An Introduction to Affiliate Marketing

The economy always seems to be getting worse.  So people are in desperate need of money right now and they are searching online for help.  There are actually many ways to make money online if you know what you are doing.  But affiliate marketing is the method I recommend for making money online.

But what is affiliate marketing?  Basically it is when you promote products online for a commission.  There are lots of online stores and websites that sell products, and they need helping promoting these products.  You just sign up to these companies, then make a special affiliate link with your code in it.  If someone visits the online store through your link and buys anything, you will be credited for the sale.  And since you helped the vendor make money, they will be more than happy to give you a percentage of the sale.  If you set up a bunch of websites to get your links out there, it is very possible to make a "set it and forget it" type business that earns you commissions every day.  There are many ways of using affiliate links though.

The standard way is to make an affiliate website or blog based on a particular niche or even a specific product.  Just make a small website or blog with a few pages of good helpful content.  Make sure to include plenty of pictures and videos on the topic to keep your readers interested.  And obviously include a big link to the product you would like to promote

Or, instead of trying to sell something as soon as someone visits your website you could try to get them to sign up to an email subscription.  Then it is possible to set up an auto-responder that will continue to email all subscribers and keep promoting your chosen product.  It make take you a fair amount of time to build a list of subscribers that actually buy your products, but once you have a good list you can make a lot of money very quickly.  Along with the auto-responders making you money on a regular basis, you can also send out "broadcast" emails to everyone on your list, and promote new products.

And finally let's talk about using social media as an affiliate platform.  Over the last few years social media has become very popular and thousands of people use these sites every day.  It is possible to make money online simply recommend products you've used to your friends on social sites-if you share your affiliate link with them. Visit http://dukeo.com to learn more about affiliate marketing.