Affiliate Programs

Did you know the most popular method for promoting an affiliate program is with a 468x60 banner? That's all fine and good, except that the 468x60 banner is also the least effective way to promote an affiliate program.

The folks that make the most money with affiliate programs are doing it in ways other than the tired old banner. Two techniques that beat out the banner are pop-ups and text links in newsletters. While pop-ups can be extremely effective, they can also annoy your visitors.

One very cool thing about pop-ups - and this is why so many gambling and pornography affiliate programs do it - is that if you are working with an affiliate program that uses cookies, the pop-up cookies every person that sees it (so long as their cookies are not disabled).

But I didn't bring you here today to talk about pop-ups - rather to encourage you to test text links. Specifically, I endorse the use of content that has integrated affiliate links.

For instance, ClubMom offers a number of articles and checklists with affiliate links that can be featured on an affiliate site. So, when affiliates send out their newsletter, they can include a blurb.

This affiliate linking technique is beneficial in multiple ways: it adds content to your newsletter, provides a reason for your subscribers to click to your site, adds content to your site that can be indexed in the search engines, and it's a high conversion affiliate link.

The only reason somebody will click to ClubMom from the affiliate site is to register and customize the list. Otherwise, they will just print it from the site - and since it is integrated into the affiliate site, they will be printing pages that include the affiliate's branding.

Isn't that great?

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