{"id":12108,"date":"2013-01-14T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=12108"},"modified":"2021-01-24T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:39:17","slug":"affiliate-marketing-is-never-that-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-is-never-that-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing is Never THAT Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here is a question that I receive all too often.<\/p>\n

Hi Rosalind,<\/p>\n

Have you heard of __________.com? <\/p>\n

They offer a completely set up affiliate advertising site for $25 or so. <\/p>\n

I'm wondering if you would recommend it or not.<\/p>\n

Thank you,
\nPam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My response…<\/p>\n

Hi Pam,<\/p>\n

I hate to burst your bubble, but $25 cannot possibly buy an internet or affiliate marketing business that is going to be successful.<\/p>\n

Ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, they may have a site set up to sell contact lenses, vitamins, acai berry or whatever the latest and greatest marketing trend may be, but THEIR pre-fabricated site isn't going to make YOU money.<\/p>\n

Ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selling the pre-fabricated site to you is what makes THEM money.<\/p>\n

If YOU want to make money selling the latest and greatest trending product, YOU have to build and market YOUR own site… not some copycat site that will be sold to hundreds of others.<\/p>\n

YOUR site has to be completely original.<\/p>\n

Moreover, you must be HONEST in giving product recommendations.<\/p>\n

Only then can you hope to garner Google's attention and therefore the attention of those who might actually buy the product.<\/p>\n

Making those recommendations takes time, patience and commitment.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, you're just wasting $25 on a marketing trend.<\/p>\n

I suggest that you find a product or topic in which you are VERY interested. Do you have time to invest over the next year to blog about that topic frequently? Do you really want to talk about that topic that often?<\/p>\n

If so, you may be on to something great.<\/p>\n

If not, wait until you find a topic that interests you that fully AND has a viable market.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, do NOT waste your money on silly schemes.<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nRos<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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