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Finding a good product will be your most important decision!

You will notice that some programs, like web hosting, insurance, loans, etc., offer greater commissions than the other programs available.
So why not just advertise one of those programs?
Well, because all of those programs are already well advertised by a lot of other more experienced advertisers and the price per click on Google AdWords is very high for those services, so you can burn out before you even start. Last time I checked, the cost per click for web hosting was between 8-12$!

Find a niche product which is not so promoted, but still has a market.

Why? - Less competition and lower costs of advertising!

When you find your winning product, you should always do a little research on how wanted that product is and if a possible market for that product exists.
The best free tool for that is Google tool.
After entering you main keyword, you are offered to choose a type of data to display.

You have four options:

Keyword Search Volume: It shows the statistics for advertisers bidding on a particular keyword.
Cost and ad position estimates: This view is available for Standard Edition users only. It shows the predicted status, average cost-per-click, ad position, and search volume values for ads appearing for your keywords.
Search Volume Trends: It shows the global trends and traffic histories for your keywords. Very useful tool for evaluation of market for seasonal products, like snowboards or surfboards.
Possible negative keywords: The Keywords column shows the search queries that could trigger your ads based on the term you entered.

Here you can test the market for just about any product you can think off and get some very useful information’s about it.

After you are done with research and you have decided that this is the product you are going to advertise, be sure to visit the company’s website, cause if they have a poor website, the chances that someone buys a product from them are close to zero!
Three more things to check:

Shipping policy: Very important, cause you don’t want to advertise a product to some countries where they can’t receive it. It will be just a waste of your money.
Payment methods: Advertise in countries where you know that population has the ability to shop online. If the company doesn’t have payment methods listed on the site, send them an e-mail and ask.
Product quality: If the customer is not satisfied with the product, he could return it and you will not receive your commission, so be sure to evaluate products quality, especially if it’s something new on the market.

Also, your commission is of great importance!
5-15% commission is not a very good one, so advertise products that will give you 40-50%, or more.

Why should you go for higher commissions?

Obviously to get more money, yes, but also to prevent losing your money on the cost of advertising.
If you advertise a product which costs 50$ and you get 15% from one sale, that’s 7,5$.
Now, if your cost per click is 0,20$, and you make two sales out of 100 clicks (visitors), that’s 15$ for you and -20$ for the campaign, so in the end your profit is: -5$.
Even if you did make two sales, you still ended up losing your money on cost of advertising.

Now calculate the profit with the commission of 50%. With two sales on 100 clicks you made 50$ and minus 20$ for the cost of advertising, your profit is: +30$. Your campaign would be in plus even with just one sale.

Remember, according to the statistics, one sale = 100 clicks!!

If you are not making any sales within 200-300 clicks, it’s time to find a new product and set up a new campaign!!