Synopsis Introduction to the important factors in creating a successful affiliate website.

Chapter Contents Introduction Key Concepts Some Ideas Evaluating an Affiliate Program Types of Affiliate Links Product Placement Building a Website

Introduction to making your website

Before you can make a website that earns money through affiliate marketing, you need a plan. The first decision to make is what your website will be about. Or in other words, what the theme of the website will be. Next, you must consider the content you plan on offering your website visitors. Then you will make key decisions regarding the affiliate programs you join, and the affiliate links you want place on your site. You will also have to determine what link type(s) to place on your site and how to incorporate them into your content. Finally, you must learn how to correctly place the affiliate links on your site.

While this is a lot to think about, when broken down into simple steps they become much more simple.

This chapter introduces the key concepts of creating a quality website that earns revenue through affiliate marketing partnerships. If you don't know how to create a web page, don't worry! There are several ways to make a website without knowing how to write HTML. We will discuss the actual creation of a website later in this chapter.