TVM Affiliate Program Just Launched
By Ryan Carson @ryancarson
05 August 2010 | Category: Uncategorized
TVM has really gone from strength to strength since launch and the number of new signups every day has far exceeded our goals. We’ve been humbled and honored to have companies like Disney, Citrix and the US Marine Corps open up big accounts.
One of the key things we considered when we decided to launch TVM was how we were going to market it. The obvious way to push the message out was via Think Vitamin and its parent company, Carsonified. Both these businesses have a fantastic following of web designers and developers (you guys!) who are our target audience for TVM. At some point though, these channels would become saturated, and at very best, deliver a flat rate of growth.
We’ve got an SEO strategy being put in place which will deliver a daily consistent number of signups, in the medium to long term. We have also started to invest in social media in a big way, and we are already seeing some positive reactions from our Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo accounts – but we wanted to explore other avenues to reach outside all of you who know Carsonified or Think Vitamin.
It was really through this exploration that we came across the idea of having an affiliate marketing scheme – now before I wax lyrical about our scheme and all the cool things we’ve included, let me just quickly cover what we mean by affiliate marketing – I’m pretty sure a lot of you already know – but here’s a quick ‘Affiliate Marketing 101 Class’ for you.
Affiliate Marketing is where a company with a product or service markets itself via other websites or marketing channels (the website could be your blog or site, email database, Facebook or Twitter account). Every time you refer a visitor who goes on to make a purchase (a TVM subscription), you are rewarded with a commission payment.
So it’s great for the company pushing its product, as it’s only paying for a sale – so no risk involved, and it becomes a completely controllable and ROI focused marketing stream.
So now I’ve told you that, let me tell you specifically about our affiliate program …
- Affiliates can choose between a revenue share or CPA plan. A revenue share plan gives you a % of that customers subscription amount for the 1st year they are a member. A CPA plan gives you a one off cash payment per new subscriber – you choose which scheme suits you best.
- You can make up to $118 per sign up you send our way
- We have built a custom affiliate dashboard, so our affiliates can see all their vital statistics, get the latest creative we have designed to promote TVM and catch up on the latest news about the affiliate program.
- On the subject of creative, we will be updating the creative for the program on a consistent basis, meaning that affiliates can always give a fresh and up to date promotion of the brand.
- We experience a high conversion rate, especially now we have over 100 tutorial videos in the library, and we have an awesome array of online conferences coming up – all of this makes TVM a great product to promote.
One of the reasons I’m so excited about the launch of this program is that every single one of you can make extra cash from it – you all have blogs or sites and you know other web designers or developers, so you’re perfectly placed to let your audience know about TVM and make some great cash on the side.
If you are interested in becoming an affiliate, then check out our affiliate sign up page. If you would like some more info or some help to get started, then drop our affiliate team an email on: affiliates@thinkvitamin.com
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