Online Business Journey Blog

I’m often asked by people who are new to Internet Marketing or online business WHAT products to sell online? Many think that they need to have a product to sell.

Of course, if you have your own products or services, the question you ask is different. Perhaps you’ll ask how to set up a business website or how to sell my products/services online?

However, if you don’t have your own products/services, you can also jump on board. In fact, most people who first started out in online business did NOT have their own products or services. They promote and sell other people products/services. This is known as Affiliate Marketing.

It’s a very simple yet powerful online business model. You sign up as an affiliate to a product producer and get a unique affiliate ID or unique affiliate URL. What you do next is to send people to the producer’s website using your unique affiliate URL. When people buy the product or services, you get a commission.

If you promote and sell information products, the commissions you get is usually in the range of 50% to 75%. Another benefit of being an affiliate marketer is that you don’t need to worry about customer support or complaints. All these will be handled by the owner or producer of the products or services. Your job as an affiliate is to find potential buyers, pre-sell them and then deliver them to the producer’s website.

Simple isn’t it? But is affiliate marketing easy?

Certainly NOT!  If you spend a little time surfing the Net, I’m sure you’ll find many info about how many people become very RICH OVERNIGHT in affiliate marketing. Please DO NOT believe those claims or info. It’s just HYPE!

Affiliate marketing is NOT as easy as many Internet gurus want you to believe. Those who try to convince you otherwise are usually trying to SELL you something!  Affiliate marketing is NOT a “get-rich-quick” scheme. There are many nuances and subtleties to learn and master that I don’t think can be learned overnight.

In order to succeed in affiliate marketing, you must have a concrete ACTION PLAN and a TO-DO-LIST. Then, you must follow the plan every single day. You must be self-motivated and have a strong determination for success!

Learn more about Creating ACTION PLAN And Make Money Online Without Having Your Own Products or Services.

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