When you have a clearly defined niche, you want to provide every possibility for your site visitors to immerse themselves in your site’s purpose, subject or information. You’ve established arrangements with merchants of products as well as service providers. Information products are another avenue to pursue. These are digital products –ebooks, audios and videos, and software provided as downloads of files.

The commissions on these products are very high compared to products, typically 50% or more, because the only cost to the seller is a small fee to an affiliate information marketplace (if they sell that way), and a commission to you. A good place to start investigating is a marketplace called www.clickbank.com . Take a look in the various categories and review the descriptions of “titles” you feel your site visitors may want to buy. Be sure to click on the site to review the actual website of the seller, and see how the product is described and marketed.

Many sales sites consist of long letters written with a sense of urgency. There’s nothing wrong with this if you feel the product provides value and is in keeping with your site’s tone and environment, and your niche market’s needs. Review any sales statistics that may be provided for each product. Do you want to sell an ebook that has had no sales to date?. Check the sellers’ bonus gifts, newsletters and return policies. If you decide to try a few products, buy them yourself first. See if they would give your typical site visitor new information or insights. And as with all products, ask for feedback from buyers, and monitor your statistics as you would those of a physical product to understand whether you’ve made a good choice for your site visitors.

Karen Kari's articles and more information on the affiliate business can be found at:

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