Wednesday, January 28, 2009

What so Good about Affiliate MArketing

By Laurance Suggar

One of the most popular ways to make money on line is affiliate marketing. if you follow these steps you will build up an residual income to last for years. It will take a lot of work and effort.

Is affiliate marketing any good, what the point.

Yes, when you have a plan, these tips will help you.

1. Some people who get involved in affiliate marketing will make instant riches, but they are either very lucky or very smart. That's not me I have to put in the donkey work, and most other will also. But if you do continue to work it will pay off.

2. Find affiliate programs that pay well and products to complement each other. Many make the mistake of trying to promote too many products and lose focus, getting confused. Get Your first sale, then second and so on.

3. Affiliate marketing involves certain skills two are SEO and writing. You will learn skills on the way, although you might feel over whelmed it does become natural to you. Focus on one skill and then the next.

4. It can take up to 6 months to make a living with affiliate marketing. Stay focused you will achieve your goals, keep promoting and you will get there.

5. Be original, do not use the same articles and promotional information as other affiliates. Rewrite everything in your own words. Understand and know your products, you will be better able to explain to your target niche how they will benefit from your products.

6. Know what people want. Research is the most important part of affiliate marketing. Search forums and do keyword research. Two of the best tools are Googles keyword and Seobook. These will show you what keyword people are searching for. They Are Free.

7. Don't get scammed. The internet is full of get rich quick books and schemes, always remember if it sounds to good too be true then it probably. There are many tools which will help also, do your research, look for reviews, see what other have to say before you spend your money.

8. Make a plan, and stick to it. The internet is full of information, the day can fly by without you achieving your goals. Write a list of tasks to accomplish each day, example, research keywords, write 5 articles, comment on other blogs, post to your own blog, if you have a plan and list of tasks your time will be spent wisely. This will allow you to have a method and not waste time.

Affiliate marketing any good, it is entirely up to you, the more effort you put in the more you will receive. Make a plan Rome was not built in a day.

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