Comments on: How to Start Your Own Affiliate Program

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:42:11 +0000

Hey Rosalind, Have gone through your course once as suggested to get an overview and am now working through it step by step. I tried once before with another program (which will remain unnamed) and found it next to impossible to get through. Yours is very well written and though there have been stumbling blocks it is coming along fine. Thanks so much for a great publication and you will be hearing more from me as my business grows and I know it will. Hey it helps you are a fellow canuck and also a BC’er.
Cheers

By: Jess Guim

Jess Guim — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:29:29 +0000

The success record of Rosalind Gardner is a very inspiring story. We need more entrepreneurs like her, who could introduce innovations in entrepreneurship – specially in doing business in the Internet

By: Alex Ryder

Alex Ryder — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:37:55 +0000

It is really a great idea of starting an affiliate program and it would help a lot to many people to gain good strength and reputation.

By: Cheap Mobile Phones

Cheap Mobile Phones — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:39:37 +0000

Great post! This is what I’m looking for. This information would really help me. I’m glad to read this info. Thanks for the post.

By: Sandy Phillips

Sandy Phillips — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:58:58 +0000

Hi Rosalind,

I was thinking about starting an Affiliate program. But how? This article of yours gave me a clear picture about almost everything I wanted to know.

I surely value this one from you.

regards,

Sandy Phillips

By: Craig Mullins

Craig Mullins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:52:46 +0000

I would have loved to see more of the top self hosted affiliate products mentioned…

By: Rosalind Gardner

Rosalind Gardner — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:16:33 +0000

Hi Dave,

That can be a tough row to hoe, indeed. There are a couple sample notes in the Super Affiliate Handbook that you can use to send to those folks which explain affiliate marketing and how they can get started.

Based on your niche, you might want to consider setting up a dropship arrangement with those companies, much as I’ve done at http://WindingWay.com with watches. You use PayPal to take the orders and sell the parts and forward the orders to the company.

Just make sure that you cross all your t’s and dot all your i’s in the event of returns. I don’t think you’d want to find an engine on your doorstep.

I hope that helps!

Cheers,
Ros

P.S. Great start on the site, and cool that you got comments so quickly. Proof of a great niche and the power of WordPress!

By: Dave Ailey

Dave Ailey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:23 +0000

Hi Rosalind, I have been following you for years but never sent a comment.
So here’s the first, hopefully of many.
I want to set up links for affiliates with hard goods, but the industry is like many hurting today and I know they have not been introduced to affiliate marketing before or 90% of them .
I have contacted a few companies to which they don’t understand how the affiliate programs work and not too sure of it.

How could I get them introduced to this system and what would you expect to calculate a payment percentage on all various products.

Regards
Dave Ailey