Commission Junction Tutorial

Commission Junction Tutorial

CJ.com Is the Hot Affiliate Portal

Commission Junction is the railway stop on the information superhighway. If someone owns a website or is responsible for its operation, widespread use of affiliate advertising is the norm. But how does one go aboutsigning up with affiliate programs? How does a webmaster apply to these programs and be sure to get paid?An affiliate network is an online intermediary providing advertising services to webmasters looking to monetize their sites and a portal for advertisers to provide ad offers to customers. Commission Junction has worked its way to the top of the affiliate network pyramid. Previously site owners had to scan the web themselves all over, hoping the systems would work. Commission Junction offers established affiliates to access to merchants and sites they could never reach by traditional marketing methods. Site webmasters hungry for ad revenue come to Commission and log on, and the network of affiliates Commission Junction has set up works at the touch of a few clicks.Commission Junction even has a seminar to help people understand the working of the affiliate advertising world, call CJ University. The upcoming Commission Junction University is slated for September 9th. Commission Junction Online recommnds a daily check of Performance Trend reports to compare performance. The daily report provides metrics of the current month within the last 30 days and also the last month. If any metrics have trended down or up for the last 30 days as compared to the last month, use this to develop your affiliate strategy.If use metrics have trended down, contact the publisher to see if there is anything they need or can suggest to boost their results, such as additional creative or other information. This is a good way to burnish a relationship with a publisher and promote your campaign at the same time.Run Performance by Publisher Company or Performance by Publisher Web Site reports to analyze current publisher performance. When spending for advertising, sites and services need to watch every penny. Make sure you know who is and is not utlizing your ads to full effect online.