Part II: Month 1: Pre-Launch Research and Analysis

In preparation for entering the exciting world of affiliate marketing, we have a lot of ground to cover. You’ll want to make sure you have thoroughly studied the competitive landscape, understood how tracking and reporting works, and decided on the program management route to choose. In the course of the following four weeks, you’ll get all of these sorted, as well as finalize the core structure of your future affiliate program.

Chapter 3 Week 1: Perform Competitive Marketing Analysis

Chapter 4 Week 2: Understanding Tracking and Reporting

Chapter 5 Week 3: Evaluate Program Management Options

Chapter 6 Week 4: Finalize Payment Models and Cookie Life

Get Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.