4 types of affiliate offer structures to be aware of

Lesson Details:

I: Introduction

Affiliate marketing is an amazing way to make money online. It takes very little time and effort. The only thing you need is a website, some knowledge of the market and good writing skills. You can earn passive income by promoting products or services of other companies. When someone clicks on your affiliate link and makes a purchase, you earn commission; for example, if someone buys an e-book about Microsoft Windows XP basic edition, you could earn $10. To make affiliates link clickable, you have to provide a unique URL that contains the affiliate ID. This ID will be used inside your affiliate link.

II: Body

We will discuss four common types of affiliate offer structures that are being used today. These include pay per sale, pay per lead, pay per click and pay per action.

Pay per sale

This is the most common type of affiliate offer structure. If you are working with a product or service provider who wants to sell their product or service via affiliate marketing, the payment model will be based on this structure. You are paid a commission for each sale made through your affiliate link. This is considered to be the best possible scenario because it guarantees instant profit. Some merchants require you to submit proof of the sale before they pay the commission. This helps to avoid any kind of fraud or abuse that can take place if someone uses an affiliate link to buy a product or service that they do not intend to use.

Pay per lead

If you are promoting a product or service that has high value but low conversion rate, this type of affiliate offer structure would be ideal for you. You are paid when someone who clicked on your affiliate link completes the desired action. If the potential customer clicks on your affiliate link but does not complete the desired action, you will not be paid for this visit. You should look for offers where there is a high volume of traffic. For example, if you promote a product or service related to travel, many people might click on your affiliate link but not complete the desired action because they did not want to travel at that moment or time.

Pay per click (PPC)

This is similar to PPC advertising done in search engines such as Google and Yahoo. A lot of people think that this is more popular than pay per click pay per lead, which is not true because there is no such thing as “better” Pay Per Click model; it all depends on what works for you and how much traffic you can generate from each channel. Pricing for PPC varies from channel to channel and also depends on demand and competition. Many affiliates think that PPC is too expensive and do not like to use this channel but I believe that it is okay to invest in PPC advertising as long as you know the product or service that you promote well enough and can still earn money from other channels as well. If you are promoting a new product or service, PPC will be more valuable as it will help you learn more about your target audience and what they want to buy so you can adjust your strategy accordingly.

Pay per action (PPA)

If you have a large mailing list and have lots of traffic going to your website, you can earn a lot of money using this affiliate offer structure. In this case, you will be paid only when someone takes a specific action such as filling out a form or signing up for a newsletter subscription. Because most affiliates have spam filters installed on their computers, it is difficult to achieve success with PPA models unless you have a large mailing list that consists of known addresses only. If you have a large mailing list with known contacts that you use for email marketing, this might work out very well for you. Just make sure that all your landing pages are safe and secure by not having any links to sites that contain malicious content or downloads because people will leave your site immediately if they see anything suspicious.

III: Conclusion

Affiliates can make money from promoting products and services from other companies. There are many different types of affiliate offer structures that can help you generate more revenue by choosing those that best fit your business plan and budget.