Note: This article is extracted from the Earncome training program that I’ve licensed, and some of the content might reference that program and/or its author, Jimmy D. Brown.
So, what we’re talking about today in one sense is simple: set up your own affiliate program.
Simple?
Yes.
Is that all there is to it? “If you build it, they will come?”
Absolutely not.
Recruiting marketing partners and running an affiliate program are time-consuming tasks. Theoretically you could spend all your time working on these two pieces of your marketing puzzle. And while it would certainly be profitable, you wouldn’t have time left over in the day to work on all the other profitable parts of your business.
So what’s the solution? Get a JV broker and/or an affiliate manager.
First, let’s take a look at the difference between the two…
Here are some more profitable ways to find great affiliate and JV partners:
Here’s an excellent way to find good marketing partners – check out your competitor’s affiliate contests and see who’s winning them.
There are two ways to do this:
The best way to find a lot of good partners is to cast a wide net. You can create a list of prospective partners using a variety of methods, then do your due diligence to whittle this list down to those partners who look like they’d be a good fit for your affiliate program or joint venture proposal.
So here are 10 really good ways to find dozens or even hundreds of potential marketing partners…
Your first stop is at Google, Bing or your favorite search engine. What you’re going to do is search for your niche’s keywords, and then check out who controls the traffic for these keywords. In other words, your potential partners exist mainly on the first page of results, and perhaps the second page as well.
An affiliate contest gets affiliates super-motivated to promote your existing products again. Combine an affiliate contest with one of the strategies mentioned in the last section (such as a flash sale), and you have a recipe for a whole lot of sales pouring in.
So let me share with you a good system to S.E.T.U.P. a successful affiliate contest. Take a look:
Step 1: Select Your Offer
Step 2: Establish Guidelines