Affiliate Marketing Plan

Filed in archive General on February 17, 2010

To succeed at internet marketing you need a growing network of websites. These sites will feed each other traffic, pre-sell affiliate programs, generate adsense revenue, and grow your opt-in e-mail lists.

There are several ways for you to do this, but they all require a basic skill set.

Here are a few tips that will help you to get started.



1. Get a domain name
2. Get a reseller account
3. Make your first site
4. Make your second site
5. Link them together
6. Promote them
7. Make another site
8. Link them together
9. Promote them
10. REPEAT!

There are many ways you can get started, you can set up your own website, create a viral e-book...and those are all pretty easy, but still not the absolute easiest!

I would say that the easiest way to get started is Blogging. Running a blog that you can install via fantastico is a new
webmasters dream. One click installation, and then all you have to do is add content.
Wordpress is a great choice for a new blogger, but even if you can't afford to get hosting or domain names yet, you can still get started Blogging.

Do a search for free Blogs, but chances are you will end up wanting to use Blogger.com - they are free and the Blogs are quite nice. The best part about using Blogs is that they actually "ping" services to tell them that you have added new content. Many of those places then syndicate your content and that brings you back links and plenty of public awareness.

Blogging isn't for everyone. I know I struggle with it, because I don't really like talking about what I am doing - I would
just rather DO IT. But a Blog is a great way to both accomplish something and DO something all at once. Give it a shot and remember you can start a blog up for free.

You will want to add revenue streams into your blog by customizing. What to base your web sites on?

Many experts on the subject of Niche Sites will tell you that you have to pick high paying keywords only. There are so many searches on so many topics every day that you really can get traffic and interest in just about any "sub" category you want. What I am saying is - don't make your sites about fishing - make them about Walleye fishing instead.

Your first site should be about something you enjoy. Writing for the Keywords isn't any fun, so pick a topic you know something about and just do it.

There are many places to pick a topic for your site like Google Trends or eBay Pulse for example. Just write about what you are interested in.

As you create your sites you need to keep several things in mind. The most important part is making your sites search engine friendly right off the bat.

Here are some tips and resources to help you accomplish that properly.

1.) Pick keywords using a free service or a paid service like Wordtracker.
2.) Make sure your pagess have Meta-tags and Titles.
3.) Make sure you link to your other sites using anchor text.
4.) Learn to read your web stats.
5.) Link all your pages back to your home page using Anchor Text Links.
6.) Make sure you understand the basic principles of Search Engine Optimization.