Point me in the right direction.

[REDDRAGON]

Hi to all,
I am just getting my feet wet in these affiliate program deals. I have had some people that have been doing this for 10 - 15 years try to give me some pointers. The first thing I was trying is an online pharmacy. One of my tipsters is a member of the same company. He has 5 registered domains and all 5 redirectto the main home page of the company. I was told that this is sort of an easy way to get started until I got the hang of making an actual web page. Thisprogram is solely based on the amount of an order. I would like to get some info on some of the better options out there for upcoming people like myself. Websites, which method is better or something. Was I misinformed about how this should be done?

 

[lingstar]

What works best for you?

Good morning,

Affiliate marketing can be done on a number of levels! The right one to follow is the one that works best for you.

If you're comfortable with sending email and participating in forums and the like, you can append affiliate links to your signature when sharing valuable information.

If your Internet experience is MySpace.com or another social networking site instead, you can weave in affiliate links to your profile.

If you enjoy writing commentary in a blog, you can create a niche blog in which you review targeted affiliate products.

But! If you expand your comfort boundaries another notch, you can create your own resource center on your own website and embed affiliate links in that fashion.

You can start an ezine and occassionally review affiliate products for your readers.

You can even buy a domain and simply have that point as a redirect to an affiliate program.

But that being what it may....it still leaves the question.

With what are you the most comfortable?

I could tell you in great detail how to autoblog and incorporate affiliate links in that manner...but if you're not of a bold and daring techie bent, such knowledge would be useless.

I could tell you how to write and publish an ebook that contains affiliate links...but if that's not your forte, again, the information is less useful than teaching a toddler how to master calculus.

The nifty thing about affiliate marketing, I think, is that it can be applied to all levels of computer expertise! But it is up to you as the consumer to determine what will work best for you...and then build upon it as you go.

That being said, here are some free resources to enjoy:

Affiliate Marketing Tools and Articles
Affiliate Tips archive at Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

Enjoy,

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[Larwee]

REDDRAGON, I want to be careful how I word this since it might not be true in every situation, and possibly not even in yours since I don't know everything you were told by the person connected with the online pharmacy you were interested in promoting.

In many cases, a person needs to be very careful when they are being given tips by someone who might have a financial interest involved for themselves. What they tell you might benefit you as well as themselves, but it also could be done in a manner that is mostly aimed at being beneficial to themselves.

There is a lot to be said about online pharmacies and a lot of it isn't good. If you have a particular interest in online pharmacies, I have provided a link which contains a great deal of information you should read. Online pharmacies might not be the best choice for you to make. This link from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration might give you and idea about some of the problems http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/