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Most of us have heard about Affiliate Marketing - and it, like the other 3 vehicles examined on this site - embraces INTERNET MARKETING in a big way.
Even before we heard of the Internet, products from companies like Avon, Tupperware, and Amway etc, were marketed via Affiliate Marketing. The Internet has only increased the potential of Affiliate Marketing. It is like owning a mall, where you earn money from the profits of the mall as well as from the profits earned by each individual store in your mall. Affiliate Marketing on the Internet is so popular, because you have such a huge market in which to sell your products and services. The whole world is truly your market.
(1)- OTHER'S Products - If you decide to become an Affiliate Marketer and promote 'other' people's products and services - there are "many" Affiliate NETWORKS to access for for such products and services.
Even before we heard of the Internet, products from companies like Avon, Tupperware, and Amway etc, were marketed via Affiliate Marketing. The Internet has only increased the potential of Affiliate Marketing. It is like owning a mall, where you earn money from the profits of the mall as well as from the profits earned by each individual store in your mall. Affiliate Marketing on the Internet is so popular, because you have such a huge market in which to sell your products and services. The whole world is truly your market.
(1)- OTHER'S Products - If you decide to become an Affiliate Marketer and promote 'other' people's products and services - there are "many" Affiliate NETWORKS to access for for such products and services.
(( Pre-selling, and drumming up interest and demand, for other people’s products is a low-cost way to start generating some "passive income" streams. One you’ve created a Blog, written some articles and produced a few videos - with your Affiliate links pointing at the vendor’s site - then you’ve got to send traffic to those resources. But if what you are marketing has a 'recurring' income component, you’re doing the work of selling the product once, but enjoying the returns for as long as the customer stays with the program. ))
Low / No Cost / Simple - One of the great advantages of Affiliate Marketing is - it doesn’t require much - if any - investment.
No Recruiting / No Inventory - Another plus is that you are not required to "recruit" anyone in your Affiliate biz (as in most MLMs) - and you do not need to "stock product" with Affiliate Marketing.
Basically, Affiliate Marketing is STILL the simplest, fastest and least expensive way to start an Online business. You don't have to develop a product, stock inventory, deal with orders, shipping and/or customer complaints.
(2)- Your OWN Products - If you create your own products (eBook - eCourse, etc) - you can 'leverage' your success by making IT an Affiliate deal - for 'others' to market as well. The number of people working under you will decide the revenue you get out of it. The more the number of people, more will be your income. The only thing you need to invest is time and effort. Once you have established a network of other Affiliates - in theory - you can sit back and relax from the income that you make.
CAUTION:
However, unless you gain strong INTERNET marketing skills, and/or have access to exceptional tutoring, Affiliate Marketing can be a difficult road. If you're employed, or have your own business / practice - Affiliate Marketing will need to be done "in addition to" your career - "outside" your normal occupation - encroaching on your spare time / family time.
Traffic - The best way to be successful with Affiliate Marketing is to have affiliates that have extremely "high traffic" or sites that are frequented by a very targeted group of people that is aligned with your target market.
PPC - You have to weigh the opportunity and the costs and determine whether or not it is worth it for you. That is why most compensation structures in Affiliate programs are "pay per click", because if the affiliate doesn’t refer anyone to your site, you don’t pay anything. However, if they refer many people to your site, it can get very costly. Picking a site that is popular with your target market increases your ROI, because you also want to reduce the chance of paying for "duds". For example, if your Affiliate sends 30,000 people to your site, but only 10 are in your target market, that is going to be very expensive - and not rewarding.
SPAM can one of the biggest reasons that contributes to the 'bad image' of Internet / Affiliate Marketers. Internet marketing is not bad, but the "methods you use" to do that, defines it.
Low / No Cost / Simple - One of the great advantages of Affiliate Marketing is - it doesn’t require much - if any - investment.
No Recruiting / No Inventory - Another plus is that you are not required to "recruit" anyone in your Affiliate biz (as in most MLMs) - and you do not need to "stock product" with Affiliate Marketing.
Basically, Affiliate Marketing is STILL the simplest, fastest and least expensive way to start an Online business. You don't have to develop a product, stock inventory, deal with orders, shipping and/or customer complaints.
(2)- Your OWN Products - If you create your own products (eBook - eCourse, etc) - you can 'leverage' your success by making IT an Affiliate deal - for 'others' to market as well. The number of people working under you will decide the revenue you get out of it. The more the number of people, more will be your income. The only thing you need to invest is time and effort. Once you have established a network of other Affiliates - in theory - you can sit back and relax from the income that you make.
CAUTION:
However, unless you gain strong INTERNET marketing skills, and/or have access to exceptional tutoring, Affiliate Marketing can be a difficult road. If you're employed, or have your own business / practice - Affiliate Marketing will need to be done "in addition to" your career - "outside" your normal occupation - encroaching on your spare time / family time.
Traffic - The best way to be successful with Affiliate Marketing is to have affiliates that have extremely "high traffic" or sites that are frequented by a very targeted group of people that is aligned with your target market.
PPC - You have to weigh the opportunity and the costs and determine whether or not it is worth it for you. That is why most compensation structures in Affiliate programs are "pay per click", because if the affiliate doesn’t refer anyone to your site, you don’t pay anything. However, if they refer many people to your site, it can get very costly. Picking a site that is popular with your target market increases your ROI, because you also want to reduce the chance of paying for "duds". For example, if your Affiliate sends 30,000 people to your site, but only 10 are in your target market, that is going to be very expensive - and not rewarding.
SPAM can one of the biggest reasons that contributes to the 'bad image' of Internet / Affiliate Marketers. Internet marketing is not bad, but the "methods you use" to do that, defines it.
Although some will say that you could build a good Affiliate business "without" your own website - our own thought is that unless you do have a website - with considerable traffic - making enough money to justify the amount of work required is NOT likely.
LEARNING CURVE - To become highly successful as an Affiliate Marketer, there is definitely a skillset required. It will take a while to acquire the marketing and technical knowlege - but there is a wealth of resources listed on this page.
RESOURCES:
Here are some of the best places / info sources to begin your journey as an Affiliate Marketer...
-- Wilson Web => 
-- Wealthy Affiliate =>
-- Wealthy Affiliate =>
-- AssociatePrograms => 
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ROSALIND GARDNER- Here are some great TIPS and ideas from one of the most successful Affiliate Marketers in the industry...
Her SUPER AFFILIATE HANDBOOK =>
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AFFILIATE MASTERS COURSE (Free)- Here's one of the best resourses available. It's by Dr. Ken Evoy, Founder of Site Sell (SBI - Site Build It). It's a large file [165 pages], so it may take a minute to download...
Affiliate eBook =>
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AFFILIATE 'PRODUCT' NETWORKS:
-- Click Bank => 
-- Link Share =>
-- Link Share =>
-- Share A Sale => 
-- CPA Junction =>
-- CPA Junction =>
-- Incent Reward => 
-- Commission Junction =>
-- Commission Junction =>
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the Wealth RxTEST? - Remember the 2 things that any Biz Vehicle must meet to provide us with Principled Prosperity? => 1)- it must LEVERAGE our time / effort / money => 2)- it must give us multiple streams of 'passive' income. Simplicity and affordability? It obviously must also be legal and ethical. So, how does an AFFILIATE Mktg Biz measure up?
Now, a look at the most critical factor for YOUR success...
