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Without a doubt, affiliate Marketing is one of the easiest ways to
make money online. It is a revenue sharing business
relationship between the affiliate who agrees to promote the
products or services, and the merchant who offers them for sale. The affiliate advertises the merchant's products and services and gets a commission for every successful referral. Each time a customer is referred to the merchant's site, through the affiliate's efforts, and makes a purchase, the affiliate gets a share of the profit. No payment is due to the affiliate until successful results are realized. Compensation is based on either number of visits (Pay-per-click), registrant (Pay-per-lead), or commission for each sale (Pay-per-sale). Affiliate marketing is scalable, that is, you can start off small and grow bigger. People engaged in affiliate marketing can earn a few bucks to thousands of dollars each month with affiliate programs. An affiliate marketer's revenue is only limited by his or her creativity, strategy and determination. It is an ingenious way to make money, and you don't even have to produce your own product or service to make money. By advertising your merchant's products effectively, you get more in return. Profits in affiliate marketing usually start small but can grow quickly as the promotion starts to build up momentum. While an affiliate marketing business can grow quickly, it is not instantaneous. Remember that, as in everything, you need to put in enough work and effort to make your affiliate marketing business a success. You have to use your imagination to find more ways to attract more web traffic that can convert to sales for the merchant and profit for you as well. How many affiliate checks do you want to receive? Most newby affiliate marketers will enthusiastically reply that they want to receive as many affiliate checks as possible. Unfortunately, that is wrong-thinking. Would joining a lot of affiliate marketing programs guarantee more affiliate checks that really amount to something? Surprisingly, the answer is No. Most affiliate marketers assume that joining multiple affiliate programs is a wise option. The thinking is that, because it is very easy to join affiliate programs, working many programs simultaneously will mean more money more quickly. However in working on multiple programs all at the same time, they find themselves unable to give their affiliate programs enough attention and work that they ought to receive. The maximum potential of the affiliate programs are not realized and the resulting income from these programs will almost certainly be disappointing. The best way to achieve multiple streams of income is to concentrate on one affiliate program first. Choose a product or service that you can promote passionately. Pick a product in which you have complete trust. The best products and services to promote are those that you use personally. Your prospects will be able to sense your sincerity whenever you promote a product that you have experienced. This will greatly enhance your credibility as well as your product's marketability and will really encourage your prospect to purchase or avail of the product or service. As soon as your first affiliate program is making a reasonable profit then you can proceed to joining another affiliate program and repeat the process. "Too much, too soon" is a common pitfall in affiliate marketing. Joining too many affiliate programs simultaneously in the hopes of having multiple streams of income simply does not work. Focus first on one affiliate program and work on it so that it makes a good profit. Then, go find another promising program and give it your best effort. The question should not be how many affiliate checks you want to receive, but how many "high-paying" affiliate checks can you receive. The answer lies in your determination to succeed and determination to maximize your earning potential. With the right tools, the right actions, and perseverance you can definitely make a good profit out of affiliate marketing. Jeff Marshall uses the New Secret Affiliate Code to profit from affiliate marketing. |