There are other affiliate networks. We’ve included a list of them in the Resource section at the
end of this report. The three we’re focusing on here tend to be the most popular and the easiest to
get signed up for.
Sign up at with the affiliate network that has the products you wish to promote. You might want
to go ahead and sign up at all three. There’s no charge to do so.
Once you are approved at Clickbank and Paydotcom, you choose the particular products you
wish to promote. Whenever you choose a product, you’re given a special code that identifies
you. This code is attached to the link that leads to the product page. This is your affiliate link.
links in your web browser’s address page before. Since this link is an example and not a real one,
it doesn’t work.
One of the first thing you’ll probably want to do as an affiliate marketer is to find a way to hide
that code. Unfortunately, there are people who will change it or delete it, thereby cheating you
out of a commission. There are several free and paid methods. We’ll cover them late.
Find 2 or 3 products for the top 2 or 3 ideas on your list. Bookmark the site(s) featuring them.
You might even want to print out a copy of the site for reference later when you get into
keyword selection.
o Sign up for an affiliate account.
o Choose 1 to 3 products.
o Copy and paste your affiliate link into notepad for later use.
Pay Per Click Affiliate Marketing
What is pay per click affiliate marketing? It is the use of pay per click ads to sell products and/or
services. When website owners and affiliate marketers use pay per click marketing, they write
keyword based ads.
Once the ads are written, placement is decided by bid amount. There is no charge for ad
placement until someone clicks on the ad. The key to success in pay per click is creating an eye-
catching ad containing specific, focused keywords and monitoring ad cost.
When someone surfs the net and clicks on the ad, the cost is equal to the bid amount that has
been set. For instance, if the bid is .$05 on the keyword hypnotherapist, a nickel will be deducted
from the pay per click account every time someone clicks on the ad featuring the word
hypnotherapist.
