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Residual Affiliate Programs --
Are They Really Your Best Choice?
by Derrick VanDyke
If you're an entrepreneur trying to build a consistent and reliable
income online, then affiliate marketing may be the best solution to your
problem.
When you promote affiliate programs, you don't have to worry about
creating products or handling customer support. All you need to start
earning a money is a website with sufficient contents that's related to the
products you choose to promote.
Affiliate marketing is a relationship between a merchant and his
affiliates. Your job is to direct traffic to a merchant's website. If that
traffic is converted into sales, then you will be compensated. Your
compensation may take the form of either a percentage of sales or a fixed
commission based on the type of affiliate program that the merchant has
implemented.
There are many benefits for both the merchants and the affiliates. You
get commission without having to create a product and the merchant gets
traffic to his site and he doesn't have to pay anything for it unless a sale
is made.
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular online marketing
methods today. In fact, almost every merchant or retailer site today offers
an affiliate program that any one can join.
Most retailers would entice people to become affiliates or members of
their program by promising great benefits like large commissions, lifetime
commissions, click through incomes and a lot of other benefits. But would
all these affiliate programs bring the same benefits?
Most affiliate programs will pay you a one-time commission for every sale
or lead you bring to the merchant's website. Commissions for this kind of
affiliate program are usually large, ranging from 40% to 75%.
Other affiliate programs will pay you a fixed fee for every visitor you
send to the merchant's site. Programs like this often pay a smaller fee,
usually no more than 50 cents. The good thing about this kind of program,
however, is that the visitor doesn't have to purchase anything for you to
get compensated.
Another type of affiliate program is the residual income affiliate
program. Residual affiliate programs usually pay 20% to 50% monthly. Because
of the lower percentages, many people ignore residual affiliate program and
would rather opt for the high paying, one-time commission affiliate program.
These people are making a huge mistake. Residual affiliate programs may
pay at a lower rate, but merchants offering such programs pay you
commissions every month for every single sale! That means, you get paid over
and over for the same effort it took to promote a one-time commission
program!
Let's look at an example of how this works:
Suppose there are two online merchants both offering web hosting services
on their sites. The first merchant offers a one-time commission that pays
$50 for every sale. The second merchant also offers an affiliate program,
but this one is a residual affiliate program that pays just $10 for every
sale.
As an affiliate, you may be attracted to the first offer -- $50 is
definitely a lot more than $10. But let's not forget that the second program
pays every month for the same sale. In 12 months, you'll have made $120.
You'll get paid monthly for as long as the customer you referred
continues to use the web hosting service. In other words, you get paid over
and over for the same amount of effort it took to earn the one-time
commission.
So, are residual affiliate programs worth promoting? Definitely yes,
because you will earn more money in the long run! And you're building a
consistent, ever-growing income that you can count on every month.
About the Author
Derrick VanDyke is the author of "Affiliate Cash Secrets." He Reveals the
Top-Secret Strategies for Creating a Profitable Affiliate Marketing Business
While Building a Massive Opt-In List for FREE!
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