Need A Job Legitimate Work From Home? Try Affiliate Marketing

So you want to make money from home. Like millions of others, you want to be independent. Being your own boss. These are noble aspirations. But how is this possible?

Well, it depends on who you ask. There are some who will tell you that you must own a website and sell products. "Buy low and sell high." This approach could also sell on Ebay, Amazon or even Craigslist. There is a catch though, you need inventory. Unless you are using a drop shipper, you need to store and manage their inventory shipments. It is not necessarily a lot of money to start, especially if you are selling items you already own, but soon you'll need to start supply of stocks.

Become an Internet auction house or dealer internet is a great way to make money online. This is proven methods that work. But lets consider an alternative of great success. Chances are, if you have been surfing the net for a few years you've noticed that many sites have a link on the bottom that reads "affiliates". If you've never clicked on one of these links you are losing an incredible source of income.

Affiliates are people who agree to sell a product or service to another company. For each customer the affiliate directs toward the purchase of the product, its gets a commission. So, for example, if you have a website to sell on eBay, you should direct traffic to go to eBays site to register. You can use banners, text links or simple graphics, but the goal is to drive traffic to register with eBay. For every person that signs up you earn a percentage.

Now, once you decide to try affiliate marketing, you need a product to promote. Clickbank.com is the Walmart of digital products. You can register for free and search through a wide range of products and services to market. You will be provided with the affiliate link and in many cases the graphics for use on your website. The affiliate links are your very special personal link that you use to drive traffic to the article you are marketing. Be certain to drive traffic through your links so you will be credited to any subsequent sales, registrations or subscriptions.

Sounds simple in theory does not? And it is. The hardest part is directing traffic to your website in the first place. The next article in this series highlights 9 ways to get traffic to your website for FREE! ......