Online Business Marketing

The Three Simple Steps to

Affiliate Marketing for Beginners

There are thousands and thousands of companies, both big

and small, who will pay people like yourself to promote their

products and services. But why would they do this? The

answer is simple. They are much better off having 1000

individuals, or affiliates, spending their own time and advertising

money than it would be to spend the company's time and

money on promotions in house. Not to mention that having

1000's of affiliates promoting a product gives a company

a LOT more reach to connect with potential customers.

This is a great benefit to their companies.

The affiliate, or affiliate marketer, benefits from this relationship

as well. The thing that you, the affiliate, need to understand

is that you DO NOT need your own their product. Furthermore,

the companies' affiliate programs are free to join. The affiliate

programs are either directly with the company

(such as Amazon or eBay) or through an affiliate program service

(such as Commission Junction or Linkshare). And the best part

is that these companies are willing to pay you a commission.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's talk about the very

basics of affiliate marketing for beginners such as yourself.

The Basics of Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing for beginners really comes down to two things.

First, there are the customers. Secondly, there are the products

that will help satisfy the customer's need or wants. Your job, as an

affiliate marketer, is to bring those two parts together. In a way

you are introducing customers to the products for them to potentially

purchase. Affiliate marketing for beginners is really that simple.