Like the more common single tier affiliate
programs, 2 tier affiliate programs
are a great basis for web-based partnerships between merchants and
affiliates. Merchants can focus their efforts on what they should do
best-creating high quality products and getting them to customers.
Meanwhile, affiliates concentrate on producing interesting content to
attract web traffic. And when they successfully refer visitors to buy affiliate
products, an affiliate commission is earned
However, 2 tier affiliate
programs have an additional attraction
for affiliates. When they sign up sub-affiliates under them, and these
sub-affiliates successfully make affiliate sales,
the original affiliate also earns a referral
commission. The result is that affiliates not only make a profit from
their direct sales efforts, but also benefit from the leveraged effects
of sub-affiliates under them.
While 2 tier affiliate
programs are definitely a new and
rapidly growing trend in affiliate marketing, the
traditional rules still apply. Choose only good products, with high
sales conversions (check out the persuasiveness of the merchants
website), and only work with merchants who pay regularly! After all,
there's no reason to waste precious traffic on affiliate
products are hard to sell, or on merchants who don't make it a point to
send those commissions on time.
All else being equal, 2 Tier Affiliate Programs
are a good alternative for webmasters hoping to add an additional
stream of revenue to their sites.
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About The Author
Terence Tan is the project manager of HugeAffiliates.com,
a website dedicated towards the development of Multiple Tier Affiliate
Programs as an alternative system of business. Visit http://hugeaffiliates.com
to learn how 2 Tier Affiliate Programs can multiply your affiliate
referral commissions.
