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So far, I’ve only talked about affiliate marketing as it relates to the one-time commission variety. But, did you know that there are affiliate programs that give you a monthly residual commission?

Residual affiliate programs usually pay only a small percentage of sales commission for every sale directed by the affiliate to the merchant’s site. This commission often comes only in the range of 10% to 20%. Because of this, many people ignore residual affiliate programs, favoring the high paying one-time commission affiliate programs.

But, sometimes it’s nice to have a monthly check coming in, don’t you think? Sure, residual affiliate programs pay at a lower rate, but they pay you regular and ongoing commissions for a single affiliate initiated sale! That means, for the same effort you might put into a one-time commission program, you get a regular and ongoing commission for a residual program!
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You know how when you buy one thing, you get asked to buy another. You know what I’m talking about …

“Would you like fries with that?”

“People who bought this, also bought that.”

These kind of product pitches go by many names: up sells, down sells, cross sells. But all are “back end” sells — those sales made after the initial sale has been made.

If you’re just starting out in business or for any other reason only have one product of your own to sell, affiliate programs can help you increase your sales.
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