Follow Program Rules – Each affiliate advertiser will have their own set of program rules. They may place limitation on the language that you use and the ways that you promote their product or service. Actually take the time to read the rules set out by each advertiser to avoid having your relationship terminated because you inadvertently broke one of their program rules.
“Work with them to get them custom affiliate assets (custom landing page, custom email swipe copy, etc) if they are big affiliates, because they drive the vast majority of your revenue. Give them all of their assets well in advance of the mailing, so they have time to load and test. When you deliver the assets, give them their login information for your affiliate portal again, but also hand delivers their links and needed materials, so they don’t have to dig around for them in your portal. Make sure to test the link before delivery,” Spears said.
For example, to implement PPC using Google AdWords, you'll bid against other companies in your industry to appear at the top of Google's search results for keywords associated with your business. Depending on the competitiveness of the keyword, this can be reasonably affordable, or extremely expensive, which is why it's a good idea to focus building your organic reach, too.
1. Commitment: The very first thing you have to do is to commit to yourself that you are serious with your choice, you’re serious with building your own business, serious about taking 100% responsibility with whatever you do. You might think that this sounds ridiculous, but it’ll guide you rightly on your journey. Once you can think, and are responsible like a real business owner, you’ll stand out from people.