From: Bill Berg
When you are an affiliate marketer, you promote a product, service, or site for a business, and you as a publisher get rewarded for doing so.
In most cases, you find products related to your niche and offer them on your website or blog.
You promote the products and post a link on your site where they can purchase the products.
Then, when someone follows that link to buy something, you earn a commission. The commissions can be either a percentage of the sale or a fixed amount.
You’ve seen links to other sites when you’ve read other people’s blogs. These links make the blogger money.
The Benefits of Affiliate Marketing
If you're looking for a way to make money online, you should consider affiliate marketing. There are numerous benefits to becoming an affiliate. These include:
- There's no production cost—If you wanted to set up a business selling products online you'd have to buy, ship, and store the products. It can be costly.
- The set-up cost is low—You probably already have a desk, an internet connection, and a computer. That's all you need to get started.
- There are no fees or licenses to pay—Affiliate programs are usually free to join. Your geographic market reach is as big as your ability to promote your site.
- You can sell almost anything—There are a few blog sites that probably wouldn't be able to find a product to promote that is related to their niche, but they are limited. Almost everything you can think of is sold online.
- You don't have to handle any sales to make money from them—You have no inventory, no order processing, and no shipping to deal with.
- You can work from home—If you've ever had a long commute to work, you can really appreciate the ability to work from home.
- If you have your computer with you, you can work from anywhere in the world.
- There is a minimal level of risk—If you try to sell a product and it isn't making you any money, you just stop selling it and try something else.
- There is potential for high income—With your own affiliate business online, your potential for income is only limited by your efforts.
Now that you see the power in affiliate marketing, let me introduce to you a special guide I wrote to help get started and succeed in affiliate marketing.
Introducing...Affiliate Marketing Kickstart
