Before I start my affiliate programs

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Tedel

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Hello all,

I am about to start two affiliate marketing programs for two services my organization is starting to offer. I have a doubt, though.

What I wanted to know is whether it would be more comfortable for you —imagine for a second you are a potential customer— to complete your purchase including a city name (in order to have one affiliate per city, and give him his commission) or a salesman name (the affiliate himself).

Besides, I would like to know whether a 15% commission would be OK for you or not. Is there any standard commission out there?

Thanks for your replies.
 


Yeah, it really depends. For digital products, 50-75% commission seems to be the norm. As a customer, I would probably be less confused to see the city name. However, that limits you to only one affiliate per city....
 
Thank you darbslim, thank you Matt for your replies.

Yes, Matt, thinking on the customer, I'd rather go for one affiliate per city too. The question is... Should I really limit the program to one affiliate per city? I don't really like the idea. Is there any other alternative (preferrably, without a tracking cookie)?

This month I'm launching the affiliate marketing for two services: Web design and English-Spanish translations. Now I think you can tell me whether 15% would be OK for you or not. There will be other services in the future, as well as third-party products, but let me grow little by little. :rolleyes:
 
Give your affiliates anonymous ID (1234567) and not have it be displayed to the customers. Let the customer just assume they are dealing with your company direct. The affiliate can be in the background, just referring people to you.
 
IMHO the percent of affiliate commission depends on the cost of the product as to how enticing it will be to affiliates.
 
So taking into account that...

I can start designing websites from US$120; and,
I can translate documents between English and Spanish for US$ 6/page...

Would the 15% commission I have posted on the link above be OK for you or not? If not, I'd appreciate a figure.
 
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