Affiliate Marketing, what is it?

I have previously touched on affiliate marketing. I decided to write a full explanation on what this affiliate marketing is.

Affiliate marketing basically means selling other people’s products for a commission online. Affiliate marketing is similar to offline sales where sales people earn a commission for selling a product; the difference is that all selling is conducted online.

As an affiliate marketer you will research and find products to promote on your website. Each time you make a sale through your affiliate link you will earn a portion of that sale. The commissions can vary from as low as 7% to a generous 50%.

The sales are tracked through your unique affiliate ID which is assigned to you at the time you sign up for a specific affiliate program. Your unique affiliate ID is tracked and each time a sale is made through your link it is recorded. A good affiliate program will give you plenty of tools for promoting their products as well as a comprehensive member’s area where you can track your affiliate sales and commissions.

Affiliate marketing is a good way to get started online. You can be set up and ready to go within a few days and there is no need to spend any time creating your own products or purchasing inventory. You are simply promoting other people’s products, which means the vendor is actually responsible for order fulfilment, customer service and anything else related to the sale – you simply refer the sale to them and get paid for doing so.

For example if you have a love of cooking, you can create a website around cooking related topics and include tips, recipes, and reviews of all your favorite cooking gadgets. You can then find affiliate programs online and promote some of those products on your website. You can find programs by doing a search under your chosen topic such as “cooking” and adding the words “affiliate program” to that term.
You can also find affiliate programs at places like CJ.com.

Although affiliate marketing is an easy way to get started online, there is a little more to it than just throwing up a few links and banners and waiting for the affiliate check to arrive. A good affiliate marketer knows it takes time and effort to make sales.

A good way to do this is by providing quality information on your website and only linking to affiliate products where appropriate. Another good tip is to review the products you promote so that you can accurately describe all the features - good and bad. Your customers will appreciate honest feedback and will be more likely to buy from you if you give them good quality information and honest reviews.

To affiliate or not to affiliate?

If you browse the net, you will see that people are creating new things on a daily basis. Some of them are brilliant and some are not. I say much respect individuals that actually get their own concept on the go and get it out there.

As for me in this instance the reality is, if you can't beat them, join them! I recently came across two affiliate programs, which I thought were absolutely fabulous and deserved a chance to be looked at.




1. Butterfly Reports

Imagine making money by giving away reports or even making your own reports to drive traffic to your site.This program just went live on BETA not so long ago. It will take Viral Marketing and List Building to a new level for anyone that uses it. The best part is that it’s FREE to use.



3. HyperVre

HyperVRE is totally FREE for affiliates to join i.e absolutely no obligation. Check the HyperVRE review here

5 reasons why you should become an affiliate marketer

An affiliate marketer is an individual that agrees to sell and market products for a merchant. Depending on the type of affiliate program it is, you can earn commission on a lead or a sale.

Reasons why you should be an affiliate marketer

1. Affiliate marketing can open the doors to many income streams.

2. There is an increasing number of companies/merchants that are venturing into affiliate marketing, that means more opportunities for you to make money.
3. You do not have to worry about the products to sell. You just need a website or a blog with sufficient contents related to the company you want to affiliate with.

4. You can choose the company you want to affiliate with (the power of choice).

5. You do not have to deal with any clients/customers. All you do is just market the merchants product


Good Affiliates to sign up with (Free sign ups)

RevenuePad

ContactThem

aWeber

primerealadstate


Affiliates( You can also use these to improve traffic to your site. Its free to sign up)

ClixSense

Ineedpage rank

eCashtraffic

Goldenwheelsurf

Bannertraffic

Surfmypages

FreeAdPlanet

Topsurfer


Useful Link (A must have)
paypal . (Open to individuals and merchants)

free advertising blog

alert pay(Open to individuals and merchants)

Pay Per Play(The way of the future advertising)


I have concluded that Simple formula to be affiliate marketer:
affiliate marketer= time+perseverance+know how+effort

PS: Todays quote: “If you are a bad hunter, the woods are always empty…”

Soleil

What you need to know about Money Relationship

I have come to a realization, it can be so confusing trying to get a work at home opportunity. I mean there are tons and tons of adverts being put out there. What I think people would like to get from a work at home opportunity is fulltime support from whoever is offering the opportunity. I believe if someone had to offer a 100% guarantee, at least 90 days cancellation , people will feel more secure. You may argue that the no time limit is out of the question. Let’s look at the flipside, think about the individual that is about to use their last dime to sign up to an opportunity. They need assurance that their venture is not in vain.

Working at home is equals to "I want to make MONEY". This thing MONEY is either your friend or a burden! (I admire artists like “Fifty cents” and “Nas”, who sing about money….I so envy them). The emotion that prevails around money depends on whether you fear or embrace the relationship. A healthy and productive relationship with money is like any other relationship. It requires you to engage proactively, rather than feeling overwhelmed or going straight into denial.


Regards
Soleil