What to look out for in merchant sites

[lovetoshop]

When choosing which program to promote, most affiliates favor those with higher commissions, not considering other factors. This should not be the case. The merchant's site, how it is set up, should play a major role in determining which program to choose. This is often overlooked, but traffic leaks such as banner ads for other affiliate programs which the merchant put up in his site can grab the sales which was initially yours because he clicked your link. Also, merchants with toll-free numbers displayed on the landing page of the link can also prompt the customer to purchase via phone instead of purchasing online. These factors can greatly affect your performance as an affiliate.

[Andrea]

That's right. Some affiliates, mostly newbies, get attracted to join by the considering the commission alone.

Being a successful affiliate, or even a super affiliate, means that you have to study the merchant and your site as well. You have to come up with strategies to improve your performance, instead of going for the obvious such as commission rate.

[neritch]

I agree. One of the considerations too is the Affiliate Network that you will join into. You must be sure that the Affiliate Network you are in is a stable one, value both the affiliates and merchants and is dedicated for your affiliate marketing growth by providing you with the necessary tools that can boost your earnings.