Post 4 of 8: Affiliate Marketing and Other Business Models7 Minute Reading Time

PLR products are a great method to get started making money online without knowing anything about company or being a tech whiz. You don’t even need to be an expert in business or commit a lot of time to it.

This is the perfect business plan for anyone looking to start a company.  The harried entrepreneur who wants to make an endless amount of money from a single product with only a sprinkle of basic sales skills

However, that is only one example. Another example is ‘affiliate marketing,’ which could be even more straightforward.

How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?

One of the most prevalent ways for internet marketers to make money online is through affiliate marketing. When you say “internet marketing,” some people will think you’re talking about affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is the practise of promoting products in exchange for a fee. The idea is that you promote a product that someone else has created and is selling to make money off of it.

You’re essentially a door-to-door salesperson, except you have access to the entire world…

Promoting a digital product, such as an ebook or an online course, is a common example. As we’ve seen, the beauty of digital items is that they can be marketed indefinitely and have no ‘CoGS’ (Cost of Goods Sold). Because there are no overhead costs, sellers make a 100% profit.

The best part is that there are a slew of affiliate networks that will pay you 70% or more of your revenue!

You might find this unusual. Why would the creator of a product be willing to give away more than the item is worth?

The reason for this is simple: they want as many affiliates as possible to promote their products. They’re almost certainly already distributing their products through their own channels.

They’re obviously selling as many copies of their ebook or course as they can, and their marketing possibilities have been exhausted. On every sale, they make a 100 percent profit.

As a result, they stand to gain nothing by striving to boost sales any further for only a 30% profit.

They’ll pay as many marketers as possible 70% of their earnings to help them promote their products, resulting in an army of experienced sellers supporting them in producing even more turnover and money.

The more they offer, the more money they make.

As a result, you can start selling an ebook for $50 and earn $35 on each transaction. In addition, unlike PLR items, you won’t have to pay anything up ahead.

This means you can promote as many affiliate products as you like and scale your business practically endlessly.

What Is the Process?

All you have to do now is to build an affiliate network.

A handful of the most important are listed here.

For instance, JVzoo (www.jvzoo.com)

Advisory Committee  Junction (www.cj.com) 

ClickBank is a corporation that assists people in making money online (www.clickbank.com).

These are huge databases of affiliate products that you may browse to find products to sell. Once you’ve chosen something you like, all you have to do now is apply, and an ‘affiliate link’ will be issued to you.

An affiliate link is a link that redirects users to a store where they can purchase a product while also leaving cookies on their computer.

These cookies then identify them as having been referred by you, and any purchases they make are logged in your account. At the end of the month, your sales are tallied, and you can withdraw your funds.

A good affiliate product will typically include all of the tools you’ll need to promote it, such as the sales page, marketing emails, banner advertisements, and so on. Of course, the product’s designer wishes for your success because the more you sell, the more money they make!

Then, using PPC advertisements or other ways, you may upload that sales page to your own website or domain and bring traffic there.

You’ll be able to make money without ever having to own the goods or deal with one of the consumers if you do it this way! It’s a ‘hands-off’ way to make money on the internet.

Other Fantastic Online Business Models You Can Get Started With Right Away

You may not, however, choose to sell digital things. Maybe you’d like to sell something tangible?

It’s not a problem at all! You may genuinely become an affiliate for physical items through Amazon’s partner programme.

You’ll get a much lesser commission (typically around 4–8%), but the good news is that once you refer someone to Amazon, you’ll get paid on all of their transactions.

So, if you’re selling a book and someone clicks on your link, buys the book, and then buys a flatscreen television, you’ve just made a lot of money!

Or maybe you want to open your own internet store? One way to achieve this is to become a reseller. That may appear to be a daunting endeavour, but thanks to the internet, it’s a business model that even the busiest professionals can handle in their spare time.

Now all you have to do is find a wholesaler. A wholesaler is a manufacturer, factory, or reseller who sells you huge quantities of something at a lower price.

For example, you may spend $1,000 on 100 pairs of trousers and then sell each pair for $20. This means you’ll make a 100 percent profit on every transaction.

The best thing is that you can put your profit back into getting a larger batch of jeans next time. You have the option of saving $250 and spending $1,750 on your next pair of trousers, or spending more on something more expensive.

Because the items are little and you’re buying in small quantities, storage will be simple, and you’ll be able to sell them on eBay. Another item to think about is packaging, which should be kept to a bare minimum. With just a few hours of work each evening, you can earn a substantial side income!

Don’t want to deal with the physical ownership of the stock?

Why don’t you begin your search for a dropshipper?

A dropshipper is similar to an affiliate, except that you own the goods and your consumers never engage with the manufacturer.

Simply find a dropshipping company, sell their products on their behalf, and then forward the orders to them.

They’ll handle product development, packaging, and fulfilment so you can concentrate on making money rather than dealing with customers or delivering and maintaining things!

On www.alibaba.com, you may find both wholesalers and dropshippers.

You might also go the other way and start a business that offers services directly to customers or other businesses. This is a very basic business plan that is easy to put up online and then increase based on the number of customers/clients you require.

If you’re a great writer, for example, all you have to do is create a website promoting your skills, post a few ads in forums and other places, and wait for orders to come in. Of course, this isn’t a “passive” business model because you have to work for the money.

You can’t just go to bed and let a business like this to function on its own!

While this is true, you may still manage a business like this without investing a lot of time or effort. Perhaps you might augment your income by writing a few thousand words per week in the evenings?

You won’t even need to advertise because your repeat clients will come quickly!

Similarly, once you’ve finished reading the rest of this book, you can work as a web designer, a photographer, a designer, or even a marketer.

You can also run any other form of service business from the comfort of your own home. Consider delivering personalised teaching to clients via the internet. Are you in need of some business advice? Or do you work as a lawyer?

You won’t need to do much marketing if you’re simply looking to fill a few hours a week, and you’ll have repeat customers and word-of-mouth referrals, just like any solid business.

Simply set up a few hours during the week to process the orders, and you’ll be able to reap the benefits of having your own online business once more!

See you in the next post.

Frederick Empaga
Founder, digitalecommerce365.com
Partner, myonlinestartup.com 

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