Lesson 1 - Getting Affiliate Links
One thing you should know is that I am really not a website tech person. I can write, and
I can do basic design so if you are afraid of how will you build niche sites, I can tell you
it will be easy! The first one is the hardest because it is all new to you, but after that it
gets a lot easier!
Keep this in mind, you have many software’s now days that are so easy to use, that you
build a site without seeing any codes. But we will get to that later. So if you are afraid of
website building, don’t worry, it is not that difficult.
To make it a successful business you really don’t have to invest more than $100-200
bucks a month! So it is very inexpensive.
These are the accounts you will need to have. They are free, but necessary for you
to make money!
Before you sign up you may need a website first. I would suggest getting a free blog up
to mind about anything, the purpose of this blog will just be to open an account. The blog
can be treated as a small website and in most cases it does the job to get your accounts
located at the bottom of eBay's page it says affiliates). YOU MUST sign up for this!
Because you cannot get paid without it!
Even though you won't need it right this second, this will be another way for you to
monetize your traffic! Also you need to sign up for google adsense account it is also free and another way for you to make money!
Keep track of your log in information because you will need it and make sure your
passwords are strong! Don't just type in simple password such as your name. Make it
strong such as xzoro1479, hacking does happen online and you have to protect yourself
as much as possible. If you have a problem with keeping track of the passwords, (and
you are going to have plenty in this business, I recommend you get a RoboForm. You will have to save a file to your computer and than run it. This is a real time saver and tool
is free to the certain number of logins, after you exceed that number, you have to pay the
fee.
For those that are totally new to affiliate marketing, here is how it works.
Basically, it is a way for you to recommend other people's products. It is a system of
advertising where you refer another company's product from either your website or an
informational article and you make a commission if that person buys a product through
your (special affiliate) link. Different companies have different cookie retention. Some
