If you are new to making money on the internet, then you may have discovered of Affiliate Marketing but may not be totally sure what it consists of.

 

Affiliate Marketing is one of the best ways of making profits on the Internet. Affiliate programs pay a percentage either for every person‘s visit to your website and then buys the product or from every internet site that is sent through from your website to the target website.

 

This kind of advertising is called Pay per Action, since the affiliate isn’t paid for carrying the merchant’s advertising link or graphic on his site, but only when a visitor performs a certain action (makes a purchase).

 

Michongo App is one of the very best websites that uses Affiliate program in Tanzania. The reason why Michongo is using the affiliate program, simply because it offers a win-win situation for both merchant and affiliate. Do not waste time trying affiliate marketing mindlessly, learn how to avoid common mistakes.

 

Selling rather than helping.

Help the readers to learn why they should have products you promote. Don’t fill your page by the links and words that screamed “Buy This Now“.

You will make more sale when you write like an unbiased reviewer rather than a pressure salesperson. By giving advice and help, you establish your credibility and trust. Help first - sell later.

 

Too many affiliate programs

Don’t overload yourself with many affiliate programs. Joining every affiliate program is counterproductive. Try to focus on one who suits you the best.

Choose your affiliate program according to your niche. Firstly, think about it and choose the right program wisely. I recommend two or three programs at the same time to enable you turn your hard work into money.

 

Not focusing on one niche

Another mistake affiliate newbies make is promoting everything, not focusing on one niche and its products. Focus on a tiny niche, the narrower and tinier the niche is, the better. Do you want to promote healthy supplements, gifts, cars, jewelry at the same site? It’s possible BUT ineffective and inefficient.

 

Not tracking

When you make a sale, you want to know where the sale came from. You need to know this, because then you can find out which pages are converting well. Afterwards you should scale and grow that successful campaign.

 

Believing that there is a lot of site traffic

The traffic is going to a website itself. Believing this statement is a mistake because it’s a myth. You have to do something to get traffic to your website.

People can find your site on web search engines like Google, Yahoo, Baidu, Bing...You have to work hard, use SEO techniques to get your page to the first page in the search results and plan your ads effectively.

 

If you can prevent these mistakes, then you may receive an upcoming in Affiliate Marketing. Affiliate marketing requires focus, self-motivation, persistence and patience to reach a goal of generating income.