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I. Affiliate marketing guides

A lot of people who view my blog are interested in affiliate marketing. If you’re not, you probably

shouldn’t be here anyway. I do my best to give people useful tips and information about succeeding

with their first few websites, and today I’m going to cover how to start affili ate marketing for free.

Yes I have my own services and it might be counter-productive to teach you this. However some of you

aren’t going to be ready to spend money straight away, and others just want to know if it’s for them.

This post is for you guys!

I have to assume that you already know about making money online with affiliate promotions and all

that. If you don’t, you can take a look at my page: affiliate marketing beginners.

Three Things You Need To Start Affiliate Marketing

There are going to be so many things that people tell you are essential to succeeding with a niche

website. You’ll be exposed to a lot of offers and promotions. That just happens.

Really though, there are only a handful of things that are essential. Things that you absolutely need if

you want to make money online.

Here they are:

1. A Website.

Your website is your business. Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t need a website to do affiliate

marketing. If you want to SUCCEED with affiliate marketing you definitely need one.


The good news is, you can get one for free in many places. The place I recommend is Wealthy Affiliate,

since their websites and training is all catered around affiliate marketing. It doesn’t make sense to go

anywhere else.

2. Keyword Research Tools.

When it comes to choosing a niche (topic) for your website, you’re going to need to do a lot of research.

There are “free” tools like Google Adwords tool, or even Google Instant, and then there are tools that

actually help you, like Jaaxy or Long Tail Pro.

Luckily for you, both of them have a free trial. I recommend Jaaxy to get started, it’s the most beginner

friendly.

3. Training.

As I said earlier, I assume you already know why you want to get involved with affiliate marketing, but

do you really know how to do it and how to find out more?

Again I’m going to recommend Wealthy Affiliate to you here, because it has a free starter membership

where you can learn the basics without spending a penny. It fulfills the criteria of this post perfectly.

Getting Started

When you first start out, it’s very easy to enter into the wrong niche. You’ll hear all sorts of people

telling you to go with your passion, or go with what you know. This is great advice, but it’s not the be -all

and end-all of niche selection.

Spencer from Nichepursuits has written an excellent guide to the importance of keyword research for

niche selection here. Get yourself a free Jaaxy trial and head over to read more.

Equally, joining Wealthy Affiliate will get you started on the right path as well.

Is It Possible To Succeed For Free?

This is a question I see a lot. Many people are willing to spend money on their busienss, but they want to

make the money first. It’s kind of a chicken and egg situation really. Can you make money without

spending money? Yes, but it might take a while and there’s no guarantee.

So will you make money if you spend money? Not necessarily!

The best approach is to “get started” for free. Learn as much as you can and see if this is the type of

business for you. When you’re ready to take things to the next level, spend some more money. Let me

build a site for you, upgrade your site to an owned domain, join the premium membership at WA, or

simply buy some more training.


II. Affiliate marketingstrategies

Affiliate marketing is a low-cost

way for merchants to build

awareness and showcase their

products and services. The model

is simple; it works as a

commission-based referral

system. A partner or affiliate

markets a merchant's products

for a "piece of the pie."

Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures

per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level.

When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super"

affiliate.

How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have

common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a

super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time

commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits:

Persistence

Patience

Thirst for Knowledge

These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for

the makings of a "super" affiliate.

1. Find a Unique Niche

The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they

try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche


market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it

well.

2. Search Engine Marketing

Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many

affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic

search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from

spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines

if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of

Google Adwords or Overture.

3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience

Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services

that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That

credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely

they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the

psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read

my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will

help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase

your cash flow.

4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with

receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the

effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements;

remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not

feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong

with promoting niche products from different merchants.

5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change

If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three

months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start


by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember

those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical

rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner

blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they

do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always

spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing.

6. Don't Give Up

It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up

way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is

not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse

and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments.

Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the

persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned

above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate.

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How to start affiliate marketing for free