Archive for October 15th, 2007
Understanding Affiliate Program Payment Types
Monday, October 15th, 2007
If you’re just getting started as an affiliate marketer, it will be helpful for you to know the various types of affiliate program opportunities there are on the web. Not everyone realizes there are different ways to make money from affiliate programs, so I’ll summarize the top ones here for you.
1. Pay Per Sale (PPS) - This is the most common type of affiliate program. When promoting programs, products or services on a pay per sale basis, the affiliate only earns money when a sale is made through their affiliate link. Usually the money earned is a percentage of the total sale, and this is called the affiliate commission.
With a Pay Per Sale type of affiliate program, it’s important for the affiliate marketer to select programs and products which will sell well in their chosen niche. Otherwise you’ll be wasting a lot of time and effort and getting very little in terms of sales results.
In order for sales to be made consistently in a Pay Per.... Read More
