Affiliate Programs are #1 Enemy

==== ====3 Steps to Fast Affiliate Marketing SUCCESShttp://tinyurl.com/DavidSharpandDavidWood==== ====The upsurge growth of the Internet, especially Internet marketing is more of a blessing than acurse. And one of the most versatile and a money-spinning department within the Internetmarketing industry is the affiliate internet marketing.According to the highly respected Forrester Research, online affiliate marketing is expected toreach the all-time high of $230! This mammoth figure aptly describes one positive trend: that theentire affiliate marketing online is daily bulging at an alarming rate!And if you remember the fact that affiliate merchants and affiliate marketers are the two credibleforces driving these monumental figures, then youll agree with me you should not fold your armswhile the industry go burst with irregularities.What are the problems and irregularities?Truthfully, several problems presently becloud this growing industry. But the one I want to tackle inthis article concerns the activities of online affiliate merchants.If youve been promoting affiliate products for at least 6 months, you would have discovered thatmany merchants are not worth the name "affiliate program online", they normally tag on theirforeheads!Now lets discuss 5 of these problems below...Affiliate Merchant Problem #1:Most lack passionate mentors and marketing resourcesThe popular saying that says, it takes two to tango hold true for any industry that desire to reachhighest level possible. Unfortunately, for most merchants, the opposite is the case. They do notsee the affiliate marketers as partners.Instead, they only order and install affiliate tracking software and advertise for affiliates to join theirgreat paying programs. Once this is done, they start waiting for the affiliate marketers (or theirpresumed marketing slaves) to sell whatever they have on offer. These are the set of onlinemerchants parading more number of affiliate marketers, who are also inactive, confused,miserable and poor.On the contrary, a merchant that regards its affiliates as true partners will make sure it provides adynamic and robust resource and human support for them to succeed. A system I called affiliate +

merchant cross pollination will occur. This implies a platform where both merchants and affiliatemarketers freely share ideas, offer open criticisms and improve every promotion for the benefit ofboth parties!The affiliate + merchant cross pollination is therefore a deliberate attempt by the merchant toencourage its affiliates. It will also create a more conducive atmosphere for new ideas generationin addition to array of proven marketing resources available to the affiliate marketers.Affiliate Merchant Problem #2:Deliberately cheating affiliatesI know that there are scammers and thieves in most industries. But the ongoing scams emanatingfrom the online affiliate marketing industry is worrisome. Visit any webmaster forum to getacquainted to complaint from affiliate marketers. You will be greeted with reports of obsceneexperiences they are going (or gone) through in the hands of merchants.For example, there are verified incidences where merchants deliberately withheld commissionsbelonging to their affiliates without just cause. And there are times when some merchants simplywent overboard and slashed commissions by whatever percentage.We have some merchants who start by paying commission promptly in order to inscribe goodnames in the mind of affiliate marketers. But once they gather some momentum, the merchantswill stop payment without credible reasons.There are also merchants that will do everything in the book to stimulate their affiliates to promotetheir products. However, just when the affiliate marketer except to be paid his commission oragreed fees, the merchant will simply fold-up operation and bolt away with thousands or millions ofdollars worth commission!What about the merchants who changed their company names and products line entirely? This isdone in order to avoid being traced after swallowing affiliate marketer commission.Affiliate Merchant Problem #3:Lies and half truthThe internet marketing world is replete with affiliate merchants who claim to operate certaincommission types, but will later renege to abide with it. For example, some merchants boldlypromise a 2nd tier commission payout, but refuse to pay the affiliate marketer for his underlines asenshrined in 2nd tier commission policy.I know you will call this trend ugly, but it seems most of these situations cannot be effectivelytacked because the informal nature of the internet seems to provide protection for this sort ofillegalities.Affiliate Merchant Problem #4:

Rigid mentality - products that pay little commissionGone are the days when you should glue yourself promoting products that pay you mere $20, $30when you can earn $100, $150, $175, $200 and more for the same efforts!From my experience, some of the worst merchants are those paying peanuts to hard workingaffiliates like you. Just open your eyes and you will discover how youd been cheated for so long.Affiliate Merchant Problem #5:Poor converting website and product in competitive marketIndividually, the two problems are dangerous enough. But will give birth to a hydra-headedmonster to act against the affiliate marketer desire to make lots of money online. This twinproblem, unknown to most affiliates, is secretly killing off the good efforts of most affiliatemarketers!Do you think if you drive the most targeted traffic form the search engines to a poorly convertingwebsite will give you the kind of results that will change your financial fortunes?The answer is an emphatic NO!Now let me paint a picture in your mind: Lets say you join an affiliate program, and promote withPPC and SEO marketing. Your well-targeted traffic was later sent to your professionally-designedwebsite oozing out with top-quality pre-sell contents.Your visitors were pleased with the quality education they received from your own website. Theylove and trust your judgment and with open heart - clicked to the merchants website.But what happened when they got there? They were confronted with poor contents that did little ornothing to convert them. So the readers youd so labored to get eventually ended largelydisappointed!So they simply closed the site and went elsewhere. Now, who do you think will lose? Is it thevisitors, merchants or you? You - the affiliate marketer loses. You will end up bearing the brunt oflow converting website. You will lose your time, money and hope of making money get dashed.Can you now imagine when a poor website is employed to sell products in high-competitivemarkets? Your efforts will simply end up in the bottom-less pit! This is a major reason manyaffiliates are forever roving round the Internet, searching for top affiliate program they can find.This is the more reason I canvassed that affiliate marketers should diligently choose fewmerchants - 3-5 at most! Go for the merchants parading top-on-the-range resources, trainingmodules, courses, mentors and high-paying commissions.So let me ask you this salient question: "Will you make this decision now or not? It is left to you todecide or continue the old way. But remember that as an affiliate marketer, you have a BIG role toplay in eliminating or at least reduce the encroachment of bad named affiliate programs in our

beloved industry.Make up your mind to pitch tent with merchants who are operating the best affiliate marketingprogram online with top quality resources and affiliate marketing guide that will help move forwardfast.And for the best solution, you should join a training program that show every level of affiliatemarketers the online merchants promoting top affiliate program[http://www.WebMasterAffiliateProgram.BIZ/top-three-training-for-affiliates.html] that pays hugecommission and array of dynamic money making resources.Are you tired of scams online? Here is an undiluted top affiliate program tips, strategies for you:http://www.WebMasterAffiliateProgram.BIZ/ It is brimming with fresh ideas, strategies and alsoREVIEWES the best 3 affiliate program! Click here to read our free reviews:[http://www.WebMasterAffiliateProgram.BIZ/top-three-training-for-affiliates.html]Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Patrick_Ubuane==== ====3 Steps to Fast Affiliate Marketing SUCCESShttp://tinyurl.com/DavidSharpandDavidWood==== ====

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