Affiliate Resources

Well, I already introduced you all to Affiliates and Affiliate programs. Is that enough? By just knowing what they are is not going to fill our pockets with dollars. The very purpose of this site is to introduce you all to various Affiliate Resources available in the Internet and to explain you with the ways to earn an additional income through those Affiliate Resources. It is only then AffiliateMarketPlace would achieve success.

There are hundreds of Affiliate Resources available in this world and Google says that "5,430,000 results were found" for the search keyword "Affiliate Resources". But many an affiliate program claimed in the net is a scam. The earliest internet affiliate marketers are always thrilled and inspired by such scam Affiliate Resources, ending up with losses and frustration.

Hence, I thought that no one aspiring to earn an additional income, shall end up with losses, as I did in my earliest stage. Thus born this blog.

I categorise, Affiliate Resources into two, namely, Top Level and Second Level.

1) Top Level Affiliate Resources

• ClickBank(for Digital products)
• PayDotCom (for RealWorld and Digital Products)
• Commission Junction (for real world products)
• Regnow (for softwares)

2) Second Level Affiliate Resources

• LinkShare
• ShareaSale

In this post, I will end up explaining what and how ClickBank can be used to earn the extra money.

ClickBank

ClickBank affiliates are Internet marketers who earn commissions by promoting ClickBank products. Once you sign up as an affiliate, your internet marketing skills can lead to additional income.

Here are just a few of the features and benefits over 100,000 affiliates just can't stop talking about:

* Simple, fast, and free account setup.

* Over 10,000 products to promote.

* Commissions as high as 75%.

* High-converting products drive high ROI on your marketing programs.

* Reliable and accurate tracking gives you credit for your successful marketing strategies.

* We manage the publisher relationships, so you always get paid what you are owed.

* Since our first day of business in 1998, we've never missed a payment.

ClickBank makes it easy to become a successful affiliate. Opening an account and gaining access to our marketplace will provide opportunities you can't afford to miss. Just follow these simple steps and start earning right away:

1. Sign Up as a ClickBank affiliate.

2. Search the ClickBank marketplace for products to promote.

3. Incorporate simple "hoplinks" into your marketing campaign.

4. Earn commission on every sale, plus extended commissions on recurring billing products. (New!)

AW Surveys is a Scam!!!

AWSurveys (www.awsurveys.com) -- A Clear Scam

AWSurveys boasts off as a good paid survey site, with attractive banners stating that

• "Get paid $1 to $25 per Survey/Panel Group"
• "Get paid $1.25 per friend that signs up" and
• "Get paid $6 on your Welcome Survey"

Further, they imply that they are one of the fastest growing survey sites and that we could grow with them.

Believing their words, considering their ranking at topsurveys, which is a bogus and later found to be owned by them, I joined their Survey Group. I also advertised my referral links at Linkgrand, Wordlinx and Advercash spending about $20.

When many referrals joined under me through my ads, I had sufficient money been credited by AW Surveys in my account. Even foregoing, $25 for an expedited service charge for payment through paypal (this is the only Survey Site charging for expedited service of minimum 5 days for payment at paypal), I requested a minimum payout of $75. After 5 days, I received an email from them, stating that payment had been denied to me, for the reason, that the people who have signed under me have completed low surveys or no surveys.

I enquired them based on their T.O.S., where nothing had been mentioned for denial of payment for the referrals who have not taken any surveys or taken low surveys. They failed to respond thereafter. Despite several reminders, the payment had neither been made nor my queries met response from them.

So, please beware of this particular Survey site namely AWSurveys which is clear from my case, is a scam and they pay nothing. Their welcome survey is also a scam which takes to two of their own Survey Ranking sites where ranking of AWSurveys shall be at number one position, to cheat the aspirant referrals by crediting them with $6 for evaluation of these sites. At sign up they post a few i.e., from 4 to 5 surveys, for which $4 per Survey will be given, wherein two websites are to be evaluated. After completing evaluation we are credited with $4 per each survey, which comprised of two website evaluations. And thereafter you will not be provided with any surveys except one entry survey for $500 every month. There is no proof of payment for this $500 sweepstakes survey too.

Welcome to A.W.Surveys!

We would like to thank you for being part of A.W.Surveys. With your help we are one of the fastest growing survey companies in the world. We are proud that our Website Evaluations are helping change how the web looks. We believe we have the best survey takers in the world, which is why we value and pay so much for your evaluations.

December is Here!! - New Announcements

The $500 Monthly Bonus cash prize for November has ended! The winner for November is MadHat****! Congratulations!

12/1/2007 - The $500 December Monthly Bonus Cash Prize starts today! You will get $1 for completing the survey and will also be entered into the $500 drawing. Good Luck!

12/12/2007 - We would like to thank our 800,000 dedicated survey takers for their continued support. A.W.Surveys remains one of the fastest growing survey companies in the world and it is because of the professionalism from you that allows us to continue to grow into new survey markets. Thank you!

More Updates Coming Soon

The above posted is the RECENT NEWS that is displayed only to the members of AWSurveys. Though, I joined this program as long back as 4 months, I did find this same news only with change of dates and name of the winner everymonth, and that change too is being made by them after the beginning of atleast 10 days in a month. This news itself proved that they are a MAJOR PAID SURVEY SCAM SITE

I lost my valuable time campaigning for AWSurveys and hole in my pocket for $20 towards campaigning advertisement charges. Hence, I request every internet user aspiring for earning money online, not to get cheated by joining this Paid Survey Site, namely, AWSURVEYS.

For more proof of this scam you may visit the following links, where similar stories are available.

• AWSurveys Scam Proof 1
• AWSurveys Scam Proof 2
• AWSurveys Scam Proof 3

Please Be Aware of Online Scam Site, AWSurveys and advise your friends not to join them.

Affiliate Program Marketing Unleashed

What is Affiliates?

Affiliates mean that any legal entity owned by you, or under a common ownership with you. Usually ownership is defined as more than 51% ownership.

What is an Affiliate Program?

An affiliate program - also known as an Associate Program - is an increasingly popular form of online marketing, in which a website that refers business to your website is paid a small commission. Referrals are steered to your site via a specially coded banner or link, which appears on sites that have agreed to send business your way.

What is an Affiliate Program Marketing?

The marketing concept has captured the imagination of marketers, because it represents an unrivaled opportunity to base advertising on a pay-per-performance model. Instead of paying advertisers and "hoping for the best," merchants using affiliate marketing programs pay only when advertising results in an actual sale.

In a phrase, affiliate marketing is single-handedly redefining the way advertising is done.

As you might imagine, many merchants see this new paradigm as a license to print money, and have devoted a great deal of effort to sign-up as many affiliates as possible. Indeed, in many cases, merchants with successful affiliate marketing programs boast hundreds - if not thousands - of affiliate websites, which continually feed them potential customers on a daily basis.

Moreover, the concept has also given rise to a new brand of entrepreneur: the power affiliate. Such referral websites have become extremely adept at attracting high quality traffic representing true sales potential to their own sites, and then spiriting that traffic along to the appropriate merchants. In many cases, these power affiliates have created entire careers and businesses for themselves, simply with their ability to deliver high quality traffic on a regular basis.

How is Affiliate Marketing yields?

Affiliate Marketing is a revenue sharing venture between a website owner and an online merchant. The website owner will place advertisements on his websites to either help sell the merchant's products or to send potential customers to the merchant's website, all in exchange for a share of the profits.

There are three ways to earn money through affiliate marketing:

Pay Per Click — Every time a potential customer leaves the affiliate website by "clicking" on the link leading to the merchant's website, a certain amount of money is deposited in the affiliate's account. This amount can be pennies or dollars depending on the product and amount of the commission.

Pay Per Sale — Every time a sale is made as a result of advertising on the affiliate's website, a percentage, or commission, is deposited into the affiliate's account.

Pay Per Lead — Every time a potential client registers at the merchant's website as a result of the advertisement on the affiliate's account, a previously determined amount is deposited into the affiliate's account.