Questions I get about affiliate marketing and how I do it

I get asked a lot questions about affiliate marketing. Since there are many ways to do affiliate marketing there really is no right answer and a wrong answer to these questions. Most of the questions I get asked about link partners how to get link partners and have people link to your page, And so on.

I used to worry about getting partners and all that stuff, but to me nowadays that's irrelevant. If you build a good site, people will naturally link to your website. The only problem you have is when your site is new, then you need a few link partners, but once you get five or six. That's a good start. You can always build more at a later date.

What I do when I get a new site is write up an article that pertains to the content of the website I am making and distribute it amongst the article directory sites. By placing your website url in the resource box section every time somebody comes and uses your article, you automatically get a link back to your site.

Now the problem lies with the article itself. If you ran a lousy article, you'll end up with lousy link partners. I really don't care about lousy link partners anymore, as you will end up getting them anyway in the long run. There really is nothing you can do about it, and they really can't hurt your rankings. Some of the places I distribute my articles is www.goarticles.com and www.articlefactory.com. There are all more article distribution sites, but these are the only two that I'm using right now.

most of the time I even outsource the article writing, I will hire a writer from www.elance.com or one of the other mini article sites that I have people writing for me from. It pays to have an article written by a writer, especially if you are not a writer. I tend to type with a Brooklyn accent, so it's essential for me to hire a writer. It is in my own best interest to have a professional article written. The better the article, the more people will use on their website.

When I get the article I throw it in content composer and change it up a little bit and add a compelling headline. If you have a good headline the end user will keep reading the article. To be honest with you I sucked at headlines until I read 7 ways to optimize the performance of your homepage.

Some people may wonder why I'm sharing this information, like I have said on this site many times already I like teaching new people how to do affiliate marketing, and getting them on the right track. Just don't be expecting to learn about database sites on this site, that is not my cup of tea.

Spending money wisely on a new website is the key to long term success.

For a brand-new site, I will spend $20-$25 on a new article. Most new affiliates would spend this money on a pay per click campaign. That's all fine and dandy, but what happens after the 20 or $25 is spent. I could say what happens is you end up with maybe a sale, if you're lucky. Your site doesn't get any more ranking because you have no long-term link partners.

Building up link partners should be a common approach to rising in the rankings. It will take time to get a whole bunch of link partners, that is why article distribution is a good idea. People go to these article distribution sites everyday looking for quality articles. So you may as well be the one who gives it to them.

I don't even go out and look for the link partners anymore, I get enough of them from the article distribution sites, as it is. It is only a matter of time before Google and the other search engines stop recognizing link partners in my opinion. We're better off in the long run, spending the time and making your website better for the end-user and not for search engines.