Affiliate Marketing: It’s Your Choice Or Continue Sick And Tired
Are you sick and tired of working 9 to 5 to get paid and then being broke the next day? Are you sick and tired of being on the unemployment line and no one is hiring or the hourly rate is so low that you wonder how you will support your family? Are you sick and tired of worrying about retirement, will you have enough money to survive? College students, are you sick and tired of worrying about sky-high tuition and living expenses or do you need a part-time job to fit around your class schedules? Disabled Individuals Sick and tired of waiting for that once a month disability check knowing it won’t be enough to cover all your bills for the month? Caramba!
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, well, I have the answer for you. Affiliate Marketing!
Affiliate marketing is an agreement between a merchant and an affiliate (you) in which the merchant pays the affiliate a commission for referrals generated through the affiliate’s efforts to promote a uniquely assigned tracking link.
Affiliate marketing is probably the most popular business model for earning income online on a very low budget. It’s really simple to learn, easy to get started and the best part is that it’s FREE. Affiliate marketing is all about selling someone else’s product or service for a commission, without having to deal with customer payments and product deliveries from you, the merchants who handle that. Get as many people to click on your affiliate link as possible and earn a commission every time someone buys. That’s all!
To determine which products or services you would like to promote, you should think about the following:
What is your passion?
Sit down and create a list, think about what interests you, what are you passionate about, what do you have a lot of knowledge or experience in, what people do you always ask for advice on, what are your job skills, do you have any hobbies, do you collect things, practice sports, you have pets, you have children, what are the things you like to read about?
Who will be your target market?
Your target market is the group of people to whom you are marketing your products and services. Not everyone will want to buy your product or service. For example, your entire city does not drive one type of car.
There are some people who prefer sports sedans, and there are some who want minivans, and there are others who want SUVs. And then there are the people who want trucks or motorcycles. The point is that different segments of the population want and need different things.
To be successful, you’ll need to determine what your target market wants and needs, and then you’ll want to provide it to them. You can start by putting yourself in their shoes. What do you think they would want? Imagine living a day in your life and imagine what kinds of products or services could make your life easier.
What is your niche?
A niche market is a very specific group of people. For example, if you sell cosmetics, a broad target market would be people who use and buy cosmetics. A niche market can be the people who use and buy mineral cosmetics.
There is a big difference between the two. If you don’t carry mineral cosmetics, the smaller niche market won’t buy from you. And if you only sell mineral cosmetics, there will be people in the broader target market who won’t buy from you.
The reason Internet marketers like to work with niche markets is to have the opportunity to be the only provider of a product that fits the needs of that niche market. It may take some work, but if you can find a niche and offer them a product or service, you have the opportunity to sell a lot of products or services. Start researching your own interests and see what comes up.
Did you know that you could sign up for an affiliate program in less than 5 minutes?
This is what you should do:
- Join an Affiliate Program Go to Amazon.com, ClickBank.com or CommissionJunction.com Make up your mind about which products or services to promote as an affiliate through their FREE sign up process.
- You are immediately assigned a unique affiliate tracking link.
- Promote the affiliate tracking link in a variety of ways, website, blog, newsletter, ezine, letterhead, flyers, bumper stickers, office wall, lunch boxes, in advertisements, on delivery vans.
Affiliate marketing can fit into anyone’s schedule, you can work it full or part time. With a little time, effort, and determination, you’ll start to see those unique affiliate tracking links that will earn you extra income. So, if you’re sick and tired of the 9 to 5 unemployment line, worried about retirement, tuition, and the disability check, then you need to give affiliate marketing a try. I guarantee you’ll be glad you did!