What are some of the problems that you are facing in affiliate marketing? I have been in affiliate marketing for about 2 years and have faced many problems before… some are easy to solve while some problems are harder to find solutions. Whatever it is, I always learn something new from each experience - it is definitely a good learning curve for me.

In this blog post, I will share with you some of the common problems faced by affiliate marketers (especially those who are new to affiliate marketing…)

1. I don’t have a list. Yes, lists are important when it comes to affiliate marketing but they are not everything. You do not need to have a list in order to start making money online promoting products. Every affiliate marketer starts somewhere… if you don’t have a list now, you can build it along the way. In the past, I started off using BUM Marketing method - I will write keyword-optimized articles and have them ranked high on Google for targeted keywords related to the products that I promoted. With this method, I do not need a list at all. I create content on Squidoo, Blogspot, Wordpress and place links to these pages in my articles’ Author Resource Box. With this method, I am bringing targeted traffic from search engines to read my articles, and in turn visit my Squidoo lens, blogs, etc. So what I usually write about on my lens and blogs? I write thorough and unbaised reviews that highlight both good and bad points of products and include my affiliate links at the end of it.
2. I don’t have the money. The good new is - you do not need to spend a lot of money to start promoting affiliate products. If you look at the method that I used above, I did not spend a single advertising cent. You can create Squidoo lens, write blog posts on free platforms like Blogspot and Wordpress, etc. The only thing that you need to spend is - YOUR TIME. However, there will come a time when you really need to spend money to exchange for time… this is when you will need to outsource some of your work to freelance in order to free yourself up for other more important stuffs - but for now, just focus on free marketing methods to start off first
3. I don’t have any technical skill and knowledge. Sad to say that it is much more easier for someone who has basic HTML and technical knowledge to pick up affiliate marketing. I am pretty lucky as I am previously from IT background, so HTML is nothing difficult to me. However, not to worry so much - technical knowledge is not everything when it comes to making money online! (we are marketers, not programmer…) What you can do is to spend time to research the Internet and pick up basic HTML knowledge bit by bit. With so many tools and resources available, technical barrier should not be too hard for you to overcome.
4. I don’t drive enough traffic. This is one of the most common problems faced by many affiliate marketers. Do not be discouraged that you are only driving a fraction of traffic to your sites or pages… what you need is actually TARGETED TRAFFIC. If you look at Chris Rempel’s (a super affiliate) conduit method site, he states that actually many other affiliate marketers are driving much more traffic than him… but Chris still managed to get tons of affiliate sales. Why? This is because the quality of the traffic is more important than the quantity. As an affiliate marketer, you need to get hold of the right people online and bring them to the merchant’s sales page as fast as possible.

In the warrior forum, I found a very good thread on Affiliate Marketing which I feel will be beneficial to you… you can view the forum thread from the link below:

Link –> Warrior Forum - Crash Course on Affiliate Marketing

Are you facing any other problems in affiliate marketing that is not listed here? Feel free to comment to this post and I will try my best to share with you what I know in order to help you in affiliate marketing.

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