The key to obtaining affiliates is to offer a nice commission for each sale. The higher commissions, more affiliates you'll recruit.

There are thousands of affiliate programs on Internet. In order to be successful, you must sell your affiliate program just like your product. In other words, your affiliate letter should be written like a sales letter. You must persuade your visitors to join your affiliate program by packing your affiliate sales letter with benefits. Tell them exactly what your affiliate program will do for them, how much commission they will receive and make sign-up process simple.

Setting Up Your Affiliate Program

When you're ready to set up your affiliate program, there are basically two options. The first option is to purchase an affiliate software program. Affiliate software will track your affiliate sales and enable your affiliates to view their stats. This option requires that you run your affiliate program and you are responsible for accepting payment and sending out commission checks.

The second option is to use a third party affiliate tracking company to run your affiliate program for you. These companies will track your affiliate sales, enable your affiliates to check their stats and send out commission checks for you.

Affiliate Tracking Software

AssocTRAC http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/web/jump.cgi?ID=2333

Pro-TRACK http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/web/jump.cgi?ID=61

Affiliate Tracking Companies

ClickBank http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/web/jump.cgi?ID=196

Commission Junction http://www.commissionjunction.com/

Increasing Affiliate Sales

Ebooks formatted in HTML are basically designed just like a website. They can contain an unlimited number of pages that are navigated via hyperlinks. Unlike ebooks formatted in PDF, design of an HTML ebook is only limited by your imagination.

Depending upon type of HTML compiler you purchase, HTML formatted ebooks can have customizable fields that will enable your users to customize fields you specify. This technology can enable you to provide your affiliates with an ebook they can use as a sales tool to sell your products and services. Your affiliates can have ability to customize your ebook with their affiliate ID and earn commissions simply by giving ebook away.

HTML files can be distributed in following ways:

- Internet download - CD-ROM

Advantages:

- Complete control over your ebook's look and feel.

- Completely interactive with Internet.

- Software very reasonably priced starting at $30.00

- Most compilation software is easy to use.

- A wide variety of ebook compilers to choose from.

Disadvantages:

- Users must have ability to run "Windows" programs.

- Users must have Internet Explorer 4.0+ installed on their computer.

Compilers:

E-ditor (Recommended) http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/web/jump.cgi?ID=2884

his is a nice ebook compiler that includes a step by step interface that will guide you through entire process. Unlike other programs, this compiler comes with five "skins" to enable your ebooks to have a unique look. It also includes a pop-up message box that loads prior to your ebook loading when your ebook is launched. This box can contain system requirements, copyrights or whatever text you'd like.

Cost: $97.00

Ebook Edit Pro (Highly Recommended) http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/web/jump.cgi?ID=2894