Hey everyone!
I'm another newbie looking to toss my hat into the affiliate marketing arena. I've been researching this topic for quite some time now and have truly enjoyed reading the valuable advice dispensed here at 5 Star.
I've found answers to the bulk of my questions, which exception to these two:
1.) What is an AM "program"? Is this just referring to the reselling of a product offered by a merchant? For example, if I log onto Commission Junction, find a product, and sign on as an affiliate to sell this product... is that what's meant by an affiliate marketing "program"?
2.) I don't know the term people use for these, but frequently when I land at a merchant's product sales page, I'm presented with this 20-foot long page of testimonials, bold print headers saying customers are making $10k/month, bank account screen-shots, and more testimonials. Perhaps it's just me, but this form of hard selling is an immediate turn off and I would prefer if my prospects didn't have to see them. Anyway, my question is... is it the norm to lead prospects back to this merchant's product sales page, or are there ways to bypass this, perhaps taking them directly to a shopping cart, etc?
Thanks for your time and insight!
Damon
I'm another newbie looking to toss my hat into the affiliate marketing arena. I've been researching this topic for quite some time now and have truly enjoyed reading the valuable advice dispensed here at 5 Star.
I've found answers to the bulk of my questions, which exception to these two:
1.) What is an AM "program"? Is this just referring to the reselling of a product offered by a merchant? For example, if I log onto Commission Junction, find a product, and sign on as an affiliate to sell this product... is that what's meant by an affiliate marketing "program"?
2.) I don't know the term people use for these, but frequently when I land at a merchant's product sales page, I'm presented with this 20-foot long page of testimonials, bold print headers saying customers are making $10k/month, bank account screen-shots, and more testimonials. Perhaps it's just me, but this form of hard selling is an immediate turn off and I would prefer if my prospects didn't have to see them. Anyway, my question is... is it the norm to lead prospects back to this merchant's product sales page, or are there ways to bypass this, perhaps taking them directly to a shopping cart, etc?
Thanks for your time and insight!
Damon