How to get started as an affiliate and build a successful business?

I think we need to reframe the question around what audience do you want to serve? Who do you want to help? Focus on building the best possible resource to solve a certain problem, and trust that the money will follow.

One affiliate example I often point to is TripAdvisor. They didn't set out to "become an affiliate and build a website." They set out to build an authoritative brand in the travel space, and now earn a ton of money from flight and hotel bookings as an affiliate. They solve a specific problem (with my limited travel budget, what are my best options?) and found a way to monetize that.

Find a niche / subject that you love (you'll have to write a lot) and develop content around common problems in the niche. Try to monetize these first articles using adsense and product reviews to validate the niche and your angle (around 60 articles).
You can use guest posting to build your domain authority during this first phase.

There are many ways to bootstrap an authority website / affiliate website but this is the one i've used in the past. As soon as your website can finance content creation it'll scale quickly.
Hope it'll help.

I have been working in the affiliate industry for almost ten years and have helped numerous people start to make a living at it. Let's do a quick call to help you start making money. It's easier than you think actually to get started.

To get started as an affiliate and build a successful business keep the following points in mind:
Research and Select the Right Affiliate Product. A sound product strategy is a must for new affiliate marketers. Ideally, you should choose a niche that you can make money online with and has a lot of product vendors. Consider Buying the Product Before Promoting It. After establishing some steady income, it may even be worth buying higher-end products, provided you get in touch with the product creator to work out a strategic marketing plan that takes you to the next level. Cloaking or using anchor links was a controversial issue in internet marketing circles, with some affiliate marketers swearing by it and others who feel it is unnecessary.
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