Good Opportunity - Become a Dish Network Affiliate
I was doing some keyword research on the Google AdWords site
recently, and discovered something interesting. There is intense
demand for keywords having to do with digital TV topics. Google
AdWords will predict the average CPC (cost per click) for any
given keyword (or phrase). "TiVo" averages $3.82 per click.
"DirecTV" is $7.27. "Dish Network" is a whopping $12.46.
I kid you not. People are willing to pay Google $12.46, on
average, to get their text ad listed at the top of the pile.
This doesn't mean everyone pays this much, of course. It just
means that's how much you have to pay to come out on top.
Now the obvious question becomes: "Why on earth would anyone pay
more than $12 for a single click?" The answer, I discovered
today, is that Dish Network has a pretty extensive multi-level
affiliate program. They don't let individuals work with them
directly, but there are a number of resellers out there who do
most of their business through individual affiliates. The reason
people are willing to pay $12 for a click, is that if it results
in a sale, the affiliate can make $100 or more.
I did some more research, and I believe I've found the highest
paying site out there: BuyMyDish.com.
You can earn $120 per sale right off the bat, increasing to $140
if your volume increases. Also, if you get others to sign up for
the affiliate program, you can make a little extra on any sales
they make. Just Go
here, select "Affiliates" from the top menu, and then select
"Join". It takes only about 2 minutes to get signed up. The
program is managed through MyAffiliateProgram.com, a reputable
online affiliate management company. They give you a wide range
of tracking tools, so you can figure out how often your banners
are being displayed, where your clicks come from, and which ones
result in sales. This is far more advanced than anything you'd
see from Clickbank. They also offer a pretty good "Affiliate
Training and Education Center". This site has all sorts of
resources and ideas on how to be more successful as an
affiliate, including how to set up your own website easily, and
start to drive traffic to it.
One reason these affiliate sales programs are doing so well, is
that Dish Network is currently giving away the equipment. You
get a free dish, free receivers in up to four rooms, free DVR
upgrades, and free HD upgrades. Add to that the fact that the
service is cheaper than cable, and it's pretty easy to get
people to make the switch. Satellite service from the likes of
DirecTV and Dish Network has been steadily gaining on cable for
the last several years now.
Once you've signed up, the question is how to get your affiliate
links out there for people to click. The easiest way would be
using Google AdWords. The problem with that, as you may have
figured out by now, is that it's going to be expensive. One way
to get around this is to look for lower cost keywords that might
still grab interested visitors. Try some common misspellings.
"Dsih Network" and "Free Dsih" will be much cheaper, but you may
end up getting some decent traffic anyway. Also try some related
phrases like "satellite comparison". This will be particularly
helpful if you have a website that has some sort of comparison
on it.
The other easy way to get some links out there is to set up a
blog. See my previous article about how to get set up with your
own blog site.
I think this is a pretty good program. You can't really lose
anything, and it has potential for big profits if you start
making sales. Sign
up, and let me know how it goes!