As well as traditional banners, these might include text links, ezine ads, interactive banners, buttons, sig files and others. Sometimes they will even give you their own articles.

The best thing about using THEIR articles is that you can have an affiliate link in resource box at end of article.

A smart way to use affiliate link in resource box is to “hide” your affiliate link code.

How do you do this?

There are 2 ways to do this, 2nd way being more advanced.

(Note: The example uses current information from http://www.1sthomebasedbusiness.com affiliate program)

These 2 examples assume that affiliate program operator has not put your affiliate code in place.

1. Partially hidden affiliate link

http://www.1sthomebasedbusiness.com

For this affiliate program you would replace “xxxxx” with your own affiliate link code.

You should be checking your affiliate statistics at least 5 times a week. If you take weekend off, then make sure you check them each Monday through Friday. (What you want to be checking are number of hits, number of sales and number of affiliates signed up in 2nd tier.)

Why?

Here are 3 reasons you need to constantly check your affiliate statistics:

1. Keep Track of Hits

You want to see if there is a sudden rise or drop in number of hits each day as this can be a good pointer to either a good or bad affiliate marketing campaign you are running. Hits lead directly to sales so a jump in hits should mean a jump in sales.

2. Keep Track of Sales

Did that latest ezine ad you ran lead directly to increased sales? By not checking your statistics regularly you’ll never know. By logging in to your affiliate statistics page a number of times a week you will have a better idea of which affiliate marketing techniques are leading to sales.