How can one update prices daily/weekly of affiliate products

[Elona Hitchcock]

Hello Everyone,

I would like to set up an affiliate eCommerce website. I have registered with Amazon and few other affiliate Networks. I started creating the website using Wix.

1) As there are going to be quite a lot of products on my website I am thinking how am I going to update individual product prices manually.

I have no idea about using WordPress. So I am unable to use Amazon Associate link builder plugin.

As someone who has just started an affiliate business like me I really appreciate if you can give me any advice on this please. I was watching video after video looking for an answer but still no luck.

I just want to know how you manage price updates when you started your affiliate websites.

Please Help!! This is the only issue delaying my start up business.

Thank you kindly.
Elona

 

[T J Tutor]

Hello Everyone,

I would like to set up an affiliate eCommerce website. I have registered with Amazon and few other affiliate Networks. I started creating the website using Wix.

I recommend getting a VPS and using WordPress, otherwise your traffic will suffer from long slow load times with WIX. Also, if you build a site at WIX and want to move it to your own server, you won't be able to. Your Wix site and all of its content is hosted exclusively on Wix's servers, and cannot be transferred elsewhere.

As there are going to be quite a lot of products on my website I am thinking how am I going to update individual product prices manually.

You will either use plugins that bring the data into your site from Amazon, they will do any price changes automatically, or you can use their API interfaces to manage the products and the price adjustments.

I have no idea about using WordPress. So I am unable to use Amazon Associate link builder plugin.

While you do not know how to use WordPress, you also do not know many other things about the endeavor and journey you are undertaking. You are going to have to learn about marketing, why not take the time to learn WordPress. It is not difficult.

As someone who has just started an affiliate business like me I really appreciate if you can give me any advice on this please.

I'll give you the ingredients for success below. Follow the recipe and succeed, don't follow it, and you will be struggling instead of succeeding. This is a business, treat it as such. You need to learn and implement the tools of the trade just like any business on this planet.

Everyone has to start somewhere. Be active in this community, ask loads of questions, make the proper investments, take action, and be committed. That's how it gets done!

Use this forum as a mentor. It's 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 approvals
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.

Check out the new enhanced membership option here as it is full of great tools and features.

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