Bad Economy Equals Lower Prices and Lower Commissions

No doubt the economy is effecting online purchasing as well, which is trending towards lowering prices. These lower prices, coupons, etc are translating into obviously lower commissions. Where a referred visitor may purchase an average of $200 worth of product, with coupons and lowered pricing, the average may be down as low as $100.

So what's the best way to compete with lower commissions, based on factors you have no control over? My suggestion is to focus on more referrals, more visitors, and make up for the lower tiered commissions with volume. That's what the advertisers are hoping for, that the deals will translate into more sales, although lower dollars each.

Maybe more than ever affiliates need to be focusing on getting cheap traffic, by focusing heavily on SEO and less on PPC. Although SEO is an ongoing job, it can translate into lower cost visitors and have lasting effects. Where as on PPC when the campaign funds dry up, the visitors stop coming, and the cost per visitor adds up to lower your ROI even more on dropped priced sales.

Christmas Affiliate Programs

I'm willing to bet it's not too late to start creating an affiliate site dedicated to selling Christmas items. As a matter of fact, now is the time you can capitalize on some great deals by affiliate programs looking to hook holiday buyers early. According to industry analysts this will be a down year for Christmas and holiday sales, so the longer you wait, the less of the pie you will get.

I've broken down a few great Christmas Affiliates that I'm using through PepperJamNetwork.


ChristmasTreesGalore.com has a great affiliate program setup through PJN that is currently offering 10% revenue sharing.


ChristmasLights.com is also offering a program that pays out 5% revenue sharing.


WreathsGalore.com is currently paying out 8% revenue sharing on all purchases.

Now, these may not be the highest paying affiliate programs available right now, but they are certainly the most targeted for a quickly approaching major holiday. I'm not too up on affiliating for Thanksgiving or even Halloween, but this Christmas I will be ready with the previous affiliate offers.

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Affiliate Deals - Bigger Commisions

I've located another affiliate program that offers up some great commissions and has great brand recognition. The BlockBuster Online Rental Program is the newest program within MaxBounty with increased commissions, paired with a great offer to potential customers. BlockBuster customers can sign up for an initial price of $9.99 and receive unlimited rentals for a month. For the affiliate, you earn a commission of $44 per lead after a visitor signs up and submits their credit card to begin their membership.

What made me select this as a great affiliate deal is that it contains a number of key items I look for in any affiliate program I use:

• Brand Recognition
• Appeal to a broad base
• High payout
• Simple sign ups and lead generation
• Good support from the program manager. (MaxBounty)
• Great Creatives (banners, etc..)

It's worth taking a lot at no matter what topic your site covers. Chances are there are visitors that are interested in trying out rentals online and it's a great way to market and compete against NetFlix.