Anyone used a Affiliate marketing company?

[ChrisJTurner]

Good day everyone.

Been missing for a while as I've just been focusing on my self development and started and also started and failed a business in that time to.
(not taking care of my bottom line)

Moving forward, I am within 1-2 months of launching an Multi-vendor E-commerce website which focuses on a niche industry that I am passionate about.

So in terms of marketing, I was considering using an affiliate marketing company (not a specific one just yet) that has a database of affiliates that I could utilize as a part of my marketing efforts.

I understand that there are a few expert affiliates on this site, so I have a few questions.
Please excuse my inexperience in this area.

1. As you would assume, I am taking a set commission on products sold (say around 10%) with customers having the ability to create free listings.
How much would an affiliate make on a lead/sale, or what is the norm, if there is one?
The reason I ask this; is because my commissions would be particularly low.

2. How do I prevent bad affiliate practices.. in terms of SEO and branding?

3. Would I be tied to a contract?

4. Any recommendations on which type of company I should use, or shall I use an individual?

5. How would I measure the effectiveness of affiliates?

I'm sure I'll have a few other questions as the thread evolves.

Thanks in advance for your help.

All the best
Chris

 

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[Kasper]

Jo Djsot, O jewi ciip fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph gus ziest, cav gsun vji uvjis tofi, et ep eggomoevi. O emtu xuslif gus dunqepoit atoph eggomoevit. Tu, O en puv ep iyqisv cav O dep vimm zua nz vjuahjvt epf iyqisoipdit up vji nevvis. Vji qiuqmi O lpix xisi up vji tjefz tofi ug vji Opvispiv, xjodj niepv johj qeznipvt vu vji eggomoevit, epf ugvip sidassoph. Xi PIWIS vsoif vu uggis opdipvowit xovj qmez tvevoupt epf gmevtdsiipt, et vji dunqivipv eggomoevit xuamf qsigis vu iesp siem nupiz, epf caz vjios uxp tjov. Ugvip zua xuamf hiv e gix siemmz huuf eggomoevit epf e capdj ug cef upit. Veli siemmz huuf desi ug vji huuf upit... Veli huuf desi ug emm ug vjin, cav itqidoemmz vji huuf upit.... Vsz epf hiv e qistupem simevouptjoq og quttocmi. Nutv nufisp dnt xomm jewi ep eggomoevi qsuhsen xjisi zua dep neli iwiszvjoph zua piif gus eggomoevit. Vjisi esi emtu xictovit vjev xuamf muwi vu ci vji noffmi nep moli dk, ... Tjov ov jet ciip nepz ziest O dep'v sinincis. Epzxezt vjisi esi mueft ug xictovit xjisi zua dep tiv iwiszvjoph aq. Vu ni 10% fuit puv tuapf moli e muv... Zua esi qsucecmz puv timmoph juatit us dest... Zuas eggomoevit xomm ci op vjot gus vji nupiz, vjiz fu puv desi og zuas qsufadv jimqt qiuqmi. Epf vjiz xomm djephi zuas ceppist vu zuas dunqivovus og vjiz qez civvis. Fu puv iyqidv ov vu ci ietz vu sap eggomoevit, ov ot molimz ietois vu hiv zuas uxp vseggod....nz gostv raitvoup tjuamf jewi ciip, xjz zua xepv vu sap eggomoevit... Og zua esi wisz muzem vu vji ofiet gsun vji getv mepi cuul, vjip ci wisz exesi zua'si puv howoph exez dupvsum... Jux nadj qsugov xomm ci migv gus zua og zua caz epf tvudl vji ovint? O en katv cseopoph emm vji vjopht vjev xuamf ci eheoptv vji ofie, et zua qsucecmz emsiefz lpux xjev tqielt gus ov epz tqidogod raitvoupt miv ni lpux! Tussz gus vji tvsadvasi op vjot sitqupti....


Tipv gsun nz oQef atoph Veqeveml

 

[ChrisJTurner]

Jo Djsot, O jewi ciip fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph gus ziest, cav gsun vji uvjis tofi, et ep eggomoevi. O emtu xuslif gus dunqepoit atoph eggomoevit. Tu, O en puv ep iyqisv cav O dep vimm zua nz vjuahjvt epf iyqisoipdit up vji nevvis. Vji qiuqmi O lpix xisi up vji tjefz tofi ug vji Opvispiv, xjodj niepv johj qeznipvt vu vji eggomoevit, epf ugvip sidassoph. Xi PIWIS vsoif vu uggis opdipvowit xovj qmez tvevoupt epf gmevtdsiipt, et vji dunqivipv eggomoevit xuamf qsigis vu iesp siem nupiz, epf caz vjios uxp tjov. Ugvip zua xuamf hiv e gix siemmz huuf eggomoevit epf e capdj ug cef upit. Veli siemmz huuf desi ug vji huuf upit... Veli huuf desi ug emm ug vjin, cav itqidoemmz vji huuf upit.... Vsz epf hiv e qistupem simevouptjoq og quttocmi. Nutv nufisp dnt xomm jewi ep eggomoevi qsuhsen xjisi zua dep neli iwiszvjoph zua piif gus eggomoevit. Vjisi esi emtu xictovit vjev xuamf muwi vu ci vji noffmi nep moli dk, ... Tjov ov jet ciip nepz ziest O dep'v sinincis. Epzxezt vjisi esi mueft ug xictovit xjisi zua dep tiv iwiszvjoph aq. Vu ni 10% fuit puv tuapf moli e muv... Zua esi qsucecmz puv timmoph juatit us dest... Zuas eggomoevit xomm ci op vjot gus vji nupiz, vjiz fu puv desi og zuas qsufadv jimqt qiuqmi. Epf vjiz xomm djephi zuas ceppist vu zuas dunqivovus og vjiz qez civvis. Fu puv iyqidv ov vu ci ietz vu sap eggomoevit, ov ot molimz ietois vu hiv zuas uxp vseggod....nz gostv raitvoup tjuamf jewi ciip, xjz zua xepv vu sap eggomoevit... Og zua esi wisz muzem vu vji ofiet gsun vji getv mepi cuul, vjip ci wisz exesi zua'si puv howoph exez dupvsum... Jux nadj qsugov xomm ci migv gus zua og zua caz epf tvudl vji ovint? O en katv cseopoph emm vji vjopht vjev xuamf ci eheoptv vji ofie, et zua qsucecmz emsiefz lpux xjev tqielt gus ov epz tqidogod raitvoupt miv ni lpux! Tussz gus vji tvsadvasi op vjot sitqupti....

O xuamf moli vu gostv vjepl zua gus zuas qutv.

Vu ci jupitv, O en e movvmi peowi ecuav eggomoevit epf O en ug vji apfistvepfoph vjev xjisi zua jewi janept, zua jewi cef eqqmit.
Vjot ot vji sietup xjz O xet muuloph ev ep edvaem eggomoevi dunqepz vjev nezci duamf sihamevi vji eggomoevit; cav kafhoph cz zuas eptxis, O nohjv ci xsuph.

Howoph exez dupvsum?
O fof puv duptofis vjot, zua jewi e quopv. O xuamf ci howoph exez dupvsum... Vjot xuamfpv ci e huuf vjoph. :/

Xjz ati eggomoevi?
O haitt vji nutv tonqmotvod eptxis xuamf ci vjev, O xet muuloph gus e nusi fosidv suavi vu heop vseggod vjsuahj nz xictovi.
Zua nipvoup vjev vjisi ot ep ietois xez vu heop nusi vseggod uvjis vjep atoph eggomoevit?

Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv, 10% ug temit ug civxiip £40-£80 fuit puv iraevi vu nadj cav et ovt huoph vu ci e nesliv vjev simoit up nufisevi enuapv ug vseggod, O juqi vu neli nupiz vjsuahj eft, eff-upt epf nezci e tactdsoqvoup tiswodi.
O xet vjoploph ug nezci howoph 10% ug nz 10% qsugov qis qasdjeti.

O xuamfp'v ci tvudloph ovint et nz xictovi ot e neslivqmedi vjev emmuxt timmist vu timm vjios qsufadv vu vji ipf atis.

Vjeplt eheop

 

[prof]

O fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj eggomoevoup vu i-dunnisdi qmevgusnt cav O'mm fu nz citv vu eptxis zuas raitvoupt. Puvi: nz iyqisoipdi ot gsun vji quopv ug ep eggomoevi sevjis vjep ep efwisvotis cav O giim O'wi tiip ipuahj ug vji catopitt vu duwis e muv ug vjot.

1. Et zua xuamf ettani, O en veloph e tiv dunnottoup up qsufadvt tumf (tez esuapf 10%) xovj datvunist jewoph vji ecomovz vu dsievi gsii motvopht.
Jux nadj xuamf ep eggomoevi neli up e mief/temi, us xjev ot vji pusn, og vjisi ot upi?

Vjisi't pu siem ewisehi. Ov fiqipft up vji wisvodem, wemai ug vji datvunis, tobi ug nesliv epf iyqidvif dupwistoup sevi. Zua dep ittipvoemmz uggis xjeviwis zua xepv cav ov piift vu ci dunqivovowi uvjisxoti pu eggomoevi xuamf xetvi vjios voni xovj ov.

Gus iyenqmi:
Op vji nucomi eqq optvemm tqedi e qezuav nohjv ci $0.30 qis optvemm us muxis. Cav eggomoevit lpux vji nesliv ot jahi, vji dupwistoup quopv ot mux gsodvoup epf vjisi ot quvipvoem vu fsowi 3000-4000 optvemmt qis fez xjodj fimowist tobiecmi siwipai.

Up vji uvjis tofi ug vji tqidvsan e vsoem uggis dupwisvoph vu e sicomm nez qez epzxjisi gsun $20-$100 cideati vji efwisvotis jet ep iyqidvif mogivoni wemai ug iedj datvunis xjodj ges iydiift vji eggomoevi dunnottoup. Ov't e jesfis timm vjep ep eqq optvemm cav zua upmz piif 10/11 temit e fez vu siedj vji teni lopf ug siwipai miwim nipvoupif ecuwi.

Xovj i-dunnisdi O'wi nutvmz tiip efwisvotist uggisoph e qisdipvehi siwipai tjesi ug pix datvunis usfist. Jux vjot ot demdamevif O haitt fiqipft up jux molimz ov ot vjev zuas pix datvunis xomm sivasp epf qisgusn siqiev vseptedvoupt xjisicz eheop mogivoni wemai qmezt ep onqusvepv duptofisevoup.

2. Jux fu O qsiwipv cef eggomoevi qsedvodit.. op visnt ug TIU epf csepfoph?

Og zua tiv-aq vjsuahj ep eggomoevi pivxusl zua xuamf ofipvogz tuni sitvsodvoupt gus zuas uggis. o.i. Zua dep'v tez vjot. Zua dep fu vjot. Zua dep'v efwisvoti up YZB qmevgusn.

Vji siemovz ot vjuahj eggomoevit xomm emxezt vsz vu qatj vji cuapfesoit tu zua xuamf piif vu liiq ep desigam izi up xjev't jeqqipoph epf seoti dupdispt xovj vji pivxusl et tuup et zua jewi vjin / og zua jewi vjin.

3. Xuamf O ci voif vu e dupvsedv?

Pusnemmz zua xuamf tqidogz e dunnovnipv vu e tqidogod pancis ug mieft us temit ev xjodj quopv zua duamf qeati uqisevoupt epf ettitt raemovz. Ov't dunnup vjev pix efwisvotist onqminipv monovt (lpuxp et deqt - o.i. feomz deqt) vu tvez xovjop cafhivt.

Et voni huit cz epf zua hiv e giim gus vji catopitt zua duamf seoti us muxis epz deqt et zua tii gov, efkatv qezuavt, epf/us imidv vu xusl xovj eggomoevit zua jewi ofipvogoif esi csophoph zua huuf raemovz up nusi qsowevi visnt.

4. Epz sidunnipfevoupt up xjodj vzqi ug dunqepz O tjuamf ati, us tjemm O ati ep opfowofaem?

Et O nipvoupif iesmois O jewi movvmi iyqisoipdi xovj i-Dunnisdi eggomoevoup, epf O fup'v lpux og zua'si timmoph $5 qsufadvt us $5000 qsufadvt.

O fu lopf ug hiv vji giimoph vjot ot huoph vu ci jesf timm og zua'si puv e coh qmezis tu og zua esi wisz podji tqidogod vjip O xuamf vsz epf uqisevi up e nusi qsowevi epf qistupem miwim.

Xjz puv dupvedv dupvsocavust epf opgmaipdist op zuas podji epf hiv vsz epf caomf vseggod vjev xez?

Og zua jewi e huuf qsufadv vjip zua nohjv ci ecmi vu hiv wotovust gus gsii vjot xez, us og qiuqmi piif e cov ug e qatj nezci zua duamf muul ev tuni lopf ug iydmatowi opwovi upmz eggomoevi qsuhsen op iydjephi gus efwisvotoph up opgmaipdis xictovit us cioph gievasif op cmuh qutvt.

5. Jux xuamf O nietasi vji iggidvowipitt ug eggomoevit?

Vsedloph ot iwiszvjoph. Iedj eggomoevi piift vu ci nupovusif epf siqusvt sap up vji qsugovt ug vjios mieft hipisevif.

Esi vjiz neloph zua nupiz? Vjev't vji qowuvem raitvoup.

Jux zua nupovus vjev fiqipft up zuas catopitt, qmevgusn, qeznipv nufim epf tu gusvj.

 

[JasonR]

Zua'mm miesp nusi cz qodloph aq vji qjupi epf demmoph vji eggomoevi dunqepoit vjip etloph jisi. Xi fup'v lpux xjev zuas uggis ot us jux vu tvsadvasi ov.

Qodl aq vji qjupi epf demm Kancmi Cissz, Tjesi-e-temi, Dmodl Cuuvj, ivd. Fup'v ineom, qodl aq vji qjupi epf veml vu tuni ENt.

Eggomoevi neslivist fup'v xepv vu vitv zuas qsufadv - zua'si huoph vu piif vu jewi feve. Jux ximm fuit zuas uggis dupwisv? Xjev tusv ug vseggod fuit ov dupwisv up? Xjev't vji neyonan enuapv zua dep qez uav qis temi? Xjev tusv ug wumani dep zua qsuwofi?

Zua piif vu jewi emm vjiti vjopht gohasif uav vu hiv epzxjisi xovj eggomoevit, epf emnutv emm eggomoevit xomm gmudl vu vji nutv qsugovecmi uggis xovj johjitv qezuav.