I'm no expert on affiliate programs, but most of the ones I know of take
care of accepting payments and fulfilling orders. The affiliate is used to
pre-sell the product or service and let the owner of the affiliate program
close the sale. I'm not sure what the product you would be selling is, but
if it is an automobile, it is doubtful that most potential customers would
have a large enough credit line on a credit card to purchase that way. If
you are selling automotive related products and services in the 50 to 1000
dollar range, then credit card payments may make more sense. Also, as Alan
has indicated, back end sales are the key to income. The cost of acquiring
the customer in the first place is where you will spend the most money and
you must measure this cost in terms of your unit cost per customer. How much
money did you spend on an advertising campaign and how many sales did
resulted will give you an indication of which advertising method is the most
effective for you. If you are actually selling cars, it is doubtful that you
will will sell another vehicle to the same customer unless they are
purchasing for a fleet. So, if you want to make money from your customer on
subsequent sales, you will more than likely need products and/or services
from other affiliate programs as well. I am familiar with several that have
much to offer to their members. E-mail me if you are interested.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SaF] Tips about car shop online
> On 27 Jan 2001, 19:00, Alexander Polenov wrote:
>
> > It's like Amazon, right?
>
> Okay, yes, I see where you are headed here now. Yes, you can set up an
> online store using the services of a shopping mall host like Amazon's
> ZShops.
>
> I might suggest you look into setting up a Yahoo store:
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/
>
> The Yahoo name itself brings many visitors, so your promotional needs
> will largely be taken care of in the beginning.
>
> > It depends on my sponsor. As I understand most online shops with
> > affiliate programs accept credit cards.
>
> Yes a service like this will set up a online e-commerce site that
> provides you all the tools and features you would need.
>
> > How many percent of visitor will buy goods? I've read that I need 500
> > visitors per day to earn $300-400 per month.
>
> You need sales to earn profits. The more visitors you get, the better
> the odds are that you will increase your sales. The real money to make
> is not in selling to the first time visitor, but in selling to repeat
> customers. If you can do that, you will have staying power.
>
>
> Alan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
