If you have landed on this website then you are likely wondering if you can make money with affiliate marketing?
Am I correct?
Nearly 6 years ago I was in your very shoes and I found myself asking this same question time and time again and at the time it seemed like nobody could give me a straight answer.
About 95% of the programs out there that claim to teach you about affiliate marketing tell you that you can start out earning thousands of dollars in your first week and flat out lie to your in the first 5 minutes.
Trust me, I have been there and done that and unfortunately lost several thousands of dollars in the process.
It wasn’t until several years later that I finally learned how this works thanks to this program here thats responsible for my success and I owe my life to them and I’m forever grateful.
In the following post, I’ll be showing you what affiliate marketing is all about, how it works, and how you can make it work for you to earn as much money as you would like if you’re not afraid to put in the hard work.
If you guys have ever attempted affiliate marketing in the past and failed to make your first $1 with it then this post was written especially for you and I encourage you to stick around for the next 5 to 10 minutes.
Also, I’m sure that you guys may also have many questions about this topic and I’ll do my best to answer them for you in detail in this blog post.
Are you guys, ready?
What Exactly Is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a process where you can earn affiliate commissions by recommending other peoples products and services online.
This business model has been around since 1996 and is currently one of the most lucrative and popular ways to make money online.
Statistics show that this business model is expected to reach a staggering 6 billion dollars a year by just next year (2019)
6 Billion dollars!!
That’s crazy, right?
To be quite honest with you guys, these statistics absolutely blow my mind and I’m anticipating how much this biz model will grow within the next 5 years.
This sounds absolutely awesome Scott, but how the heck does all of this work you may be wondering?
This is what I’ll be covering in complete detail in the next section so I highly encourage you to continue reading for all the details.
How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?
There are basically 5 steps involved with making money with this amazing business model and if you can manage to wrap your head around these simple things then you have a bright and successful future ahead of you.
I’ll be listing these 5 things for you guys below and showing you exactly how you can get started here in the next few minutes.
Step 1 Pick Your Passion
Before you even think about building an affiliate marketing business you’ll need to pick a hobby or interest of yours and narrow this down to a specific sector.
What are you guys passionate about?
Do you have a hobby or interest that you would like to learn how to turn this into an online business?
I am personally passionate about gaming and technology so I decided to go with the gaming niche.
I then narrowed this down to something more specific like gaming headsets and I managed to build a website around this passion of mine.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of things that you could go with anywhere from “How To Perfect Your Golf Swing” to “iPhone accessories” to 3D TVs or even the new “Virtual Reality” technology.
The sky is the limit when it comes to choosing your niche (passion or hobby) but this can become quite overwhelming thus being the reason why most people fail before they even get started.
Why you may ask?
This is mainly due to the fact that they go entirely too broad and think that they can cover this entire niche with just 1 website which isn’t humanly possible.
Step 2 Build A Website Around This Passion
Before you start freaking out and thinking that you don’t have the technical skills required to build a website, I want you to step back and take a deep breath.
Can you guys do that for me?
This is the same thing I thought when I first started here nearly 6 years ago so I know exactly how you feel about now and I can definitely relate to you.
However, technology has definitely evolved over the past decade and revolutionalized the way we build websites by simplifying this entire process.
You can literally have a fully functional website up and running & live on the internet in only a few short minutes in only 4 easy to follow steps.
If you can click a few buttons and type words into a keyboard you can definitely build a website and if you would happen to have any issues along the way I’ll be there to help you each and every step of the way.
Step 3 Learn How To Write Content Based On This Hobby Of Yours
Just the thought of writing content for some people makes them cringe and sends a cold chill up their spine.
However, writing content is really no different than how we communicate with each other online whether it be on Facebook when we’re sending an email, or a text message to your friends and family.
It all includes writing, so, if you can write an email or send a text msg, what makes you think you can’t write content for a website?
When was the last time you wrote a post on Facebook or send a text message to your friend?
About the only difference here is that you’ll be writing to your audience instead of your friends and family.
Guess what?
If you can send a text message or write an email, trust me you can write content for a website.
Here are a few things that your content should include
- It should answer a question & fill some type of void
- Be thorough and provide people with the information they’re looking for
- Be engaging and interesting to read
- Should speak to your audience in a conversational tone
The key to having any type of success here is for you to create a content strategy so that you’ll keep your audience engaged and they will want to continuously keep coming back to your site to hear more about what you got to say.
Step 4 Gather An Audience Of Like Minded People (Your Readers)
Once you have learned how to write content around your hobbies or interests, it’s time to start building an audience of people who are also interested in this hobby of yours.
Let’s face it, without an audience your content serves no purpose and you’re pretty much wasting your time if nobody reads what you have to say.
Wouldn’t you guys, agree?
Once you start to write content on a consistent basis and learn how to use keywords in your content then you’ll start attracting an audience of like-minded people who are actively searching for answers to the topics that you’re actively writing about.
After you start to build a relationship with these people and they start to trust you that’s when you’ll have the opportunity to earn money from them and this is what I’ll be discussing next.
Step 5 Earning Revenue (Making Sales) From Your Audience
This is the part that most people who attempt affiliate marketing never make it too cause they fail to take action on the 4 steps that I’ve listed above.
I like to think of earning money as a bi-product or a reward for all of the hard work that you have put into building your website.
Personally, for me it took me 4 months of learning, reading, watching videos, and taking massive action before I was able to make my first sale.
It wasn’t until nearly a year later that I was able to finally start earning a full time income from my efforts and eventually over time this snowballed and continued to grow.
If you’re willing to learn a new skill, are coachable, and you have basic computer skills (ie: checking/writing emails posting on Facebook) then there is absolutely no reason why you can’t earn money with affiliate marketing.
It can take quite some time to get your website ranked in Google to the point where you’re generating enough traffic to make sales but trust me it is well worth it.
Where Is The Best Place To Build Your Website & Get Trained?
There are hundreds of places that you could choose to start your website building adventure but the place that I recommend above everyone else out there is Wealthy Affiliate.
Why you may ask?
Besides providing you with domain names and a website builder, they also train you on how to build your website and walk you through this entire process with their step by step tasked-based lessons.
What other website builders out there can you honestly say provides you with this type of service?
This is the place that I have been using for the past 5 years now to build the websites that now earn me a full time living + some.
I like to think of WA as my all in one solution that has everything I need to build as many websites as my heart desires for one low price.
There are so many features included with your WA membership that I would be here all night trying to list them all.
For a more detailed look into everything offered through their Siterubix website builder, you can check out my review here!!
Need A Hand Getting Started From Someone Who Has Already Been Successful?
Trust me when it comes to learning how all of this works and putting the pieces into place it can be quite overwhelming, especially when first starting out.
Over the years, I have helped hundreds of people just like YOU learn a new skill that has changed their life for the better and enabled them to live a much better life where they are actually in charge of their future.
If you have struggled with affiliate marketing in the past and you’re looking for some direction in this industry and you aren’t afraid to put in the hard work then I would love to work with you.
The place that has shown me how to build a business that generates me a full time living from the comfort of my home is Wealthy Affiliate.
This also happens to be the place where I offer my help and support and I would love to have you join me over there.
It’s actually free to get started and everything you need to get your affiliate marketing career off the ground and up and running is included in your starter membership.
Other than that, I really hope this detailed post has helped you guys out and given you an idea about what affiliate marketing is all about and whether you really can make money with this business model.
Still have questions or perhaps there is something that you don’t quite understand?
I would love to hear from you guys and answer any questions you have in the comments below.
Until next time
~Your Friend, Scott~
Sebastian Dziubanda
Hi Scott.
So in your post you ve said that to enrol to wealthy affiliate is free and in membership you can get all you need to build up this kind of business.
How can you help on the way to start making money and what are the other costs after joining the program?
Scott Newkirk
Hey there Sebastian,
Yes, it is free to get started with Wealthy Affiliate and everything you need to get your business up and running is included in your starter membership.
I see that you have signed up through me and you now have direct access to me.
We are also now linked together and I’m also following you at Wealthy Affiliate so feel free to ask me anything you like or need a hand with.
I have left you my welcome message on your profile so if you have any questions or would just like to say hello you can reply to it directly.
As far as other costs there is a premium membership which I would highly recommend if you’re serious about building a business online and actually learning how affiliate marketing works.
If you join within the next 7 days you can get a 62% discount off your first month to test out everything they have to offer without paying full price.
This comes out to only $19 for your first month and if you decide to stick around for your second month and beyond it’s only $49 a month.
Other than that, there are no other hidden costs or additional fees you’ll encounter as everything is included in your membership for 1 low monthly price.
I really hope this has helped you out, Sebastian and answered your questions.
If you can think of any other questions or need a hand getting started please let me know.
Cheers
~Scott~