The Multi Level Affiliate Program (MLAP) FAQ
What is a Multi Level Affiliate Program(MLAP)?
A MLAP is an affiliate program that is free to join, and pays
affiliates a commission when they make a sale, as well as when
subaffiliates under them make sales.
How is a MLAP better than basic affiliate programs for
webmasters, ezine publishers, and forum owners?
When affiliates promote products using their affiliate links on
their sites,only a small percentage of
visitors/members/subscribers will end up buying the products.The
other "impressions" are wasted. Because MLAPs are free to join,
a proportion of these "wasted" visitors will sign up as
subaffiliates to sell products to their freinds and contacts. As
a result, when they subsequently make sales (or recruit further
subaffiliates), the original affiliate member gets paid a
leveraged, passive income through no further effort on his part.
Depending on the number of levels the MLAP incorporates, the
potential for profit could be HUGE, at no risk!
How is a MLAP better for merchants than traditional affiliate
programs?
While basic affiliate programs are a wonderful no risk, cost per
action way for merchants to make sales, their popularity has
resulted in a huge abundance of different programs, each
competing for the same, limited number of affiliates to promote
their products.In fact, recruiting affiliates has become almost
as hard as making sales for many merchants. MLAPs offer
merchants a way to make their programs and products stand out
from the crowd, to recruit new affiliates much more quickly and
effectively, thereby boosting their "sales force" and eventual
sales and profits.
How is a MLAP better than MLM for affiliates?
While MLAPs have the huge income potential of MLM programs due
to the use of the leveraged downline concept, because they are
free to join, they present a zero risk alternative to people
wary of losing money in poorly executed MLM programs.
How is a MLAP better than MLM for merchants?
MLMs, while a very effective and profitable means of product
distribution, have been getting a bad reputation because of the
poor execution by some companies. The need to first buy a
product or pay a joining fee has drawn some criticism, as well
as hampered many would be "salesmen" from joining these
programs. MLAPs allow merchants to much more effectively win
affiliates, without the risk of being labelled a "MLM company".
Where is the best place to find MLAPs to join?
As MLAPs are still relatively uncommon, it is very hard and time
consuming to find them online. An effective way would be to go
to a specialised MLAP directory, like Hugeaffiliate.com , which
continuously combs the web for such programs to list in an
organised manner.
Where can I get affiliates for my MLAP?
While it is possible to sign up affiliates by listing your MLAP
in normal affiliate program directories, it is also very useful
to list your MLAPs in specialised directories like
Hugeaffiliates.com . This is because this is where most
affiliates interested in MLAPs go to locate new programs to
join.
Where can I learn more about MLAPs?
Go to our extensive resource bank and discussion forum designed
specially to help both affiliates interested in learining how to
make money using MLAPs, as well merchants thinking of setting up
their own MLAPs.
How popular are MLAPs?
While still relatively new, these programs are quickly gaining
popularity because of the distinct benefits they offer to both
affiliates and merchants.
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