Affiliate Marketing Defined for the Affiliate Marketer
Going back to the basics here for some of us, but it may be just what we need...
Affiliate Marketing Defined for the Affiliate Marketer
According to The World Glossary of Internet Terms, Affiliate Marketing is defined as: a business relationship with a merchant or other service provider who allows you to link to that business. When a visitor clicks on the link at your site and subsequently makes a purchase from the merchant, you receive a commission based on the amount of the sale, a referral fee or a pay-for-click fee.
This is a simple, straight-forward agreement between a merchant and an affiliate. Budding affiliate marketers run into a problem when they try to reverse the success process. Instead of starting at the beginning, they try to start at the end.
Making money is the end of the process. The beginning of the process is education and there are several steps in between. Too many people, who are just getting started in affiliate marketing, fail to take the steps necessary to get to the end of the process and actually make money.
Step #1: Educate yourself. This is the key, opening the door of opportunity. It's also the common thread connecting successful affiliate marketers. Education lays the foundation - the building blocks to success. Start by gathering the best information you can find about affiliate marketing and absorbing it.
Step #2: Turn that information into usable knowledge. Even the best information remains kind of worthless, however, until after you discover how to use it - how to make it serve your purpose.
Step #3: Start applying the knowledge ... take action ...start building your affiliate business. Will you make mistakes, even though you've invested all that time educating yourself? Yes, you most likely will make mistakes. Just keep your head up and keep going.
Step #4: Test and tweak, test and tweak. This one never ends. And it's often the dividing line between succeeding and failing. Find what works for YOU and go with it. Attention to small details often returns big rewards.
Following these steps will define you as a successful affiliate marketer.
Matt Kaey
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Comments (5)
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Sean North12
Business
it can't be said enough for me Matt, the same goes for choosing the right products,many just jump on a band waggon product rather than develop and carve their own niche and experience, to build their business
Matt Kaey14
Co-Owner of APSense
Great points Sean. I didn't go into that subject here as I did in the other article, but you are correct. I should also be stated here as well.
Sean North12
Business
A great and informative and simple overview Matt, I would only add targeting the right audience, I have found many fail because they don't define or target their product/niche audience, wasting time, effort and money or over complicate what is a basic and simple proccess.
Matt Kaey14
Co-Owner of APSense
Yes, this article was written to current Affiliate Marketers, those who have already gotten started and possibly gotten started on the "wrong foot". It can also serve as a warning to new or soon to be marketers. Thanks.