With these tough economic times we are seeing today, it is no wonder that everyone is feeling the pinch and worried about the future. Anyone’s job could be lost at any time. What better way to prepare yourself for the future than starting an internet business to supplement your income.
Now, the problem now becomes one of what type of business can be started with little or no capital outlay on your part. Most internet businesses require the building of a web site, the development of a product or product line, the collection of payments for the product and the delivery of the product to the customer. All of these parts require capital to get set up and started. However, there is one type of business that can be created with little or no capital. That business is affiliate marketing.
In affiliate marketing, the only thing that needs to be accomplished is to become an affiliate partner with a vendor who has a product or service that you would like to promote. The vendor has the web site to sell the product, to take payment from the customer, to deliver the product to the customer, and to track sales to the affiliate marketer to whom the vendor pays commissions. So, the effort on the part of the affiliate marketer is to drive traffic to the vendor’s site or product page.
Okay, but how can an affiliate marketer promote the product without any capital? Well, this can be accomplished by writing articles about the product that is being promoted and submitting those articles to article directories. Anyone who has a basic command of the English language and can use a word processor that can help out with grammar and spelling can create articles. This is where the effort lies on your part — creating articles. Please remember that success does not come from lack of effort, but the effort does not have to cost anything but time on your part.
The basic process is the create and article that will direct the reader to a free blog or Squidoo lens that you have built that will showcase the product of services that your are promoting. The blog or lens will have direct links to the affiliate product. The reason it is done this way is that many of the article directories will not allow a direct link to an affiliate page in their articles. However, by building a blog or lens that directly relates to the product or service you are promoting, you will have a greater chance of making a sale. By creating a blog you can also change the format and images that will make your product stand out.
How can we define affiliate marketing? The single fastest growth industry on the Internet is affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is one of the fastest and most creative ways to build financial independence and have a career on the internet.
Profiting from Affiliate Marketing
If you’d like to make money online, one of the easiest ways to do so is with affiliate marketing networks. While affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make profits online, that can seem overwhelming, especially for a beginner.
