Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn passive income off your website(s). Someone creates a product, you talk about it, sell it and earn a portion of the sale – anywhere from 25-75%.
The idea is to choose products and programs that you can be enthusiastic about. You can’t just say “Buy Product X” if you don’t know a damn thing about it. Believe me, it’s an easy mistake to make, and I think most affiliate marketers made it in the beginning. I know I did!
Find products and services you can benefit from yourself, and then you’ll know how to pitch them to other people. For example, I have no trouble reselling Ali Hale’s blogging products, because I’ve used them and they work. I’ve made money off the tips she offers, as well as from the affiliate sales. I believe in the products, so I have no trouble telling you to buy them – I know you won’t be disappointed.
How do you market products?
Lynn Terry has a great article on getting started with affiliate marketing and choosing how to present the products you wish to resell. You can either set up a mini-site specific to one product, or you can choose products within your own niche and talk about them on your regular site – that’s what I do here at Girl on the Write.
Getting Started
So how do you get started with this affiliate thingy?
- Find the products you wish to represent
- Sign up for the affiliate programs
- Create an e-junkie or ClickBank account (you’ll find many worthwhile products to represent via those two programs)
- Start pimping!
- Earn money!
See, it’s that simple.
Well, ok, maybe not that simple!
Stay tuned for the next installment – Affiliate Marketing: Getting Started
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