Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Make Money Online With Affiliate Programs

By Gibson Maseko

The increase in people deciding to make money online is not surprising when you consider the alternatives! Each person that makes this decision wants to know what method contains the magic formula but this is different for everyone. The particular talents you possess will help but in the beginning you will likely try one of two internet marketing methods to earn money. In essence all that is needed is a method to find customers, meet their needs and giving them more than they are expecting.

One of the most popular methods of making money online is by affiliate marketing where a person becomes an unpaid (commissions only) salesperson for a company, internet or otherwise and is paid for sales, or on occasion leads. Obviously the greatest benefit for affiliates here is that they do not own the company or have any of the pressure of running it and only have to think about sales. Once the affiliate has located a good company that intends to be around and continue with the program, it is easier to build up a relationship with them that profits both parties. The idea is to find a company that pays a good percentage on their commissions; seventy five percent is not unusual but try to avoid those where great efforts can be made just to secure five percent. The benefit for the affiliate is that he or she can make money online without having a product of their own to sell.

The other main program to make money online is Google's adsense which uses adverts which are relevant to the site content where they are placed. Although the adsense account is free to join, only a small amount is paid by Google for each click that is made on these textual (usually) links they supply. Unfortunately either a very well visited site or a large number of sites with a few visitors clicking is needed to generate a decent income with this method. A small warning is worthwhile at this point as Google is very strict and will stop payment to anyone who breaches their terms and conditions so check them on a regular basis.

A small warning is worthwhile at this point as Google is very strict and will stop payment to anyone who breaches their terms and conditions so check them on a regular basis. Everyone has their own reason for wanting to make money online but you must be sure why you are doing it if you want it to succeed. Right from the start you need to learn how to get people to visit your site, called traffic so it is worthwhile doing some research on how this is done.

While I could supply many online places to go, your first port of call is joining the www.warriorforum.com and get yourself known to the other members; this place is full of every type of information used by internet marketers. Fortunately, you do not need to be a computer wizard or even have a computer to make money online although having a pc does help.

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