Selling Your Own Products or Earning Commissions From Others
affiliate URL which take you directly to the merchant’s website
Bonus commissions, incentives and extra performance payouts
Part of an online community
Can build your own sales team to make you more money
No post and packing charges or order forms to fill, the affiliate website does it all for you
The Downfalls of Online Affiliate Programs
You can lose sales if your affiliate link is hijacked
You only get a percent of your sales
Sometimes the affiliate program closes down suddenly and you lose referrals and money
Some affiliate urls are not search engine friendly which means you have to do a lot of indirect advertising
Can be hard to promote affiliate