Newbie niche questions

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Hi,
I am a newbie to all IM, and I spent the last month researching for a suitable niche to start my affiliate venture, being Arabic native speaker I decided to start look into foreign language niche arena. I searched google and found one company out of 3 that offers multiple language choices more than 15 with some catchy graphics and audio learnign features but they are not affiliated with clickbank. My questions are:-

1-Is foreign language niche a good one for a newbie to start with?
2-since they are not CB vendors is my commission payment at risk?
3-All sites I found have pop ups and a bunch of other ads on them + subscriber's list to capture e-mails so does that put me even into more risk of not being rewarded for promoting this in case my affiliate link doesn't show up for other ads?
4-Since I think I will be targeting a specific market do you guys think I should pick up one language teaching software(e,g, English for Arabic speakers) and promote it for more exposture?
5-Do I need to buy a domain name and have my own website to succeed in this or is it OK to send vistors directly to vendor's sales page thr my affiliate link? I really don't know a bit about website making.
6-I am a bit scared of PPC since I am in a tight budget, do you have any reliable methods of gaining traffic for a newbie other than PPC? DO I HAVE to do this PPC anyways?
6-Do you think I should start with CB? is there anyone here who has done same niche with CB and was a success?
I know it's going to be very hard and a slow process but I still want to make money online.
thaks and sorry for asking too much Qs
Nawal
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  • Profile picture of the author petelta
    Originally Posted by mydestiny View Post

    Hi,
    I am a newbie to all IM, and I spent the last month researching for a suitable niche to start my affiliate venture, being Arabic native speaker I decided to start look into foreign language niche arena. I searched google and found one company out of 3 that offers multiple language choices more than 15 with some catchy graphics and audio learnign features but they are not affiliated with clickbank. My questions are:-

    1-Is foreign language niche a good one for a newbie to start with?
    2-since they are not CB vendors is my commission payment at risk?
    3-All sites I found have pop ups and a bunch of other ads on them + subscriber's list to capture e-mails so does that put me even into more risk of not being rewarded for promoting this in case my affiliate link doesn't show up for other ads?
    4-Since I think I will be targeting a specific market do you guys think I should pick up one language teaching software(e,g, English for Arabic speakers) and promote it for more exposture?
    5-Do I need to buy a domain name and have my own website to succeed in this or is it OK to send vistors directly to vendor's sales page thr my affiliate link? I really don't know a bit about website making.
    6-I am a bit scared of PPC since I am in a tight budget, do you have any reliable methods of gaining traffic for a newbie other than PPC? DO I HAVE to do this PPC anyways?
    6-Do you think I should start with CB? is there anyone here who has done same niche with CB and was a success?
    I know it's going to be very hard and a slow process but I still want to make money online.
    thaks and sorry for asking too much Qs
    Nawal
    1. Sure
    2. There are lots of great affiliate programs that have nothing to do with Clickbank. Do some homework before joining one so you know what you're working with.
    3. I wouldn't promote a product with any of the mentioned on their sales page.
    4. I would choose the one you're most familiar with to start off...so yes, Arabic would be a good start.
    5. I would create a website so you have some virtual real estate. You can hire a web designer to make you a site for very cheap...or you can use WordPress which makes things very very easy.
    6. It's not a good idea to start with PPC unless you know what you're doing. You will lose a lot of money that way. I've personally never used PPC and am doing just fine.
    7. You can use CB if you'd like. It's not about the affiliate program so much as the product you are going to sell and it's sales page. I've never sold a CB product in this niche so I couldn't answer the second part.

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  • Profile picture of the author O0o0O
    1-Yes, foreign language is a great niche to start in.
    2-We wouldn't know that. Is the program trustworthy and have a proven track record for paying their affiliates on time? If yes, then go for it.
    3-Not necessarily. Make sure that the follow up emails have your affiliate tracking ID in there, otherwise you will not get paid. Usually vendors are good at putting your affiliate ID in the emails for you, so you should be okay. But double check just to make sure.
    4-Sure, it would be good to start with one market, then expand to the other ones using the lessons learned from the first one.
    5-Yes, if the sales pages have popups, and you're doing pay per click, you will need to create your own squeeze page that is either a blog or a website. Otherwise, you can send them directly to the sales page.
    6-No, you do not have to do pay per click. You can do article marketing, or search engine optimization as well.
    6-It's not necessary to go with CB. Plimus may also have some good programs. Check them out. You may want to do them both.
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    • Profile picture of the author mydestiny
      Thank you so much Petelta and Travis for your kind help.
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    • Profile picture of the author mydestiny
      Sorry I meant to thank you for giving me your feedback, however, I couldn't actually find where your name is written, sorry for this confusion and many thanks again.
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