Introduction to affiliate marketing.
By: Remy.
If you are looking for a way to make money online you have
probably
heard of the term ‘affiliate marketing’. This report is
going to help shed
some light on this subject as well as outline the basic way
for you to
get started.
In a nutshell affiliate marketing means promoting someone
else’s
products. This is the main reason why affiliate marketing is
so
appealing to the beginner. You don’t have to worry about
creating your
own products. You just choose certain products to promote,
grab an
affiliate link and you are ready to start making money!
Of course there is more to it than this. That is if you
actually want to
be successful with affiliate marketing! Many marketers make
huge
amounts of money from affiliate marketing and yes there is
money to
be had.
Just take the time to learn the basics of affiliate
marketing first. Once
you have a good grasp of this then you are ready to take
your
business to the next level.
Enjoy and happy marketing!
Getting Started
One of the first things you want to think about when getting
started
With affiliate marketing is your reputation! You are going
to be
Recommending products to other people. If you recommend crap
then
People are not going to come back and visit your other
suggestions.
You really need to choose your products wisely. Take the
time to
Research the products and the reputation behind the
supplier. Don’t
Worry you are not going to have to start purchasing all
kinds of
Products. You can read reviews and testimonials and come to
your own
Conclusions.
The basics steps that you are going to go through include:
• Setting up your own website – not required but recommended
for
Best results
• Choosing affiliate companies to promote
• Choosing a niche
• Narrowing down your selection of products
• Promoting your products
• Using keywords to promote your product
• Writing product reviews
• Driving traffic to your site
• Creating a subscriber list
• Getting Paid
What is Affiliate Marketing?
An affiliate program is put in place by the owner of a
product. This
could be an eBook, video series or a line of products. You
have
probably heard of Clickbank and Amazon, you may have even
purchased products there yourself. Well these are large
businesses
that have put an affiliate program in place.
What this means is that they encourage people to sign up as
an
affiliate. Then you go out and promote these products. When
you get
sales the company will pay you a percentage of the money.
This could
be as little as 5% or as high as 75% or more. Basically you
are a sales
person working on a commission basis.
This is a very simple concept which is why affiliate
marketing holds
such an appeal to individuals wanting to make money online.
But of
course there is a learning curve that needs to be done.
As an affiliate marketer your main objective is to drum up
traffic to
your affiliate links. Your link takes the prospective buyer
straight to a
sales page where the company takes over. From here it is up
to their
sales copy to sell the buyer and make them click on the Buy
Now
button.
Your goal is to send targeted buyers to these sales pages as
then your
conversions will be higher. This equals more money in your
bank account.
Benefits of Being an Affiliate
• No products to create
• No inventory to store or purchase
• No sales copy to write
• No initial investment
• Market Worldwide
• Unlimited income potential
• Low Risk
• Promotional material usually provided
• No deadlines to meet
Choosing a Niche
Before you do anything you want to sit down and choose a
niche to
Promote. The biggest money makers online are those to do
with
Money, relationships and life. This includes niches such as:
• Make money online
• Work from home
• Dating
• Weight loss
• Skin care
• And the list goes on….
Now these are referred to as broad topics. You can
categorize many
Sub categories under these main topic headings. For example
let’s take
A look at the skin care topic. Here at byte Saint you could
go through our skincare blog for more info.
Skin Care
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Anti aging
• Acne
• Dry skin
• Wrinkles
• Warts
• Blackheads
These topics are known as sub niches and the great thing
about these
Niches is that there is less competition in them. This means
you can
Get your pages to rank higher in the search engines so
people will find
Your link and purchase from you.
Your next step is to head over to the Google Keyword Tool
and put in
These terms. Take a look at the results and make note if
there are any
Ad words on the right side of the screen. These are paid
promotions
And are a good indication that people are making money with
this
Niche.
Also look at the number of searches returned by Google you
want to
Target something that has around 50,000 searches per month.
As you
Gain experience you can target higher amounts but remember
we want
For now you want to pick one of these sub niches and start
to promote
It. In time you can add additional niches and products. But
for now it is
Best to start with one and work your way up.
Choosing Your Affiliate Program
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of affiliate
programs to
Choose from. As a beginner it is probably best to start off
with one of
The more well known companies. These would be Amazon,
Clickbank,
Commission Junction and Linkshare.
When choosing which program to sign up with you want to take
a few
Things into consideration.
• Check that they take affiliates from your country.
• Find out what payment method they use, check or PayPal are
the
Most common.
• How often do they pay?
• Is there an earnings cap?
• Commission %
These are all important points that are worth a little extra
explaining.
Some companies like Amazon are now having restrictions
placed on
Where they can do business. For instance people in
California, Colorado
And Illinois cannot do business with Amazon.
The majority of affiliate programs pay out via check, direct
deposit to
Certain countries or through PayPal. Check to see if you can
receive
Money to your country with these methods. PayPal is adding
more
Countries to their list but there are some restrictions.
Note: If you don’t have a PayPal account now is the time to
set one up
and get it verified.
The frequency of your commission payments will vary. Some
programs
pay out immediately while others can take up to a month or
more.
Clickbank for instance pays out once every two weeks. It is
important
to check this so you will understand why you haven’t
received a
commission check yet.
Many affiliate programs put a minimum requirement on your
earnings.
What this means is that you will not receive payments until
certain
conditions are met. These normally are:
• Certain number of sales achieved
• Certain cash number required often $50 - $100
Before signing up to promote a product you want to know what
percentage you will make on a sale. Is it 5% or 75%? This
will make a
big difference on your cheque. Look at the price of the
product and
then determine what your commission would be. If you are
happy with
this amount then go ahead and sign up as an affiliate.
Some programs like Amazon will pay you for whatever product
someone buys from your link. For example say you are
promoting a
book on skin care the person goes from your link to the
gardening
sections and buys gardening tools. You will still get the
commission. So
in essence you are promoting every product in the Amazon
store! This
could end up netting you a large income.
To keep things simple!.
Writer: follow for more Remy_1_b
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