Affiliate Marketing By Brandon R. Gillum

What is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is a unique form of online advertising that does not require the advertiser to produce or sell a product in order to make money.

Who is an affiliate marketer? The Publisher (Affiliate) The Advertiser Responsible for posting ads The goal of the affiliate is to make a commission from the clicks, leads, or sales generated by those ads The Publisher works through an affiliate network or directly from the Advertisers website Only interested in selling a product or service Pays the Publisher for clicks, leads, and sales generated from their ads The Advertiser hires an affiliate network to bring in Publishers to sell their products or services

How to become an affiliate marketer Join an affiliate network Select an ad Select a website to place the ad Place the ad Make money!

Affiliate networks to use www.EpicDirectNetwork.com www.Affiliate.com www.Copeac.com www.CPALead.com www.qwikmedia.com www.neverblue.com

How to become an affiliate marketer Lets look at an example using Facebook…

Example

Facebook example: 3 Point overview Use of provocative or suggestive imagery I was targeted for this ad based on my age, sex, and location The Affiliate is paid based on the amount of clicks, or people that sign up for the dating service

Advertising strategies and payout methods Pay Per Click (PPC) Cost Per View (CPV) Paid a commission based on the click generated Cost per click Low risk / Moderate Return Steady cash flow Paid a commission based on the click generated Cost per image High Risk / High Return Volatile cash flow

Websites to use for online marketing Facebook Google Yahoo! Myspace List of Social Media websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

Final thoughts: Pros and Cons Affiliates can make a lot money in online advertising Learning a new trade or business Work from home Cons You must have the capital to start You must be willing to loose money You must be interested in learning and trying new things!!!

References http://www.jonathanvolk.com http://affstat.com http://www.webconfs.com http://www.google.com/analytics http://video.seobook.com http://socialmarker.com http://www.epicdirectnetwork.com http://www.superaffiliatetwins.com http://www.google.com/trends http://www.cpalead.com

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