mfishy - 9:47 pm on Apr 13, 2007 (gmt 0)

myfishy - "Not difficult to make $150-$200 per day." On affiliate programs or Adsense? Selling what types of products? I'm far from lazy but for me, $1.50 - $2.00 per day is a good day.

I don't really know where to start. I assume you are working this part time, not living off of $40 a month?

I think, yet again, I am on a totally different page than many of you. When I say "affiliate marketing",i am refering to those who are actively marketing, not building a site and putting some banners up. You got to sell! I really do not know what niches, other than maybe books pay that low. I mean, I can get $1-1.50 for an email address with a zip code.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said "not difficult". I think that there is a learning curve, and one needs to have a certain attitude. If you have one or two sites that require maintenance and that is your gig, I can see it being tough - unless they are big time sites. But for the proactive affiliate, one can easily find 100 programs to join where they make $1-$2 on each on average days.

"This is why I always say to look for programs that agressively recruit and work with affiliates - not have a program that is an afterthought. " Could you please expand on that comment? For those of us just testing the waters, is there a way to identify such advertisers without having to go through hell and back to learn?

Man, using a couple examples would make this easier....Ok, here is a small list of good signs. Of course this is not written in stone.

1. A link to their aff program on their home page.
2. A response within 24 hrs from an affiliate representative
3. Their affiliate program pitch page should..well, they should BRAG about how much money their affiliates are making. NOT talk about how this will be a nice option for your visitors.
4. Offer bonuses based on volume
5. If they are in CJ have a decent EPC for their genre
6. Have the look of a company that is geared towards doing nearly all their business online.
7. Have direct product links or data feed. (not just links to home page)
8. Not use Linkshare
9. Have good prices (I know some argue this doen't matter but IME it does)
10. take every single type of credit card.

There are tons, but that might help. Either way, you will get burned once or twice - that's just life.

I think anything can be hard work but in this game, I truly believe that smarts beats work ethic in a BIG way. can't hurt to have both I guess but you would have to ask someone else :)