by Kevin Nunley

The hottest way to do business on the Internet is with affiliate programs. A firm has other web site owners send customers to them via a link or banner. When the customer buys, a portion of sales is sent to the web site owner.

This referral arrangement takes advantage of many of the Internet's natural qualities. Several mammoth companies like Amazon.com are built upon this strategy. Many companies have made big money through their affiliate programs.

Unfortunately, it is often hard for an individual affiliate to earn a big take from making referrals. Many rarely get a check. Others, through good marketing efforts, earn several hundred to several thousand dollars per month. This can be a significant boost to your overall web site profits and be welcome extra cash on a regular basis.

The best way to boost affiliate program sales is to use the product yourself and give readers your own personal recommendation. My site tells people that I was one of the first people to buy Jim Daniels' marketing book, think it is the "Boy Scout Manual of Internet marketing," and never work without it. That honest, personal recommendation sells lots of copies of Jim's book (giving me a referral check at the end of each month).

Put your most profitable one or two affiliate programs in prominent places on your site and on multiple pages. Be sure to promote them in classified ads on web sites, e-zines, and on AOL.

Kevin Nunley helps businesses with marketing advice, copy  
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