Low to No Start Up Costs with Affiliate Marketing

If you are worrying about what it would cost to start up an affiliate marketing business then you can lay those concerns to rest by knowing that you can start off with low to no costs.

Obviously if you have a bit of money to invest you can start off on a bigger scale but for those that are on a tight budget or want to test the waters you can do this without worrying about making a big hole in your bank account.

When you start affiliate marketing the most common method is to have your own website to promote the products you want to earn a commission from, but you can use other means to try and attract your traffic.

But no matter what method you choose the objective is always the same you need to attract hungry customers willing to buy what you are advertising.

It doesn’t cost you anything except time to write articles which include your affiliate link and submit them to ezine (article) directories.

A further advantage of writing articles for ezine directories is that you are able to gain trust from your readers by establishing yourself as an expert on a particular topic.

You will find that some article directories don’t allow the inclusion of affiliate links and you need to refer your article back to a website which you own.

The best solution is to have your own domain and hosting. You can buy a domain for around $10 and hosting from as little as $6 per month.

But if you don’t want to outlay even that you can set up pages on web 2.0 sites such as Squidoo and Blogger that are totally free.

These sites don’t look quite as professional as having your own website, but many have made nice incomes just from using these free sites alone.

Another way of advertising your affiliate link is to use pay per click (PPC) this can be costly if you don’t know what you are doing.

But the simple version is you place banner or text ads on other people’s sites then, when a potential customer clicks on the ad the click amount is deducted from the amount you have deposited.

The amount of the click depends on the value of the keyword you have selected to target your product.

PPC has a bit of a learning curve and it really is recommended you try the free methods such as article marketing until you understand the process, otherwise you can lose your money faster than you can blink.

The biggest advantages of affiliate marketing are that you can start up with next to no money, you don’t need any technical know-how and you can get started straight away.

How big or small you want to grow your business is entirely up to you and the amount of effort you are prepared to put in.

The one important thing to remember is that to make any money at all you need to do something don’t procrastinate.

You can learn the basics here in my onsite free guide for How to do affiliate marketing, and I have also published a book that covers the most effective and most simple affiliate marketing plan, to make sure you have the best chance of being a success in Affiliate Marketing and Blogging

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Affiliate Marketing Through Blogging

Making money online can be an exciting business to get into. It can be very lucrative and offers more flexibility than traditional employment. However, it can be difficult as well. There is a great deal to learn and a great deal of work to put into it. However, the rewards can be great.

One of the most popular forms of making money online is with affiliate marketing. This is where a company will pay a commission to people who refer their traffic to them. Many people have made a great deal of money doing affiliate marketing. Many have replaced their incomes and do it full time. Others have used it as a way to supplement income in order to live a better lifestyle, pay off debt or reach other financial goals.

One way to get into affiliate marketing is through the use of blogging. A blog is a website where a person adds regular content on a given topic. Examples of blogs include cars, moms, dads, toys, politics, and just about any other topic you can think of. The best thing to do is to just pick a topic you are interested in, do some research and start writing. After a while you will start building a following of people who regularly visit the site. This will be due to different content being picked up in search engines and being found by searchers. It can also occur from you actively promoting the blog through various techniques.

Once you start getting traffic to the blog then you may consider joining affiliate programs in order to monetize the blog. You can find affiliate programs in just about any niche. The best place to start is with Amazon. They have been running an affiliate program for years and is one of the premier programs going. So, if you are running a blog on politics some items that may be good to promote on the site may be books, for example. Again, Amazon would be a good fit there. If you are running a blog on gardening, you may be able to join an affiliate program for Home Depot, Lowes or some other place that sells gardening supplies. The options out there are numerous.

Once you are accepted into the affiliate program you can then start promoting their products on your blog. The more targeted the ads and links are towards your niche the more likely you will get people clicking on the ads. Then if they go to the other site and buy something you will receive your commission.

Affiliate marketing can be a great way for people to make full-time income or supplement their income. It does require a lot to be learned, and takes a great deal of work. However, once it is set up and going it can be a business that pretty much runs on its own. It will take a little bit of regular maintenance, but other than that it can be a literal money making machine for those that are successful at doing it.

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