Is Affiliate Marketing Really a Good Way to Go?
Anyone who is looking at earning money online will find that affiliate marketing pops up pretty often as a preferred method. And for some, it works very well. For some, they can actually get rich from affiliate marketing. It really seems to depend on the person and how far they are willing to go in order to learn how to do this type of marketing effectively.
I, for one, have had little success with affiliate marketing, but this could be due to lack of concentration on one project! However, about a year ago, I did a little thing called the 30 Day Challenge, which was a challenge put together to help you earn $10 within 30 days. The concept was an excellent one and I learned a lot from the course, but never had much time to put it into action as much as I should have. Instead, I set up some niche sites and then got busy with other stuff.
Recently, I started to notice that I´m building up affiliate earnings here and there . . . many of which are coming from those niche sites that I haven´t touched in a year! It´s not much, around $100 in total . . . but we´re also talking about something I´ve basically ignored for the past 11 months! So this is an area I´m determined to take the time to explore more fully.
One thing is for sure . . . if you are interested in getting into affiliate marketing, don´t expect to get rich quick. You will only get frustrated and it just isn´t worth it. You will also need patience to take the time to learn HOW to actually make affiliate marketing work and then go off the beaten path. The most innovative affiliates are the ones you see earning thousands every week, and you can bet they have a few tricks up their sleeves!
Affiliate marketing is not for everyone, but if you are interested in learning more about it and internet marketing in general, here are a few good links:
Alice Seba´s Internet Marketing Sweetie blog is a good place to start learning the basics from another work at home mom.
Lynn Terry is another wahm who is happy to share her internet marketing expertise with you.
Tori offers not just internet opportunities, but offline ones too . . . but she has a lot to teach the average wahm about affiliate marketing, including which ones to use and which are scams.
If you are really serious about learning everything there is to know about affiliate marketing, you will definitely want to check out Associate Programs.
Do you have experience with affiliate programs? Are you interested in sharing with us in the comments? Go for it!
I’ve found affiliate programs to be confusing and time consuming, so thanks for these links!
Affiliate programs is something I would like to look into in the near future, tnaks for the links.
Personally, I’ve found it a lot easier to make money with Adsense, but then I’m not one for selling or pre-selling a product. I like to research and write the content I want to write and just stick some ads next to it. That said, I probably get at least $500 a month from affiliate programs, so it’s definitely possible to make some money there.
Alice definitely has some good information. I recently listened in on a call for the 24 hour affiliate…interesting stuff.
I think most people who find affiliate programs confusing just don’t quite understand them and don’t really know how to research and make a plan of action BEFORE starting.
There are a lot of areas where a mom can make some money through affiliate programs, but it DOES take some time and effort. However, the cool thing is, that when you do things right, you can take breaks or be sick and still earn $$$$.