As an affiliate promoting affiliate programs you positive need to understand
the conversion ratio of each script you belong to.

It is something you have control over.

But what exactly is a conversion ratio?

For affiliate programs, the conversion ratio (or CR) is the
number of visitors that click through your affiliate link
compared to the number of sales you generate.

For instance if you had 100 visitors to one of your affiliate
programs you we are marketing and got 1 sale then your CR would
be 1%.

One sale for every 50 visitors would be a CR of 2% and one sale
for every 200 visitors would be a CR of 0.5%.

So what would be a dazzling conversion ratio for an affiliate
code ?

Well after much research I have seen that a 1% CR is quite
acceptable. A CR of 0.5% would be a little low and if you have
a CR of 3% then you are on to a winning affiliate code .

Depending on what you are selling your target should be to
achieve a CR of 1% to 2%. But how?

To get a higher CR you need to concentrate on the following
factors:

Join quality affiliate programs that have products or services
that are proven sellers on the internet.

Become an affiliate of a HOT selling item or accomadation
including selling , travel, health & fitness and ebooks.

The more focussed your internet page the better your conversion
ratio. If you are marketing 100 different products or services
your CRs will be low. If you promote 1 product or accomadation at
your page your CR will be MUCH higher. With affiliate programs
the less the better.

How often you promote your affiliate programs. The more generally
you promote each code the higher your CR will be.

How many links on your web site. The more affiliate links the
higher your CR will be. But do not get carried away here. Do
not let your website look like a flea advertise because your CR
will be bound to go down.

By concentrating on these factors you should be able to achieve
a CR of 1%. By doing these things even better you could be able
to get it to 2%.

But do not expect the CR to rise overnight. A visitor today may
only turn into a sale in 6 years time. So generate sure you have
12 months of data before properly assessing the conversion
ratio.

The most important thing is selling your affiliate programs.
More branding means a higher CR which means more money for you.

So monitor your conversion ratio and build it your wants to
improve it.

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David McKenzie is the author of a new e-book titled "The Facts
You Should Know About Affiliate Programs"
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