When Will You be Paid?

When Will You be Paid?

Look for programs that have monthly payment schedules. Some merchants only pay their affiliates every 3 months. If you are like most people you have monthly bills to pay. So it is wise to look for affiliate programs that will pay you on a monthly basis.

I don't imagine that you want to wait 3 months to get paid for your efforts. In most cases quarterly payments are just a sign of laziness and ignorance from the merchant's end.

Only accept a clear pay structure. Any legitimate affiliate program should be written up so that it clearly states what you will receive for your effort. This sounds simple enough, however there are many affiliate programs that offer very vague pay rates. If does not clearly state in the affiliate agreement what you will receive for your efforts avoid them.

Not so long ago I researched an affiliate program that promised you a percentage of nothing. The merchant stated the rate of commission but they did not state the cost of the product. Any affiliate who signs up for a program like that is setting himself up to be ripped off.

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Are You Losing Sales

Are You Losing Sales

The more payment options the merchant offers for its product the more money you will make in commissions. Not everybody has a credit card and some people think it's not safe to use their credit card over the Internet. So if the only payment option is by credit card this could cost you sales.

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Maximize Your Monthly Income

Maximize Your Monthly Income

Let's say you want to earn $1000 per month, let's say the product you are selling is a broom, each broom sells for $40.00 each. And you get a 25% commission for selling each broom, which comes to $10.00 in commission per sale. So you have to sell 100 brooms in order to make $1000.00 per month.

Now compare that to $20.00 broom at 25% commission. You will make $5.00 per sale. So you have to sell 200 brooms in order to make $1000.00 per month in sales.

Believe it or not, it takes the same amount of effort to market the cheaper broom as the more expensive one.

Whenever I am buying a product over the Internet or looking for an affiliate program to promote, I look to see if the merchant has testimonials from satisfied customers on their website. I feel more at ease doing business with a merchant knowing that there are other people out there who are satisfied with this company's products.

Did you know that many affiliates don't believe this but one of the best ways for you to sell an affiliate product is to buy the product use it and then provide a personal endorsement?

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