Make a Fortune Promoting Other People's Stuff Online: How Affiliate Marketing Can Make You Rich » (1ST)

Rosalind Gardner is the creator of several successful online affiliate businesses. She teaches seminars around the globe and speaks regularly at Internet and affiliate marketing conferences.

“It took me years to discover many of the techniques she spells out in her book. I wish it had been available when I started.”

-Allan Gardyne, AssociatePrograms.com

The definitive guide to planning and managing a successful online affiliate business!

Make a Fortune Promoting Other People's Stuff Online is your hands-on guide to starting your own profitable affiliate marketing business quickly, easily, and inexpensively. Leading affiliate marketing authority Rosalind Gardner gives you a proven five-step plan for identifying a niche with a huge market, choosing products to promote, and selling the benefits effectively. You'll see how to:

• Navigate the different affiliate programs, from commissioned-based “click-through” programs to CPM impressions to flat-fee referral
• Identify the products and programs that are profitable-and the ones to avoid
• Ask the right questions before you join an affiliate program
• Research, understand, and sell to your niche market
• Negotiate for a higher percentage on your commission
• Stay on top of developments in the industry

Packed with time- and money-saving techniques-including twelve ways to drive traffic to your website at no cost-this comprehensive guide is all you need to make big profits as an affiliate marketer!

Rosalind Gardner is the creator of several successful online businesses and the author of the bestselling Super Affiliate Handbook. Her website is NetProfitsToday.com.

Rosalind Gardner is the creator of several successful online affiliate businesses. She teaches seminars around the globe and speaks regularly at Internet and affiliate marketing conferences.

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     ix
Start with the Basics     1
Topic Brainstorming     15
Market Research     23
Find and Choose Products to Promote     39
Research the Competition     53
Plan Your Site     65
Plan and Develop Content     83
Build Your Site     101
Choose and Join Affiliate Programs     119
Market Your Site     139
Adding It All Up     175
Increase Your Profits     183
Take Care of Business     189
Avoid the Pitfalls     197
Final Words     211
Glossary     215
Most Popular Affiliate Networks     229
Additional Affiliate Networks     231
Recommended Resources     233
Index     237