Affiliate Marketing Guide ? A Checklist for Residual Affiliate Income on the Internet

Affiliate Marketing Guide ? A Checklist for Residual Affiliate Income on the Internet

For a newbie or intermediate internet marketer, I believe that this short affiliate marketing guide and/or article will serve as a checklist for his or her residual affiliate income on the internet. If you want to start making money online as soon as possible without a website, a product or service, or subscribers’ list, I implore you to do affiliate marketing. It is the fastest leverage any aspiring entrepreneur could latch on to start a successful online business.

To start with, my best advice to a newbie affiliate is to learn how to pre-sell and drive massive targeted traffic to a squeeze page or merchant’s product sales page. This is the foundation of all successful super affiliates you hear of, day in and day out.

As soon as you have learnt the art and science of pre-selling and driving targeted traffic, then the next step is to follow the basic checklist I have outlined below for your fast cash making online.

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-Research and find a niche market to dominate

-Look out for the demand in the market to be sure there is sufficient buyers

-Assess the market competition to determine your chances of success

-Carry out an effective keyword research to select the right keyword phrases

-Buy or register a domain name that is keyword rich

-Redirect or forward the domain name to a sales page

-Write or outsource and then submit unique but quality articles to article directories

-Drive targeted traffic through other traffic generating methods to your sales page and earn commission

Caveat! Having your own website or blog hosted on a paid web hosting server is the best route to follow. With less than out of pocket expenses in your first month, focus, dedication and consistent action taking, you can successfully start an affiliate marketing business on a sound footing. Building your own website or blog gives you the flexibility you need to run an online business professionally without constraints. This way you make more money on the internet.

How you conduct your online business will determine how far you can go to make money online. I hope that this short affiliate marketing guide will serve as a springboard for you to start preparing the final exit to quitting your day job. To your success!