Can The Average Person Make Money With Affiliate Marketing?
It’s been said more than once that affiliate marketing is finished and over. Don’t believe it. I seem to recall a statement back in the late eighties or early nineties that someone somewhere had predicted that the growth of credit cards was over. Well here we are in 2010 attempting to dig ourselves out of an over saturated credit card marketplace. The same holds true for affiliate marketing, it’s still here, still viable and will be here for a long time.
There’s no question that it was simpler back six or seven years ago to make money in affiliate marketing and online in general. That being said however, it’s still possible and may even be easier to make money with affiliate marketing today because of new technologies and new tools in general. Because it is more complicated many people are dissuaded from trying.
As a matter of fact I think that today you have a greater chance of making money because of the technologies and products available. For example, six years ago pay per click was a fledgling market with a few small players. Today Google AdWords(R), Yahoo Marketing(R) and MSN are the top three players in a multi-billion dollar industry that gives a product worldwide exposure instantly. An individual can research an affiliate product on day one and day two have a targeted ad on the first page of the search results for the product keyword, providing hundreds if not thousands of potential targeted buyers to their website. The trick is having enough capital to pay for the advertising.
One way to finance your advertising costs is to lay out a budget, specifically “how much can I invest to potentially lose. ” Sounds ridiculous but that’s they way it works. Decide how much you can afford to lose and build your advertising budget around it. Make sure though to research your product thoroughly, don’t leave anything to chance. If you break even your first time out that may be a sign that you need to refine your ad or ads to target high potential buyers.
If you are using a site such as Clickbank, remember that they mandate a 56 day or eight week “buyers remorse” feature. Sales are not final until this period is over, then you can start to determine your profit. Remember that buyers remorse can be as high as 50% depending on the product, so be careful. A 50% return rate can kill any profit in a program.
Affiliate marketing can be a great source of income hedging. Hedging against the economy or hedging against a potential job loss or just to pick a few extra dollars. It’s alive and well especially if you use the right tools and resources.
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