Feb 25, 2013

KEY FACTS: The Fundamentals Of Making Money Online.

How Do You Make Money Online with Affiliate Marketing?


For those of you who want to know, affiliate marketing is the name for selling other people's products online for a commission. In short, if you refer customers and they make a purchase then you'll profit from a percentage of the sales.

I want to give you the fundamentals of ways to earn money online. This approach is proven time and time again and it will work if you put in the work and build your project around it.


1 – Discover Your Niche

The first thing you must do is a find a niche. What do I mean by this? Well, simply, you need to become an expert in a certain area. That area could be how to make money, how to build muscle, successful relationships, or weight loss.

The secret to finding a niche is to reverse-engineer your marketing. Find a problem that a large number of people have FIRST and then put forward the product as the answer. Not only that, your research should indicate that they are willing to pay to have that problem solved.

2 – Build a Website

If you do not know how to build a website, don't let fear keep you from taking action, because building a website isn't actually very difficult at all! You simply need a one page website in your niche that offers something valuable to your visitors.

3 – Capture the Names and Email Addresses of Visitors

That's right – you must build your list. And this is truly fundamental and something that many people overlook. You need to make sure that you capture the names and email addresses into something called an autoresponder.

4 – Build a Relationship with Your List of Subscribers

Let me ask you a quick question. Who do you listen to more... The advice of your friends or the advice of a stranger? If you're anything like me then you will listen to your friends of course! Well, that's why it is now important to build a relationship with the people that are on your list... And that means sending them emails that are packed with valuable information – information that they are truly appreciate. Frankness and honesty goes a long way and does not cost anything. It won't be long before you start getting a name for yourself and people see you as sincere and genuine authority on your chosen niche.

5 – Promote to Your Subscriber List

You're now at the point where you can promote to your list. You are now at the stage where you can recommend good products to your subscribers to help them solve their problems. And, of course, when a sale is made, you make money.


The Amazing Truth About This is...

Once you've set it all up, it can work on autopilot. It's called the money making “system” or the profit funnel. Once it's all set up, the only thing you have to worry about is driving enough traffic to it! And, of course, if you've set your profit funnel up in a positive way then you will be able to drive a constant stream of traffic from numerous sources.

KNOWLEDGE is the only thing that separates you from where you are right now and true success, and what you have here are the fundamentals of making money online.

Lex Ferrari - EzineArticles Expert Author