standard cost per sale

[gurutube]

newbie merchant here.

curious if there is a standard percentage of sale price that is usually paid to affiliates for a sale. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Mike,

It varies greatly depending on the type of product and margins. For example computers may only pay 1-2%, retail products like clothes and luggage may pay 8-12%, info product and software
often pays 50 - 75%.

Best thing is to do an audit of affiliate programs in your market and find out what they pay,
then try to offer as much or a little more.

 

[gurutube]

Thanks, Linda.

My products are video courses (also available as podcasts and ebooks) from experts in a variety of fields. I will do some more research, but it sounds like I'm looking at 50% or more for a sale, correct?

Mike

 

[Linda Buquet]

I'm not certain. Try to find similar types of video training and see what they pay.