Affiliate Marketing – And the Learning
Curve
When you put up your first website – you
have to admit that you are pretty green to the ways of the Internet
World. You think that once your website is up, and you have put your
links in place, you will be in the money. I, and I am sure many, would
love that to be true. Just think how many Super Affiliates we would
have. I will give you a small sampling of what to truly expect.
The Begin of the Begin
You will be excited at first, and you will have a sense of pride in your
accomplishment. Granted, it is no small feat to getting a website up and
online. But this is just the beginning of your Internet Marketing
experience.
Once you have your website up, you should be asking yourself -- where do
I begin, or, what do I do now? If you are short of cash, which, in most
cases people in the beginning are -- you can begin by:
1. Writing articles
2. Optimizing your site for the search engines
3. Putting Adsense on your site
All this takes time and work. But, when you first begin, you do have
time to optimize, to write articles, and to put adsense ads on your
site. Why? It has been said that for the next six months or nine months,
Google, and possibly, the other search engines, may put you in the
Sandbox. Some say the Sandbox exists, some says it does not. Whatever it
is called, you will see a degree of dormancy in your site.
My own thinking is that there may be a pre-set time of six months before
you see a rise in your unique clicks – I know I did. I feel that there
may be several reasons for this:
1. It’s a great way to protect the Internet community against
unscrupulous sites – I figure that these sites have a lifespan of six
months before people give them the boot. It only takes one person to
feel the blunt of a scam, before talk in the online forums begins.
2. Websites go up and go down daily. The search engines are looking at
saving themselves time and money. If you are still on line after six
months or nine months, you’re paying your dues, and they may figure
you are serious about maintaining a business online.
What Do I Do During That Six or Nine Month Period
First, and foremost – since I have supplied you with this information
– do not get frustrated and throw in the towel. Granted, at first the
only clicks you may see is your own, but that will change.
Second, start positioning yourself, so when your dormancy with the
search engines ends, you have the quality content, and the quality
products to begin to fly. That means, writing articles, getting your
name out to the masses, and learning to utilize Adsense.
And when you have spare change, try your hand at advertising on Adwords.
In the beginning your learning curve is just out of the starting gate
– take this time to read, buy appropriate ebooks, experiment and
research. All are important to moving your learning curve to the expert
level.
To conclude, a website is just a small part, but an important part, of
becoming an Affiliate Marketer. The other important elements, is
persistence, hard work, and marketing. And finally, if you still have
the passion after the initial exhilaration of becoming an online
entrepreneur wanes – then you’ll make it.
About the author:
Vickie J Scanlon has a BBA degree in Administrative Management and
Marketing. Visit her site at: http://www.myaffiliateplace.bizfor
free tools, quality articles related to affiliate marketing, ebooks, how
to info, affiliate opportunities – all aimed toward the affiliate
marketer and the marketing process.
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