Use tools effectively
Keep yourself well informed about the developments in the affiliate marketing sector, by reading ezines and blogs. Newer techniques are being introduced daily, to use the internet to generate more money.

Don’t Overdo It
Don’t over stretch yourself by taking on more than 4-5 products at the same time because you also need to find time to research and analyze the products before actually marketing them.

Follow the results
Use tracking devices or packages that come with most affiliate programs to keep a tab on the links that are most active and those that are least. This will help your future planning, as far as affiliate programs are concerned.

Have your own website
By not using the exact same sales pages as other affiliates, you will stand apart from the rest. So get your website now.

Take part in forums and discussion boards
This helps you talk about your business and advertise it to various people and also importantly helps you understand things from a consumer’s point of view.

Start your own ezine or newsletter
There’s an abundance of such free newsletters on the internet and their popularity stems from the fact that anything well written and passionately presented always is of some use to someone.

Share a trustworthy relation with your readers
Only then will they take your recommendations seriously and your affiliate profits will rise

Use e-mails
E-mail product reviews and special features to people and keep them expectant for future e-mails.

Have a strong sales page
A strong sales page automatically helps sell your product. Step into the consumers’ shoes and see if your sales page is convincing enough to make a purchase.

Don’t straightaway send prospects to the merchant’s page
Warm your visitors up by ‘preselling’ to them by giving them a seemingly non-biased review of the product.

Make people fill out your form
Send them to the squeeze page and make them prospects by making them sign up.

Speed of replying
Reply quickly to affiliate queries to form the best impression in the prospects’ minds.

Treat affiliates well
Offer custom reporting, call them from time to time and cater to all their needs.

Exchange plugs with affiliate managers
This can be done with fellow managers using inserts with the affiliate checks when they go out.