When you first took a look at affiliate marketing, the concept seemed so simple you figured you give it a shot. Nothing wrong with that, after all it doesn’t really cost anything to get started or so you thought. Now you’re at it for awhile and you’re thinking, where’s all this money people are talking about?

If you want to start making money as an affiliate, you ‘re gonna have to keep it simple. I know, easier said than done right? Actually it can be if you can wrap your mind around focusing on doing basic things over and over again.

As an affiliate you have to find a product people are looking for and sell it to them, not too difficult right? So how come it’s not working? There are a couple of reasons I can think of off the top of my head.

One, maybe nobody’s looking for the product your offering. Let’s face it, no matter how you promote it, if nobody is looking for it, you ain’t gonna sell it. Did that sound a little hard? Sorry, but it’s the truth.

The other reason that comes to mind is maybe you’re not driving enough traffic to your offer to begin with. Sales is a numbers game, plain and simple and if your numbers are low then you can’t reasonably expect to make any money.

If you want to start making money as an affiliate, stick to the basics. Promote products people are looking for and take a focused approach to driving traffic. Don’t try to do it all, because you’ll only be shooting yourself in the foot.

Now there is another reason why you could be struggling to make money and if you want to find out what it is, join me over at: http://copynprofitmarketing.blogspot.com to see what you need to do to start making money as an affiliate now.

If there is one bone of contention that sticks out often, it’s the question of whether the Guru’s are out to swindle you out of your hard earned money. People at all different levels of marketing ability have alluded to some sort of conspiracy theory as to whether the internet marketing Guru’s have your best interests at heart.

What Do You Think?

Before we get to that, let’s consider what the word guru means for a second. According to the dictionary ( pick any one of em’) guru means to be a teacher or an intellectual guide in matters of fundamental concern. Let’s just go with the first definition, because the second one is a little too expensive for me.

If a guru is supposed to be a teacher, then by now you should’ve learned something about the internet marketing game even if it’s only one thing. If you’ve been buying a lot of internet marketing or affiliate marketing products, then by now you should be a trained expert in the art of recognizing crap a mile away.

Is it all the Guru’s fault?

Well, while the truth may be stranger than fiction, fact is that thousands of people get on the internet everyday looking for a magic solution to any number of problems that they desperately want solutions for. Because the desire for a solution is so strong, they’re willing to try almost anything that even remotely caters to that desire.

So whose fault is it when the consumer feels like they’ve been jilted out of their hard earned cash for a product that didn’t cut the mustard? Can you really blame the Guru’s for that?

Well truth be told, the Guru’s are not telling you all of their closely guarded secrets. As a matter of fact their is one secret that’s not even a secret at all and yet it’s so blatantly obvious that the majority of people who get involved with internet and affiliate marketing totally overlook it.

If you want to find out about this secret the Guru’s aren’t sharing with you join me in continuing this conversation by clicking over to: http://copynprofitmarketing.blogspot.com

Welcome to another edition of the inbox, today there was an interesting post that I’d like to share with you . Everyone involved with internet and affiliate marketing receive hundreds if not thousands of emails a day.

The noise can be deafening, well check out what one marketer had to say:

” Don’t you just hate it when you receive emails almost every
day from the same guy pitching all kinds of products.

And to make it worse…

It’s usually not just ONE guy, it’s 5 or 10 guys promoting
the same product every day.

One day it’s about Google bla bla bla (insert the product
name here) and the next it’s about Squidoo or MySpace
marketing.

Whatever…

And they use the same storyline “…my good friend bla bla
bla has just released bla bla bla and you need to get it now
because it’s the only one thing you need to buy”

…when a few days later they say the exact same thing but
this time referring to a different product that they’re
promoting!

My oh my.

Seriously, do these “gurus” think we’re stupid or what?

I mean, here they are sending us sales pitch email after
sales pitch email and they expect us to still be opening
their emails?

This is absolutely CRAZY!

Who in their right mind will open their emails?

I don’t have a problem with them doing sales pitch once in
a while. But to do it every day without providing any value
to their subscribers?

Come on…

I’ve made a post about this and I call it “Crazy Guru Promo
Emails”. See for yourself here:

==> It’s Us VS. The Crazy Gurus

Chat soon…

Welly Mulia

PS. Oh I forgot to mention. If you’re a guru, please don’t
read it because this is definitely not for you. PEACE.

PPS. I may get some hate mails flowing to my inbox from the
gurus, but who cares! I just want to tell my side of the
story (and I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to how I feel).

Go check it out:

==> It’s Us VS. The Crazy Gurus”

Welly’s got some good stuff on his blog. Check it out.

Cheers,

Nando

Affiliate marketing has it’s definite advantages in helping newcomers to internet marketing to start making real money online. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that it is not exclusive to experienced marketers, but instead anyone at any level can participate.

Low Barrier To Entry

Because of the low startup cost associated with affiliate marketing you can start a business online with very little capital. A very attractive feature of affiliate marketing is the fact that an individual can work part time from the comfort of their own home and build a business online that can give them the opportunity to go full time, with the option of quitting their 9 to 5.

Does Everyone Succeed?

To weigh the coin evenly on both sides, their are individuals who fail miserably in this kind of business. A lack of understanding with regards proven tactics and strategies is one reason. Another reason for such failure can be attributed to not picking the right affiliate programs to promote.

Finding Good Affiliate Programs

The ideal source for finding good affiliate programs to promote is Clickbank. There are literally thousands of programs available for an individual to promote and Clickbank is indeed one of the most profitable sources of affiliate programs on the net.

It is very easy to sign up to become an affiliate for any one of the many programs Clickbank offers. Many of the internet’s most successful affiliates have developed effective marketing techniques and strategies that have allowed them to make real money online promoting Clickbank products.

How To Get Started

To get started simply visit: Clickbank.com and browse through the many categories of programs available, until you find one that suits your interest and is profitable. Obtain your Clickbank ID and start promoting the affiliate program. It’s as simple as that. This can be accomplished with or without a website, depending on the assets available to you.

Clickbank provides the infrastructure needed to bring merchants and affiliates together for a mutually profitable relationship. The tracking system needed by the merchants and the distribution of commissions are all carried out by Clickbank ensuring accurate sales records and timely payments to affiliates.

Whether you’re a product vendor or an affiliate desiring to market established products, the opportunity to start making real money online is readily available with Clickbank.

Would you like to get more information on how to start making real money online with Clickbank?
Pick up a copy of my brand new Free report “How To Make Money Online With No Money At All In 10 Steps“.  You’ll be shocked to find out how easy it is to make real money online with Clickbank.

As an affiliate marketer it’s very easy to get caught up in trying to promote everything all at once. The problem is that you end up spreading yourself to thin and the work becomes  a hassle.

Especially when you’re new are you susceptible to this kind of activity, because everything just looks so good and you want to make some money fast. In the end the only thing you end up getting is frustrated and burned out.

The best way to promote multiple products is through your list. When you have a list you can schedule your promotional messages in advance and track your campaigns more effectively through your autoresponder service.

The other important benefit of building a list, is that you can focus all of your traffic generation activities on that one page versus trying to drive traffic individually to a hundred different websites.

Once your list gets to a decent size somewhere in the 4,000 – 10,000 range you will be able to direct your list traffic to any site you please without killing yourself.

So if you haven’t started building a list yet, make it a goal to start now, so that you can benefit from all your efforts in a monetary way.

There are many ebooks and reports on list building on the internet, one that I strongly recommend is Rapid List Profit Formula by Chris Rempel. Chris breaks down list building in a very methodical way, with email examples and strategies that are not impossible and overcomplicated.

You can check out Chris’ product by visiting Rapid List Profit Formula

To Your Affiliate Success,

Nando

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Internet marketing is not as easy as some make it out to be, but…

It does present the average joe with an opportunity that might not otherwise be available through traditional channels. The dilemma that arises as a result of pursuing this avenue of income is knowing who to follow or what direction to go in.

Try or Cry?

If you’ve been online for any length of time, you will notice that there are a million launches happening every day. Maybe an exaggeration but close enough. To add to the confusion, you may receive a product recommendation from a marketer who may have sold his own product to you.

The product recommended may not have anything to do with the one you just bought. It’s easy to get frustrated and assume that this is an attempt to keep you confused and chasing your “long tail”.

In some instances regarding marketers who have made a reputation for crying wolf in connection with the latest product launch this could be the case.

However for the majority it is more a matter of offering choices and doing business as an information marketer. The question is do you try to work through the noise to get the best return on investment as per your decision to buy the product or do you look for any opportunity to cry about what you think someone is trying to do to you?

It’s sooo easy…

It’s so easy to get caught up in the opinions and contentions of individuals who would rather spend time crying over a glass of spilt milk instead of just cleaning it up and moving on.

Some of these little tirades serve more as distractions than directions and will easily bite into your profitability and chew off your enthusiasm.

Become successful with internet marketing

Internet marketing is not for everyone. It takes steel-willed determination and focus to make it work. Not everyone is cut out for that kind of work. For some it’s easier to work in a 9 to 5 corporate environment where it’s easier to “pass the buck” when things go wrong.

Becoming successful with internet marketing will ultimately be as a result of blending a collage of methods and tactics together to find the system that works for you. The distinguishing factor will be as a result of the action you take.

Determine your committment level, put together a plan of action and move on it. Assess your results, make adjustments, and take more action. Continue to duplicate the process until you have designed your own well oiled system that brings in profits like clockwork.

This is where the truly great products, coaching programs and profits come from.

Once you’ve been at it for awhile you’ll soon realize that your success with internet marketing will not come as the result of one product or person, but it will be the result of learning a little bit from each one and designing your own style.

If you’re up for a great story, you might want to check out the sales letter for Kim Roach’s Instant Payday Formula. The story she tells in the sales letter will make you laugh and you’ll probably see alot of yourself in it. I know I did.

If you’re put off by the affiliate link just ‘Google It’.

To your success,

Nando

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