Make Affiliate Marketing Work for You
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"I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort." That statement has been attributed to J. Paul Getty. At his death in 1976, Mr. Getty was reportedly worth more than $2 billion. It's safe to say he knew how to make money! So, what wisdom was Mr. Getty trying to convey. Very simple! It’s better to earn a smaller percentage through the efforts of many other people working on your behalf, than to try to make a lot of money by yourself. Why? Because, your time is a valuable asset. You only have 24 hours in a day and you can only be in one place at a time. But, when you get other people to work for you, you maximize your time and effort. Of course, you have to make it worth their while to help you. And, you do that by giving them the bigger share of the profits. Think about it! If you have 100 people selling your products, you have none of your time, effort or additional money at risk. You only pay them – If and When they’ve made a sale for YOU! Does this really work? In 2000, Amazon.com was granted the patent for the modern day Affiliate Marketing program. Did you know that according to Wikipedia, Amazon derives approximately 40% of all of its revenues through – you guessed it – Affiliate Marketing? And, what is affiliate marketing? Wikipedia defines affiliate marketing as: “… an Internet-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts.” In essence, affiliate marketing is the modern equivalent of old-fashioned referral marketing. You pay people for their efforts in referring sales to you. Your eMerchantClub ecommerce website provides you with the ability to run your own Affiliate Marketing Program. But, it can’t help you unless you put it to use. You need to excite others with the opportunity of making money by selling your quality products without the need to maintain an inventory. By teaching others how to sell your products and rewarding them with big affiliate dollars, you can build a large, productive sales force that works for you - putting money in your pocket, day or night, from anywhere in the world. Learn to work smarter and you won’t have to work harder! So, who can you approach to sell for you? Anyone and everyone. Who couldn’t benefit from earning a few more dollars in this economy? Your children, your neighbor’s children, their parents, people at school, people at work, you name it - and, of course, people who have already seen or purchased your products. They can all use some extra cash. Approach stay-at-home moms, people at your church, synagogue or club, and people who have hobbies for which you carry products. If you meet someone who likes gardening, interest them in the gardening products you carry and ask them if they would like to make some extra money selling those products. That’s just for starters! You can even use your other marketing efforts to help locate new affiliates. For example, if you sell at flea-markets, setup a display of flyers or postcards on your table with information on how people can earn extra money in their spare time. Be sure to give one of those flyers to every purchaser. All you need to do is have them sign up at your website to obtain their own unique Affiliate ID. Your website will provide them with all the information they need to use this ID to make money. And, they can track their efforts anytime, online, through your website, without even having to contact you. They can view the commissions they’ve earned and access marketing ideas and materials. Some of these are provided by eMerchantClub ,such as the new, private branded eCatalog, and you can add your own - whatever it takes to make them successful. Remember, if they’re successful, so are you! For more information on the private branded eCatalog, view the video tutorial, view the online manual, or read last month's newsletter article. And, you can control the commission level for each of your affiliates - so you can give additional incentives to those who bring you the most sales. At the end of the month, you simply issue them a check for the commission they’ve earned! For details on how to setup your site’s Affiliate Marketing Program, please watch the free video tutorial or read the online manual. So, take a lesson from J. Paul Getty and Amazon.com and get your Affiliate Marketing Program started right away! If your site has not yet been upgraded to Version 9, please call us at (888) 806-2081 to see how we can update your site with the latest features. As always, if you have any questions please contact Technical Support via e-mail at techsupport@emerchantclub.com by going to Live Chat Technical Support at http://www.emerchantclub.com/support.html or by calling (877) 384-4691. Thank you, Your eMerchantClub Team |