what advice would you have for beginners?

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for the new affiliate marketers, what advice could you give the up and comers for the best ways to promote and create traffic?
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  • build your list
    get a profitable sales funnel in place
    create your own product
    focus on getting affiliate traffic
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    • Profile picture of the author ProAffiliate01
      This is a great list. I would've never thought of this. I was thinking more along the lines of be patient. Do not get discouraged if you don't make money immediately.
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  • Profile picture of the author leningovea
    It depends on what you're after... I mean, do you need ready cash immediately?

    If that so, then you should look for ways to make it, like writing articles, selling services in fiverr, answering surveys and the like

    Now, if you really want to create an online business, you should start creating, testing and getting a profitable funnel... Which can take you a while... and maybe more than a while if you try it on your own...

    The best piece of advice I can give you is to start looking for real help (e.g. coaching) and let someone that had been there already take you by the hand of the whole process

    Anyway, I wish you the best of luck
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    Affiliate marketers can make a lot of money, if they just built decent quality sites and published genuinely HONEST reviews.
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    • Profile picture of the author steveij
      but how would you go about gaining email list to gain traffic how do you go about getting people to look at your site?
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      • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
        Originally Posted by steveij View Post

        but how would you go about gaining email list to gain traffic how do you go about getting people to look at your site?
        You do what everyone does.

        You start.

        And gradually, over time, you gain momentum.

        But that will only happen if you publish good stuff that people actually want.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by steveij View Post

        what advice would you have for beginners?
        Only a not-so-subtle variation of the advice I just offered in this thread: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7241167

        Originally Posted by steveij View Post

        how would you go about gaining email list
        Like this: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post6123982

        By the way, building your email list isn't a way of getting traffic: it's a way of retaining traffic and a way of monetizing traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author michaelplies
    the main components to a successful marketing :

    Get a website or a blog

    Create lots and lots of quality content, including original pictures and videos. Try to write at least 4-5 high quality articles per week on topics related to your niche.

    Build an email list by offering something for free

    Use all social sites you can to get traffic. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest, G+, Linkedin etc. Youtube.

    Build links to your blog from related blogs and forums.

    You can also buy traffic from ppc and cpv networks as well as solo email ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
      Originally Posted by Joseph Robinson View Post

      Write a business plan before starting: How to Write a Business Plan | SBA.gov

      It'll force you to perform the necessary research and honestly assess whether or not your particular venture is worth pursuing (assuming you don't half ass the business plan). From there you need to track, test, and optimize everything.

      Originally Posted by John Romaine View Post

      Affiliate marketers can make a lot of money, if they just built decent quality sites and published genuinely HONEST reviews.
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      • Profile picture of the author steveij
        i just recently made a web site to promote the google sniper would you mind taking a look at it an telling me if it's even worth being up or better yet what can i do to take it to the next level my email i stephen james 718 @ yahoo . com

        and my website google sniper 2 review now . weebly . com

        sorry about the post i just gained access to wf an they wont let me post email or web sites until i post 15 post please check it out and tell me what you think.thnx
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        • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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          Originally Posted by steveij View Post

          i just recently made a web site to promote the google sniper
          I wish you well, but I'm also sorry to hear it. As explained in this thread, avoiding such niches altogether is just about the single most important and worthwhile thing you can do, as a beginner.

          In addition to that, it's perhaps worth bearing in mind, especially since the recent Google algorithm-changes, that business models which rely on Google for their primary traffic are perhaps really not something to encourage other people to try, at the moment? (You see, if I may say so, this is one of the reasons why you shouldn't be touching this kind of "niche", as a beginner yourself, because you don't yet know this kind of stuff). Not only is SEO traffic generally very poor quality and low-converting compared with traffic from so many other sources, but it's also the most precarious kind of traffic, and means that you're not in control of your own business: a business that depends on Google for its primary traffic can never be more than one algorithm-change away from a big accident, or even a disaster, as so many Warriors have found out (some to their very great cost!) over the last year or so.
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  • Profile picture of the author operationoffers
    Building a list is always important. Believe in what you are doing and selling. It will not happen all at once and you will probably struggle for a while. Have a day job until you can make consistent income. Build your landing pages and focus on content. use social media to build a following as well. Don’t use back link services..they will only hurt you.
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    • Profile picture of the author steveij
      How long was it before you made you first sale? and what was the key that made that happen?
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  • Profile picture of the author Refreshment
    Check my thread for a lot of helpful advice from our fellow warriors.
    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...marketing.html
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  • Profile picture of the author smkmarketing
    I am working on building my list right now with some simple opt-in pages and free gifts. Making some mistakes and doing my best to learn from them =)
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  • Profile picture of the author nadal619
    The best thing is to create a squeeze page
    prepare your follow up massages
    teach and provide value to your subscribers
    drive traffic to your squeeze page , solo ads
    repeat that
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