What is an affiliate?
It is a term that describes a link between a company and an individual, who refers products or services to others.
A merchant is the supplier of the goods, the company.
The affiliate is the middle person. The one who makes the sales happen and is the direct link between the merchant (company) and the customer.
Where to start
If you want to get into affiliate marketing there are many programs that will make it very easy for you.
The popular program you may of heard about is commission junction. You can get a free affiliate account and select any merchants you would like to promote.
Before you join any programs you need to think about how you are going to sell the products or services.
This is what I advise
Get yourself a website. Plan it with the products or services you will be selling in mind.
You must spend time planning your marketing campaign. Making sure you are able to generate quality traffic.
Your marketing campaign will involve:
Research into keywords for your chosen niche
SEO (search engine optimization) both on site and off site
How much money can you earn?
If you don't sell anything then you wont make any money. You get paid commission.
This is why your marketing campaign is very important. If you get it wrong you are off to a non starter.
When your site and marketing campaign is launched. All you need to do next is paste your affiliate code on your site. Then you are all set to go.
How to get your site noticed
It does not matter what your website is for, be it business or pleasure, a definite must have is traffic.
As the Internet is so big, you are just a tiny fish in such a big sea.
How to enhance your visibility online
You can increase the traffic to your website in many ways. You will first need an Internet marketing campaign.
Find who your potential visitors are
You may of heard about programs that promise to send you large amounts of traffic. These however are no good because your visitors need to be targeted.
If for instance, you had a antiques website, what are the chances of someone, who found your site through a teenage social site link are going to buy your products? Not very high.
What I am trying to say is that you need to research who your potential customers will be and make your site available to them.
Using search engine optimization
Beginners learning seo often run for the hills. It can leave you a bit confused.
Don't let anyone tell you seo is quick and easy. It consists of many on site and off site optimization strategies and is very time consuming.
For all those who want to start learning seo here is a simple seo guide. For those who would rather leave it to an seo expert, you will leave your time free to do what you do best.
PPC -Pay per click
If you want a fast way of getting your site noticed you can try pay per click. It is exactly what it says. You pay for each visitor that clicks on an ad that links to your site. Make sure you learn about this prior to starting.
Get traffic from social networking
You can use blogs, message boards and forums to get more traffic. Links on such social pages are valuable.
Whichever route you take for your marketing campaign, one thing you must do is lots and lots of research. A poor campaign will lead to poor traffic.
I hope I have given you some food for thought.
As the Internet is so big, you are just a tiny fish in such a big sea.
How to enhance your visibility online
You can increase the traffic to your website in many ways. You will first need an Internet marketing campaign.
Find who your potential visitors are
You may of heard about programs that promise to send you large amounts of traffic. These however are no good because your visitors need to be targeted.
If for instance, you had a antiques website, what are the chances of someone, who found your site through a teenage social site link are going to buy your products? Not very high.
What I am trying to say is that you need to research who your potential customers will be and make your site available to them.
Using search engine optimization
Beginners learning seo often run for the hills. It can leave you a bit confused.
Don't let anyone tell you seo is quick and easy. It consists of many on site and off site optimization strategies and is very time consuming.
For all those who want to start learning seo here is a simple seo guide. For those who would rather leave it to an seo expert, you will leave your time free to do what you do best.
PPC -Pay per click
If you want a fast way of getting your site noticed you can try pay per click. It is exactly what it says. You pay for each visitor that clicks on an ad that links to your site. Make sure you learn about this prior to starting.
Get traffic from social networking
You can use blogs, message boards and forums to get more traffic. Links on such social pages are valuable.
Whichever route you take for your marketing campaign, one thing you must do is lots and lots of research. A poor campaign will lead to poor traffic.
I hope I have given you some food for thought.
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