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This is
a very provocative topic. Who decides what the top affiliate
program is without being biased? I will list my top affiliate
programs, but let me first explain how I came up with the
ranking.
To be considered
a top affiliate program this program first needs to proof
itself. This means that the best commission plan doesn't
mean a thing if the product doesn't sell. The same thing
is true if there's to much competition.
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Here is my criteria list:
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Membership programs
are on top of my list. (Residual Income)
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Make sure that
the program is not
"over" advertised. (Stone Evan's
PIPS web
sites are great for beginners, but you do the
math how many people are advertising the same
affiliate programs with the same products.)
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Advertise only
products that you would
buy as well. (If you wouldn't who
else would buy it?)
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The
price of
the product is secondary.
(For some strange reasons more expensive products
tent to sell better than the cheap ones.)
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Prewritten sales
letters, emails and ads are great, but make
sure that you make
some minor modification
to set yourself apart from the crowed. (Just
imagine how you react if you get the same email
with the same message over and over again from
different advertisers.)
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After reading
all this stuff you might ask why in the world should I join
an affiliate program? Well, if you don't have your own product
to sell or your product isn't quite ready for distribution.
Affiliate programs are your only choice to make any money
on the internet.
Don't get
me wrong I like affiliate programs. I just don't like to
be a 100% copycat and this requires a bunch of work to make
it unique. I made my share of mistakes and I know how it
feels when you put all your effort into a ad campaign and
nothing happens. Not even one single sale.
Yes it is
a numbers game, but also can make the numbers a little bit
more in your favor. Just enough to step out of the crowed
and attract the customers you want. I can't stress it enough.
In case you already red a lot of my material. I'm always
referencing Ken Evoy. Why? He wrote the book about successful
affiliate
marketing. He also runs one of the most successful
web hosting services that really supports the affiliate
program model the best.
Here's
my top 10 list of affiliate programs
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IMT
Global
This is the official affiliate program of the
Power Blog and Peter Dobler's
Internet Marketing Tools. 60%
commission on every sale. The tools are unique and the
feedback is overwhelmingly positive. Free to join. Refer
sub affiliates and earn 15% on their sales too. This
is passive residual income at its best.
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TurboMembership
John Delaverra is one of the Net's most successful internet
marketers. Never heard of him? Well, he works behind
the scenes and provides the nuts and bolts to many internet
marketers. This is the most comprehensive membership
site out there. 15(!) individual modules deliver everything
you can imagine and I mean everything.
This affiliate program offers 95%(!) sales commissions.
This is unheard of in this business.
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JDD
Publishing
Jim Daniels owns and operates online businesses
since the mid 1990. In internet terms, he started in
the stone age of online marketing. His new book 'The
New Age Work at Home Plan' sets new standards in how
you should think about your home business. To signup
with Jim's affiliate program you simply download this
free report. Then you will have access to his affiliate
program, which is very well organized.
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Jason Potash
Jason Potash is a well known internet marketer. His
flagship software Article Announcer and Ezine Announcer
are used by many of the top marketers. Jason's message
is to build content and to build it well.
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Software Gold Club
The Software Gold Club is a premier membership site
that overdelivers each and every month. Referring new
members pays a residual income of $20 every month. Most
people sign up for this membership site to get some
of the most unique and robust tools available.
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Text Link Ads
Cash in on your website's PageRank. If you have a website
with a PageRank of 3 or higher, check this out. This
could pay for your web hosting, autoresponder and other
expenses.
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Better Text Ads
You just add a snippet of Javascript code to your
website and you'll be plugged in to a hyper-viral
marketing machine! Your ClickBank marketing efforts
are multiplied because you use the system to build a
team of webmasters who display your ClickBank Ads on
their websites.
With as few as 3 personal referrals, you could build
a 4 level team of 120 members or more!
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Track That Ad
Build an Unlimited Opt-In List in Less than 30 Days,
with TrackThatAd's auto-promotion feature, you
don't even lift a finger. Join FREE
today.
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The Second Tier
Rusell Brunson is a well known marketer and fellow
affiliate program entrepreneur. Read what he has to
say about his latest project, The Second Tier.
We want the Second Tier to be the premier affiliate
center on the web. We are continuing to update new
products and tools to give you the best
opportunities to promote them.
We have high and low end products of all types
including courses, software and even advertising on
our popular forum. These will accommodate the
advanced marketer and the beginner. If you feel
adventurous, you can promote our weekend workshop,
with commissions as high as $1500 for one sale!
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Directory of Ezines
Charlie Page runs this programs now for years with
increasing success. If you're in the business of
internet marketing, ezine marketing is your
livelihood and Charlie delivers exactly what you're
looking for.
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