The Wonders Of Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is a great way for the tech-savvy hobbyist to make some money on the side.
For a select few who have been able to put their finger on the Zeitgeist, however, it means full financial independence, with income in the tens of thousands per month!
One of the most celebrated cases of affiliate marketing made good has been that of Dr. Arnold Kim, M.D.
Though still a medical student, he started a website committed to rumors about Apple products.
This was back right at the turn of the century, before the word “blog” had entered into the popular lexicon.
Even while diagnosing patients, Dr. Kim kept up the site, though quickly enough it took on a life of its own, with forty million page views monthly, as certified by independent research firms.
Dr. Kim was already well-off because of his medical practice, but affiliate marketing also generated a six-figure income – and he was only devoting fairly little time to his site!
Believing that things could grow so much more were he to invest his whole day, Dr. Kim gave up his stethoscope and plunged whole-heartedly into the world of professional blogging.
Similar examples of internet riches abound, such as that of the teenager who became a millionaire by producing free MySpace designs for the people to download, or the college student behind “The Million-Dollar Homepage” which made money by simply selling space to advertisers.
What they have in common is that their success is completely traffic-driven: it’s all about the eyeballs, the number of visitors per month, week, day, even hour – both repeat and first-time (known in the industry as “unique”).
Get the numbers, and you will make money.
But how do you get the numbers?
Content.
“Content is king.”
If you have something lots of people are interested, such that they will keep visiting your site, you will make money – guaranteed.
The only real question is what content or material to serve up!