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If you're just getting started in affiliate marketing, then it's understandable if it all seems like a ball of confusion and you're wondering who to trust. Those who engage in spam marketing love to promote affiliate products for the obvious reasons that there is no product creation involved. Otherwise, you don't have anything worry about. The rest of this article is devoted to affiliate marketing and some suggestions you would be wise to consider.
There has been an ongoing debate over the years about whether or not it's necessary to feel some passion about the products you're promoting or the markets you're working in. This generally depends on the kind of market you're targeting. If a particular market does not interest you, then you may want to think about if you'll be happy working with it.
You'll need to stay motivated and have some energy to promote anything, and the concern is that you won't have those feelings for a market you don't like, or even hate. You'll need to be careful with your marketing because sometimes people will be able to tell if your heart isn't in what you're doing. You could be quietly sabotaging your own business by this process. This issue is just one of several you'll need to look at when you're deciding about a product, or market. It's easy to see and detect passion in another person for or about a subject, or market... or product.
Many newer marketers have difficulty with some of the finer points of choosing an effective domain name. Think about the main keyword phrase, or set of keywords, for your site as well as the product and market you're in. Never, if possible, go with a subdomain name like the kind you get with free hosting accounts. If you're doing SEO, then you absolutely will want to use your main keyword phrase in the domain that you own.
Whenever possible use real customer testimonials because they have a powerful impact on your potential customers. The point to remember about testimonials is they are strong social proof for whatever you're selling. The best place to get them is from the sales page for the product you're marketing. If you want to do something different, then you can make a video from all the testimonials and also use the pictures, too. It's long been recognized in IM that videos can be very powerful and moreso than just regular written text. In addition, you'll find that people will stay on your site longer because of the video, so that's another plus to consider.
All in all, it takes a great deal of effort at first to set up your affiliate marketing business, but once you do, there's no looking back.
