{"id":115,"date":"2013-07-18T20:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psldesigns.com\/web-designs\/?p=115"},"modified":"2014-07-28T15:18:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T15:18:29","slug":"affiliate-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psldesigns.com\/web-designs\/affiliate-programs\/web-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many sites now have affiliate programs where you can advertise for them and earn a commission.\u00a0 There are large companies that manage many affiliate vendors and if you become a member there you have many\u00a0 companies at your disposal.\u00a0 Or, if you use ShopSite, it has a built in affiliate program.<\/p>\n

But as a manufacturer, how to decide if it is a good idea and how big do you go?\u00a0 Look at your direct competitors … are they doing it? Look at the cost … how much does it cost you to maintain the program vs how much you get in increased exposure and revenue.\u00a0 You must also be careful who you allow to be an affiliate.\u00a0 If it is what is called a “coupon” site and they are your affiliate you may be paying out when really they didn’t give you any benefit.\u00a0 How can this be?\u00a0 Say a customer is on your site already.\u00a0 But they think, hey, maybe I can find a coupon code.\u00a0 They do a search for “coupon codes for X company”. They get to the coupon site, click the link for your store that looks like a coupon and really all that happens is the coupon site now gets a commission for referring that customer when they really didn’t.<\/p>\n

With ShopSite you can run your own affiliate program.\u00a0 You decide who gets in and you also decide how much commission each partner earns.\u00a0 So you can have different earnings based on how large they are, if they are a website or blog or just send the link in email.\u00a0 ShopSite creates reports that show you how much each affiliate earns. The only down side is that YOU maintain all of the program … meaning you must cut the checks to the participants.<\/p>\n

Nelle and Lizzy just setup an affiliate program.\u00a0 Stay tuned and we’ll let you know how it goes.\u00a0 But for now, you can check out the pages created explaining the program and see if it might be something you’d want to try with your store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many sites now have affiliate programs where you can advertise for them and earn a commission.\u00a0 There are large companies that manage many affiliate vendors and if you become a member there you have many\u00a0 companies at your disposal.\u00a0 Or, if you use ShopSite, it has a built in affiliate program. But as a manufacturer, … <\/p>\n

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