[Linda Buquet]

Hi AffiliatePro,

Thats easy. Commissions vary greatly by industry.

So you need to research and find out how much programs in your space typically pay and then try to meet or beat their payouts. IF your margins don't allow you to beat other commissions then you can beef up your program benefits by offering longer cookies, innovative marketing materials or proving high conversion rates. Well actually even if you can offer higher commish you should still try to optimize your program by offering affiliates as many of those and other benefits as possible too.