Can I Make Money Online – Affiliate Marketing

Can I make money online? I get this question a lot! If you’re like most people, You’ve thought about starting an online business? Maybe to earn a little extra

money on the side, or even grow the  business so that it provides a full time income.  Ever thought about retiring early? Buying a vacation home and spending

more time with friends and family? Let me tell you right now that it is possible to gain financial freedom through affiliate marketing. The only thing standing

in the way is yourself.

 -Can I Make Money  Online-

What about the The Traditional Route?

For years, there were only a few of ways to retire early and spend your most productive years living the life you

really wanted. You could get a job with benefits, a 401K or other retirement plan, contribute the maximum

allowed into those accounts. And if you had a good fund manager, stayed in the same job for 20 years or so,

didn’t have kids and lived frugally, by the time you were 40-45 you could have amassed enough savings to live a

frugally for the rest of your life.

The problem with this scenario is that it requires living a lifestyle that most people find exhausting, even boring. Taking small, short inexpensive vacations

(when you can) may not replenish your batteries enough that it does any good. Let alone that most people want kids, and ask any parent! Kids are expensive!

You may have a hard time socking away the amount of money you’ll need when the kids need new shoes every 6 month, braces for 2 years, school supplies

and new clothes every year. And son’t forget soccer practice, little league and trips to the emergency room at 3 am.

Second traditional

The second traditional way is to start off with higher education, and the more advanced the degree the better.

This allows you to start at the company at a higher level with better pay. The plan here is to keep moving up

the corporate latter so that you are not only contributing to the companies retirement plan, but you may even

make enough money to hire a financial adviser or stock broker to help you invest a portion of your salary.

One of the problems with this scenario is that you have acquired a lot of debt getting a master’s degree or P.H.D. that

qualified you for the job. Trust me, Uncle Sam guarantees those loans and he wants them paid back! So you can count

on spending the first 20 years or so paying back all your student loans on top of your living expenses. You will probably

be making enough money that you can still buy a nice house, take nice vacations, and afford kids. The problem being, your not able to save as much as you’ll

need to until you get those loans paid off. That should happen in your late 30s or so. You will spend your 40s making really good money, however if you are

like most people, you will find it hard to live at or below your means. You have worked for 20 years or so and are finally making good money, why not take that

European vacation

2 week European vacation,buy that Mercedes, splurge a little, you deserve it. next thing you know, you are in your 50s and have reached the height of your

career, making more money than ever before, and you’ve finally gotten around to saving a good portion of it. But because you got a late start, you realize that

you’ll have to be working at least into your 60s to save enough to retire and live the lifestyle you envision.

Third scenario

The third scenario is the best one. You have a rich Uncle, Aunt, Grandparent, Father, and when they pass you are left with a large fortune. The

only problem  with this scenario is that most people will turn that large fortune into a small fortune over time. If you ever find yourself in that

position, give me a call, and I  can help you out :-). Now, here’s the good news, with the advent of the internet, almost anyone can start their

own business with very little money and have  virtually unlimited earning potential!

 I Make Money  Online-

Affiliate Marketing

First let me say that there are many ways to make money online. Affiliate  marketing is just one of them,

but I have focused on this particular segment because I believe it to be the best avenue for the average

person to find success online. no formal education is required, you don’t even need a high

school diploma to become a successful affiliate marketer, all you need is the proper training and a minimal

amount of skill using a computer. Secondly, the amount of money required to get started is minimal, in fact

one of the best training sites available offers a free membership and teaches you everything  you need to start making money on your very own website.

Thirdly, you can start your business as a part-time endeavor, DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB (just yet anyway)! Work on it in your free  time, just remember,

the more time and energy you put into it the faster it will grow, and like ALL new businesses, don’t expect to make a killing overnight. It will start slowly, and

with continued effort on your part that first $25 sale in your second month will turn into $60 next month $150 the next month, and so on and so on.  As long as

you keep working at it, your income potential is virtually limitless.

-How Can I Make Money Online-

The Nitty Gritty

Okay, enough with the background stuff, what you really want to know is can I make money online, and exactly how to do it. In this article, I have  focused almost

exclusively on affiliate marketing. Why affiliate marketing? Well in my opinion, affiliate marketing is the best option for the average person who wants to start

a successful online business. There is very little money needed to get started, excellent training available, no need to stock, ship of carry inventory. All you need

is a computer with an internet connection. In contrast, imagine you own a store that sells televisions. First you would have to find a space to lease, come up with

first and last months rent as well as a security deposit. Pay a contractor to build out the space, get utilities hooked up (more security deposits), hire and train

employees, all before you can sell a single television set. Now imagine you started an affiliate marketing website selling television sets. You can build your own

website for free (here) become an affiliate for free, and start promoting television sets at home, in your spare time. When someone buys a television from your

website, the order goes directly to your affiliate, who bills, ships and handles customer service while sending you a commission for the sale. Not sure about you,

but I prefer the second method.

Affiliate marketing lets virtually anyone sell virtually anything without the hassle and expense of a traditional “brick and mortar” store. Now, I do want to be

clear, affiliate marketing is not just a matter of putting products on a website and waiting for sales. There are a lot of sites out there selling the same things

you are. You need to set your website apart from the rest. This is where the proper training comes in. need to know how to both build and market your

website to generate traffic. Don’t try to do it alone! There is a great platform out there that will teach you everything you’ll need to be successful. It’s called

Wealthy Affiliate and you can join for free. They will give you their first ten affiliate marketing courses free as well as two free websites. If after trying it out,

you decide to get serious about affiliate marketing, I would suggest that you join as a paid member, but only if you want to make serious money with affiliate

marketing (paid membership is $49 mo, no contracts, cancel anytime).

-Can I Make Money  Online-

Affiliate Marketing

While affiliate marketing isn’t the only way to make money online, it does have a number of benefits that the others don’t.

• Very low start-up costs
• No inventory to carry
• No shipping expenses
• No payroll or staff required
• Billing is taken care of
• You don’t have to deal with returns or customer service

Conclusion

The answer is YES, you can stop asking yourself “Can I make money online?” And start telling yourself

“I can make money online!”

Affiliate marketing allows you to make commissions on almost anything, You can turn your hobby or interest into an income producing business just by blogging

about it. On top of that, there is no direct selling, no going door to door or making cold calls.  When a customer is ready to buy something they are literally

coming to you based on your knowledge and website. You’re only job is to provide the customer with acute and honest information so that they can make the

decision for themselves.  However, don’t think that you can just build a website and “They will come”. There is a lot involved in creating a successful affiliate

marketing business. There are a lot of “tricks of the trade” that will give you an advantage over your competition, but you have to have the right training to

implement them. So you can stop asking yourself  you can make money online, and start making your dreams reality. If you think you may have an  interest in

learning more about Affiliate Marketing, I have arranged for my readers to get a free membership (not a limited time trial, but a free ongoing membership).

With the #1 Affiliate Marketing training company in the world today. Just click the link above, or if you would like to read my full review of the site you can

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Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read “Can I Make Money Online – Affiliate Marketing”, as always

I encourage questions and comments in the section below.

Wishing you prosperity and happiness

-David-