Affiliate Website

There are a lot of websites out there in cyberspace that will actively try to sell you tools of the trade to make your affiliate marketing campaigns more successful. While many of them do offer a legitimate service in terms of helping you find qualified buyers or optimizing your website for more traffic, almost none [...]

One question we get from new marketers is: “how should I design my first affiliate website?” Which is really open and broad, because there are tons of different types of affiliate websites you can build. The first thing you need to do is develop your overall marketing plan. Your strategy. You already know you want [...]

No, I’m not talking about building an affiliate network full of marketers promoting your products today, what I’m talking about is building a network of affiliate websites for your overall portfolio. You are building a network of sites… Aren’t you? The reason I wanted to talk about this today is because many would be affiliate [...]

As affiliate marketers we are often looking for the big kill. Quick and clean, easy money if we can get it. The problem with this is that there are an awful lot of us out there, all looking for that big win, competing with each other in the same niches and markets. Some are willing [...]

Interested in purchasing a pre-built and established affiliate website? You are not alone. In fact, purchasing these type of websites is commonplace among both experienced affiliate marketers as well as newcomers to the industry. With regards to the prior, they have the knowledge to find websites that they know can be improved upon. As for [...]

The best form of education is experience right? Sometimes we cannot afford to make the mistakes required to learn how not to do something. When it comes to Internet Marketing, nothing could be more applicable. After investing time and money into web hosting, website development, click campaigns, research, etc., the last thing you want to [...]

Being a successful affiliate marketer depends on knowing the latest tricks and trends within the industry. For the last few years, utilizing WordPress as a blog and content management system for affiliate websites has been one of the most popular choices made by both beginning marketers as well as those that are more experienced. It [...]

If you are just starting out in the internet marketing world, then your biggest obstacle will not be search engine optimization. It will also not be finding affiliate programs or building backlinks. It will not even be finding the best niches to target. The biggest hurdle experienced by beginning internet marketers is understanding what all [...]

For most affiliate marketers, a niche with thousands of searches per month and relatively low competition is a dream come true. In some cases, squeezing into a niche with a moderate amount of competition does not present a problem if the affiliate marketer is confident that he or she can beat out other websites in [...]

Are you barely getting into the affiliate marketing scene? Perhaps you have dabbled in it a few years ago and now you want to get back into the scene of things. Due to various new factors, affiliate marketing has undergone some serious changes. To guarantee your success in affiliate marketing, you need to become aware [...]

It’s a question I get a lot. What is the best type of affiliate program to promote? Which one will make me the most money??? Wow, that’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? Boy oh boy do I wish I could give you a stock answer, but I can’t. Because what program is best for [...]

I know, I know, the customer is ALWAYS right. Right? Umm, maybe. Well, if you decide to do business with them, I guess that is true. But you do have choices when it comes to running your business, as do I. What the hell am I talking about you ask? Let me tell you a [...]

Sorry it’s been a few days since I’ve posted. Things have been so hectic here that all the days seem to be running together. Guess that’s a good thing though. One of the requests we are getting quite often right now is to build custom affiliate tracking scripts. Basically, a script to pay affiliates for [...]

Our third video in the Affiliate Website niche development series deals with domain registration and hosting. You have your niche, you have your keywords, now you need a domain and a place to build your new website. After you’ve finished registering your new domain, be sure and visit our affiliate tools page to choose your [...]

We’ve covered the google keyword tool before. However, I wanted to go over it in our videos. So here’s the second video in our new affiliate marketer series. It’s important to find a good niche before you build your first affiliate website. Using the Google keyword tool is an excellent way to identify good niches.

You asked for it, you got it. Several of our readers have asked for some video tutorials, so we’re in the process of getting those dialed in for you. I have completed the initial welcome video, so let me post that for you here tonight. This is just an introduction to the series, so there’s [...]

Ever read the back of a shampoo bottle? Lather, rinse, repeat. That’s the instructions they give you, because that’s what works. Interestingly enough, these same instructions work well when it comes to building affiliate websites.

Some affiliates prefer to pick whatever pays the most for their niche websites. However, this can backfire on you, if you don’t know how to promote the product. You see, it helps to actually know something about whatever it is you want to promote. Because it’s not as simple as just putting up an affiliate [...]

Few things, if anything, in life are free. So it kind of irritates me when I see other websites pimping “free affiliate websites”. Especially when they know it isn’t. When it comes to business, there really is no free lunch. So I don’t understand why would be marketers often bite the line for free affiliate [...]

I get a lot of phone calls from people who want to jump right into affiliate marketing. One of the first questions they ask is usually, which affiliate network should I go with? Commission Junction? ClickBank? ShareASale? (add your favorite network here….) The answer is…… All of them. Let me ‘splain it to ya Lucy.

Affiliate marketing via affiliate websites is only as tough as you make it. In order to make things easier, most marketers are looking for whatever shortcuts they can take to streamline the process. One of the best methods I’ve found is by using blogging software to promote niche specific programs.

These days it’s easy, at least for me, to have sites that are neglected. It’s pretty evident when you check in here. Fact of the matter is, time is a commodity. One that I don’t have a lot of. I’m not complaining, not at all. In fact, I have to thank the good lord above [...]

Our turnkey affiliate websites come and go. We are adding new niche sites to our portfolio daily. Pumping up the traffic and the income for these sites so that you can add them to your portfolio with little or no work. Now obviously, the more effort you put into these sites after purchase, the better [...]

These are not affiliate related, but they are some established business websites that are for sale. Here’s the link to the Texas SEO website auction: Good luck and happy bidding!

Everyone in the affiliate marketing game knows that hosting affiliate programs are some of the leading payouts. If done correctly, you can make some serious cash each month with very few conversions. For example, Hostgator pays out a whopping $100 per sale, even if the customer only signs up for one month of hosting. That’s [...]

Bullshit. Hah, you didn’t think I’d say it, did you? Well, for the most part, it’s true. There are no real secrets when it comes to affiliate websites and affiliate marketing. It’s all pretty much out there in the open. Right in front of your face, for the most part that is. The problem is [...]

Yup, you read it right, we’re selling one of our turnkey affiliate websites. It’s making money, you can just add it to your portfolio and watch the cash roll in. Here’s the details: Get in on the bidding while you can, this one will be hot.

because of the nature of what we do, we received a ton of phone calls each and every week from clients wanting us to find them a niche for their new website. Not only is this lazy, but it’s not very smart either. Because basically, you’re asking us to do all the work for you. [...]

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As you can see from the banner above, I’m going to retract my ill feelings for the GOVIOS affiliate program and give them the thumbs up. Because they are showing some strong signs of being a top drawer affiliate program. When I posted my rant the other day about their program, I was pleased to [...]

I was kind of excited to catch the notice on the new GOVIOS affiliate program over at shareasale today. Until I read the program’s policy / affiliate agreement. Let me just say this, there’s not a snowballs chance in hell I would promote this affiliate program with it’s current terms. Because their team of lawyers [...]

Though I don’t personally promote adult programs, I do monitor the new affiliate programs launched, primarily via Google alerts. So today I got a notice that I thought might actually be noteworthy. It did at least get me to click, so I thought it might be a program worth looking into for those of you [...]

It is a fact, our affiliate website ebook is in the works. It is still going to be a few weeks before we’re ready to start selling it, but I promise you, it will be worth the wait. What exactly are we going to put in the book you might ask? Why, I’m so glad [...]

O.K. After a large vacation, we’re back. And we’re better than ever! What have we been up to, you might be asking? Well, it’s simple. I’ve been building a bunch of affiliate websites and blogs, developing their traffic, and getting them ready for resale. You heard it right, we’re doing all the work for you! [...]

Going on vacation today and I’ll be out for a bit. When I get back the blogging silence will end and we’ll cover some of the cool marketing that you can do during the Christmas madness. I hope you all have a very happy and a very safe Thanksgiving. Snap up an extra slice of [...]

I was pretty excited when I found the Blog i360 affiliate program this morning. Until I found out that they are excluding me, my company, and a whole bunch of other affiliate marketers. Once again, a really great program was developed with lots of thought for the marketers. (this is in no way a slam [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, sorry. I’ve been working like a madman to get some sites created for Christmas. I’ve got a few niches that I have a feeling are going to rock this holiday season, so I needed to take some time to get those affiliate websites built. At either rate, [...]

I’m going to be doing an interview here in about thirty minutes on SEO Radio. So if you want to discuss affiliate websites or affiliate marketing, come and join in. http://seoserviceprovider.com/seoblog/2008/10/31/seo-radio-interview-chuck-crawford-affiliatewebsitedesigncom-monday-3pm-est/ Look forward to chatting with some of you.

What better day to discuss Christmas marketing for affiliate marketers than Halloween? Because now is the time to be working on your Christmas marketing strategy. Do you have a new product or service that you know is going to be a big hit this Christmas? Is your site up and running? Or is it just [...]

HP has a new website coming very soon called MarketSplash. The thousand dollar question is, will HP market this new publishing powerhouse using an affiliate program? Hard to say, the page still displays the “coming soon” sign, and there’s no mention of an affiliate program in any of the press releases I could find on [...]

Yesterday I briefly touched on how you can blog your way into a really productive affiliate website. Which spurred a few questions from you, who I affectionately call the AW Posse. (I’m a legend in my own mind…) The question I received the most was how do you go about blogging when it comes to [...]

Convinced that finding open niches is hopeless? I wanted to show you an example of a wide open niche I found today in my daily wanderings. Today I was doing some research on some totally unrelated keywords via the Google Keyword Tool and came across some gardening terms. One cool thing about the tool is [...]

An affiliate program is only good if you get paid. Period. This might sound like a no brainer, but I read all the time about how someone got screwed by a program that “looked really good.” If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. If they are paying 200% more than their [...]

Making money with affiliate marketing can be tough to figure out. Though I’ve been doing it now for right at 14 years, I’ve never forgotten how hard it was in the beginning. I do remember how frustrating it can be to sit at your computer night after night. Banging away at the keys hoping for [...]

Well where have they gone? Have all the good niches really been snatched up by the seasoned affiliate marketers? Leaving only the remains and a few breadcrumbs for those joining the scene now? Far from it my friends. Because the beauty of the Internet is that new niches are born everyday. Even better, you can [...]

There are literally millions of affiliate marketing websites out there claiming that they hold the secret to affiliate marketing success. So many in fact, that most new affiliate marketers are totally overwhelmed with options. Overwhelmed to the point of never starting at all for some. The reason for this confusion is that most new marketers [...]

I need a new bed. The one we have is old and seriously needs to be replaced. So this weekend, my wife and I set out to buy one. Our first stop happened to be the local Conn’s store. Upon entering the store, we were almost attacked by their sales staff. Three very hungry looking [...]

Commission Junction sends out a newsletter each month, sometimes more often, pimping new and hot programs. Here’s the email I received this afternoon. Charles Crawford, The leaves have started to fall and so have the prices for many of our advertisers. The holiday season is already upon us, which means you should already be promoting [...]

It’s all fun and games…. You know the rest of the line. As affiliate marketers, everything we see is a potential affiliate website. I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I see opportunity everywhere I look. To the point where it drives my wife completely nuts. Because everything is a possible website. I [...]

Not really affiliate related, but many affiliate marketers are pimping these cash gifting programs. Can somebody say….. WTF? Are people so lazy that they send money in to total strangers thinking that other total strangers will magically start sending money to them???? Yes indeed. A fool and his money are soon parted. All I will [...]

To be a pro affiliate, you have to think outside the box. That means looking for new avenues to catch website traffic and more importantly, traffic to your affiliate programs via your links. If you really use your head, you might not need an affiliate website at all. Because there are giant websites out there [...]

Though new, AffiliateWebsite.com has hit the ground running with a surprising amount of daily visitors. So we thought it would be a good time to throw out an invite to affiliate programs that want to be featured here. If you have an affiliate program you would like featured on this site, just shoot me an [...]

You have likely heard that WAMU (Washington Mutual Bank) has gone the way of the goonie bird. But what does this mean to WAMU Affiliates promoting the bank on their affiliate websites? It means you’re probably going to play hell collecting your commission payouts, that’s what it probably means. If you were promoting WAMU via [...]

I get a lot of calls about building affiliate websites. Many of these would be marketers have already started on the wrong path in my opinion. Because most of the time, the plan they have, starts with a name…. A domain name. So let’s talk about domains today, because it is one of the first [...]

Just a headsup for all your website affiliates out there. We’re working on some really great stuff for this site. So check back often. You wouldn’t want to miss the good stuff, right?

So here we are. Welcome to AffiliateWebsite.com everyone. Our newest website. Now I know very few folks will ever read this welcome message, but I’m going to write it, just the same. Because some will, and I do in fact want to welcome you to our website. Our affiliate website. Because it is ours, this [...]