I’m looking for an Affiliate Manager…
…who will promote and sell my affiliate program; support my affiliates by distributing content and providing training; place our links and content on other peoples’ websites, products, autoresponders, shopping carts, etc.
My affiliate program, in all honesty, has never been given the attention it deserves. Aside from a few super-affiliates whom I’ve personally supported, what we have today is the result of what has happened naturally, by peoples’ own initiative and ambition. I’ve focused all most all of my attention on other areas.
Now it’s time for someone who knows what they’re doing to completely build this thing out. Because… there’s a lot of money still sitting on the table. I’m seeking someone who can finally do this thing justice.
As my Affiliate Manager, you have access to everything: Newsletter back issues, MP3′s, transcripts, products, CD’s, DVD’s, testimonials. Free passes to all seminars and events. My staff and I work with you to build our online presence to what it should be. Because our products and sales funnels convert well, because we already have successful affiliates, and because of our good reputation online and offline, you have the proof you need go recruit more affiliates and JV partners.
Skills:
- Must be absolutely trustworthy with money, customer and business data
- Respects confidentiality of individual affiliates and their strategies; does not unfairly pit affiliates against each other
- Based in Chicago area is a distinct advantage, but is not a requirement
- Able to pick up the phone and recruit and sell
- Able to make persuasive connections with people via email
- Espouses the values, aims and style of Planet Perry
- Has been a successful affiliate themselves, or else been an affiliate manager, had their own affiliates and succeeded through them
- We consider experience with offline versions of “affiliates” (distributors, reps, sales channels) to be valuable
- Able to support various KINDS of affiliates: GoogleCashers, arbitragers, SEO people, owners of email lists, Web 2.0 / social media people, bloggers, publicists, banner ad people, guys who make YouTube videos etc., people who place ads in ezines; even those who place inserts, flyers, print ads & direct mail
- Big plus would be: Able to do teleseminars and write emails that educate affiliates about executing the above strategies
- Reasonable technical skills: Understands links, redirects, HTML; able to build web pages with forms; able to work with spreadsheets and affiliate reports; able to work with us to build custom landing pages for highly productive affiliates as necessary
Responsibilities:
- Contacts existing affiliates to find out what they need and how we can support them better
- Works with our Content Czar who helps recycle / re-purpose content and articles and gives them to affiliates for distribution
- Takes copy, content and concepts from our own testing, ads and experiments and distributes it to affiliates
- Is OK with letting Perry deal with super-affiliate “Gurus” (honestly they prefer to work with Perry directly) but does leg work, supports him in those activities, and handles everyone else
- Gets our links and content embedded in other peoples’ websites, shopping cart upsells, autoresponder sequences, ebooks and products
- Finds high profile people outside of the familiar “Planet Perry” who are good candidates for JV’s
- Identifies niche industries outside of the familiar Internet Marketing space who are good candidates for JV’s
- Organizes promotions for one-time events, product launches and specials
- Prioritizes activities according to productivity and potential productivity of affiliates
- Able to write decent sales copy
Compensation:
- Performance based
- To be determined based on mutual agreement and requirements
- The income potential is substantial
- You will be an independent contractor, not an employee (i.e. this is not a “job” and it’s not for someone with an employee mentality, it’s a position for an entrepreneur)
Advantages:
- Makes you an instant insider in the online marketing community
- You’re welcome to use this education and experience to enhance your own business-building knowledge, as long as there is no double-dipping or conflicts of interest
Selection Process: What To Do Next
Convince us that you’re the person for this adventure, starting by writing us a letter and telling us what you’ve done and what you can do. You are welcome to use whatever additional tools or mechanisms you feel would get the point across. Please don’t be obnoxious.
We will require multiple solid references, run a credit check; candidate must pass pre-hiring tests. You can expect us to run you through a maze and it’s going to take a few weeks. Everyone who applies will receive useful feedback about their application as well. No ‘rejection form letters.’
You may say: “It’s possible that I could be a desirable, highly qualified candidate and still not be selected, right?”
Of course. But that’s OK… because we will also share our findings about the top contenders with our other customers and online marketers. Thus if you’ve got the ‘stuff’ for a task like this, don’t hesitate to put the information together. It’s good use of your time. If you’re good, the very least you’ll get from this exercise is some excellent publicity. In any case, please do NOT apply unless you are completely serious about this position.
I’m requiring a non-refundable $25 application fee, to filter out the time-wasters and yahoos. If $25 is a deal breaker for you, you’re likely not the person I want in this position.
Click HERE to process your application fee and make yourself a candidate.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What’s the deadline on this?
A: I plan on bringing this person on board shortly after the first of January. Before that we’ve got to run candidates through their paces. So you don’t want to delay if you’re interested. I strongly suggest having your application in by the end of the day on Friday December 19.
Q: Will there be rules in the employment agreement which include payment for long term results – perhaps even after the position has been terminated?
A: I am open to that possibility, though this is not “employment” – we are soliciting independent contractors to provide a service. Part of what we will need to determine is short term vs. long term goals both in terms of projects and compensation. The more risk the contractor is willing to incur up front, the more we’re willing to consider payment for long term results.
Q: Performance based pay is very good IF you have full control (such as whom to work with); hourly rate is best when you don’t have full control of the work situation, i.e, hourly consulting fees are good b/c you don’t have control what the customer will do. So how much control will I have?
A: My management style is: considerable freedom within certain established guidelines. I am not even capable of micro-managing someone and in fact the easiest way to disqualify yourself for this is to be someone who is high maintenance or needs constant hand-holding. We plan on launching some new programs right after the first of the year so the opportunity to get immediate results is very real.
Q: Is working online from Australia/outside the country possible?
A: Yes, that is fine. This is a work from home, highly flexible hours situation. There is not likely to be more than a handful of mandatory phone calls or conference calls per month, the rest is entirely up to you. It would be a significant benefit to live in the Chicago area; but if you’re not from here, then anywhere in the world is OK.
Q: How many people work there now?
A: We have six employees plus quite a number of other firms / independent contractors who do different tasks, from SEO work, copywriting and coaching to accounting, payroll and software programming.
Q: At the end of the day, what is it that you want from all of this?
A: I want to be paying commission checks to twice as many affiliates; I want our best affiliates to be making even more money; I want more super affiliates; I want more promotions for our products built into other marketers’ sales funnels (autoresponders, shopping cart upsells) – not just links on web sites.
Q: If I was a fly on the wall in your office on the day the stuff from the above question showed up for you, how would I know that “it” had arrived safe and sound in your life?
A: Right now a third of our business comes from affiliates. I think a competent affiliate manager should be able to double that number, because the level of support we’ve given to those affiliates has been merely adequate. And a person who can increase our total business by 30% will certainly be entitled to earn a significant income for their efforts.
Aloha Perry & crew,
I had to reply to this as I’m not ready for either of your offers…yet!
I’m just ending my second year online and although I’ve been a successful
affiliate for a few ventures, I’m by no means who you’re looking for..yet!
Please remember my name and in another year or 2, I’ll be ready.
Happy Holidays to All Of You from All of Us!
John Leary III
Big Kahuna Ventures, LLC
Hey Perry,
Sounds exciting, is working online from Australia possible?
Regards,
Kirk
I think that you really need to consider how offensive a fee request is. It’s like you’re asking us to pay you for performing your interview process. Further, since you seem to value you all of us as newsletter subscribers and since most of us have already paid you in some way or another, it comes off as just a way for you to make a bunch of money while conducting and interview process.
Would you pay someone a fee if they requested it prior to hiring you as an AdWords consultant?
Probably not.
Sadly, I read the small print above and one can probably assume you’ll delete this feedback along with other valuable feedback so that others don’t see all of the negative feedback that you receive even though it’s probably valid feedback.
Good luck making loads-a-$$ on your interview process
I wish you all the best in your search for the right two people.
I understand your rquest for a fee to apply. I personally would rather wade through 100 interested and possibly qualified applicants who seriously would like one of these positions than 10,000 or more people who are just filling out forms.
I would enjoy reading more as you work through the selction process.
Hi Perry,
I don’t mean to start anything but I just want to mention something to Mr Robert Thompson.
Hey Robert it may seem like just another way to earn money but if you subscribe to Perries newsletters and information you will know that he provides lots of very valuable stuff for free with out a peep as to something in return.
When you get high up the ladder “status” like Perry I am sure you can imagine the amount of inquiry he will get for these positions and I value your point if you are like me you have purchased alot of information on the internet and it takes time to implement it all but maybe you could just learn something from it, instead of taking a stab at Perry.
I don’t know the man personally but he seems to work very hard to help people that he doesn’t need to help, he could just go about his day making 100,000′s of thousands of doallars selling products but he chooses to help men and women like you and me imporve our lifes and our marketing efforts.
If you hire people you would know that it is easy for people to pull the wool over our eyes and seem really great at what they do and they are just looking for a meal ticket or an easy ride.
I think this is a good example of a way for the business owner to get a feel for how serious the person is about the position being offered and really for any big contract many firms spend loads of money to produce models and presentations in order to try and win the tender.
Yes, we have all spent money on Perries products but why does that mean we should have a dig at his recruiting methods and from what I have experienced from Perry Marshall I bet you, those that are not aquired will get something very valuable in return for the small fee of $25 even it if it is just learning a new innovative way to recruit good quality sharp staff but it will be likely more than that.
I don’t want to start an argument with you Robert just maybe a different perspective, we all have bad days and maybe you just had one why don’t you apply pay the small sum of $25 and just see what you learn and then comment on what the process is all about…
I wish you all the best.
Kind Regards
Joshua Denning
http://www.agel-products.com
Is this interview process offering an affiliate program? I’d like to make some money as an affiliate (free) to push this interview process.
Hi Perry
I feel I am pretty much qualified for the position for your Affilite Manager. I do feel having to pay to fill an application form in is a bit “rich”.
I have set-up and launched some of the biggest affiliate programs here in the UK and made them very successful. I work across a number of affiliate networks managing various client’s affilite programs. I have never been asked to pay to fill in an application form to manage an account, how strange? I am sure you have your reasons besides the obvious!
Perfectly timed, Perry.
As it happens, we’re on the hunt
for a top affiliate manager, so I’ll
be following your process very
closely.
And I like what I see so far.
thanks,
Des
Hi Perry,
Interesting way of recruiting people.
I have thought about similar things for my own business when it is at a level where delegating work will make sense.
After all, your own customers already know something about your business, so there is less training required. And they at least have some passion for you, so this is probably way above the passion level of your usual staff recruited elsewhere.
So I will watch closely what you do here.
BTW, in your webcopy for this position you should address the following two concerns:
Concern 1:
From the job description is neither a complete entrepreneurial position nor a complete employee position. It contains elements from both.
Depending on how this turns out, this can be good but it can also be very bad.
I have no time for writing details but I give one idea: if you have worked any job where you have not 100% control e.g. in deciding which people to work with, very often your time is wasted a lot, so you are glad that you are paid by the hour. Performance based pay is very good if you are in full control.
That’s why most consultants, including you, Perry, charge an hourly rate because they know that their customers or some of their employees can be big time wasters.
Concern 2.
If the job of an affiliate manager is done right, a lot of results will arrive long term.
This is somehow in conflict with performance based pay unless there are rules in the agreement which include payment for these long term results even after termination of the position.
Also, the conditions for termination of the position are very interesting in that respect.
This ties much into what you have written in some of your recent newsletters on why professional internet marketers never do commission-only based buildup of marketing systems for other people’s products.
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If these two concerns are addressed in the copy, I may consider to submit an application.
I may be an interesting candidate because I have both education and experience in computer science as well as in marketing.
In short,
* my profession is computer science ( 26 years experience plus masters degree, On the Internet since 1990. )
* my passion is marketing and I invest a lot of resources into sharpening my skills in that area.
More details if I submit an application.
Best regards,
Chris
P.S. From me doing a bit of affiliate work besides my main tasks, I can tell you that your website converts very well compared to other affiliate programs.
For some time I also managed to generate some sales with pretty low quality traffic from traffic exchanges. But it was never at a level which got me to massive action mode. Nor was any other affiliate program which I tried… Selling my own product works a lot better.
So, you have a lot of potential there, for sure, if some missing links are filled.
Hello All,
As an affiliate manager myself, I thought that I should throw in my 2 cents.
I see the $25 fee as an excellent way to weed out the tire-kickers. Perry surely doesn’t need your $25 to survive.
Anyone that is truly interested in the position should look at the fee as an investment. If you don’t have enough confidence in yourself to invest in your future, then the job probably isn’t for you.
After all, how many training products and courses have marketers purchased for ten times that amount and have done nothing with them.
By applying, at the very least, you’d be showing Perry and his team that you’re a person that has confidence in their self and are looking to improve.
Regards,
Jeffrey Levesque
The Affiliate Mechanic
It reminds me of an interview process where they’d tell the candidate “you’re not qualified” or something to that effect. Of course the lazy people would say, ok and it was over. A candidate with a little more “fire” wouldn’t let that end the process, pressed forward explaining why they were qualified…etc Thus showed signs of someone with determination.
I have a feeling that’s what’s going on here, I seriously doubt Perry has ANY thought about this being a cash cow and wonder if their cards will even be charged??? hmmmmmm
Wow! All the controversy and attention. Whether or not one thinks this is a great offering, Perry has definitely gotten plenty of attention and publicity. I bet it will soon turn viral, if it has not already.
Perry, I look forward to seeing how this turns out.
Wow!!!!
I guess this is the only post that i read today which creates a real contreversy.
This is so funny… people are getting mad over a small $25.. haha..
Think about this guys, some folks out there are still paying to “WORK FROM HOME”..
They are paying for informations which they can get for free… such as “paid Surveys”… etc..
What Perry ask for is just $25… and he already reason out why..
Is that a too much?
Will paying him $25 makes any of us poor?
I know some may think, like…
‘If 1 person pays Perry $25, 10 person will make Perry $250 richer instantly…’
Well, it’s up to you to decide…
I mean, it’s your choice, you are the master of your own destiny…
Quick Question to Perry and Team: What’s the difference between Affiliate and Affiliate Manager? Why should someone not just promote your products as an affiliate, without all the overheads, and reporting, etc? Is there an additional financial incentive for the manager? Its not clear. Why not ask existing affiliates for this taking this up? If they say no, then there is something to be corrected in the offer.
The question is not about $25 application fee. The question is what’s the exact offer, and how the team responds. So to me this comment already starts the process of considering being an affiliate, which I think should be the first step. Thanks.
Hi Chris, thanks a lot for taking the time to describe your two points in a very clear way. I think if you done the affiliate step, and found it rewarding, then you are much better suited for this work. I also think this site will convert well, having bought a couple of products myself in the last 2 years. The good thing about Perry & Team is that there is always something happening, so action is guaranteed, which is good.
Best Wishes,
Shankar
Hi Shankar,
Good question, the difference between affiliate and affiliate-manager.
Obviously I cannot speak for Perry, but I have some ideas about the topic nonetheless which may help you understand the difference.
The job of an affiliate-manager is in a very condensed form:
* to help and motivate existing affiliates to make as many sales as possible
* to grow the number of affiliates
on a continued and repeated bases.
Now, this expands to lots of different activities if looked at a more detailed level.
In a simplified form, it has to be distinguished between
1. small affiliates who are making some sales ( or no sales at all, yet )
2. and big affiliates ( which are often more appropriately called JV-partners )
ad 1. When dealing with the first group, this has some similarity to managing a MLM-downline,
* educating and helping, providing ready made marketing systems or parts of marketing systems which can be integrated into the affiliates marketing system etc
* motivation. You have to sell your affiliates on the benefits of taking action for your affiliate program.
Essentially it involves creating a system which will make affiliates more productive and more motivated.
1:1 communication is done on a limited bases such as answering support questions and
doing research on how to setup the system. It’s more a one-to-many setup.
ad 2. When dealing with the second group, this is basically the work of a JV-broker, i.e. preparing and negotiating deals.
The specific work in that area can be quite varied depending on who you deal with.
In many cases this will include to prepare complete promotions and proposing them to the JV-partner and modifying them until approved. It may also involve being a mediator between the JV-partner and (in this case) Perry, for getting a JV-deal set up in a way that both of them feel good with it, …
Anyways it may involve working 1:1 with JV-partners in an intense way.
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On the other hand, the task of an affiliate is to make sales by levering his/her own relationship with his customers or prospects or his/her own traffic generation or marketing skills.
I hope this helps you to get some idea on the differences.
Have a great new year 2009,
Chris
P.S. I agree with you that prior experience as an affiliate helps with doing the job of an affiliate-manager properly and successfully.
An interesting read for someone looking to hire an Affiliate Manager.
I’m still not convinced that keeping it inhouse isn’t the best way to go though – especially when you consider how competitive the current job market is.
With all of the work at home mom sites instructing not to pay for jobs or affiliate opportunities that require a fee, it does sound a little off to me, too.
Some would wonder why they would have to pay a fee to help with such a responsibility when they can just manage their sub affiliates in different programs?
On the other hand, he is opening this up for the affiliate manager to not only help but get exposure. Those who are branding themselves – even by not suggesting personal products but just being a trusted name – would gain tremendous exposure and help so many others do well in their affiliate business.
*** This is worth well over $25 ***
Sincerely,
Lea Charlton
InternetSuccessRocks.com
25$ fee for a job application is disgusting.
However if you get hired and work for Perry you will be his employee/enterpr. and most likely you will be asked to do things for him you do not particularly like many times.
This fee will also weed out people who have problem doing a job they do not like. If you want the job you’ll pay the fee – what choice do you have?
Too bad that I do not qualify as I am just starting out.
Perry, if you need a janitor or somebody to clean your offices let me know and I work for you. That would be a great opportunity for me.
Voj,
Jack’s been on board almost a year now http://www.perrymarshall.com/affiliate-manager-winner/
He’s been working his buns off, but you can ask him how many unpleasant tasks he was forced to endure.
The $25 app fee idea was Jeremy’s and it was a stroke of genius. I recommend it to anyone who’s offering a desirable position. Donate the money to charity if you need to – that would make it less offensive – but the fee weeds out everyone who’s just joking around.
I’ve considered an internship program, our staff would need to put something like that together.
Perry
Dear Perry,
Thank you for your reply I did not expect that. I believe that the $25 fee idea was outstanding and I like it.
I discovered your website only a few days ago as somebody mentioned your name on DigitalPoint forum. I have to say that your site and info you provide are very good compared to all that other … ah… sea of “stuff” that is floating out there. It is difficult to find good information on internet marketing online.
My background is in mechanical engineering which might be another reason why I am so attracted to your website. I think I will be coming back until I read everything you have in here. I also read your book which I got from the local library yesterday– it is really good.
I have not bought any of your products yet as I am trying to be careful what I spend my money on and do not have that much of it.
I really began to be serious about internet marketing only about 4 months ago. I learned a lot but I have much more to learn.
Right now I am in search and research of a good product idea I could try to market and sell. I built several websites but I scrapped them as they were not that good – I cut my losses early.
If you ever have internship competition I will be first to apply unless I have my own internet business running by then.
Please feel free to email me any product ideas you might have.
Thank you again for all the great info you give away.
Has the position been filled then? I have a wealth of experience, particularly with teaching, motivating, and managing teams, sales marketing, etc… Incorporated my business in 2007. I don’t see any announcement about it, but the original post said you were going to make the choice by January. Let me know if you’re still looking for the right person, then I’ll apply.
Thanks.
Mike Slemko, CEO
Xception Industries Ltd.
http://www.perrymarshall.com/affiliate-manager-winner/
Are you joking?
Besides making money with people paying to apply for the job, you create fake people that seem to be giving good comments on your way of recruiting. Hahahaha. I gotta admit, you are clever.
This is such a scam!!!!!!