Affiliate marketing is the selling of third party products and services for a commission online. Locally NetFlorist allows web publishers to add affiliate links on their websites, whenever a purchase is generated through an affiliate website, that website owner gets commission on that transaction.
Affiliate marketing is huge business internationally especially with bloggers who earn a decent living from selling products and services from third parties. Professional bloggers like John Chow earns around $40,000 per month from running a self branded blog www.johnchow.com which is big on affiliate marketing.
I’m also involved with affiliate marketing through www.accommodate.co.za where I sell lodging, air tickets and car rentals for a commission. The beauty about it all, is that everything on the website is automated, my only role is getting to promote the portal and getting paid for bookings it generates.
South African companies are still way behind in terms of offering affiliate marketing opportunities for web publishers to contribute in the bottom line by driving new clients into purchasing their products and services. Today I’m chatting to Robert Baker, a local entrepreneur engaged in affiliate marketing within the tourism industry through www.southafrica.to and he explains his business model…
Tell us about yourself, when were you born and where are you based?
SouthAfrica.TO is an online business, so it’s not as important where we are based, we could manage the core of our business from anywhere in South Africa. Whilst our offices are in Cape Town, we spend a lot of time travelling to review hotels, game lodges, car rentals, airlines and get a personal feel for the places our clients are visiting.
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Blogger Muzi Mohale
I’m Muzi Mohale, based in Roodepoort (South Africa). Blogger with www.travelwires.com. Love Travelwires.com since I get to travel our beautiful country through blogging and get first hand tourism experience.
Could you recommend any specific resources, books, or other blogs on this topic?