Before I get into depth with this article I first
want you to have a good understanding of what a '2 Tier' affiliate
program is and there advantages. Then from there I'll go on to explain
how you can start recruiting Sub-Affiliate's by simply locating the
Super-Affiliate's within your Niche market.
First... lets define what a '2 Tier' affiliate
program is.
A '2 Tier' affiliate program is simply a program
that is designed to work on a 2 tier payment structure. And what I mean
by that is that you'll get paid on both the 1st tier(you) and 2nd
tier(your sub-affiliates) of the program you choose to promote.
Now, with that said, let's go a little deeper into
what the advantages of a '2 Tier' affiliate program are so that you'll
be able to visualize in your head why these programs are being
considered the most Powerful programs on the Net and more
importantly... how they can put Profits in your hand, on Auto-Pilot,
24/7/365 with little effort on your part.
Lets first talk about the advantages and for the
purpose of this article I'm going to give you three of the main ones:
- you get paid 'Higher' commissions on your 1st
tier (usually between 25% - 65% depending on the vendor)
- you have the ability to 'Recruit'
sub-affiliates(your 2nd tier) to promote the program for you
- and you can form 'Joint Ventures' with other
website and/or list owners within your specified Niche market
Is the 'Light-Bulb' starting to flicker inside
your head?
Are you starting to see WHY these programs are so
Powerful and Versatile?
I certainly hope so.
Now that you see the main advantages to these
programs your probably asking yourself... "well, where can I find a
complete listing of these programs so I don't have to spend alot of
time looking for them on the web?"
Well... it just so happens that I know of a few
top affiliate directories that have a complete searchable database full
of '2 Tier' affiliate programs in whatever category you are looking for.
I will list two of the of Top affiliate
directories for the purposes of this article that I use to locate these
programs:
I think these two directories alone will keep you
busy.
There are many affiliate directories out there on
the WWW, but these two I find are the most popular and have the best
selection.
Now that you have an idea of what '2 Tier'
affiliate programs are, there advantages and where to locate these
programs on the web lets talk about 'How' you can start recruiting some
Sub-Affiliate's within the next 24 hours by simply locating the
Super-Affiliate's within your Niche market via the search engines.
In order to do this exercise properly you're going
to need two Very important webmaster tools. These tools are Free so you
don't have to worry about paying anything up front or any monthly
subscription fee's for there use.
The 1st tool you need to get is the 'Google
Toolbar'. This toolbar is used to gauge a websites PR(Link Popularity)
within the search engines. Generally, a website with a PR of 5 or
higher are the types of websites you want to find and are where the
Super-Affiliate's usually reside.
Click the link I've provided below and install the
toolbar.
- http://toolbar.google.com/
And the 2nd tool you need to get is the 'Alexa
Toolbar'. This toolbar is used to gauge a websites overall Traffic
Ranking. You'll want to find websites with a traffic ranking of 50,000
or lower. This is where you'll find the Super-Affiliate's.
Click the link I've provided below and install the
toolbar.
- http://download.alexa.com/
Now that you have those two tools installed on
your computer you Now have the ability to find Super-Affiliate's
through gauging their websites overall 'Traffic Ranking' and 'Link
Popularity' which brings use to the next step... "Locating the
Super-Affiliates".
A 'Super-Affiliate', just so you know, is simply a
webmaster who has a high traffic website and/or a large targeted
mailing list and has the ability to sell more in a day then you could
in a month.
Generally, and this is just a guideline I use when
contacting these webmasters, I look for websites with at least a PR of
5 and a Traffic Ranking of 50,000 or less. This way, if they don't have
a large mailing list they at least have a high traffic website or
Visa-Versa.
This next step is where the fun begins because
we'll be using search engines to locate the Super-Affiliate's and for
this exercise lets go to the all famous 'Google' search engine at -- http://www.google.com
Now... once the page loads simply type in the
Keyword or Keywords or Keyword Phrase that targets your particular
Niche market you are targeting within the search form Google provides.
For the purpose of this exercise lets use the
keywords 'internet marketing'.
By now you should be looking at a page full of
listings under the Keywords or Keyword Phrase you targeted, which in
this case was 'internet marketing'.
Now, simply start clicking on the links that you
think might make a good 'Sub-Affiliate' to the program you are
recruiting for.
By using the two toolbars you installed earlier
you'll now be able to identify if this website is a Super-Affiliate by
the websites overall 'Link Popularity' and 'Traffic Ranking' by using
the guidelines I stated earlier.
If you like the web stats you see and you think
they would make a suitable sub-affiliate to your program all you have
to do from this point is look for the webmasters contact details listed
on their website and send them a proposition to join your program.
If you can't find there contact details on there
website you can usually find them by using the 'Alexa' toolbar. Just
click on the 'Alexa' button in the upper left corner of your browser.
This will bring you to there main page. You'll usually find there
contact details listed mid-way down.
And if you're worried about being accused of
'Spamming', well... you don't have too simply because your not sending
them an Unsolicited Advertisement, your sending them a Business
Proposition.
There's a BIG difference.
Now, with that said, lets move on to the Final
segment of this article... 'Joint Ventures'.
'Joint Ventures' are simply an collaboration or
partnership undertaken by two or more entities(webmasters) for a mutual
gain, usually profit sharing.
Who make the best JV partners and Why?
Ezine/Newsletter owners make the best JV partners
simply because they have already done all the work and have built
highly targeted mailing lists. Some have Large lists and some have
Small lists. Point being... they're highly targeted to whatever Niche
market you're targeting.
How do '2 Tier' affiliate programs work in this
kind of arrangement?
They work just the same as recruiting website
owners, but instead you're strictly contacting list owners with highly
targeted lists and propositioning them to join your program for a share
of the profits.
Where can you find these Ezine/Newsletter owners?
You can find thousands of them on the WWW through
Ezine/Newsletter directories, but I'll only list just a few top
resources to save you the hassle.
These directories have large searchable databases
full of thousands of Ezine/Newsletters that target any category you are
looking for to promote your program(s). And these are only a few of
whats available to you on the Net.
Well... there you have it in a nut shell.
I just revealed to you some of the most Powerful
marketing technique's being used online today by many of the Top
internet marketers and how they are able to build there Sub-Affiliate
army's and generate loads of Free targeted traffic to there websites
without spending a penny on advertising.
And... the best part about this is... you can
start doing the same within the Next 24 hours.
Copyright 2004 Cory Threlfall
Cory Threlfall is the Editor and Publisher of a
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Its main focus is to provide Webmasters with quality Articles, Product
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