Today, we’re going to cover 6 More BIG Benefits to selling Big Ticket items
as an AFFILIATE.
First, we had better define both Big Ticket Item and Affiliate.
A Big Ticket Item is any product or service that sells for more than $500 or
$1000.
An Affiliate is someone who sells other people’s products.
Or, at least, those are my definitions. I’m sure there are other possible
definitions but for this article, let’s stick with the simple descriptions I’ve
given, ok?
Now, let’s take a close look at benefits.
Benefit #1: Perks, Perks, Perks
You often get other types of perks or fringe benefits on Big Ticket items
besides your percentage of the sale.
Let’s take seminar or workshop seat sales as an example. As a seminar affiliate,
your job is to “put butts in seats”. So, if a seminar ticket costs $4997 and
your affiliate fee is $1000 per seat, you sell 5 seats and you make $5000. Not
bad!
But, in many cases, the seminar promoter also offers a deal where if you sell so
many seats, you can go to the seminar for FREE! They might run a “Sell 3, Go for
Free” campaign. So, not only do you make $5000 but you get to attend the $4997
seminar for free.
And sometimes the seminar promoter will offer an additional cut of the sales if
you sell over a minimum number of seats to their event. So, if you sell over 10
seats, you might get an additional $500 for every seat over 10 you sell. Even if
this isn’t offered, you can often negotiate a deal like this with the promoter.
These are just a few examples. There are many other types of perks that are
available or that you can negotiate.
Benefit #2: Super Affiliate Extras
Let’s say you get really good at affiliate selling Big Ticket Items. You could
become known as a super affiliate. A super affiliate is simply an affiliate who
is capable of generating a significant percentage of the sales of any affiliate
program.
In other words, you are “kicking butt” and producing more sales and revenue than
many if not all of the other affiliates in a product owners affiliate program.
Now, most product owners, if they are smart, know that it is vital for them to
recognize and reward these super affiliates. After all, they are selling more
product then anybody else and they want to encourage them to continue to do so.
So many product owners will give a higher percentage of product sales to super
affiliates. If normal affiliates receive 50% of each sale, super affiliates
might get 65% to 75%.
Super affiliates may also be given advance opportunity to sell new products
being introduced by a product marketer. This means they get to sell the new
product before all the other affiliates are allowed access to it.
Plus, if you are the super affiliate, you can often negotiate other benefits,
tailored specifically to what you want for selling these Big Ticket items.
Benefit #3: Multiple Streams of Income
As an affiliate, you can help market multiple Big Ticket Items. These items can
come from the same or different product owners. And the products can be focused
at the same or different target markets.
So even if one product has a slow down in sales, the other products may be doing
fine.
Now, I am not telling you to go out and become an affiliate for a ton of
different Big Ticket items. You still need to choose products you believe in and
that are of high quality. In the long term, this will serve you much better than
a “scatter-gun” approach to Big Ticket affiliate sales.
But, the ability to chose several high quality Big Ticket items to market as an
affiliate, means that you can diversify your income streams so that you are not
dependent on one stream alone should the market slow in that area. Robert Allen
calls this Multiple Streams of Income.
It’s just a sound business concept that you should follow, even as an affiliate!
Benefit #4: Differentiate or Die!
There are a ton of products and product owners out there running affiliate
programs. Many of these programs are marketing or selling E-Books or other low
profit items. How will you differentiate yourself from all the other affiliates
flogging the same low ticket products?
I believe that the best way to set yourself apart from others is to sell Big
Ticket items as an affiliate. Many existing affiliates are uncomfortable selling
items with a big price tag because they have a hard time justifying the value of
the product to themselves.
This is why it is so important to sell only items you believe in. Your belief in
a product comes from you having carefully evaluated the product and ensuring its
high quality, yourself.
But once you understand the benefits a product can provide, it’s very easy to
sell the product to others, even when it costs a lot more.
And selling Big Ticket items gains you the appreciation and respect of product
providers much more quickly than selling their low ticket items will. That
appreciation can translate into the perks and extras we’ve discussed on other
sections of this article.
Big Ticket Affiliate Selling puts you in another class from those who only do
affiliate sales of low ticket items!
Benefit #5: Continuous Residual Income
Another type of Big Ticket item is one where the price is not a fixed amount,
one time sale. Instead, the customer purchases a product or service where they
continue to make regular payments.
Examples of this type of Big Ticket item are Membership sites, Shopping Cart
Service or Monthly Hosting Fees.
Many affiliate programs are setup such that you continue to receive a percentage
or a fixed amount per period (e.g. monthly) as long as the person you sold the
original membership remains a member of that service.
For example, the hosting service I use (where I keep my web pages) has an
affiliate program similar to the one I just described. For each person I sign up
for their service as an affiliate, I received $10. EVERY MONTH that the
person continues to use their hosting services.
Now this doesn’t sound like much. But consider this… I only pay around $25 per
month for hosting myself. All I have to do is make 3 affiliate sales of the
service and my hosting is FREE! (3 sales x $10/sale = $30 covering my
hosting costs)
Anyway, I think you get the idea that selling as an affiliate for a service
where you get an ongoing cut of the revenue stream is itself a Big Ticket Item
over time. Especially if you sell a lot of them.
Benefit #6: Multiple Tiers Means More Profit For You With No More Work!
Some affiliate programs are also setup such that you can also make money from
2nd tier sales
2nd tier sales are simply any sales of a product that a customer buys from the
same product owner or marketer after the first one that you sell that customer
as an affiliate.
Let’s look at an example.
Let’s say you sell an internet market marketing home study system for $1499 as
an affiliate to Customer X.
You get 50% of the sale or $749.50.
Customer X is very happy with the product and decides to buy the ADVANCED
internet marketing home study system directly from the creator of the original
home study system for $2499.
Now, you were not involved in the 2nd sale at all. But because the affiliate
system you joined was of the 2 tier variety, your agreement with that affiliate
program says that you get 25% of all future sales of any products in the
affiliate program to the same customer you original brought in for the first
sale.
So because Customer X is buying another product within the same affiliate
program and he was originally sold his first product by you… You get 25% of that
sale. In this case $624.75.
And you weren’t even involved in the second sale! Nice!
And that wraps it up for 6 More Big Benefits To Selling Big Ticket Items As An
Affiliate.
Copyright (C) 2005 Chuck Daniel, Like Magic Marketing, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
Chuck is a former Microsoft software designer and program manager who spent more than a decade happily working on Email and CRM. Admittedly a seminar, workshop and information addict, Chuck left Microsoft to pursue his interests in personal development, Internet, direct and information marketing and to promote and work for charitable causes.
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Nowadays, shopping online is a very common thing. Making your purchases without leaving your house is an attractive option for many of us. Purchasing items over the internet using your credit card can be quite an unpleasant experience if you don’t make sure your payments are safe. Although many people consider that using a credit card for online transactions is not safe, they continue using this method but with increased caution measures. The greatest risk we expose ourselves to when shopping online is identity theft. But this is not the only risk, and various studies reveal that people have also other concerns like: personal information will be sold to third parties, unauthorized recurring transactions, not receiving the ordered products or even higher prices than advertised prices.
Many people think that shopping online is risky, but the risk is not greater than others. Taking few precaution measures is the best thing to do unless you want to quite shopping online. First of all, we should not shop from unknown websites. Always look for the companies you know or ask someone to recommend you a site or a company that he/she uses. Still, if you’re not sure of the vendor’s identity try to find his address and phone number and check them. Also check the refund and return policies of the company in case they don’t ship you the right products or you’re not satisfied with their quality. Another thing to be careful about is the browser that you’re using, it has to be a secured browser. A secured browser should include Secure Sockets Layer that scramble the information you are sending over the internet, making the transaction more secure. You can easily recognize a secured web site, because when you’re filling in online orders or applications a closed padlock sign should appear at the bottom of the screen. Another way to make sure that the web site is secure is to check the URL; if it begins with “https” it means the transaction is secure because the “s” stands for secure.
Another important thing to be careful about is your privacy. The information you’re submitting when you use your credit card online should be kept private by the company that receives it, meaning it should not be passed on or sold to third parties unless you agree. Most web sites ask for your permission to use personal details for direct marketing, and if you feel uncomfortable giving them permission you must know you have the right to object. Anyway, before submitting any personal details you should check the privacy policy of an website; if there are things not clear to you give them a call and see if your understanding is correct or not. Do not submit any information, unless you’re absolutely sure that your credit card details are safe.
Being able to safely use credit cards for online purchases is not only the buyer’s responsibility. The vendor has also his part of responsibility in ensuring safe purchases for his clients. Vendors also suffer from credit card frauds. They have to take some security measures in order for them and their customers to be protected against online credit card frauds. Security and privacy are two important aspects a vendor should take into consideration. He must ensure the client that the personal information submitted are kept private and at the same time he must check the details received to make sure that he’s dealing with the real cardholder.
It is a well known fact that online credit card transactions are risky, because your personal information are exposed and can be stolen by others with the intention of using them to commit frauds. Yet, if the buyers are careful to whom they relies these information and the vendors are cautious from whom they receive credit card information, the risks of online credit card frauds decreases significantly. When disclosing personal information, common sense should exist.
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Running a home business can be one of the most rewarding experiences of ones life. In my case, doing so has allowed me to be my own boss, spend more time with my family, and gain real financial independence. When I look at how much my business has grown over the past few years, I am filled with an immense sense of achievement and satisfaction, which are things I never felt while working 9-5 for someone else.
Nevertheless, having my own business is not without its challenges. I quite often have to deal with problems that hardly ever crop up in larger companies. Even something seemingly as basic as making sure my customer service phone line gets answered used to be a logistical nightmare for me — until I started using a live answering service.
Signing up with a live answering service was one of the best business decisions I ever made. By doing so, I immediately gained several real advantages over my competitors. For example, my customers can call the phone number listed on my website and reach a human operator (rather than just a recorded message) at any time of the day or night. The operator has access to a file containing basic information about my products and company policies, so he or she can answer some of the more straightforward questions that my customers have, right on the spot.
By using a live answering service, I am essentially getting extra employees that help spread the word about my company.
Another advantage of using a live answering service is that it makes my whole operation appear more professional. Many people are still wary of purchasing products from websites that don’t have a nationally-recognized name because there are unfortunately a lot of sites that sell sub-par products, never follow through with shipments, or just suddenly disappear with no warning and no refund of unprocessed orders.
The first thing cautious shoppers look for on unfamiliar websites is the company’s contact information. Because I use a live answering service, I can be sure that my customers will always get through to someone when they call in to place an order or ask questions.
This distinguishes my company as more legitimate and trustworthy than places that only have voicemail available, and serves to reassure first-time customers that they’re dealing with professionals. This has in turn led to an increase in sales as well as to a great online reputation, which is definitely hard to come by.
Because a live answering service can do so much more for you than just take messages, choosing which company to work with is a critical decision. Most live answering services are available nationwide and have their own websites where you can check out their specific packages and prices.
Before you enter into a contract with any of these companies, be sure to read the fine print concerning the package you wish to purchase. It’s very common for a live answering service to assess extra fees if you go over your allotted number of calls for the month or break any of the other terms of your contract, so it would be in your best interest to read everything thoroughly.
It takes a lot of time and energy to run a successful business, which is why it makes sense to outsource tasks whenever it is financially feasible to do so. Signing up with a live answering service is a cost-effective way to provide your customers with phone support and to make your business more reputable.
So compare some live answering services now and sign up with the company that best suits your needs.
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Ever play house as a kid? You don’t even have to be in a house to play it. You just say, “The kitchen’s over there, and this is the laundry, and here’s the garage,” and so on. You make it all up in your mind, but none of it’s really there.
You can add stuff whenever you want, and you can decide it’s the end of the workday even if it’s really ten o’clock in the morning.
That’s what eCommerce is like.
With eCommerce, a business doesn’t have to be in a traditional business-type setting or building. If they want a store, they just:
make some webpages (which are really only computer files)
upload them to a server (which is really only a computer hooked up to the Internet)
make sure they have a way their customers can pay them (a payment provider)
And suddenly they have a store, even though there’s no “actual” store anywhere that anyone can “go into.” And it can be open 24 hours a day.
But just as playing house isn’t just about the kitchen, eCommerce isn’t just about selling things online. With eCommerce, if a business wants a service department, they just:
create an email address
then make sure somebody somewhere (anywhere) is going to pick up the emails sent to that email address
Or they might put customer support information on their website - things like Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), or installation instructions, or product registration forms.
Or they might make up tools their customers can use, such as a mortgage calculator, or a currency converter, or even an ovulation calculator.
Or they might provide access to a person they can contact for help through email, or chat, or a phone number (maybe), or even snail mail (regular postal mail).
They just make up what they need to do business online as they go along because it’s so easy to make it up.
And that’s why eCommerce is like playing house.
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