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The purpose of affiliate marketing is that through the promotion of outside companies’ products, an affiliate gets paid. In a Pay-Per-Sale setting, every time a surfer comes from your site to the affiliate site and buys a product, they give you a monetary kickback. In a way, you’re an internet broker. 2 major features go into affiliate marketing and they can be broken down into a simple equation: Internet Traffic + Product Promotion = A Paycheck for You

The first part of the equation, internet traffic, is possibly the most fought over and hardest part of affiliate marketing. It is best summarized as the quest to get those elusive surfers to your site. Traffic is the foundation of e-commerce and no website is successful without it. There are two fundamental ways people can find you online. The first and most popular is through a search engine.

One of the best ways to find affiliates is to recruit your past customers. They have already experienced your product or service. They obviously saw a need for it, or else they wouldn’t have bought it in the first place. It will be easier for them to market your product as they understand why someone would want to buy it. Plus, they can provide honest feedback and testimonials, which can help to motivate others into buying the product.Your first step in turning a customer into an affiliate is to create a quality product. If your customer is satisfied with the product, they will be happy to tell others about it. The fact that you are offering them a commission to do this is simply icing on the cake.The type of product you are selling can determine the amount of commission you offer. If you are offering a digital product, the product is easy to distribute and has a low production cost, you can afford to offer a commission of up to 50%. If you have a tangible item that has a shipping cost and takes time and money to reproduce, you will want to offer a smaller commission.Let your past customers know you are going to be offering an affiliate program. You may want to create a guide that explains what an affiliate is and how they can make money becoming one, as they may not be familiar with the term. Create an affiliate resource center and include a link to it on your website. That way, anyone in the future who is interested in becoming your affiliate can easily find the information and sign up.