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Posted by Aliu Ademola on May 10, 2009 at 11:38pm
WHAT IS AFFILIATE MARKETINGAffiliate marketing is a method through which you canearn money on the Internet simply by referring potentialcustomers to the website of a merchant who sells productsand/or services on the Internet.In other words, you send customers (people searching the web)to websites, and the owner of the website pays you foreach purchase the customer makes. For instance, youmight have a product review website about the Ipod.Whenever a person buys an Ipod online – via youraffiliate link – you make a commission!Lets look at affiliate marketing from another angle. Itis similar to the way that commissioned sales work inthe real world.You (the affiliate marketer) generate sales for a company(the website), and the company pays you a commissionor percentage of the sale.As an affiliate marketer, you reap the rewards ofcommissioned sales without the stress of face-to-faceselling, the hassle of providing customer service, or thedrudgery of maintaining inventory.Most exciting of all, you don’t even have to leave yourhouse! You can literally sit at home in your underwearand make money!!Another great benefit of being an affiliate marketer isthat you can work in an area or industry that you knowand are familiar with. When asked the secret to hissuccess, Warren Buffet, the great stock market investor,is famous for offering the simple advice, “Do what youknow, and do it well.”What he means is that you should work in a fieldthat you already know; you should work in an areathat you are passionate about.For example, if you are an avid rock climber, youmay want to promote websites that sell rock-climbinggear. The following is just a small sampling of the largercompanies that are actively seeking affiliate marketersto promote their products:Pet MedsOakleyMarriott HotelsZapposeBayAmerican ExpressTravelocityExpediaWal-martTargetAmazon.comI hope that you appreciate the amazing potential thataffiliate marketing presents. Again, let me outline thebasics for you once again:Your website does the sellingThere is no customer service, no selling, no products, no employee or building costsYou can operate your business from anywhereYou can promote almost any product or service you likeTo get started you only need a website and Internet access..
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