4 Tips For The New Affiliate Marketer

Affiliate marketing has become popular for people looking to increase their income and start their own business from home with minimal start-up costs.

One of the advantages of affiliate marketing is that you don’t have to be tech-savvy to become an affiliate marketer.

HHowever,there are a few tips that can help you get started on the right track and avoid some of the pitfalls that can be costly if you don’t know what to look out for.

1. Look for unique products to promote.

If you choose to promote the same product as thousands of other affiliates, you are setting yourself up for major competition.

Many marketers believe that some competition proves that there is money in that product, and you will make money, too.

That is true for experienced marketers.

However, for someone new to this, finding a unique but still in-demand product can give you an added advantage.

Not having to compete with so many other affiliates to find traffic (buyers) is a plus at the beginning.

2. Check out the merchant’s affiliate program and tools.

You will find that signing up to promote a product that provides a lot of affiliate support will make your life a lot easier.

You won’t have to do everything yourself.

It is worth taking the time to check out the different merchants before making your choices about products to promote.

You’ll find that many supply you with banners, images, and, in some instances, keywords and articles that you can use on your websites.

Some examples of affiliate resources:
Articles
Pre-written emails
Banner
Google Ad copy
Free ebook samples
Product images

3. Track and test your results.

One of the most overlooked aspects of affiliate marketing is the failure of many to track and test their results.

This can make a lot of difference in how effective your campaigns are.

Sometimes just making a few small tweaks to your sales copy can mean you make barely any or a lot of money.

It is also important to know where your visitors are coming from and how they are finding you.

Then you can track what they are looking at when they do visit your site.

There are a number of tracking software programs available to buy, but if you are budget-conscious at the beginning, use Google Analytics, which is free.

4. Check out products or services that offer passive or reoccurring affiliate income.

An affiliate marketer receives a percentage of sales of a product as pre-determined by the merchant (owner of the product); this can vary depending on the merchant.

In many cases, this is a one-off sale, but another thing to consider is promoting items such as membership products.

This means you will get an ongoing percentage (or commission) paid to you each month that the buyer remains a member.

After having made that first sale, you don’t have to do any more work to keep receiving a monthly payment.

Affiliate marketing can be a very lucrative source of additional income if you just follow the tips above.

You can get started without having to make any major dents in your wallet.

On a final note, you should keep in mind that setting up an affiliate marketing business is just that – a business.

So be prepared to put in a bit of work at the beginning.

Just don’t get distracted by the promise of shiny new products that promise to do everything for you.