If you’ve been trying to figure out a way to make money online, chances are you’ve come across affiliate marketing numerous times in your research. Your interest is piqued and you are seriously thinking of giving it a shot.
This post “How To Learn About Affiliate Marketing Online” is going to get straight to the point.
If you want to learn how to go about becoming an affiliate marketer – a successful affiliate marketer – then you really have two choices.
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Research the internet and glean information
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Take a training course that shows you how
Researching The Internet
Pros
- It’s free to do
- There is loads of good information out there
- Many experts freely share their tips and tricks
- Some website posts are virtually short training courses, all for free
- Many forum discussions will answer any questions you might have
Cons
- It’s very hit and miss
- You don’t know what works and what doesn’t
- Much of the information you read could be out of date and useless today
- You don’t know where to start
- You have no real blueprint for success, just snippets of information
- You could get sucked into a money making scam
- No real mentoring or community support
Training Course
Pros
- A blueprint to follow
- Guided step-by-step training from start to finish
- Mentoring
- Community support
- Answers to your questions and solutions to your problems
- Be taught techniques that have been proven to work for others who have gone before you
- Encouragement and support from other like-minded members
- Valuable feedback on your progress and the work you’ve done
- Can be free to get started
Cons
- Quality training will cost money
- Can be hard to know which is the best course to choose
- Some might just be a scam
The Training Course I Personally Recommend
Before I tell you about which training course I recommend to learn this business, feel free to check out another post I wrote that lines up 4 of the best affiliate marketing training courses out there.
If you have read posts on my website before you will no doubt know that I recommend Wealthy Affiliate to learn how to start, and successfully operate, a business online. There is a reason why I promote this company so much.
I wholeheartedly believe they do offer the best training out there. There are others I like too, but they aren’t as good and they are more expensive as well.
Yes, I am an affiliate marketer. Yes I am an affiliate of Wealthy Affiliate. But I’m also an affiliate of several others that actually pay higher commissions per sale, yet I’m not repeatedly promoting them on this site. Why? Because I don’t believe they are the best. They are good, but not the best.
Wealthy Affiliate is the best, and I’m here to state that if you want to learn how to become a successful affiliate marketer, then take the training Wealthy Affiliate offers. It’s FREE to get started, but I highly recommend upgrading to a Premium Membership so you can do all the training and have full access to everything else this wonderful website and community offers. Click the banner below to read my full review of Wealthy Affiliate if you want to learn more before going on over to their site.
Darren Burton
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Hey Darren,
Affiliate Marketing is the best way for anyone to make money online as it is legitimate, easy to do and it doesn’t cost you to sell other people’s products unlike MLM which charge you to sell other’s products which totally doesn’t make sense.
I’m a member of Wealthy Affiliate myself and I have to say, there have never been a better platform that can give you the success you need online which is why I totally recommend it. Cheers!
Hi Riaz,
I totally agree with what you said in your comment. Affiliate marketing has it all over MLM for the fact that you don’t have to pay to sell another company’s goods. And you don’t have to attend meeting and pound the pavement trying to recruit new members and create a downline.
Wealthy Affiliate is the best training I’ve found. I’ve learnt some things from other websites, sure, but virtually everything you need to know about this business can be found at WA. Cheers.