In my latest update for earning $10,000 I explained that I want to work on affiliate marketing again. Specifically I want to teach those with no affiliate experience how they can actually get started making money as an affiliate in the easiest way possible.
Today I want to look at the question “Is affiliate marketing right for beginners?”
I have put a lot of thought into this topic because I know that it is often VERY hard for new marketers to actually make money with affiliate marketing. They simply do not have the right skills yet AND chances are high they do not have the right contacts yet either.
This is why most beginners never make any money with affiliate marketing…..
In todays post I want to start looking at HOW exactly new marketers can begin working on affiliate marketing without the barriers to success as mentioned.
First of all the skills of affiliates…… there is a very misleading idea that gets promoted a lot in this industry that affiliate marketing is just about sharing links. That was certainly the impression that I was given when I began many years ago. I honestly thought all I had to do was share a link on my Facebook profile and I would make lots of money.
It seems very naive to me now, but in my defence this was how affiliate marketing was explained to me. It took me several years to actually learn what was involved.
One of the MAIN reasons that new marketers struggle to make affiliate sales is because they do not have the right contacts yet.
By that I mean new marketers do not have an email list of people they have built a relationship with. Nor do they have any idea about targeting…… we have all been there. It takes time to learn about this in any detail.
How To Overcome This Barrier?
The easiest way to overcome this barrier is to use the fact that beginners can use pre-existing lists of people. This is provided by traffic sites.
For example, Surf4Quality traffic site has almost 3000 active members as you can see here:
The reason people join traffic sites is because they have something they want to promote. So we can say without much doubt that this site provides access to almost 3000 people who are interested in ADVERTISING.
That is a basic premise that can be used for TARGETING.
As an experienced marketer I know that is not the full picture. For example there are likely to be many members of this site that have no interest in PAID ADVERTISING – that is a futher distinction.
Targeting is about getting as specific as possible and even the “paid advertising” category can be further sub divided…… but lets leave it there for now. Its enough for you to understand that each traffic site has different categories of members: People who are (maybe) interested in what you are promoting and people who are not.
As a beginner affiliate what you can do is use this information to help you make sales.
Barrier Number 2
Now you understand how to overcome the no list and targeting barrier a bit more, I need to explain another barrier to making affiliate sales.
People on traffic sites are literally bombarded with offers every single day. If they surf 100 pages they see 100 offers. That is if they are even looking at the ads when they surf…… most people try to surf really fast because they are focusing on earning as many ad credits as possible.
This creates a LOT of competition (and is the main reason that traffic sites are not the best place to make affiliate sales).
To overcome this barrier you need to have A LOT of traffic combined with an offer that is “too good to pass up”.
Lets look now at both of these things in more detail.
A Lot of Traffic
To be able to generate enough traffic to make affiliate sales on traffic sites you need to learn how to AUTOMATE your traffic.
That is why I have been focusing on the surf to earn upgrades option myself. I have now got 4 of the 6 sites upgraded JUST from the surfing bonus cash. The commission I have earned is going into the bank…..
Click Here For Details of The Surf To Earn Plan
This traffic plan is an important step in the process and most beginner affiliates do not have upgraded traffic sites to work on. Yes you can spend time earning ad credits instead of upgrading BUT you will never be able to generate enough traffic from doing that.
This is why the surf to earn bonuses feature is so useful.
Spend your time working to get traffic upgrades NOT just ad credits. It is what makes the biggest difference between experienced and beginner marketers.
That is also the reason I use PTC sites (I spend time earning money not ad credits = I can buy more traffic upgrades and increase my automated traffic).
What makes an offer too good to pass up?
One that makes life easier by overcoming a problem.
For example, imagine having a professional affiliate marketer work for you. Someone who gets affiliate sales on a daily basis.
Imagine if they did all the work for you…..you just need to give them your link and they shared it for you. Would that solve an issue for you?
Now what if they had already got a list of thousands of people who buy affiliate products regularly, would you like that person to promote an affiliate product for you?
People often pay hundreds of dollars for exactly that kind of service. I have even paid $1000 for this service myself.
This is one such offer but it costs just $1
$1 for a professional affiliate who gets daily sales to share your link for you.
THAT is what makes this particular offer too good to pass up.
You could make a lot of money….. IF you are willing to pay $1. Its not guaranteed of course, but it certainly tips the scales toward being able to make some sales. It removes the list issue and the traffic issue both at the same time.
Over the next few days and weeks I will begin working on promoting this offer myself so I can show you EXACTLY how I am doing it.
Needless to say you CANNOT just add your affiliate link to a traffic site……
If you follow my blog posts in the next few weeks you will start to learn a bit more about how affiliate marketing actually works.
I will also try my best to help you make your first affiliate sales!
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