One of the coolest programs we have in place here that I want to attract more attention to is our awesome affiliate program. For every new customer you send to VPS.NET, you get $85 — and I’m not just saying this because I work at VPS.NET, but that kind of payout is just absolutely amazing.
Now I know you’re probably rollling your eyes, thinking about how hard it’ll be to put something like this in place. I promise you, it’s not. You don’t need to entirely reprogram you site. All that is needed is an account at Aff.Biz, our affiliate tracking site — no need to worry, Aff.Biz is entirely owned by VPS.NET’s parent company, UK2Group. From there, you get your affiliate link to refer customers to VPS.NET, and you can start earning an additional income stream.
But Terry, how can I implement this?
We give you the freedom to implement it how you want; button, banner, or text link. All are okay with us. In my experience though, some sites experience better success rates with different techniques.
If you run a blog, and I know a lot of our customers do, a banner or button probably isn’t going to have much luck. For these kind of sites, I’d suggest throwing out a recommendation in a post or two each month. The post doesn’t need to be solely dedicated to VPS.NET; just a paragraph about our services, and a link will do the job.
For customers who have a forum, I’ve seen a lot of success with sticky post suggesting VPS.NET’s services. It’s not too obtrusive to where your posters find it annoying, but it’s also readily available for when they need our services. If you have banners, it wouldn’t hurt putting our banner in your rotation either. As a marketing major, I’ve always been a fan of hitting your target customer on multiple fronts.
For those running other sites with a lot of page views, banners and buttons actually do work out really well. I’ve also seen tremendous success with a “special announcement” (typically a link posted at the top of the each page) recommending our services. For those in need of banners and buttons, we have some already made up and available for your use. Your free to make your own as well, and if you’re the sharing type, definitely throw them up on the forum for others to use.
Of course, if you run into any difficulties with this, drop us a line. We’re here to help, and we’ll walk you through every step of the way.
Also, this is about a month away, but I wanted to give you guys a heads up because it’s really cool. The programmers behind the scenes are working on a module that will take the Aff.Biz control panel and put it inside your VPS.NET control panel. The great thing about this module is it will allow you to request that any referral money earned, be put towards your hosting payment. Makes everything totally seamless, and that’s our goal here.
