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ABOUT AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
TIPS FOR AFFILIATES
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About Affiliate Programs |
What is Affiliate
Marketing and How Do I Get Started?
by: Monica Faircloth
Definition of affiliate marketing:
Affiliate marketing is taking someone else's product
or service and advertising it using your own affiliate
website or link in order to make money. The owner
of the website/product/service will pay you a percentage
of each sale generated through your unique affiliate
link or website. Sounds a bit confusing, but in
reality is a very simple process with a win/win
situation for all parties involved and a fun way
to make money online.
How to get started:
You have two options to consider when doing affiliate
marketing, whether to have a website or to simply
advertise using your unique affiliate link. Many
affiliates will create an informational website
to be used as a basis for related affiliate links.
This can be a great option, due to the fact that
you would only need to advertise one website in
order to make money.
To go this route, think of something that you are
passionate about or something that is a hot topic
right now. Once you have determined your theme you
need to decide on a website name. To find ideas
and keywords to be used as a URL, or domain name,
I would recommend using http://wordtracker.com to
find appropriate popular keywords related to your
theme. It is good to use a popular keyword as your
website and domain name so that you will rank higher
in search engines.
Once you have your theme and have chosen a name,
you need to register your domain name and obtain
website hosting. I recommend using Yahoo for your
website hosting needs. They offer a free domain
name and website builder that does not require knowledge
of html when you purchase website hosting. They
also allow you to pay monthly rather than having
to pay a year in advance which helps you save with
upfront costs.
Your next step would be to build your website and
fill it to the brim with great information related
to your theme. A great and easy way to do this is
to get articles from free article websites like
the ones listed below:
http://www.1st-in-articles.com/
http://www.advertisingknowhow.com
http://www.amazines.com
http://www.articlecity.com
http://www.ArticleHub.com http://www.articles911.com
http://www.articletrades.com
http://www.marketing-seek.com
http://www.parentclicks.com
http://www.zongoo.com
Then, once you have a great website full of information
about your theme, your next step is to work on search
engine optimization. Do a search on Google for SEO
and you will find lots of free information on how
to do this. You also need to offer a free newsletter
so that you can establish repeat visitors.
When your informational website is complete and
fully optimized, submit it to all of the major search
engines. Google's "submit a URL" can be
found under "About" Google. This is the
main one and the best place to start. Yahoo charges
a fee to submit your website to them so this would
be something you could do later.
Now you are ready to start adding affiliate links
to your website so you can earn money! Sign up at
these free websites and find appropriate websites
to affiliate with:
http://www.LinkShare.com
http://www.CJ.com
http://www.ShareASale.com
http://www.Clickbank.com
Also, add Google Adsense to your website for added
revenue. Advertise using Pay Per Click such as Google.com/Adwords
and Overture.com. Continue to add a page of information
to your website daily. The more information you
have, the higher your chances of ranking with more
keywords on the major search engines. Have fun maintaining
your website and watching your traffic...and your
revenue grow! Affiliate marketing is a great way
to make money and your earning potential is almost
endless. Affiliate marketing is something you can
get started doing today to earn money online.
About The Author
Monica Faircloth is a freelance writer and work
at home mentor, as well as the owner of:
http://www.TheMommySite.com
http://www.HomeBasedMommy.com
http://www.Work-Online.org |
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