Increase Conversion Rates with these Affiliate Website Improvements



To increase conversion rates, you need to be willing to make affiliate website improvements. I know, this sounds technical. But: It’s quite easy if you’re using site building and design tools. These two take the technical difficulties out of the affiliate website improvements. Most use drag-and-drop features to apply elements that will increase conversion rates such as stronger call-to-action buttons or a better email opt-in form. What I’d like to do with this post is keep it simple (but effective). I want to share some of the steps needed to boost those conversions on that affiliate site of yours so...

Price Point Strategy: Using Tiered Pricing to Boost Online Earnings



Tiered pricing is a price point strategy that presents options for customers while boosting your chance to increase affiliate earnings. The price point strategy is used in almost every (smart) business. It goes like this: Low Medium High Alternatively, you’ll typically see it as “free”, “recommended”, and “premium”. Why do businesses do it and how can you use it in your affiliate marketing? Let’s find out. (more…)

How-to Use Black Friday & Cyber Monday for Market Research



Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the biggest shopping days of the year, provides a treasure trove of information to the affiliate marketer. These are the days which reveal both hot selling products and likely trends going into the new year. Using data collected from these two days can align all efforts with your choice in affiliate programs and promotions. You could double down on your affiliate promotions during these sales holidays or use the information to develop entirely new projects! Here’s what we want to cover: Off-site research On-site research Its application You don’t have to be an...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: An Affiliate Guide



Online commerce during Black Friday was projected at $3.34 billion according to Adobe Digital. Cyber Monday, in contrast, had topped $3.45 billion. These two retail holidays attribute to nearly 1/3rd of the total retail spend throughout the year. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are when most individuals are doing their holiday shopping meaning it’s one of the most important sales periods for an affiliate marketer. Here’s how to make major affiliate commissions during these retail holidays. (more…)

Gobble Up These Easy Thanksgiving Affiliate Promotions



Thanksgiving typically ranks one or two on “most popular holidays” lists. It's a holiday people spend big bucks on food and decoration... but that's not all. The holiday falls on November 23rd (2017) which gives you plenty of time to begin affiliate campaigns and promotions. There are many worthy holiday items that will boost your affiliate commissions. Let this be your guide for easy Thanksgiving affiliate promotions. (more…)

Best Art & Photography Affiliate Programs



The arts are like the yin to corporate yang. It allows for expression – something anyone can do. Those passionate about the arts and photography industry do see the value of a business. (more…)

Best Home & Garden Affiliate Programs



The estimated size of the U.S. home & garden industry is 265 billion dollars as of 2016. Rising incomes and confidence in the economy has given consumers a boost in undertaking home improvement projects. Home improvement giants Lowe’s and Home Depot continue to open new stores and dominate the market. (more…)

Best Search Engine Optimization Tools for Affiliate Marketing



Like domains and web hosting – websites need search engine optimization. SEO, for those entirely new to this all, is the strategic application of search ranking tactics. The tactics are applied on two fronts: On-site Off-site On-site consists of using strong keywords & phrase to help search engines understand the focus of the pages – resulting in greater relevancy and higher rankings. These pages benefit from in-depth, structured content that exhumes authority and solicits backlinks from other sites. The on-site SEO also includes items such as website speed, user experience (more time on site = better signals and backlink opportunity),...