Affiliate marketing is basically a win-win scenario where a company like Amazon pays you to promote their products.
They're already spending millions ofdollars a year on advertising and often times it's not very effective. So why not take some of that money and use it to pay people like us to do the dirty work for them?
Well that's exactly what the affiliate program intends to do.
Once you create an affiliate account with Amazon you can pick a product and begin promoting it in any way you choose.
Every time a product gets sold as a result of your blogging or website efforts you'll be compensated anywhere from 2-8% depending on the product niche.
The best part of the whole process is that once you do it for one product, repeating the procedure over and over again becomes a cinch.
In a matter of days you could be promoting hundreds of products and raking in anywhere from 2-8% of the purchase price each time one is sold.
So what are you waiting for? You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
To get started just go to www.amazon.com and scroll down to the very bottom. Where it says Make Money With Us, click on Join Associates.
From there you'll have to fill out several forms but in a matter ofseconds you'll be a member of Amazon's affiliate program.
If you want to learn what to do once you've become an affiliate then check out my 16 part video series that will teach you how to begin generating an income today. Stay tuned because in the next email I'll be discussing how to decide on a product/niche to begin promoting.
http://www.ben-brooks.com/recommends/SecretSalesAffiliate
Take care,
Ben
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Hi Ben,
It’s nice to see you back blogging. Hope to see you more often and will look forward for your next posts. I agree with you on this one, affiliate marketing is one of the most lucrative businesses and can be the fastest way to earn money online as well.
Kind regards,
Gary
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your comment, its really appreciated :)
I’ve had a tough couple of months with a close friend passing away suddenly at the age of only 27.
But all is well and on the up again so I will be posting a lot more :)
Take care,
Ben
I’m so sorry to hear that Ben. I would also feel the same way if that happened to me. Hope you’re doing good right now.
Regards,
Gary
Ben your list building secrets for newbies is excellent. Thanks so much for making it easy to understand