AFFILIATE MARKETING

Setting up a site that works as an affiliate marketing site isn’t really that hard. The most common way is to set up a webpage. There are a lot of web-page building programs out there that walk you through every step of the process. Once you have a functional web site, you need a company that will pay you to link to them. Many major websites have an affiliate program that you can join and then get paid for simply linking to their website. 

Some social networking sites such as Facebook have features to support advertising, these features are opportunities that affiliate marketers can take advantage of. However you also need to pay to list your add so be warned this concept could go either way.

PROS

-You do not have to have a product, you just need a way to generate traffic past someone else`s advertisement.

-The #1 killer behind affiliate marketers is 'building a website' scares people off. With the right program this becomes an easy task.

-There is quite a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing however it does require some good ideas and a lot of work, it will not happen over night.

CONS

-It can take a long time before you start seeing any returns, traffic needs to find your site.

-There is a great deal of competition in the affiliate market world.

-Fluctuation in traffic means you could make a killing in 1 day then not have another hit for 2 weeks.

TIPS

-Make sure you do YOUR own research.

-Choose a topic that you know well.

-Do not over crowed you site with advertisements.

-Keep working on it make it perfect. then make it better...

-Do not stop, once your first site seems to have a flow of income and you have run out of ideas to better the content. pick a new topic and make a new site.

See right for an example of Google Adsense.

See below for an example of Amazon associates.

Please note:This is a brief description of affiliate marketing. I am not responsible for anything you may do with your time or money.