Affiliate Program

Affiliate Holiday Bonus Time: Starts 11/18

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:22:48 GMT

Can you believe it’s the holiday season already? Even though your schedule is about to get packed with shopping, holiday parties, family obligations and more, we want to help keep your affiliate sales strong. So we’re bringing back the holiday bonus. From November 18 to December 31, you’ll get an extra 5%* on every sale you refer to us.

This is the time to make it count. With an referral sale averaging at $200 each, that's an extra $10 per sale...bringing your commission totals to about $40 per sale...easy money.

So what are you waiting for? Get started with your holiday promotions. Don't forget to login to the Affiliate Resource Center to access our Affiliate Holiday Promotions Calendar and all the new assets you can use to promote the TRX and get the sale.

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*All orders referred between November 18 - December 31 2009 are eligible for the TRX Affiliate Holiday Bonus. Not applicable on orders placed before November 18. All orders must be placed online using an affiliate weblink or affiliate code.

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Affiliate Q3 Contest

AffiliateTeam — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:33:08 GMT

We will be choosing 3 winners for our 2009 Q3 Affiliate Contest. The 3 affiliates that bring in the most sales will each win a complete TRX Workout Library (DVDs & Downloads), over a $500 value.

Need tips on increasing sales? Check out the Affilate Resource Center for tips, tricks and more.

Contest Details:

The 3 affiliates that bring in the most sales for Q3 will each win a complete TRX Workout Library (DVDs and Downloads), over a $500 value.
Contest ONLY valid for sales made through our online store beginning at 12:01AM, July 1, 2009 through 11:59PM, September 30, 2009.
Personal purchases are NOT eligible for contest consideration.

Q4 Updates: Affiliates Only

AffiliateTeam — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:57:13 GMT

Hey Affiliates,

We're in the home stretch of 2009 and we're ramping up for the holiday season as we speak. We want you to be in the know so you can update your sites, prepare your emails and get the sales...and cash.

This is your holiday update center. Be prepared to check back here on a weekly basis to see updates on the following:

1. Affiliate Holiday Bonus: More cash...yay!

2. Holiday Promotional Calendar: We're going to tell you in advance the promotions we'll be running so you can be prepared.

3. Updated Affiliate Tools: We have new web banners, videos, emails and more in the works for you to help you make the most this holiday season.

If you have any questions, contact us at affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com

Cheers,

The TRX Affiliate Team

P.S. You can also login to the Affiliate Resource Center to view any updates that may have been posted.

Shrink Your Link

AffiliateTeam — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:49:00 GMT

We know: Your affiliate weblink is too long and cumbersome to look cool on social media networks. But don’t despair! We have a solution that allows you to minimize your weblink to a manageable, nicer-looking size. Check it out below, and start friending and tweeting!

Maybe this is a trick you've already been using. Or maybe you just never realized you could use it for your affiliate weblink. But did you know that there are several sites out there that let you take any old link and convert it into a nice short URL that's perfect for using on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter?

Here's how you do it:

1. Select any one of the following websites:

2. Copy your affiliate weblink.

3. Paste into the appropriate field in your selected website.

4. Then you can copy/paste wherever you needed it

If you have questions, email us at affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com.

Good luck!

The Affiliate Team

Borrow Content...And Make the Sale

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:27:37 GMT

Affiliates,

You're heard it from us time and time again, offer interesting and relevant content to your leads and you will see more of these prospects converting into customers. We understand that finding good content can be challenge. That is why we recommend that you utilize the TRX Online Community. Here you'll find useful blogs, forum posts and more that can be repurposed and used on your website, blog, facebook, myspace, twitter and more.

Here are some of our latest blog posts that are interesting, relevant and best of all...available for you to use.

Flexibility Training for Runners>>

Jonathan Ross vs. Time Magazine...Round 1>>

Free TRX Workout e-Book>>

And remember, if you didn't write the content (regardless if you borrow it from our site or elsewhere), always remember to give credit to the original author and/or website.

Have a question? Email the Affiliate Team at affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com.

Program Reminder: Retroactive Affiliate Sales

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:18:17 GMT

Reminder:

Our systems do not allow us to retroactively apply the affiliate code to processed orders. If you have someone who wants to use your affiliate code, please make sure they have the correct information during their check out.

Alternately, using your affiliate weblink will allow you to eliminate any user error. For tips on easy ways to use your affiliate weblink without a webpage, visit the Affiliate Resource Center.

Don't forget to test your affiliate weblink to make sure it's working. For instructions on testing your weblink, click here.

Have a question regarding this policy? Feel free to email the Affiliate Team at affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com.

Thanks!

The Affiliate Team

August Affiliate Contest

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:06:01 GMT

Hey Affiliates!

So far 2009 has been great and you've all been working hard to bring in the sales (and make $$). As a thank you, we're adding an extra reward in August.

Here's the deal:

If you bring in $500 or more in sales in the month of August*, you'll receive a $25 cash bonus that will be paid at the end of the quarter.

For tips on improving your 'game' and capturing those sales, login to the Affiliate Resource Center and check out tip, tricks and loads of marketing materials.

And remember...because the average sale in our online store is $200, you only need about 3 sales to make the mark.

What are you waiting for? Get selling!

The Affiliate Team

*Only applies to sales made from 12:00 AM August 1, 2009 through 11:59 PM August 31, 2009. Personal sales not eligible towards contest. Each bonus will be paid out at the end of the quarter per the regular affiliate payout schedule. Please email any questions to affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com

Tips on Fixing Common Affiliate Mistakes

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:00:16 GMT

Generating Traffic for your Affiliate Site

There are several great ways to start generating traffic. However, before you get started on generating traffic, make sure you do two things:

1. Read our Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions and Marketing Guidlines. Here you will find the do's and don'ts for online advertising and more so that you're sure you're in compliance with our program.

2. Read the section below on developing content for your site. What's the point of directing people to your site if there isn't anything interesting there for them when you get there?

So back to generating traffic. We highly recommend that you initially reach out to your immediate network. Send an email and let them know that you believe in the TRX and why. For tips on sending out emails, visit our Affiliate Resource Center.

You can also explore Social Media (twitter, facebook, blogging). See our recent posts on these topics and how to utilize the available tools to drive traffic and make the sale.

Another tactic that proves very successful for a lot of affiliates is CPC Advertising (Cost-Per-Click), such as Google, Yahoo! and MSN Adwords. This can be costly and time consuming. Be prepared to spend time and money to make this work for you! And remember, read or Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions and Marketing Guidelines. Here you will find IMPORTANT guidelines for using PPC Advertising with your TRX Affiliate Program.

Lastly, when using any of the above traffic generating initiatives, please always remember not to SPAM. A good rule of thumb, if you don't want someone to send it to you, then don't send it to your friends, colleagues or even strangers!

Website Design

KISS. Keep It Simple, Silly. Always keep this in mind when designing your affiliate website. Try to get in the mind of the viewer and offer both images, video and copy in an easily digestible format.

When reviewing your site, try to look at it as if you've never seen it before (or as someone you know who really hasn't seen it). As yourself the following questions:

Can you find what you're looking for easily?
Does it make sense?
Is everything laid out nicely on pages that don't scroll on forever and ever?
Are all the images clickable (a great place to use your affiliate weblink)?
Is all the video working properly and does it support the content you're providing?
Are there any broken links, typos or grammatical errors?

All of this makes a huge difference in convincing someone to make a purchase. For access to the video and web banners we provide to TRX Affiliates, make sure you login to the Affiliate Resource Center.

Developing Content

We've addressed this previously, but we cannot stress it enough--this is what will keep customers on your site reading and what will help you make the sale. When making a purchasing decision online, the customer always wants enough information as possible to make sure they are making the right decision. You can help them by giving them your 'expert advice': a great product review. Use your experience and base of knowledge to give an honest, genuine review. This will do far more for you in making the sale than flashy graphics or catchy copy.

When developing content be creative, you can design your own workouts to share, tell a funny story or hold your own contests/challenges.

Tip: Feel free to use the content you find in the TRX Online Community on your own website or blog.

Online Advertising

We know it's temping to just slap a web banner on your site and hope that you make tons of money through an affiliate program. We hate to break it to you, but it's not that easy. Just like most merchants find, you have to convince people why they should purchase your product. You need to support these banners with relevant content that will help bring the customer that much closer to putting down their credit card and clicking the submit order button.

Furthermore, if you promote more than just one product through affiliate programs, putting up a web banner for each product does not mean you have a great chance of making the sale. All you've done is make your site look like times square. Remember to focus and think of this through the customer's point of view. Feed them one product at a time and remember to use relevent content (yes...that again) to help them make a purchasing decision.

For more tips on improving your site to make the affiliate sale, visit the Affiliate Resource Center.

Top 4 Affiliate No-No's

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:43:58 GMT

Common Affiliate Mistakes AND How to Avoid Them
by Brian Lamacraft

Affiliate marketing can be a tough business to be successful at. Many website owners make common mistakes which decreases the potential for sales. There are four common mistakes that affiliate marketers make. These mistakes are in the areas of traffic, website design, content, and how they advertise the affiliate program.

Traffic

A website that is offering affiliate products or services for sale needs good traffic.

Many websites don't spend enough time in this area and fail to generate any real affiliate revenue. A successful affiliate marketer needs to know about SEO or search engine optimization and be able to direct traffic through good keywords on their website. The affiliate marketer sometimes needs to spend some of their own money to generate leads and potential sales through their links. It takes time for a new website to get established on the Internet and time must be given to generating adequate traffic for a website to generate affiliate sales.

Website Design

Many websites feature a poor site design with flashy graphics, inadequate menu systems, and clutter that makes it difficult to generate real sales revenues from affiliate programs. A site should be easy to navigate and quick loading. A good design makes the user stay longer, gains their interest, and potentially increases revenues for the marketer.

Content

The most common problem affiliate marketers face is lack of content. Without relevant content a site won't generate affiliate revenue because the user has no reason to stay on the site. Affiliate links should provide content through articles or through other means such as video, sound, or other samples. If you just put down a bunch of affiliate banner ads on an empty website you won't generate any sales. Many websites that are offering affiliate links are built in this way and are ignored by web users. By proving content you make your site useful and your affiliate links can then become a part of your content and not some annoyance for the user. If you make your site worth visiting then interest will be gained through your links. All affiliate marketers should change links on a periodic basis and offer something new for the web user. This can be a new product, or special from your advertising partners.

Advertising

Many affiliate marketers slimily advertise their links in the wrong way. They have too many programs on their site. They clutter and fill a website with banner ads, product displays and bombard the web user with advertising that is annoying. The website may include pop-up advertising or ads that obscure the view of the user and need to be clicked to close. Other affiliate marketers use spam techniques and send out multiple email advertising in an attempt to gather more sales. Not only is this practice frowned upon it can get the marketer banned from the affiliate program provider.

Conclusion

It is possible to be a successful affiliate marketer with hard work. Provide a clean well designed website for your users and make sure your content is relevant and up to date. Work on traffic generation techniques SEO optimization and avoid spamming your users with multiple advertisements on your website. If you work on these areas you will have a website your users can enjoy and sales will improve in the process.

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Now you know the top mistakes that are the downfall of many affiliates. Want the tips on how to fix these mistakes and start making more money now?

Learn More>>

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Using Twitter to Build Your Affiliate Business

Fitness Anywhere — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:02:55 GMT

Brief explanation of Twitter:

The basic description of twitter is that it is micro blogging. This means people are “blogging” about anything and everything as long as they can fit it in 140 characters or less. What does this mean? There is a lot of junk out there on twitter.

Why is it good for business?

Done properly, Twitter can help establish your reputation as a knowledgeable person in the industry. People will be more open to your recommendations and willing to purchase on your suggestions when they feel you are an active part of their community.

Done poorly and you will be viewed as a spammer, which reflects bad on you and the products your are trying to promote. For the most part, sales from a spam are few and far between. Those who do make a sale also have a high number returns, thus loosing the initial commission.

The key, as with all social marketing, is openness and honesty.

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Getting Started:

You'll want to create an account on Twitter.com. Upload a picture and fill in your profile as people will be more apt to follow you if they can get to know you a bit. The next step is to follow people. Search for fiends, people you admire and of course you'll want to follow us, @trx_fitness.

Watch what they do and get a feel for how twitter works before diving in.

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Lingo:

@name: This is how you respond to someone specifically or give credit to someone on twitter. For example: @trx_fitness is the current twitter account for Fitness Anywhere. If you want to post something directed to that account you would do it like this.

@trx_fitness when will the video of the low rows be on the site?

Or in reference to:

Everyone should follow @trx_fitness and stay up to date on the TRX.

Note: even when you are directing your comments to a specific person, it is still viewable by the rest of twitter.

RT: ReTweet. Use this when passing information that someone else has tweeted. For example, if @trx_fitness have tweeted, “TRX was featured on American Idol last night!” The proper way to “retweet would be...

RT @trx_fitness: TRX was featured on American Idol last night!

DM: Direct Message. These are messages that you can send directly to other people and are private, not seen by the rest of the twitter universe. You can only directly message people that are following you, and only people you are following can directly message you.

#: Hashtag. The # sign (referred to as a hashtag) is used when you want to specify an event or subject. By using #, you ease the search or filter use to people only interested in a topic. For Example:

Fraser lead a great discussion today about using the TRX in PhysTherapy #IDEA

The #IDEA refers to the IDEA conference and people searching for comments about that specifically will find it easer by searching on #IDEA rather than IDEA and finding all the tweets like...

I just had a great idea. Peanut Butter and Chocolate... TOGETHER!

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Don'ts

Twitter is a way to highlight the personalities behind the company. It provides a way for customers to feel more connected to the brand. As a company front man, there is the added responsibility of always being “on.” That being said, this list of “don'ts” might be a no brainer... but didn't want to leave these unspoken.

Don't say anything that can be considered racial, condescending or sexist.

Don't post anything negative about competitors, places (like towns, states or countries) or person/people (it is perfectly acceptable to provide a “review” of a restaurant, venue, etc. as long as you are not just ripping on it).

Don't tweet about mundane things. “I'm headed to lunch.” Is not going to get you much of a reaction.

Don't bombard twitter with a bunch of tweets all at once. A good rule of thumb is to keep it to a 5 tweet an hour minimum.

Don't tweet drunk. It might seem like a good idea at the time, but remember, this is public.

Don't retweet something and leave off the original Twitter poster. Always give credit to those who wrote it first.

Don't just tweet about what you are doing. Highlight people that you are following.

Don't tweet your daily schedule if it has no value. i.e. “Going to a meeting with LiveStrong.” better “meeting with LiveStrong to discuss how TRX and Lance can change bicycle fitness.”

Don't just start following people randomly. Twitter monitors this and if it seems you are doing something shade, it will freeze your account.

Don't just post your affiliate link or create a bunch of twitter accounts for the soul purpose of pushing your affiliate link on people. Not only is this annoying, it will get you banned from twitter if they catch you.

Don't use foul language.

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Do's

This about how to get people interested in following you and providing useful information.

Do Include the why when tweeting about what you are doing. “Just ran the Lyon st. stairs in 1.4 min. Beat my last time and getting close to goal of >1 min.”

Do Follow people who are in the fitness niche. More on how to find these people later. Follow people who have interesting views and ideas that are pertinent to this industry, not just people that you think will make you look good.

Do Tweet at least 3 to 4 times a day. People will be more apt to pay attention to what you have to say. You can also schedule tweets in advance. More on that later.

Do RT (retweet) others when you come across something interesting. @trx_fitness posts a quote a day... good content to retweet.

Do Fill out your profile and picture as thorough as possible, include a link back to fitness anywhere.

Do Be polite and respond to people when they send you a DM or an @ reply.

Do include your affiliate link in your profile and recommend the TRX to your followers.

Do Think about having a separate “personal” account if you think you are going to be using twitter to share info between friends.

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This should at least get you started posting on twitter. Once you are following us, give us a few days and we'll follow you back. Send us a DM and let us know who you are!

Affiliates - Have an upcoming event or sports camp?

AffiliateTeam — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:42:26 GMT

Use this order form...

Ever wish you could just collect orders at an event or camp instead of hoping that they will purchase a TRX and click on your link or use your affiliate code? Well, now you can take the guesswork out of the equation by using this easy order form. We've put most of our products on this sheet with all the prices so it's clear what they're getting and for what.

Just print out copies of this order form and have your customers/contacts fill out their order information You take the order forms and process them on our website using your affilaite weblink or code. We process the order and it gets shipped directly to your customer!

Please just remember to let them know that you will be processing their order, but that the charge will be coming from Fitness Anywhere. Also, shipping fees may apply and if they live in California, sales tax will be applied as well.

So what are you waiting for? Download the order form so you have it on hand for your next event.

Download Now>>

The TRX Affiliate Team

Affiliate Spotlight: Louise Lee

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:57:47 GMT

Passion + Promotion = Success

Louise Lee, of Lithial Ltd., consistently leaders her team to our affilites' winner circle each quarter. Key to her sales success: A big belief in the TRX and a savvy, consumer-focused website. Louise has tried, tested and refined lots of marketing ideas and shares her strategies and secrets here.

What do you consider to be the secret of your success as an Affiliate?

I think this is about promoting something which you actually believe in and would use yourself. It's much easier to be motivated to create a site and dedicate the time it takes to create the content if you have an interest in it. I've made this mistake in the past and created sites for topics I didn't really care about and they always fell by the wayside. When I'm genuinely into a topic into turns into a research project and I enjoy learning about it, the product of which is usually a niche site with unique content. I usually measure my sites by my own interest and whether I would find them useful.

Do you have a fitness background? If so, how has this helped you as a TRX Affiliate?

Fitness to me is a hobby, it's something I care about and pursue in my spare time. I enjoy learning about it and try to stay in good shape and whilst I'm not a fitness professional I do think that this helps with the sites I create because I can relate to the average person who wants to get in shape and put things in laymen's terms.

What different methods of communication do you employ to generate referral sales? Which do you find to be the most effective?

Our site isn't that old and there's still a lot more we want to do with it. At the moment we experiment with some paid advertising but this is very hit and miss and we try to focus on the search engine optimisation side of things by generating unique content. To this end we have recently put in place a Wordpress blog on the site and a database driven exercise directory and intend on writing more articles for stronger listings in the search engines.

We don't capture any user data or use mailing lists at the moment but this is something we have found really effective in the past. If you can create a decent user base who keep revisiting your site and posting on forums / blogs and building a community, your site will be successful. This is our ultimate goal.

How have you specifically used your website to promote the TRX?

The site is built around suspension training and bodyweight exercise and the TRX in our opinion is the ultimate tool for doing this. The website promotes the TRX in a "Featured Products" section and is used throughout the exercise directory. We've also posted reviews on the product and added one or two of the Fitness Anywhere banners.

What advice would you share with other TRX affiliates to help them make the sales and earn commissions?

Always think about things from the consumers perspective. Put yourself in their shoes and imagine what it is they are looking for and don't overly sell to them. In my opinion, for an affiliate site there is nothing worse than a page full of banners with the sole intention of referring the visitor on to another place. If you create a valuable user resource then sales will be a natural by-product.

What is the one most important thing an affiliate can do to make the sale?

Consider your target user base and create useful content aimed at these visitors.

View Lithial's Winning Website

Affiliate Newsletter Archive

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:52:44 GMT

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Facebook for Affiliates

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:19:54 GMT

Facebook for Affiliates

If you are not on facebook, stop reading this right now and go to www.facebook.com. Create a profile and add friends. If you need help with this, check out How to Create a Facebook Profile. Once you have this done, come back and start reading.

Now you are ready to start selling on facebook! Before you start blanketing your profile with “Buy now” ads and messaging your friends with, “check out this great new product” there are some subtle, yet effective ways to market in facebook.

1. What's on your mind?

Remember how mom use to say, “It's not polite to talk about yourself.” Well, now-a-days, that's all people are doing. Facebook makes it easy with the “What's on your mind?” field found near the top of the page. Here you can update with what you had for dinner, what song you are listening to or your current theory on the evolution of the coat hanger.

An effective affiliate use of this space would be to post something about your workout routine that involves the TRX and include your affiliate link. For Example...

“Just did a full body workout on my TRX and it seriously kicked my BUTT! http://fitnessanywhere.com”

“Just weighed myself this morning and I lost 3 pounds this past week! Thank you TRX! http://fitnessanywhere.com"

Now this tactic works only if you periodically include other tidbits about yourself and what you are doing. If all you are doing is posting about the TRX people will start to tune you out and may even drop you as a friend.

Following the same path as before, here are some examples of other, non sales posts:

“I am seriously excited about getting into shape this summer!”

“My goal is to lose 20 pounds by September.”

2. Get Involved!

No one wants to be friends with someone who only talks and doesn't listen. Facebook is all about interaction, connecting with old friends and making new ones. There are also about 100,000 groups you can join with every interest imaginable. Become involved, post in the groups, comment on your friend's “wall,” wish people happy birthday, pass on interesting information. What you want is to build a reputation as a real person, not a sales pusher.

There are some do's and do not's:

Do connect with people you actually know
Do post interesting information specific to a group or something a friend would be interested in on their/his/her wall
Do engage in conversations
Do occasionally include your affiliate link and recommend the TRX.

Don't just post sales pitches
Don't just try to add random people for the sake of increasing your “friends”
Don't join groups that you really don't have an interest in just because they might be a “good market”
Don't be offended if you invite someone to be your friend and they don't accept.

The most important thing about facebook is to have fun! Now get out there and start facebooking!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions!

April: Tip of the Month

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:49:38 GMT

We didn't invent the wheel--we just use it. The web is full of top affiliates who are willing to share their sales secrets, so we've compiled the best affiliate marketing blogs with tips for you to try and test. Find something that works? Share your experience in our affiliate forums so others can try it too!

Some of our favorite affiliate blogs/sites to find tips from the top affiliates around the world.

Affiliate Tip: http://blog.affiliatetip.com/

Missy Ward: http://missyward.com/

Associate Programs: http://www.associateprograms.com/

Affiliates World: http://www.affiliates-world.com/blog/

2009 2nd Quarter Contest

AffiliateTeam — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:20:51 GMT

Winning Isn't Everything...

But it sure feels nice. We will be choosing 3 winners for our 2009 Q2 Affiliate Contest. The 3 affiliates that bring in the most sales will each win a $100 gift certificate to the Fitness Anywhere online store.

Need tips on increasing sales? Check out the Affilate Recource Center for tips, tricks and more.

Contest Details:

The 3 affiliates that bring in the most sales for Q2 will each win a $100 Fitness Anywhere Gift Certificate.
Contest ONLY valid for sales made through our online store beginning at 12:01AM, April 1, 2009 through 11:59PM, June 30, 2009.
Personal purchases are NOT eligible for contest consideration.

Testing Your Affiliate Weblink

AffiliateTeam — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:17:41 GMT

We recommend always testing your weblink. However, if you have set up a URL redirect using your weblink or are not familiar with html, we recommend testing all links and web banners that you have added to your website or blog.

1. Click on your weblink.

2. You will be directed to the TRX Online Store, unless you have set up your own URL redirect or requested a URL redirect from our affiliate team. If you are not directed to the webpage you were expecting, please email us at affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com with your requested target URL.

3. Add any product to your cart.

4. Click on the Checkout button.

5. You will be given an opportunity to review your cart. Click on the Checkout button.

6. You are now at the checkout screen. Scroll down to section 3. If you see this icon, your weblink is working properly. If you do not see this icon, there is a problem with the way your weblink has been set up. For more information on using your weblink, visit the Tips & Tricks section of the Affiliate Resource Center.

Good Luck!

The TRX Affiliate Team

Affiliate Web Banner Redirect

AffiliateTeam — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:46:37 GMT

We've shown you before how to do a URL Redirect for your Affiate Weblink, but this time we're going to show you how to you can set up a redirect for any page on our site. It's easy!

1. Login to the Affiliate Resource Center and click on the Banners tab.

2. Select which banner you want to use. Copy and paste the html code into a notepad (PC) or text edit (Mac) file.

3. Identify where your Affiliate code (highlighted in yellow) is in the html code.

4. Directly after your affiliate code, add &RU= (highlighted in blue).

5. Then add the URL you would like to redirect to (highlighted in red).

6. Then add the code to your website or blog and click on it to test. (Before you perform this test, make sure you clear all cookies in your internet browser). Add a product to your cart. Continue to checkout and if you see this acceptance notification, your banner is set up properly.

Good luck!

The Affiliate Team

2009 1st Quarter Affiliate Contest

AffiliateTeam — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:58:18 GMT

Calling all affiliates...

Don't rest on your laurels in 2009. Start of the year with a bang by winning the 1st affiliate contest of 2009. The affiliate that brings in the most sales* will win a $250 gift certificate to the Fitness Anywhere online store.

Need tips on increasing sales? Check out the Affilate Recource Center for tips, tricks and more.

Contest Details:

Affiliate that brings in the most sales for Q1 will win a $250 Fitness Anywhere Gift Certificate.
Contest ONLY valid for sales made through our online store beginning at 12:01AM, January 1, 2009 through 11:59PM, March 31, 2009.
Personal purchases are NOT eligible for contest consideration.

January Tip of the Month - Killer Product Reviews

AffiliateTeam — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:38:45 GMT

We've all been there -- just about to make an online purchase but curious what others think before we hit the 'place order' button. Well, do the work for your friends and clients and create a killer product review. Make it honest and include your own personal experience. Then post on your website, blog or myspace/facebook page with your affiliate weblink.

If well written, your network will trust your recommendation and you'll capture the sale! Here's some tips on getting that done:

Be honest. People will see through a review that is unnatural or seems forced.
Tell a story. Maybe you have a cool story about how the TRX changed your performance in a sport or helped you lose weight. Use that.
Add photos or video to enhance your review. Did you use your TRX on a sail boat vacation…show that.
Continue to update and use fresh content. Maybe your first story didn't convince them, but your “fitness update” just might.

Need inspiration? Check out the product reviews in our online store for ideas on what people find helpful.

Want more tips? Check out the Affiliate Resource Center for more ideas on how to drive affiliate referral sales.

Two Million Website Hits in One Month

anneparker — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:39:19 GMT

I was talking to a friend yesterday about fitness business marketing and business building. I was really excited to sit down with him and learn how he has built his business from the ground up.   He is somewhat of a “fitness marketing guru” and is full of great ideas on marketing.   He sells a successful e-book, trains people one on one and in groups, writes a few articles per day and specializes in Kettlebell training.

I learned a lot in the two hours I spent with him, but one thing he told me blew me away. He has written the number one article on the Internet about the 300 Workout and subsequently earned a large amount of income through the affiliate links he has on his blog. When I say large, I mean five figures large (in one day!).   In fact, his affiliate link almost shut down the order site where he was directing his readers.

I had no ideas the power of the articles I post on my blog. I didn’t realize that by setting up my blog correctly with Google and Yahoo that the search engines would direct anyone who wants to learn about the topics I am writing about to my humble blog site.   I never saw my blog as an income earner, just a way to market my informational products and training services. My friend sure opened my eyes!

I have had good success with my Fitness Anywhere affiliate sales. I have banner ads on my website, blog and whenever I write an article on TRX training I always embed my affiliate link in to the article. Things are going well and I appreciate the extra income that my Fitness Anywhere affiliate links provide.

In 2009 I am going to focus on writing the top article on the Internet and getting three million hits in one month on my website! Hey…I have to put it out there in order for it to happen…right? Anyone care to join me?

Happy Affiliate Linking and Success in 2009!

Preparing a Holiday Gift Guide

AffiliateTeam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:13:31 GMT

We’ve all been there…trying to figure out what gift to give to that one person that is just hard to shop for. Well, make it easy for your network by creating a holiday gift guide!

You can add one to your website or create an email. Presenting the products by recipient, interest and price is a great way to show your network what you recommend and make it easy for them to decide what will make the best gift.

Here’s some tips for putting together a holiday gift guide for your network:

By Recipient
We offer a lot of programs, bundles and accessories that are perfect for a wide array of recipients. Get creative with your recommendations! Here are a couple that we think will work:

The Busy Mom – TRX Professional + TRX Essentials: Flexibility
The Weekend Warrior – Force Training Kit + TRX Performance: Train Like the Pros (coming soon!)
The College Student – TRX Home Training Bundle + TRX Performance: Team Sports

By Interest
We believe the TRX is for everyone so we’ve worked hard to support our product with interesting training programs that work for everyone. Here are a couple of examples:

Pilates/Yoga – TRX Professional, TRX Essentials: Flexibility + Pilates Series Poster

All About Sports – TRX Golf Workout by Titleist, TRX Performance: Team Sports, TRX Performance: Tennis

Health Crazy – TRX Pro Training Bundle, TRX Essentials: Strength, Gourmet Nutrition Cookbook

By Price
You can get fit at any price! Break out products in price ranges that make it easy for your network to find a gift that fits their budget. Add in other fitness products that you may promote to round out the selection.

Share any other ideas that you think will work great. Need images to round out your gift guide? Visit the Affiliate Resource Center for images, holiday web banners, and more.

Cheers!

The Affiliate Team

Affiliate Holiday Bonus--How much do you want it?

AffiliateTeam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:54:51 GMT

Holiday Bonus Time!
5% or 10%, how much do you want it?

In the spirit of giving, we are increasing your affiliate commission rate from Nov 13^th through Dec 31^st.In addition, to incentivize you to sell even more we will give you up to 35% commission rate to those of you that bring in $1000 + in sales during the same time period. Let’s break it down for you:

That works out to about $40 cash or $60 store credit for the average sale! OR $50 cash & $70 store credit if you hit the $1000 sales mark.
For tips on how to make the most out of holiday bonus time, visit the new Affiliate Resource Center and study up on the best ways to increase sales.
Happy selling!!
The Affiliate Team

Hungry For Affiliate Cookie?

athomeworkoutsource — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:09:21 GMT

Kudos for the new and improved TRX affiliate program. The new videos, images and banners are great.

I would like to suggest a win- win proposition that will make the TRX affiliate program even better. How about an extended cookie like other top affiliate programs use that will allow affiliates to get credit for a sale for an extended period such as 45-180 days?

This would make affiliates hungrier and more willing to spend time and money promoting TRX products.

Fitness anywhere and affiliates would both win with increased affiliate sales.

Other top affiliate programs are doing this.

How about an extended cookie?

Affiliate Contest - 4th Quarter

AffiliateTeam — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:33:06 GMT

Hey Affiliates! We're throwing up some great prizes this quarter for our affiliate contest. It's up to you to bring in the sales so you snag a prize. Here are the contest details:

Affiliate that brings in the most sales for Q4 will win a TRX Leader Pack. This pack has every TRX product you could possibly want (and a $525 value) and is not available in our store. It's truly an affiliate exclusive!
Any Affiliate that brings in $500 sales or more wins a Fitness Anywhere t-shirt.
Contest ONLY valid for sales made through our online store beginning at 12:01AM, October 1, 2008 through 11:59PM, December 31, 2008.
Personal purchases are NOT eligible for contest consideration.

If you have any questions regarding contest details, send an email to affiliate@fitnessanywhere.com.