How to Make Money Online Part 2 – Starting Your Affiliate Marketing Business
The last article we looked at many different ways to make money online. We found that affiliate marketing is a great option for people just starting out. This is because quite large sums of money can be made with a very small investment of money. This is exactly what people need every day, to pay off credit cards, mortgages, and get back on track with their finances.
The first thing to keep in mind when starting an affiliate marketing business is that making money online is never as easy as promised. After reading many “how to” articles and paying to join a training system, I discovered that it takes time and effort to make it all happen. If we were told this before we signed up and started, we’d be in a much better frame of mind and much more likely to be successful.
For those of you who are thinking of getting started with affiliate marketing, rest assured that it is definitely worth the time. You should start out expecting to “learn the ropes” first. There are quite a few processes and skills that need to be learned before real money can be made. If you start out thinking that you will make $2000 in the first month, you may be disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, goals and dreams are very important, but expect to work hard before seeing the money they promise.
Some useful tips when looking at it for the first time are:
• Have a goal – Your final destination is largely determined by what your goals and dreams are.
• Write them down: There’s plenty of research showing that written goals are much more likely to be met than goals in your head.
• Do some research – don’t buy the first training package or system you come across, look around and find the one that best suits your needs.
• Have a plan: Plan what steps you will take to launch a successful campaign. A good training package will outline the steps necessary to earn money online.
• Stick to your plan until you see results – Don’t get distracted by all the other things you can do to earn money if it’s not on your plan.
• Fine Tune – When you’re making money, analyze your results, see what’s working and what’s not, and plan your next campaign.
If you invest in a training program, they will tell you the practical things you need to do to get everything linked and working properly. Some of these include:
• Setting up a ClickBank account.
• Setting up a PayPal account.
• Buy web hosting or show you free hosting websites.
• How to get cheap domain names.
• How to link your domain name to your hosting site.
These are mechanical steps that every affiliate marketer must go through before they can start choosing products, researching keywords, creating landing pages, generating traffic, and analyzing the results.
Next time we will see how to choose the best ClickBank products