Affiliate Revenue

ByMichael Cervantes When most people get started with affiliate marketing, they are told to focus on promoting their affiliate link in order to make commissions. Believe it or not, this is very bad advice for people who are starting out as affiliate marketers. Why do we say that this is bad advice? How in the world are you going to make affiliate commissions if you're not promoting your affiliate links? Well, your visitor will obviously have to click on your link eventually in order to give you a commission. So we're not saying that you should never promote your affiliate link since that is, after all, how you are going to make commissions in this business. What we're really saying is that your first priority as an affiliate marketer should not be simply to show your visitors your affiliate link. Instead, your first priority should be to build an e-mail list. No matter what else you are doing, you need to get people to join your subscriber list in order to create a long-te...

ByMichael Cervantes Most of our discussions so far have been focused on how to promote digital information products like e-books, audio programs, and software tools. We want to make it clear, however, that these aren't the only types of products you can promote as an affiliate. As a matter of fact, there is a whole world of physical products out there that you can promote if you choose to go that route. Think about all the physical products that you purchase in your daily life. Cameras, blow dryers, computers, iPods, electric shavers, food processors, and furniture -- these are just a few examples of the thousands of products available for you to promote as an affiliate. If you're into physical products instead of e-books, you can pretty much promote just about anything you want to! The sheer volume of products available is one of the big advantages of promoting physical products. Ebooks are still very popular and will most likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future...