THE AFFILIATE MARKETING PRIMER by Sherry Abstein Gordon http://www.AffiliatePrimer.com  YOU MAY WISH TO BOOKMARK THIS PAGE REPORT IS IN A NUMBER OF SEPARATE FILES

TABLE OF CONTENTS:   1 - WHAT'S AFFILIATE MARKETING ALL ABOUT?           TARGETED MARKETING           PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE MARKETING           GREAT ADJUNCTS TO ESTABLISHED                SITES           OTHER BUSINESS INCOME STREAMS           YOUR OWN AFFILIATE PROGRAM?           AND WHERE DOES THE WEB 2.0 / WEB 3.0                STUFF FIT IN? 2 - THE ANATOMY OF AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM           THE COMMISSION STRUCTURE           HOW DOES AN AFFILIATE COMPANY                TRACK REFERRALS?           WHAT TYPES OF LINKS GO WHERE 3 - HOW TO FIND AFFILIATE PROGRAMS           AFFILIATE COMPANY WEBSITES           AFFILIATE COMPANY CLEARINGHOUSES           AFFILIATE PROGRAM DIRECTORIES           SOME CAUTIONS ABOUT THE SEARCH

4 - HOW TO SELECT THE BEST AFFILIATE/ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS           SELECTION FACTORS TO CONSIDER           ASSOCIATE PROGRAM SELECTION                CHECKLIST           THE BIG ISSUES           WHAT ABOUT "LITTLE" PROGRAMS?           JOINING MULTIPLE PROGRAMS           AFFILIATE AGREEMENTS           CROSSING NATIONAL BORDERS           RIDING THE WAVES 5 - TOP AFFILIATE MARKETING TOOLS 6 - HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR AFFILIATE PROGRAMS           YOU GET TO DECIDE           CHOOSING AFFILIATE I.D.s           INSERTING AFFILIATE LINKS           AFFILIATE LINK MASKING           AFFILIATE TRACKING -- TRACK YOUR                RESULTS/EXPERIMENT FOR BETTER                RESULTS           PRE-SELLING           "AFFILIATE MASTERS" COURSE           GOOD COPYWRITING           CREATIVE MARKETING           CRUISING FOR CREATIVE MARKETING                IDEAS?           HELP YOUR SUB-AFFILIATES FOR                GREATER PROFIT           DON'T FORGET THE DETAILS! 7 - SETTING UP AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM           KNOW THE PRICE           START AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM AFTER                 YOU KNOW YOU CAN SELL IT           "CLICKING FRAUD" AWARENESS           MAKE COMMISSIONS WORK FOR YOU           DO IT YOURSELF, OR PAY SOMEONE ELSE                TO DO IT?           AFFILIATE PROGRAM CLEARINGHOUSES           FEEDBACK ON 3RD-PARTY VENDORS           HOW TO FIND AFFILIATES?           CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS           BEING CHOOSY ABOUT AFFILIATES           AFFILIATE PROGRAM SOFTWARE           HANDLING ALL THOSE SMALL PAYOUTS                EFFECTIVELY           AVOID THESE MISTAKES IN SETTING UP                YOUR PROGRAM!           EXPERT GUIDES TO SETTING UP AN                AFFILIATE PROGRAM           AFFILIATE UNION CERTIFICATION?           HELP YOURSELF BY HELPING YOUR                AFFILIATES           SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR                 INACTIVE AFFILIATES?      NEXT - Chapter 1 BACK TO AffiliatePrimer.com HOME Articles of Interest AND DON'T MISS... Viral Marketing Strategies for Affiliates and Affiliate Program Merchants (and Others)    CLICK HERE   Practical steps you can take to put viral marketing into effect in your affiliate (etc.) business         SEARCH THIS SITE OR THE WEB:   Web www.AffiliatePrimer.com