$2,000 Dollar Budget To Start

[robd1]

Hello forum,

This is robd1. I am new to affiliate marketing and over the past 4 months I have been learning about AFM in my spare time and how to get started. I thought I could start up on the cheap with SEO, only to find out that it is very slow and hard to scale with organic traffic. I have always wanted to use paid traffic so I have saved up 2k to start my first campaigns. Understandably, I would like the get some advice before I begin.

If you had a budget of 2k and your goal was to make 100 dollars per day profit, what would be your plan and how would execute it ?

I'm looking for a simple and straightforward route that can be scaled up. Then move on to my next goal of 200 per day.

 

[T J Tutor]

Hello forum

Hello @robd1 , welcome to Affiliatefix! Thanks for joining us. It's great to have you here.

This is robd1. I am new to affiliate marketing and over the past 4 months I have been learning about AFM in my spare time and how to get started. I thought I could start up on the cheap with SEO, only to find out that it is very slow and hard to scale with organic traffic. I have always wanted to use paid traffic so I have saved up 2k to start my first campaigns. Understandably, I would like the get some advice before I begin.

If you had a budget of 2k and your goal was to make 100 dollars per day profit, what would be your plan and how would execute it ?

I'm looking for a simple and straightforward route that can be scaled up. Then move on to my next goal of 200 per day.

I assume by AFM you are referring to Affiliate Marketing and not Atomic-Force Microscopy (AFM) or the American Federation of Musicians.

Affiliate Marketing (AM) is a very broad and in depth form of marketing and you will need to first decide on what area of marketing you initially immerse yourself. If you try to take a broad approach when entering this industry then you will get stuck in infinite loops of "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence" while jumping from one marketing model to another.

What I, and most seasoned marketers, will tell you is to pick an entry point. Whether it is mobile, desktop, both, PPI, PPV, PPC, etc., pick one and stick with it until you master it. A couple of months at most if you dedicate yourself to getting it done. Also do this at the same time with one vertical sub niche, one tracker, and one traffic source.

As for your $2k budget, that's a good budget, a proper budget. I recommend you first make your selections as I have outlined above, then create a follow along in our Follow Alongs and Online Journeys forum. You will learn with that follow along the best ways to maximize your returns and your benefits from that budget.

Myself, and any seasoned marketer, will tell you to use this forum as a mentor because it is full of members at every level of experience which makes for many balanced perspectives for a Newbie to learn from. Take the time to read through the forums here and see for yourself that the Newbies achieving success have actually dedicated themselves to success in this industry and reaping the rewards by following the advice of fellow AffiliateFix members, being dedicated to success, putting the time in, and making the necessary investments. You cannot shortcut the learning curve. It goes slower for some and it goes faster for others. Everyone has their own intellectual absorption rates, skill development pace, commitment level, and budgets.

You are a FIX'er now and that means you have the world at your feet with IM. Here are a few suggestions:

Read and learn through extensive reading in this community. Select one vertical. one tracker, and one traffic source. Learn from your fellow members here to master each one of them (a couple of months). Then you can expand and replicate your successes.

As a Newbie, you need to read, study, invest, and implement. Perseverance, dedication, and taking action are the cornerstones of the success you will obtain.

Read
Read through the various areas of the forum to learn about the types of marketing available for your new business. Make a list of all the types of marketing and take some notes along the way. Then determine which area of marketing with which you will start your journey.

Do this to select an area of marketing to start, as well, do this to select a tracker, a traffic source, and to select a vertical.

Then read up on the affiliate networks and select two to begin with that will serve your needs and the types of offers you would like to promote. Put your application in and they will call you for an interview. Be professional and be prepared to answer some questions about how you will promote offers, do you have a website, are you a Newbie, etc. Please note, if you join the Dojo, we have a thread there that can offer assistance in getting accepted to some of the networks.

Study
Now that you have selected a basis to begin, read all of the threads in this forum that relate to your initial selections so that you have a rudimentary understanding of their features and benefits.

Invest
You will require some investment. A VPS server, domains, traffic, landing pages, etc. You will need a budget for daily, weekly, and monthly expenses. This will change over time and you will need to update it often so that you know exactly what your costs and earnings are.

Implement
This is where it all starts to earn. You must now begin to implement what you have established as your foundation for your business.

Here is some advice and guidance that will help you establish your initial goals:

Make sure you complete the following first.

Every business needs:

1. a plan
2. a schedule for research, learning, and execution
3. a budget.

Remember to read through our WIKI and get to know the basics as well as some of the buzz words in the industry.

I also recommend reading the following thread:

As a Newbie, What Stops You From Getting Started

Here is a set of immediate goals:

1. Get a VPS
2. Select a vertical
3. Select a tracker
4. Select a couple of networks and get your approval
5. Select a traffic source
6. Create a schedule for researching, learning (training), and working. This is a business, treat it as such!
7. Create a budget for every expense (daily, weekly, monthly)
8. Be very active in this forum by researching, asking questions, helping others when you are able.

As well, I highly recommend you join the DOJO as it is full of great tools and contributions for successful marketers. Click the banner below to learn more.



Remember This! : Nothing has to be perfect before you start. Read & study, but invest and implement at the same time. You cannot learn all of it from reading and studying. A great deal of your learning comes from implementing!

Good Luck!

T J

 

[HCFGrizzly]

Hello forum,

This is robd1. I am new to affiliate marketing and over the past 4 months I have been learning about AFM in my spare time and how to get started. I thought I could start up on the cheap with SEO, only to find out that it is very slow and hard to scale with organic traffic. I have always wanted to use paid traffic so I have saved up 2k to start my first campaigns. Understandably, I would like the get some advice before I begin.

If you had a budget of 2k and your goal was to make 100 dollars per day profit, what would be your plan and how would execute it ?

I'm looking for a simple and straightforward route that can be scaled up. Then move on to my next goal of 200 per day.

The main concept with PPC is experimentation. There isn`t a one strategy that works for everyone or every niche.
You have to know how to target your audience and to learn how, you need to spend some money. At first your campaign might not be profitable but remember: you are not losing money, you are buying data.
After you find your perfect audience you should tweak the landing page to have the best results. (you should look into split testing)
After all the above things are optimized and you have profit you should upscale the process to increase your revenue.

 

[robd1]

Thanks for the advice guys, I really appreciate it.