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Affiliate Management
In order to run a successful affiliate program, it is very important that proactive affiliate management techniques are used.
Effective affiliate management predominently means good support for your affiliates.
Communication is the key answer all enquires as soon and as clearly as possible.
Support also means giving advice, suggesting better ways to pre-sell the your wares, don’t just concentrate on the super affiliates, inactive affiliates often just need a nudge in the right direction to get them earning.
Any change to the Affiliate program such as (but not exclusive to commission structure or cookie duration) should be notified by email.
Tell your affiliates about new creatives, linking methods, what works for others etc. Above all keep in touch.
Affiliate Management Agencys and Consultancys
The position of affiliate manager is a very demanding job as the continued growth of internet shopping means that now a significant amount of a companies online (and many offline) sales comes from affiliate referals.
Due to the specialist nature of afiliate management it is often wise for a merchant to seek the advice of an Affiliate Marketing Agency or Consultancy which can help set to setup and run the affiliate program.
If affiliate tracking software is not in place the agency / consultancy can advise on the right type required to suit a merchants needs, either stand alone or via an affiliate network.
The consultancy or agency may also help with the recruitment of affiliates and the actual management of the affiliate program, either as an advisor or physically taking over the day to day management to free up the merchants other resources.
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