Why start your own Affiliate program?
Did you know that affiliate programs will account for 20% of
the 53 billion dollars in revenue generated online by next
year?
Did you know that in 1996, Amazon.com launched the first
affiliate program on the Internet? Today Amazon.com is one
of the most successful Internet retailers in history. Since
then, the novel idea of affiliate marketing has emerged as
one of the most economical and effective means of reaching
customers online.
An April 1999 Forrester Research survey of marketing
executives (Driving Site Traffic) ranked affiliate programs
number one in effectiveness, ahead of e-mail, PR,
television, and all other marketing methods.
There are lots of reasons, why start your own affiliate
program. Here are few:
- Traffic, traffic, traffic
- More traffic equals more sales
- Cost effective advertising
- Long term advertising
- Risk-Free advertising. There is no up-front costs for
advertising on your affiliate websites
- No extra marketing staff needed
- You will never lose money, because you only pay when
advertisement succeeds
- Affiliate program tracks where your customers come
from and how much they spend
- It also helps you determine the most successful
locations for your advertising
Affiliate programs are becoming more and more competitive
in the growing eCommerce marketplace, so it is essential to
research the competition. Affiliates will constantly measure
you and your program against other affiliate programs.
The affiliate program model can be very rewarding for your
company, but you're still apprehensive about the feasibility
of it working for you. The short answer is that affiliate
programs can work effectively for any company. The slightly
longer answer is that it just takes time, attention, and a
bit of creativity to operate a successful program.
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