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© Christopher J Enders
Affiliate marketing is a viable way to make money on the
internet without having your own products or services for sale.
Marketing products or services that are in high demand, such as an
online advertising course, as an affiliate is a very good way to make
money on the internet without establishing your own business to
business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C) company. With most
affiliate programs, you are given a specific affiliate link that, when
clicked on, directs website visitors to the website for the product or
service that you are an affiliate for.
Affiliate information contained in your unique affiliate
link enables the company you are an affiliate for to track the source
of the click-through to their website so that you can be paid for your
affiliate referral. Some affiliate programs pay a percentage of sales
resulting from your referral, a flat fee per purchasing referral, or a
flat fee for each click-through that comes to their website through
your affiliate link.
Most affiliate programs provide you with proprietary
graphics or banners that you can use to promote their products or
services as well. Whether you are marketing a product, like an e-book
or software, a service like search engine optimization or website
development services, or a course like an online advertising course or
degree program, you can benefit from the affiliate revenues generated
through your online marketing efforts.
Distance education and online studies have become very
popular in this day and age because they enable individuals to attend
specialized courses or university programs from the comfort of their
own home and around just about any work schedule. Since distance
education is so popular, promoting educational programs for hot topics
like an online advertising course or an e-business degree can generate
a substantial amount of income.
There are literally tons of affiliate programs available
for affiliate marketers to promote. One of the best resources on the
internet for finding affiliate marketing opportunities is Click Bank
(Clickbank.com). Commission Junction (cj.com) is also a popular
affiliate resource as is LinkShare (Linkshare.com). eLearners.com LLC
(Elearners.com) is a website that promotes online learning programs for
several different universities and distance education providers. They
have a number of courses listed, including online advertising courses.
They also have an affiliate program.
Another way to make money with online advertising
courses and affiliate programs is to start your own online advertising
courses and start an affiliate program for others to become affiliates
so they can market your online advertising courses for you. As a
provider of online advertising courses, you can promote and manage your
affiliate program in-house, or you can outsource your affiliate program
through companies like Commission Junction or LinkShare. If you start
your own affiliate program for online advertising courses there are
some decisions to be made in regard to the way your affiliate program
is set up.
The first decision to make in regard to an affiliate
program for you online advertising courses is whether to have a
one-tier or a two-tier affiliate program. With a one-tier affiliate
program you pay your affiliates for their referrals and with a
two-tier, you pay affiliates not only for their referrals but also for
referrals that result from affiliates that they have referred to your
program. A two-tier program offers great incentives for affiliates to
help you grow your program by bringing more affiliates into the program
as well as promoting the online advertising courses.
The second major decision to be made when setting up
your affiliate program for your online marketing courses is whether to
pay a percentage of sales that result from an affiliate referral to the
affiliate, to pay-per-click or to pay-per-lead. With a pay-per-click or
pay-per-lead affiliate program you can get away with paying a lower
flat amount while pay-per-sale programs are usually a percentage of the
sale. There is no real way of knowing which type of program would be
most cost-effective and most productive; however, pay-per-sale programs
are by far the most popular.
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