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E-business/e-commerce Solution
Need a little extra revenue from your website, but aren’t exactly sure how to
get it. Perhaps you should explore affiliate programs as an ebusiness/ecommerce
solution. These programs can offer you a little extra profit for not a lot of
work. Or if you are looking for even bigger profits and are willing to put more
effort into bringing a lot of traffic to your website, affiliate programs can
become a full time website venture.
Not familiar with the concept of affiliate programs? These are links that you
put from your site to other online businesses. If your link generates revenue
for the site you are promoting, they will pay you a percentage as a kind of
finder’s fee. The only work you have to do is put the link on your site. Of
course this is pretty easy too since the affiliate companies will provide the
links and appropriate graphics for you.
Businesses that offer affiliate programs are not difficult to find if you do a
search because there is a wide range of them willing to have you participate in
their programs. To help you get started with your search, here are a few sites:
Amazon – They call their program Associates, and it is free to join. The
percentage they will pay depends on the level of sales you generate. They offer
a tool that helps you build the link to their site with your particular
Associate ID tagged on to it to track your referrals. Amazon tries to make their
program work for you by offering newsletters and discussion boards on how to
generate more traffic and get people to use your links. They also provide you
with up to date reports on your earnings.
PayPal – This site offers a Merchant Referral Bonus Program. As a merchant you
can put a link from your site to PayPal encouraging other online sellers to use
PayPal to process their credit card orders. PayPal provides a referral fee for
anyone who uses your link to sign up for a merchant account.
Chapters.indigo.ca – This Canadian company offers a variety of products such as
DVDs, books, kids items, and other gifts. Their affiliate program also provides
you with the links to put on your site and online reports to let you know how
your links are doing. They offer a flat percentage rate for their referrals, and
you can find the current rate on their website.
These are just a few of the affiliate program sites available, and there are so
many more to choose from. You can earn money referring people to sites ranging
from insurance to satellite services. A lot of small start up companies offer
referral fees as a way to get the knowledge about their products and sites out
to a large audience. A simple search on the internet will provide you with a
large list of affiliate programs that offer returns for the referrals your
website provides.
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