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Affiliate for beginner 
In this file, you can ref free useful materials about affiliate for beginner and other materials for affiliate 
for beginner such as affiliate programs, affiliate tips… 
If you need free ebook: 
 Top 21 affiliate marketing programs 
 Top 12 secrets to be successful in affiliate marketing 
 Top 8 free affiliate marketing ebooks for beginners 
pls visit: affiliatemarketingaz.com 
I. Affiliate marketing guides 
Writing an ultimate guide about affiliate marketing for beginners has not been easy for me and 
has actually taken hours to write (I also apologise for the length of this post in advance). The 
reason is that I had to go back in time to recall the finer details of affiliate marketing for 
beginners. 
People often call me lucky when I tell them how I make money online, but my business has 
absolutely nothing to do with luck. Earning money with affiliate marketing didn’t just happen for 
me. It took a lot of trial and sadly a lot of errors. 
Please enjoy and feel free to share this guide with your friends. 
What is Affiliate Marketing? 
According to Wikipedia, Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which 
a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s 
own marketing efforts. 
My interpretation is that I am an affiliate marketer and I sell other people’s product for an agreed 
commission. I send targeted customers to their purchasing page through an affiliate link or 
banner that I have created. If I send the right person to the right offer I have a better chance of 
making a sale and getting my commission. 
You can join an affiliate program either directly through a merchant or through a network that 
handles the merchants affiliate transactions. 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 1
Get Serious First 
If you just want to try your hand at affiliate marketing because you heard about it somewhere on 
the internet then that is not a good reason to start a business doing this. It is not something that 
will make you millions over night. It actually takes skill. 
If you really want to learn a new skill that can possibly turn into a new career then that is what 
affiliate marketing for beginners is about. The key here is that it will take time to learn and 
master. 
Get Paid To Grow Your Own Business 
I build successful WordPress websites and I not only have developed true and sell-able assets, I 
also got paid to build them. Where else can you do this? 
Make The Future Your Goal And The Present Will Come 
Of course you want instant profits today. Who doesn’t? You can get your instant commission 
from selling other people’s products but always try and remember how the customer is also 
connected to your business. Can you connect with that person in the future? Are they signed up 
to your list, following you on Facebook, or maybe commenting on your content? 
Never let a good commission get in the way of your customers. Your website audience is the 
lifeblood of your business. 
That is why you need a website to proceed. 
Build a Website VS No Website 
You are talking to the wrong person here if you are waiting to hear that you can make lots of 
money by not having a website. You possibly can make money without a website but what 
exactly are you building? I like to build a business and something that becomes virtual real 
estate. If you are planning on spamming social media with affiliate links, or some other devious 
way to get a sale, then this article is not for you. 
I don’t believe that building a business that relies on third party properties is a good idea at all. 
For example, if you build an awesome Facebook page and make millions from it, what happens 
when Facebook removes your page? What then? 
Or what if you build a website that solely relies on Google for traffic and Google decides to de-index 
your site for breach of THEIR TERMS? 
This is why you need your own website and you need to build your own customer base. 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 2
Choosing a Niche 
Choosing the right niche for your website can be a tricky thing to do. After all, if you choose the 
wrong niche you could be working on something that will never actually make money in the end. 
That is why I have a few simple questions you should ask yourself when choosing a niche: 
 Are people searching for content related to this niche? 
 Is there a problem I can solve for them? 
 When searching in Google, are other businesses advertising on the results pages? Is there 
money to be made? 
 Is this topic out of my league or do I have the knowledge to be the best? 
 Are competing sites unbeatable with awesome content ? Is there a space for me? 
Stick to What You Know 
Many people will start building websites that are centred around topics that they really have no 
idea about. I have seen this many times over the years and it always seems to lead to the same 
conclusion. If you do not get out of bed every day and enjoy what you do, I can almost guarantee 
you will not be doing it for long. 
Even when building a website from scratch, you need to enjoy the topic that you have to write 
about every day, because trust me, you will get sick of it very fast. Therefore choosing your 
website topic should be a mixture of research and passion. 
Buy Hosting 
You can try to build our business on free Web hosting or blogging platforms, but I never 
recommend it. If you are serious about affiliate marketing and building a website that can 
actually make money, you need to buy your place on the Internet. Sure you can get your nerdy 
neighbour to host your website on his home-made server, but trust me, this only leads to trouble. 
When looking for website hosting, you need to consider this from a business point of view. Are 
you going to get good service and it is your website going to be available 24 hours a day? 
When I first started out I bought Godaddy hosting and immediately started to hit roadblocks on 
what I could and could’t do. Everything I wanted to do with my website involved getting another 
upgrade which in turn always costed more. I hated that. 
After trying a few more hosting companies I ended up with Hostgator and have been with them 
for approx 7 years. 
The one thing I will say about website hosting is JUST DO IT! Don’t waste time on this decision 
or you will never get started! 
If you decide you don’t like your hosting, most top hosting companies will move your website 
into their new hosting for free.. So stay cool as change is easy! 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 3
II. Affiliate marketingstrategies 
Affiliate marketing is a low-cost 
way for merchants to build 
awareness and showcase their 
products and services. The model 
is simple; it works as a 
commission-based referral 
system. A partner or affiliate 
markets a merchant's products 
for a "piece of the pie." 
Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures 
per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level. 
When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super" 
affiliate. 
How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have 
common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a 
super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time 
commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits: 
 Persistence 
 Patience 
 Thirst for Knowledge 
These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for 
the makings of a "super" affiliate. 
1. Find a Unique Niche 
The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they 
try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 4
market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it 
well. 
2. Search Engine Marketing 
Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many 
affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic 
search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from 
spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines 
if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of 
Google Adwords or Overture. 
3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience 
Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services 
that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That 
credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely 
they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the 
psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read 
my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will 
help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase 
your cash flow. 
4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket 
Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with 
receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the 
effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements; 
remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not 
feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong 
with promoting niche products from different merchants. 
5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change 
If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three 
months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 5
by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember 
those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical 
rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner 
blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they 
do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always 
spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing. 
6. Don't Give Up 
It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up 
way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is 
not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse 
and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments. 
Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the 
persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned 
above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate. 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 6

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Affiliate for beginner

  • 1. Affiliate for beginner In this file, you can ref free useful materials about affiliate for beginner and other materials for affiliate for beginner such as affiliate programs, affiliate tips… If you need free ebook:  Top 21 affiliate marketing programs  Top 12 secrets to be successful in affiliate marketing  Top 8 free affiliate marketing ebooks for beginners pls visit: affiliatemarketingaz.com I. Affiliate marketing guides Writing an ultimate guide about affiliate marketing for beginners has not been easy for me and has actually taken hours to write (I also apologise for the length of this post in advance). The reason is that I had to go back in time to recall the finer details of affiliate marketing for beginners. People often call me lucky when I tell them how I make money online, but my business has absolutely nothing to do with luck. Earning money with affiliate marketing didn’t just happen for me. It took a lot of trial and sadly a lot of errors. Please enjoy and feel free to share this guide with your friends. What is Affiliate Marketing? According to Wikipedia, Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts. My interpretation is that I am an affiliate marketer and I sell other people’s product for an agreed commission. I send targeted customers to their purchasing page through an affiliate link or banner that I have created. If I send the right person to the right offer I have a better chance of making a sale and getting my commission. You can join an affiliate program either directly through a merchant or through a network that handles the merchants affiliate transactions. Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 1
  • 2. Get Serious First If you just want to try your hand at affiliate marketing because you heard about it somewhere on the internet then that is not a good reason to start a business doing this. It is not something that will make you millions over night. It actually takes skill. If you really want to learn a new skill that can possibly turn into a new career then that is what affiliate marketing for beginners is about. The key here is that it will take time to learn and master. Get Paid To Grow Your Own Business I build successful WordPress websites and I not only have developed true and sell-able assets, I also got paid to build them. Where else can you do this? Make The Future Your Goal And The Present Will Come Of course you want instant profits today. Who doesn’t? You can get your instant commission from selling other people’s products but always try and remember how the customer is also connected to your business. Can you connect with that person in the future? Are they signed up to your list, following you on Facebook, or maybe commenting on your content? Never let a good commission get in the way of your customers. Your website audience is the lifeblood of your business. That is why you need a website to proceed. Build a Website VS No Website You are talking to the wrong person here if you are waiting to hear that you can make lots of money by not having a website. You possibly can make money without a website but what exactly are you building? I like to build a business and something that becomes virtual real estate. If you are planning on spamming social media with affiliate links, or some other devious way to get a sale, then this article is not for you. I don’t believe that building a business that relies on third party properties is a good idea at all. For example, if you build an awesome Facebook page and make millions from it, what happens when Facebook removes your page? What then? Or what if you build a website that solely relies on Google for traffic and Google decides to de-index your site for breach of THEIR TERMS? This is why you need your own website and you need to build your own customer base. Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 2
  • 3. Choosing a Niche Choosing the right niche for your website can be a tricky thing to do. After all, if you choose the wrong niche you could be working on something that will never actually make money in the end. That is why I have a few simple questions you should ask yourself when choosing a niche:  Are people searching for content related to this niche?  Is there a problem I can solve for them?  When searching in Google, are other businesses advertising on the results pages? Is there money to be made?  Is this topic out of my league or do I have the knowledge to be the best?  Are competing sites unbeatable with awesome content ? Is there a space for me? Stick to What You Know Many people will start building websites that are centred around topics that they really have no idea about. I have seen this many times over the years and it always seems to lead to the same conclusion. If you do not get out of bed every day and enjoy what you do, I can almost guarantee you will not be doing it for long. Even when building a website from scratch, you need to enjoy the topic that you have to write about every day, because trust me, you will get sick of it very fast. Therefore choosing your website topic should be a mixture of research and passion. Buy Hosting You can try to build our business on free Web hosting or blogging platforms, but I never recommend it. If you are serious about affiliate marketing and building a website that can actually make money, you need to buy your place on the Internet. Sure you can get your nerdy neighbour to host your website on his home-made server, but trust me, this only leads to trouble. When looking for website hosting, you need to consider this from a business point of view. Are you going to get good service and it is your website going to be available 24 hours a day? When I first started out I bought Godaddy hosting and immediately started to hit roadblocks on what I could and could’t do. Everything I wanted to do with my website involved getting another upgrade which in turn always costed more. I hated that. After trying a few more hosting companies I ended up with Hostgator and have been with them for approx 7 years. The one thing I will say about website hosting is JUST DO IT! Don’t waste time on this decision or you will never get started! If you decide you don’t like your hosting, most top hosting companies will move your website into their new hosting for free.. So stay cool as change is easy! Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 3
  • 4. II. Affiliate marketingstrategies Affiliate marketing is a low-cost way for merchants to build awareness and showcase their products and services. The model is simple; it works as a commission-based referral system. A partner or affiliate markets a merchant's products for a "piece of the pie." Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level. When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super" affiliate. How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits:  Persistence  Patience  Thirst for Knowledge These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for the makings of a "super" affiliate. 1. Find a Unique Niche The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 4
  • 5. market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it well. 2. Search Engine Marketing Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of Google Adwords or Overture. 3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase your cash flow. 4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements; remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong with promoting niche products from different merchants. 5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 5
  • 6. by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing. 6. Don't Give Up It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments. Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate. Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 6