How Would I Find Affiliates?

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I know it sounds a bit dorky to be asking this in an affiliate forum, but this is killing me. I recently started up a web hosting affiliate program, and have told everyone I know about it. Nevertheless, word of mouth is a pretty weak way to promote it, I know...

Now how would I go about finding some quality/reliable affiliates to go about promoting my web hosting plans for me? Would I run PPC advertisements or something?
 


Hate to burst your bubble but you probably are wasting your time. Smart, producing affiliates will go to the hosting companies that pay them over $100 a lead. They won't mess with a small timer.
 
Yeah that's kind of why I have such a hard time finding affiliates :P But wouldn't some people rather enjoy having a commission based program which could earn them a steady income? How would I drag those people in?
 
the big trend now for hosting companies is to find popular seo ppl and internet marketers and pay/bribe them to be a spokesman for their hosting.
 
See, you are looking at this wrong. Its not about enjoying a steady income.

Here are two critical points, in my opinion.

1) Risk management, it usually makes more sense for an affiliate to take an upfront lump sum when there are a million things that could result in them not recieving that recurring commission check (you go out of business, bankrupt, dissappear, shut down, members leave because you have a month of bad service, etc. etc.)

2) And this ties in to the lump sum. Just plain economics. Affiliates are going to send their traffic not simply where it makes them the most money, but where they can turn a profit from. With the CPC for hosting terms in PPC, $100 lump sum for a $5 a month join is usually a money-loser.

This means you have to do something unique and pay competatively. I've said this before -- most companies running an offer are losing money upfront. Rather, the offer brings them a recurring customer. Just take a look at ringtones. Offer bills $9 a month, company pays you $13. The financials of the publicly traded companies in this industry have showed them basicly losing money doing this.

Does this make running an affiliate program when you don't have money to burn sound virtually impossible? Hell yes -- but thats why, when you do it right, you can make a ton of money. You are going to have to think way outside the box on this one.

Just a crapshoot idea, but perhaps offering a full package with some high margin stuff -- hosting, logo design, 1000 template library, e-mail newsletter software, etc could push your upfront payout up.

And then, once everything makes sense and works you need to work on individually recruiting affiliates.
 
sixty6 said:
I know it sounds a bit dorky to be asking this in an affiliate forum, but this is killing me. I recently started up a web hosting affiliate program, and have told everyone I know about it. Nevertheless, word of mouth is a pretty weak way to promote it, I know...

Now how would I go about finding some quality/reliable affiliates to go about promoting my web hosting plans for me? Would I run PPC advertisements or something?
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WHAT!? You can't just launch something and then suddenly become a millionare? WTF WTF WTF.
 
Andrew said:
This means you have to do something unique and pay competatively. I've said this before -- most companies running an offer are losing money upfront. Rather, the offer brings them a recurring customer. Just take a look at ringtones. Offer bills $9 a month, company pays you $13. The financials of the publicly traded companies in this industry have showed them basicly losing money doing this.

Does this make running an affiliate program when you don't have money to burn sound virtually impossible? Hell yes -- but thats why, when you do it right, you can make a ton of money. You are going to have to think way outside the box on this one.

Just a crapshoot idea, but perhaps offering a full package with some high margin stuff -- hosting, logo design, 1000 template library, e-mail newsletter software, etc could push your upfront payout up.

And then, once everything makes sense and works you need to work on individually recruiting affiliates.
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I like the idea on offering more than web hosting, I never actually thought of it like that - I might try that since I have a few CD's of web templates lying around here somewhere, thanks!
JennyAppleseed said:
WHAT!? You can't just launch something and then suddenly become a millionare? WTF WTF WTF.
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I never said that I plan to become a millionaire, just think it's easier to get customers through affiliate programs..
 
What's your problem? All I wanted to know was if there were other programs like CJ which you could use to promote an affiliate program..If it's that hard of a question then don't bother being such an ass and making stupid assumptions like I was going to be a millionaire off an affiliate program

You really are as useless as appleseed...If you can't understand the question then don't bother posting crappy lies like that
 
hire a good affiliate manager and give them a commision on top of their salary. They'll find you good affiliates.
 
sixty6 said:
What's your problem? All I wanted to know was if there were other programs like CJ which you could use to promote an affiliate program..If it's that hard of a question then don't bother being such an ass and making stupid assumptions like I was going to be a millionaire off an affiliate program

You really are as useless as appleseed...If you can't understand the question then don't bother posting crappy lies like that
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I was 14 once....
 
JennyAppleseed said:
Seems the WMR chatroom folks had a good time making fun of you.
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Its like the special olympics. A bunch of retards laughing at everyone because they think they are ALL going to get the best parking spots.
Moral of the story? Fuck the retards and what they think. Take the loading zone.
 
I never said I wasn't young, but this is what I hate about kids behind computers who like joining forums and typing useless posts on the threads which contribute nothing..
 
point proven, back to topic:
I know it sounds a bit dorky to be asking this in an affiliate forum, but this is killing me. I recently started up a web hosting affiliate program, and have told everyone I know about it. Nevertheless, word of mouth is a pretty weak way to promote it, I know...

Now how would I go about finding some quality/reliable affiliates to go about promoting my web hosting plans for me? Would I run PPC advertisements or something?
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I doubt PPC would be such a great way to run an affiliate program, I run one for the web hosting itself...I don't want some random affiliate who searches on Google to find an affiliate program..
 
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