I was having an e-versation with a woman the other day who was concerned about starting with affiliate marketing because she heard that it’s oversaturated.
When I hear people make statements like this, I wonder where or who they are getting advice from. Often times it’s from people who have tried and failed so they are quick to stamp the “It doesn’t work” label on it.
You have to be careful about who you get advice from. Yes, there are many saturated topics, but I believe there is plenty of room in affiliate marketing for those who are creative, hard-working and innovative. Watch my video below…
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Amen! The whole idea that internet marketing’s dead is a bold face lie lol. Granted, search engines are a bit tougher, but over the past few years internet surfing has skyrocketed! It’s almost a billion! Back in your day I think I read somewhere it was just 10,000!
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Hi Lisa,
I agree with you.
It is true that there are lot of people trying to make money as affiliates but the point is that there are lot of markers, niches and sub-niches that you can get in and make money as an affiliate.
You’ll always have competitors in any market you get in, you just have to come out with an idea to beat your competitors.
For someone starting out affiliate marketing is the way to go.
Thanks,
^PV Reymond
This is a great video!! I run a health and fitness website which is very competitive. I know that even the top websites in this industry does not interact with the users like I do. I don’t know anyone that gets significant traffic to there site that does not make money from adsence. Negative individuals should realise that its not adsence, it’s the person in the mirror.
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Excellent video Lisa! I agree 100%! While some niches may be saturated with blogs and websites, few are saturated with unique and quality content.
The primary thing anyone considering starting a blog or website should be concerned with is whether they can offer unique and valuable content, because that is the pillar from which a website can grow and generate traffic and income.
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Now I don’t know the woman you have talked to but I think that surely there are some people spreading these insane rumors but I also believe that A LOT of people are coming up with these EXCUSES to not even try. It feels better to not even try than to actually try and then fail.
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So very true, Makael!
I just launched my first site less then 10 days ago. Im getting over 100 unique visitors a day now and Im not listed in the search engines yet. I submitted my site today to the major search engines and directories. All my traffic is coming from my twitter fowlers. I never used twitter before but it seems to be having a positive outcome on my SEO with links back. It would be nice to see a video on Social Networking like Twitter and your opinion on spamming. Is it spamming if you follow people that relate to your web sites content? They seem to be following back, is this spamming?
Everything is saturated at some point. It comes down to who has the mindset and ability to be the best at it. It’s still much easier to start a business online with affiliate marketing vs. getting funding or a loan to start a brick and mortar business.
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So many people just get off on giving bad advice. Years ago I tried affiliate marketing and had no idea how to do so I didn’t make much money.. now I have a nice blog with a nice number of postings so I’m going to get back into it because money is tight right now. I admit I told a few people affiliate marketing sucks.. I regret that now..
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Lisa I just love you, just say anythang, ah, just anythang, anything, I jsut want hear ya talk, “smile” Oh, Oh, I really lovvvvvve the hair, Now let me see, what did you talk about? Oh yeah, yeah, Affiliate, Google Adsense, most of won’t let me play, I think it’s because I’m so new, so I’ll be working on the site and build more traffic. Great Job, Thanks Lisa
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I think these are the same people who want results FAST. Or they are trying to do too much at one time, get fustrated and give up everything. For me, I learned I have to focus on just a couple things at a time for my business.
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I agree,
Affiliate marketing will never become oversaturated because not everyone is willing to put the work in.
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I agree with what you say Lisa because I it happened to me and I tapped into a really crowded niche and now I am planning to do affiliate marketing and some days back when I was thinking about doing it I was just so crazy about the competition but now I realized that until the time I have value in my content and I have the ability to be patient then I can make money online and I am ready to beat up anyone coming in my way.
What I suggest is never think that you are less than anyone and always keep trying.
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I think the point is that unless you *really* know your stuff you are not going to make a ton of money at affiliate marketing. Its is not easy money, and just tossing up a website will not necessarily result in revenue.
Excellent video!
It’s really true what you said about having a great idea and going for it!
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I am in the process of developing my own products to sell. I think this will afford me more creative control, a better ROI and more satisfaction with sales.
People tend to derive a concept around an affiliate marketing product and might back themselves into a corner that way.
The key is to research everything about the market and make sure you can establish yourself within the niche and gain some kind of competitive edge.
Hey Lisa and thanks for that. You are so right about having a site(s) that is unique and valued. As mentioned there are a ton of people looking for information and products which is all good. BUT, more importantly, there are a ton of NEW people getting online EVERYDAY. A new wave of customers that anyone who is serious about Affiliate Marketing should be taking a hard look at. And lastly, if there are cynical people out there who don’t even want to try AM, for whatever reason, then all the more room for those who do…:) Take care and thanks again.
Lyle
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Hi,
Nice presentation and very impressive. The fact that more and more people are searching the web for answers coupled with the amount of attrition amongst affiliates, continues to make affiliate marketing an incredible opportunity.
Competition means there is money to be made. Wherever there is a ton of money to be made, there will be competition. Unfortunately not everyone is cut out for the kind of work that goes into competing successfully.
Great site and great commentary,
Nando
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Hi Lisa,
Quick question, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos, and think I will start with SiteBuildIt, however I want to know, can you do both a Infopreneur combined with affiliate marketing business, or do you have to clearly define one strategy or another.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan
Hi Jonathan, I believe what you are asking about is the same thing. Infopreneurs as Ken / SiteSell talks about IS affiliate marketing. Nevertheless you can combine affiliate marketing with anything. So if you wanted a site that sold ebay products, your own products and did some affiliate marketing and Google AdSense, you could do all the above.