This page will provide you with the tools you need to become a successful Affiliate.

Being an affiliate and earning affiliate commission is not difficult if you know some of the tricks of the trade. I'll be sharing ideas you can implement easily that will earn you commissions as soon as possible.

Why an Affiliate Program?

Almost every week someone tells me, "I've referred so many people to your web site." In fact, I know that despite running a virtual business, the majority of my business comes from the referrals of satisfied clients, customers and subscribers.

Something I know is that people love to make a contribution. If they find something they like, they love to tell others about it. In my opinion this is one of the most positive things about human nature.

But wouldn't it be nice to be rewarded for this behavior? What if you shared something you were enthusiastic about and a certain percentage of those people checked it out and ultimately purchased it, and you got rewarded financially for doing something you'd do anyway?

Well, in a nutshell, that's what an affiliate program is. It rewards you for sharing. Here are some of the many benefits of being an Affiliate:

• A whole new stream of income - For many, affiliate commissions are like "found money."

• A big return for your efforts - You don't have to come up with ideas for products and develop them. Believe me, it's a lot of work!

• No back-end stuff to deal with - Ordering, fulfillment and customer service are all handled by EnergizeGrowth.

• Very easy to set up and get paid -Once you're in the affiliate system everything is handled automatically.

• Expands what you can offer your customers - It puts "products on your shelf" that you wouldn't have developed yourself and that your customers appreciate knowing about.

• Increases your value in the eye of your clients - When you can offer more, you're seen as a more complete solution.

• Our products can help your customers succeed - And if they have more success, you'll also get more referrals.

In short, being an Affiliate can help your business grow and be successful. You can earn extra money every month without a lot of effort and you can also add value to your services. You may discover that affiliate marketing can be an important part of your overall business and marketing strategy.

I'll explain exactly what you need to do to effectively share EnergizeGrowth™ with your friends and associates who are struggling to attract clients.

Just take it step-by-step and you'll start to see results very quickly!

Getting Started with the Affiliate Program

Sign up as an affiliate

Just go here to sign up: http://tinyurl.com/5nbwct

You'll fill out a simple form online and then you'll immediately receive a welcome email with your Affiliate Link. It looks some thing like this:

http://www.profcs.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=XXXXXX

Later on in the handbook I'll explain in detail how to use this link most effectively to earn affiliate commissions.

Sign up for PayPal

This is how your affiliate commissions are paid. It's free and easy to do. Make sure to use the same email address for your PayPal account as you used when signing up as an affiliate so the payment goes to the right place.

PayPal is one of the best and most secure ways to make payments on the web. A balance builds up in your PayPal account which you can use to make other online purchases or you can transfer that balance into your checking account with just a couple clicks.

http://www.paypal.com

Place your affiliate link in your email and web site

I'll go into lots of detail below about how to promote EnergizeGrowth through our affiliate program below, but here I'll explain how the affiliate link works.

When you put your affiliate link in your email or on your web site and someone clicks on it, it brings them to the home page of EnergizeGrowth™ .

And then they get "tagged" by having a cookie placed on their browser. When the person who clicked on the link buys something from us, the shopping cart software recognizes that cookie (with your affiliate number) and gives you credit for that sale.

Earning Commissions

The commission I pay on most sales is 10-30%. It varies by product and will be listed below.

In order to get credit for every sale, the person who clicked on your affiliate link must buy something from the same computer they used when they clicked on the link. If they buy something from a different computer, there will be no cookie to recognize and no credit will be given. This is usually not a problem. Most people use the same computer for all their online ordering.

Commissions are not paid on phone-in orders or checks sent by mail.

It's simply not possible to track these sales like online sales. Commissions are also not paid on personal sales - products you buy yourself.

When your affiliate commission reaches $50, you are paid your commission through PayPal. Payments go out around the 30th of every month and you will be notified by email.

Check your affiliate balance

All your sales and commissions get recorded and if you go into your affiliate control panel at this link...

http://tinyurl.com/5pupp2

...you will see how many sales were made and how much in commissions you've earned. Just log in with your username and password and click on the "Reports" link below the EnergizeGrowth™ logo.

Using Your Affiliate Link

The most important thing in your promotion plan is to make sure you have the right affiliate link. Let's visit the Affiliate Resource Center now and look around. Just click on the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/5pupp2

This will take you to the login page of your affiliate account. You should see your username and password. These get placed there automatically. However if your username and password are not there, simply put in your email address directly below and click on "send password" and you'll get your username and password immediately by email.

Once you are into your account, you'll see a number of links under theEnergizeGrowth™ Logo. Click on the one that says "Get Links" and right below you'll see your affiliate link that looks like this:

http://www.profcs.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=XXXXXX

Altering Your Affiliate Link

One of the problems with affiliate text links is that they are unwieldy.

Many people recognize them as affiliate links and are reluctant to click on them. But if you alter or disguise your affiliate link, you'll get better results.

You do this by going to a site that will do this for you automatically.

One of the best and easiest is http://www.tinyurl.com. All you do is go to the site, copy your affiliate link into the form where it says "Enter a long URL to make tiny:" and then press the "Make TinyURL!" button.

In a couple of seconds a new page will open with your new Tiny URL.

Just copy it and use it as your new affiliate link. It will work identically to your original link. Of course, make sure to test it first.

Products Currently in Our Affiliate Program

Login to your affiliate account to quickly get your personalized links. Each product here has its own program and specialized links that directly go to the sign up page.

EnergizeMarketing Advanced Group™
http://www.energizegrowth.com/adv_group1.shtml

Here is a link to the intro call on 5/14 (don't use this link, use your special affiliate link):
http://www.energizegrowth.com/tseminar_may14.html

Commission: 10% for the full length of time the client is in the course (12 months)

"Using LinkedIn to GET IN- How to Close More Engagements with Social Media"

A Teleclass for Professional Services and Technology Firms
May 20, 2008

(don't use this link, use your special affiliate link)
http://www.energizegrowth.com/linkedin_may2008.shtml

Commission: 30% of the sale ($47 until May 10, then $57 after May 10)

“11 Steps to Energize Your Business Growth” Multimedia System (6 Audio CD set plus 52 page Workbook)

(don't use this link, use your special affiliate link)
http://www.energizegrowth.com/store.shtml

Commission: 25% of the sale (retail $197)

“7 Steps to Energize Your Marketing And Attract More Clients” Audio CD system

(don't use this link, use your special affiliate link)
http://www.energizegrowth.com/store.shtml

Commission: 25% of the sale (retail $247)

"Banking on the Right Client: Identifying and Winning Successful Clients for Solutions Providers" Special Report"

(don't use this link, use your special affiliate link)
http://www.energizegrowth.com/store.shtml

Commission: 25% of the sale (retail $57)

If you have any questions about the affiliate program, please email my assistant, Sharon, at sharon@energizegrowth.com.

Warm wishes,

Lisa Nirell
EnergizeGrowth™
www.energizegrowth.com