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Affiliate Marketing – Getting started

By: Theo Swan

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You know what your site should be about – Now it’s time to start building it. Learn where to find content, how to think when building it and - more importantly – where to get help if you get stuck.

When you have decided what your website should be about, considered all the pros and cons and pin-pointed the competition, it’s time to think about out how to build your page; what to think of, what to stay clear of and where to find help when you get stuck. Building your site right from the start will make it much easier towards the end.

An obvious factor here is your prior knowledge of HTML and HTML-editors – But don’t worry; there are ways to build a website with no prior experience.

For those of you with no experience at all, it might be a good idea to use templates to make it easy the first time. There are a lot of sites offering free website templates, some better than others. When you find a template that suits your needs, try to learn just enough HTML to edit it a bit to make it stand out from the others using the same template. You should look at the terms and conditions for the templates you are using – some don’t allow you to edit their design at all, while others let you change as much as you want.

No matter if you are using templates or if you are building your website from scratch - If you are planning on using an affiliate program in order to make money on this site, you should pick a design with a good advertising space, preferably on top or a vertical space on either side. Try to keep it simple the first time, don’t overdo it. Make another site when you want to try something different. The more sites you are promoting, the easier it will be to have at least one page ranked high on Google. The sites not placing well in the search engines can still be valuable by linking to your main site.

You will need to register a domain, find web hosting and eventually sign up for one or a few affiliate programs. Have a look around, try to find a good domain name, preferably one with your primary keyword in the name. A short, descriptive URL with a good top level domain (.com or any market specific country domain) will always perform well in any competition. When deciding on a web host you could try a free host for your first site, but you will almost always be forced to show their ads, taking away the potential clicks and commission ffrom your own ads. With a site made for affiliate marketing, you obviously do not want competition on your own site; you will get enough of that from everyone else, no need to bring it on yourself. Hosting is very inexpensive these days, so the money saved by going with a free host is close to negligible. A web host with a good affiliate program can even add to your profit if you promote it well.

Build your site in your head - map it out mentally the best you can. Then try to put it down on paper. Figure out what sections you will have, the menu, the internal linking and other important factors. The more thought you put into it, the better the results. When on paper, look at it, think about it some more, make the adjustments you see fit.

Now, you are ready to start building your site, filling it with those profitable affiliate links.

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Theo is writing about affiliate marketing and how to succeed as an affiliate. See one of his sites for further inspiration, such as; Alla hotell

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