Starting an Affiliate Website... how hard could it be?

Thanks rasal and 5starAffiliates.

I belive in helping others succeed. Is my site the "be all and end all" in affiliate marketing? NO! But, it is a good starting point for new affiliates and those who are struggling. I also believe in giving people a "break", and that is why I offer generous rebates and tons of bonuses. I find what goes around, comes around. If I can help others, I only porosper in the long run. It is too bad that many affiliates have a "bunker mentality"...and don't share with others. There are plenty of customers out there for all of us. Let's always succeed together!

Jim

 

I personally discourage making an affiliate website..

 

I'm curious why you say this?

Jim

 

I've made one, but the only money I make is from adsense.

 

I personally discourage everyone from building affiliate websites. There is no money to be made-- no one ever buys anything online. You're much better off without affiliate programs; let the suckers waste their traffic on them

 

LOL You're right, I never make a cent off of them!

 

I'm the other way around. I never made much off of Adsense sites, but my affiliate site makes very good money.

Jim

 

As far as reading materials, I'd suggest Jeremy Palmer's new e-book, "High Performance Affiliate Marketing."

I thought it was far better than the Rich Jerk.

 

I wouldn't go that far. A lot of people buy things online, including me.

 

I think you need to turn on your sarcasm filter.

 

Perhaps you should consider selling those things as an affiliate-- the things you actually buy. Looking at your site, when is the last time you bought an e-book about acne cures? Or the last time you ordered a movie online? Probably never. So instead of trying to sell those things as an affiliate, aim for what you know actually sells.

And yea, like you Jim, Adsense is a fraction for me compared to affiliate sales.

 

With all do respect, that is not entirely true.

I believe it was Chris Pirillo that said, "The easiest way to make money on the web is either selling other peoples products or selling information."

I do both and have acheived a great amount of success.

 

TheHoff: I bought that acne ebook actually, but anyway my reviews are where my content resides so if I delete them, I won't anything left.

Maybe I should change my whole web site entirely?

 

I think you would need to have a good financial backing first.

 

Five steps to sell an affiliated website like crazy are,
to have

hope
ex:millions of people make a living just by using the internet.

fear
ex:theres lots of scams out there trying to rip you off
rush
ex:hurry, theyre closing the website soon

authority
ex: I personally make millions of dollars with internet marketing

Appear Unbiased
ex: I have been scammed many times and Im just trying to help people


Hope that helps.

 

nice Rich Jerk techniques

 

Yes, hardly originial...

gdev

 

Winners don't do different things they do things differently..or something like that..

The basic of marketing worked, work and will always work.

Mr. Jerk is not a fool

 

Back to the original poster's question.

Instead of making a site that sells many different things to make people rich, why not just focus on ONE thing that is the most profitable for the least investment? I think you might find that having some focus will help you understand that one product's pros and cons better, vs spreading your self very thin across many different products.

I am curious what sort of product you come up with, since products don't usually make people rich - it's a complete business concept built around a product, which solves a problem.

Good luck.

-Peter