In my search for the perfect method to make money online, I have seen many articles relating to affiliate marketing. However, this can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing, and can also become expensive.
The idea is to sell someone else's product for them by signing up to become an affiliate. I've attempted this via "Clickbank" (a free to join site) along with the resources provided in a site called "Legitimate Online Jobs" (I had to pay to join this). When you become an affiliate, you are given your own link to the website promoting the product, and you type up adverts. Every time someone clicks on your link and buys the product, you get paid a commission. Sounds easy doesn't it? Unfortunately not!
The snag is that you are competing with so many others (mainly very experienced people) using the best keywords that are being searched for. Also the most effective way is to buy these keywords from Google (using Adsense or Adwords). With this, every time someone clicks on your advert, you are charged. This is OK if enough people actually buy via your advert, but if not, you still have to pay (this is how it can be costly). I have tried using free advertising, but this way it is hard for your advert to be seen, let alone be clicked on. The other issue is to find a product to sell that people actually want to buy!
I have so far failed to make any money using this method, as at the moment I can't really afford the expense of trying out adverts and keywords to get started in this business. I have read that many people fail at this, for the reasons I have just outlined.
There are many websites out there offering to make you money online by doing this. However, in my experience they don't really help you get started with any useful information, just the bare bones of the idea. Legitimate Online Jobs did just that. Also, whilst they did incorporate other money making ideas and links to other sites, the majority were only useful if you live in the US.
One final point, if you see sites offering money for data entry or typing work, these are usually exactly the same as this. There is no guarantee of being paid, as your payment is dependant on the adverts you submit.
It seems that making a second income online is never as easy as it appears!
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