Contents

Introduction 3
Getting Started 4
What is Affiliate Marketing? 5
Benefits of Being an Affiliate
Choosing a !iche
Choosing "our Affiliate #rogra$ %
Creating "our Account &'
Setting () "our *+n We,site &&
-e.+ord /esearch &0
1i)s on Creating #osts2#ages &3
"our *+n We,site &4
3ri4ing 1raffic to "our #ro$otion &5
Gi4e A+a. So$ething of 5alue &5
Additional 1raffic Generation Methods &
1racking "our 6fforts &%
7inal 1houghts &8
Introduction
If .ou are looking for a +a. to $ake $one. online .ou ha4e )ro,a,l.
heard of the ter$ 9affiliate $arketing:; 1his re)ort is going to hel) shed
so$e light on this su,<ect as +ell as outline the ,asic +a. for .ou to
get started;
In a nutshell affiliate $arketing $eans )ro$oting so$eone else:s
)roducts; 1his is the $ain reason +h. affiliate $arketing is so
a))ealing to the ,eginner; "ou don:t ha4e to +orr. a,out creating .our
o+n )roducts; "ou <ust choose certain )roducts to )ro$ote= gra, an
affiliate link and .ou are read. to start $aking $one.>
*f course there is $ore to it than this; 1hat is if .ou actuall. +ant to
,e successful +ith affiliate $arketing> Man. $arketers $ake huge
a$ounts of $one. fro$ affiliate $arketing and .es there is $one. to
,e had;
?ust take the ti$e to learn the ,asics of affiliate $arketing first; *nce
.ou ha4e a good gras) of this then .ou are read. to take .our
,usiness to the ne@t le4el;
6n<o. and ha)). $arketing>
Getting Started
*ne of the first things .ou +ant to think a,out +hen getting started
+ith affiliate $arketing is .our re)utation> "ou are going to ,e
reco$$ending )roducts to other )eo)le; If .ou reco$$end cra) then
)eo)le are not going to co$e ,ack and 4isit .our other suggestions;
"ou reall. need to choose .our )roducts +isel.; 1ake the ti$e to
research the )roducts and the re)utation ,ehind the su))lier; 3on:t
+orr. .ou are not going to ha4e to start )urchasing all kinds of
)roducts; "ou can read re4ie+s and testi$onials and co$e to .our
o+n conclusions;
1he ,asics ste)s that .ou are going to go through includeA
B Setting u) .our o+n +e,site C not reDuired ,ut reco$$ended for
,est results
B Choosing affiliate co$)anies to )ro$ote
B Choosing a niche
B !arro+ing do+n .our selection of )roducts
B #ro$oting .our )roducts
B (sing ke.+ords to )ro$ote .our )roduct
B Writing )roduct re4ie+s
B 3ri4ing traffic to .our site
B Creating a su,scri,er list
B Getting #aid
What is Affiliate Marketing?
An affiliate )rogra$ is )ut in )lace ,. the o+ner of a )roduct; 1his
could ,e an eBook= 4ideo series or a line of )roducts; "ou ha4e
)ro,a,l. heard of Click,ank and A$aEon= .ou $a. ha4e e4en
)urchased )roducts there .ourself; Well these are large ,usinesses
that ha4e )ut an affiliate )rogra$ in )lace;
What this $eans is that the. encourage )eo)le to sign u) as an
affiliate; 1hen .ou go out and )ro$ote these )roducts; When .ou get
sales the co$)an. +ill )a. .ou a )ercentage of the $one.; 1his could
,e as little as 5F or as high as G5F or $ore; Basicall. .ou are a sales
)erson +orking on a co$$ission ,asis;
1his is a 4er. si$)le conce)t +hich is +h. affiliate $arketing holds
such an a))eal to indi4iduals +anting to $ake $one. online; But of
course there is a learning cur4e that needs to ,e done;
As an affiliate $arketer .our $ain o,<ecti4e is to dru$ u) traffic to
.our affiliate links; "our link takes the )ros)ecti4e ,u.er straight to a
sales )age +here the co$)an. takes o4er; 7ro$ here it is u) to their
sales co). to sell the ,u.er and $ake the$ click on the Bu. !o+
,utton;
"our goal is to send targeted ,u.ers to these sales )ages as then .our
con4ersions +ill ,e higher; 1his eDuals $ore $one. in .our ,ank
account;
Benefits of Being an Affiliate
B !o )roducts to create
B !o in4entor. to store or )urchase
B !o sales co). to +rite
B !o initial in4est$ent
B Market World+ide
B (nli$ited inco$e )otential
B Ho+ /isk
B #ro$otional $aterial usuall. )ro4ided
B !o deadlines to $eet
Choosing a !iche
Before .ou do an.thing .ou +ant to sit do+n and choose a niche to
)ro$ote; 1he ,iggest $one. $akers online are those to do +ith
$one.= relationshi)s and life; 1his includes niches such asA
B Make $one. online
B Work fro$ ho$e
B 3ating
B Weight loss
B Skin care
B And the list goes on;;;;
!o+ these are referred to as ,road to)ics; "ou can categoriEe $an.
su, categories under these $ain to)ic headings; 7or e@a$)le let:s take
a look at the skin care to)ic;
Skin Care
B 6cEe$a
B #soriasis
B Anti aging
B Acne
B 3r. skin
B Wrinkles
B Warts
B Blackheads
1hese to)ics are kno+n as su, niches and the great thing a,out these
niches is that there is less co$)etition in the$; 1his $eans .ou can
get .our )ages to rank higher in the search engines so )eo)le +ill find
.our link and )urchase fro$ .ou;
"our ne@t ste) is to head o4er to the Google -e.+ord 1ool and )ut in
these ter$s; 1ake a look at the results and $ake note if there are an.
Ad +ords on the right side of the screen; 1hese are )aid )ro$otions
and are a good indication that )eo)le are $aking $one. +ith this
niche;
Also look at the nu$,er of searches returned ,. Google .ou +ant to
target so$ething that has around 5'=''' searches )er $onth; As .ou
gain e@)erience .ou can target higher a$ounts ,ut re$e$,er +e +ant
to kee) things si$)le>
7or no+ .ou +ant to )ick one of these su, niches and start to )ro$ote
it; In ti$e .ou can add additional niches and )roducts; But for no+ it is
,est to start +ith one and +ork .our +a. u);
Choosing "our Affiliate #rogra$
1here are literall. hundreds if not thousands of affiliate )rogra$s to
choose fro$; As a ,eginner it is )ro,a,l. ,est to start off +ith one of
the $ore +ell kno+n co$)anies; 1hese +ould ,e A$aEon= Click,ank=
Co$$ission ?unction and Hinkshare;
When choosing +hich )rogra$ to sign u) +ith .ou +ant to take a fe+
things into consideration;
B Check that the. take affiliates fro$ .our countr.;
B 7ind out +hat )a.$ent $ethod the. use= check or #a.#al are the
$ost co$$on;
B Io+ often do the. )a.?
B Is there an earnings ca)?
B Co$$ission F
1hese are all i$)ortant )oints that are +orth a little e@tra e@)laining;
So$e co$)anies like A$aEon are no+ ha4ing restrictions )laced on
+here the. can do ,usiness; 7or instance )eo)le in California=
Colorado and Illinois cannot do ,usiness +ith A$aEon;
1he $a<orit. of affiliate )rogra$s )a. out 4ia check= direct de)osit to
certain countries or through #a.#al; Check to see if .ou can recei4e
$one. to .our countr. +ith these $ethods; #a.#al is adding $ore
countries to their list ,ut there are so$e restrictions;
!oteA If .ou don:t ha4e a #a.#al account no+ is the ti$e to set one u)
and get it 4erified;
1he freDuenc. of .our co$$ission )a.$ents +ill 4ar.; So$e )rogra$s
)a. out i$$ediatel. +hile others can take u) to a $onth or $ore;
Click,ank for instance )a.s out once e4er. t+o +eeks; It is i$)ortant
to check this so .ou +ill understand +h. .ou ha4en:t recei4ed a
co$$ission check .et;
Man. affiliate )rogra$s )ut a $ini$u$ reDuire$ent on .our earnings;
What this $eans is that .ou +ill not recei4e )a.$ents until certain
conditions are $et; 1hese nor$all. areA
B Certain nu$,er of sales achie4ed
B Certain cash nu$,er reDuired often J5' K J&''
Before signing u) to )ro$ote a )roduct .ou +ant to kno+ +hat
)ercentage .ou +ill $ake on a sale; Is it 5F or G5F? 1his +ill $ake a
,ig difference on .our cheDue; Hook at the )rice of the )roduct and
then deter$ine +hat .our co$$ission +ould ,e; If .ou are ha)). +ith
this a$ount then go ahead and sign u) as an affiliate;
So$e )rogra$s like A$aEon +ill )a. .ou for +hate4er )roduct
so$eone ,u.s fro$ .our link; 7or e@a$)le sa. .ou are )ro$oting a
,ook on skin care the )erson goes fro$ .our link to the gardening
sections and ,u.s gardening tools; "ou +ill still get the co$$ission; So
in essence .ou are )ro$oting e4er. )roduct in the A$aEon store> 1his
could end u) netting .ou a large inco$e;
"ou can also <oin affiliate $arketing foru$s and ask Duestions a,out
+hat the ,est affiliate )rogra$s to <oin are; 1his +a. .ou can get
feed,ack and suggestions on +ho to go +ith and +hich )roducts to
)ro$ote;
Creating "our Account
*nce .ou ha4e decided +hich affiliate co$)an. or )roduct .ou are
going to )ro$ote then .ou +ill need to create an account; A))ro4al
ti$e 4aries de)ending u)on the co$)an.; "ou could ,e a))ro4ed
i$$ediatel. or .ou $a. ha4e to +ait a cou)le of da.s;
!oteA So$e co$)anies reDuire that .ou ha4e a +e,site or ,log ,efore
the. +ill acce)t .ou as an affiliate; So .ou $a. +ish to do this ste)
first;
Setting () "our *+n We,site
!o+ there are t+o different +a.s to go a,out this; *ne is a free
$ethod and the other a )aid $ethod; It is totall. u) to .ou +hich +a.
.ou go; 1he do+nside to a free $ethod is that .ou run the risk of
losing .our +e,site o4ernight; 1he free ser4ice )ro4ider $ight
suddenl. decide to delete a +hole ,unch of ,logs or +e,sites for no
a))arent reason; "our hard +ork is gone and .ou +ill ha4e to start
again;
1o set u) a free ,log .ou can use an. of the follo+ing sites;
B Blogger
B Iu, )ages
B SDuidoo
B 1u$,lr
"ou then register and create .our account; A cou)le of things to
re$e$,er here are to tr. and get .our su, niche ke.+ord in the title;
7or instance if .ou ha4e decided to )ro$ote skin care and ha4e
narro+ed do+n the niche to )soriasis= then use this +ord in the na$e
of .our site;
If .ou created an account at ,logger;co$ the na$e of .our ,log +ould
look so$ething like thisA
htt)A22)soriasiss.$)to$s;,logs)ot;co$2
*r
htt)A22treatingscal))soriassis;,logs)ot;co$
1his one ste) +ill allo+ .our ,log to ,e inde@ed in the search engine
that $uch faster;
!e@t .ou +ant to add content to .our site; Ai$ for 3 to 5 ,log )osts or
short articles; "ou can +rite these articles .ourself or )urchase so$e
)ri4ate la,el rights L#H/M articles to use; 1his latter $ethod is fastest
and .ou can find Dualit. #H/ at a reasona,le )rice;
If .ou choose to +rite the articles 4isit so$e article directories and
read a fe+ articles on .our su,<ect; Make notes= ,ut do not co).> 1hen
create .our o+n infor$ati4e articles;
!o $atter +hich +a. .ou $o4e for+ard .ou +ill +ant to use ke.+ords
in .our articles to )ro$ote .our )ages;
-e.+ord /esearch
1his could actuall. turn into a +hole re)ort ,. itself; But +e are going
to go o4er the ,asics so .ou can get content on .our site Duickl.;
Go ,ack to the Google ke.+ord tool and )ut in .our su, niche
ke.+ord;
Het:s use )soriasis as our e@a$)le;
#ut this +ord as .our $ain ke.+ord and then check the ,o@ that sa.sA
*nl. sho+ ideas closel. related to $. search ter$s
After .ou hit search .ou +ill get a list of ke.+ords returned; 1he
Glo,al Monthl. search results +ill sho+ .ou ho+ $an. searches are
done for these ter$s; If .ou click the to) .ou can organiEe this into an
ordered list;
So$e of the to) ke.+ords listed currentl. areA
B What is )soriasis?
B A,out )soriasis
B 1reat$ent for )soriasis
1hen organiEe the list to sho+ the least searched ter$s and .ou co$e
u) +ithA
B #laDue )soriasis causes
B 1reating )soriasis naturall.
"ou should tr. and use a co$,ination of these +ords on .our +e,site;
3o .ou also see that these ke.+ords suggest article titles or )ages?
!o+ .ou can ha4e 5 )ages of content created Duickl.;
1i)s on Creating #osts2#ages
As +ell as the articles tr. to use so$e )hotos that relate to .our
su,<ect on .our site; "ou can find free )hotos ,. doing a Duick search
on the internet;
At the end of each )age .ou +ant to ha4e a link that contains .our
affiliate link and takes the reader to the sales )age;
1his can ,e done ,. using this codeA
Na hrefOP.our affiliate link herePQ ke.+ord hereN2aQ
So$e ,logging )latfor$s +ill add this auto$aticall. +hile .ou are
creating the )ost;
If .ou ha4en:t gotten .our affiliate link .et= a))l. to the )rogra$ of
.our choice and go ,ack into each )ost or )age and add .our link;
I$)ortant !oteA When creating content for .our site kee) in $ind
that .ou ha4e t+o t.)es of 4isitors; 1he hu$an 4isitor that .ou need
to connect +ith and the search engines s)iders= +hich .ou need to
kee) ha)). so .our site gets ranked higher in the search engine;
"our *+n We,site
If .ou are serious a,out affiliate $arketing .ou $a. +ish to get .our
o+n do$ain na$e along +ith +e, hosting; "ou can easil. do this for
around J0'; 1here are t+o +a.s .ou could create a site;
"ou $ight decide that .ou +ould like to $ake one huge affiliate
+e,site and refer and re4ie+ all t.)es of )roducts; *r .ou $a. +ish to
$ake lots of s$all $ini sites and )ro$ote <ust one )roduct )er site;
Another o)tion is to sta. +ith the Skin care the$e as a general site
and then ha4e )ages s)ecificall. ai$ed at the 4arious su, niches;
Whiche4er +a. .ou go tr. and get a do$ain na$e that has .our
ke.+ord in it; 7or a general affiliate site .ou $a. +ish to use ter$s
such as 9reco$$ended )roduct re4ie+s: or 9toda.:s ,est )icks:;
*nce .ou ha4e )urchased a na$e and a hosting account .ou can
install +ord)ress and set u) .our o+n site follo+ing the instructions
fro$ a,o4e;
!o+ .ou are read. to start )ro$oting .our site;
3ri4ing 1raffic to "our #ro$otion
!o+ that .ou ha4e a site set u) .ou need to concentrate on getting
traffic to .our site; /e$e$,er the $ore )eo)le that see +hat .ou ha4e
to offer the $ore likel. the. are to click through and $ake a )urchase;
Most affiliate )rogra$s +ill )ro4ide .ou +ith $arketing $aterial; 1his
includes ite$s such as ,anners and ,uttons= )re +ritten e$ails and
articles; 1his is all hel)ful $aterial ,ut re$e$,er lots of other affiliates
+ill ,e using the sa$e content;
So ho+ can .ou $ake .our content stand out a,o4e the rest?
Well .our ,est ,et as a ,eginner is to take the $aterial that .ou are
gi4en and change it; 1his can ,e done ,. taking the e@a$)le articles
or e$ails and then re+riting the$ a little; 1r. and $ake the content
directl. related to the ite$ that .ou are )ro$oting; Including facts and
figures is a good +a. to do this or e4en $aking co$)arisons to
another )roduct;
If +e sta. +ith our )soriasis the$e then research the )roduct .ou are
)ro$oting and directl. list the ,enefits on .our site; 7ind so$e
custo$er testi$onials and include those too;
Gi4e A+a. So$ething of 5alue
1his is going to ,e a sure fire $ethod of getting .our affiliate site seen;
Gi4e 4isitors to .our site so$ething e@tra> 1he easiest +a. to do this is
,. )ro4iding the$ +ith a re)ort; In our e@a$)le this +ould ,e a re)ort
on )soriasis and could co4er the causes and treat$ent of )soriasis;
Inside the re)ort .ou +ould )lace .our affiliate link so the. can still
click through to the sales )age and $ake a )urchase;
B. gi4ing a+a. a free re)ort .ou are ,uilding .ourself a $ailing list;
1his gi4es .ou the o))ortunit. to )ro$ote other )roducts in this niche;
1he +a. to do this is to sign u) for an auto res)onder ser4ice; 1here
are free or )aid ser4ices that .ou can use; Most of the$ +ill ha4e sign
u) for$s that .ou can install on .our site; 1hen once so$eone enters
their na$e and e$ail address .our re)ort is deli4ered to the$;
Additional 1raffic Generation Methods
"ou goal no+ is to get )eo)le to 4isit .our site; 1o do this .ou
ha4e to let )eo)le kno+ that .ou e@ist; 1his can ,e done in $an.
different +a.s includingA
B (sing social $edia sites
B 7oru$ )osting
B Guest )osts
B Blog co$$enting
B #aid ad4ertising
B Article +riting
B 3irector. su,$issions
B 5ideo Marketing
1o do this effecti4el.= start off ,. creating a 7ace,ook and 1+itter
account and )osting infor$ation a,out .our site there; 1r. to gi4e
)eo)le ti)s= ad4ice and ,asic facts; 3on:t do a hard sell; 3o a search
on 1+itter and find )eo)le in .our niche and follo+ the$;
7ind foru$s in .our niche and <oin the$; 1hen start ans+ering
Duestions and ,eing hel)ful; *4er ti$e .ou +ill ,e seen as so$eone
+ho kno+s +hat the. are talking a,out and )eo)le +ill refer .our site
to others;
When filling out .our foru$ )rofile $ake references to .our niche and
either a )hoto of .ourself or one related to .our niche;
If .ou see certain Duestions ,eing re)eated then create an article
a,out the$ and refer )eo)le ,ack to .our site; Het the$ kno+ a,out
.our free re)ort; Most )eo)le are ha)). to get so$ething for free and
+ill gladl. 4isit .our site to )ick it u);
Check the ter$s and conditions of the foru$ and if .ou are allo+ed
create a link in .our signature leading ,ack to .our +e,site; "ou can
h.)erlink .our affiliate link to so$ething like 7ree Skin Care /e)ort;
Writing additional articles and su,$itting the$ to online directories is
another +a. to get traffic ,ack to .our site; "ou can also +rite an inK
de)th )roduct re4ie+ and su,$it that;
Blog )osting and co$$enting are other great traffic generation ideas;
"ou can find ,logs in .our niche and lea4e hel)ful co$$ents; An eas.
+a. to do this is to sign u) for Google Alerts and insert .our ke.+ords;
1hen e4er. ti$e a ne+ ,log is inde@ed Google +ill notif. .ou; "ou then
lea4e a co$$ent and ho)eful it gets a))ro4ed;
*nce .our +e,site has lots of content .ou can offer to +rite guest
)osts on other ,logs; ?ust $ake sure that the content is uniDue and
that .ou +on:t )u,lish it an.+here else; 1his +ill hel) .ou ,eco$e
kno+n as an e@)ert in .our niche and gi4e .ou links ,ack to .our site;
"ou +ill also +ant to )ro$ote .our sites and articles to )laces like
/eddit= Stu$,leu)on= ?u$) tags and 3elicious; 1here are $an. other
sites .ou can use as +ell;
1racking "our 6fforts
A s$art affiliate $arketer is going to +ant to track their results; 1his
+a. .ou +ill kno+ if .our efforts are )a.ing off; So$e affiliate
)rogra$s ha4e tracking soft+are ,uilt into the$; If not there is an
eas. +a. for .ou to do this;
All .ou need to do is install Google Anal.tics on .our +ord)ress site;
1his +ill then track things like .our $ost freDuentl. 4isited )ages and
+hich ke.+ords are ,eing used to find .our site;
It is also )ossi,le to set .our account u) to auto$aticall. e$ail .our
stats to .ou $onthl.; 1hen .ou can see +hich ke.+ords= )ages are
getting the $ost traffic as +ell as +here this traffic is co$ing fro$;
With this infor$ation all .ou do is create $ore content a,out .our
$ost used ke.+ord to dri4e additional traffic;
7inal 1houghts
When +riting content for .our affiliate $arketing site al+a.s kee) the
follo+ing in $indA
"ou are +riting to for$ a relationshi) +ith .our reader; B. creating
trust the. +ill gladl. )urchase fro$ .ou ti$e and ti$e again>
1he ,est +a. to achie4e this is to +rite in a friendl. $anner as though
.ou are talking to a friend; Be honest a,out the )roduct .ou are
re4ie+ing; If there is a negati4e get it out in the o)en and tell .our
readers a,out it;
(se sites like "ahoo Ans+ers to find out +hat )ro,le$s )eo)le ha4e in
.our niche; 1hen +rite short articles and )lace the$ on .our site; "ou
can then ans+er this Duestion ,. directing )eo)le ,ack to .our site
and .our free re)ort;
1o reall. ,eco$e successful at affiliate $arketing .ou should research
+ho e@actl. .our custo$er is; If .ou kno+ e@actl. +hat age the. are=
+hat their $ain concerns are .ou can then address these issues on
.our site; When .our 4isitor arri4es the. feel as though .ou are +riting
to the$ )ersonall. and the. ,egin to trust .ou alread.;
1his ,egins to take .ou into $ore ad4anced areas of affiliate
$arketing; /ight no+ +e ha4e gi4en .ou the ,asics to get started on
.our ne+ career choice;
If .ou are interested in ad4anced tactics then these are so$e of the
things .ou can look for+ard to learning;
B Cloaking .our affiliate links
B (sing )aid ad4ertising ca$)aigns
B S).ing on .our co$)etition
B /esearch .our target $arket
B Creating auto ,logs
B Start )artici)ating in $ore cro+ded niches
B He4eraging .our e$ail list
B *ffering ,onuses to .our custo$ers
B S6* tactics
B Backlinking
As .ou can )ro,a,l. see the +orld of affiliate $arketing is huge along
+ith the )otential of $aking a great inco$e;
So get started toda. and start car4ing out .our o+n )lace in this
lucrati4e $arket>
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