Hello Affiliates!

[jmk909er]

Hi my name is Joe, I am totally new to this stuff. I work at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here in San Diego, for 20 years so far as an engineer/project manager. I am looking to be an affiliate marketer to increase my income for now and for after retirement in about 8 years. I have an IT Bachelors degree and am very computer savvy and its kind of a hobby of mine. I am married and have 3 kids.

I am getting very excited about this new affiliate adventure and looking forward to getting it off the ground. I want to be in this forum to get objective real world advice and guidance on how to get started. I have been doing a lot of research but it is hard to figure out what the real deal is with all the money making pitches out there.

I am going to start posting in the newbies section-bye

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hey Joe,

Welcome to 5 Star. Thanks for joining us.

I'm right up in San Marcos and just took visiting family to the SD Children's Museum and La Jolla Shores yesterday so was down your way.

 

[jmk909er]

I have been reading all the stickys and there is a lot of good stuff. I think my biggest hurdle will be finding my niche but I am learning a lot from this forum. Thanks for your reply!

 

[djbaxter]

Welcome to 5 Star Forums, Joe.

 

[AllanJames]

I have been reading all the stickys and there is a lot of good stuff. I think my biggest hurdle will be finding my niche but I am learning a lot from this forum. Thanks for your reply!

Hi Joe, Welcome to the forum. You're in the right place, there's a lot of good people here, with plenty of experience and a willingness to share.

A quick hint, or two , from me about finding your niche:

1) Look for two things - where the money is, and where there is plenty of competition (don't be scared of it - just be a better marketer than the rest) because competition points shows there is money being made.

2) Look for what I call 'hair on fire' niches. Niches where there is a strong urgency therefore a willingness to spend (ie Get your ex back, Cure Acne, Dog barking etc)

3) You will probably find yourself working in two or three niches over time. I work, and coach, in the Affiliate Marketing/Make Money niches and two other micro niches that I completely dominate (and, sorry, no I won't tell you what they are )

Good luck with new venture. The rewards are worth it!!

 

[jmk909er]

Thanks for the reply, I have an idea for a niche market but how can I discuss it and get feed back about it, should I post it or keep it to myself and just try to research it on my own?

 

[AllanJames]

Joe, if it's a micro niche, with little or no competition, you may want to keep it to yourself so that you don't get a rush of people wanting to cash in on it - thereby creating competition for you. I have 2 like that.

If it's part of a major niche (say Stop Dog Biting) discussing it openly should be no problem. However, let's say you discover a relatively unknown micro niche with enough searches (as a silly example, say Stop Dog Biting Little Old Ladies On Our Street) you may want to keep hush about it.

Actually I would start with a major niche if I was you because they have proved to be profitable as shown by the high level of competition in the niche People soon desert niches that don't pay them well.