Make Money Online With Affiliate Marketing!

From Wikipedia... According to one report, total sales generated through affiliate networks in 2006 was £2.16 billion in the UK alone. MarketingSherpa's research team estimated that, in 2006, affiliates worldwide earned $6.5 billion in bounty and commissions from a variety of sources in retail, personal finance, gaming and gambling, travel, telecom, education, publishing and forms of lead generation other than contextual ad networks such as Google AdSense.

Affiliate marketing is becoming one of the most successful and profitable ways for website owners to make money. The beauty is you don't need to be a rocket scientist either. If you can navigate your way around the internet then you will be able to start affiliate marketing.

What is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is essentially getting paid for promoting another persons product or service. There are various methods of doing this, maybe via e-mail, advertising banners on a website, text links within a review site etc.

The bottom line is the more traffic (customers) you send, then the more commision you will earn if they purchase the products or service.

With google adsense and other similar advertising programs you are paid for simply directing people to a particular website. This is known as Pay Per Click (PPC).

The great news is it is very simple to get started.

If I said to you that it was possible to have a successful affiliate website up and running from scratch in less than 8 hours and for under £30 what would you say?

Watch the video, what is affiliate marketing?

How do I get started?

You can dive straight in register a domain name then begin building your site. (what I did) Then spend the next couple of month correcting all the mistakes you made!

OR There are a number of excellent guides out there that show you everything step by step.

'He just wants me to buy these so he gets a percentage of the money' I hear you saying. Well, yes I will get a percentage of the money but what you will get is the perfect guide to enable you to be just like me!

I could recommend different products that would earn me a much higher affiliate percentage. But I am recommending these 2 because in my experience they are a must for anyone interested in making money through affiliate marketing.

The Rich Jerk

Known as 'The Bible' of affiliate marketing. It comes with a 100% moneyback guarantee and even includes a free ready made website. Definately a must read for any serious money maker.

The Super Affiliate Handbook

Another essential read. Whether or not you believe this womans story isn't important. What is important however is the quality of the book she's written. Affiliate marketing works and this is the other must read to enable you to be up there with the best.

Read the amazing true story of how one woman, with no previous business experience, earned $436,797+ in 2002 and now earns MUCH MORE than that ... just by selling other people's stuff online!

In her down-to-earth, sincere and often humorous style, Rosalind Gardner guides you through the entire process of building an affiliate marketing business on the 'Net.

Frequently revised and updated to reflect industry changes, the Super Affiliate Handbook now consists of 236 pages and 124 screenshots that will show you step-by-step how to become a Super Affiliate. You'll learn how to pick the best affiliate programs, negotiate a commission raise and save time, money and effort on everything from affiliate software to web hosting.

To learn exactly how she does it, Click Here.

Like I said you certainly don't need to purchase either of these in order to get started but it certainly makes things a whole lot easier.

To help you in your quest of running a profitable website, below are some simple Do's and Don'ts that you should always follow when developing a website, or dealing with affiliate networks.

DO...
Develop a website you are personally interested in
Join all Affiliate Networks
Regularly check the networks you are using, are offering the best rates
Produce a regular newsletter for your visitors
Strike up good communication with other affiliates, networks and even the merchants
Take part, ask and answer questions in all the forums below (don't just read, contribute!)
Integrate affiliate links in your textual content
Take time to submit your website WHEN IT IS COMPLETE to all search engines
Ask for, and accept critique relating to your website layout
Use your own affiliate links for you own shopping

DONT...
Copy another person’s website
Spam users by email or newsgroups
Rely on banners and buttons only
Use lots of graphics or images on your website
Send a generic email to other sites asking for a link - be personal
Have pop-ups - everyone hates them, and lots of software now block popup adverts
Let your website go stale
Stop at 1 - think of other new websites that could also generate income
Expect overnight success
GIVE UP!

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