Is Affiliate Marketing Still An Effective Way To Earn Money
But first allow me to introduce top affiliate marketer (and internet marketer), Neil Patel. Check out what he has to say about making a living from affiliate marketing.
Banned States
You may or may not know that there are states in the US that do not allow you to become an affiliate for companies like Amazon.
At the time of writing, all the states listed below have a ban on affiliate marketing, they include:
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
They are people like you and me who created a product and want other people to promote it.
What's more, you're likely to make a lot more money promoting products from individuals who are not part of a super large corporation like Amazon, anyway.
However, if you are not in a banned state you certainly can be very successful as an
So, is it worth it?..
It's a great time to become an affiliate marketer. While in the old days, it was probably a lot simpler to throw up a mini site and promote products you never used, intended to use, or cared about -- today affiliate marketing requires a whole lot more effort and honesty on your part.
Which, as far as I am concerned, makes it an even better time than ever to embark on becoming an affiliate marketer.
A career in affiliate marketing requires marketing skills and knowledge of your audience including their needs and desires (sell to a hungry market). Plus, a high dose of honesty and integrity.
To be a great affiliate marketer you'll need to learn the ins and outs of online marketing, where to find and connect with your audience and how to convert your audience into buyers.
What To Do First..
For those of you who want to become an affiliate marketer who makes enough money to quit your boring or stressful day job. The very first thing you MUST DO is....please, DO NOT quit your day job just yet.
No, the best way you can start this on a very part time basis and given time, effort, focus and commitment work your way up to replacing and exceeding your monthly salary.
Once you get that far, and are able to maintain it on a month to month basis, you then have the choice to stay as you are and have your affiliate marketing income as supplementary or become a full-time marketer.
It must be said, that the amount of money you can make with affiliate marketing is truly unlimited. You write your own ticket, give yourself raises when you want to, and you will see a return equal to your efforts.
I recently had the pleasure of talking to a well established affiliate/internet marketer. He told me in the last 3 months he had put $100,000 away as savings!
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Affiliate Opportunities
However, I will say the a VERY Popular Niche is : Make Money Online. As are Weight Loss and the pet Dog niche.
It wouldn't matter if I did list them all anyway because you should promote products and / or services that are unique to your target audience, remember, seek a hungry market, the three I mentioned above are good examples.
Affiliate Marketer Skill-Sets
You'll need to learn how to develop a website that attracts traffic or get a pre-built one. Learn how to generate traffic; this is crucial (no traffic, no income).
Create (buy/edit plr) content that speaks directly to your target audience whilst building a relationship with your customers enough that they trust and follow your recommendations of what products they need to purchase.
