Affiliate Marketing - What is an Affiliate Program? By Guy Lavigne

First, what is an affiliate program: you get paid a percentage to sell someone else products or services. It is a simple way to say it, but basically it is the right definition.

How do you become an affiliate:

Method 1

First you must find a niche or, if you prefer, a product or group of products you would be interested in. When your niche is found, you search the we. You type in your favorite search engine ''your niche+affiliate''.

You will have some results, you choose among them.

Method 2

You type ''affiliate programs'' and you choose a merchant with a product or service you like. Or, if you already know an affiliate merchant, like Amazon.com, Dell.com etc, you can join it directly.

Method 3

You join an affiliate program that represents multiple merchants. The best known is ClickBank. It is free to join and you can select a product or a service among categories. To have an idea, go to ClickBank.

At the top of the page, click ''marketplace''. In the marketplace page, on the left, you will see multiple categories. Select the one(s) that suits you best and make a choice among the affiliate merchants listed. A hint here: In the description of the product, check for ''Grav''. It means gravity.

The gravity is a signal of popularity, the higher it is the more popularity gets the product. It other words, a high gravity means a product in demand.

There are many more affiliate programs like ClickBank, you have ShareaSale, commission Junction, Link Share etc.

Suggestion: To choose the best niche, it must be, of course, popular, but it must also be something you like. Something you can talk about and love to talk about. You love photography, you know few things about it? Than this can be your niche, selling cameras, batteries and all the stuff that goes with a camera.

You do not need to be an expert to sell a product, just knowing the basic is enough. The important thing is to feel comfortable with the product (or the service).

The blog, Shop-by.com is operated by Guy Lavigne and was created to help people building a profitable blog. Starting a business online may be difficult, having a guide is always a good thing.

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