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How do I find Affiliates?

by RobMcAli
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Hi, can anyone help me please? I'm completely new to affiliate marketing. I have developed a new product and set up a website www.pinpod.com to sell it. The product is a secure parcel delivery box for internet shoppers. The product is known as PinPod and enables homes and businesses to engage in remote shopping on the internet, TV or by mail order without needing to stay in all day waiting for parcels to arrive.


I have developed the website with an affiliate management module. I have been told that there are companies such as Affiliate Window and others but when I investigated these appeared to be very expensive. Can anyone advise how else I can gain affiliates interested in placing a banner on their site, writing articles, blogs etc in return for receiving commission on sales?


Are there any forums/websites I can go to and advertise this affiliate marketing opportunity?
#affiliates #find
  • Profile picture of the author getbread
    Contact websites, twiiter accounts, fanpages, etc in your niche and tell them about your product and your affiliate program.

    Your product is not something most normal affiliates will promote so having it on affiliatewindow or another network won't help. Affiliates are used to pushing ebooks and dating offers. You need to go straight to the people that can relate to what you are selling.
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    • Profile picture of the author lerxtjr
      I am an affiliate manager for a b2c product and I can bet that's going to be a tough product to recruit affiliates for. You will have a better chance finding a JV partner with a big following to try your product, fall in love with it, and then roll it out to his or her list. Preferably this person would be someone that speaks from the stage often so there would be continuously new "referred" visitors to his affiliate site. Then, once you have your "brand ambassador" as it's called, THEN you'll have a much better chance of attracting affiliates by using the known name in your recruiting.
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      • Profile picture of the author RobMcAli
        Originally Posted by lerxtjr View Post

        I am an affiliate manager for a b2c product and I can bet that's going to be a tough product to recruit affiliates for. You will have a better chance finding a JV partner with a big following to try your product, fall in love with it, and then roll it out to his or her list. Preferably this person would be someone that speaks from the stage often so there would be continuously new "referred" visitors to his affiliate site. Then, once you have your "brand ambassador" as it's called, THEN you'll have a much better chance of attracting affiliates by using the known name in your recruiting.
        Thanks for this. What's a JV partner? "Joint Venture"?
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  • Profile picture of the author jamescanz
    Google for websites that do reviews similar to what you have...

    Then contact them.

    Make sure you keep in mind...

    "What's in it for them?"
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  • Profile picture of the author winnermarketing
    You had a great idea, but your product is not easy to be promoted.
    I think you could contact Jvzoo and after that I think is very important
    open social page using Facebook, Twitter etc...
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  • Profile picture of the author bokidos
    Rob Mac Ali I think you will get what you wanted here. Four Corners Alliance Group | Building A Secure Business Together
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  • Profile picture of the author jbreeden
    I would try to get the attention of smaller sellers. The Amazons of the world will not be interested in your product. But the smaller ones like ThinkGeek.com and similar venues like DudeIwantthat.com may be facinated in the PinPod.
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  • Profile picture of the author Quality Copywriter
    your affiliates are basically interested in 2 things.

    number 1- does the offer convert well enough for me to send traffic to. ?
    number 2- will my list love me or hate me for promoting this offer to them?

    another tip-- when you are approaching potential affiliates. don't tip your hand that you are offering an affiliate opportunity immediately. ask them if they promote affiliate offers. say you understand if they don't have time. This will create curiousity. works well for getting the to contact you.
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  • Profile picture of the author zdebx
    Try selling it yourself on eBay and Amazon. Getting affiliates for physical products is much harder, so at least you'll have to show them that it sells and sells well, because otherwise I'm sure there are lots of companies selling similar parcel boxes.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tyler Pratt
    setup your product on warriorplus or jvzoo, these companies will handle all your affiliate management
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