That is a very good point. People who think they can jump in and start making bug bucks after a few weeks are seriously deluding themselves. Put in as much effort as you would starting an offline business and you will reap the same rewards.
What? It's up to you to be a success. An affiliate program is just a way for you to make money... the owner seriously could care less about you most of the time. They are more worried about how much money they are making... they will bend over backwards to assist those who can bring them sales...
Of course they do!
The important thing to remember is that you must figure out what works for yourself and then replicate it and leverage it over many different markets to make the real income you see many people making.
I echo these sentiments exactly. If you are chasing competitive keywords, it's all about backlinks.
For the less competitive ones, backlinks don't matter so much because chances are if your on page SEO is done properly, you will rank highly anyway... a few quality backlinks can give you that...
I agree with that somewhat and it's great advice for newcomer.
However, once you have cracked this business you CAN follow the money because you know exactly what it takes to make it.
But until you get to that stage, following something you are passionate about can make it so much easier...
Actually, that's the last step.
Anyway, in order to KNOW if a niche is going to be profitable, you simply have to look and see if others are making money in that market. How do you do that I hear you ask?
Advertising. Simply, if others are advertising, they are making money. If there is no...
This is a very common situation to find yourself in and can be rectified very easily before you start building a business around your niche.
You should aim to research the profitability of your niche before you do anything. You can do this simply by checking how much ADVERTISING is occurring...
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