Making Money the Easy Way..

 
There are many ways to make money online, and becoming an affiliate is arguably the easiest. After all, someone else has created the product, written the sales letter, and put together all the marketing materials for you. All you need to do is drive traffic towards it.
 
Before the Internet came along, the traditional way to sell products was to buy/rent a shop, stock it and hope you got some customers.
 
Nowadays you don't need a shop or your own products – you can promote other people's products for the same profit margin but without all the overheads.
 
You can make anything up to 75% of the profits on every sale, although that isn't the norm – 5 to 15 % is more usual. But consider this: E-bay's top affiliate marketer has made over $26,000,000.00 in just a few years – not to be sniffed at!
 
So here’s a simple step-by-step process for making money as an affiliate marketer…
 
1. Choose a product
 
You can affiliate (or 'partner') with almost any product being sold. You may have just bought something that is really good value and you like, and you can affiliate with that. Just go the the website of the parent company, and, usually at the bottom, but sometimes at the top, is a link called 'Affiliates', 'Partner with us' or words to that effect. Clicking on that link will take you to a page where you can sign up and find all the info you need – commissions etc.
 
2. Join a Network
 
Affiliate networks stock hundreds if not thousands of products, and you can choose from their lists. www.ClickBank.com, www.cj.com and www.PayDotCom.com are 3 of the best around.  You can sign up for an account completely free.
 
3. Select a market
 
It's always best to select products that a lot of people will buy. Having said that, there needs to be a decent mark-up for you to receive a decent commission.
Toothpaste, for example, sells in it's millions, but the markup is negligible and you can't compete with the like of Proctor and Gamble. Grand pianos would have a huge markup, but how many of those are you going to sell? Focus on markets with high sales and interest. The best areas to focus on are health, wealth and lifestyle.
 
4. Choose a product
 
Within each affiliate network, you can find products that interest you, and then check out their statistics to see how well they’re selling. Take a look at the figures, and the sales page. You’ll soon get a good idea as to whether it’s worth promoting.
 
4. Obtain your affiliate link
 
When you’ve chosen a product, the affiliate network will allow you to create your very own affiliate link. You can then direct traffic towards your link using blogs, FB, Twitter et al. The affiliate networks have tracking systems in place, so when a customer clicks on your link, goes through to the relevant sales page and purchases the product, you get paid a commission.
 
 
So give it a go – it's surprisingly easy. Go ahead and sign up to one of the affiliate networks now, select a product, grab your very own unique referral link, and start promoting it!
 
Best Wishes,

Adrian Hibbert
Property Millionaire and Internet Marketing Coach
http://AdeHibbert.com