need some ideas on how to promote our affiliate program.

[xcitecash]

some good info here

especially about just promoting yourself...

affiliates are not dead just happy with what they are promoting why should they start again with a new site/programme..

we have picked up a lot of affiliates since we started 18 months ago 95% of them never make a sale.. but stick at it they also lik eto see a site/programme stick around and not be here today and gone tomorrow like a lot of sites are.

We have only just in the last month or so started picking up good affiliates who actually send sales

ironic as we were just thinking of doing it all differently.. changing our site etc

its hard work

[Toby]

Originally Posted by xcitecash

We have only just in the last month or so started picking up good affiliates who actually send sales...

I think there's alot more significance to that statement than meets the eye.

It takes times to develop and grow an affiliate program, build up promo tools, etc. Also, most affiliates with big traffic aren't just going to jump on the bus and toss all their traffic at a program they just signed up for. If stats are good they'll keep bumping it up over time.

One word of advice to independent sites running their own program. Add promo content regularly, and email your affiliates to let them know about it. I get enough email of this type that I rarely have to go out and hunt for promo content for my TGP's. (I've rec'd 3 this morning alone)