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How to earn money while you work from home
Affiliate Marketing allows you to discover a secret world of possibilities that most regular working people don't know about ... yet.
The smart affiliate marketer is taking advantage of working from home and earning money instead of merely working at a boring cubicle office job. Many people are taking affiliate and internet marketing and turning it into a viable home business.Affiliate marketing is also flexible enough for those who only want a side business or hobby. This lense will explode your brain with a stunning array of possibilities online.
First let's explore exactly what is affiliate marketing.
A basic example of affiliate marketing would be you - as a saleperson - selling a particular good or service - online - to customers on behalf of a company that you have signed up with. Your strategy as a salesperson is to purely sell (or pre-sell really) the items or services. You are the middleman or middlelady. You get the customer excited so when they visit the vendor or stores page they are ready to buy! ;)
The affiliate marketers job is to find leads (customers). When a potential lead (customer) clicks on an affiliate link on your website, a cookie (tracking device) is set and your site then gets 'credit' (a percentage of sales if the lead follows through and makes a purchase sale).
This method is how most beginner affiliates usually start out.
Remember Amazon. Well they were one of the first companies to impliment this affiliate marketing strategy with their salespeople (affiliates). The affiliates created websites and then sent over traffic to Amazon. If customers purchased, they made a percentage of the sale.
Affiliate Marketing ... continued
There are *major* ADVANTAGES to the affiliate marketing lifestyle such as:-You don't have to create products so you don't have to manage an inventory.
-You don't have to process credit cards.
-You don't have to ship products.
-You don't have to deal with customer complaints regarding their packages.
And best of all for the initially cash strapped beginner affiliate, most of the affiliate programs are free to join. Yay!
A word of warning to the affiliate marketing lifestyle such as:
-You must be focused on constantly succeeding at this affiliate business and treat it like a business.
-You must persevere and keep trying; especially difficult at the beginning when the sales are not flooding in.
-You must have passion to keep your creativity and work productivity roaring.
These are some of the pros and cons of affiliate marketing although there are FAR more pros IMHO. :)
Next thing to do is find what subjects interest you, that you have a passion for and that you have experience at.
You will pick a product or field you are passionate or experienced at such as books, entertainment, music, software, cooking, porn, dating, cars, electronics, fashion, baby clothes, shoes, jewellery or lingerie. You then join the company's affiliate program and from there you can quickly start earning a commission from your sales. All this AND working from the comfort of your home. Or even from your favourite coffeshop ... LOL.
This is in no way intended to be a get-rich quick scheme. Affiliate marketing takes time. There are many components to the learning curve. But with a little patience and diligently working at our goals, we will certainly achieve our dreams!
One of the BEST FREE Affiliate Courses offered out there has to be by Ken Evoy - a Canadian physician-turned-web-marketer.
This FREE updated download from his own website is a perfect blueprint for the beginner affiliate just starting out. This 10 day course is a must for anyone wanting to get a website up quickly and done right. Fan-tastic!
Ken Evoy's - FREE Affiliate Master Course
Affiliate Marketing Top 5 Blogs as judged by Search Engine Journal
So if you want to become an Affiliate Marketing Ninja, you need to start reading these blogs ... fast.
Well you might not have much money but you have alot of time. If you have the time, you can start educating yourself about affiliate marketing from these great free resources.Here are the top affiliate marketing blogs ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 from Search Engine Journal readers.
#1 - ShoeMoney 3.46 (pictured at right)
#2 - PepperJam 3.14
#3 - 5 Star Affiliate Programs 3.08
#4 - ReveNews 2.99
#5 - Super Affiliate Blog 2.22
Some books and articles to get you started
If you would like some hard cover reading material instead of ebooks here are some recommendations.
Enjoy!
The Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online by Rosalind Gardner
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SmartMoney [2-year subscription]
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Winning The Affiliate Game by Declan Dunn
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The Top Affiliate and Internet Marketing Forums
Internet and affiliate marketing forums are a great way to learn about the industry for free. And all this in the comfort of your home as you leisurely sip a great cup of coffee while stroking your kitty cat on your lap! :)
These forums are great for downloading great information, making friends/shooting the marketing breeze or lining up potential joint ventures. Most people also participate in forums as part of their marketing strategy - through their sig - although affiliate links are not allowed in many places.
Start reading, learning and earning!
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Lesson - Exploring Basic Affiliate Marketing Strategy
Discussing some ideas from Ken Evoy's FREE Affiliate Masters Course
Hello beginner affiliates. Let me fill you in on a little secret. You can read, read and read all the great free info found online and in forums for months on end and never make a single dime. Why ... because you are floundering without a plan in place! Theory is nice but practice makes perfect!Instead of making it difficult for yourself, follow a proven and easy to follow step by step moneymaking blueprint. We all just want a simple and easy to follow plan that will bring in results. We don't want to read a bunch of articles on theory on how to make money. We need a day to day blueprint plan that makes a difference in our affiliate marketing success.
"By failing to prepare,
you are preparing to fail".
-Benjamin Franklin
Don't flounder or drift along. Put your affiliate marketing plan in place in a systematical and methodical manner. Successful millionaires plan their business and achieve success this way. Plan, plan, plan for success! Or you're just planning to fail instead.
I am putting myself up as a guinea pig by also following along on Ken Evoy's 10 Day Affiliate Master Plan. Having the theory is nice but a PLAN puts it all into ORGANIZED practice.
Everyday I will summarize each of the chapters for you. But you must read the whole thing for yourself because there too much affilate goodness to put eveything here. I also don't want copyright infringement on Ken Evoy's great work. This course is really that good!
Ken Evoy's - FREE Affiliate Master Course
Lesson - Chapter 1 of Ken Evoy's Free Affiliate Master Course
Summary - An Overview
Ken introduces us to key concepts such as:
-CONTENT → Traffic → PRESELL → Monetize.
-the importance of PREselling to maximize conversion rates.
-building traffic to your site.
-an understaning of SEO
-The #1 Affiliate Reality (This will really knock your socks off!)
-major mistakes many affiliates make with selling to their customers
-how to start to develop your own unique concept.
Every chapter has a "Goal of the Day" a clear target we can all meet. Also included is an "Ongoing Goal" because like housework, a website is never done. There is ALWAYS something that can be done to improve it in some way.
Remember this is NOT a get rich quick scheme. This is where your passion and effort come in and translate to connecting with your customers. This course shows us all how.
Lesson - Chapter 2 of Ken Evoy's Free Affiliate Master Course
Summary - Brainstorm your Site Concept
In this chapter Ken asks many questions to connect you with your true passion in choosing the right site concept.
"If you pick the wrong concept, if you develop the wrong topics, if you pick the wrong affiliate programs ... you'll ge the wrong results. Why would you want to waste your time, energy and money? Do things right at the beginning.
Remeber this key concept?
CONTENT → Traffic → PRESELL → Monetize.
Please work through this important prepatory work - it's vitally important.
Affiliate Marketing Success Tool - Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich
Still a modern day Rich Man's/Woman's Bible.
I am always stunned and amazed at people who have never heard of this book. (Don't worry I have a FREE download for you.)This book is credited with creating more millionaires in the world than any other book. That's why I call it "The Rich Man's/Woman's Bible."
Every self help development trainer like Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn and Brian Tracy have been influenced by it. And you'd better believe that all the top business leaders are currently in a Mastermind group as first introduced by this very book
One of the best books to change your life guaranteed.
Here's a free download for you:
Think and Grow Rich
Enjoy!
FREE Secret Resource on AFFILIATE MARKETING
What the smart people are reading
1 - 5 Star Affiliate Marketing
I've only just started going there. It's a friendly place where the knowledge is top notch.
Places to find products and software to market
Marketing Experts, Beginners and Lurkers ... Lend me your eyeballs ...
And offer this beginner (me) some affiliate and internet marketing guidance and share your goodness with the world!
Offer me and my readers great information on affiliate marketing to further our business by leaps and bounds.
secretaffiliatetactics wrote...
Great lens you've got here, people need good information about affiliate marketing without it they will not make money online.
Posted October 24, 2007
cchung wrote...
Amazon Money
Great lens! I have learned a lot from it. I have a similar lens that talks about how to promote Amazon's product by classified ads. Check it out Amazon Moneyand rate is please. Thank
Posted May 17, 2007
RedPenAnni wrote...
Muchas gracias everyone! I am learning a whole buncha from your lenses as well. Looking forward to seeing your lenses as they grow and prosper!
Thanks again!
Posted January 29, 2007
Bonafide70 wrote...
Great Stuff..also read Ron Holland's 'Talk and Grow Rich'
- Jerry - http://www.squidoo.com/affiliatelandmineprofit/
Posted January 28, 2007
affiliate-marketer wrote...
Thanks for some great resources. I love Think and Grow Rich and The Secret! Read it. Watch it. It'll blow your mind! Since I bought The Secret I've watched it an average of once a week ... really really motivating! All the best. Jason
Posted January 23, 2007
kevindavis wrote...
Thanks for reminding me about "The Secret". I still haven't watched it yet, but added it to my list for this week.
Posted January 21, 2007
Barkely wrote...
Tons of great information here! I am just learning myself, this contest is a learning experience for me. I am just excited that I am not way behind the pack. Good luck!
Posted January 20, 2007
Music I work and relax to ...
... because music makes the world go round
Great music is both inspiring and relaxing.Great music gets my creative juices flowing.
Listen for yourself!
Viva la Musica!
The artists below are who I am currently listening to.
The Reminder
Amazon Price: $10.97 (as of 07/13/2009) 
Rent (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
Amazon Price: $22.49 (as of 07/13/2009)
Grace Kelly
Amazon Price: (as of 07/13/2009)
Chill Em All
Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Amazon Goodies
Loose
The Summer of Nelly was simply amazing. This super talented young songstress kept us dancing all summer to "Maneater", "Promiscuous Girl" with the great Timbaland, the gorgeous "Say It Right" and the bittersweet lovers ballad "All Good Things". Pick up this CD and relive "The Summer of Nelly" all over again.
Amazon Price: $10.97 (as of 07/13/2009)
The Very Best of... Sting & the Police
If you're a Police fan ... and who isn't ... this is the CD. All the classics are here: "Roxanne", "Message in a Bottle", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Englishman in New York", "Dododo Dadadada" and "So Lonely". His solos singles include such classics as : "If You Love Someone", "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You", the classic "Fields of Gold" and "Desert Rose". Enjoy evocative atmospheric music with sexy literate lyrics from one of the true sex Gods of Rock music and Tantric Sex God equally.
Amazon Price: $10.97 (as of 07/13/2009)
X&Y
Fabulous music from a great band - Coldplay - whose best work is still ahead of them.
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
Parachutes
Superb first record that started their meteoric rise to Supergroup status. I love ALL the songs on this their debut effort.
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
O, The Oprah Magazine (1-year)
Never underestimate the Power of O. If she ran for US President she would win in a landslide. But why would she want a pay cut anyways.
Oprah is called the most influential woman - and richest - in the world. And deservedly so. The woman is a genius marketer and master communicator the likes of which this world has never seen before.
Buy her magazine which imparts truly amazing knowledge on a wide variety of topics. The articles are all first rate, indepth and well written. Given Oprah's Book club of course all the articles are very well written!
Amazon Price: $18.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
Books I read and books I want to read ... soon!
Some of my favorites...
13 Steps Down
This is one of the few Ruth Rendell novels I still haven't read. Oh what an absolute self indulgent treat to read a magnificent psychological mystery thriller this woman conjures up in her oh so brilliant British brain.
Ruth Rendell is one of the greatest novelists presently at work. She has won almost every coveted mystery prize in existence for her efforts including the Silver, Gold, and Cartier Diamond Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America, The Arts Council National Book Awards, and the Sunday Times Literary Award. She was made CBE in 1996 and a life peer as Baroness Rendell of Babergh, of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk in 1997. She sits in the House of Lords for Labour. She also writes under "Barbara Vine".
Amazon Price: (as of 07/13/2009)
Creating Sacred Space With Feng Shui: Learn the Art of Space Clearing and Bring New Energy into Your Life
I love reading about feng shui and the art of placement. Karen Kingston is one of the absolute masters and well respected leaders in writing about feng shui and the sacred space clearing.
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 07/13/2009)
Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Cathering Ponder was writing books and talking about "Laws of Attraction" way before the current crop of authors doing
it . Many of her books have influenced those now writing about "prosperity" and "becoming rich". I love the writing style of these old time masters. There is way more "meat" on one page of these old time writers than in a whole book of current authers. Discover what the true and full meaning of "prosperity" is from this Catherine Ponder classic.
Amazon Price: $14.25 (as of 07/13/2009)
The Game of Life and How to Play It (Prosperity Classic)
Another old time prosperity classic written a long time ago but still timeless .. in other words a classic.
Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 07/13/2009)
The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga
This is a great book to introduce you to the splendor that is yoga. This book is a well written introduction to the philosophy and spiritual aspects of yoga. There are also 146 photos of the beauty and poetry of yoga poses to further inspire you.
I know that when I am not in my yoga practice regularly, life is not as rich, colorful or as magnificent as it could be. Although I recommend you get a teacher/instructor for actual yoga lessons because learning yoga from a book will cause you harm. Regardless this book is a wonderful and beautiful introduction to yoga that will soon have you running out in search of a yoga instructor.
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 07/13/2009)
Affiliate Marketing Blog
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Steve Pavlina Rocks my world!
In order to become successful, you need to hang out with successful people. Steve Pavlina is a very successful guy on so many levels. And he offers first rate personal development advice on his very popular and successful site.I may not get to hang out with him in person, but there is more than enough of him to go around on his wonderful website.
This guys early and troubled life reads like it could be made into a movie one day. Luckily he made the turnaround and we are all blessed now as a result.
And lucky for us, his specialty is personal development - for smart people. His site has so many free goodies it's enough to make you cry for joy!
So move over Tony Robbins and Brian Tracy, there's a new kid on the block. (And the price is right!)
Steve Pavlina
Affiliate "Smile of the Day"
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Affiliate Marketing Lesson - The Right Mindset for Getting into the Success Frame of Mind.
Before you start any business including affiliate marketing, I believe it's important to condition your mind and your mindset for success and achievement. If you don't, you will either:a) not achieve to the level you are capable of
or
b) fail.
It's really that simple.
Unfortunately most of us aren't taught these valuable success tools in schools. We've had to stumble onto it later on IF WE WERE LUCKY.
You are lucky today to have stumbled on this page.
Here are the Top 3 Tools for Changing your Mindset.
These are very powerful tools, so please, please make use of them.
Affiliate Marketing Success Tool - "The Secret" is all about 'Law of Attraction' Principle
This documentary changes people's lives.
This documentary on the "Law of Attraction" has also helped shift people's consciousness in the past year or so.Many people who have seen it say that it has changed their thinking about success and how they attract success.
This video will soon become a personal development classic. And don't kid yourself: all millionaires either read personal development books or they pay their coaches alot of money to administer personal development help to them. It's your choice whether you condition your mind for success like the rich do ... or not!
Here are the first 20 minutes of this documentary:
The Secret
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