{"id":9459,"date":"2023-03-20T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/?p=9459"},"modified":"2023-03-20T20:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:10:19","slug":"high-ticket-vs-low-ticket-affiliate-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/high-ticket-vs-low-ticket-affiliate-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"High Ticket vs Low Ticket Affiliate Marketing – Which Is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many affiliate marketing gurus claim that high-ticket affiliate marketing is better than low-ticket affiliate marketing because it enables you to earn higher commissions<\/a> per sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also often claim that high-ticket affiliate marketing is just as easy as low-ticket affiliate marketing & requires no additional effort if done correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But are those claims true? Is high-ticket affiliate marketing really<\/strong><\/em> better than low-ticket affiliate marketing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, if that’s what you’ve been wondering, you can rest assured you’ve landed in the right place to find out the answer, as we’ll be comparing them side-by-side below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, though, for those who don’t already know, let’s explain what high-ticket & low-ticket affiliate marketing actually means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Low Ticket Affiliate Marketing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Low-ticket affiliate marketing refers to the promotion of low-ticket items, aka items that cost relatively little & as a result, pay little commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, for example, if you were promoting a $5 product on Amazon as an affiliate, then that would be classed as a low-ticket item & you’d be doing low-ticket affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There isn’t an exact amount at which low-ticket affiliate marketing crosses over into high-ticket, but generally, anything over $500 would start to be classed by most folks as being a high-ticket item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, typically you’d class anything from $0.01 all the way up to $500 as being low-ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downside with low-ticket affiliate marketing is that, obviously, you’re paid smaller commissions… But the upside is that you’ll typically make more sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll compare them in more detail shortly, but first, let’s take a look at high-ticket affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is High Ticket Affiliate Marketing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

High-ticket affiliate marketing<\/a>, as you’ve now probably guessed, refers to the sale of high-ticket items, aka items that are relatively expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-ticket items are generally priced over $500 as an absolute minimum but often run into thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The important part here, though, is that they also need to pay out large commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, a $1,000 product with a 1% commission rate wouldn’t qualify as high-ticket because the commission would only be a mere $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-ticket affiliate marketing involves the promotion of high-ticket items that pay high-ticket commissions (typically over $100+ per sale).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any less than $100 per sale & you’d fall back into the territory of low-ticket affiliate marketing. Most high-ticket affiliate programs<\/a>, however, pay thousands<\/strong> in commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that’s why many folks claim that high-ticket affiliate marketing is the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, naturally, the claim of being able to earn so much money per sale makes people sceptical & as a result, many folks think high-ticket marketing is a scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is High Ticket Affiliate Marketing Legit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

High-ticket affiliate marketing in itself is legitimate & there are many legitimate high-ticket affiliate programs that you can join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, there are even high-ticket items that you can promote on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, you do have to tread carefully because there are also a lot of scammers looking to take advantage of people in the high-ticket affiliate marketing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, there are lots of so-called “gurus” that claim to teach people how to start a high-ticket affiliate marketing business. However, their business simply involves you paying thousands of dollars to sign up & then getting other people to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no real “product” as such, and as a result, it’s a flat-out pyramid scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you’re considering getting involved with high-ticket affiliate marketing there are 3 important questions you should ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n