Is It Really This Easy!?!? (Aff. Marketing)

by Shza
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Ok so I have been researching how to make an extra income on the side online, so I have to ask for all of you who do affiliate marketing, I want to get your honest advice.

Here is my plan:

Step 1. Join Clickbank as an affiliate and affiliate the fitness market (how to get abs, lose body fat, etc..)

Step 2. Buy a domain/hosting from bluehost to create a good affiliate sales page or presell page.

Step 3. Buy Solo-Ads to drive traffic to the sales page/ presell page.
(I figured this would be the most efficient way to get traffic since I am not familiar with adwords, or SEO.)

And that's basically my plan. Have any of you done this or something similar to my plan as an affiliate? And if so, is it really this easy?

Honestly, I can set this up in one day, and if I play my cards right, I should be seeing profit the same day if it really is this clean cut.

So let me know what you think of the plan. Thanks guys!
#aff #easy #marketing
  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    Is affiliate marketing that simple you mean? In essence, yes. But is it that easy? Hardly. If it was easy, everyone would do it. As for your specific traffic plan, I can't say whether or not you can expect same day results. Too many niches and too many variables.

    I would recommend something a little more stable and long term though. Get those potential customers onto a list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shza
      Originally Posted by Joe Robinson View Post

      Is affiliate marketing that simple you mean? In essence, yes. But is it that easy? Hardly. If it was easy, everyone would do it. As for your specific traffic plan, I can't say whether or not you can expect same day results. Too many niches and too many variables.

      I would recommend something a little more stable and long term though. Get those potential customers onto a list.
      Ya i mean simple, not easy haha. But yes the one thing I would definitely have is an opt in strategy for when the people from the solo ad traffic come to the page.

      To give you more detail on my exact plan.. Here it is, just so you can get a clearer picture of what im trying to do-

      1. Affiliate this product - Truth About Abs

      2. Create opt in page with a good template

      3. Drive traffic with reliable sources of solo-ads. I'll get them from sources like this site and only sites referred to by people on this forum.
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      • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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        Originally Posted by Shza View Post

        Ya i mean simple, not easy haha. But yes the one thing I would definitely have is an opt in strategy for when the people from the solo ad traffic come to the page.

        To give you more detail on my exact plan.. Here it is, just so you can get a clearer picture of what im trying to do-

        1. Affiliate this product - Truth About Abs

        2. Create opt in page with a good template

        3. Drive traffic with reliable sources of solo-ads. I'll get them from sources like this site and only sites referred to by people on this forum.
        OK, and what reason are they going to have to opt-in?
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        • Profile picture of the author Shza
          Originally Posted by Joe Robinson View Post

          OK, and what reason are they going to have to opt-in?
          When they opt in, I will have a sequence of helpful articles that contain affiliate links in between the paragraphs so they will eventually click through one of them when the read through the articles
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    • Profile picture of the author mr2monster
      Originally Posted by Joe Robinson View Post

      Is affiliate marketing that simple you mean? In essence, yes. But is it that easy? Hardly. If it was easy, everyone would do it. As for your specific traffic plan, I can't say whether or not you can expect same day results. Too many niches and too many variables.

      I would recommend something a little more stable and long term though. Get those potential customers onto a list.

      Wow.. this was almost exactly what I was going to say! haha.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hlatky
    It's not guaranteed profit. When you start off, you will probably lose money.

    Then you have to tweak the sales page, the offer, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cram
    Originally Posted by Shza View Post

    Ok so I have been researching how to make an extra income on the side online, so I have to ask for all of you who do affiliate marketing, I want to get your honest advice.

    Here is my plan:

    Step 1. Join Clickbank as an affiliate and affiliate the fitness market (how to get abs, lose body fat, etc..)

    Step 2. Buy a domain/hosting from bluehost to create a good affiliate sales page or presell page.

    Step 3. Buy Solo-Ads to drive traffic to the sales page/ presell page.
    (I figured this would be the most efficient way to get traffic since I am not familiar with adwords, or SEO.)

    And that's basically my plan. Have any of you done this or something similar to my plan as an affiliate? And if so, is it really this easy?

    Honestly, I can set this up in one day, and if I play my cards right, I should be seeing profit the same day if it really is this clean cut.

    So let me know what you think of the plan. Thanks guys!
    missing step 2.5 - Tracking your data, seeing what converts and what is wasting your monies.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheArticlePros
    Originally Posted by Shza View Post

    Step 3. Buy Solo-Ads to drive traffic to the sales page/ presell page.
    Read ALL of Google's TOS for AdWords before you do this. I tried this when I first got into IM last year and Google wouldn't even let me fix my site; they slapped it down and banned me for life from AdWords. (I have the entire email chain for proof.) Be very very very careful with this. If you're using PPC from somewhere else, read their TOS too.

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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by JaRyCu View Post

      Read ALL of Google's TOS for AdWords before you do this. I tried this when I first got into IM last year and Google wouldn't even let me fix my site; they slapped it down and banned me for life from AdWords. (I have the entire email chain for proof.) Be very very very careful with this. If you're using PPC from somewhere else, read their TOS too.

      -- j
      This. You're playing with fire when you try Adwords linked straight to an affiliate page...that's why I stick with article syndication myself and do all of my selling on my list. As long as you can follow the CAN-SPAM act and treat your readers/customers the way they want to be treated, you are set.
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    • Profile picture of the author svsets10
      Originally Posted by JaRyCu View Post

      Read ALL of Google's TOS for AdWords before you do this. I tried this when I first got into IM last year and Google wouldn't even let me fix my site; they slapped it down and banned me for life from AdWords. (I have the entire email chain for proof.) Be very very very careful with this. If you're using PPC from somewhere else, read their TOS too.

      -- j
      Yep, I didn't read the TOS and had problems this weekend
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  • Profile picture of the author Praveen Kumar
    I think the PLAN will be a huge loss for you though, Instead i have a PLAN for you. But Use it with your own Affiliate Marketing Model.

    1. Find an Affiliate a Product in Chosen Niche

    2. Register a domain and Hosting , Install wordpress

    3. Outsource min.10 Article through elance.com or odesk.com

    4. Setup a Squeeze Page and GIVEAWAY A Unique FREEBIE.

    5. If you're familiar with SEO then try to do it.

    6. If you're NEWBIE to SEO , then Banner ads in niche blogs or SOLO Ads is BETTER for you

    7. Set a List size GOAL such as "Build a list of 1k in 30 DAYS" and build a list using the TRAFFIC SOURCES GIVEN above

    8. Build Relationship by PROVIDING VALUE(CONTENT) to your list , Such as BLASTING Content Emails for the FIRST 3 Days and PULL A Promotion mail at the 4 DAY. SO better USE your own Email Marketing Formula.

    9.Rinse and Repeat , Get motivation and stay AHEAD



    Thanks


    Praveen Kumar
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    • Profile picture of the author Shza
      Originally Posted by Praveen Kumar View Post

      I think the PLAN will be a huge loss for you though, Instead i have a PLAN for you. But Use it with your own Affiliate Marketing Model.

      1. Find an Affiliate a Product in Chosen Niche

      2. Register a domain and Hosting , Install wordpress

      3. Outsource min.10 Article through elance.com or odesk.com

      4. Setup a Squeeze Page and GIVEAWAY A Unique FREEBIE.

      5. If you're familiar with SEO then try to do it.

      6. If you're NEWBIE to SEO , then Banner ads in niche blogs or SOLO Ads is BETTER for you

      7. Set a List size GOAL such as "Build a list of 1k in 30 DAYS" and build a list using the TRAFFIC SOURCES GIVEN above

      8. Build Relationship by PROVIDING VALUE(CONTENT) to your list , Such as BLASTING Content Emails for the FIRST 3 Days and PULL A Promotion mail at the 4 DAY. SO better USE your own Email Marketing Formula.

      9.Rinse and Repeat , Get motivation and stay AHEAD



      Thanks


      Praveen Kumar
      THanks for the advice Praveen. Can you elaborate more on step 3. about the articles. What would be the main purpose for outsourcing the 10 articles?
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  • Profile picture of the author TechGeek
    Also do note that fitness market is a high competition niche, and you need to be good at SEO and keyword researching to rank high. You also have to be wise on buying ads, which you might end up spending more on ads and earn much lesser.
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    • Profile picture of the author fin
      I don't know if paid traffic is the best idea.

      Someone was saying Mike Geary doesn't make any money on the front end. If he can't.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Alan Sahu
    Affiliate marketing is not easy at all. There are too many distraction on it. It require consistence FOCUSED efforts until you get success.
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  • Profile picture of the author cvcena
    Yes affiliate marketing is the easiest way to start... But starting is the difficult part... More research and learning is needed until you nail it...
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  • Profile picture of the author magiclouie
    I am planning and have been researching a lot about promoting Clikbank products as well.

    I got this somewhere and I thought of sharing.

    1. Select an evergreen niche product like make money online, health & fitness, self development, games, home & garden etc. Check out the product gravity if you are promoting product from Clickbank.

    2. Create a simple video about the product. Once your video is ready upload it to youtube. Insert your main keyword at title, add your affiliate url with some additional related text at description box. You
    can use url shortener service site to short affiliate link. In the tags field add 5-10 product related keywords.

    Rank Your Video:-

    To rank your youtube video on first page of youtube as well as first page of google for many keywords you should use backlinks.

    Some say that each video they create, generates a monthly income ranging between $100 and $1500. This may sound very varied, and it really is, but due to the viral nature of YouTube, it is possible that some videos generate more revenue than others, but never one of their videos has generated less than $100 per month, while many of their videos are generating more than $1000 per month.

    Likewise, someone has mentioned that with only creating 1 video per day for the next 30 days, you may have a profit of at least $10,000 per month TOTALLY ON AUTOPILOT!

    Anyway, more power to us.

    Cheers,
    Louie Tugas
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  • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
    Its more like simple really: It all boils down to Traffic&Conversions.
    Now to take a Huge shortcut try paid traffic.
    Then you would want to focus all your energy on getting something to convert.
    Once you have got something that converts, Send as much traffic from all over the
    Internet as humanly possible.
    Then work on the next piece that will convert and so on and so forth.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    it requires a bit more than that, but yes it is easy with a willingness to learn.

    When I first began I made almost $300 my first week and almost $3,000 my first month. My skills are far superior to what they were then and I now make much, much more than that monthly.

    If you are willing to invest time and commit to learning and taking action it can be one of the simplest and most rewarding business models on the planet.

    I love being able to setup an affiliate campaign in one day and have it add another $25-$100 a day profit stream with little effort.

    I've been doing affiliate marketing for 5 years and have been doing product creating for the last 2 years, one led right into the other and has had a great positive impact on my life.
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  • Profile picture of the author sloanjim
    Nope....no edge = no chance.
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  • Profile picture of the author alamest
    I believe affiliate marketing is easy if you make it easy, and use as fun. Take it as business not hobby, above plenty of people have suggested, I do also suggest you to follow it and apply it so you can understand how it works..
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  • Profile picture of the author Youronlinestuff
    only way to know is to try it and keep trying untill you are sucessful
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