Affiliate marketing for beginners: Here is what you need to know

Affiliate marketing for beginners: Here is what you need to know

What is affiliate marketing? Can it be a full-time job? Can I make an income online? We discuss.

Are you sick and tired of your 9-5 job? Sitting in an office all day every day working for someone else?

Perhaps you’re stuck on a career path that is unrewarding, unsatisfying, and quite frankly not for you.

If this sounds all too familiar don’t stress – now is a time like no other to make money online.

Have you ever heard the term ‘affiliate marketing’ before? If not, perhaps today is your lucky day, the final break you’ve been looking for.

What is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is where you advertise other business’s products online in exchange for a commission on any sales that you make.

For example, if you created a sports website any sales of recommended products through your site would earn you a commission. This commission is often awarded as a percentage of the total sale.

One of the perks of affiliate marketing is the 30-day rule. Often, many sites place a cookie on the customer’s computer (this cookie contains your link).

If this customer then makes a purchase within the next 30 days you make a percentage on their purchase, regardless of what the product is.

For example, let’s say you advertised a pair of trainers but the customer also bought a television – you would also make a percentage on this.

 Sounds pretty great, right?

How to get started with affiliate marketing

To get started with affiliate marketing you’re going to need your own website. This will be your hub to host these products.

Some of the best sites to host a variety of affiliate products are lifestyle blogs, but you can also be more specific and focus on an individual niche if you choose too.

However, when setting up a website it can often take months to gain traction – so don’t feel disheartened if you don’t make your first sale within the first month or so.

We recommend setting up your affiliate website alongside your full-time job, at least for now. This allows you time to construct a professional site whilst making your first few bucks online – allowing you to escape the 9-5 once your affiliate site is producing a sustainable income.

Let me help you

If you’d like to leave your 9-5 and begin affiliate marketing but don’t know where to begin let me help you.

 We have more than 300,000 members, expert instructors, and the ability for you to learn anywhere – whether on the go, during your lunch break, or after work.

Our team of experts can help you grow your online business whether this is affiliate marketing, e-commerce, sales, and conversions, or even adapting that all so important successful mindset.

Whatever your need we’re here to help you, to help you become part of the exclusive four percent club.

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