new\"><strong>The Affiliate Manager &#8211; 1st Edition<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; is the <em>only<\/em> course of its kind just for affiliate program managers.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The advice is bang on, and it's really unfortunate that all affiliate program managers and merchants don't employ their tactics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to affiliate recruitment and training, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/go\/accertified\" rel=\"nofollow\" onMouseOut=\"window.status=''; return true\" onMouseOver=\"window.status='The Affiliate Manager';  return true\" target=\"new\"><strong>The Affiliate Manager &#8211; 1st Edition<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; also teaches how to promote and advertise your program and what to write in your affiliate newsletter to make it a powerful motivational tool. 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