How to do affiliate marketing?

by Aitzaz
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Hi guys,

I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
#affiliate #marketing
  • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    If you want to get into affiliate marketing, you should start a blog as well as build an e-mail list. The first thing you have to do, however, is to decide what niche market you want to go into (i.e. dating/relationship niche, learn Spanish, weight loss, toys, electronics, a popular sport like golf, fashion, and so on). Your blog should consist of product reviews as well as articles about stuff going on in your niche.

    For instance, the first site I ever built was in the "learn Spanish" niche. I did this because I was a s\Spanish major in college and already knew what it was like to try to learn Spanish. I also already knew about a lot of the products in the industry. These things made it really easy for me to write content and relate to my audience and get sales.

    Joey
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      • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
        Originally Posted by Kieth76 View Post

        Thanks for your advise here, I really find it interesting and effective to implement.
        You're welcome. Oh, I like to use Aweber for list building. I think they still offer a one-dollar trial for your first month.

        Joey
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        • Profile picture of the author Kate C
          Affiliate marketing is the best way to start you online business because someone else has already done the hard work of creating the product and you just sell it. I would advise you to promote products which give you a commission that is at least above $20. This way, you make the most money for your efforts. If you do promote lower end products, use related higher end product as up sells and your business will grow faster. It is also important to send traffic to a landing page rather than directly to the offer so that you build a list that you will promote products to rather than look for new buyers every time.
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          • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
            Originally Posted by Kate C View Post

            Affiliate marketing is the best way to start you online business because someone else has already done the hard work of creating the product and you just sell it. I would advise you to promote products which give you a commission that is at least above $20. This way, you make the most money for your efforts. If you do promote lower end products, use related higher end product as up sells and your business will grow faster. It is also important to send traffic to a landing page rather than directly to the offer so that you build a list that you will promote products to rather than look for new buyers every time.
            Hi Kate,
            Could you please suggest products which can give me commission of $20 at least? Kindly also give me at least one example of any good website doing affiliate marketing..
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Miguelito203 View Post

      If you want to get into affiliate marketing, you should start a blog as well as build an e-mail list. The first thing you have to do, however, is to decide what niche market you want to go into (i.e. dating/relationship niche, learn Spanish, weight loss, toys, electronics, a popular sport like golf, fashion, and so on). Your blog should consist of product reviews as well as articles about stuff going on in your niche.

      For instance, the first site I ever built was in the "learn Spanish" niche. I did this because I was a sSpanish major in college and already knew what it was like to try to learn Spanish. I also already knew about a lot of the products in the industry. These things made it really easy for me to write content and relate to my audience and get sales.

      Joey
      Thank you so much for your reply. Could you please tell me how to build an e-mail list and what is it for?
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    • Profile picture of the author mirsoni
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      Originally Posted by Miguelito203 View Post

      If you want to get into affiliate marketing, you should start a blog as well as build an e-mail list. The first thing you have to do, however, is to decide what niche market you want to go into (i.e. dating/relationship niche, learn Spanish, weight loss, toys, electronics, a popular sport like golf, fashion, and so on). Your blog should consist of product reviews as well as articles about stuff going on in your niche.

      For instance, the first site I ever built was in the "learn Spanish" niche. I did this because I was a sSpanish major in college and already knew what it was like to try to learn Spanish. I also already knew about a lot of the products in the industry. These things made it really easy for me to write content and relate to my audience and get sales.

      Joey
      always the same answers and sam tactics:
      "start a blog, create email list, sell a product from Clickbank, etc."

      thats all crap.

      There is no money for newbies, newbies are here to give money to gurus, and scamers.

      There is no money from blog no matter how good it is, there is no money from product no matter how good it is if you are not a friend of 5 most popular marketers online.

      There is no email list if you you dont have a reputation like Frenk Kern, or you have a traffic like 1 million visitors every single day.
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    • Profile picture of the author expressg
      Originally Posted by Miguelito203 View Post

      If you want to get into affiliate marketing, you should start a blog as well as build an e-mail list. The first thing you have to do, however, is to decide what niche market you want to go into (i.e. dating/relationship niche, learn Spanish, weight loss, toys, electronics, a popular sport like golf, fashion, and so on). Your blog should consist of product reviews as well as articles about stuff going on in your niche.

      For instance, the first site I ever built was in the "learn Spanish" niche. I did this because I was a sSpanish major in college and already knew what it was like to try to learn Spanish. I also already knew about a lot of the products in the industry. These things made it really easy for me to write content and relate to my audience and get sales.

      Joey
      This is it right here. Getting a blog going is the first step. Establish your online presence. Use your blog as a central hub for your business. With your blog you'll want to start building an email list. Have an opt in, usually a give away is a nice incentive, a free eBook related to your niche or a topic your niche's readers would be interested in. Research your niche thoroughly if you aren't already familiar with it, in either case your familiarity or your research should let you find your niche's problems. Look for a common theme of questions being asked by people, or problems being presented.

      Write up an eBook answering the common question or giving advice on how best to deal with said issue. Give this away in pdf/eBook form, in return for visitors opting into your newsletter. Use YouTube, Facebook, and forums from your niche to get traffic to your blog. If you're offering good info, well though out posts, and post regularly (a few times a week) traffic should start flowing. Just keep at it, and remember that you're not going to see a flood of traffic overnight, it takes time. Another tip is to ask for guest posts. Once your blog is up and running, and you have some quality content on it, search out other blogs from your niche, speak with the owners and see if you can trade guest posts on each other's blogs. Another way to go about this is to see if you can get interviews with big names from your niche, it won't have to be in-person, Skype is good for this.

      Once you start getting regular traffic to your blog you should also be getting opt ins from people looking to get your free product. Start split testing different banners, and different banner locations for this opt in. Optimize what's working best and keep at it.

      With this email list comes a solid way to make money.

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  • Profile picture of the author napoleonfirst
    Build your list in WSOs and then send them affiliate offers after educating your list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by napoleonfirst View Post

      Build your list in WSOs and then send them affiliate offers after educating your list.
      What is WSO? Could you please describe in detail?
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    Welcome, Aitzaz.

    The sky is the limit with affiliate marketing. The vast majority of newbies earn zilch; the vast majority of veterans earn small-to-satisfactory incomes; the top percentile earn 5 and 6 figures a month. How much can you earn? I would forget about that for the time being. What you need to do right now is concentrate on education. Affiliate marketing is a vast field - I've been doing it 21 years come Septemeber, and each year the game changes slightly and you have to adjust what you know and learn new aspects.

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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods View Post

      Welcome, Aitzaz.

      The sky is the limit with affiliate marketing. The vast majority of newbies earn zilch; the vast majority of veterans earn small-to-satisfactory incomes; the top percentile earn 5 and 6 figures a month. How much can you earn? I would forget about that for the time being. What you need to do right now is concentrate on education. Affiliate marketing is a vast field - I've been doing it 21 years come Septemeber, and each year the game changes slightly and you have to adjust what you know and learn new aspects.

      Tom
      Actually I have two years experience of SEO, but I am fed up of 9 to 5 job schedule and want to start my own business. So Affiliate Marketing is the best option for me, but I am totally new to it, that's why gathering information about it that how to start it?

      Thank you for your reply..
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    • Profile picture of the author Christopher Fox
      Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods View Post

      The vast majority of newbies earn zilch; the vast majority of veterans earn small-to-satisfactory incomes; the top percentile earn 5 and 6 figures a month.
      I think this an important point to let sink in. Further, it is now 2015. I would say, as compared to 10-15 years ago, that affiliate marketing success (meaning a comfortable living) needs more investment money. The guys earning 5 figures a month are also spending 5 figures a month (that they could lose) buying traffic.

      I'm sure plenty will tell me I'm all wet and that anyone can become a millionaire with no investment money (still in 2015, after the 'Easy Rush' of even 5-6 years ago), but I personally would not get invovled with affiliate marketing unless I had a couple grand to throw at my first campaign, if I was serious about developing it into a sustainable income.

      And then there are the ups and downs - not every campaign is a winner, and many campaigns start out losing money in the first couple weeks, until tweaks are made to landing pages, etc. It is a business model, but I liken it to freelancing as well, as there is a 'talent' involved with the top people that separate them and an Affiliate cannot just sell their business off and a new person 'manage' it to the same success level.

      Then, like you will be doing to your competition, other professional affiliates are going to spy on everything you are doing and try to mimic/improve upon it. It is a Hustle. You always gotta be Hustlin', looking for the next campaign and traffic, spying on your competitors (and stealing their ads/landing pages/etc. - they're going to do it to you, so ya gotta play the Game to survive).

      Some people do very well at that Game. MOST do not, however.

      You could always hire out SEO services and save that cash to LOSE as you learn affiliate marketing with it.
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    • Profile picture of the author The Fridge
      Originally Posted by Tom Addams View Post

      Welcome, Aitzaz.

      The sky is the limit with affiliate marketing. The vast majority of newbies earn zilch; the vast majority of veterans earn small-to-satisfactory incomes; the top percentile earn 5 and 6 figures a month. How much can you earn? I would forget about that for the time being. What you need to do right now is concentrate on education. Affiliate marketing is a vast field - I've been doing it 21 years come Septemeber, and each year the game changes slightly and you have to adjust what you know and learn new aspects.

      Tom
      Tom Addams,

      What would you say are the key reasons why, newbies earn zilch with Affiliate Marketing?

      Do you agree with Miguelito's, suggestion that the best place to start as an Affiliate Marketer, is with a blog?

      I respect your experience and would really appreciate your counsel.

      Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author karlstech
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    I believe there are tons of threads here on the Warrior Forum about affiliate marketing, as Al said try the search function.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ayawa
    The first rule existing behind the success of Affiliate marketing is you must know to save your Affiliate commission.
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    Aitzaz,

    Just know one thing if you want to succeed fast with affiliate marketing:

    It is better and much faster to make sales with affiliate marketing if you SPEND money. My mentor taught me that it takes money to make money online and he was right.

    Most people fail to make any money because they are not willing to spend money on ads.
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    • Profile picture of the author David Ogden
      Originally Posted by talfighel View Post

      Aitzaz,

      Just know one thing if you want to succeed fast with affiliate marketing:

      It is better and much faster to make sales with affiliate marketing if you SPEND money. My mentor taught me that it takes money to make money online and he was right.
      You are right in any business you need to spend money to make money. You can start affiliate marketing without spending anything, treating your business as a hobby and you might earn some pin money, however when you have a financial stake in your business you will become more focussed and work to get your money working for you, to create an income like a true business
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  • Profile picture of the author yordanov
    Why you want affiliate? Made your own store and advertise it. You can earn more money from that. But if you are lazy, affiliate is also good choice. But you have to learn how to bring quality trffic to your affiliate sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by yordanov View Post

      Why you want affiliate? Made your own store and advertise it. You can earn more money from that. But if you are lazy, affiliate is also good choice. But you have to learn how to bring quality trffic to your affiliate sites.
      Hi, Thanks for the reply. To make my own store I should have my own product, that's why I want to do Affiliate Marketing(to sell other's product).
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    • Profile picture of the author dayus444
      Originally Posted by yordanov View Post

      Why you want affiliate? Made your own store and advertise it. You can earn more money from that. But if you are lazy, affiliate is also good choice. But you have to learn how to bring quality trffic to your affiliate sites.
      So you think being an affiliate is being lazy, right? Wonders shall never end.
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      • Profile picture of the author discrat
        Originally Posted by dayus444 View Post

        So you think being an affiliate is being lazy, right? Wonders shall never end.
        Yeah, I truly think many Marketers especially newbies look at this adjective as a positive.

        Meaning they can slack off in life and be 'lazy ' and successful at the same time.

        Sorry, but it does not work that way.

        Sooner or later to get to your desired level of success there has to be a concerted effort

        There is no getting around that


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  • Profile picture of the author Freebiequeen1999
    1) learn how to use search feature
    2) Google is your friend
    3) anyone who is real "helpful" is desperately trying to sell you stuff and too cheap and broke to take a paid ad

    seriously - this question is so super basic I have a hunch it is just trying to up post count or to let some so called "mentor' step in with their snake oil pitch haha
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  • Profile picture of the author garethjehu1
    Hello Aitzaz,

    Affiliate marketing is a massive area and there are so many ways to get started. But this is the simple broken down version.
    1. Chose a niche you have some kind of interest in
    2. Build a list - There are many ways to do this both paid and free. I believe its a good idea to master at least one of each, one free and ne paid for method
    Paid advertising sources - Facebook ads, Solo ads, direct mail, google ads
    Free sources - Blogging, article marketing, video marketing, social media
    3. Give value to your list, give them a reason to stick around
    4. Chose suitable offers to promote

    Hope this helps.

    It is only a 50,000 foot view and there is a lot more that goes into each step. But this is the general idea. The aim of building your list is to attract the right people onto your list in the first place then treat them right and you will be rewarded.
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  • Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    You can start affiliate marketing by going to various marketplaces like Clickbank, JVZoo, Amazon, eBay, and find a product to sell for a commission. You can make anywhere from very little to a whole lot. Depends on how much you learn and how far you go with it, but the income potential is unlimited.
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  • Profile picture of the author romaine617
    blogging is definitely the way to go, if your trying to grow a following and actual buyers list if you want to promote as an affiliate.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by romaine617 View Post

      blogging is definitely the way to go, if your trying to grow a following and actual buyers list if you want to promote as an affiliate.

      Blogging can be a rewarding way to go. But if I had to rank all of the business Models in IM, I wouldn't put it up at the top.

      It takes a lot patience for most bloggers.

      And unfortunately the typical IM crowd wants Success yesterday



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  • Profile picture of the author quinng123
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    Well you should first and foremost research what markets you actually want to get into based upon your interests and preferences and what products you feel comfortable selling.

    If you have no particular discretion and just are doing affiliate marketing for the money I would suggest just researching high paying affiliate programs.

    After finding what market you want to be in and what product you would want to sell, learn the methods of generating traffic.

    These include

    1) Video marketing
    2) Social media marketing - Twitter, facebook,etc
    3) Social bookmarking- reddit,stumble upon,etc
    4) Forum posting
    5) Web 2.0's- tumblr, pinterest, slideshare.net, quora, etc
    6) Paid advertising
    7) Article marketing- hubpages, bubblews, etc
    8) Keyword ranking - Ranking in search engines with for keywords related to your market


    There are more, but just some I could think of off the top of my head
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  • Profile picture of the author slammer81
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    Good luck Aitzaz on your affiliate opportunities. Learn and apply good marketing principles and you'll do well.
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by Joe Lumbergh View Post

      Good luck and stay persistent, you will make it eventually!
      This is how many big affiliates have gone from making say $10 a day to over $2000 USD a day.

      By keeping on working at this, but they soon realise as we did, that you need to send a SHIPLOAD of traffic to an optin or squeeze page, and then have A KILLER FUNNEL behind it.

      Like this. LIST BUILDING FIRST, and then ship them though.....

      ie. Video <squeeze> <content1> <content2><content3> <Low offer $17><$47 offer> <$197 offer> <Coaching Offer> <Seminar Offer>

      Takes a while to set up, but there are days when after pumping it with traffic we are doing about $900 - $1000 a day. Sometimes, more.

      Tis all about your FUNNELS. I believe frank kern has even put this on steriods recently, with the way he does things.
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  • Profile picture of the author ninosem
    Hi and welcome to forum.
    There are so many ways to get started. But threat this as real business and start with strong foundation...
    Heres all you need to do to be successful in this industry.

    1.) Pick a hot converting offer

    2.) Stick with that offer until you make it successful.

    3.) Drive traffic (blog, videomarketing, paid traffic....) to a squeeze page and build your list.

    4.) Build relationship with that list, market to it, share helpful tips and focus on 80% value 20% promotions.

    5.) Reinvest profits, scale up

    Thats it!!

    Don't forget to build the list this is one of the most important task in this industry
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      • Profile picture of the author PriyankaMehta
        Well, To do Affiliate marketing is really not so tough as you think. Most of the newbies are growing up their business with Affiliate marketing. If you are thinking to do Affiliate with eagerness, then you need to first think about your domain and write a blog about your site. After this, make a contact with reputed multi vender market and sell their product in an easier manner. Apart from this, you can think about Affiliate market programming. It is really beneficial for you.
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        • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
          Originally Posted by PriyankaMehta View Post

          Well, To do Affiliate marketing is really not so tough as you think. Most of the newbies are growing up their business with Affiliate marketing. If you are thinking to do Affiliate with eagerness, then you need to first think about your domain and write a blog about your site. After this, make a contact with reputed multi vender market and sell their product in an easier manner. Apart from this, you can think about Affiliate market programming. It is really beneficial for you.
          Thank you Priyanka, so nice of you.. What is this affiliate market programming?
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  • Cliche - The Money's in the list..

    Start building up a big list

    1) Create a optin page + lead magnet
    2) Send traffic to it
    3) Promote affiliate offers
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  • Profile picture of the author Slade556
    The easiest way to earn money with affiliate marketing is starting with a blog. Create one, pick a niche (it's always easier to pick one niche to promote products, rather than promote a wide variety of stuff in the beginning), build trust by promoting your blog, update it regularly, show your readers you care about them and then start selling! Later on, you might want to create your own product and start selling it. It would be much more profitable.
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  • Profile picture of the author astral walker
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    My favourite is Hosting affiliate program as they pay well.

    1. Sign up to a hosting affiliate program whichever you like. In my case its Small Orange as I use their hosting and it works really well.

    2. Publish a review about that hosting on your blog

    3. Publish 10 articles on different high traffic blogs related to hosting, wordpress, blogging and link them back to your blog

    4. Use a 728 x 90 ad banner in every blog post. Ad injection plugin will help you accomplish this.

    5. Promote your article on social media.

    6. Use websites like Justretweet
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by astral walker View Post

      My favourite is Hosting affiliate program as they pay well.

      1. Sign up to a hosting affiliate program whichever you like. In my case its Small Orange as I use their hosting and it works really well.

      2. Publish a review about that hosting on your blog

      3. Publish 10 articles on different high traffic blogs related to hosting, wordpress, blogging and link them back to your blog

      4. Use a 728 x 90 ad banner in every blog post. Ad injection plugin will help you accomplish this.

      5. Promote your article on social media.

      6. Use websites like Justretweet
      Okay Astral, You are talking about web hosting, Am I right?
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      • Profile picture of the author astral walker
        Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

        Okay Astral, You are talking about web hosting, Am I right?
        Yes! I'm talking about hosting affiliate program. I have found success with it. Earned close to 100 referrals in the month of march. $50 per referral. if all of them gets approved then I will earn close to $5000 just from the affiliate program. Although not all referrals get approved. If its valid sale,I will get the commission.
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  • Profile picture of the author homebuz
    To venture into affiliate marketing, you must learn certain strategies that will help you succeed.

    First, you must sign up with a reputable and trusted affiliate company lest you fall victim of fraudsters. Before the end of this post, I shall suggest a number of reputable and trusted affiliate companies based in the US that you may join.

    Second, while signing up with an affiliate company, make sure you don't pay a cent to become an affiliate member. If you're required to make payment before joining an affiliate program, it's a clear sign that you're dealing with a fraudster.

    Furthermore, to succeed as an affiliate marketer, you must prepare to work seriously on building traffic since you are selling something. Traffic can be derived from google directly, forums, social media and social bookmarking sites. So, make use of them wisely.

    Some of the reputable and trusted affiliate companies you can join to get started include: ebay, amazon, clickbank and commission junction. With these companies, you are rest assured to get paid.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by homebuz View Post

      To venture into affiliate marketing, you must learn certain strategies that will help you succeed.

      First, you must sign up with a reputable and trusted affiliate company lest you fall victim of fraudsters. Before the end of this post, I shall suggest a number of reputable and trusted affiliate companies based in the US that you may join.

      Second, while signing up with an affiliate company, make sure you don't pay a cent to become an affiliate member. If you're required to make payment before joining an affiliate program, it's a clear sign that you're dealing with a fraudster.

      Furthermore, to succeed as an affiliate marketer, you must prepare to work seriously on building traffic since you are selling something. Traffic can be derived from google directly, forums, social media and social bookmarking sites. So, make use of them wisely.

      Some of the reputable and trusted affiliate companies you can join to get started include: ebay, amazon, clickbank and commission junction. With these companies, you are rest assured to get paid.
      Could you please also suggest that which product would be better to use as a beginner, which would be easy and can easily sale throughout the year? Should I make a blog or a website for affiliate marketing?
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Trujillo
    Affiliate Marketing is great because you don't need a product or service.

    However you must have knowledge in your field of expertise.

    The best thing to do when starting out is to find a hungry niche that is evergreen.

    From there it is recommended by many including myself to build a list of prospects interested in what you offer. You must be very specific in who you are targeting. Many people seem to retarget their list and end up with no results.

    If you provide value to your prospects while at the same time providing solutions you will make sales as an affiliate.
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  • Profile picture of the author st0nec0ld
    How will I know if my blog is ready for affiliate marketing?
    I just created a blog and I only got 1 post for now, and I am thinking that because I haven't posted that much yet I don't think it is enough to start affiliate marketing?
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberHaggis
    Hi mate, you can download affiliate marketing tips and learning ebooks from google.
    Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roky
    Hey Aitzaz,

    here you can buy a hosting and get a free help to set up your first blog WPFlipper.com Flipping made easy!.
    Then you have to add content on it and start generating traffic.
    Like the others already said, the best thing is to start with affiliate marketing. Chose a product/service on ClickBank, More Niche, Paydot.com and start writing quality articles (about the niche you have chosen) of at least 300 words. Use appropriate keywords.
    Add affiliate links on your page.
    You can promote your blog on social media, directories (like Ezine Articles, E-how, ....), forums, through your e-mail list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Roky View Post

      Hey Aitzaz,

      here you can buy a hosting and get a free help to set up your first blog WPFlipper.com Flipping made easy!.
      Then you have to add content on it and start generating traffic.
      Like the others already said, the best thing is to start with affiliate marketing. Chose a product/service on ClickBank, More Niche, Paydot.com and start writing quality articles (about the niche you have chosen) of at least 300 words. Use appropriate keywords.
      Add affiliate links on your page.
      You can promote your blog on social media, directories (like Ezine Articles, E-how, ....), forums, through your e-mail list.
      Oh thank you so much. I really appreciate this.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by JaySuperstar View Post

      I went down the route of affiliate marketing and I would have to say, the best way to go about it is once you have built your website for your niche, build a mailing list, that way you gather your customer base up, probably provide them with something free as in incentive, then send them your affiliate product in an email. This method has helped me make a lot of money. I would recommend using Hybrid Connect to easily build your list and attract buyers to your product or affiliate.
      Okay, I got it. Thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author addisonadeline73
    First of all, welcome to the IM section. If you really want to earn money from this section, you have to learn more & more. you need to start blogging. you can buy a domain & hosting. even you can start by free blogging on Blogger or, Wordpress. then write good & original content. Try to increase your traffic. You can do some SEO. then you can do Adsense or, Affiliate marketing . Even you can sell your own products here. Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by addisonadeline73 View Post

      First of all, welcome to the IM section. If you really want to earn money from this section, you have to learn more & more. you need to start blogging. you can buy a domain & hosting. even you can start by free blogging on Blogger or, Wordpress. then write good & original content. Try to increase your traffic. You can do some SEO. then you can do Adsense or, Affiliate marketing . Even you can sell your own products here. Thanks.
      Thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben1975
    Hi

    First you need to be part of a reputable team, because online success is a team sport you need to be around members who have been there and done that so they can show you what they did to get where they are.

    Make sure the program you pick is a long standing one and not a fly by night, here to day gone tomorrow deal

    Accredit and registered program, be careful to avoid hype-mungers and the do nothing but get huge returns crowd - that's where many of the scammers are.

    There is no limit to how much you can make, but your commitment and persistence will dictate in the long run what your success will be.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Trujillo
    My other tip would be to not only invest in a quality education from someone who is experienced and can show you the way , but also invest in yourself all around. Success takes time, and mental toughness and doesn't come easy to anybody. Work on building a strong mindset, and take consistent action everyday and believe in your vision.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Matthew J Trujillo View Post

      My other tip would be to not only invest in a quality education from someone who is experienced and can show you the way , but also invest in yourself all around. Success takes time, and mental toughness and doesn't come easy to anybody. Work on building a strong mindset, and take consistent action everyday and believe in your vision.
      Thanks Matthew..
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    What would you say are the key reasons why, newbies earn zilch with Affiliate Marketing?
    #1 Lack of focus

    #2 Lack of action

    #3 Shiny object syndrome

    #4 No business knowledge or acumen

    #5 Unrealistic expectations

    #6 Delusional thinking

    #7 Unwillingness to invest

    Just for starters...
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    • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      #1 Lack of focus

      #2 Lack of action

      #3 Shiny object syndrome

      #4 No business knowledge or acumen

      #5 Unrealistic expectations

      #6 Delusional thinking

      #7 Unwillingness to invest

      Just for starters...
      These are all pretty much what I was thinking..

      People tend to treat this like a hobby opposed to a business, thus they get "hobby results"
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  • Profile picture of the author RecessionPROOF
    It is always about traffic to your site, and most affiliate marketers are clueless about how to drive traffic, and since newbies won't have a list to promote to, affiliate marketing is a long slow process to see any real money. With hundreds of thousands promoting the same old same old, and every time the next best deal hits market, look how many of the gurus are already pumping them, instantly, and this is why most will never make anything worth while.

    Another mistake most make is they promote their affiliate link, bad move, always use your own domain, one that can be forwarded to your affiliate link. Why waste your time promoting an affiliate link when most don't last for more than a few months. When you have a domain name, use key words in domain related to what you are promoting, then if current affiliate goes belly up, you can forward to a similar competing affiliate and you then didn't waste your time on SEO to get your affiliate site indexed which rarely happens when there are thousands pimping the same deal.

    Live and learn, what use to work yesterday does not mean it will work today, never mind tomorrow, and whereby affiliate marketing use to work great, it is dying a slow death just like all internet marketing strategies have deminished over the years. When I first got into affiliate marketing back when it began in mid 90's, I made a fortune promoting gambling sites, then the gov. came in and killed it with threats to banking merchant processors, so lesson learned, never put all your eggs in one basket, always work more than one business opportunity, you never know when one will vaporize.

    Success to all,
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      Originally Posted by RecessionPROOF View Post

      It is always about traffic to your site, and most affiliate marketers are clueless about how to drive traffic, and since newbies won't have a list to promote to, affiliate marketing is a long slow process to see any real money. With hundreds of thousands promoting the same old same old, and every time the next best deal hits market, look how many of the gurus are already pumping them, instantly, and this is why most will never make anything worth while.

      Another mistake most make is they promote their affiliate link, bad move, always use your own domain, one that can be forwarded to your affiliate link. Why waste your time promoting an affiliate link when most don't last for more than a few months. When you have a domain name, use key words in domain related to what you are promoting, then if current affiliate goes belly up, you can forward to a similar competing affiliate and you then didn't waste your time on SEO to get your affiliate site indexed which rarely happens when there are thousands pimping the same deal.

      Live and learn, what use to work yesterday does not mean it will work today, never mind tomorrow, and whereby affiliate marketing use to work great, it is dying a slow death just like all internet marketing strategies have deminished over the years. When I first got into affiliate marketing back when it began in mid 90's, I made a fortune promoting gambling sites, then the gov. came in and killed it with threats to banking merchant processors, so lesson learned, never put all your eggs in one basket, always work more than one business opportunity, you never know when one will vaporize.

      Success to all,
      Gambling niche is attractive but ...many governments trying to stop it.

      I from Singapore and the government here already on look
      on online gambling.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eagle07
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    Hi Aitzaz,

    I would suggest you focus on one affiliate network first. Say... clickbank.com. Sign up with them then go to their marketplace and search for products you want to promote. Look for products with a gravity of 50 or higher. Then create a website or blog where you talk about the benefits of the product. Tell everything that any prospect customer would like to know about that certain product. Drive lots of targeted traffic to that website or blog through free promotions like forum posting with your affiliate link in your signature or you can advertise through Google Adwords or Facebook advertising.
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    • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
      Originally Posted by Eagle07 View Post

      Hi Aitzaz,

      I would suggest you focus on one affiliate network first. Say... clickbank.com. Sign up with them then go to their marketplace and search for products you want to promote. Look for products with a gravity of 50 or higher. Then create a website or blog where you talk about the benefits of the product. Tell everything that any prospect customer would like to know about that certain product. Drive lots of targeted traffic to that website or blog through free promotions like forum posting with your affiliate link in your signature or you can advertise through Google Adwords or Facebook advertising.
      I agree with starting with one network , I also recommend starting with just one traffic source as well and stick with them until you start making money. One huge mistake that many people make when first getting started is jumping around too much.
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  • Profile picture of the author pash1000
    Affiliate marketing involves having your own site and sending your traffic to someone else's site to buy their products or services. For every sale initiated by a link from your site, you earn a percentage--an affiliate sales commission.

    Affiliate marketing can be done on a part-time basis, and many are so successful that they've made it their full-time job. Equally exciting, you can get in the game in just a few hours. But how successful you are is based on the amount of time and effort you devote.

    Here is how you can make money online with these tips

    You need 2 things

    Have the right system in place (Your own website/system)

    To start as an affiliate marketer, you must have a site on which to place links to the products or services you recommend. You will have more options in sending potential buyers to your affiliate programs if you create a website to promote your affiliate programs. Visiting other professional websites of your niche is a good way to get some ideas on how to design your website. Also choose a program that offers recurring commissions that compound each month as you refer more customers.

    Turn up the traffic! Not just any traffic, But right kind of traffic
    Drive targeted traffic to your website. To earn affiliate commission you need to drive targeted traffic to your website. The more traffic your website gets, the more likely you'll generate sales. There are several ways to drive targeted traffic to your site in short period of time.

    I would like to share why most people fail and quit faster than they can start and begin a fun NEW CHAPTER in building online wealth.

    It's not easy to create a top notch web page that can convert subscribers very well.

    It's not easy to come up with an attractive but free offer that can entice the visitor to subscribe.

    Newbies do not have any proven credibility in the internet marketing niche, therefore, it's very hard to "command" any attention from visitors and subscribers.

    Unless the Newbie is in the market long enough, he or she wouldn't know what products to promote or how to promote them effectively!

    Most newbies don't have the technical software and know-how to get started - domain name, hosting, an auto-responder for emailing and so on. Not to mention, all of these can be quite overwhelming to understand.

    Many simply are not able to continually add content. Without ongoing content, you'll lose the subscribers quickly.

    They would also need to be true masters of email marketing because the fact is, the money is really made by SENDING CAREFULLY CRAFTED EMAILS.

    When a newbie gets started, he or she needs a coach for guidance and advice.

    But the most complex matter of all is structuring a SYSTEM that can be highly profitable going forward.

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author healthreview
    #1 Lack of focus

    #2 Lack of action

    #3 Shiny object syndrome

    #4 No business knowledge or acumen

    #5 Unrealistic expectations

    #6 Delusional thinking

    #7 Unwillingness to invest

    Just for starters...
    I fully agree with Brent.

    This apart I would suggest you to undergo a systematic training from a IM Guru who is not only successful but also over delivers. To say a few names John Thornehill, Omer Martin etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author maxsi
    There are many info on this forum....
    However collect the email and make your huge mailing list before to sell affiliate products
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  • Profile picture of the author Leo de Waal
    Hi my friend,
    I have some good news for all Affiliate marketers - JM Ocean Improved marketing for affiliates - higher sales, better product EVERYONE wants - 85% of the Hollywood Celebs using this product line and will be talked about in magazines - People read about these products and YOU can offer them to your Subscriber Lists. Also you not lose your clients to the company as many times happen when promote a product using clickbank - Vendors may contact and send your subscribers their products in which they may not buy anymore from you - With JMOA thats safe - check out my site and see the Ice Elements Line Video and visit my you tube channel lists JM Ocean Avenue - Distributors even get the highest paid marketing plan ever and FREE Vacations ;-) how that sounds ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jouvan Johnson
    You need to find someone doing the numbers you are wanting to do. Some affiliates are far into the 7 and 8 figure range so the sky is truly the limit.

    Find them and model everything they do. Beg plead and pay them to mentor you.

    Only go for someone actually doing what you want to do not just selling products on how to do it
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  • Profile picture of the author Sujinb14
    I have been following this UK internet marketer. She is great. I suggest this free video to learn how to sell affiliate product. Good luck.
    https://et148.isrefer.com/go/hsaps/suben15 /
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  • Profile picture of the author RecessionPROOF
    Bottom line, nothing is more important than saving your prospects money on what they are all using already. How many affiliate offers actually save everyone money? With so many me too same old same old deals out there, it is near impossible to attract traffic for any newbie without a list, so without a list, why waste your time trying to compete with the guru's, you don't have a chance.

    Just look at what happens when these guru's take turns repackaging the same old crap over and over again, they all rotate their support on a cooperative basis, back and forth, different program names, same old same old hype, and they come and go on a few month basis if you track them all as I have done. It is nothing more than a money game they are playing you on every few months, and think about it, how many latest greatest deals have you seen over and over by the same guru's who operate all the same, and will actually promote each others latest greatest deals. It is a BIG GAME, and newbies be damned, you won't have a chance at converting with such stiff and instant promotional power as these so called guru's have with huge cooperative reciprocal lists they all share back and forth.

    WAKE UP AFFILIATE MARKETERS, the deck is stacked in this high stakes game of affiliate marketing, just research it for yourselves, same old names, different games.

    Success to all,
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben1975
      I agree but only to a degree, affiliates who want to do this successfully need to show some originality and creativity many affiliates out there (not just the gurus) are making a full time living and generating great cash. but if you do it the same way everybody else is doing it, it then becomes an uphill struggle but not an impossible one.

      Pick a popular evergreen niche, create a product that people in that niche truly want or offer a freebie that adds value.

      I personally thing the main reason why many people don't make money in this industry is the lack the patience to see their hard work pay off. They expect things from online business that would seem ludicrous in the bricks and mortar world of business.

      If they would apply the same logic to online business growth as many do to offline business growth more people would make good money...in the long run
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  • Aitzaz
    An email list with a running blog and community is important for Affiliate marketing. First start writing on things which seems to interest you. After some time when you have a community then you can think of starting your affiliate marketing program.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by MarketResearchAmazon View Post

      Aitzaz
      An email list with a running blog and community is important for Affiliate marketing. First start writing on things which seems to interest you. After some time when you have a community then you can think of starting your affiliate marketing program.
      I definitely think a blog can only add value to your business BUT...
      I do not think it is necessary to attain Success.

      I don't anymore and find it liberating.

      Am I leaving money on the table ?

      Sure !

      But it is about priority and what amount of time I want to dedicate to pursue other things


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  • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
    Thank you so much everyone, there are lot of posts so I am unable to reply one by one to all of you, but I really appreciate that all of you guys(members of WF) are very supportive. The suggestions and tips you gave are very helpful for me. Thanks again. Love you all.
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  • Profile picture of the author .X.
    I'm sorry, but HELL NO blogging isn't the way to go.

    That's working your butt off for the *maybe* traffic, that
    probably isn't going to buy anyways.

    Here -

    1. Pick an offer that's going to pay you $30 or more,
    with recurring being preferred. $30 is a a minimum
    and assumes you can buy a QUALITY, TARGETED
    click for .15 - 100 clicks that convert at 1% will cost
    you $15.00 meaning you double your investment.

    You should convert better, like 3-5%.

    2. Setup a high value page that explains how to use
    the product and get the most benefit from it - or teach
    people a free way to do what they want (but not as
    good, or it requires more time/work)

    3. Put an opt-in form on the page to build a list
    because email follow-up will triple your conversion
    rate and give you the opportunity to sell other items.

    4. Drive traffic to the page looking SPECIFICALLY
    for that offer, or offers that are highly related. No,
    you won't see 452,000 searches per month - but
    what you will see are people who want to buy that
    product.

    Believe me, you can make a few bucks - maybe -
    by working your butt off creating flowery content to
    sprinkle around the Interwebs but if you want to make
    money you go as direct as possible.

    X
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  • Profile picture of the author dee4d
    I'd advise u to get a mentor to guide u through. It is the best investment u can make.
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  • Profile picture of the author copywriterco
    To start with, you're on the right forum site! Here at warriorforum, you can learn from the experts simply by browsing the topics, read the questions posted and the answers as well.

    You'll definitely learn here how affiliate marketing works!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jerry Higgins
    Many way to approach affiliate marketing but my favorite is to become an expert in a specific market, build an email list within that niche while fostering a relationship, then recommend products that you believe in. You can do this with a relatively small but responsive subscriber list.

    Trying to get enough traffic to a site and focusing on cpc/cpa is difficult. You will need TONS of traffic to make this method work.
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  • Profile picture of the author xy7tina
    Affiliate Marketing is a Huge Arena and just like in any new business you should always start with a business plan. The key is research - you need to figure out what is the best way for you to succeed based on facts. You need to get answers in the following areas

    1. Your Niche
    2. Your Target Audience
    3. How will you reach your audience
    4. What is the competition
    5. What are their marketing tactics.

    Once you have a complete understanding and a plan to follow then it makes it so much easier.
    Educate your self on:

    1. Types of Advertising
    2. Sources of Traffic
    3. Affiliate Networks
    4. Types Landing Pages and Optimization
    5. Types of Analytics and Reporting
    6. Content Calendar

    Once your armed with all of this then you are ready to start your blog and remember content is king. Do your best to become an authority in your niche and you will also start to build some SEO Juice.

    Good Luck!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
    Thank you everyone.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

      Thank you everyone.
      Hey Aitzaz,
      Just want to say Thank You for saying Thank you

      Seriously, this happens rarely. Most OPs post something then act like a ghost never before heard again.

      So its nice that we see more of this humility and gratefulness



      - Robert Andrew
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      • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
        Originally Posted by discrat View Post

        Hey Aitzaz,
        Just want to say Thank You for saying Thank you

        Seriously, this happens rarely. Most OPs post something then act like a ghost never before heard again.

        So its nice that we see more of this humility and gratefulness



        - Robert Andrew
        My pleasure Robert..
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris1206
    I found that online business is not different from traditional business. You have to have the knowledge and establish a brand (your name). If you want to succeed online you have to study every day and apply your knowledge. I highly recommend you to start with Wealthy Affiliate because they offer free account and you can test everything for free. You can check here for Wealthy Affiliate review (no affiliate link)
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisWrok
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    You need a list to market to, and there's a big difference in list quality. Get a list full of buyers and you'll be able to earn. Until then it's tough to earn.
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  • Profile picture of the author cherrytom
    Jouvan Johnson hit the nail on the head when he recommended you find a mentor.

    For far too many years, spending more money that I could afford, I struggled on my own, trying to make money online and failed miserably.

    Finally, humbled and broke, I admitted to myself I wasn't going to get anywhere without a mentor, someone to tell me what to do, and show me how to do it.

    One of the first things he suggested was to join the Warrior Forum, and I'm glad I heeded him, as there are lots of experts on here who generously share their time, their knowledge, and their expertise, in helping others. Good luck in your ventures online.

    Keep smiling!
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  • Profile picture of the author skyro
    With affiliate marketing theirs no limit on how much you ca earn with it. It's all in how much you out into to it. Affiliate marketing can be a good way of earning passive and long term income. You should start by learning the basics of it. You should be able to find a free or really cheap wso on getting started with affiliate marketing in the wso section.
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  • Profile picture of the author franchiseguy
    IMHO - pick the highest paying program that has a solid demand and focus on one or two sales a month to start. It takes the same amount of work to post a link to make a $20 commission than it does a $10,000 commission - or higher.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kalambur
      Originally Posted by franchiseguy View Post

      IMHO - pick the highest paying program that has a solid demand and focus on one or two sales a month to start. It takes the same amount of work to post a link to make a $20 commission than it does a $10,000 commission - or higher.
      Could you suggest at least one proven company that payed you or someone else on this forum $10,000 commission - or higher?
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      • Profile picture of the author Sysbase
        There's quite a few companies that have paid more like millions in commissions. Like others say you need to find a market and a niche that you want to work in. Stick to that niche and expand. Way to many new affiliates back out when things aren't going well. Look for ways to scale when things are working. Jumping around from Product A to Product B is a waste of time. If the market is big enough there's money to made you have to put in the time and effort to make it happen.
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  • Profile picture of the author isidro2014
    I have an offer in click sure. My question is how to create a hub pages?
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    • Profile picture of the author astral walker
      Originally Posted by isidro2014 View Post

      I have an offer in click sure. My question is how to create a hub pages?
      There you go. An informative article from wikihow.How to Make a Hubpage: 10 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
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    • Profile picture of the author Birdi
      Affiliate marketing is a good way of learning about a number of things,

      1. how to build a simple blog
      2. what kind of products to promote
      3. understanding where to get traffic and quality traffic
      4. conversions
      5. building a list

      Just from this you can build a good business and be bringing in some good numbers, there are alot of products to promote online, just use some due diligence. In the beginning it can be daunting if you know nothing, but once you understand the process you get quicker at it and begin to generate an income. Takes a bit of time but worth it

      Another way is to find a mentor who teaches affiliate marketing and just model them, its a quicker route to getting started in affiliate marketing thats what i did myself and its slowly paying off.

      Regards

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  • Profile picture of the author Dizi23
    Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

    Hi guys,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I want to know about affiliate marketing and how to start it, how much can I earn from it?
    Without giving specific figures of how much you can earn, you
    have to think about what tools will help you earn as an affiliate
    marketer.

    You definitely need a specific niche you are interested in, build
    a blog/website and drive traffic to it and then build your email
    list.

    If you have money the shorter way to affiliate marketing success
    is building your email list using solo ads, building a relationship
    with them and then emailing them affiliate offers.

    Since you are starting new and I believe money is an issue for
    you, try getting free leads from FB etc. and using a free autoresponder
    system that will allow you to email your list for free.

    You can try Free Email Marketing Software & Autoresponder | MyListr.com (2,000 free contacts and you can send
    12,000 emails free each month).

    Hope this helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Dizi23 View Post

      Without giving specific figures of how much you can earn, you
      have to think about what tools will help you earn as an affiliate
      marketer.

      You definitely need a specific niche you are interested in, build
      a blog/website and drive traffic to it and then build your email
      list.

      If you have money the shorter way to affiliate marketing success
      is building your email list using solo ads, building a relationship
      with them and then emailing them affiliate offers.

      Since you are starting new and I believe money is an issue for
      you, try getting free leads from FB etc. and using a free autoresponder
      system that will allow you to email your list for free.

      You can try Free Email Marketing Software & Autoresponder | MyListr.com (2,000 free contacts and you can send
      12,000 emails free each month).

      Hope this helps.
      Thank you so much Dizi.
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  • Profile picture of the author DoubleDi
    Make an authority blog about your topic, than drive big amount of traffic to your blog from FB, Bing and Google Advertising
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  • Profile picture of the author extrememan
    You can actually start for free by going to affiliate networks like clickbank.com, clicksure.com etc. They are free to signup and then you just create value by creating videos on youtube and include your affiliate link in your video. You can be more professional if you have your own domain and mask your affiliate link. One amazing way to start for free. Good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by extrememan View Post

      You can actually start for free by going to affiliate networks like clickbank.com, clicksure.com etc. They are free to signup and then you just create value by creating videos on youtube and include your affiliate link in your video. You can be more professional if you have your own domain and mask your affiliate link. One amazing way to start for free. Good luck!
      Thank you, it's a great suggestion..
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  • Profile picture of the author Ihor Rudko
    Hi, Aitzaz. ! Develop business across the planet! I work for a company iWowWe. This is a serious project, which brings a lot of money. This is not piramida.Vash capital depends on your work. The American company launched its iWowWe service in telecommunications, which makes it possible for anyone anywhere in the world to use it povsednevno.Zahochesh contact me write me an email and see my site from a company where all described in detail. iWowWe- Video Email, Video Conference and Video Broadcast
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  • Profile picture of the author Ronnell
    Can someone post how much they make and how much he can make online. It's good to talk about the possibilities but let's get real. I haven't made any money from affiliate marketing yet. I still believe in it but it's not a walk in the park.

    Be honest
    How much do you make?
    How much do average affiliates make?
    How much time and money does it cost to make the money?
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by Ronnell View Post

      Can someone post how much they make and how much he can make online. It's good to talk about the possibilities but let's get real. I haven't made any money from affiliate marketing yet. I still believe in it but it's not a walk in the park.

      Be honest
      How much do you make?
      How much do average affiliates make?
      How much time and money does it cost to make the money?
      Great. It will be very easy if they share it..
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  • Profile picture of the author Xochitl Shat
    Affiliate marketing is the technique of advertising one more firm's goods to get a percentage. An affiliate marketing expert encourages particular products. If the recommendation by an affiliate marketer contributes to some sort of purchase, this affiliate marketer generates income. Abide by these kind of actions to acheive were only available in Online marketing as a possible on line marketer:
    * Produce your web advertising and marketing individual simply by doing all your research
    * Produce an Internet presence with higher visitors
    * Assess which kind of products selecting thinking about advertising
    * Method a company with products you want to market
    * Understand the company's terms intended for affiliate marketing online and many others. Follow this way you can earn expected money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Arslan Bhatti
    thanks for the discussion.. you all are great
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  • Profile picture of the author jodyheath
    The correct answer is: "It depends". If you have access to a lot of traffic or specific knowledge geared toward traffic generation, you may be able to make a considerable penny with affiliate marketing in the first yeart. If you are able to generate less but more targeted traffic, affiliate "licensing" may be your best bet. I work with a hybrid of the two. Driving massive amounts of traffic is not my strong suit; therefore, I drive quality, targeted, smaller volume traffic to my affiliate licensing offers where I own the customer for life with the opportunity for repeated upsells. As a secondary side stream of income, I send spillover traffic to affiliate offers where I might make much smaller percentage on more of a one-shot deal phenomenon (albeit, something is better than nothing). The shot-in-the-dark answer, assuming you are a total newbie, it's possible to make 6 figures your first year if you focus on the affiliate licensing model and you are coach-able. With pure affiliate marketing a six figure income in your first year is probably not too realistic.

    To your success,
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  • Profile picture of the author Hemanth Malli
    Affiliate Marketing is considered to be one of the world's fastest growing and best internet marketing techniques to earn money online. I would suggest to start a blog/ website with good content and send them affiliate offers to get started. Money you earn only depends on your quality of your website/blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Berku
    Register to Clickbank or Commision Junction select product to promote, buy domain redirect it to offer, create review videos on youtube and leave product link in description.Use catchy thumbnails.
    That is completely newbie everyone can do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
    Thank you guys. You all are great and very supportive..
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    • Profile picture of the author Ihatemyboss
      Originally Posted by Aitzaz View Post

      Thank you guys. You all are great and very supportive..
      Hi, I am also a newbie but would like to know what have you done so far since you posted your first post? Have you made any money yet?
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  • Profile picture of the author xembergg
    Have a good niche, good website and target social media initially you can see some quick success.

    It can be easily said in words but you need to do the real work to make money from affiliate marketing.
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