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This article is written and provided by Zane McIntyre of Commission Factory. It is intended for beginners to the affiliate space. A further advanced article will be published in the near future.
We welcome your comments and questions.
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How NOT to start in Affiliate Marketing!"
We get asked quite a lot by affiliates "How do I get started in affiliate marketing?". This question has far reaching answers and is so broad as to require chapters for us to truly delve into it, so instead we take the road less wandered and begin with how NOT to start off in affiliate marketing.
The concept of making money from home is everyone’s dream. No longer would you need to abruptly wake to the horrific sound spewing out of your alarm clock, pulling you out of dreams that are sometimes far more appealing than the reality of your life. No longer do you need to put on a smile working with people you can't stand or be paid less than you feel you are worth. This is truly the appeal of being an affiliate marketer, being your own boss and creating an income without the constant 'pings' of customer support emails hitting your inbox.
The reality of affiliate marketing, like most "dream" jobs is slightly different and can be a road paved with false promises, false prophets, shattered dreams and pie-in-the-sky products that offer the world and give you little to nothing in return. But all of this can be avoided if you use your common sense and the same Devil’s Advocate approach you would to any business - "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".
"Sign Up for our FREE system and start making money in hours"
It seems obvious that this claim is utter bulls**t but you would be surprised just how many intellectual and smart people get caught out. It's not because they had a moment of insanity or got a knock to the back of the head. No, this comes down to simple desperation to change your life RIGHT NOW and works a treat when the bank account is running low. This is what these people offering this kind of program want, if you are in the above situation, you are their target market.
Generally the "FREE" statement only relates to a useless video or eBook that tells you nothing but promises you enough to in turn make you want to buy the "Full" version which will cost anywhere from $97.00 - $997.00. Usually what happens after this investment is an offer for one more product that promises that it could be the difference between making $100.00 per week and $100,000.00 per week. Not only was the first product re-hashed rubbish you can find anywhere for free on the internet but it was likely outdated too.
Realising an offer to become a super affiliate overnight is about as likely as pigs flying is the first step in truly recognising affiliate marketing as a business. It's a relationship between you and the people you promote, you make them money and they'll pay you for your efforts.
There is no "get rich quick" in affiliate marketing and Google is ever making this a truer statement as each year rolls by. They don't want the internet crowded with useless, duplicate rubbish either so in an effort to clear out the cesspool the demand on affiliates is to create useful content and websites that add value to the internet and the user experience.
Starting off as an affiliate usually requires you to delve in with little investment. You can spend the next 12 months trying to find that perfect niche and never start truly learning what it takes. All affiliates make mistakes but this is a vital tool for learning what works and what doesn't, the trick is to not make costly mistakes such as investing in programs or learning suites that go against everything ethical affiliate marketing stands for.
Join forums and local networking groups, read blogs and news aggregators for affiliate marketing and SEO articles. Whilst doing all of this think of niches or markets you personally enjoy - it is far easier promoting products or services that you yourself enjoy and is not such a hard slog. This can then in turn enable you to take what you have learnt from your first site and rinse and repeat the process in other areas of interest or profitability.
We welcome your comments and questions.
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How NOT to start in Affiliate Marketing!"
We get asked quite a lot by affiliates "How do I get started in affiliate marketing?". This question has far reaching answers and is so broad as to require chapters for us to truly delve into it, so instead we take the road less wandered and begin with how NOT to start off in affiliate marketing.
The concept of making money from home is everyone’s dream. No longer would you need to abruptly wake to the horrific sound spewing out of your alarm clock, pulling you out of dreams that are sometimes far more appealing than the reality of your life. No longer do you need to put on a smile working with people you can't stand or be paid less than you feel you are worth. This is truly the appeal of being an affiliate marketer, being your own boss and creating an income without the constant 'pings' of customer support emails hitting your inbox.
The reality of affiliate marketing, like most "dream" jobs is slightly different and can be a road paved with false promises, false prophets, shattered dreams and pie-in-the-sky products that offer the world and give you little to nothing in return. But all of this can be avoided if you use your common sense and the same Devil’s Advocate approach you would to any business - "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".
"Sign Up for our FREE system and start making money in hours"
It seems obvious that this claim is utter bulls**t but you would be surprised just how many intellectual and smart people get caught out. It's not because they had a moment of insanity or got a knock to the back of the head. No, this comes down to simple desperation to change your life RIGHT NOW and works a treat when the bank account is running low. This is what these people offering this kind of program want, if you are in the above situation, you are their target market.
Generally the "FREE" statement only relates to a useless video or eBook that tells you nothing but promises you enough to in turn make you want to buy the "Full" version which will cost anywhere from $97.00 - $997.00. Usually what happens after this investment is an offer for one more product that promises that it could be the difference between making $100.00 per week and $100,000.00 per week. Not only was the first product re-hashed rubbish you can find anywhere for free on the internet but it was likely outdated too.
Realising an offer to become a super affiliate overnight is about as likely as pigs flying is the first step in truly recognising affiliate marketing as a business. It's a relationship between you and the people you promote, you make them money and they'll pay you for your efforts.
There is no "get rich quick" in affiliate marketing and Google is ever making this a truer statement as each year rolls by. They don't want the internet crowded with useless, duplicate rubbish either so in an effort to clear out the cesspool the demand on affiliates is to create useful content and websites that add value to the internet and the user experience.
Starting off as an affiliate usually requires you to delve in with little investment. You can spend the next 12 months trying to find that perfect niche and never start truly learning what it takes. All affiliates make mistakes but this is a vital tool for learning what works and what doesn't, the trick is to not make costly mistakes such as investing in programs or learning suites that go against everything ethical affiliate marketing stands for.
Join forums and local networking groups, read blogs and news aggregators for affiliate marketing and SEO articles. Whilst doing all of this think of niches or markets you personally enjoy - it is far easier promoting products or services that you yourself enjoy and is not such a hard slog. This can then in turn enable you to take what you have learnt from your first site and rinse and repeat the process in other areas of interest or profitability.
