Becoming Profitable With Affiliate Marketing Today

The way most people approach affiliate marketing is an approach that they take for granted. They think they will have instant success - because that's what the gurus have told them - and because of this, their dreams get immediately deflated when they see a lack of sales in their inbox.

These people try all kinds of affiliate programs and struggle to make money. They try ClickBank, Commission Junction, Amazon.com, eBay, and even porn sites (convinced that this will be the easiest route to success lol)... but in all reality, they struggled to get 1 simple sale per month.

Because of this, they leave the online industry and look for other avenues to make money from home. Some try to pawn items for a living, some try flea markets, some try direct mail and mail order, some try MLM and network marketing, some try eBay and Amazon, and very few actually try starting their own website again in - but in a different niche.

Sadly in all occasions, they still fail. Why? Well it could be for a few reasons. The first reason could be the niche they're promoting in. With affiliate marketing, it's easy to craft out a niche for yourself and become an instant and obvious expert in your niche. All you have to do is build an audience, market to them over and over again, then get sales. That easy.

Another reason people fail with affiliate marketing is because they don't know how to get traffic to their site. Traffic generation is something that many people struggle with - and I can't blame them for not knowing what to do. Traffic can be tough. When I first got started, the only way I knew how to get traffic to my site is with PPC advertising.

PPC advertising is great, but in some niches it can be expensive. Combine this with affiliate marketing, and you will probably earn very little money (assuming if you're promoting a product around $30 - which is something a lot of people do). But this is not a good idea. You will earn very little money from each sale, and depending on the PPC cost for acquiring the customer - your profits will get cut even more. Sell a product around $300, and your luck may change.

Affiliate marketing has many dimensions, and there are many ways to make money with it. If you're in a situation where you aren't earning any money, keep pushing, and keep striving to make money. It'll happen sometime. Just don't give up on your dream.