Comments on: Does Price Impact Which Affiliate Products You Promote?

By: buy jewelry

buy jewelry — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:49:45 +0000

Hi, I applaud your blog for informing people, very interesting article, keep up it coming :)

By: Andrew @ WeBuildYourBlog.com

Andrew @ WeBuildYourBlog.com — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:57:53 +0000

For me, I guess it is quality that matters when promoting affiliate products. I specifically advice my readers to promote products that they have tried and are familiar with rather than promote a product that they know nothing about.

By: Chris Satchwell

Chris Satchwell — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:06:04 +0000

I am a fan of promoting a mix, I find it can help stabilise your income rather then having huge months and then very low months. But also opens the opportunity for the big sums to roll in. For me it simply has to be a good product/service I’m promoting, if it isn’t good your conversions will be low regardless of price.

By: Dean Saliba

Dean Saliba — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:59:49 +0000

Well this is my first dip into affiliate marketing. The niche I’ve picked is one I know a lot of about and the products I’m trying to sell are cheap ones to encourage more slaes.

By: Jobs In Bristol

Jobs In Bristol — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:35:05 +0000

Its all about the product, then commision available, if a product is good enough to demand the price tage and you have relevant website traffic, then you shouldnt have a problem.

The relevant traffic issue needs to bge addressed, if you have a site selling childrens toys, then it stands to reason you wont have banners selling Cartier Watches.

By: Karen W.

Karen W. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:16:55 +0000

This was a GREAT idea for a post. So many times I search for a product (usually some kind of vitamin or suppliment) and stumble upon what is clearly an affiliate driven site and there’s always “Their Top Pick” and my thinking always is: is this your top pick because it pays the highest commission or is this REALLY your top pick? On my site I promote what I like and/or what I think my customers would like. Price plays very little part. A lot of what I promote is carried by a few different stores so while I might put the link for the store that pays me the higher commission on top the store that pays me the lower commission is still going to be on the site because perhaps my customer likes shopping there better.

By: Joi

Joi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:31:38 +0000

Great post (and these e-books sound awesome!).

I don’t recommend or promote anything that I wouldn’t read, eat, drink, or lie down next to myself. Like you, I value my reputation and name more than anything else.

By: Paul Hassing

Paul Hassing — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:52:20 +0000

Thanks for laying it out yet again, Darren. I’m just doing Amazon bookshops at the moment. I suspect I’m barking up the wrong tree as I’ve not made a cent!

I worry about populating my blogs with ads as I feel this may reduce their integrity in the eyes of some readers.

However, your ads don’t bother me, so perhaps I need to rethink. Best regards, P. :)

By: Hans Desjarlais

Hans Desjarlais — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:40:15 +0000

Hi Darren,

We promote products which we have used in the past and we think are valuable. The profit margin is not our top priority. We look to create quality rather than quantity and over time I think this is a winning solution.

Great blog btw, very informative and useful, we read it all the time.

Cheers from Canada,
Hans Desjarlais
President
http://www.websitetemplatepros.com

By: scheng1

scheng1 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:24:34 +0000

The best is still to promote products and services that you trust in. No point promoting something that you dont even want to buy.

By: Chio

Chio — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:00:39 +0000

Great articles, read many, you’re a great person. I often promote small and big products, from 10$ to 2000$ and that seems to work, tho hopefully, I’ll get more people on my blog soon.

By: work at home

work at home — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:03:16 +0000

Till now I am not earning anything my promoting affiliate products, So I leave to promote them, better I am trying to make my blog more informative and in future I want to monetize my blog by selling ad space.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:19:49 +0000

I promote things based on the value to my readers (and myself first). I just recently promoted some items in an article and they did very well, but I did not take into account the commission structure. I only do that when everything else is equal.

I figure in the end it will all work out between big, little, and in between.

By: Paula from Affiliate Blog Online

Paula from Affiliate Blog Online — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:53:34 +0000

I tend to promote products I’ve actually used on my affiliate blog although I do include other products that I know have received good reviews on the net.

By: Daniel Lichter

Daniel Lichter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:55 +0000

Promoting articles that go from low to high price ranges is of course the right thing to do, as long as the products are useful and exciting for your readers there will be at least some result.

But I think the right “spread” automatically evolves if you have the user’s interest in mind. There are those things for beginners and those for more experient users/readers.

On my blog about self releasing your record and music production / marketing in general most products tend to be rather expensive. Microphones and other audio euqipment I use, test or just recommend. But little items, accessories like headphones, cables etc. should also be covered in some detail, because they are just as important for my peer group.

So I can’t think of any niches that wouldn’t give you and your visitors the opportunity for small or big price “features” = affiliates! Just take a moment to ask yourself what products someone who’s new would be interested in and willing to spend some dollars/euros.

Cheers
Daniel Lichter

By: Save Money King

Save Money King — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:22:07 +0000

Cost and profit margin is definitely important if you promote using ppc. My cutoff is $15 commission per sale. If the product creator doesn’t pay out more than that
per sale, no adwords promo.

By: Galvahaha

Galvahaha — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:36 +0000

Great topic. Most times bloggers or promoter’s choose products that bring in big commission and not pay any attention to what the audience may need or enjoy.

Here is the key.

You can’t promote low quality products if you want your audience to listen to you. If you give them what they need or want, they will continue to get whatever product it is that you are promoting.

The commission amount should be the last thing to consider. Get loyal users who will continue to get the products you promote or recommend. In the long run, you will make 3,4,5 times the amount of what you would be making if promoting only big ticket items with big pay outs.

Cheers

By: Derek Alvarez

Derek Alvarez — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:12:24 +0000

My approach is to promote a low-cost informational product that provides loads of value and builds trust with my followers. Because, once they know I’m not ripping them off, they can feel safe buying other things I recommend.

The other thing I make sure of is that I actually purchase and use the product myself. I don’t promote anything just to make money — it’s all about building trust and relationships.

By: affiliate marketing opportunity

affiliate marketing opportunity — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:10 +0000

I have looked at many sites and not come a cross such a site as yours that tells you what you really need to know about affiliate marketing.

I’ve added your feed to my reader, are there any other good blogs you’d suggest I read on the subject?

By: Sanjai

Sanjai — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:37 +0000

Darren,

Nice post.

It depends upon the product you select, I think.

Still a beginner and need some time to take decision