Synopsis Experts predict that affiliate marketers will generate 45% of retail sales performed online by the year 2003. That means affiliates will be generating more than $11 billion worth of sales per year by 2003.

Chapter Contents Introduction Opportunity Knocks How this Course Works

Opportunity Knocks

The Internet has grown at an explosive rate since the mid-1990s. There are currently more than ninety-five million Internet users, according to a survey performed by Nielsen Media Research. Moreover, people aren't just using the Internet to keep in touch with friends or check sports scores; more than half are using the Internet to shop. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that in the year 2000 alone, Internet users purchased more than $26 billion worth of merchandise from online U.S. retailers. And there is no doubt the Internet will continue to grow into the future. The graph on the right shows the growth of online retail sales since it started being tracked in 1999. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

You might be asking yourself, "Why should I care?" This course will show you how you can get your piece of the e-commerce pie, with a business called affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketers help companies sell their products in exchange for commissions. Experts predict that affiliate marketers will generate 45% of retail sales performed online by the year 2003. That means affiliates will be generating more than $11 billion worth of sales per year by 2003. Assuming an average 10% sales commission, affiliate marketers combined will be earning more than $1.1 billion per year.

Affiliate marketing allows anyone to make money by promoting products offered by other companies. You don't need to be a computer expert, nor do you need a lot of money. All you need is the knowledge to compete and the motivation to succeed.

Participation is easy. There are only three steps to affiliate marketing: creating a website, getting your website online, and marketing. This course will show you how to complete each step, and will also offer tools to help you along the way. You don't need any advanced computer training to make this work; we will show you how.