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duminică, 17 februarie 2013

Affiliate Marketing Up in a Down Economy

Affiliate Marketing Up in a Down Economy

By Lindsey Miller

While other markets are struggling or even disappearing, affiliate marketing is an exception. Find out why it works.

There is no denying that the state of the economy is sad, to say the least. We are watching some industries struggle to stay afloat and finding others disappearing altogether.

The Internet has created new options in many markets. Industries that are flourishing despite the turbulence are ecommerce and affiliate marketing.

As reported by affiliate marketing blog affiliateprograms.com, staying current with the industry is all it takes to get started (and eventually thrive) in the business.

People are increasingly turning to the Internet for most of their shopping. It’s convenient, easy, and fun. Being able to shop on the Internet makes products all over the world completely accessible. E-commerce is directly linked to affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is about rewarding the publishers of the ads that line websites we visit on a daily basis. When people navigate away from a page by way of one of the accompanying advertisements and make a purchase, that’s when the affiliate makes money. It’s really a very simple concept. And what’s great about affiliate marketing is that anyone can get involved.

As an affiliate marketer, you don’t actually have to make or sell products you have created. You’re selling someone else’s goods for them. Online e-commerce business Internet Solution Source sums it up perfectly: “As an affiliate marketer, you won’t be marketing your own products, so all of the research and development stuff… well, you can forget about that. Your job is to sell products for another company, period.”

Seems pretty simple, right? Internet advertising in general is a booming business. Affiliate marketing is just one of the many facets of that growing market of online advertising. 

It’s long overdue that we come to terms with the state of the economy. Many people are looking for ways to bring in a little extra money, and an easy way to do that is with affiliate marketing. Somehow, online marketing is a flourishing industry, and there aren’t really many industries in the same boat.

Sure, everyone has their fingers crossed that the economy sees its upswing sooner than later, but in the meantime, it might be worth looking at getting involved in affiliate marketing.

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