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Affiliate Marketing Online: Does
It Make or Take Your Money?
by Matthew Bredel
One of the biggest questions I see all over the internet these days is:
"Is Affiliate Marketing an Online Money Marketing Scam?" If you have spent
any time looking for ways to generate extra money from home, I am sure you
have seen this many times. Before I try to answer this question, let's step
back and explain what affiliate marketing really is.
If you are new to the internet or have not paid much attention to what is
going on, you may not realize the amount of advertising that exists in
ether-space. These days, on almost any search engine, article, blog, myspace,
email account, etc that you visit, there is probably some sort of
advertising somewhere (if not all over the place). One of the biggest
reasons for this is its low cost. For as little as $5, you can start
advertising on the web in less than 5 minutes from now. Some advertisers
charge for "ad-space", some advertisers charge for the number of times your
ads appears (called "impressions") and some will only charge you if people
actually click on your ad. Pay-Per-Click is one of the most common and
effective ways to advertise around. Go to any search engine right now and
type in a keyword. At the top and the middle of the screen you will see ads
that are described as "Sponsored Links". Believe it or not, but most of
these ads are put up like jo-schoes like us. Some are corporate advertisers,
but majorities are not. And unlike magazine ads, TV commercials, etc, these
are actually affordable to all of us!
So what is on the receiving end of these sponsored links? Some of these
links are directly trying to sell their product. Others (and a lot of
others) are trying to sell other people's products for a commission. This is
called "affiliate marketing". Finding products to promote is fairly easy and
costs your nothing! A lot of affiliate sites currently exist online where
you can browse the companies and products and choose the ones to promote.
The affiliate site will give you a "tagged" internet hyperlink which, when
someone clicks it, the vendor will know it was through your promotion and
you will receive a percent of that particular sale. Once you find a product,
you can then either promote it through a blog, a website, myspace, directly
advertise it, etc. The harder you promote it and the more products you are
promoting, the higher potential you have to make money.
Let us step back and logically think about this.
* You earn money for every sale that is made from your affiliate link.
* Promotion and advertising can start at less than $0.05 per click.
* The internet reaches over a billion people each day worldwide.
As you can see, there is plenty of opportunity here to make money,
legitimately. There is no con involved. Nothing illegal involved. Just good
business practice. So is making money online through affiliate marketing a
scam? Absolutely not! It is no different than being a distributor, without
the need of a warehouse, or a staff, or a large wad of cash to start your
business. Add the fact that you can advertise affordably and to a wide
audience, it makes an excellent, low-risk venture for virtually anyone.
Of course, there are details to understand like where to advertise, what
products to promote, how to write effective ads, etc that can be learned
through a lot of internet surfing or spelled out fairly simply in an eBook
for about $50 (not too bad of a price to actually start your own business!).
I started my affiliate ventures out about 6 months ago and now I am learning
that my logical assumptions about affiliate marketing are correct. Right
now, I average about $50 per day, but there is plenty of room for a lot
more! With the right attitude and guidance, anyone can be successful making
money online through affiliate marketing.
About the Author
Matthew is a 31 year old engineer and online marketer currently living
in San Diego, California.
Visit:
http://www.TheWebReviewer.com Making Money Online
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