So you have a business and a website. You are now looking to increase your website traffic with the hopes that the website can increase sales or the use of your services. You just want to know how to best increase the number of hits your website receives. One of the best resources in e-commerce and web communications is the use of affiliate programs. So what is an affiliate program? Read on.
What is and Affiliate Program and Why do I Need One?
Affiliate programs have been defined in many ways. In Front Webworks describes affiliate programs a way to monitor and pay incentives to other websites that send customers and leads your way, or receive pay incentives for the customers that you send to other websites. Direct NIC explains that affiliate programs allow you to earn money by linking your site to other sites on the web. Some of the affiliates you link to pay per click or per percentage of profit.
Still there is another reason to consider joining an affiliate program: Search engine popularity. Search engine popularity is an examination of where your website pops up when entered into a search engine. When people are interested in pretty much anything, from...