Smooth Learning Curve
Here are a list of skills that you don ’ t need to become an affiliate marketer :
• You don ’ t need to be the best at web design .
• You don ’ t need to be an award-winning writer .
• You don ’ t need specialized knowledge of any kind .
• You don ’ t need to know the code that builds a website .
Of course , having any of these skills won ’ t hurt , but you don ’ t need them to be successful with affiliate marketing . You don ’ t need to be an expert in what you are promoting either . Here ’ s all you really need to succeed in affiliate marketing :
• Basic computer skills .
• An internet connection .
• Determination .
• The ability to identify a profitable niche ( which we will help you to do ).
• Basic knowledge of what does and doesn ’ t work .
Low Startup Costs
In terms of startup expenses , all you will need to purchase is a domain name ($ 10 / year ) and web hosting ($ 100 / year ).
An autoresponder email service ($ 20 / month ), and outsource labor are both optional costs . You can do pretty much everything yourself without spending any more , but a lot of affiliates choose to hire people to do things like write articles , design graphics , etc . It can often be a good investment to stop yourself from getting stuck on things you ’ re not good at .
Too Good to be True ?
Some of you may be wondering : Is this a scam ? It seems too good to be true .
Affiliate marketing is far from a scam . It ’ s been around for a long time , and it ’ s actually the reason behind a lot of the content on the Internet . Now that you ’ re an affiliate , you ’ ll start spotting other affiliates everywhere .
For instance , did you know that one of the oldest affiliate programs on the Internet is run by Amazon . com ? There are hundreds of thousands of websites on the Internet that promote products available on Amazon . Every time someone clicks on one of those products and purchases something — anything — on Amazon , that website gets a commission .
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