That's a fair enough question to ask if you don't know what to do to get started with affiliate marketing. So where exactly do you begin? Strange as this may sound, the best place to start is with an affiliate marketing strategy, or game plan. By having an idea of what you want to achieve and a way to do it, you're already half way there. Sounds simple enough right? Yet this may not come naturally, so then what? Let someone who's done it guide you.
In layman's terms an affiliate marketing strategy can simply be one or more ways in which you go about promoting a product someone else has produced.
The experienced affiliate marketer will look at the types of product available and pick one that answers a few questions for example:
1. Who is the product owner and what is their reputation?
2. Are they trustworthy and stand by their claims?
3. How long have they been helping people for?
4. Do they pay on time?
Armed with a few questions, you can make an informed decision to narrow down your search for whose product you want to promote.
Suppose you've now chosen a product you'd like to promote, the next thing to do would be decide on how you're going to promote the product.
Some options available are, pay per click advertising, article marketing or writing an ezine.
Let's assume for now, article marketing is going to be your chosen way to promote the product. You will need to create a series of articles, much like this one, which talk about the product or the benefits or something in connection with the product or what it can do when put to use and so on.
To kick start this for you, once you have a copy or sample of the product, spending some time going over it, reviewing it and making a few notes on how you got on with it. Was it easy to understand how to put it to use. Did it live up to your expectations or did you feel that something was missing. Could the producer do anything to enhance the finished product, almost as if you're giving a running commentary as you go?
By doing this you'll give your reader a good idea of what the product is all about, and there's nothing wrong with highlighting both good and bad points, after all this is the real world we live in and it will let them know what to expect should they decide to buy the product.
This is a very easy way to get started with your new affiliate business, and from here you'll start gaining some experience which in turn paves the way for new ideas to promote and increase visitors to your affiliate store.
Guy Salter is the publisher of Make More Affiliate Commissions - a free strategy report for affiliate marketers of all skill levels. Grab your copy today at http://onlinehomebusinesstalk.com/
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