What to choose?! Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, or Product Creation ?!

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Loai Najati, Dec 11, 2008.

  1. #1
    You wanna make some bucks online, but you don't know what way to choose ?!
    This post is intended for you, If you want to choose from affiliate marketing, blogging, or product creation.

    Absolutely, you can make money online through another ways(like domains selling) but these ways are famous. So, I chose to talk about them.

    Let's get started!

    1- Affiliate Marketing:-

    Affiliate Marketing, If you wanna make money through this way, you must have a good budget to start. You can make so much money easily. But you can lose it even easier!!
    Make a plan, don't spend so much money while testing.
    And always check everything. Believe me, it's very easy to make money or to lose by doing affiliate marketing. In this field, you may fail(may be at least one time) if you don't have experience. But, if you won in it, you will have a steady income and will be the one laughing to the bank!!

    You must understand 3 aspects :

    1- Dealing with an advertising program(AdWords for example).

    2- Writing good squeeze pages.

    3- Choosing profitable products.

    4- And of course understanding the essentials(like gravity and this stuff).

    Don't worry, they are all easy. But like everything in this world, it requires practising to master it. After mastering it, YOU OWN THE UNIVERSE.

    Finally, let's try to predict how much you will spend to get started with affiliate marketing:



    2$ for a domain(don't spend more than this).
    58$ for 1 year hosting plan with space of 5 Giga.
    5$ to open an AdWords account.
    500$ (approximately) to buy clicks from AdWords.
    Of course I'm assuming that you can design and write the squeeze page(landing page).

    2-Blogging:-

    This one is easy to do, doesn't require any budget at all(if you used Blogger or Wordpress), but it requires some patience(so much patience in fact :D).

    You can buy a domain and a hosting space or you can choose Blogger or Wordpress and you won't spend a dime!!

    But, believe me, you will have to wait for some time until you have a good number of loyal visitors. After passing this stage, you will get some cash every month without spending a dime.

    Try to shorten the period of success. You can do this by:

    Posting you articles in article directories and forums.
    Sharing links with other blogs.
    Understanding SEO.
    You should also be an expert in the field you are going to talk about. Give your visitors something with a real value.

    3- Product Creation:-

    Product creation is also a good way to make money. Think of someone who wrote an ebook and sold it to many buyers. Can you imagine the money he will earn ?!

    But, it requires some experience in the field you are going to talk about. And some experience in writing ebooks. You should do some market research. Know what the audience really wants. Then, give it to them.

    If you chose to publish your product in ClickBank, you will pay 50$. And some money for a domain and a hosting plan. Then, create a good landing page, and you're done!


    Finally, nothing is impossible!!
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 11, 2008 IP
  2. Othonas14

    Othonas14 Banned

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    You can also add site flipping. I make good cash from it and it's easy too!
     
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  3. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #3
    I chose the most popular ones.
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 11, 2008 IP
  4. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #4
    Since when you have been using it ?!
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 13, 2008 IP
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    Proximity Banned

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    #5
    I suggest you see to which category your good at and then go from there
     
    Proximity, Dec 13, 2008 IP
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    adigital Peon

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    #6
    By selling your own information products you can boost your income. When you sell directly from your website you keep 98% of all the profits. Also you can have affiliates promoting your product. If they spend money on advertising but they do not make any sales THEY will loose the money. If affiliates are making money then you are making (~50%) too ..for free!

    However it is not an easy task to create your own quality product but in the long term you will see your income skyrocket!
     
    adigital, Dec 13, 2008 IP
  7. YSeo

    YSeo Peon

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    Affiliate Marketing has a lot of risk involved. I am not sure it is easy to throw away money on adwords. is there any way to do Affiliate Marketing with seo?
     
    YSeo, Dec 13, 2008 IP
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    I just started out Blogging and it isn't easy so far. But if you are good at something, and passionate about it, I think you should do that. Money will follow..:)
     
    Devakishor, Dec 13, 2008 IP
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    travs Well-Known Member

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    #9
    there's alot beyond these 3 things you listed.
     
    travs, Dec 13, 2008 IP
  10. CrimsoniteX

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    Can somebody show me an example of a good squeeze page? I have money to invest, I may try affiliate marketing out.
     
    CrimsoniteX, Dec 13, 2008 IP
  11. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #11
    http://www.blackbookdvds.com/
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  12. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #12
    I know. But, those ones are so famous
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 14, 2008 IP
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    #13
    In my opinion that landing page sucks. Font is hard to read (maybe because of the color). And the site is just too plain. Few pictures or other graphichs would do much good to it. And the page is loooong. I would try to shorten it a little.

    Just my opinion.
     
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  14. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    It converts so good. That's the important
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 14, 2008 IP
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    #16
    no one of those ways is easy at all.
     
    nick2007, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  17. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #17
    May be...
    But it's not hard....
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 14, 2008 IP
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    #18
    Choosing among these is a tough task. The best is to go at each one at a time.
    All these methods are extremely profitable, but you need time, money and effort.
    If you are serious about IM, then start with blogging and Affiliate Marketing. After you have gained some knowledge, create your product. So, you're using each profit earning scheme possible
     
    freelikehell, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  19. Loai Najati

    Loai Najati Peon

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    #19
    Thanks for that
     
    Loai Najati, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  20. RonSilver

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    Product creation and selling is my favorite method. I can control my own product, and that's I like the most about it.
     
    RonSilver, Dec 15, 2008 IP