Affiliate programs... whos really making the money?

arpan911 · #1 (**permalink**) 30th July 2006, 04:31 PM

There will be a million and one affiliates out there who will tell you that the affiliate program they promote is going to be the best one for you.

But have you considered who is really making the money and who gains the most out of affiliate programs.

Let's take a step back and look at the AFFILIATE.

What exactly is the role of the affilate?

* The sole purpose of the affiliate is to PROMOTE the product and/or service

What are the benefits of being an affiliate?

* Get paid a minimal commission that is regulated by the owner of the product/service

In short, As an affiliate it is your responsibility to make someone else rich whilst doing all the hard work. You take on the expenses of advertising, you are the one who usually misses out on subscribers if you haven't first made them your client before they buy the product/service you are promoting.

And all this for what??? Maybe $20 per sale if you are really, really lucky.

You also need to remember that when you are an affiliate, YOU are not the only person promoting that very same product/service.

So what will make your offer any different to someone else who is promoting the exact same product, usually using the same sales technique, offering it at the same price.

To be in the top 5%, which is the amount of affiliates who make more than $100.00 per month, you need to first have a really good, clean, targeted subscribers list of more than 50,000 subscribers, know exactly how to gain targeted traffic, and have a huge advertising budget.

For the other 95%, the only way you are going to make alot of money from and affiliate program is to OWN YOUR OWN.

It really isn't as hard as you might think to set up.

So in conclusion, the best AFFILIATE PROGRAM, obviously is the one you OWN.

Anonymous · #2 (**permalink**) 3rd October 2006, 07:07 AM

I do not agree with you, cause affiliating is profitable not only for owners but also for their partners! And your words "affiliate it is your responsibility to make someone else rich whilst doing all the hard work" are very unfair as owners do a lot to make their service as good as it is possible to attract more customers that is very profitable for affiliates as well as for owner! Owners create new tools, new terms for their partners and their customers to make mutually beneficial cooperation as they depend on one another equally! And if you are so angry with affiliate programs then may be the reason is incorrect choice of the program as it is really important to find a good one and it needs some examination of some programs to select the best- so everything is in your hands and I wish you not to be afraid of efforts because more efforts are applied now- easier your buisiness will do! :wink:

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kiasugurl · #3 (**permalink**) 23rd October 2006, 09:26 AM

i think it's a give and take situation
they reward you for a reason, coz you're making money for them!

isn't this the basic principle anywhere you go?
if you're capable, if you can invest, if you have what it takes, build your own affiliate program. many won't have such capabilities until they've reached certain age of experience, and budget, so, what do they do?

they become an affiliate, selling other people's products until they've earned enuff, i see it as a win-win situation

mini_0 · #4 (**permalink**) 2nd May 2007, 01:56 PM

yes , it is a give and take where everyone is profited and get what they want .Apart from using the search engine, some other ways which you can use to find the product is to use the affiliate program directories or network. Some of the places which you can find are Clickbank, AffiliateBot , LinkShare and Commission Junction. All the products will be place in their respective category, so it will be easy for you to look for the products that you want.