This page was created in an effort to answer some of the most commonly asked questions that new affiliates might have. Hopefully your questions will be answered.
Que: I want to start making money online and would like to know my best options for doing so?
Ans: There are quite a few ways to make money online however affiliate marketing proves itself as one of the easiest and most popular ways of doing so.
Que: What is affiliate marketing?
Ans: Affiliate marketing is where persons go the route of promoting products or services on behalf of a merchants and earn commission payments for each sale or referral made via their links.
Que: What will it cost me to get started as an affiliate?
Ans: You can get started as an affiliate for FREE and that's partly the reason for its growing popularity. All that is needed to get started as an affiliate in most cases is a blog or a website and some affiliate links and then you can start promoting.
Que: How do I get started as an affiliate?
Ans: The first thing you need to do is to decide what your target market is and what products you want to promote. Informational products are a great way to get started in the affiliate marketing industry. To find informational products to promote go to click bank at http://www.clickbank.com/ and search through their variety of ebooks, software and programs that you may want to promote. After you have selected a product you will get a link to put on your website or blog or wherever you are promoting. Once someone clicks on your link and makes a purchase you will earn a commission instantly.
Que: How much commission will I earn by promoting clickbank products?
Ans: At clickbank commissions can be as high as 70% on each sale made.
Que: Where do I find products to promote?
Ans: You can find a wide variety of products to promote at clickbank, commission junction and amazon to name a few.
Que: How do I decide on the best products to promote?
Ans: First you need to decide what your target market is as your products have to be related to your niche market. Other things you have to consider are the commission you will earn by selling a particular product and if there are any negative publicity surrounding the product you are going to promote. You wouldn't want to represent a product that people won't buy due to negative publicity. Promote products you are passionate or knowledgeable about and promote digital products. Digital information products are great as the demand for these will never die. People are always looking for information on a wide range of topics and almost all of this information is available via ebooks.
Que: How do I promote or market these products?
Ans: There are quite a few ways to promote your products. There are free ways and paid ways and I will list a few of these methods here. Post videos on youtube, blog regularly, write articles, participate in forums, create a website and promote your products there, join facebook groups and promote your products there etc.
Que: What if I don't know anything about html codes, how would I build my website? I don’t have a lot of money to have one built.
Ans: Gone are the days when one had to be knowledgeable about HTML codes to build a website and today there are many packages that allow you to build your own profitable website with the click of a mouse.
Que: Why is blogging recommended by so many experts in the industry?
Ans: Blogging is strongly recommended by the experts because it's indeed a very powerful tool. Blogs are fairly easy to create and are well loved by search engines such as Google. Google loves content and the very nature of blogging facilitates fresh content being created on a regular basis. Blogs allow you to connect on a more personal level with your visitors and as we all know building relationships is key. So it’s basically the better search engine results, the ease of creating a blog and the personal and social nature of blogging.
Que: What’s the easiest way to have my blog up and running?
Ans: Its pretty easy to get your blog started. One of the best blogging platforms I would recommend when you are just starting out in the blogging world is Blogger. Blogger is Googles platform so you will need a gmail account before you can get started. Once you have signed up for your gmail account you can go to http://www.blogger.com/ and sign up. Once you have signed uo you can follow the simple steps, select your template and start blogging. It's that simple.
Que: Why is writing articles and posting to article directories such a big deal?
Ans: Writing and posting articles are a big deal as its one of the best FREE marketing and traffic methods on the internet. It can be very effective in your marketing campaign if you write good quality articles on a regular basis. You are allowed to have a resource box where you can put links to your products or business and persons are allowed to repost your articles as long as your resource box with your product link or website is intact. So just imagine if your article gets republished hundreds or thousands of times all over the internet. This could be massive promotion for you. When you write an article about your product or market, only those persons who are interested in your product or market will read your articles. What this means is that you are reaching a targeted market, persons who are interested in what you have to offer hence its easier to sell to them.
Que: I am new to the whole idea of blogging. Do you have any tips?
Ans: A few blogging tips are that you should blog regularly, blog about things that interest you, create good content, get persons to subscribe to your blog feed, avoid errors and mistkaes on your blog.
Que: What if I'm not a good writer or I don’t like writing articles?
Ans: You can use other marketing methods or you can pay freelance writers to do it for you. You can find writers at http://www.elance.com/ of http://www.guru.com/.
Que: Why should I participate in forums?
Ans: First of all if and when you do decide to participate in forms try to make valuable contributions and not spam the forum with your links or business. When you make valuable consistent contributions you will build your reputation and eventually will be seen as an expert in your niche which could result in increased traffic to your site.
Que: Why is the failure rate so high in the affiliate marketing industry?
Ans: The failure rate is high partly because many persons come into the industry with the false expectation of getting rich overnight without putting in the hard work necessary to be successful. When they fail in their efforts they quit. Many others fall victims to scams. Many affiliates don't take the time to build a foundation and they don't treat their business like a real business. Many also fail to set goals and they don't have a plan as to how to move forward.
Que: How do I increase my chances of success in the industry?
Ans: To increase your chances of success you need to treat your business like a real business, build a solid foundation, work hard, learn as much as possible about the industry, avoid getting scammed, start building a list, network, build relationships, blog, create good useful content, position yourself as a leader, set realistic goals, diversify your marketing campaign, plan, be patient and stay committed to the cause.
Que: What is list building and how do I build a list?
Ans: List building involves the process of collecting information such as the email addresses and names from persons who opted in to receive some valuable information that you are providing them with. To build a list you need to have something of value to give away to your visitors such as a free ebook, audio, newsletter etc. Visitors will be more inclined to give you their contact information if they are getting something of value in return.
Que: How do I avoid getting scammed?
Ans: To reduce the chances of getting scammed you should:
Ans: You can just do a google search as usually there are reviews, complaints and also forums discussing these scams. Some sites which you can check are http://www.scambusters.com/, http://www.ripoffreport.com/ and http://www.scam.com/.
Que: What is conversation rate?
Ans: Conversion rate is the percentage of visitors to your site that decide to take some action whether it be just a click or an actual purchase.
Que: What is an Ezine?
Ans: An Ezine is an electronic magazine or newsletter that is distributed by the internet or via email.
Que: What is an Outbound Link?
Ans: An outbound link is a link from your site to another site.
Que: What is Search Engine Optimization?
Ans: Search Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing a website so that it obtains high rankings from search engines.
Que: What's a Two Tier Affiliate program?
Ans: This is an affiliate program where affiliates earn commission on their own conversions as well as on the conversions of other affiliates they refer to the program.
Que: What is Attraction Marketing?
Ans: Attraction marketing can be described as the process of selling yourself and positioning yourself as a leader in the industry attracting more persons to you in the process.
Que: Why is Attraction Marketing Important?
Ans: Attraction Marketing can be very effective in growing your affiliate business. When you position yourself as a leader then persons will be attracted to you and instead of you having to do all the chasing, people will come running to you looking at what you have to offer and how you can help them.
Que: How do I position myself as a leader?
Ans: Just create a strong internet presence, provide a lot of value, give willingly, be willing to lead, share your expertise, help others, build relationships, meet people, market yourself, participate in forums, join social networking sites, be the solution, have the answers etc.
Que: I want to start making money online and would like to know my best options for doing so?
Ans: There are quite a few ways to make money online however affiliate marketing proves itself as one of the easiest and most popular ways of doing so.
Que: What is affiliate marketing?
Ans: Affiliate marketing is where persons go the route of promoting products or services on behalf of a merchants and earn commission payments for each sale or referral made via their links.
Que: What will it cost me to get started as an affiliate?
Ans: You can get started as an affiliate for FREE and that's partly the reason for its growing popularity. All that is needed to get started as an affiliate in most cases is a blog or a website and some affiliate links and then you can start promoting.
Que: How do I get started as an affiliate?
Ans: The first thing you need to do is to decide what your target market is and what products you want to promote. Informational products are a great way to get started in the affiliate marketing industry. To find informational products to promote go to click bank at http://www.clickbank.com/ and search through their variety of ebooks, software and programs that you may want to promote. After you have selected a product you will get a link to put on your website or blog or wherever you are promoting. Once someone clicks on your link and makes a purchase you will earn a commission instantly.
Que: How much commission will I earn by promoting clickbank products?
Ans: At clickbank commissions can be as high as 70% on each sale made.
Que: Where do I find products to promote?
Ans: You can find a wide variety of products to promote at clickbank, commission junction and amazon to name a few.
Que: How do I decide on the best products to promote?
Ans: First you need to decide what your target market is as your products have to be related to your niche market. Other things you have to consider are the commission you will earn by selling a particular product and if there are any negative publicity surrounding the product you are going to promote. You wouldn't want to represent a product that people won't buy due to negative publicity. Promote products you are passionate or knowledgeable about and promote digital products. Digital information products are great as the demand for these will never die. People are always looking for information on a wide range of topics and almost all of this information is available via ebooks.
Que: How do I promote or market these products?
Ans: There are quite a few ways to promote your products. There are free ways and paid ways and I will list a few of these methods here. Post videos on youtube, blog regularly, write articles, participate in forums, create a website and promote your products there, join facebook groups and promote your products there etc.
Que: What if I don't know anything about html codes, how would I build my website? I don’t have a lot of money to have one built.
Ans: Gone are the days when one had to be knowledgeable about HTML codes to build a website and today there are many packages that allow you to build your own profitable website with the click of a mouse.
Que: Why is blogging recommended by so many experts in the industry?
Ans: Blogging is strongly recommended by the experts because it's indeed a very powerful tool. Blogs are fairly easy to create and are well loved by search engines such as Google. Google loves content and the very nature of blogging facilitates fresh content being created on a regular basis. Blogs allow you to connect on a more personal level with your visitors and as we all know building relationships is key. So it’s basically the better search engine results, the ease of creating a blog and the personal and social nature of blogging.
Que: What’s the easiest way to have my blog up and running?
Ans: Its pretty easy to get your blog started. One of the best blogging platforms I would recommend when you are just starting out in the blogging world is Blogger. Blogger is Googles platform so you will need a gmail account before you can get started. Once you have signed up for your gmail account you can go to http://www.blogger.com/ and sign up. Once you have signed uo you can follow the simple steps, select your template and start blogging. It's that simple.
Que: Why is writing articles and posting to article directories such a big deal?
Ans: Writing and posting articles are a big deal as its one of the best FREE marketing and traffic methods on the internet. It can be very effective in your marketing campaign if you write good quality articles on a regular basis. You are allowed to have a resource box where you can put links to your products or business and persons are allowed to repost your articles as long as your resource box with your product link or website is intact. So just imagine if your article gets republished hundreds or thousands of times all over the internet. This could be massive promotion for you. When you write an article about your product or market, only those persons who are interested in your product or market will read your articles. What this means is that you are reaching a targeted market, persons who are interested in what you have to offer hence its easier to sell to them.
Que: I am new to the whole idea of blogging. Do you have any tips?
Ans: A few blogging tips are that you should blog regularly, blog about things that interest you, create good content, get persons to subscribe to your blog feed, avoid errors and mistkaes on your blog.
Que: What if I'm not a good writer or I don’t like writing articles?
Ans: You can use other marketing methods or you can pay freelance writers to do it for you. You can find writers at http://www.elance.com/ of http://www.guru.com/.
Que: Why should I participate in forums?
Ans: First of all if and when you do decide to participate in forms try to make valuable contributions and not spam the forum with your links or business. When you make valuable consistent contributions you will build your reputation and eventually will be seen as an expert in your niche which could result in increased traffic to your site.
Que: Why is the failure rate so high in the affiliate marketing industry?
Ans: The failure rate is high partly because many persons come into the industry with the false expectation of getting rich overnight without putting in the hard work necessary to be successful. When they fail in their efforts they quit. Many others fall victims to scams. Many affiliates don't take the time to build a foundation and they don't treat their business like a real business. Many also fail to set goals and they don't have a plan as to how to move forward.
Que: How do I increase my chances of success in the industry?
Ans: To increase your chances of success you need to treat your business like a real business, build a solid foundation, work hard, learn as much as possible about the industry, avoid getting scammed, start building a list, network, build relationships, blog, create good useful content, position yourself as a leader, set realistic goals, diversify your marketing campaign, plan, be patient and stay committed to the cause.
Que: What is list building and how do I build a list?
Ans: List building involves the process of collecting information such as the email addresses and names from persons who opted in to receive some valuable information that you are providing them with. To build a list you need to have something of value to give away to your visitors such as a free ebook, audio, newsletter etc. Visitors will be more inclined to give you their contact information if they are getting something of value in return.
Que: How do I avoid getting scammed?
Ans: To reduce the chances of getting scammed you should:
- Stay away from some programs asking for membership or upfront membership fees before you even get started or know what you will be required to do.
- Avoid no description jobs offering ridiculously high unbelievable pay returns
- Avoid responding to emails claiming you have won some prize which you have to pay to receive.
Ans: You can just do a google search as usually there are reviews, complaints and also forums discussing these scams. Some sites which you can check are http://www.scambusters.com/, http://www.ripoffreport.com/ and http://www.scam.com/.
Que: What is conversation rate?
Ans: Conversion rate is the percentage of visitors to your site that decide to take some action whether it be just a click or an actual purchase.
Que: What is an Ezine?
Ans: An Ezine is an electronic magazine or newsletter that is distributed by the internet or via email.
Que: What is an Outbound Link?
Ans: An outbound link is a link from your site to another site.
Que: What is Search Engine Optimization?
Ans: Search Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing a website so that it obtains high rankings from search engines.
Que: What's a Two Tier Affiliate program?
Ans: This is an affiliate program where affiliates earn commission on their own conversions as well as on the conversions of other affiliates they refer to the program.
Que: What is Attraction Marketing?
Ans: Attraction marketing can be described as the process of selling yourself and positioning yourself as a leader in the industry attracting more persons to you in the process.
Que: Why is Attraction Marketing Important?
Ans: Attraction Marketing can be very effective in growing your affiliate business. When you position yourself as a leader then persons will be attracted to you and instead of you having to do all the chasing, people will come running to you looking at what you have to offer and how you can help them.
Que: How do I position myself as a leader?
Ans: Just create a strong internet presence, provide a lot of value, give willingly, be willing to lead, share your expertise, help others, build relationships, meet people, market yourself, participate in forums, join social networking sites, be the solution, have the answers etc.
