Refunds are killing me. In the internet marketing niche, you get a lot of refund fraud, and up to this point, I simply haven’t found a way around it. And until I do, I’m losing thousands of dollars as unethical buyers steal digital products and run.
It’s really not all that hard.
Yet, for some reason, creating simple sites that sell take an extreme amount of motivation. The more people that ask me for a step-by-step way to start making it in affiliate marketing, the more I realize how this very simple process simple boggles peoples’ minds.
So, here’s the trick, folks… this is how to make it in affiliate marketing. It really isn’t all that hard, so excuse the simpicity:
1) Make the website.
Of course, for some people (including myself), making websites isn’t very simple. For larger sites, I personally use templates that I edit in Dreamweaver. For smaller sites, I use a very simple tool from Wealthy Affiliate called Site Rubix. It’s very good for creating simple squeeze pages that sell.
2) Drive Traffic
Of course, getting traffic is the million dollar question. However, intermediate marketers know much about Google Adwords, SEO, forum marketing, social network marketing, and the like… in fact, some know more about getting traffic than they do about anything else, but they know it in theory. Once things are put into practice, the ball starts rolling. If you DON’T know this step, research each of the above pieces, as they are essential to success online.
3) Collect the Opt-in
The money is in the list… it’s cliche, and it’s true. Building up a list is the equivalent to building up a business. You can market to a list forever. I personally use Aweber and have never had any problems. It’s also very affordable and easy to use. Email marketing never was the emphasis of my business, and I have kicked myself for it. With my latest projects, collecting emails is the crux of the strategy.
It’s very easy to create niche sites that are simple and that sell affiliate products very well. In fact, it is realistic to create simple squeeze pages at a rate of one per day. The problem on the internet, however, is that few have the motivation or confidence to do so. Use this knowledge to get ahead of the game.
