I remember very vividly, in the days of yore, exactly in the year 1983 when amazon.com, with its excellent affiliate program, swept the internet world off its feet like hurricane. In fact, the success that followed actually changed the ways we do business (especially affiliate marketing) online ever since.
Affiliate program simply entails when YOU promote products and services of other companies and earn pre-determined $$$ commission from each sale. The concept of online affiliate program is to leverage the success the original owners have put into developing the products. As an affiliate marketer, therefore, you need not worry about order fulfillment, inventory, supplies etc.
However, between the time of amazon launch and now, things have drastically changed. Today, there are dozens of large and medium affiliate network companies parading thousands of products and registered affiliates selling those products. For example, there is Clickbank, Commission Junction, Paydotcom and others. Some are very simple to join, like Clickbank while others may be as difficult as presenting the skeleton of your forefathers.
However there are great flaws in and around these affiliate networks which most affiliates are not aware of. I discovered the reason to be shallow mindset. You see, most affiliates ignorantly believe that these networks are ‘alpha and omega’ and without them online affiliate business will not survive. Hence, they stick to these affiliate networks despite their glaring short-comings.
Honestly, this is the biggest mistake I see on the entire internet marketing world today! Now, I remember some people call this trend herd mentality… you know every sheep in the herd follows the same direction as others! And I also discovered that the FLAWS of these affiliate networks are basically ENHANCED by this same wrong mindset affiliate marketers are exhibiting.
Now, let me state few flaws of these affiliate networks for you:
Rigid administration. These networks have a tradition of operating as your godfathers. They indirectly act as your favor-givers – like being in an exalted position to lifting affiliates from the binge of poverty and helping them to find their daily bread online. Some will not even reply your mail for days or never. In some cases, when the reply comes early, it is always terse and not helpful.
Basically, they put up a front that their affiliates do not matter. For example, I’ve heard of situation when affiliate accounts get closed down for making simple mistakes. Some will even investigate an affiliate on mere suspicion. Of course, they can always carry out such impunities because they know affiliates will only complain and still remain glue to them like skin to the body. Remember the herd mentality again…?
No training resources to grow. They are bare and ordinary. When you join, whether you succeed or fail does not matter to them. Have you wondered why over 92% affiliates on these networks DO NOT make it – but end up in frustration? Look, every affiliate marketers (both newbie and experienced) need some sort of idea-boosting to move forward. But these networks do not have programs to support their affiliates with vital resources.
And this flaw is basically responsible why the entire internet landscape is now dotted with so-called experts on clickbank, CJ and so on. Everyday, they’re struggling to out-do one another to show you the latest ‘magical secrets’ to make it on those networks. And this has further fueled the generally-held deceptive belief that there are some ‘top secrets’ you need to uncover to succeed selling the products of these affiliate networks.
At the end of the day, you get deceived, purchased many books, software with little (or nothing) to show for it.
No brainstorming forum. What is a network of affiliates without an “insider and exclusive forum” where affiliates can openly discuss and exchange high-powered money making ideas? The forum should also be a place to agree or disagree with the network management, thereby creating a sweet atmosphere where affiliates and network management work in sync for the growth of all.
But in these networks there is none. So you are left at the mercy of free online forums where guys are more (or only) interested in their own survival.
You can be cheated. All the networks have some merchants with shady intention. Though this flaw is not deliberate, as some such as clickbank will move against any merchant found with shady character or selling dud product, yet the negative results on the affiliates may be huge sometimes.
For example, if you promote a bad product with over-hyped sales letter, sooner than later, it will attract large refund. Do you know what this means to you? For every refund, you automatically lose your commission irrespective of whatever resources, budget, time and effort you may have expended to get the sales.
Poor support or slow support. How would you feel if you are a member of an affiliate network where support is fast, in-depth, friendly, one-on-one, valuable and filled with solid ideas to help you grow? Honestly, I do not know what your answer will be, but this factor alone discouraged me from putting my future in the hands of these networks.
Thankfully, I later found a terrific affiliate program group, with excellent, high-in-demand products with top-notch supports you can NOT find elsewhere on the entire internet!
No rapport – you are far from both fellow affiliates and network management. You do not have friendly contact with other affiliates. And when you ‘meet’ on forums you tend to hide a lot of ideas from each other – after all you’re competitors! I believe the word “NETWORK” is better appreciated if the people on board fill close to each other like one family. But with these affiliate networks each and every affiliate is an alien to the other. And to make matter worse, there is not single rapport between the affiliates and the managers or owners of the affiliate networks.
Little, poor affiliate commission. At the risk of calling me a greedy fellow, let me say that I hate those little 5%, 10% or $20 commissions? Even some high 60% commissions are miserable in term of dollar payment. I hate to work hard only to earn paltry $20, $30 commission. Here is a secret I find out and please put on your thinking cap now. The same marketing effort you put forth to promote a product that earns you $20 or $30 per sale will also pump in $160 or more to your pocket if you promote another product.
And this is the exact WAY that I am currently earning my commission as an affiliate online. In fact, I will not forget my FIRST affiliate commission that brought in a ‘double’ commission instead of one. This happened because someone visited the website I promoted, but on leaving the website was shown another product website and he bought that product.
Though I did not promote that product, yet I earned an extra $26 on top! And this is sort of money most affiliates will run from pillar to post, buying several domains, set up websites, bang down the forums, write articles and everything imagine to promote on these popular affiliate networks.
Lastly, let me round up by advising you to open your mind in order to discover the absolutely best affiliate networks out there. If you are like me, you will hate to ply your trade with affiliate network that has shortcomings I listed above. In fact, I wonder why people will love to promote a product with little affiliate sales when same efforts can earn you triple or multiple commissions.
I also wonder why you should promote products that offer you one time sale instead of high-in-demand product that can EARN you a “revolving and continuous commissions.” And you will continue to make money for a single marketing effort! For example, the Making You Richer affiliate program does not only solve the above problems, but surpasses all other affiliate programs today.
With its well-packed, high-in-demand products, couple with top-quality training, resources, guides, support manager, one-on-one ideas, free brainstorming with super affiliates and so on. Even the newest comer to affiliate marketing who’re ready to follow instructions will definitely succeed. I ask you again – would you prefer to earn a paltry sum of $20 or $30 when the same efforts can comfortably net you a princely $175 or more?
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