Affiliate marketing Starting With A Plan - Part 2 of 2.

Last time we said that $5,000 dollars a month may be a little of a pipe dream for the short term goal (mid term is fine). Starting with a smaller objective like $100 to $1000 affiliate profit a month, at the same time remember that the affiliate marketing business can bee a steep learning curve, so keep on the ball and up to date.

The 'realistic' numbers above may seem small, but it is achievable and affiliate marketing being a continuous learning process. Keep goals achievable otherwise it is very easy to get dis heartened.

Remember, you are also learning how to do things successfully at the same time. Give it some lead time and you could substantially increase your extra income using affiliate marketing.

Revise your goals often, maybe every other week. Remember that these goals ought aim for one greater single goal that you want to achieve in terms of success or in terms of amount of money in your pocket. Write them down on paper and make sure they are in visible from your desk at all times. This will help focus you towards your goals.

The next step would be the most important in your career as an affiliate marketer to earn extra income. Go out of your way and into the field to make connections and contacts with relevant and useful people in the affiliate marketing industry.

Forums and Blogs

Read other forums, this and other affiliate marketing blogs and most importantly CONTRIBUTE. A constant 2 way stream of information is shared helping each other. Learn from each others mistakes.

Getting out there to help people would be a better attitude to take rather than just looking for business, since this field of marketing works on a principle which says “Help yourself by helping others.” This is a better philosophy to follow in the long run to make long lasting friends and building a business that gives long lasting extra income. People out there will certainly help you when you are willing to help and extend the hand first.

If you can try and relate to these people, which I am sure you can, since you will be sharing the same objectives as they do in the long run of generating a good extra income, will relieve a great deal of work stress and as a result you will be able to perform better.

The moment you invest a little money in someone else’s business, you cannot be ignored. They will take you seriously and you will shine… all the time making that extra income!

Resurrecting this blog!

After 3 years of starting this blog I am bringing it back from the dead. With the current climate there is the temptations to venture into these get rich quick schemes and systems and people can lose a LOT of money attempting these. Many of which require investment past in initial $97 or whatever cover price of the product.

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I will be reviewing a number of products here and will be posting my long term findings. If you find a scheme or system please do let us know and we will review it. (best way is to comment on this post.

Before I go any further I am setting forth the GOLDEN RULE.

ALWAYS SET A BUDGET, AND STICK TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is easy to let those adwords campaigns run on that little bit longer, or buy those few extra links, or think that getting a professional in will revamp your website and boost your sales.
NO, Don't Do It.

The whole idea of these systems is that the everyday Joe can put in the effort and minimum investment (a couple of hundred dollars) and actually start making a very good return on their time and profit. Always be wary of your pocket.

If you want some stuff to try for less than $2, check out this ebook, fantastic and a very good start / introduction to the world of affiliate marketing, and with this book you can start affiliate marketing with blogger blogs and other free access social media sites.

I will just say that most of these systems involve one of three things (or combinations)
Affiliate Marketing
Information Product Creation or resell
or
Forex

The first 2 are very low overhead if done correctly, the third is high profit and very high risk. You can try forex for free here and if you discover you have a flare for it you can decide whether it is worth you stumping up some money.

Affiliate Marketing: Profit with Articles

If you can either write articles or have the promotion and marketing knowledge to publicize articles that others write, becoming an affiliate for several companies may be a great way for you to generate a good income right from your own home. You can do this by receiving part of the revenue off of sales that the company gets from people who “click through” from your website via the company’s links that are placed on your pages.

Since you will be promoting a product or service, you will need a killer sales pitch and website content to get your readers interested in the product, convince them that they cannot live without the product, and to keep them coming back to your website time and time again for more recommendations and your useful content, which will get them clicking on your links once again. Although many affiliate companies only give you money off of the first sale you make from each customer, you have the option of promoting a good range of companies so that you can still make a profit off of your returning customers.

If you cannot write this kind of content of your own, there are many ways to pick up free or paid content to place on your affiliate website. There are many reasons why paying for such articles would be to your advantage. First, you will be able to tell the writer exactly what you want, what product you are trying to sell, and what direction they can go in to keep your readers interested and informed. On the other hand, when you search for free content, you are limited to what is already out there. Secondly, you will own the copyright to this content. That means that no one else can reuse it without your consent. If you opt for free content, you will be sharing that content with an unknown amount of other affiliate websites, plus the original author will be able to place their byline at the bottom of the article which could result in them stealing your traffic.

There are many products that have nice affiliate commission rates for those who know how to pre-sale their product and deliver click through customers who are ready to buy. As long as you choose to promote a product or service that can be very useful to a wide variety of people, then pre-selling your chosen company may not be that hard at all. The key in this situation may likely be getting those customers to your website so that they have a chance to see your recommendations and click on your affiliate links.

If you cannot write for toffee check out the automated article writer now this is actually a very good purchase, allowing you to produce endless streams of readable keyword laden articles for your blog, website or newsletter.