Add a little revenue

By: Theo Swan Posted on: 2007-01-25 ** Print Article ** ** Copy Article ** ** Email Article ** - Category Feed

Article Summary: Adding a service or product, and you want to increase yourlittle revenue even more, one idea is to join an affiliate program or two. No matter what product you are selling, odds are you can find an affiliate program matching your content. But, be sure you do not join a program offering products to similar to yours, that way you do not risk sending your hard earned customers to shop elsewhere.

Adding a service or product, and you want to increase yourlittle revenue even more, one idea is to join an affiliate program or two. No matter what product you are selling, odds are you can find an affiliate program matching your content. But, be sure you do not join a program offering products to similar to yours, that way you do not risk sending your hard earned customers to shop elsewhere.

Knowing exactly what program to join is hard – not to say impossible – but if worst comes to worst, you can always join another program if your first choice turns out to be wrong. Most sites have pages not intended to market their products or services directly, but to explain various details of the site, company or area of expertise.

These pages are perfect for promoting products closely related – but not competing products. If you have an art site – perhaps selling your own work – you might have a few pages describing the canvas, paint of choice or the technique used to make your paintings.

Assuming you only sell your paintings and nothing more, you can easily add a few banners for selected affiliate programs on your site. Find a program selling the canvas YOU are using, and explain to your readers why you choose it. If you have a good reason for using that particular brand, people may feel intrigued to try it out themselves.

If you are on the other side - selling art supplies - perhaps you can find a few affiliate programs selling paintings made with your material.

Except for really large websites, most sites are somewhat specialized, making it easier to find a non-competing product to promote. The easiest way is to search for affiliate programs using similar keywords, but staying clear of the ones targeting your own top keywords and/or phrases.

Start by trying to figure out what areas of your trade you are NOT covering with your site. After you have figured this out, search or browse for an affiliate program matching any of these areas, more often than not you will find several programs matching your criteria. If you can’t find a program matching but NOT competing, you have to broaden your search. The risk of giving your existing customers away – for merely a commission – is worse than the potential profit you can make from the customer. In rare cases, you can find programs good enough to risk it, but that is something every webmaster needs to figure out herself.

To broaden your search, try to figure out what your visitors might have in common, except the interest in your site. If you can pinpoint a few likely areas of interest, you have a good starting point for finding a new affiliate program.

The trick is to find common areas between your site, your customers and the large amount of affiliate programs online. Considering the numerous programs of pretty much all niches, no matter what your site is about, there is a good chance you can find many similar products. For sites with only a few products, this can really help to add to the revenue without risking sending people to competitors.

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Theo Swan
Theo Swan is writing about affiliate marketing, affiliate programs and online business. Read more at Theo's Blog or find your affiliate programs at Affiliate Ranker.

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