Saturday, May 26, 2007

Affiliate Program: Top 5 Reasons Why Affiliates Fail To Make Money Online

By: Arindam C
Affiliate marketing is perhaps the most lucrative opportunities online. It is also the most forgiving of all the other money-making opportunities, since there is room for making mistakes and learning from them. However, the fact remains that 90% of affiliate marketers don't make any money or make only a few hundred bucks per month. In this article, we shall discuss the top five reasons why affiliate marketers fail and give up. By avoiding these mistakes, you will be able to make a decent income from affiliate marketing.

The first reason why affiliate marketers don't make money is that: they are not prepared to devote the required amount of time and effort in their promotions. People seem to have a misconception that they can earn money online without any work. This is what separates the broke affiliates from the super affiliates. The fact remains that you should put in some hard work in your affiliate business in order to make a living from it. Unless you drive traffic to your affiliate link and make some sales, how can you earn commissions?


If you think that you can make money from affiliate programs without making some initial investment, you are wrong. You need to invest some money in your affiliate promotions in order to promote your affiliate products. You also need to have a website and a professional autoresponder to help you build a list of loyal subscribers who will buy whatever you sell. Unless you invest money in these important areas, it is very likely that you will continue to be a broke affiliate. [Read full article]

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