from affiliate marketing to creating my own product

There are already many keyword and content services on the market - have you thought of any features that would make your service stand out?

What Richard says is true, and in addition to that, you state that one of the struggles you had with affiliate marketing was getting traffic to your offers. I see nothing in your new plan with your product that changes that.

How I WISH I was a software developer!

The opportunity is vast for you

Steps:

1, You should establish a NEED - something that people really need in their web business. As Richard said above your Keyword/Content idea has been done to death (and generated/copied/filched content is not a great idea anyway). You should take the time to find something Not being done OR being done but very expensively so you know you can undercut them.
2, Build your answer to whatever you have determined is the need.
3, Build a membership program for it.
4, Advertise it on here.
5, Incorporate an affiliate program
6, Buy a New Car

OK only joking about the new car (maybe!)

Those are the steps I took - BUT I had to pay a software developer to build the system and whenever I add another feature or function I have to pay the developer to do the work.

That's fine I don't mind because I got NUMBER ONE from the above list right. It's still operating and going from strength to strength 3 years later. People have left me and come back later. It's all about the need.. And when you have established the business DON'T sit still - Try to add something, a feature, a new price point - whatever... every six months or so at least. (As you are the programmer this is FREE for you to do apart from some time.)

Find the NEED and you have found a business.

Good luck!

Since traffic is the problem, you will have the same problem as an affiliate as you wull will producing your own product.

In saying that, it sounds like the software you are working on, would make a very good WSO. You could potentially make a lot of money with that. The good thing about that is the traffic problem is instantly solved

I'm confused.

You seem to be saying that you've tried affiliate marketing many ways yourself, haven't yet found a successful way to do it at all, and are getting disillusioned with it, "so" you want instead to help others to do it?

For all the reasons explained in this thread, that's of rather limited value to most potential marketers: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8659398

I understand that as a software developer, it's natural for you to want to make money from developing software, but why software designed for affiliate marketing, if affiliate marketing has let you down so repeatedly? Call me contrary, but I can't help thinking that in your position, that would probably be the one market for software that I'd probably most want to avoid, myself.

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I imagine that as a software developer you do some good programming. Why not create a super simple course that shows people how to do super simple programming? You already have the credibility... i would use your talents and "paper and ink" certifications/degrees/attributes to prove that. The same way you would promote an affiliate product, promote this kind of niche product in the same way.

It's hard to find an unexplored niche online these days. No matter what route you do though... make sure you have backend products to sell to your customers too. This is the most important part.

Hi,

You have to think out of the box. Offer something that can automate the process.

In affiliate marketing people like the short cuts while being the white hat.

Good luck to you

Firstly, you need a good idea that the market is lacking. Secondly, if it does provide actual value, don't sell it too cheap. So that people would actually value it and make use of it. Then the word of mouth can go out. Also, you would have a margin to offer to affiliates as commission. How much do I have to work to sell something that would only pay me a couple of dollars per sale? It has to be appealing to both affiliates and end-users IMO

Ok, what about automating the process as flyingskill said, it will be a web service, based on modules that will go by the user step by step, from helping choosing niche to selling the product. Based on some research on the method used by qualified affiliate marketers (not mine ) ?

Here's the BIGGEST LIE ever told in Internet marketing -

"It's easier to make money selling your own product."

I'm offering you good, sound advice filalizakariae -

If you haven't had success selling someone else's product
what makes you think you'll have more success generating
an original idea, creating a site, a sales funnel, sales copy,
recruiting affiliates, generating traffic, etc, etc, etc?

Yeah, let's add a dozen more jobs to the plate, since
we've haven't figured out Job #1, and hope things go
better.

INSANE!

Especially when the idea you have is to create a product
that helps people do something you haven't been able to
do yourself (yet).

Trust me, I am not here to rain on your parade but instead
to say "Have you REALLY considered what I'm asking you?"

I don't believe that anybody has any business creating a
product if they don't KNOW how they will sell it first.

The only people who succeed at that ALREADY have
strong selling and marketing skills.

Maybe you need a partner. Maybe you need to learn how
to sell. Maybe, whatever.

But I encourage you to look at this objectively.

At the least find the closest software you can find to what
you have in mind, attempt to sell it and build a list, and
then you'll have a reason to believe this might fly. Sell
THAT program like it's yours'. Receive the feedback and
improve on that with, while building a list ready to buy
when you're ready to sell.

All the best to you - X

Thanks X for the reply and the advice, as I said to other members in this topic I think I'll look for a partner to sell my product, but I can't do it now since I don't have a product to sell.