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Every time you apply for an affiliate program, fill in information on this spreadsheet. This is imperative because you will join hundreds of programs, and you will never be able to keep track of all usernames, passwords and URL's on your own.
I now have over 200 vendors with whom I have accounts. If you think you need only 3 or 4 accounts and you will make money… keep thinking.
Ok, now that you have APO Spreadsheet on your computer, here are some places where you can find affiliate programs. Now don't think you have to apply to all of them right now. I STILL apply for affiliate programs on a daily basis and add them to my website. If I see a product I like and think my website visitors would like it, before I put it onto my site, I first check to see if they have an affiliate program, join it and then put product on my site, using my affiliate link.
Note: There are basically 3 different ways to find affiliate programs to join.
1. Through websites that offer you links to affiliate programs of other companies. You would sign up for each affiliate program separately through companies website. (Affiliate Portals)
2. Through websites that offer thousands of affiliate programs by joining their site. Therefore you would have one log-in for as many different affiliate programs that you join off their website. (Affiliate Network)
3. Through company's website that is actually offering affiliate program (Affiliate Programs)
The affiliate programs you will need to seek on your own, because there are literally thousands and thousands of companies that offer affiliate programs for their own products. The links I am providing are to portals and networks where you can browse categories to find affiliate programs you'd like to join.
Here are a few Refer-It Commission Junction 2-Tier ClickXchange AssociatePrograms ClickBank Affiliate Match LinkShare Site Cash Be Free
Again, try online hyperlinked version for links to above.
Write a free ebook within subject of your theme Add your affiliate links
Is your theme about entertainment on internet? Write an ebook about "Top 100 Joke Sites" or "The Best Match Making Sites". Add all entertainment affiliate links in your ebook along with your website address and contact information.
Now give this ebook away like mad. Free for everyone. Be sure to put in ebook that they have 100% resell or give-away rights, so they too will give it away. Push it enough and you can have thousands and thousands of your ebook all over internet all filled with your affiliate links. Are you beginning to see how this can be profitable?
Submit ebook to free ebook sites.
When I suggested to someone to write an ebook in his spare time, he said he would type title and start table of contents and then get stuck. Problem: How to you type a table of contents when you haven't even written book yet? How do you know what is in it and which chapter each piece of information would be in. Never try and come up with a title or table of contents before you write a book. Just start writing. I know, you're saying "Write what?". I wish I had correct answer for everybody, but I don't. All I can tell you is when I decided to write this ebook, I just opened up Microsoft Word and started typing. Later, I printed what I had, added things, deleted things and proofread. I decide where to add which affiliate link, where to add links to related websites, etc. Then I do it all over again. Eventually, I will have a whole book. Then I compile it into an ebook.
You may want to look at Extreme eBook Creations. Their package gives you ebooks on subjects about writing and promoting ebooks as well as actual eBook creator software for free.
Write an ebook to be sold, within subject of your theme. Add your affiliate links
The same as before, however with this ebook, try to add something of extreme value that would push a person to purchase ebook, such as a whole package of eBooks with resell rights, or a free vacation certificate. Let potential buyers know they can resell all of ebooks one-by-one or as a whole package. Or they can use package as an incentive to sell another of their products.
Another way to add value would be to include other free eBooks with purchase of yours, or something else free off your website.
List ebook on eBay. Experiment with different pricing and listing options.
When I offered my 1st ebook for sale on eBay, I started at $4.00 and with a regular .30 listing. I sold about 30 of these. Profit = $120.00 - .30 listing fee
The next time I listed it, I upped price to $7.00 and paid extra to have my listing in bold print. I sold about 20. Profit = $140.00 - 2.30 listing fee
Then I got really bold and upped price to $9.00 and put auction on a Featured Plus auction ($19.95 listing fee). I sold around 30 of those. Profit = $270.00 - 20.25 listing fee
Even bolder, I went to a $14.99 price and put listing in a Featured Home Page ($99.95 listing fee). I only sold 9 of those, so I barely broke even. Profit = $134.91 - 99.95 listing fee
I decided to stay with $9 price and Featured Plus. It not only generated most profit, but more people saw auction and even if they didn't buy ebook, they sometimes went to my "About Me" page which contains information about my website or they would buy one of my other auctions.
With right auction title on my listing, I can get up to 500+ people look at my auction. A great deal of them visit and join my website and likely purchase my product off my website other than through eBay, saving me final value fee eBay charges. I say likely, because there is no way for me to track if person first saw my auction and then came to my website and purchased.
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Natalie Williams is owner of over 22 websites and a successful work-at-home mom. She runs her full-time business from her home office, is an eBay PowerSeller and dedicates her time to helping people who are new to the Internet succeed online without falling for the scams and Infomercials. http://www.GettingStartedOnline.com