If you are new to internet marketing or even if you know your way around a website, you may have considered selling affiliate products. Affiliate programs are a popular method of earning an online income. Some individuals make a living doing nothing other than selling affiliate products from their websites.
Lets begin with a definition of affiliate marketing. Not the textbook definition but an actual definition that breaks down the difference between affiliates and publishers. Publishers create products and affiliates sell them. Its that simple.
Affiliate marketing is such a great way to earn a living online. Why? The reason is simple. With the help of affiliate marketing, you don't need to start your own business or develop your own products. Doing so requires a good deal of capital and a firm understanding of business practices. With affiliate marketing, you can simply focus on selling a product that already exists.
Affiliate products are sold by placing an affiliate link on your website or blog. Even at the bottom of your articles or forum posts, you can often include an affiliate link to the product you are promoting. When an individual clicks through your link and buys, you earn a commission.
A question I often get is where to find publishers products to begin selling with affiliate marketing. Fortunately, there are a number of websites that bring together buyers and sellers such as Commission Junction. You can browse publisher's products and their affiliate programs. Find one that is aligned with your niche or level of expertise, and start selling.
There are many ways to choose a product that's right for you to sell via affiliate marketing. The best place to start is with what you have. Do you have a website? A blog? If you do, look for products in the same niche. You can easily add a link to your website or blog, promoting an affiliate product. This is the quickest way to earn affiliate commissions.
Most affiliate marketers own either a website or blog. But not all do. Many earn a living online simply by promoting affiliate products in their articles or through pay per click advertising. It's recommended however that if you want to succeed online, you build your own website or blog. There are a number of resources to help you get started such as Website Templates or Blogger.
Even without a website, it's possible to make a living online. The benefit of having your own website is the level of control you have in customizing your affiliate promotions. Articles and forum posts can be used to promote products as well. Consider the type of marketing you are comfortable with and experiment.
Take stock and think about what you have to begin selling products and earning an affiliate income. Your resources may be a website or blog or simply your expertise in a given industry or niche. Research affiliate products via a publishing network and start promoting. You can begin earning income today.
Author Resource:
Michael Fleischner is the author of SEO Made Simple : Strategies For Dominating the World's Largest Search Engine and gives FREE SEO Lessons at his website. For a sample affiliate program, go now to Clickbank Bonus Domination and access today's top selling affiliate product.
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