How to Pick the Program for your Site

The first thing to think about when choosing an affiliate program for your site is your site's visitors - why do they come to your site. 

If your visitors are there to browse or to pick up information you make available for free they are probably not looking to buy something. You may therefore be better off with a pay-per-click programme.

If your site sells your goods or services then your visitors may be in the frame of mind to buy from the advertiser.  In this instance it may in you interest to sign up for payment per sale. Books, CDs and Software tend to be good for generating sales.

Affiliate Marketing is now so successful on the Internet that it even has it's own print magazine! Revenue can be bought on newsstands in the US but can be subscribed to worldwide. You may want to consider subscribing in order to stay up to date in this constantly evolving world.

One thing you should find out about any site you want to become an affiliate of is how popular that site is already, especially if it is based in a country which is not your own. The best tool to use for this is the Alexa Toolbar. This toolbar integrates with Internet Explorer and provides traffic rankings, site reviews, contact information, and more information about each site as you visit it. We can't recommend it highly enough and use it ourselves. The Alexa Toolbar is completely FREE and you can download it by clicking on the banner below.

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