In recent years, many companies have succeeded in making huge profits from working in the field of e-commerce,at the same time, countless fields of business have emerged, accompanying that commercial sector.These areas have opened the door wide for individuals and small businesses to profit and succeed,fields such as advertising, programming, web design, and many more, but marketing remained at the top of the list of indispensable areas in the sales process, whether regular or electronic, as for e-commerce, marketing had many types and forms, the most prominent of which was affiliate marketing.
Do you know What affiliate marketing ?
Affiliate marketing is the process of earning money (commissions) every time you promote a company’s products or services and drive a sale, you only get paid every time you drive a sale, just like a commission-only sales representative, many major companies have recognized the affiliate system and set their own standards for it, thus, individuals and intermediaries can obtain quick contracts to sell the products and services of these companies, however, success in this marketing system has determinants and criteria, if it is adhered to, it will achieve its goals and whoever takes it as a job for him will be able to obtain suitable profits that will ensure his continuity and development.
Affiliate Success Requirements
First: Define your Product or Service
The right choice of the product or service to be promoted is the basis of success, this choice is not only a key element of success in the affiliate field, but also in the field of marketing and trading in general, the selection process has many criteria, the most prominent of which is the extent of the marketer’s knowledge of the product, in addition to the importance of professionally identifying the target audience.
Second: Choose the Company
There are a lot of intermediary companies and product owners, who have provided the opportunity for individuals and small companies to work with affiliate marketing, however, because the issue for beginners is somewhat difficult at the beginning, with the need to bear some paid advertising expenses, not all companies will be suitable for them, in addition, the huge number of intermediary companies and owners of goods made the matter thorny, especially concerning the percentage of reliability and security, therefore, scrutinizing the selection of intermediary companies and owners of goods saves a lot of effort and money and makes the marketer focus on developing his work and expanding his services.
Some international companies have put forth their name strongly in the field of commission marketing, these companies have won the trust of their customers, whether they are marketers or customers, the most prominent of which are:
Amazon Associates tops the list of companies that many individuals and small businesses rely on for their affiliate marketing.
Souq.com is also at the forefront of companies that attract small traders and marketers to deal with, with regard to the affiliate marketing system.
Click Bank, a company that relies on distribution rather than brokerage, therefore, it is known as a direct affiliate marketing company, and therefore dealing with marketers and product owners is direct.
Rakuten, known as Japan Amazon due to its great fame in this country, where it was founded several years ago as one of the largest companies specializing in the field of e-commerce.
eBay is a multinational e-commerce company headquartered in California, USA,the company, through its website, facilitates consumer-to-consumer commerce and contributes to the retail trade.
Third: Marketing channels
There are many channels, through which the marketer can display the products and services he wants to market on commission, including:
1- Websites
2- Blogging
3- Social networking sites
4- Search engines
5- Specialized advertising companies