What does it take For a Merchant to have good sales in CJ?

[emma2007]

I would like to know the important points which could help a merchant to boost sales. Paying the minimum monthly fee of $500 to CJ is at times difficult when you know you didn't have good sales. How do we tackle this problem? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

[David Tan]

The thing is not every program can do extremely well with affiliate marketing in the short-term.

There are plenty of ways to boost referral sales from affiliates, like improving creatives (more seasonal creatives, coupons, etc), tweaking your commission, cookie duration settings, getting in big affiliates by offering higher exclusive commission rates, etc.

But if you're just beginning in affiliate marketing and it's your first time running an affiliate program, it's best to sign-up with networks with low monthly minimums so that you can take time to build up your affiliate base and ensure that you will get a return on your investment.

If you're able to do well in these networks, then when you do sign-up with CJ, you have the experience, knowledge of the best commission structure and program promotion activities all iron out and established.

And ofcourse, you're welcome to start an additional program with Affiliatebot where you'll get 6-12 months of waived monthly minimums, and even then, the monthly minimums are only $25. Low setup fee and no hidden or monthly fees for 12 months.

You can PM/email me (signature link below) your site's url so I can better evaluate your program with our network and see if I can help you out some more.

[Tephus]

Ouch. $500 a month is kinda steep when you're just starting out...