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How To Start Building An Affiliate Website

March 25, 2008 By Ron Leave a Comment

A lot of people are drawn to affiliate marketing thinking that it’s some sure-fire method to instant wealth.

How To Start Building An Affiliate Website

This, as anyone involved in this type of business will tell you, is not true.

The 5-Step Formula to Earning $10,000/Month Online

You can, of course, make money in affiliate marketing just like any other business model you may wish to look at – but don’t let anyone tell you that running an online business is going to be effortless.

There Is Too Much Bad Information Online

If you are into believing these myths, you will likely become quickly discouraged and give up. Like any other business; it takes hard work and time to become a success. The first thing you need to put into your head is that it is a business and it’s yours.

If your affiliate program is what you are aiming for, the first thing you’re going to need is a website. Not just any website, mind you. You want a well designed, professional site.

You Need A Plan

You should plan out what your site will be about, and what you want it to look like before you get started. If you rush into building your site with no real plan, the result will show it. Have an idea what kind of product or service you plan to sell via your website.

This can get you started on your way to settling on a design for your site. Next, you’ll need to secure a domain name and web hosting. Think about the products you plan to sell and what popular keywords (do some research on this) are which relate to that product.

If possible, try to work these words into your domain name. This will help you show up high in search engine results from the start. Also notable is having a top-level domain (like[dot]com), because this will make your site easier to find.

With this out-of-the-way, you can begin building your website. Don’t worry about not being a web designer; there are a lot of tools for the novice to use here which makes designing a professional looking website relatively easy.

Finding The Right Resources

There is also a multitude of resources on the web about building affiliate marketing sites, and these are worth your time to read up on and garner some useful tips. If you do not have the time or the inclination, you can always use a template, or buy a ready-made site, although these can become a little expensive.

Making your site is cheaper of course, and also educational: you will learn things about web design in the process because you will have to.

Knowing more about how websites work gives you an advantage over the other affiliate marketers out there.

You can make your website more eye-catching and easier to use with the knowledge you’ve gained from working on your site.

Attracting interested visitors comes down to one thing writing quality and shareable content. The better your content, the more traffic you’ll draw to your site, and the more sales you’ll make.

Most people turn to the Internet looking for one thing: INFORMATION

Well written, informative articles get traffic to your site and get you repeat visitors and recommendations to others.

Also, do link exchanges with similar websites when possible. This will help you out, as well as those you exchange links with. Be sure to create separate pages for your products as well, but don’t go overboard.

Useful information will net you more sales in the long run than a hard sell pitch.

Keep your site simple, yet attractive. Maintain the look of large corporations websites firmly in mind. Don’t make it distracting to the reader – you don’t want to have your site appear too busy (for instance, lots of flashing banner ads), this will drive away visitors.

Now that your site is looking good and ready to go, you’ll need to submit your address to the search engines – this will increase your traffic, so don’t forget this!

From this beginning, you can grow your site. Educate yourself about keywords and SEO in general. You can use this to drive much more traffic to your site. Add content to your site as often as you can – be sure to keep your readership aware of these changes.Consider using a newsletter or email list to do this. Keep up on the latest developments in affiliate marketing, and you’ll do well in the field.

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