HELP* How to find people to join my affiliate

[lilgee]

I have created an online store and got it running. I'm getting pretty decent amount of traffic already and some sales but i won't more.

My Stats:

Aug Stats.
Unique visitors: 444
Hits to site: 32,413

I just started in creating an affiliate program and needing help on how to find people to join my affiliate program. My store is based off of selling knives, hunting, surplus, and more. If you think you can help, please post or send PM. Thanks.

 

[enlytend]

You have quite a bit ofwork to do before that site starts attracting affiliates:

- Lose the Adsense! No affiliate in their right mind is going to sendt traffic to a site that "leaks" to Adsense.
- Make a better "about" page - would you trust a site with a vague, one-sentence "about us?"
- Your "secure payments" page just says "we take paypal" - there is nothing on this site to instill trust. If I wouldn't trust it as a customer, I wouldn't promote it as an affiliate.;
- Get some content on the site, make it interesting for visitors. Two weak articles won't (sorry - knife pun) cut it. Sites that are just product listings (are you drop-shipping?) don't convert well and experienced affiliates know it.
If you want people to sell for you, you need to make a site that's worth promoting.
- If you don't have any specials, get rid of the page. Better to get rid of it than have it empty. Same for Bestsellers ... either dump the page or make something up.
- Where are you soliciting affiliates? I see nothing on your site.
- Dump the "partners" page - Casino links? Travel directories? "Link 2 me" backlink exchange? That's asking for a Googleslap.
- Build up your social media presence! You have so little traffic - get active and build a reputation for yourself in the niche.
- Join an affiliate network - easier to find affiliates than going independent..

 

[lilgee]

You have quite a bit ofwork to do before that site starts attracting affiliates:

- Lose the Adsense! No affiliate in their right mind is going to sendt traffic to a site that "leaks" to Adsense.
- Make a better "about" page - would you trust a site with a vague, one-sentence "about us?"
- Your "secure payments" page just says "we take paypal" - there is nothing on this site to instill trust. If I wouldn't trust it as a customer, I wouldn't promote it as an affiliate.;
- Get some content on the site, make it interesting for visitors. Two weak articles won't (sorry - knife pun) cut it. Sites that are just product listings (are you drop-shipping?) don't convert well and experienced affiliates know it.
If you want people to sell for you, you need to make a site that's worth promoting.
- If you don't have any specials, get rid of the page. Better to get rid of it than have it empty. Same for Bestsellers ... either dump the page or make something up.
- Where are you soliciting affiliates? I see nothing on your site.
- Dump the "partners" page - Casino links? Travel directories? "Link 2 me" backlink exchange? That's asking for a Googleslap.
- Build up your social media presence! You have so little traffic - get active and build a reputation for yourself in the niche.
- Join an affiliate network - easier to find affiliates than going independent..

Thanks for the advice.

I do hold a lot of my own inventory.
Sale page, Bout to add more to it here coming up soon.
I do not trade with any kind of gambling sites or travel directories.
I got a Facebook page for my site.
I'm already been working on a new secure payments and about page.

I got a few articles but not much at the moment. Any suggestions of other kinda content might me good for my site?

I'm working on this site by myself so its taking a lot of time and hardly getting any sleep but hoping in the end, It works out for me.

 

[enlytend]

I do not trade with any kind of gambling sites or travel directories.

FYI I saw one of each of those on your "partners" page earlier, that's why I mentioned it...

Content ideas -
- Ubersuggest (dot org)
- Keyword planner
- Google search - type in some root keyword or phrase, click the "more" dropdown from above the search results and choose "discussions" That's what people are/have been talking about. Sort by date if you want to see the more recent things. "News" can be helpful too.
- Lists are good and really easy to do. "Top x widgets", "5 best widgets for ...", "7 widget tips", "10 weirdest widget stories" , "15 famous widgets"...(you get the idea!)

Facebook - you can build likes if you do a giveaway - Pick a random winner once you get to x number of likes. People who already like you will share to speed up the drawing.

Good luck!

 

[lilgee]

FYI I saw one of each of those on your "partners" page earlier, that's why I mentioned it...

Content ideas -
- Ubersuggest (dot org)
- Keyword planner
- Google search - type in some root keyword or phrase, click the "more" dropdown from above the search results and choose "discussions" That's what people are/have been talking about. Sort by date if you want to see the more recent things. "News" can be helpful too.
- Lists are good and really easy to do. "Top x widgets", "5 best widgets for ...", "7 widget tips", "10 weirdest widget stories" , "15 famous widgets"...(you get the idea!)

Facebook - you can build likes if you do a giveaway - Pick a random winner once you get to x number of likes. People who already like you will share to speed up the drawing.

Good luck!

Ok, thanks for your suggestions

 

[JudgeMind]

also havig your site ranking on the first page of google search will drive niche affiliate seeking traffic to your site. You could rank your website for keywords such as "affiliate program" etc...

 

[enlytend]

Always helps to have organic rankings.

But practically speaking - chances of ranking that site (or similar) for "affiliate program?"

Competition:
Amazon
Wikipedia
Apple
CJ
Walmart
Godaddy
HowStuffWorks (ugh)
Clickbank ...

Small affiliates stand a much better chance of being noticed on one of the networks than trying to rank for "affiliate program!" (which is way too vague to be of much use anyway).

"knives affiliate program" maybe, but personally I think time and effort would be better spent improving the site. When I look at that site as a potential affiliate, I don't see much that makes it attractive for me to promote. Spending time and money on SEO for something that won't convert well is (sorry - another knife pun) pointless.