1. Affiliate Marketing
By Brandon R. Gillum

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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!

5. Affiliate networks to use

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

7. Example

8. 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

9. 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

10. Websites to use for online marketing
Facebook
Google
Yahoo!
Myspace
List of Social Media websites:

12. 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!!!

13. References http://www.jonathanvolk.com http://affstat.com

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