Yesterday at the Type A Parent conference someone asked me to write down my response to “what tips do you have to convert affiliate sales?”. Here is the basic principal behind the strategies I shared. It is something that is very easy to do, but is also rarely done.
How to convert affiliate traffic into sales:
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The tickets niche is a very interesting one to look at for affiliate marketers, especially if you have a new website or are just starting out. Yes, you have huge brands for major terms, but because of the ticket industry and the red tape that exists in those large brands, you can more easily compete and win. That is exactly why ticket affiliate programs are the perfect way to move in and start to take over.
This post will walk you through why it is a good niche, how to begin entering in and then ways to expand and grow your business based on the sub-niche you move into.
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Apps make amazing affiliate marketers because they “can” have a captive user base and they “can” build their own audience using app store marketing and website traffic for downloads. So if you’re wondering if apps make good affiliates or how to work with them, this post will walk you through the process. This post is not how to set up in-app sale tracking for a stores affiliate program, that is a different topic.
How to work with app affiliates in three sections:
Content is a huge factor in both SEO and website conversions, but how do you incorporate it into your categories without pushing the products down, spamming the page for the search engines or taking away from the user experience?
Below you’ll find a few layouts which may work for you and if they don’t, they work as a starting point to find a format or style that can. Some of them are “spammy” but what you may be able to get approved (they’ll be marked as spammy) or that may apply in specific situations. Others are ways many companies haven’t thought of. If you have another layout you like, feel free to mention it or share an image of it in the comments section below.
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Affiliate Management is the process of building and growing a channel of marketers to drive traffic to your store, business or offer. Affiliate programs, networks and managers are the three major components of affiliate management.
What is the difference between affiliate management and affiliate marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a marketing channel where partners promote a store, product or offer on a revenue sharing basis. The term refers to a marketing channel as opposed to a program or one of the key pieces. Affiliate management is the process of making the channel work.
Now that the definitions are out of the way, below you will discover:
With more people online (mobile, tablet & computer), companies are finally paying more attention to their websites. That also means branding, PR, C level executives and others who are not familiar with the digital landscape are making the decisions that are smart for traditional business, but have unforseen consequences with online and websites.
Below you’ll find a few recent examples about companies that made or are making these same types of mistakes and how they could avoid, fix and prevent them. If they don’t and you want to compete, you’ll also find how to jump in and take some of the traffic they would have had.
As a heads up, all of the external links in this post are ads (affiliate links) and if any aren’t I will change them out for these ads (affiliate links) if I find out they have a program.
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