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11/21/2007: "Welcome New Affiliates"

This is an exciting time for BreastPump Mama's unique VersaPed® products and our new affiliate program. First off, I really want to thank you for joining as a VersaPed® affiliate. If you are new to affiliate marketing, all the techniques and advice available the massive web might seem overwhelming at first, but the bottom line is that anyone you refer to BreastPumpMama.com who makes a purchase earns you a commission. Amazon was one of the pioneers in this marketing method, and by now most of the online-buying public is familiar with it, so your customers should not be totally unfamiliar with it.

The accounting sevice I've chosen is PayDotCom.Com, because it offers the tools and services I was looking for - cut & paste codes for affiliates, individual accounting reports, and electronic payments to speed payments to my affiliates. PDCDC's account navigation does take a little bit of getting used to, though, and the best way I've found to think about is that many affiliate marketers market both other people's products as affiliates, and market their own products as vendors with affiliates of their own. So my own interface as a vendor is much like you interface as an affiliate, and it will help you navigate their site if you think in terms of changing hats between being an affiliate and being a vendor. If you are into marketing, I don't expect that mine are the only products you are marketing anyway. But I sure hope you do enjoy offering breastfeeding moms BreastPump Mama's great VersaPed® products! :-)

To kick start your marketing campaigns, I've made an array of graphic ads in sizes standardized by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. You can browse the ad gallery here, or through permanent the link in the right column of this blog. It is likely new graphics will appear as inspiration arises. If you see any you like, rather than your plain text affiliate link, you can use a graphic (or 2 or 3...) instead, on your web site or blog. If you know enough HTML, you can build you own link from the image locations and your unique text link, or you can just visit your PayDotCom.Com account and get the cut & codes, which I have uploaded for the VersaPed® products.

I hope this is enough to get you started!

More hints & tips to come :-)

Thank you so much for joining us!

Suzanne.