Building an Affiliate Marketing Website the Easy Way

There are some myths in affiliate marketing that newcomers are tricked into believing. First is they think managing an online business is easy and second, they think that one can make a fortune through online marketing in an instant. Probably not even 5% of those who are into affiliate marketing became rich within a month. There may be some who fortunately achieved overwhelming success in just a short span of time after setting up an affiliate program. The majority of us can confidently say it is not about blind luck. Anyone who is successful in this kind of business would say he worked hard to get to where he is right now. Success in affiliate marketing takes time and hard work, but it’s worth it.

If you are planning to start an affiliate program, one of the things you have to consider is having your own website, not just an ordinary website but a professional looking one. How do you build an affiliate marketing website? What are the easy steps to build one? First, you must have already decided on the theme or niche of your website. It would be better if you already have an idea what products or services to promote as this would help you plan the design and lay-out of your web pages. The next thing to do is to choose a domain name and get it hosted. The domain name is a unique name used to label the actual address of your website on the Internet.  In deciding what domain name to register, look into the type of products you are endorsing and the theme of your site. Having the right keywords in your domain name would give you better chances of drawing more visitors to your website. Also, choose a top level domain or extension, such as .com because it is more popular. In selecting your web host, consider the security of servers and up time guarantees. You should be using GoDaddy to purchase your domain name, you will get the best prices and support by far.

Next you will need a host for the website. GoDaddy offers this, but honestly they charge too much for it in comparison to their domain name service. When you need hosting, try HostGator. When you only have one domain you can choose the cheapest option which is probably the best deal you will find for a monthly host, and then when you get some more domains down the road you can pay a few more dollars a month (and by a few I mean like 5) to host unlimited domains with your account. This will save you absurd amounts of money later on.

Now when you move on to the next step HostGator will help you out again. They have a very easy Quick Install feature on the control panel that installs Wordpress or similar software with just a click of a button. Wordpress will make your life a whole lot easier if you don’t know anything about HTML or web design.

     

Creating an affiliate website on your own is cheaper and more interesting than using a free blog. In the process of building your website, you may also increase your knowledge in Information Technology and the use of computers, software, and the Internet. As you educate yourself in these fields, you are increasing your advantage against other affiliate marketers. It helps a lot, though, if you already know the basics in web page development like programming languages and graphics software because you can make your site extra corporate-looking, more convenient to use or easier to navigate. Furthermore, if you are knowledgeable and skillful in this area, you can already concentrate more on the content of the page rather than the design.

The key to draw visitors to your website is to have high quality content; thus, the next thing you must pay attention to in building your marketing website is acquiring some good content. There may be several other factors that contribute to the success of your affiliate marketing site, but good content tops the list. This is precisely the reason why users choose to enter your site. They want to get information and so when they don’t find it, they would definitely go elsewhere. Write interesting articles related to your theme as this would make them frequent your site. If you have already looked for affiliate programs that compliment your site, add links to the business sites and other very good informative sites. Links contribute to how well you will be listed in major search engines as well. Also, create pages for the products you are endorsing, but don’t just promote the products by putting hyped-up ads. Keep your readers interested by injecting lots of relevant and useful information. This would make them click the link to the business site and buy the product. Remember that no good content means no frequent visitors, no sales and ultimately, no commission.

Make your site simple yet not without a touch of class in order to make it appear more of a business website rather than a personal website. This would be pleasing to the eyes and more interesting to browse. To help you with the design, you can check some successful online stores to get an idea on how you can make your site look better. Make sure you don’t place too many banner ads since these could distract some site users; and thus, instead of clicking your ad, they might just leave your site and look for other interesting websites. After all, banner ads are not the only means of advertising your products. Now your website is complete, submit its URL to major search engines to increase your traffic.

Grow from where you started. Learn about use of keywords for search engine optimization and apply them in your content. Update your site regularly or add new webpages. Make sure to inform your prospects about the latest updates in your site. You can use newsletters to accomplish this. If you are interested in providing a newsletter on your site, AWeber is your best bet. The Internet offers a huge source of information about just anything, make use of it. Continue to educate yourself on how to improve your website and soon you’ll find yourself successful in affiliate marketing.