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Wedding Professionals:

I’m constantly looking for new ways to help you grow your business. One easy way for you to earn extra money is to participate in one or more wedding affiliate programs.

How do wedding affiliate programs work exactly? In many cases, all you have to do is place a banner on your wedding website or wedding blog. When someone clicks on that banner, they will be taken to another wedding website. If that person makes a purchase at that other website within 30-120 days (timing varies depending on the affiliate program), then you will earn a commission for that sale. There are countless wedding affiliate programs to choose from. Here are some tips that I’ve come up with for selecting a program. Choose a wedding affiliate program that...

Provides additional benefits to your customers. At the same time, ensure that the offering will not compete with the services that you already provide. By expanding your offerings with a wedding affiliate program, you are giving brides more of a reason to come to your website.
Adds credibility to what you already offer brides. Enhance your own brand and reputation by selecting a wedding affiliate program that has its own trustworthy, highly regarded wedding brand.
Has a strong reputation for paying its affiliates. According to the online marketing blog, GrowMap, it doesn’t matter how high an affiliate program’s commission is if they don’t pay you. Before using an affiliate program, search for online reviews (try the program name and the word "scam"), or any other information you can locate.

There is one wedding affiliate program that has recently caught my eye and meet the criteria above.

Wedding Mountain – Earn up to 11% in commissions. WeddingMountain.com is one of the largest online wedding supply and accessory stores, which will add value and selection to your own site. Wedding accessories include wedding cake toppers, wedding guest books, flower girl baskets, ring bearer pillows, wedding albums, bridal shoes, wedding favors, unity candles, wedding cameras and much more. The average order size for a purchase at Wedding Mountain is $80. LEARN MORE>

I encourage you to check out the wedding affiliate programs that I have just mentioned. Choose a wedding affiliate program that is right for you, sign up and then post an affiliate banner or link on your website.

Would you consider participating in a wedding affiliate program? Please help the rest of our wedding community by sharing your thoughts and comments below.

About This Blog: Christine Dyer has an MBA in marketing and shares over ten years of marketing expertise with the wedding community. In this weekly blog called Supercharge Your Wedding Business, you'll find advice on an array of wedding business topics such as how to market to brides, social networking, wedding PR, wedding sales, vendor networking, branding, pricing and much more. .Please pass this news along to your own professional wedding network. To receive this advice in your email inbox each week, Sign Up for a Free BridalTweet Membership.

Comment by Honolulu Horse and Carriage on February 8, 2010 at 9:51am: awesome thx 4 the tip!

Comment by alterationsinc on February 9, 2010 at 6:12pm: Great info. Would like to here from anyone that has been doing this in the wedding industry today.
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Comment by Shannon Purcell Photography on March 30, 2010 at 3:03pm: Looks like an interesting way to network and market. I think I'll look more into it. Thanks!

Comment by Helen Kobrin on May 5, 2010 at 1:29pm: Wow, this sounds very interesting, I would really love to hear from anyone that has ever used this.

Comment by Kimber Lee Wilkes on May 24, 2010 at 4:18pm: Thanks for the information.Super! I don't why I did not think of it sooner! I want to find out more? Any suggestions of other companies with the same policy?

Comment by Shelly Stone on November 16, 2012 at 7:00am: PhotoOpp Bride Edition (a photo-sharing app) has an affiliate program, too. We work mostly with wedding consultants/planners, photographers, and venues that have brides that might want to use our app at their wedding. Basically, you refer your brides to our service and you get 50% revenue share. Or, you can choose to offer the app as an add-on to your own services, or include it, and pay for the service yourself (still getting the 50% share). More info is on our website http://ourphotoopp.com, or I'm happy to answer any questions.

Shelly