Tip/Post from one of my Affiliate Manager.

8 Costly Mistakes of Affiliates

Mistake Result Solution
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1. All traffic lands on home page Low sales due to low conversion Land traffic to maximum relevant page, if customer is looking for a Auto Loan show them Auto Loan not Insurance/Credit Card and not home page

2. PPC Keyword is not relevant to the page Low sales due to low conversion Assign your keyword to maximum relevant page for higher conversion

3. Broad or phrase match type might be very costly and not profitable choice unless negative keywords are used Low sales due to irrelevant traffic Broad match may bring a lot of not relevant traffic

4. Bid value is too high Low profit due to high advertising expenses Lower the bid for higher profits

5. Post banners or text links that are not relevant to the page Low sales due to low conversion Use the most relevant page for the banner

6. Some publishers forget to provide coupon code itself or provide correct information about the coupon for example minimum purchase No codes no sales Codes are the base of coupon engine. Please always place them

7. Post coupon codes from other websites with higher discounts No Commissions due to incorrect coupon code Always use coupon code provided in publisher account not taken from other website, otherwise the commission will be added to other website or traffic provider

8. Coupon codes are outdated Low sales due inability to apply the coupon Coupons should be up to date in order to continuously receive sales & commissions

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