We decided to create a new section titled “Money Making Affiliate Programs”, where each week we will be talking about some of our favorite affiliate programs we have used over the years, or new ones that we think have a lot of potential.
Since summer is going to be over before we know it (sorry), I decided to talk about an affiliate program that has brought me in many 1000’s of dollars over the years and does exceptionally well at the end of summer. Not to say it doesn’t do great year-round for making money online, but I just seem to have promoted the products more at the beginning of the each school year.
So what type of product am I talking about? POSTERS! That’s right, just plain old posters… well not just “plain old posters”, as this company has over 500,000 in stock and they are adding more and more all the time. The company is called, All Posters, but that could be a little misleading as they have grown over the years and now they sell; posters, prints, stand-ups, magnets, apparel, and much, much more…
Like any legitimate affiliate program it costs nothing to join and they offer some very advanced linking methods to make promoting any type genre of poster a breeze.
You can actually earn money a couple of different ways, which I really like. You can earn money by selling posters directly to public, which is where I have made most of my money. Plus you can earn money recruiting other affiliates to market their products, which is called a two-tier commission structure.
So here is how the commission structure is broken down:
Tier 1
You earn 20% commission for any purchase someone makes on All Posters via your affiliate link. If they purchase anything on the site for up to 10 days after they clicked on your affiliate link, you will still earn the 20% commission. The one thing I have noticed about selling posters is hardly anyone purchases just one poster. Most people purchase several, plus they offer framing and all sorts of other products, so their total bill can grow pretty quickly.
Tier 2
You can earn up to $8.00 for each new affiliate you recruit, plus lifetime residual income.
- You get $3.00 when they make their first sale
- You earn $5.00 when they make their second sale
- You earn 5% of every sale they make for life (this can be very lucrative if you recruit yourself some super affiliates)
As for marketing posters, there are many ways to go about it. I created a really basic site, PosterDiscounters.com… many years ago (which really needs a major overhaul), and for not getting much traffic it has always done pretty well at converting sales. It does especially well when I spend some time and promote it.
But don’t think you need your own custom site to make money selling posters, as I have had a lot of success over the years using other more direct methods like promoting to my different mailing lists, PPC advertising, adding their dynamic code to niche sites, etc… The only limit to marketing posters is your own imagination. Once you sign-up you will see all the cool different ways you can add posters to your site(s).
So if you are interested in making money online and are looking for another potentially lucrative income stream, sign-up here.















The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 1:38 pm
Doug,
This seems really neat. The idea that you get lifetime commision on affiliates you refer is very attractive. Could make some big bucks from this.
Would you suggest making a separate website for this, or could we succeed simply promoting on our blog?
Doug Dillard on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 6:20 pm
Lifetime commissions are good, but it is hard to recruit people that will work as hard as you would yourself… that’s for sure. There are lots of these 2-tier programs out there and will be writing about more in the upcoming weeks.
As for a separate site or not… I am really not sure. I would probably start promoting on a blog and if you can generate some income maybe move over to your own site. It is really up to you.
Benjamin Cip on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 3:02 pm
The affiliate programs I like are those who offer a lifetime commision on affiliates. We all love passive income…
Doug Dillard on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 6:09 pm
I am all about passive income too!
Sire on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 5:45 pm
Sounds really good Doug. Just a question, in regards to all the money you have made over the years selling posters, how have you marketed the affiliate? Was it just by having links on your blogs or by doing specific posts?
Doug Dillard on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 6:08 pm
As for marketing to affiliates, I have never really worked hard at that aspect, as I made 95% of the money selling posters and t-shirts. The only way I recruited affiliates was via my PosterDiscounters.com site with the banner ad that says “Poster Affiliate Program – Earn Money”. I definitely have never recruited a Super Affiliate yet either… but there is always hope
Sire on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 6:19 pm
Yeah, I reckon we would all love one of those.
SEO Writer on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 6:28 am
This is what I’m talking about! Excellent decision in making the new section title. Personally, I think its great that you will let your readership in on some of your money making methods. Hope you are doing well, Doug!
Respectfully,
Tony Tovar
SEO Writer SEO Services
PaidScribe.com
Doug Dillard on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 9:57 am
Glad you liked it Tony… and yes I am well… thanks for asking
Lee Ka Hoong on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 9:31 am
Great review Doug! In my opinion, you can try to make money with any money maker on the internet, in order to make more money then we should have a relevant site to promote relevant product. I’ll pass this time since I don’t have any site or blog that talks about posters or something relevant to it.
Also, you have a great site which is the PosterDiscounters. I wish you all the best by selling posters in your site.
Regards,
Lee
Doug Dillard on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 9:56 am
Thanks Lee! Selling posters is definitely not for everyone as it does not fit in everyone’s business model. But this site is about making money online and all the different ways to do so, so I plan to share lots of different ways people can make money and they can pick and choose what is right for them.
Asswass on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 2:04 pm
I use Funtonia for ringtones and wallpapers. I think that people nowadays prefer to buy wallpapers than posters, what do you think Doug?
Doug Dillard on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 6:38 pm
We signed-up for Funtonia affiliate program a few months ago, but have not got around to any promotions yet, but hopefully will one day soon. As for what people prefer… posters have been around forever and probably are not going anywhere… my kids love posters in their room still. Ringtones and wallpaper are definitely hot though, and I have heard of people making a fortune selling ringtones.
TechZoomIn on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 9:11 am
Thanks a lot for sharing this new one dude..Presently all my banners are sold out…Will try it soon…
JoseGregorio on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 7:03 pm
I wish I had all my bannerspace sold out, I have heard of them before, I think that these only work if you can get lots of traffic to your site. Like everything else it is a numbers game!
Thanks for the post
Typhoon on Mon, 3rd Aug 2009 4:40 am
I am not good in designing posters but I think this will help my brother of snapanimationstudio.com to make money online
Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 5:24 pm
Posters eh? This seems like a program that truly strives to reward the people who goes out and does the legwork for them. I really like how you still get a commission, even if the buyer comes back several days after clicking your link. There’s also a lot of incentive to recruit other people through their rewards for your recruits making sales.