Big Money with Affiliate Programs

Big things and big business, equal big affiliate commissions. Common and abundant things - on the other hand - mean little commissions, but a lot more often.

Ask any fisherman. They'll tell you that, if they're going after small fish like Rainbow Trout or Sole, they'll probably catch a lot. If they go after big fish like King Salmon, they usually don't net anything, but when they do... woo hoo... 40 pounds of steak! Big game affiliate marketing is a lot like that.

Yes, it's true, big orders happen every day. Personally, a couple of years back, I experienced a huge order from the US Navy, from an aircraft carrier no less. They ordered a ship load of "bag phone" batteries for the Marines.

Shortly after, came a massive order of phones and accessories for a nuclear power plant. They wanted the hands-free walkie talkie feature - that did not rely on cellular signals - for communicating inside the plant.

One person used a popular keyword service, to find low competition keywords, and netted an order worth over a quarter million dollars. Hundreds of people wrote me asking for clues and tips.

Now I can't divulge the exact nature of the product sold, but I can tell you it was a big, expensive item, and the customer ordered lots of them. Look outside your window and what do you see? Anything big?

The construction industry is huge. So are trucking, shipping, forestry, mining, printing, farming, armed forces, governments, food services, hospitality, professional sports, power plants, hospitals and medical services... whew, the list goes on!

Buyers for big industries place big orders. And they often use the internet as a research tool to find suppliers. So how do you find these big buyers?

Try watching the news and take note of upcoming events, it can bring some valuable clues. For example, the Olympics are coming to a city near where I live. There's already a shortage of building supplies, setting off a chain of events.

Consider Bob. He owns a decent sized fabrication shop and they do a lot of welding. He's landed an Olympic bid, and his current supplier cannot fulfill his needs. He decides to use the internet to find a new one.

Bob's first order will be in the 25,000 range. There are only 35,000 competing pages for, "aluminum welding rods." The good news is, any junior SEO should be able to nail this phrase. Will Bob find your affiliate site?

Here's another clue, look at the print advertising and flyers delivered to your door. When I was in the printing industry, I saw a single order of flyers, for a tire company, worth over 1.2 million dollars. Needless to say, practically every home in the USA got the same eight page flyer advertising tires.

This "cultural event" sparked a massive search on the internet for tires. Not just people comparison shopping for car tires, but also reminded Jake, the open pit mine foreman in Utah, that two of their "giant earth movers" needed new tires. He turned to the internet to find them. Can you imagine the commission on those suckers?

Oh right, I almost forgot... so what are the Trout, Sole and other small game fish on the web? It's the common consumable items like; batteries, t-shirts, table cloths, bed in a bag, specialty foods, camping gear and toilet flappers. Yes, something as simple as a piece of rubber in the potty.

Think about it for a second, there are billions of toilets in the world. They all break down at some point. There is something called a "toilet flapper" inside almost all of them. Yet, there are less than 3,500 competing pages. My Grandma could nail top spot for that search phrase. ;-)

So as you look around the room, don't just think about what you are looking at. Think about what's inside it. How did it get there? Who made it? What's it made of?

Consider what their needs were, the raw materials, as they manufactured it, and shipped it. What parts will need replacement, at least once in the life cycle of the product? Are you getting any ideas yet?

Are you ready for a challenge? Ready to be enthusiastic about what you are doing? Ready to enjoy the process, not just the goals? Remember, if you go after the big fish you'll get big affiliate commissions. If you go after the small fish, you'll make less, but a lot more often. But all that really matters, is that you get into action now.

So what are you going to do next Saturday? Watch cartoons, or start making money with affiliate programs?

by Michael Campbell

Author of....

Revenge of the Mininet... Advanced search engine linking strategies and diagrams for increased revenue.

Clickin' it Rich... The complete work from home business training system for new affiliates.

Nothing but 'Net... Simple internet marketing strategy that made $750,000 in less than a year.
50,000 in less than a year.