Affiliate Marketing Basics
Thousands of people have made great money by following the easy business model commonly known as "Affiliate Marketing". Truly this model is the right one for you if you want to start making money quickly online. Before you get started though there are some thing you should know about affiliate marketing.
A Brief Explanation
The goal of the any affiliate marketer conducting business online is simply to drive as many qualified people to his website as possible. How does he make money?
The first step He needs to take is to find a company, an affiliate network or someone who owns a product and then sign up to promote that product. Typically the owner will advertise a referral percentage that they pay which can range anywhere from 2% all they way up 85% (sometimes even more). this percentage is the amount you get for selling a product. If you sold a $100 product and had agreed to a 50% referral fee then you'd get $50.
1. You don't have to own a product
2. You don't have to deal with ornery customers.
3. You don't need any employees.
4.It can be run completely from home.
You Must Take This Seriously If You Are To Be Successful
One thing you'll need to guard against is the temptation to get caught up in the belief that you'll be making hundreds of thousands of dollars per week within 3 weeks with someone's secret, fancy "system". The truth is that mindset does more to hold you back than it does help you set goals and stick to them. It puts you in a "quick and easy" mindset that will only frustrate you when you find out its anything but "quick and easy".
remember the cautionary tale of the rabbit and the turtle. The rabbit had all the ability in the world and sprinted out ahead of the turtle. He got prideful, lazy and underestimated the steadfast discipline of the turtle who eventually over took him and wont the race. Be the turtle. Get into a consistent habits the get you closer and closer to your goals. You'll win out in the end purely because you were bale to outlast your competition.
A Brief Explanation
The goal of the any affiliate marketer conducting business online is simply to drive as many qualified people to his website as possible. How does he make money?
The first step He needs to take is to find a company, an affiliate network or someone who owns a product and then sign up to promote that product. Typically the owner will advertise a referral percentage that they pay which can range anywhere from 2% all they way up 85% (sometimes even more). this percentage is the amount you get for selling a product. If you sold a $100 product and had agreed to a 50% referral fee then you'd get $50.
1. You don't have to own a product
2. You don't have to deal with ornery customers.
3. You don't need any employees.
4.It can be run completely from home.
You Must Take This Seriously If You Are To Be Successful
One thing you'll need to guard against is the temptation to get caught up in the belief that you'll be making hundreds of thousands of dollars per week within 3 weeks with someone's secret, fancy "system". The truth is that mindset does more to hold you back than it does help you set goals and stick to them. It puts you in a "quick and easy" mindset that will only frustrate you when you find out its anything but "quick and easy".
remember the cautionary tale of the rabbit and the turtle. The rabbit had all the ability in the world and sprinted out ahead of the turtle. He got prideful, lazy and underestimated the steadfast discipline of the turtle who eventually over took him and wont the race. Be the turtle. Get into a consistent habits the get you closer and closer to your goals. You'll win out in the end purely because you were bale to outlast your competition.
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