There are large number of affiliate networks and web site owners are not very sure as which one to go for. I have read a number of blog post and articles in ezines about affiliate marketing and the best networks. Many of them forewarn about joining affiliate networks without proper background checks. Now, if it is possible I am not able to figure it out.

Lol - really wish I knew myself - and changes also seem frequent - high praise one month - dodgy stuff the next. I suspect the only way to know for sure is keep a close eye on forums like this!

What's more, I'm pretty certain the system isn't up and running yet. I looked into it some time ago -seemed like an interesting idea, but not sure that they can get advertisers interested...

Oh no! every time I log into affearners I seem to see this post staring me in the face.

I think I'm definitely going to fail now that are know there are 99 reasons for failing. I'd always thought there were only 97. This has tipped me over the edge completely....

Can we think about both at the same time, maybe?

 

The posts here are great - really informative and helpful. But I think what they really underline is that, like most things, there's no way to get successful without putting a lot of work into it, especially right at the start.

I guess a lot of the attraction of online marketing is this 'earn while you sleep' idea, the thought that it's possible to make money for virtually nothing.

But as the posters have stated, it's probably not worth even starting out unless you're prepared to spend plenty of time, possibly even long days and nights, on research, reading up about your subject, fine-tuning etc. Which, of course, is why most of us are here!

So yes - I suppose one of the most valuable messages to anyone starting out - which includes me - is that it isn't easy, and definitely not a way of making money for no effort. In some ways, it's going to be a lot harder than many other jobs out there, because the responsibility is essentially all yours.

But that's also what makes it seem like a great idea in the first place...

 

The name alone is enough to make ME want to sign up...

 

Do you make these apps personally? Don't think I could put together a media player with configurable pop-up  or anything remotely resembling a media player, come to that.

  Bleuch!!!

[always think about who your audience]

@Daniel08

bronnamdi,

You need to always think about who your audience is.  You are marketing stuff for acne, premature ejaculation, and weight loss in an affiliate marketing forum, of course no one is going to click on it.  Make your signatures relevant to the forum you are in.  (ie. Go to acne forums for your acne signature, etc.)  Obviously, in this forum, your signatures should be for something that can help affiliates become better marketers and make more money.

Oh - I'm not sure about that. I for one feel the need to correct my tendency to premature ejaculation. As long as it's cheap. And doesn't involve rubber bands.

I don't have a weight or acne problem - but there must be SOME overweight, acne-ridden premature ejaculators in this entire forum, surely?

A great article - thanks for that :-)

Fantastic stuff - but kind of scary, nonetheless.

Why can't things like 'happy smiley people' be up there in that list?

Just kidding, of course - but makes you think.

I think as far as a landing page is concerned, you need to apply all the usual techniques that any other medium would in order to instantly attract attention - no one will stick around to read a lot of text if they don't immediately find the page appealing - sooooo...

It's all about graphics / colour to start with - people instantly assimilate images whereas text takes a little longer. And your first line of text needs to be large, easily readable and snappy.

In fact, where text is concerned I'd generally go for the 'less is more' route on a landing page - a brief taster of what the site is about, then links to explanatory text if need be - or longer copy tucked away in boxes.

Dunno - those are my thoughts. But think back to when you first started using sites like facebook, Myspace etc... first time visit was all about visuals. You had to dig around a bit to work out how to use them, especially if you'd never used other social networking kinda stuff. Same with YouTube, many other sites - the real exception being Google which is instantly accessible.

Actually, there's an interesting pyschology behind all that, too - although I don't know if intentional with regards to the sites I've mentioned. The fact is that 'user friendly' isn't necessarily the best approach, believe it or not - because it's known that if something is difficult enough to pose a small challenge, it's likely to have MUCH more of an impact on the user; more memorable, more exciting, etc etc. As long as they CAN actually solve it, of course without so much difficulty that instead it just gets annoying!!

And that's the where the REALLY clever side of site architecture begins.

:-)

I'm gonna look up chocolate rain. Dunno why, but there's something about it that sounds REALLY disgusting!