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What is affiliate niche marketing
In this file, you can ref free useful materials about what is affiliate niche marketing and other materials
for what is affiliate niche marketing such as affiliate programs, affiliate tips…
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I. Affiliate marketing guides
Niche marketing is targeting a specific group of people to sell a product or service to. You first find an
audience on the internet who you think has potential. Next you build a website that provides
exceptional information to visitors. This will create trust which is needed to make sales. Finally you will
monetize the site which may include methods such as advertising and selling products or services.
How to choose a Niche?
The great news is the internet is so vast that it has the ability to gather people around almost any topic –
so there really isn’t any wrong niche. Even very narrow specialties can represent viable earnings when
marketed in the right way and that’s the key to making money.
There are two approaches to choosing a niche for your online business. The first is to research and form
a plan which is then implemented allowing for modifications along the way. The second is to jump right
in doing research, forming the plan as you go and creating content simultaneously. There are strengths
and weaknesses to both methods and both require you to be taking action all the time. However, at
some stage all of the following points need to be considered:
Passion
How much passion do you have? A strong interest in the topic you have chosen will make the process of
building the business more enjoyable. It will help you get over difficulties and it probably means you are
somewhat of an expert in that area. Don’t have any passions? Not to worry. You are not alone. Many
affiliates market items they are interested in and choose their niche by visiting various sites on the web.
I have provided an example further down the page.
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Are you an expert in your field? It is important to appear credible because you want visitors to trust you
as an expert authority on your niche. Relationships of trust ultimately result in sales. In addition, having
sufficient knowledge will not only provide the credibility you need, it will make the content creation
process easier. It is not an absolute necessity to be knowledgeable from the beginning because you can
always learn about your chosen area through research.
Time
How much time do you want to devote to the business? A saturated niche such as travel will require a
year or more before making money. A more specific theme such as family vacations will probably only
take a few months to show results. Your site concept needs a reasonable amount of competition while
your individual keyword focused content pages should be winnable, especially at the beginning, so that
quality visitors will be attracted to your site quickly. If time is not a factor for you then you can build an
online business using any competitive keywords; it will just take longer to get the results you desire.
Profitability
Why are you in the business? You are most likely looking for a way to make money online. Profits can
be made from any niche, broad or narrow. The question you need to be asking is how much can you
make from your choice? You want to make sure that your business idea will be profitable because it is
easy to invest the same amount of time into a business that fails as one that succeeds. Lots of us have
fallen into that trap. Determining potential profitability can be done during the keyword research stage.
The important point here is to make sure the topic you choose will help you reach your financial goals.
Monetization
Website Monetization DiagramAre there ways in which you can monetize your website? You need to
have ways to make money. It could involve selling advertising space or maybe affiliate products or
services. It may be an offline product or one you want to create. It is best to have a variety of methods
in play because unexpected stuff happens and you don’t want to have all of your eggs in one basket. A
good example is if a company you sell products for decides to stop using affiliates. It happened recently
to an acquaintance of mine. It helps to know exactly how you will earn income and to have back up
plans in place.
Where to find niche market ideas?
If you are having a difficult time deciding what to promote, you are not alone. Lots of people get stuck
at this stage. I had lots of hobbies and passions when I was younger but life seemed to get in the way as
I aged and became more focused on making ends meet. I decided to teach people how to make money
online because I like educating others and I have practical experience in the teaching profession.
However, I recommend finding a less competitive niche to begin with and below is an example of one
excellent place where you can search for ideas.
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“DMOZ – Niche Heaven for Affiliate Marketers”
Dmoz (directory.mozilla.org) is known as the open Directory Project. It is a directory of hundreds of
thousands of websites on the web. It is edited and maintained by human volunteers. It is organized
using categories broken down into sub-categories which is why it is an excellent source if you need ideas
for a business opportunity.
Where to find niche research tools?
Once you know what you would like to promote online you will need to do keyword research because
this builds a strong foundation for your website which will lead to traffic. There are other methods of
attracting visitors; however, optimizing your website for the search engines is an important first step in
the success of your business. Incidentally, there are affiliate marketers who will choose their site theme
by searching keyword competition and demand for topics they are interested in.
Niche research tools are really keyword research tools. A detailed explanation can be found in the
keyword analysis section. Companies that sell these tools may provide extra functions for discovering
niches. However, most of the data comes from Google and algorithms have been applied to provide you
with the most accurate up-to-date data. A program I belong to retrieves words from Word tracker. It
also uses info from Google and its own analysis. One of the results predicts which keywords will mostly
likely get you traffic sooner while still being profitable.
Google has a free to use keyword tool. There are other reputable paid tools available such as Word-
tracker or Market Samurai. However, my personal recommendation is to belong to an online
community such as the Wealthy Affiliate Online Business Community because you gain access to a host
of tools, training and support to assist you when doing niche and keyword research. You can find a
complete review of keyword products by visiting the keyword analysis section.
If you have any questions or comments I’d love to hear them. Please feel free to leave them below and
I’ll do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.
II. Affiliate marketingstrategies
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Affiliate marketing is a low-cost
way for merchants to build
awareness and showcase their
products and services. The model
is simple; it works as a
commission-based referral
system. A partner or affiliate
markets a merchant's products
for a "piece of the pie."
Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures
per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level.
When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super"
affiliate.
How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have
common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a
super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time
commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits:
Persistence
Patience
Thirst for Knowledge
These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for
the makings of a "super" affiliate.
1. Find a Unique Niche
The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they
try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche
market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it
well.
2. Search Engine Marketing
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Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many
affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic
search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from
spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines
if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of
Google Adwords or Overture.
3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience
Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services
that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That
credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely
they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the
psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read
my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will
help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase
your cash flow.
4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with
receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the
effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements;
remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not
feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with promoting niche products from different merchants.
5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change
If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three
months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start
by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember
those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical
rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner
blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they
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do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always
spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing.
6. Don't Give Up
It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up
way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is
not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse
and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments.
Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the
persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned
above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate.