What is a Super Affiliate? Can you say Walmart?

A lot of people don't know if they want to get into affiliate marketing and sales. They're not quite sure how it works and they don't understand the concept. The concept is simple if you look at it like this. A Motts or Five and Dime store is like an affiliate and WalMart is like a "super" affiliate. WalMart does not make their own products to sell. They sell other people's products and they don't just sell a few. They sell thousands of other people's products and they make billions of dollars doing it. They are nothing but a super affiliate if you want to get down to the nitty gritty. A "convenience" store is like an affiliate and a "grocery" store is like a super affiliate. The more items you sell the bigger affiliate you become until you become a super affiliate. You do not have to make your own products. You can sell other people's products and the more products you have for sale the more money you make until you become a super affiliate. How do you find affiliate programs? 1. Some big name affiliate programs are: Commission Junction ClickBank Linkshare Many more,,, 2. Do a search on affiliate programs 3. Check out forums on affiliate programs 4. Check out interactive mail list groups for affiliate programs How do you get started? Some affiliate programs have ready made web sites for you. Others will just provide you with affiliate links that you paste into your web site or blog. The affiliate links have a tracking code that shows the affiliate where the sale came from and you earn a commission. If you don't have a web site you can still become an affiliate. You can setup a free blog in a variety of different places and post your affiliate links in your blog. You can even use email as long as you don't spam anyone. You can also use free email services like Yahoogroups or Googlegroups to build an email list for sharing tips etc, then providing your affiliate links for income. Most affiliate programs require a signup form to be filled out and they will also require your SS number or tax id. At the end of the year they will send you a 1099 for reporting your income. How do you get paid? This varies from company to company. Someone like Commission Junction handles collecting from the various advertisers and then mailing you a check within 30 days of the previous month's sales. They do this at no cost to you. They bill the advertiser for this service. Other companies like ClickBank will do the same except Clickbank pays every two weeks. There are a few companies that take a little longer to pay, with some being 45 days after the previous month's sales and some even up to 60 days like XY7.com If you sign up with an individual for affiliate sales the risk is a little higher as you are expecting that "person" or business to pay you as they advertise. Some people are not reliable and some don't pay at all. You are usually better off to go with a well known company at first, then be sure to check out the affiliate forums to find out who doesn't pay. Now that you understand what a super affiliate is, you can start your journey to becoming one. It will take a little time, but if you do research and follow up on the company offering the commissions and get a green light then get signed up and start selling. If Walmart only had 3 isles of merchandise they wouldn't be as large as they are today. The more you have to sell, the more money you are going to make. A Little About Advertising Just like WalMart, you are going to need to advertise. WalMart doesn't depend on the product makers to do all the advertising. If they did, their sales might plummet. It's important for "you" to advertise that you have these products for sale. Where can you do that? 1. Google Adwords 2. Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) 3. Searchfeed 4. Newsletters 5. Text ads on other sites 6. Blogs 7. Newsletter ads in other people's newsletters 8. Banners 9. Classifieds Be sure to set up an advertising budget and then check your sales so you can get an accurate ROI, (return on investment). It's not hard at all to become an affiliate and once you do that, becoming a super affiliate is even easier. It just requires more time, more products and some more advertising.