Rosalind's Wisdom

Pay attention to cookie length!!! Important!!!!  For example, I have a choice for my poster sales between a vendor who pays 25% but has a 10-day cookie length and a vendor who pays 18% but has a 30-day cookie length.  Which is better?  Well, how do my visitors behave?

There are 3 types of commission structure:
1. Pay per sale (% or flat rate)
2. Pay per lead or pay per action (like lowermybills and credit cards
3. Pay per click

25 mistakes to avoid as an affiliate
1. Spamming
2. posting ads on forums
3. not doing market research
4. overusing merchant ad copy
5. copyright infringing
6. submitting to Free-For-All sites
7. shouting
8. not responding to visitor emails
9. overusing popups
10. Using free hosting and email accounts
11. failure to plan
12. not having an opt-in newsletter
13. keeping poor or no records
14. building a mall
15. advertising offline
16. banner ad farming
17. competition bashing
18. advertising product prices
19. out-of-date advertising
20. using ‘leaky’ links
21. placing affiliate links on the homepage
22. trying to do it all
23. not investing in education
24. failing to act
25. giving up

20 questions to ask before joining a program

1. Is the company reputable?
2. Is there an affiliate agreement?
3. What are the conditions of the agreement?
4. May I terminate the agreement? If so, How?
5. Is my site eligible for this program?
6. Is there a fee to join the program? 99% don’t charge a fee.
7. Does the program require exclusivity?
8. What is the program type?
9. what is the commission rate?
10. what is the cookie duration?
11. is credit given for recurring sales? (like for other products)
12. does the program pay lifetime commissions?
13. is the program 2-tier?
14. Are merchant copy & sales tools offered?
15. how often do I get paid?
16. how do I get paid? In cash? Paypal? Food stamps?
17. does the merchant use third pary billing?
18. Is there a minimum payout amount?
19. is co-branding available?

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