There are hundreds of web hosting providers out there that provide affiliate programs for you to join. The questions now are, what is an affiliate program? Why would I want to join one? What can I do to make my affiliate links more successful? Well, I hope to bring you up to speed as I discuss the benefits of affiliate programs for your average webmaster.
The simplest way to define an affiliate program is to say that you get paid for bringing a web host more customers. For example, say your friend needs web hosting space and asks you for a suggestion. You, in turn, give them your affiliate program link to click through. When they sign up, you get the credit for bringing them in, and the web host gets a new customer. It is a winning situation for everybody involved.
Affiliate Ad Placement
Once you have signed up in a web host’s affiliate program, you will be given a way to bring new customers in. This is most often done though a link that is unique to your affiliate account with them. You can then use this link to put up either text link advertisements on your web site or banner links. Some people love these types of systems because they get paid more when/if somebody signs up for the service in question than they do when they run the more traditional web site advertisements.
When placing you advertisements, you should follow the general rules:
- Make sure you put it above the scroll line (so people don’t have to scroll down to see it).
- Put it in close with your web site’s content, so it blends in well and will more likely be seen.
- Only use one or two banners per web page, because using any more than that tends to look tacky.
Who’s affiliate program is the best? There are too many out there to rank them all. Usually when somebody asks me this question, I would say check with your current web host first, to see it they offer one. If not, you might search Google for, “Web Hosting Affiliate Programs” and do some research. Just because there is a high payout per sign up does not mean they are the best. You will want to look at the quality of the hosting experience too. By advertising that web host, you put your “seal of approval” on it. So if you do not want your name tarnished, make sure you team up with a respectable web host.
So what affiliate program questions do you have? Leave your thoughts, questions and comments and we will all be here to help you out.
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