What features should one look for in any affiliate program before joining it?

Hi Bryant, every business venture is a risk. You really cannot guarantee anything ahead of time. But the trend is what matters. If you are not ready to take any risk, then you cannot do any business. Please read my 3-series article titiled Nothing is Actually Free

I hear you. ONLY if you can afford the loss going in. A person cannot be sure anything "delivers on promises" until one bites the bullet to buy.

D.E. Bryant: The price, depending on the product, may vary from $5 to $197 or more. It could be a one-time payment or a monthly recurring payment (as in the case of membership sites). If the product is good and delivers on the promises, people will gladly pay.

In response to: "What features should one look for in any affiliate program before joining it?" Oswald Rodrigues said:

1. Good product.
2. Reputable vendor.
3. Compelling sales letter that is proven to convert.
4. Promotional material for affiliates (ads, banners etc.).


What about the price of product?

Chances are there will be a monthly autoship--for you and those you sell to. Is this affordable in the long run? Won't matter the product or how engaging the promotional materials are if mor

You are spot on Oswald! You captured most of the points. Every point you made is very strong. You must have being playing well in affiliate marketing! Thanks once more

1. Good product.
2. Reputable vendor.
3. Compelling sales letter that is proven to convert.
4. Promotional material for affiliates (ads, banners etc.).
5. Preferably a setup that pays instant commissions to affiliates. Such "instant pay" programs have gained popularity among affiliates in the last few years as they don't have to wait for commission cheques to arrive in the mail. They get paid instantly into their Paypal or Alertpay account as soon as a sale is generated.

I'm sad to say this, but mostly it is the truth: chose your sponsor-if you can, chose a person who will help you, if you need help. So in any affiliate program-first what everyone checks out is compensation plan. But guys lets be honest-compensation plans in any program work only for those who build teams-who have big downlines. So as the key to success in any affiliate program is downline, find rather sponsor who will guide you, help you with advices, promotion sources, even with getting referr

Everybody has a different theory as to what we should look for in an affiliate program. I personally don't like anything that has a monthly fee. I don't mind spending a small fee at first, since not everything is free , but I expect to get everything I need to know to be able to make money. I also look for a product that everyone needs, and it has to be something that is easy to market for free, since I don't have cash to throw away on PPC and stuff like that. Plus I look for a program that tell

Most Important feature is for you to findout if they there with goog support. View TOS before you accept.

They must make a research about particular affiliate program before getting into it.

This is turning into an advertisement for ZeekRewards, I'm out of here

Vishwajeet, my friend, I suggest you edit your comment, D.E. Bryant is right, his comments were just in reaction to what Henry posted

@ Henry SA, I have to say just one thing to you that posting a link in question & Answers is violating apsense terms. This is also a type of spamming. I suggest you to remove the links from your comments.

I meant no offense, of course. It's just we don't want to give a bad example to real spammers

Thanks PM. I will note this going forward.

So, Henry, all this was in fact to promote a program, not very nice, you could have stopped at giving your opinions then write articles or RevPages about the program you suggest

I am not wealthy...$70 each month plus the costs of marketing/advertising for something online, with no assurance of return is economically beyond my means presently.

It is okay. I agree with you. It is a matter of personal choice. What do you mean by Rolls Royce bank account?

Still, all of this is personal choice depending on available finances and a marketing/advertising style that can produce with Clickbank.

Mine is not a Rolls Royce bank account...

I deal with this concern by looking at the refund rate on the product before promoting it. Where refund rate is high (7.5% to 15%,) that means the product has low or virtually no value. But when it is very low, it means those purchasing it are deriving value and sales will definitely trend up. I promote and emphasize VALUE, VALUE, VALUE. You don't need a list (I have a list) nor do you have to blog to sell. It is a matter of knowing and using the search keywords that those looking to purchase a