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Many people want to find out "what's hot, what's making money, how can I get rich right away." People like to chase the next big thing, and I admit I'm guilty myself.
The problem with that, is everyone else is chasing it. That means more competition, higher bids, more spam reports on your site just because you rank better, just a tougher nut to crack overall.
So, instead of racking your brain trying to figure out where to come up with content for, and battling out ranking for high dollar niche du jour, you can make money with pretty much anything online. People buy just about anything online these days, and you can be part of it.
If you're not the best SEO, if you don't know how to compete with the big boys, you don't have to. Don't get me wrong, that can be fun and lucrative. But it ain't the only way.
Some of the stuff I have talked to people about making money with, it just trips me out. Stuff I would have never thought you could find success with. General shopping malls for instance. Dime a dozen, lots of crap out there, but some people making a few grand a month if done properly. It's higher maintenance than I care for, but it doesn't bother some, not a bit.
Look at amazon. I get the feeling some people make good coin off that program. To me, their model sucks. But, many can work it to make money.
I still stand by my "Build a site about something you have knowledge on, want knowledge on, or a topic you actually enjoy." There are just too many things out there that you can make money with, and have fun at the same time.
Hey, if you want to fight the big players in the big niches, go for it. It's just not the only way.
I do both. I compete in two hugely competetive markets and some small markets as well.
The only problem I have with a lot of the "less tapped" resources is the programs tend to pay percentage of sale- and it's usually 5-8%. So, in order to make money you need a ton of targeted traffic.
Been some time off for this marketing chef, and I tell with these last updates my vistor counts have been dropping but the money is still coming in (thank god).
Like you said there are so many great programs out there, if is very funny. I remember last summer just starting to make sense of all this online affiliate web marketing ....bla bla bla
I spent about two or three months cranking out a huge site with tons of links for a "poster merchant" now this field is what I would call "active" in that many affilite marketers have sites and it can get somewhat competative. That being said I would say anyone with basic knowledge and some time could crank out say $100 - $500 monthly after about three or four months.
After my poster site I started to get into much more competative stuff that has treated me very well.... these last few months sales are down quite a bit but overall I am very happy I choose to give such a tricky market a shot.
Over the last 6 months my plan has been to do both types of programs.... Now I have sites that give away free stuff, I sell posters and dvd movies as well as other programs. I try to balance my "work time" I spend some time chasing the "big money" and also have no problem cranking out pages and sites that will generate $500 to $1000 a month. This works for me and if my big money programs are not producing I am darn happy I spent time with other programs (diversification) I guess they call it.
As I said I took a couple months off but my affiliate blood is starting to nip at me .... it keeps telling me Christmas is not that far off ;-)
Chef Brian
I still stand by my "Build a site about something you have knowledge on, want knowledge on
Yer but I,m fat and want to lose weight..
Dave
Why not join up on my slimming site?
Doug
Don't follow the flock. Find your own pastures and get eating.
Each day spent hunting for the "best" program (read: "easy money") is another day you have no site out there.
Wise words.
If you started a thread asking for the best affiliate program ( I bet that's never been done before ;) !) You'll get everyone and his sister inviting you in to their program.
If you started a thread asking for the worse affiliate program, you'll get everyone and her brother moaning about no clicks, no payouts etc.
In between there will be a silent few, sitting pretty making money and getting on with it.
Yeah;
Woo-Hoo! I got my check, the dough is rolling in! ($50)
Those lousy SOB's they didn't pay on time! ($15 ...failed to notice the $25 minimum check.)
>silent
The 'Long Dark Sedan Club' doesn't talk much ...unless they're 2nd-tier promoters, hhh!
Logic says there can't be an unbiased source of the best or worst of because we can never tell who is telling the truth.
I think I would publicly moan if I was on to a real winner.
Also, after talking with others about an idea or plan, and some or all of them said "no, that will never make it." Debbie just wouldn't agree. Guess what? Debbie was right.
Sometimes you just have to trust your own judgement, your own Debbie, or both.
If they think it is the best thing since sliced water, leave it.
