Tuesday, January 27, 2009

3 Top Benefits of Starting An Affiliate Marketing Business

By Kylon Trower

Starting an affiliate marketing business is one of the fastest ways to earn money online. It is also one of the simplest ways for you to profit on the internet without having a website.

Affiliate Marketing is a basic agreement between an affiliate (you) and a merchant (website owner) where the merchant pays you a commission for every sale that comes from the traffic or referrals you send to the site.

That said, let's talk about a few of the many benefits of starting an affiliate marketing business. I'll outline the three main advantages of affiliate marketing and why it appeals to thousands people looking to make money online.

1. As an affiliate, all of your sales are tracked by a special link that you are given by the merchant. This link has your account information attached to it so every person that ever goes to the merchants website and purchases a product through your link will earn you a commission. This commission typically ranges from 25 - 75% of the sale price of the product.

2. Affiliate marketing is a great opportunity to earn money from home. There are really no production costs because the product has already been developed and tested by the merchant. All you are required to do is find interested buyers to send to the website to make a commission. Little if any start-up costs are needed and there are literally thousands of products and services to choose from as soon as you get started.

3. Lastly, there is no special sales experience necessary to get started right out the gate. Many product merchants offer excellent support ad training to help you build your affiliate marketing business from the ground up. The simplicity of affiliate marketing lets you get started with minimal risk and no specialized training. You can even build a full time affiliate marketing business in a matter of months that will completely replace our current income right from your kitchen table.

At the end of the day, the greatest benefit of starting an affiliate marketing business is the freedom and income you can create very quickly. As an affiliate marketer I've already had a day when I've earned over two thousand dollars by using some simple strategies on MySpace and other social networking sites that were absolutely free.

There is no question that an affiliate marketing business is one of the most profitable and effective business opportunities on the net.

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