"While setting up multi-tiered affiliate programs may take a deal more effort than single tiered programs, the
reward can be exponentially greater once everything is in place and
the commissions start rolling in..."
What is it with people
continually insisting that less is more? This must be code for, I
have no options, drive, or opportunity of getting more, and being
satisfied with the sub-par is the only answer. The truth is that
sometimes more is more, and a heck of a lot more. This is the case
with multi-tiered affiliate marketing programs. While setting them
up may take a deal more effort than single tiered programs, the
reward can be exponentially greater once everything is in place and
the commissions start rolling in.
With a run of the mill,
single tiered affiliate marketing program, an affiliate marketer is
paid a commission according to specific parameters guided by the
program agreement. A pay per click (PPC) program, for example, pays
an affiliate every time a web customer clicks through to the
represented product or service’s website by way of an ad or
link specifically set into action by that individual affiliate. A
pay per sale (PPS) program, however requires that these customers
follow through and actually purchase the product or service in order
for said affiliate to actually receive compensation in the form of a
percentage of the final sale. The company being represented uses
specially designed software to track how many clicks or sales are due
to an individual affiliate and dole out compensation accordingly.
With a multi-tiered program, an affiliate would not only represent a
product or company alone, but actually create their own program,
enlisting others to represent the company or product as well. All
communication and linking would happen through links on that
affiliate’s site, thus expanding opportunities for sales and
growth. Whenever the second line or tier makes a sale or motivates a
click, the affiliate responsible for setting up the multi-tier
program not only receives compensation for his or her effort, but
also for the second tier affiliate; truly making money without
expending effort besides the initial setup cost. The more recruits,
the more chances for sales. An affiliate’s chances and income
increase exponentially when the first line of affiliates enlisted,
enlist their own affiliates, and so on. The trickling down of the
income from all of the commissions ultimately will reach the initial
affiliate that set up the second tier. There is no end to the amount
of profit that can be gleaned from this sort of constructed web of
affiliates, all the more so if the product or service being sold is
actually of worth and useful to millions.
