What is affiliate marketing about?
First of all what exactly is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is when a person has one or more websites that will either promote or review a product for a company in the hopes of enticing the reader to buy one of 
the products they are promoting or reviewing. When that happens the affiliate (the person with the website) earns a commission from that particular company. It really is a cool and honest way to earn an income online, and the amount of income generated really only depends on one person and that is you.
Taking your first steps
It sounds really easy in theory, but a lot goes into affiliate marketing behind the scenes. It is not a good idea to just go around trying to join any kind of affiliate company without having certain aspects in place.The first thing you need to know is that in order to get started in affiliate marketing a website is definitely needed. Getting a website for your needs is relatively easy whether it is a website you pay for with domain name, hosting, and design or one of the many places to get a website for free, where you can make your own design. 95% of the affiliate companies in existence will not even consider adding you to their program unless you have a relevant website already attracting the general public. How to go about it?
Understanding your client
You have to target your audience. It’s imperative to learn who it is you will be trying to attract as potential clients. Information such as who they are, how much money they make, is there a family, no family, income, location, male, female, young?, old are all primary examples of deciding who you will be aiming your articles and promotions. For instance, It would be futile to try and sell superbowl tickets to somebody that has absolutely no interest in football.
Knowing your product
This is one area where some affiliates tend to fall short. Do you actually use the product you are trying to sell, or know enough about it to be able to discuss it intelligently with other people? It’ s really difficult to sell something if you are unable to discuss the subject without any kind authority. Your readers will totally see through it if you try to promote a product you are completely unfamiliar with.
Choosing your product
Obviously some serious thought must be devoted to this action. Randomly deciding on something will not be productive. I tried that once in the hopes of generating some quick cash and I went down in flames. Do not try to promote a product you have absolutely no interest in. Here are some things to consider before you make a choice.
- What are my own interests?
- What am I especially passionate about?
- Is there something that I really want to learn about?
- What are my own particular talents?
Once you’ve chosen your topic, research it on the internet to see what subjects are related to your choice. Click here to watch a video on a really simple research technique.
Creating trust between your readers and you
When you honestly share what you know about what you are promoting and like products it will cause people to like you and trust your reviews. Always conduct yourself with integrity and ethics and always put yourself in their place. I do believe that it is important to really want to help people. Way too many shady characters are lurking about the internet trying to seperate fools from their money. Nobody likes to be taken in by a con artist and the general population will typically share their experiences with everybody they know. I know I do. So think about how you would like a review about yourself to sound like and portray yourself accordingly.
Is there a place where I can learn more about this?
‘All these things and more can be located at Wealthy Affiliate. This is what you will get at Wealthy Affiliate with your O$ starter membership.
Two free websites to begin. Step by step instructions on how to get your website up and running. A community that will help and support you in your efforts to direct traffic to your site or debug as well as other technical issues. Lessons on how to enable trust between you and your readers. A wealth of research tools helping you to decide what your niche will be. And many other techniques that will enable you to become successful in affiliate marketing. No credit card required.
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Most definitely. I have been away for awhile and am just now getting back into the groove.. I’m actually in the process of flipping through everything here and going through comments.
As I’ve been perusing the comments, I have taken notice of my readers impressions. I plan to use these as the basis of my updates. Thanks for stopping by!