Even the best affiliate program will not prosper if the affiliate mar= keter does not build their business on a solid foundation. Extra diligenc= e is required when you engage in affiliate marketing using ads. Nothing h= appens if the links or banners you place online just decorate a web page.= The affiliate must convince the visitor to click on it and proceed to th= e program site to buy the products. No click-through means no income for = an affiliate marketer.=20

You can generate a full-time income as an affiliate marketer. You can= do it at home, and yes, even while you sleep. Does this sound too easy? =

It can be this easy if you have planned your affiliate campaign well = and have taken all the steps towards success carefully and diligently. St= eps such as choosing an excellent product, designing a content rich websi= te with banners and product reviews, writing copy for advertising in news= letters and emails to your opt-in subscribers, publishing articles that h= ighlight the benefits your product provides, and placing PPC advertising.= =20

The key to making all these promotional techniques produce the result= s you desire is an advertising tracking tool. Experienced and successful = affiliate marketers know that ad tracking is essential to a successful af= filiate marketing campaign.=20

What precisely is an ad tracker? It is a software program that allows= you to trace and take note of every click-through made by visitors to yo= ur program’s sale site via your referral link. Best of all you know exact= ly where you placed the link that produced the click through. You can=20
purchase the ad tracking software or use a service provider.=20

With an ad tracker, you can monitor the progress of your marketing ca= mpaigns, even offline advertising. This tool is especially helpful if you= are engaged in several affiliate and pay-per-click programs and have pla= ced ads in emails, pop-ups and pop-unders, message boards, auto responder= s, ezines, forums, several web sites, surveys and various ad service prov= iders.=20

Of course, after investing your time, you want to make sure you are g= etting paid for your effort. Likewise, you want to make sure every dollar= you invest in your advertising campaign is wisely spent. With the help o= f the ad tracker, you will know accurately how many and which of your lin= ks were clicked on. It will also act as an email ad tracker. How many of = those who opened your email clicked through to the program site? Which of= your banner ads brought the most leads and sales? All this data will all= ow you to do a marketing analysis of each affiliate program and advertisi= ng medium you are using. You will easily determine which of your marketin= g strategies are most effective and beneficial for each product or servic= e you are promoting.=20

Every decision you make must be well grounded in facts. Using an ad t= racker, you will be able to generate a website traffic report for your af= filiate program sales page. Armed with this wealth of information you wil= l be able to test and tweak your promotions to reach maximum profitabilit= y with confidence.=20

If you are serious about affiliate marketing, remember that your succ= ess depends on the response of those viewing your promotions. Find the ad= vertising techniques that produce the desired customer response. Test eve= rything. Get an ad tracker and begin making informed decisions about your= promotional budget. Now you are on the track to success!