Questions about affiliate marketing

[outdoorliving]

So we've been basically doing all the marketing ourselves. I've never really tried anything with affiliate marketing before. Was hoping to get some guidance here.

I know there are quite a few networks. Which one should I go with? All of them or select ones? (CJ, Linkshare, Google, ShareAsale,etc)

What are some general rules I should put in place?
Our average order value is around $150-200 with about a 2% conversion rate on targeted traffic. What is a good commission that will attract affiliates?

What are some good places to recruit affiliates?

We are a manufacturer and make unique personalized gifts so we have little competition.
We drop-ship so I wanted to recruit some ebay/amazon sellers. Best place to find them?

Sorry for the rambling!

 

[BritneyWoods]

CR is pretty comfortable, but the niches with 5-10% CR are more attractive for affiliates.



To my mind the best place to recruit affiliates is affiliate networks. There are a lot of affiliates that are ready to join new programs.

Besides, you can reach out to affiliates directly via emails or contact forms on their websites.

 

[titanium777]

Have an offer that generates high EPCs, and the rest should fall into place. You can also utilize rev-share models, which can minimize the risk for you (but may make the offer less attractive for affiliates to promote).