Affiliate Revenue Opportunities Abound For Everyone
Affiliate Revenue has been around for along time; before the age of the Internet companies sold through sales channels which included their own sales force, distributors and agents. Internal sales forces are expensive to run, distributors deal with handling the goods themselves while agents just took a commission for introducing buyers. The old fashioned agent has become the affiliate marketer introducing buyers to sellers and taking a commission.
Affiliate Revenue has become common on the internet because companies have realised that there are potentially millions of salesmen out there that will only be paid when they take action; much cheaper than using your own salesmen. Affiliate revenue has, also, proliferated because in this information age the products can be distributed instantly.
The old fashioned agent would usually only earn low percentage commissions because of all the costs involved in making and shipping real products. There was not much margin (profit before overheads) for a manufacturer to be able to pay high commissions. The internet has introduced information products that once the work has gone into creating them are cheap to make and distribute; this leaves a large margin so high commissions can be paid.
If you want to earn high amounts of commission then look at those products that have a high intellectual content and are cheap to make and distribute. The obvious areas are software, training programs and information products.
Despite what I have already said, do not dismiss other areas where there is no price sensitivity or there is short supply of products. Look how many times products have sold out around Christmas when there is high demand and short supply; people seem willing to pay any price to get hold of the latest gadget or a toy for their children. Many medical remedies, anti-aging products and diet products carry high margins because people will pay high prices to solve their problems.
Having talked about Affiliate Revenue in general I will now list areas that Affiliates can earn from; with some examples:r
Books and Art – 75% commission on selling an ebook about buying and selling artwork. 25% on selling audio books.r Education – 50% commission on Spanish language learning course. 33% for selling websites to colleges and schools.r Entertainment – $5 for each account that opens and plays on casino-like tournament site. 4% on sales of DVDs, CDs and games with high volume site.r Health and Beauty – 50% commission for selling plumpers for lips. 75% on sale of diet programs.r Internet – 20% commission for selling web hosting. 50% for selling a service to find the right domain name.r Marketing – 50% commission on text book sales and purchases by college students that have been referred by the affiliate. 20% on selling Twitter marketing services.r Shops and Malls – 25% commission on sales of laptops bags and cases. 10% for referring inventors to a site where they can develop their invention ideas.r Telecommunications – 60-80% commission on selling mobile phone content. 50% for selling software to bring worldwide TV to a PC.r Business – $15-$55 for approval referrals for credit cards. 20% commission on sales of tax preparation services.r Electronics – $10 for each sales of a netbook computer. 30% on selling artificial intelligence software.r Food and Drink – 40% commission on selling ebooks that have recipes containing beer. 25% commission on selling Chai tea.r Home and Garden – 65% on selling a guide on growing roses. 3% commission for selling bathrooms.r Lifestyle and Society – $5 per lead for fundraising programs.10% on selling dog breed t-shirts.r New Age – 30% for sales of Vedic astrology consultations.10% on sales of Feng Shui products.r Sport and Recreation – 75% for selling woodworking plans. 50% on sales golf products and coaching.
I have just given you a flavour of what is out there, without giving out any names because I am not, in this article, recommending any particular affiliate program. If you do your own research into the above areas I am sure you will be able to find something that you are capable of promoting and earning Affiliate Revenue from.
The list is not exhaustive; there are obvious areas that earn highly but are very competitive such as Gambling, Adult Entertainment, Forex and Financial Products; you have to decide whether you want to operate in these areas or in smaller less competitive niches. The usual advice is to find a niche with low competition where your knowledge and expertise in the subject area can shine through.
