Many people in the restaurant industry do not trust partnership programs. That is too bad because some of them offer great ways to increase the tip with little work. Those affiliate programs are worthwhile for restaurant owners and every one who knows the catering industry.
In the maze of shady credit card spam on Facebook and scam mails which promise a "great income opportunity", reputable affiliate programs concerning the catering industry often get lost in the shuffle. Most restaurateurs prefer to keep their hands off those partnership programs. Although they could easily earn some extra money since they know the restaurant industry very well.
As an affiliate you are a partner of a company. You recommend the company's product via link and get a commission in case you sell successfully. There is no charge for partnership programs and they are free of obligations. You sign up and get a link, which you then can forward to friends or publish on your website. If you are into social media, it may also be appropriate to spread the link on Facebook and Twitter.
Well-known companies that offer affiliate programs are for example Amazon or Airbnb. If you link to an article on Amazon and a user reaches the online store on this way, you get between 1 and 10 percent of the shopping value – even if the user buys something else at Amazon. If you ask a friend to sign up on Airbnb, both of you get 18 Euro (20 Dollars) travel credit. If the friend offers his own apartment for rent, you get 71 Euros (80 Dollars) travel credit extra.
Companies offer affiliate programs in order to increase their own publicity and disseminate their product. That is worth a percentage of the profit to them.
Reputable providers and blogs are generally transparent in the display of affiliate links, which makes it is easier for the user to classify the information for themselves. Otherwise they could quickly get the feeling that products are recommended only due to the high commission.
There are some affiliate programs concerning the restaurant business which are especially interesting for domain experts and people who know the catering industry:
For example: You recruit 10 customers who choose the Professional Plan. This means 80 Euros (89 Dollars) for you every month as long as the new customers use CentralPlanner!
You can sign up for the CentralPlanner affiliate program here.
Whether you want to refer the products only occasionally or search specifically for customers is up to you. The affiliate programs offer you a lot of freedom, but also the opportunity to earn some extra money.
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