Affiliate Programs...I was going to start one

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

I had my websites up for years before I did an aff programme. I know what sells in my little end of the business. I also see who sells and who does not when they decide to pitch our business. I find it enlightening. It does not matter how good a salesman you are, if you don't understand the market you will fail. Wait a minute, I guess if you are good salesman you won't pitch something you can't sell. What was I thinking?

Believe it or not I agree. I had my site up for almost 7 years before I considered starting an affiliate program.

When I did it was because of certain factors all in my favor and it worked like a charm.

Now that I have more to offer and more time to do it with all the new video technologies and art technologies I can work on another one that suits me just fine.

I think an affiliate program is attractive because you have more hands promoting you with their own creative ways.

I don't think of it as much as getting new customers as in getting new friends. Friends tend to stay longer and recommend you to more friends.

I'm lucky that I can take months off at a time to just futz around and experiment. I have 3 weeks of non interference which I'm going to spend in my studio just drawing, trying new graphics programs and applying them. New ideas pop up all the time and I'm sure I'll have some doozies come along.

Study and application always works.