Finding an Affiliate Program
Check affiliate company clearinghouses - sites that aggregate affiliate programs.
Check affiliate program directories.
Do a search for a product or company name and affiliate program.
Think of some specific companies or types of companies whose offerings could fit in with your website.
Selecting an Affiliate Program
Find the best deal by doing a comparison.
Check the incentives and commission rates.
Check if the program offer fit into your business.
Check the program purpose.
Determine if you can trust the business initiating the program.
Check if the business have a history of successes.
Check if the program is honest and realistic.
Contact current clients and ask for their opinions.
Check how often payments are sent out.
Check out what is the minimum payout level.
Determine how targeted is your product.
Determine how much traffic you should generate so as to earn a commission from the sale.
Perform a quality analysis on the products your are promoting.
Check the customer support service and their responsive to you and your customer.
Make sure a merchant uses affiliate tracking software which ensures safety of both parties.
Make sure a merchant provides all the necessary affiliate marketing tools.

Affiliate Program Checklist

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