Most affiliates get sales from the respective affiliate

programs they belong to by selling directly to visitors.

But what about the 2nd Tier?

Many affiliates programs allow you to sign up affiliates under

you so you can earn commissions from the sales that YOUR

affiliates are making. This is commonly referred to as the

2nd tier.

However it is often ignored.

Many of the most successful affiliates have built a huge 2nd

tier in their programs where they have hundreds of other people

all earning commissions for them.

This means they earn a lot of their commissions from the

indirect sales. It also means they do not have to concentrate

so much on the direct sales. This frees up more of their time

to work on promoting some of their other affiliate programs.

Think about the power of the 2nd tier.

You do one piece of work - getting an affiliate signed up under

you in one of your affiliate programs.

Then each of those affiliates sell the particular product or

service separately themselves. Any sales that they make, you

make a commission.

The commission you make for the 2nd tier is much less than the

direct commission. But if you have hundreds of affiliates under

you, these many small amounts dwarf the 1 larger amount.

If they sell this week. You get paid. If they sell next week.

You get paid again. And if they sell next month. You STILL get

paid.

You get paid each time they get paid.

Some affiliate programs allow you to earn commissions from your

affiliates for many years. So by doing a little work today you

can be earning commissions for years to come.

So do not just sell direct to your visitors. Entice your

visitors to become affiliates as well.

Show them the benefits of joining an affiliate program. Tell

them how much money they could make. Motivate them to sign up

as an affiliate under you.

In the long run this strategy will prove to be very successful

for you.

Don't forget the 2nd tier. It may be more valuable than you

think.