**Affiliate Marketing: Getting Started**

Hi...,

Getting started in affiliate marketing is
really quite easy, but too often, many
people mistakenly think it's a lot easier
than it actually is. In most cases, the
only thing you need to do to join an
affiliate program is to fill out a form.

That's the easiest part that there is. But
there is still work to be done if you are
to be successful.

The first objective is to find a profitable
market or niche. This can easily be done in
Google or by reading magazines. Let's start
with Google. Do a search for any topic that
interests you.

Interest in what you hope to sell is important,
and later, you will learn why. Make a list of
things that interest you, and do a simple search
in Google for each thing.

Pay close attention to the sponsored ads. This
tells you that money is being spent in this
market. Now, do a little logical thinking. As
a business person, would you spend money on
advertising that is not making you money?
Absolutely not. So, if there are sponsored –
paid - ads for a topic in Google, money is being
spent in this market, which means that there is
profit.

The same is true with magazines. Visit your
library and look at the past three issues of
a magazine that relates to your interest. Pay
attention to the ads. Do the same ads keep
appearing? If the answer is yes, this is a
profitable market, and you are ready to move
forward.

What about the competition? What about them?
90% of all people who sign up for an affiliate
program will not do anything to market it at
all. Of the 10% that will market the product,
90% of them will do it wrong, and won't make
much money, if they make anything at all.

The competition just decreased in size by leaps
and bounds. Don't worry about the competition.
Concentrate on promoting your affiliate products
and services to the best of your ability – let
the competition worry about you.

Once you've chosen your market, or your niche,
you are almost ready to get started, but there
are several other things that you need to do
before you can call yourself an affiliate marketer.

First, you need to make sure you have the right
tools. Then, you must find the programs, understand
the terms of the programs, and finally understand
how to choose the right programs.



Until then....

To Your Affiliate Success.


Regards