Types Of Affiliate Marketing - Which Is Your Favourite?

There are different types of affiliate marketing, so which is your favourite?

Pay Per Sale

In this type of affiliate marketing, the merchants pay the affiliate a commission when the visitors he has referred to buys something from the merchant's site. I would recommend newbies to begin their affiliate marketing with Pay Per Sale as Clickbank and CJ.com is easier to join and you can brush up your understanding of the affiliate marketing concepts as you work on it. Pay Per Sale commissions are often quite high as compared to PPC and PPL, and some are even residual!

Pay Per Click (PPC)

PPC is the most popular type of affiliate marketing for affiliates with small websites, and probably the easiest way for them to earn money. In this affiliate marketing type, the merchant pays his affiliate whenever a visitor is referred to his site, that is whenever someone clicks through the merchant's banner or text ads. This type of affiliate marketing is really straightforward and can be implemented straight away if you already have a blog or website. It may take some time to accumulate some earnings though, unless you have good traffic.

Pay Per Lead (PPL)

For this type of affiliate marketing, the affiliate is paid whenever the visitor he referred to the merchant's site fills up an application form or enters an email, thus generating a lead for the merchant. Compensation for this type of affiliate marketing is usually a fixed fee, and these lead campaigns are usually managed by individual affiliate networks, who will pay you on behalf of the merchants.

I started out with PPS affiliate marketing when I was a newbie and I have made a few checks from it. But this year, I will be switching more focus towards PPL. I think it is going to be the next biggest thing! (at least for me, LOL) Of course, I will continue to work on my PPS campaigns with free methods of affiliate marketing when I have the time.

So, have you even taken the first step yet?

Authored By:
Angela