Product creation or affiliate marketing, which do you prefer?

Personally I'm not a fan of "Forum Marketing" ...
(Where it's too obvious they're looking for signature clicks or SEO
etc.)

2C

P.S.
Alternately when I read a post that is bursting with good advice (and
value) and they don't try to "sell me" ... I very often click their link.

Sheldon,

Did you not notice this thread started two days ago?

Why people choose affiliate marketing instead of product creation?

There was some good discussion on this exact topic.

I would just add this: product creation has some distinct advantages (as does affiliate marketing that you have pointed out).

If you want to grow your authority, reputation, credentials, etc, in your niche, I believe product creation will do that much better than affiliate marketing.

If you want to engage with and grow an audience that trusts and likes you because of all the valuable niche information you've made available to them ... I think product creation is better than affiliate marketing.

When you're ready to leave the niche (or even online business), product creation will give you assets, a subscriber data base, and a valuable piece of web real estate (your sites) that you can sell (often for large sums to another person who can take over your business). I don't see that same kind of asset building with AM.

I will say this- to each his own. Many folks won't go to the effort or won't have the skill set to create good products. You choose what fits your situation best.

Good luck to you,

Steve

My preferred choice is affiliate marketing because it gives me lots of flexibility.

Affiliate marketing has a great potentials, try to create your own product, support, content, employees..etc. I see ​the vast majority of projects fails, I have come to the conclusion that I need a huge money to create a successful product.

I find it hard to believe that the most people can come up with a good product without having done some work online.

Usually working in a niche will give birth to a solution to a problem people are having. I think the majority of people wanting to make money online, with internet marketing are going to see how the industry operates prior to creating a product.

In saying that and answering your question, if you are successful in affiliate marketing you are really just a successful online marketer. Although there are many products that can be created and be successful, I feel very few people have the vision and creativity to develop new products.

So you are either a successful online marketer or a successful product creator.

I really like affiliate marketing. I have been an affiliate before and it was nice to make some extra money with my website and now I am looking for affiliates who use Google Adwords in their business. It helps the affiliate and it gives your name out there so it's like a symbiotic relationship.

I like affiliate marketing to 1) Enter and test new core markets before creating a product strategy and/or 2) To enhance offerings around a core market where we sell our own products (Ex. sell a yoga system to manage stress in 30-days and then affiliate around yoga equipment like mats, clothes, etc...)

I would never build a business entirely based on affiliate marketing...but that's just me...I like to control my own destiny, leverage my creativity/effort and I can do that the most by leveraging a few weeks effort into months/years of sales and have hundreds of other affiliates market my product for me.

Done both and my answer is...neither!

I prefer my doing the writing for other people's projects!

They both can be implemented ..start as an affiliate, learn how to make money, develop some skills and then create some assets (product, build a list, fb group). This is a good way to develop yourself in the IM industry and your business as well....I prefer both in the order just mentioned.

I really like affiliate marketing, don't get me wrong. With that being said... in my opinion, if you have a good product and have the skills and drive then product creation can make you much more money.

I never went the affiliate route. I learned SEO skills so i could use them for my own sites, possibly affiliate, but in the end, i was making good money selling my SEO consultancy services to others that i never needed to go that route.

I think, ultimately, i'll opt for product creation for the sense of control it gives.

Affiliate marketing may give more relux and flexibility

I prefer affiliate marketing. But you need both, product creating and affiliate marketing.

I prefer affiliate marketing.

You have to become an affiliate marketing first and then create your own product.

In fact 99% of the marketers did that way

Product Creation. In my own product creation business I am in full control and the only authority.


Affiliate Marketing. In my own product creation business I manage the affiliates and I am the final authority.


Affiliate. As an affiliate of a different product creator's product I am limited to the control of my own business.


The three may be successful as separate online businesses when done right. And in the context of this thread all three can be managed by one person or a one man show 'managed' is the keyword and not the 'operative' word.


Combine the three and that is a different story and the end result is triple profit compared to the solo marketing method.


Side note: The real money is in 'Media Rights.'

Affiliate marketing you are promoting products created and sold by others. You don't have any responsibility except to refer potential buyers to the sales page of the product, and if a visitor that you referred makes a purchase you will be paid a commission. So let's take a look at the pros and cons of affiliate marketing.

I dig both. Create products to gain more authority and to earn more money per sale. Then add in affiliate streams to establish passive income, augmenting your product income stream. Really depends what you vibe with. I prefer both though,and add in eBook, audio book and paperback streams too.

I've been doing affiliate / CPA marketing (Non MMO) for 17+ years.

I've been doing product creation only for a year or so, which stemmed from my affiliate / CPA marketing experience.

They both have pluses and minuses.

If I could only do one. I would pick affiliate / CPA marketing.