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Can you make a living at Affiliate Marketing?
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Recently I was asked about making a decent living at affiliate and search engine marketing. Can it be done? 

The short answer is: Yes, money can be made at affiliate marketing, be prepared for the long haul and lots of work.

I have been at it for several years and starting to see some good results.  A few more of my thoughts on the subject.

  • Your sites and projects needs to be a niche that you enjoy. If you do not like the topic you will not want to work on the site and the site will not go anywhere.
  • Be prepared for the long haul. It can take years and a little luck to rank for popular competitive keywords.
  • Ranking in Search Engines is like a game of golf. You need to be steady and consistent, not really many home runs here. People will tell you is easy money, usually when they are selling you something.
  • Focus on fewer, higher quality sites. I spoke with a guy today and the topic of making money on the web came up. He thought he was going to get rich from domain names. He purchased 1,300 of them, at around $10/each that is around 13,000 a year in registration / carrying fees. He is now letting them expire.
  • In my opinion the black hat trickery stuff will not get you anywhere for long.  Focus on creating high quality value added sites.  The best sites take time, energy, and a unique insight.
It is a fun challenge, but be prepared for work.

What is your experience with Search Engine and Affiliate Marketing?  Success, Failure, Frustration, lots and lots of money?

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Don't try and rank for popular keywords is my advice
written by Affiliate Marketing Website, October 20, 2009
When I started out I tried to rank for highly competitive keywords and failed miserably...

However, when I decided to go after 'long tail' keywords that were less competitive I started to make my first affiliate commissions.

Has anyone been successful in ranking for really popular terms? I'd love to know how you did it.
Steven Johnson
It can be done
written by Steven Johnson, October 20, 2009
It can be done and I have done if for some bigger terms. The secret is really quality content and time.

Hope this helps!

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