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How to deal with affiliates for your niche products and services part 2: However things have changed today. International banking has much more common and cheaper today. There are also several other payment options available like as Pay Pal which have made things a lot easier.
• You must use a precise system for recording due and paid commissions and sales. People must be aware about the working of their affiliate program. People must also know the amount of traffic signal that has been due to them. They should also know the number of sales they have made and when can they get paid. In case you have already paid them, then they need to know as to when the check was sent or the transfer was made. • You must never delay paying your affiliates. You should make the payments on time until and unless you have a good enough reason to delay it. However "no money" isn't such a good excuse after all you are expected to plan for the payments properly. Experienced marketers may run away from you in case you don't make timely payments. You may get away with it once, but not more than that. There are some points to which you should pay special attention. This will make your affiliates happy especially the experienced ones. You may also help your inexperienced affiliates by paying attention to these issues. 1. You must have good text advertisements that can be put in the email advertising of the affiliate. It can be used for their own ezine or for single advertisement in ezines of other people. However a proper testing of these text advertisements is very important before placing them in the affiliate resource center. The testing will tell their effectiveness. 2. You can have some different banner ads. Banner advertising is seldom effective however there are still some places left where it can work. You may spend on 120 x 240 pixel banner because it will most probably work. You may also go for a bigger banner probably a 120 x 600 pixel banner. 3. You should also have many classified ads which the affiliates can use either as top sponsor ads or as classified advertisements in ezines. Testing is a must before you put them in the affiliate center. 4. You should also provide certain links to training materials. You affiliates may increase their marketing skills by using these links. You should always promote them because the more successful they are, the more money you will make.
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