almost 10 years ago

Wanted: Tools for Affiliates

Affiliate marketing is growing and changing. "Sales Sites" that just link off to products and services are a thing of the past, but trusted sites with valuable information are the strong players in affiliate marketing.

Successful Affiliate Marketers are following Seth Godin's advice:

“Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.”

Digital properties that are authoritative and/or have a following are incorporating more affiliate marketing.

A recent article at Marketingland.com states:

A study conducted by Forrester Research on behalf of LinkShare concluded that “US affiliate marketing spending will increase by a compounded annual growth rate of nearly 17% between 2011 and 2016, growing to $4.5 billion.”

The SHOP.COM API supports the SHOP.COM Affiliate Publisher Network, a program with commission rates and long referral windows that are very attractive to affiliate marketers.

Carrying millions of products, SHOP.COM can provide relevant content for almost any site/blog.

What could you build that this market wants?

Go for it!