You are going to get into the wonderful world of affiliate marketing.
Now what is affiliate marketing, Let's have an overview:
Who is Internet Marketing for?
Internet Marketing is for people willing to work hard to earn money online.Internet Marketing, also called Affiliate Marketing has created many millionaires. The harder you work, the more you will make.
How much can I make with Internet Marketing?
Now what is affiliate marketing, Let's have an overview:
Internet Marketing is where a person, usually called an affiliate, brings in customers to a company's website and is paid commissions on anything those customers buy or do while there. You could either build a website that sells products or simply advertise products using Google AdWords or Microsoft Adcentre. InternetMarketing holds the highest potential for generating income online.
Who is Internet Marketing for?
Internet Marketing is for people willing to work hard to earn money online.Internet Marketing, also called Affiliate Marketing has created many millionaires. The harder you work, the more you will make.
How much can I make with Internet Marketing?
We have seen sales as high as $2,500 per day in this field. However, you will generally start up with sales of $10-$50 per day and build up from there. The sky is the limit with Internet Marketing. Your income is proportional to the amount and quality of work you put into it. We advocate Internet Marketing as the best way to make money online because that is what has worked the best for us. Yes, the other programs can make you money. However, Internet Marketing holds the most potential. The problem with Internet Marketing is that people are usually not willing to work hard enough to become successful with it. If you are a hard-working and persistent individual, you should seriously consider getting into Internet Marketing. People who are experts with AdWords are the ones making over $1,000 per day with Internet Marketing. This caneasily mean the different between success and failure.
THE CONCEPT OF AFFILIATE MARKETING
What is Affiliate Marketing and who are Affiliates?
There are various companieswhich from time to time do various sales or brand promotion on INTERNET.Promotion can be anything like a campaign to build a brand, a campaign to promotesales, or let's say a campaign to make people aware of its services. Now Internet is a diversified field with no single mode of promotion as we have in traditional world like newspaper or television, hence the way to promote these brands or products is a little different on the net. Moreover one cannot expect a company to recruit thousands of people to promote its campaigns over millions of websites on the net and pay huge bills in terms of manpower cost and operational overheads. It is here that people like you and us comes into picture. We are termed as Affiliates / Publishers and the companies are Merchants or Advertiser.
What is our role?
We are people looking out for some online work opportunities; it might be part time or full time. But unfortunately, we don't owe a product or concept which we can sell online, and even if we have a product, we don't have a platform or market where we can promote our product
So how do we proceed now?
Remember, what we said in the previous passage? Merchants have a product but they need people to promote it. We are the people but we don't have the product and platform. Here comes the association. These Merchants offers us a Performance based Incentive Program, wherein we can take their brands and product campaigns for free of charge, and get paid against the promotion we do on behalf of these merchants.Remember when we are saying, take their brand or product, it NEVER means any type of physical goods or products that we have to take or buy from Merchants. We, the affiliates (or publishers) were looking out for product to promote and the platform to promote. Now we have the product in terms of Online Campaigns from various Merchants. But still we are missing out on the Platform. Let's understand it in this way.
Let's say you have the best quality product which can give you very good profit, but what if you don't have a shop or outlet to sell it? How people will come to know about it? Same is the scene in online market. You have taken the product from Merchant, but still you don't know how to promote it and more imp where to promote it. Here comes the role of Google.com, which offers you an effective platform to promote the product on behalf of Merchants. Similar other platforms can Microsoft, an email campaign, a newsletter, or any website where traffic is good. So to conclude, Affiliate Marketing effectively means we get paid when a desired activity (as desired by Merchant) like a sale or a lead generated from the links or banners (provided by Merchants) placed by us in email campaign, newsletter, website or pay per click search engine like Google or Microsoft.
The Major Question Who keeps the Tracking of all this work and commission? Generally Merchants do not track their affiliates work and commissions and therefore they outsource their work to a third party termed as APP (Affiliate Program Provider). APP works as a bridge between advertiser website and affiliates. They collect the payment from the merchants and pay to affiliates i.e. us for their work. It means that we are working for the merchants / websites through the APP and they take care of everything, right from tracking and reporting of our work to sending payment to us. From APP, we can get the promotional campaigns for merchants in form of text and banner links. These banners or links now can be effectively used in various types of campaigns like promotion via emails, via website or through pay per click search engine like Google, Microsoft. When someone clicks on the link placed by us, they are directed to some specified webpage of the advertiser's site. When they fulfill the criteria like signup (sometimes free) or purchase something we get paid. The APP does all the work.
- One can see all the transaction report in the APP site.
- APPs do not charge anything for joining.
- It depends on them whether they accept your application or not.
How will we get people to register or purchase our product?
We know Google right? Google is the most popular search engine available. Now let's type "part time jobs" in the search bar and make a search. You will see the word typed in FIG 1. You will see the results in FIG 2 and FIG 3. There are two types of results that we see:
1. Sponsored Links
2. Non Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links: These are the links that you see in FIG 1. The ads are created by
people like us who want to advertise their product or concept or program. You will come to know about the details in the later sections. Non Sponsored Links: These are the links which are displayed in FIG 2. These are the links to the website with the information on job. These ads are displayed according to the page rank of the website. On the sponsored section, you will see many ads being displayed related to the keyword "part time jobs". Once you click on any of the ads you will be taken to the parent website. Which you use to register, the person
who has placed an ad will get paid. The amount may vary. It can be from $0.50 to $50.00 or even more. We know you would be tempted to begin now. However, we would suggest you to read and understand it fully. If necessary do not hesitate to even read twice or thrice. You must have heard that it's dangerous to know anything partially. Try and grasp each and everything written in the e-book. We will also suggest you to learn a bit of HTML coding, its free course is available at htlp://www.htmlgoodies.com. Looking at the earning potential its good to devote a bit of time on learning HTML. It will help you earn more.
Now let us make it more clear by showing you an example. We took an affiliation from a job search website. The website is http://www.monster.com. They pay $1.50 for each Lead generated. (Free resume posting + registration) LEAD: The free registration that you generate for the company. In this case its http://www.monster.com.
Now we made an ad which was like this:
Part Time Jobs
All kind of P/T Jobs for Indians
Free registration & resume posting
http://www.monster.com.
After five days when we checked our account, we were really surprised to see the results. See the results below:
This simple ad which took half an hour to create made us $309 (Approx. Rs.14,000). Not bad for a five day work. This costed us around $.05 per click. WE spent $5.00 for 100 clicks initially then went for more as the income grew.
Now we will learn more about the affiliate program providers (APP) that we need to join. You can join either, join all or one at a time (But we suggest you only join first 2 at this stage, & when you are comfortable with things, you can join other ones also). I am listing them below as per my ratings 5 being the best and 1 being the last. This does not mean that the programs listed below 5 are not good. They also have equal potential.
1. http://www.cj.com/
2. http://www.clickbank.com/
3. http://www.shareasale.com
4. http://www.clix-aalore.com
5. http://www.linkshare.com
Now how to register for http://www.cj.com?
Click the link below to open the application:
https://signup.cj.com/member/publisherSignUp.do
Now follow the instructions below to signup for http://www.cj.com.
1. Select the language
2. Country
3. Currency as USD United States Dollar
4. Then Next
5. Accept the Service Agreement
6. Check the box under Privacy Policy
7. Check the box which certifies that you are 18 years of age (You should be 18 years
of age to participate)
8. Write your website name or newsletter name (if you do not have a website write
something like Best Stores, eBay seller or anything else)
9. Now delete http:// if you do not have a website
10. Select the Category
11. Select the promotional method
12. Select "No" in this section which says that your website offer incentive to your
visitor
You can now follow the rest of the instructions. At the end submit your application. Now, after you have registered, you can choose the programs within the website. Now after this step you need to apply for the programs you would be promoting. Now you can follow the steps below to apply for the programs:
1. Open http://www.cj.com
2. Login using your username and password
3. After you login click on Get Links
4. Now you will see the categories of advertisers
5. Choose the ones you would like to promote
6. Apply to the programs.
To begin you can choose the programs like eBay, monster, freedegreeinfo, loan, credit cards, screensaver, etc. but we should think a bit more about the programs we need to join. We have fair bit knowledge of dating, colleges, auction, loans and credit cards. It's always better to choose the programs which you know about. Why? You can then understand what as a customer you would want. Let's take an example. If you had taken a loan earlier from any of the bank, what all you checked before taking loan? You must have gone for a reliable name. You must have then compared the banks. Then you must have chosen the one that was best for you. Similarly, the other person would also do. So while choosing and applying for the programs, you need to put yourself under your prospect's shoes. Then, you would understand the needs of your prospect. Once you have done these, go for the programs and apply for as many as possible. Once you get approved, start advertising. We have tried a unique way to attract visitors. What do we look out for while registering for a program? We all look out for detailed information. Now, if we provide a bit of detail about the program and tell why they should choose this? Chances are that most people will go for it. Remember, this is why we said pick up the programs that you know more about. If you are unaware of something, go ahead and devote a bit of time studying the same. Once you have knowledge, you can help people to choose. Now you would ask how we can provide
detail without a website. Now we have found a solution for this too. You can go ahead and create a free website at: htlp://www.freewebs.com
We will cover it later. If you have a bit of knowledge of HTML, you can create a website offline and upload it directly. Do not worry if you cannot create a website. There are several other ways using which you can advertise your program. But believe me it's not tough to create a website. Now you need to choose the products or services which are in demand. Now you will be tempted to go for the ones which are high paying. We would not say that's
wrong. It depends on you. If you want to make more money with lesser efforts, what's the harm? You might get rejected initially by few of them, but you need to keep reapplying. If possible you can contact the advertiser and let them know that you are a potential publisher and if given a chance you would do wonders. For few of the programs you would get approved as soon as you apply to them. For the other one's you need to wait for about 2-3 days before they approve you. Once you are approved you can begin your work.
Advice: We would suggest you to browse CJU online to learn about the functionality of CJ. It is a good tool. Once you are logged in to your account click on CJU Online and then click on publisher to learn more.
How to get your affiliate link?
Once you are logged in to your account click on "Get Links" tab. Then click on "By Relationship" tab. You will get a list of advertisers that have approved you. You can also check your pending applications here. You can get your links from here alternatively you can also get your links by selecting the advertiser from "My Advertiser" section which is at the bottom on the main page, then clicking on "Go". You will get a pop up window. Here, you can choose the link types you want. If you wish to get a banner link click on banner or else click on text link. Now, once you click on text link or a banner link, on the next screen you can choose the one which you want and then click on "Get HTML". You will see the code which would look like:
<a href="http://www.tkglhce.com/click-1792119-10368280" target-"top"> <img
src="http://www.afcyhf.com/image-1792119-10368280" width="257" height=" 160"
alt="" border-"0"></a>
If you are choosing a banner link, you can copy and paste the whole code to your website. If you are planning to use the Adwords, (explained later) all you need to choose is this part:
http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1969272-10424056 from the code above.
This is your affiliate link.
1. Sponsored Links
2. Non Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links: These are the links that you see in FIG 1. The ads are created by
people like us who want to advertise their product or concept or program. You will come to know about the details in the later sections. Non Sponsored Links: These are the links which are displayed in FIG 2. These are the links to the website with the information on job. These ads are displayed according to the page rank of the website. On the sponsored section, you will see many ads being displayed related to the keyword "part time jobs". Once you click on any of the ads you will be taken to the parent website. Which you use to register, the person
who has placed an ad will get paid. The amount may vary. It can be from $0.50 to $50.00 or even more. We know you would be tempted to begin now. However, we would suggest you to read and understand it fully. If necessary do not hesitate to even read twice or thrice. You must have heard that it's dangerous to know anything partially. Try and grasp each and everything written in the e-book. We will also suggest you to learn a bit of HTML coding, its free course is available at htlp://www.htmlgoodies.com. Looking at the earning potential its good to devote a bit of time on learning HTML. It will help you earn more.
Now let us make it more clear by showing you an example. We took an affiliation from a job search website. The website is http://www.monster.com. They pay $1.50 for each Lead generated. (Free resume posting + registration) LEAD: The free registration that you generate for the company. In this case its http://www.monster.com.
Now we made an ad which was like this:
Part Time Jobs
All kind of P/T Jobs for Indians
Free registration & resume posting
http://www.monster.com.
After five days when we checked our account, we were really surprised to see the results. See the results below:
This simple ad which took half an hour to create made us $309 (Approx. Rs.14,000). Not bad for a five day work. This costed us around $.05 per click. WE spent $5.00 for 100 clicks initially then went for more as the income grew.
Now we will learn more about the affiliate program providers (APP) that we need to join. You can join either, join all or one at a time (But we suggest you only join first 2 at this stage, & when you are comfortable with things, you can join other ones also). I am listing them below as per my ratings 5 being the best and 1 being the last. This does not mean that the programs listed below 5 are not good. They also have equal potential.
1. http://www.cj.com/
2. http://www.clickbank.com/
3. http://www.shareasale.com
4. http://www.clix-aalore.com
5. http://www.linkshare.com
Now how to register for http://www.cj.com?
Click the link below to open the application:
https://signup.cj.com/member/publisherSignUp.do
Now follow the instructions below to signup for http://www.cj.com.
1. Select the language
2. Country
3. Currency as USD United States Dollar
4. Then Next
5. Accept the Service Agreement
6. Check the box under Privacy Policy
7. Check the box which certifies that you are 18 years of age (You should be 18 years
of age to participate)
8. Write your website name or newsletter name (if you do not have a website write
something like Best Stores, eBay seller or anything else)
9. Now delete http:// if you do not have a website
10. Select the Category
11. Select the promotional method
12. Select "No" in this section which says that your website offer incentive to your
visitor
You can now follow the rest of the instructions. At the end submit your application. Now, after you have registered, you can choose the programs within the website. Now after this step you need to apply for the programs you would be promoting. Now you can follow the steps below to apply for the programs:
1. Open http://www.cj.com
2. Login using your username and password
3. After you login click on Get Links
4. Now you will see the categories of advertisers
5. Choose the ones you would like to promote
6. Apply to the programs.
To begin you can choose the programs like eBay, monster, freedegreeinfo, loan, credit cards, screensaver, etc. but we should think a bit more about the programs we need to join. We have fair bit knowledge of dating, colleges, auction, loans and credit cards. It's always better to choose the programs which you know about. Why? You can then understand what as a customer you would want. Let's take an example. If you had taken a loan earlier from any of the bank, what all you checked before taking loan? You must have gone for a reliable name. You must have then compared the banks. Then you must have chosen the one that was best for you. Similarly, the other person would also do. So while choosing and applying for the programs, you need to put yourself under your prospect's shoes. Then, you would understand the needs of your prospect. Once you have done these, go for the programs and apply for as many as possible. Once you get approved, start advertising. We have tried a unique way to attract visitors. What do we look out for while registering for a program? We all look out for detailed information. Now, if we provide a bit of detail about the program and tell why they should choose this? Chances are that most people will go for it. Remember, this is why we said pick up the programs that you know more about. If you are unaware of something, go ahead and devote a bit of time studying the same. Once you have knowledge, you can help people to choose. Now you would ask how we can provide
detail without a website. Now we have found a solution for this too. You can go ahead and create a free website at: htlp://www.freewebs.com
We will cover it later. If you have a bit of knowledge of HTML, you can create a website offline and upload it directly. Do not worry if you cannot create a website. There are several other ways using which you can advertise your program. But believe me it's not tough to create a website. Now you need to choose the products or services which are in demand. Now you will be tempted to go for the ones which are high paying. We would not say that's
wrong. It depends on you. If you want to make more money with lesser efforts, what's the harm? You might get rejected initially by few of them, but you need to keep reapplying. If possible you can contact the advertiser and let them know that you are a potential publisher and if given a chance you would do wonders. For few of the programs you would get approved as soon as you apply to them. For the other one's you need to wait for about 2-3 days before they approve you. Once you are approved you can begin your work.
Advice: We would suggest you to browse CJU online to learn about the functionality of CJ. It is a good tool. Once you are logged in to your account click on CJU Online and then click on publisher to learn more.
How to get your affiliate link?
Once you are logged in to your account click on "Get Links" tab. Then click on "By Relationship" tab. You will get a list of advertisers that have approved you. You can also check your pending applications here. You can get your links from here alternatively you can also get your links by selecting the advertiser from "My Advertiser" section which is at the bottom on the main page, then clicking on "Go". You will get a pop up window. Here, you can choose the link types you want. If you wish to get a banner link click on banner or else click on text link. Now, once you click on text link or a banner link, on the next screen you can choose the one which you want and then click on "Get HTML". You will see the code which would look like:
<a href="http://www.tkglhce.com/click-1792119-10368280" target-"top"> <img
src="http://www.afcyhf.com/image-1792119-10368280" width="257" height=" 160"
alt="" border-"0"></a>
If you are choosing a banner link, you can copy and paste the whole code to your website. If you are planning to use the Adwords, (explained later) all you need to choose is this part:
http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1969272-10424056 from the code above.
This is your affiliate link.