Top 3 Things Affiliate Marketing Beginners Must Know to succeed

It is quite understandable that there are many things that you need to know to succeed at affiliate marketing. But, there are three things that stand out that every beginner must know. And once you have mastered these three simple points, you will on the road to riches – Okay not riches but some good profits – perhaps it could be riches...

1. Abbreviations And Terminology

Beginners need to quickly become familiar with basic terminology and acronyms. These are the key metrics that all affiliate Marketers use for tracking the performance of their Ads, beginners and super affiliates alike.

Impressions – This is the number of times that the Ad has been displayed

Clicks – The number of times that the Ad has been clicked

CTR – The click through rate – Clicks / Impressions

Sales – How many clicks that resulted in a sale.

Leads – How many clicks resulted in visits with downloads or registrations but no sales.

EPC – Earnings per Click

2. Picking The Right Ad

The Ad you choose will have greater success if it is related to the topic of the page that it is on. Quality is important too. If you are using a major affiliate network as a source of links, quality will not be an issue.

3. Ad Placement

It is extremely important to understand how to determine the type of ad and where the ad should be placed on the page or within articles. Of course, you are always free to experiment, but greatest success has generally been in specific areas on a web page.  In a nutshell, the best place to put an ad is the top left below your navigation menu above the fold. “Above the fold” just means that your visitor does not need to scroll the page before they see the ad.