Thursday, August 21, 2008

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing perfect way to gain online clients

Affiliate marketing might just be the answer for companies who want to advertise their online services and don’t have large marketing budgets . Affiliate marketing works by offering website owners the opportunity to place a banner on their website, for which they are not paid, but if anyone uses this banner to click through to the advertised website, this information is registered by means of highly secure and confidential IP tracking and commission is paid if a sale is concluded.

Online statistic company CAMS uses this system to market their absenteeism software called Absolv, which is effective in monitoring, benchmarking and then managing absenteeism in companies of all sizes.

“Our software is the only one of its kind the country, and companies who want to clamp down on rogue absenteeism and manage the health and wellness of their employees, will find this is the simplest way to do so,” says CEO of CAMS, Johnny Johnson.

“Absenteeism costs this country R 19 billion per year in direct costs and possibly three times that amount in indirect costs. It is imperative for every company’s bottom line for management to be able to keep track of where money is being wasted on absenteeism abuse, which employees need attention due to illness issues and which managers need training in motivating their employees to greater productivity. This information is available via our software of through our online portal.

Johnson explains how affiliate marketing works, “The CAM Solutions’ Affiliates Database contains all the tools necessary to help those who wish to be affiliates for CAM Solutions to be able to market themselves as such.

"Affiliates register at http://www.absolve.co.za/affiliates and select from a number of marketing banners and tools. These banners and marketing tools are then included in their websites or any in online communication they may have with their clients (e.g. newsletters, etc).

“When a web surfer clicks, through an affiliate link, to our Absolv website, the affiliate username and code that is set in their browser is noted. Their IP address is tracked and stored, in a secure format, in our database along with the affiliate name. When this person decides to sign up and use the Absolv online web-portal, the script will look for this affiliate user name and code and will identify the affiliate, who will then be awarded the commission. Visitors sent through this affiliate link (the web banner referred to earlier) may also decide to sign up at a later stage, and the commission will still be awarded as this information is stored in their browser, as long as they are using the same IP address as the one logged in the database.

"We feel it is imperative to point out that the process is safe and secure and as well as being 100% confidential," he notes.

Johnson says, “Affiliates earn 25% commission of the client’s initial sign-on fee (R1 250) and their monthly fee (R5.00 per employee per month)."

Michelle Bennett from website Eastern Gifts and Things says she has been running her affiliate marketing programme for over a year. Michelle is currently publishing a book on effectively running an e-commerce website, in which she details the benefits of affiliate marketing. She has nine affiliates registered on her Eastern Gifts and Things website, and they receive commission when their websites direct buyers to her site.

"It's a great way to market our product and our affiliates earn money by doing nothing except hosting our banner on their websites, it works for everyone," she adds.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Affiliate marketing perfect way to gain online clients

Affiliate marketing perfect way to gain online clients

Affiliate marketing might just be the answer for companies who want to advertise their online services and don’t have large marketing budgets . Affiliate marketing works by offering website owners the opportunity to place a banner on their website, for which they are not paid, but if anyone uses this banner to click through to the advertised website, this information is registered by means of highly secure and confidential IP tracking and commission is paid if a sale is concluded.

Online statistic company CAMS uses this system to market their absenteeism software called Absolv, which is effective in monitoring, benchmarking and then managing absenteeism in companies of all sizes.

“Our software is the only one of its kind the country, and companies who want to clamp down on rogue absenteeism and manage the health and wellness of their employees, will find this is the simplest way to do so,” says CEO of CAMS, Johnny Johnson.

“Absenteeism costs this country R 19 billion per year in direct costs and possibly three times that amount in indirect costs. It is imperative for every company’s bottom line for management to be able to keep track of where money is being wasted on absenteeism abuse, which employees need attention due to illness issues and which managers need training in motivating their employees to greater productivity. This information is available via our software of through our online portal.

Johnson explains how affiliate marketing works, “The CAM Solutions’ Affiliates Database contains all the tools necessary to help those who wish to be affiliates for CAM Solutions to be able to market themselves as such.

"Affiliates register at http://www.absolve.co.za/affiliates and select from a number of marketing banners and tools. These banners and marketing tools are then included in their websites or any in online communication they may have with their clients (e.g. newsletters, etc).

“When a web surfer clicks, through an affiliate link, to our Absolv website, the affiliate username and code that is set in their browser is noted. Their IP address is tracked and stored, in a secure format, in our database along with the affiliate name. When this person decides to sign up and use the Absolv online web-portal, the script will look for this affiliate user name and code and will identify the affiliate, who will then be awarded the commission. Visitors sent through this affiliate link (the web banner referred to earlier) may also decide to sign up at a later stage, and the commission will still be awarded as this information is stored in their browser, as long as they are using the same IP address as the one logged in the database.

"We feel it is imperative to point out that the process is safe and secure and as well as being 100% confidential," he notes.

Johnson says, “Affiliates earn 25% commission of the client’s initial sign-on fee (R1 250) and their monthly fee (R5.00 per employee per month)."

Michelle Bennett from website Eastern Gifts and Things says she has been running her affiliate marketing programme for over a year. Michelle is currently publishing a book on effectively running an e-commerce website, in which she details the benefits of affiliate marketing. She has nine affiliates registered on her Eastern Gifts and Things website, and they receive commission when their websites direct buyers to her site.

"It's a great way to market our product and our affiliates earn money by doing nothing except hosting our banner on their websites, it works for everyone," she adds.