Affiliate programs - help get me started
hi
i am looking into affiliate programes to help increase my rankings.
my site is for a UK based company but is hosted in the States.
therefore, my first query is - do i use a UK based affiliate programe or a USA based one (bearing in mind my site will not show up when doing a local uk google search)
also not knowing a lot about these - i do not want to join a program where i have to have loads of adverts for other sites on my site.
so in general i need some basic advice on what to do, where to base it and who i should use.
thanks in advance
i am looking into affiliate programes to help increase my rankings.
my site is for a UK based company but is hosted in the States.
therefore, my first query is - do i use a UK based affiliate programe or a USA based one (bearing in mind my site will not show up when doing a local uk google search)
also not knowing a lot about these - i do not want to join a program where i have to have loads of adverts for other sites on my site.
so in general i need some basic advice on what to do, where to base it and who i should use.
thanks in advance
ASKER
thanks for that...
having a site hosted in the usa means that uk google users don't see the site. that's fact unfortunately because google works on regional ip addresses.
everything i read about affiliate programs tells me about me putting links on my site and earning comission.
i dont want this - i want people to put a link to my site and i pay comission. i do not want to link to anyone.
can anyone else add something to this discussion
thanks again
having a site hosted in the usa means that uk google users don't see the site. that's fact unfortunately because google works on regional ip addresses.
everything i read about affiliate programs tells me about me putting links on my site and earning comission.
i dont want this - i want people to put a link to my site and i pay comission. i do not want to link to anyone.
can anyone else add something to this discussion
thanks again
Do you want to say that for example if I am in Russia I will not see American based sites via Google?
ASKER
maybe i worded that slightly incorrectly. but here's a quote from Duz:
"Google uses IP geotargeting...."
anyway back to the subject...................
"Google uses IP geotargeting...."
anyway back to the subject...................
I have no problem to find sites all over the world with Google so I really think this is not a problem you have to worry.
And about affiliate programs the way you look at them... You may pay for such a service directly to Google, Yahoo and so on and they'll show your site in their paid sections.
And about affiliate programs the way you look at them... You may pay for such a service directly to Google, Yahoo and so on and they'll show your site in their paid sections.
ASKER
that's pay per click or adsense - i am looking away from that at others
"i want people to put a link to my site and i pay comission"
so what is the difference here between the above and pay per click? Maybe it is pay per buy?
so what is the difference here between the above and pay per click? Maybe it is pay per buy?
ASKER
there must be loads of other options out there other than these two - pay per buy would be better for me
you may look here:
http://www.doubleclick.com/us/
http://www.doubleclick.com/us/
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thank you very much
I think that since the site is for a UK based company it's better to go for a UK based affiliate program. I don't think that the uk google search will search only for uk based sites)
Here is a site that may help you:
http://www.associateprograms.com/
Also if write in google something like "Affiliate programs" you will get quite a lot of info.