You know basics of Affiliate Marketing. Create a web site, choose affiliate programs to compliment your site, and then promote.

If you start your affiliate marketing business like this, you are missing an essential step in process. You must know who you are creating this web site for - other than yourself.

The two most important things you need to remember when creating an affiliate marketing web site are 1) target your audience and 2) choose correct keywords.

When creating content for your web site, write it for person that is most likely to be interested in it. Keep in mind specific interests and lifestyle of that person. That is what is meant by being targeted.

How do you know who to target? Research. Visit other sites that are similar to your topic. See if you can determine who their target visitor is. Study methods used to qualify that visitor. When you start writing your own web site's content, you will base it on your research - but - don't copy it!

This is where keywords come into play. Choose your keywords before you write your topic's content. You will need to research your keywords as well.

--Normal Affiliate--

Most affiliate program owners tell their affiliates how to "sell," such as providing templates of sales copy and saying where to advertise. Unfortunately, "selling" isn't best way to promote affiliate programs. You can convince people to buy affiliate products at your site; however, your affiliate link sends people to affiliate program owner's sales page, where they will get another sales pitch. This is how to send people away.

--Good Affiliate--