Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Best Online Turnkey Affiliate Store

By Giuseppe Lo Monaco

These days everyone wants to work from home. Who can afford a long commute with the gas prices as high as they are now. Even if you don't have much experience online there are tons of business opportunities available to you. With so many phony claims about making thousands a month it is hard to know where to start when looking for your own online business opportunity. The best place to start is to choose something that interests you and create an affiliate store.

Before you can open you own affiliate website you must know what an affiliate website is. An affiliate store is a store that you set up in order to sell someone else's products. You must first go to the different affiliate network sites like clickbank or linkshare and sign up to be an affiliate. Once you belong to the network you must sign up for each retailer that you wish to be an affiliate for. Many retailers will want to see a functional website before approving your affiliate status. Another way to go is to create a niche affiliate store using one large affiliate program like ebay or amazon. Both of these websites offer a turnkey affiliate store program.

For a person who is not familiar with building websites, a turnkey affiliate site is the best choice. A turnkey affiliate site is an affiliate store that you setup by choosing a theme and some keywords and then letting the retailer automatically upload products that match your niche market. You can add content and graphics to personalize your store and make it stand out. For a fee some Turnkey affiliate store programs will offer SEO optimization which will create content in your store that will make you look good to Google.

When it comes to a turnkey affiliate store, marketing is your number one concern. A lack of quality marketing is the most common reason affiliate stores do not succeed. It is important to set up a marketing plan and then follow through with it. You can start by introducing your store to people in forums related to your niche market. You can set up a blog about your market and your store. The best thing you can do to really boost your web presence is to start an email marketing campaign. There are several companies who can provide you with targeted email lists and some will even sent the email advertisement for you.

Setting up an affiliate store take very little time but it will take some money depending on the program you choose. Marketing your store will take a bit more money in order to do it right but the return will make it all worthwhile. There is nothing better than being self employed in your own home. Start you own affiliate store and be on your way to financial freedom.

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