Affiliate Marketing Guidelines

Affiliate Marketing Guide For Beginners

Step by step Guide to Affiliate Marketing a Newbie Need to Start Making Money Online.

Make a Website

A website is a great place to start affiliate marketing campaign. The quickest and easiest way to set up a website is wordpress site. A self hosted wordpress.org installation is the perfect start for an affiliate marketer.

Choosing A Niche (Topic)

Choosing a topic for your website is an important step to affiliate marketing. When starting out, it is suggested you choose ONE topic that you are passionate or interested about. This way it will be easier to add content to your website.

Write Relevant Content

You will want to add content to your website on a regular basis. Ensure that your content is interesting or helpful. The content should be high quality and original. Using a platform like WordPress makes that easier. High quality, consistently added content is the key to a successful website.

Find Affiliate Offers

Find offers that match your content. Most major online retailers have affiliate programs. These are many different offers online so you can monetize just about any passion. Some of the most popular are: Amazon, Ebay.com, Clickbank, Commission Junction, Shareasale.com, Linkshare.com, Google Affiliate Network and other Top Affiliate Programs list.

Add Your Affiliate Links

These sites will give you affiliate links or html ad code to put on your website. Add these links/ads to your site. If you used WordPress you can add the ads to your sidebar and/or individual posts.

Your Traffic Hits

When someone clicks an ads or links on your website and then buys, then you earn a commission! Some affiliate offers don't even require a purchase, just an action to be taken like your referral signing up for a free trial.

You Get Paid

You will get paid whatever affiliate companies you use to monetize your website. Just make sure you check the terms of each network. There are different methods and requirements, payout thresholds on each site. Each site will also have its own report system so you can check out how many people are clicking your links/ads, how much you have earned and how many people have seen you ads/links.

Repeat what works. When you have a successful affiliate website you knows what goes into making one. Now you can create other affiliate sites based on different niches. Just took what worked from your first site and apply it to your second. This will help you grow your revenues exponentially.

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