Affiliate Commission Checks

As an outsourced program manager (OPM) to nearly 20 affiliate programs, my team gets to help hundreds of affiliates cash their affiliate commission checks every month. It’s very rewarding to hear about affiliates earning their first commissions as we have with the Flirty Aprons and Polka Dot Design programs this year. Even if they only earn $100, it’s still a secondary source of income for many of them and that was their goal. I also love seeing affiliates earn performance incentives up to $5,000 because they are the best at what they do. But it never really hits you unless you are earning your own affiliate commissions and you feel part of the industry.

Chris and I don’t promote affiliate links on any of the programs we manage because we don’t cross that line. But we are still in the trenches as affiliates learning the best ways to promote programs. We dabble in SEO and SEM as a way to stay fresh and keep the creative juices flowing to help our affiliates. This industry of performance marketing is evolving and we don’t want to get left behind. That’s one reason why I’m taking on some of the programs in the middle of mobile marketing. I still say it’s where we are headed. The iphone and the Droid X are taking us whether we like it or not.

So don’t be surprised if you see affiliate links on here, they will be clearly marked in the tags. Like the one below…

Meet Me at Affiliate Summit East 2010!

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