Info on starting affiliate program

[ldearing]

curious what type of experience any of you has had starting an affiliate programs to bring sales to your sites. which programs do you use, whos good, whos bad. how much is start up. mostly your thoughts on whether its a good idea/bad idea and why....thanks.

[RedArrow]

Hi Larry,

Not quite sure what you are asking here. Do you want to start your own affiliate program to help sell your products/services, or join affiliate programs to promote other people's stuff?

Nick

[ldearing]

sorry to be unclear.... i want to create an affiliate program so i can pay affiliates that are directly responsible for sales on my sites.... much like HG's affiliate program advertised in their pages..... i see full network programs that get affiliates for you (for $$$ per month/transaction.) initially im just looking to gather some "personal affiliates" of friends and associates with other websites.... if i get sales from their site...they get paid

Thanks.

[RedArrow]

If it's a digital product you want to sell, you might consider ClickBank. They have an army of affiliates ready to sell your product and you can put everything on auto-pilot. More info at:

http://www.clickbank.com/sell_products.html

If you're selling physical products or want to set up your own affiliate program and manage everything yourself, you need an affiliate management script. Try searching Google or your favorite search engine for the phrase "affiliate management script".

Good luck!