In this situation, the business product you are selling is not your own creation. You are representing a company that pays you a commission for every sale that you generate. You may belong to an affiliate or associate program or be part of a Network Marketing company. (Representing a product may be your sole business or it could be an additional income stream.) The more exposure and credibility you can create for the product/service that you represent, the higher the chance for a sale. And higher sales translate into more commission for you. Auctions are an easy and effective way to increase exposure.
Highlight one item through an auction. Within your listing, promote your merchant’s Web site address. Targeted visitors will click through to the main selling site for more information or to buy other products. Each “click through” is potential income for you.
Want to know what kind of products are being promoted this way? A quick survey of different auction sites shows the following...• Nutritional products
• Health-related products and various pieces of exercise equipment
• Financial services
• Electronic opportunities (free or reduced long distance plans, cheap or free cell phones and pagers and satellite TV)
How can you find appropriate and profitable affiliate programs for your niche Web site? Two great sources are Refer-It (http://www.refer-it.com/) and... AssociatePrograms.com (http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/).
Allan Gardyne, an Australian affiliate master, provides the inspiring leadership for AssociatePrograms.com. There are very few newsletters that I open and read instantly but Allan’s is one of those.
Another fantastic source is the Affiliate Masters Course (a free download at http://aff-masters.sitesell.com/). If you really want to jump on this quickly, use Site Build It! (http://auctions.sitesell.com/) to help you identify the most profitable affiliate programs for your particular niche.
