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Bloggingpinay- 5 mistakes to avoid when choosing an affiliate program
When people decide to join an affiliate program to earn extra money or to have a full-time job, they often do so with wishful thinking and no idea how the affiliate program actually works. Then you will be able to be more effective and earn more money for your time, so these warnings are definitely worth reading and avoiding.
# 1 Don't compete, support
Too many affiliate programs compete with your competitors, wasting money and putting affiliates out of business. However, if you are part of an affiliate program, the more affiliates the better for more information and more money. One of the worst things you can do is choose an affiliate program that believes in competing with other affiliates. Instead, choose an affiliate program that you agree to support and grow other affiliates for a larger network and access to more affiliates.
# 2 Small reward
Another mistake people often make when choosing affiliate programs is choosing a program that offers little reward for the person's hard work. Too many affiliate programs pay too little, and as a result, affiliates find it difficult to earn the money they should be earning. Look for an affiliate program that makes a good salary for your work.
# 3 Old statistics, if any
You want an affiliate program that offers good, solid, real-time statistics, not old or no longer valid statistics. There aren't many affiliate programs that provide the kind of stats an affiliate manager needs, but do your best to find an affiliate program that offers more.
# 4 No support
Too often affiliates find themselves waiting days for a response to an email and a question that is important to their business. You want an affiliate program that guarantees you support 24 hours a day if possible or at least within 24 hours.
# 5 Fresh ideas, creatives
Many affiliate programs provide few ideas or creatives to their affiliates, so thousands of web pages end up with the same advertising. However, affiliate programs would have a better success rate if many different ads were made available so that affiliates could alternate ads and place different ads on different sites, depending on the products sold.
Learn these five mistakes by heart so you know exactly what you're looking for in an affiliate program, as well as what to avoid. You will be much more successful and happier if you don't get caught in these traps!
