How to Earn Bigger Commissions With Affiliate Marketing

By Anne O'Dwyer  

Affiliate marketing is a popular way to work online and enables people to work at home. Products are sourced from various online warehouses and commissions are made from sales. Clickbank is an online marketplace for eBooks. The trouble with some of these suppliers the commissions are very small and many sales have to be made to make any real money. Also working alone without advice when you begin can be stressful, as you don't know which are the "best sellers", you don't know how to find customers, or which marketing techniques work best, it is a bit scary and requires lots of trial and error. Lost time and funds.

There is a simpler way, start earning faster and with the help and guidance of a coach or mentor you won't feel so alone. Be guided by a mentor who is successful and works to a tried and tested plan of action and is bringing success to many other budding entrepreneurs, your mentor will provide excellent products in a range to help your customers grow in their chosen field also sales-pages so that you don't have to build websites, and maybe banners and other marketing tools will be provided.

Marketing is a large and important area to learn, trends change, and your mentor has funds to test and discover the best current marketing techniques. Because your mentor wants you to learn fast and sell lots of their products (for which you receive a generous commission, with a personal affiliate link); they will offer you great advice and training. They may have a Facebook group or forum where their protégées can communicate with each other, share ideas and tips and gain companionship and support. This can be very welcome when you are learning new skills.

Places to find traffic: Facebook is currently a popular place to advertise for paid traffic also Google and Bing for PPC. Solo ads also bring a fast return but use a monitored site like Udimi. YouTube videos also bring great results and continue to bring "clicks" (visitors to your sales pages) for years if they are popular well thought out videos, take a look at YouTube.

It does take time to master all these techniques, set yourself, one task at a time and learn it properly before moving on or you will suffer information overload.

However be guided by your mentor about what is working for them, you have expert advice available, use it. Also follow their plan of action. Realize they have probably honed their plan over many years online. Don't re-invent the wheel when it is done for you.

So to summarise: If you want to earn big commissions from a good selection of products, want a fast and easier start, want companionship and advice and don't want to waste time and money, a mentor is the best choice.

Books to help you:

Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.

"Ask for the Moon and Get It!" by Percy Ross

"Awaken the Giant Within" by Anthony Robbins.

"The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Joseph Murphy.

"Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers.

"SEO step by step" by Caimin Jones.

"500 Social Media Marketing Tips" By Andrew Macarthy

"Turn your computer into a money Machine" by Avery Breyer


Article Source: Ezine Articles expert Anne O'Dwyer