Little Tips to Weed Out Losing Affiliate Program From the Start.
Little things often matter a lot. We've seen it. How little contributions and actions could change a life or two. It applies to business as well.
Take affiliate marketing. Sometimes being able to know if an affiliate program is really the kind of program you'd like to do business with or otherwise is a matter of sending simple emails to see their response.
Think about it. Affiliate managers who appreciate their affiliates as associates and business partners are going to respond to emails no matter how busy they are because communication and relationship are important to them.
On the other hand, if they fail to reply to your emails repeatedly, perhaps they focus on money more than the long business opportunities that result from solid business relationship.
The best way to illustrate this by taking an example. For small affiliate program who depends on a few affiliates or joint venture partners to promote their products, often it depends solely on the kind of relationship they have with the partners.
Nowadays, anyone working from home can establish an affiliate program. What makes others spend their time and help you promote your products? Sometimes the only reason is money but more often affiliates now seek for long term business. They want you to promote their products too.
Perhaps they expect someday they'll be able to do a business project together with you. It may sound pretentious, but aren't all business relationship like that? Without such bond, affiliates are less likely to promote your products as if they are their own products.
Don't get me wrong. If they fail to reply to your email the first time, don't worry about it. I don't recommend that you judge them immediately. Many merchants receive countless numbers of emails daily and take time to sift through them and weed out the spam.
The over aggressive email filters often eat up legitimate emails too. Try sending the second email. Wait and see if they respond.
Another important thing is the message in the communication. If you ask things that are already in their web sites, sometimes that's just a waste of time for both parties. By all means respect their time. Ask good questions. They'll more likely answer those.
Little things often matter a lot. We've seen it. How little contributions and actions could change a life or two. It applies to business as well.
Take affiliate marketing. Sometimes being able to know if an affiliate program is really the kind of program you'd like to do business with or otherwise is a matter of sending simple emails to see their response.
Think about it. Affiliate managers who appreciate their affiliates as associates and business partners are going to respond to emails no matter how busy they are because communication and relationship are important to them.
On the other hand, if they fail to reply to your emails repeatedly, perhaps they focus on money more than the long business opportunities that result from solid business relationship.
The best way to illustrate this by taking an example. For small affiliate program who depends on a few affiliates or joint venture partners to promote their products, often it depends solely on the kind of relationship they have with the partners.
Nowadays, anyone working from home can establish an affiliate program. What makes others spend their time and help you promote your products? Sometimes the only reason is money but more often affiliates now seek for long term business. They want you to promote their products too.
Perhaps they expect someday they'll be able to do a business project together with you. It may sound pretentious, but aren't all business relationship like that? Without such bond, affiliates are less likely to promote your products as if they are their own products.
Don't get me wrong. If they fail to reply to your email the first time, don't worry about it. I don't recommend that you judge them immediately. Many merchants receive countless numbers of emails daily and take time to sift through them and weed out the spam.
The over aggressive email filters often eat up legitimate emails too. Try sending the second email. Wait and see if they respond.
Another important thing is the message in the communication. If you ask things that are already in their web sites, sometimes that's just a waste of time for both parties. By all means respect their time. Ask good questions. They'll more likely answer those.
