| You own a website and have teamed with many | | | | automatically assigning you a tracking |
| others on the internet through internet | | | | number. When a person visits your site, |
| affiliate marketing, in hopes of earning | | | | clicks on an affiliate link and makes a |
| sales commissions on products and services | | | | purchase from the affiliated site, you |
| the others offer. It only makes sense that | | | | receive credit for the sale and earn a |
| the majority of your affiliated sites also | | | | commission. Since most buyers are already |
| offer online transactions since the web | | | | online, making the transition to another site |
| surfer is the target of your marketing. | | | | is simple for them and tracking is automatic. |
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| However, there is no reason you cannot use | | | | As a business, there are many advantages to |
| internet affiliate marketing to work with | | | | joining in the affiliate marketing craze as |
| service businesses that conduct their | | | | it can greatly enhance your presence in |
| business offline. For example a used car lot | | | | cyberspace. The key to success for any online |
| may have a website that lists and displays a | | | | business is being able to be found on the |
| portion of its inventory and you guide | | | | internet. Having thousands of other websites |
| potential customers to the site. The customer | | | | posting an ad for your business, for which |
| then wants to call the dealer to verify the | | | | you pay only if you get results, adds to your |
| availability of an advertised vehicle. Using | | | | traffic and your sales. |
| affiliate software that that can track calls, | | | | |
| you could still get credit for the sale and | | | | An advantage to the affiliate websites is |
| earn a commission. | | | | that it appears to have advertising on it |
| | | | from other website. Visitors viewing an |
| Additionally, some service companies do not | | | | affiliate site have no way to determine if |
| have an online presence, such as hair | | | | the referrals are paid advertising or not, |
| dressers or even attorneys. Working out an | | | | which can add a degree of credibility to that |
| affiliate agreement with them, a small card | | | | site as well. You will also receive points |
| could be printed out on their home computer | | | | from internet search engines for having |
| with information linking the coupon with your | | | | additional links to your site. Although |
| site. By including a map to the business | | | | graphic links do not garner as many points as |
| along with other pertinent information, it | | | | text links, the more quality links you can |
| can be taken to the business and they would | | | | obtain, the better. |
| know from which site the lead came from for | | | | |
| proper affiliate credit. | | | | Affiliate marketing programs are a win-win |
| | | | situation for both parties as the site gets |
| However, the majority of affiliate marketing | | | | additional exposure and traffic and the |
| is conducted through other internet | | | | affiliate can earn money through the |
| businesses that utilize software tracking, | | | | commissioned sales. |