How Can I increase signups?

[keeler]

What is the best way to get more affiliate marketers to sign up for my affiliate program?

I think I offer a good program, but am not getting very many signups. Any suggestions would be very appreciated.

My affiliate page is:
http://www.dropshipfinder.com/dropshipfinderaffiliates.htm

Please check it out and let me know if I need to change the page to make it somehow more appealing to affiliate marketers.

Thanks!
Tony

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Tony,

I would think some affiliates themselves would be interested in this. I know some that are looking for other ways to generate revenue.

Have you submitted to all the affiliate directories?
You can pay $50 and submit a new program ad over at AbestWeb too.

Best of luck!

[lisan]

Can you name some of the affiliate directories out there?

[Linda Buquet]

HI Lisa,

I know Ian, in fact he is visiting my other affiliate forum right now.

Refer-it and AssociatePrograms are 2 of the most popular. If you go to Google you can find the other listed by PR.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Authoring/Webmaster_Resources/Affiliate_Programs/Resources/Directories/?il=1

Also affiliateannounce.com is a service that submits your program to all the top directories better and faster than you could yourself.

Hope this helps!

[lisan]

Thanks Catalyst,

I know about your discussion with Ian on masking links on the other forum.

I work with Ian managing our Affiliate Program at EYI on www.eyiproducts.com. We run a very good program here and each month we receive new affiliates on board and also we are paying out more to new affiliates. It gets us all so excited and motivated to grow the program even faster.

I'm new to affiliate marketing so I've been visiting different forums to learn what people are doing to be successful at affiliate marketing. I've learnt some pretty good tips. Wondering if you can provide some insights into:

best practices for recruiting new and targeted affiliates;
best practices for advertising and promoting affiliate programs

[serenecol]

Join some social networking like this one: http://www.possiblemind.com and slowly build up your network.

[Investor4life]

You could build a mailing list: Offer a "free" valuable tool that is in demand - to get the tool the individual(s) would need to subscribe to your monthly newsletter that offers useful information. Since you now have a client base + relationship you can tell them about your opportunity or theme your newsletter around the information you are trying to get across. -- that's just an example -- it has worked for me :)

~kristin