Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Different Affiliate Programs

By Jeffrey Sison


If you think that affiliate programs are all about selling products then you're sorely mistaken. There are quite a number of things that you can promote as an affiliate marketer and a lot of them offer commissions that exist for the lifetime of the referral. It's no longer about a one-time sale anymore, there are a lot of ways you can make money online and the first step to doing so is knowing the available options.

1. Direct Selling - This is the most well-know form of affiliate marketing and there's not much to be said about it. Basically all you do is you send people to a merchant and you get a percentage or a fixed amount for all sales that generates. That's pretty straightforward and I don't think I have anything to add more to describe this form.

2. Gabling Sites - Gambling programs are really starting to take off nowadays. These places offer lifetime commissions on people you refer to their sites. Basically what that means is that as long as that person keeps on playing on their site, you keep earning from that referral.

3. Credit cards - This is a pretty good program to promote when it comes to affiliate marketing. Since a lot of people have a hard time getting a new credit line, online companies are now offering new and more attractive rates and services to those that have a hard time getting a credit card otherwise. This fact makes it easy for you to actually sell without selling anything and still make money online.

4. Mortgage or Financial Advisors - A lot of people are now worried about their mortgages and how it affects their finances. With this worry comes a wave of financial and mortgage advisors that are offering their services to help sort finances out, of course you'll also be getting a commission every time you refer people to them. One way of thinking is that you're helping two sets of people solve their monetary problems, them and you.

5. Shopping programs - If you love to shop and review things that you purchase then this is definitely something you should take a look at. If you have a blog and you like talking about stuff, you can easily place ads there that will lead to merchants selling the same thing. While the commissions aren't that high, the volume more than makes up for it because real things are a lot easier to sell than e-books or tutorial programs.

6. Dating sites - People are always looking for the right one. If you have a site that talks about relationships then you can actually make a lot of money just by placing ads to dating sites on your page. A lot of these places pay a lot of money just for getting people to sign up and trust me when I say that the commissions are really high. This is a multi-billion dollar industry and just with real life, when it comes to relationships, a lot of people will spare no expense.

The final advice I can give you is that you should pick a program type that you are happy and comfortable with. Don't go and try to promote something that you aren't really happy with or know nothing about. If you promote something you like then you'll be doing things that you love and you're going to be earning at the same time.




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