Are You Drowning in Information Overload?

The easiest way to make money online is affiliate marketing. What?! Yes, you heard that right. If you have been attempting to make money using this method, you may be drowning in information. Every blog post you read, every forum you visit gives you different ideas and methods that supposedly work. What is a person to do? You've read so much information, your eyes are crossing and head spinning. You have no idea where to begin. Here is some information that will simplify things.

You already know that affiliate marketing involves selling other peoples products. That is the easy part! Now, what do you do?



1. Find a niche that you like, and that people spend money on. Whether it is fishing lures, turquoise jewelry or natural health supplements, choose something you are interested in.

2. Do some research to learn how many people are searching for this information. Use a keyword tool such as wordtracker or seobook. Find out how many people are searching using particular keywords. Then, go to Google and type those keywords in using "quotes" around them. This will show you how many sites you are competing against. If it is 10,000 or less, you have a good chance of making some money. Also, make sure to notice of there are Google Ads along the right-hand side. If there are several, it is a money making niche.

3. Set up a free blog with Blogger, or create a Squidoo lens. Fill it with information about your topic - good information. You want content that catches your readers interest. Add some affiliate links or banners to your related products.

4. Write articles! Start writing. Write 2 or 3 articles per day for a couple of weeks, and submit to top article directories. Link to your blog or Squidoo lens from your author resource box. Create a STRONG call to action in your author box - you want the reader to click through to your site!

That's it - it really is that simple. This is an easy way to get your feet wet in affiliate marketing. Now, once you get the hang of the basics, you will want to add a free give-away to your site so that you can start collecting email addresses and building a list. You can worry about that later on. Right now, you just want to get started making money!

I hope this makes your journey in to affiliate marketing easier! Visit our site for more tips and ideas on hundreds of easy ways to make money from home. If you have motivation, you can achieve anything you desire!