If you want to stand out in the affiliate marketplace, maximize your income quickly while building a list of ultra-targeted, insanely loyal customers, then you will want to read every word in this special report.

You see, many new affiliate marketers get it all wrong. They complicate the process of turning prospects into customers by failing to connect, entice, and funnel their traffic in a way that converts. 

And that's what it's all about, right? As an affiliate marketer, your main objective is to warm up a customer base and turn those prospects into buyers.  And not just buyers who will purchase products through your affiliate links, but customers who will turn to you time and time again, when making the decision to purchase.

The great news is that it's easier to do than you may think.

Amazon has been a great income earner for affiliates for many years, but changes to a variety of factors such as SEO and the habits of your typical web surfer have made it a much different environment than it was a few years ago.

It was once possible to create micro niche sites that focused on a very specific niche subject, or even one single product, and make very good money. Google seemed to love those micro niche sites, and it was very easy to rank them and make a lot of money quickly.

But times change. Google decided that most micro niche sites were spam, which was mostly true, and it wanted to rank sites that had huge amounts of quality content instead. With all these changes making old methods difficult, is it still possible to make money as an Amazon affiliate?

The answer is a resounding, “YES!”

The methods may be different, but it certainly is possible to earn very good money as an Amazon affiliate, and you’re going to learn how in this guide.

Getting Started

By now you should have chosen your first niche and so it’s time to set up your website. We’re looking to build a real business here, and to establish authority in your niche so a well-crafted website with high quality, original content is key.

Yes, it does require a small investment, but you can get started for as little as $20 or less. You cannot skip this method. Having a website is critical to this system, but the investment will pay for itself.

Technically you could start with a blog on Blogger or Tumblr, but once you start making some money, you’ll want to switch everything over to your own domain, which could be a real hassle down the line. You’ll lose traffic, and will have to start building links from scratch, etc. It’s not ideal, so try to find the money for a domain and hosting, if possible.

Getting affiliates to promote your products can be easier money than you could make on your own because...

They attract buyers you otherwise never would have received. Those buyers can become repeat buyers. It's easier to sell to someone who's purchased before.

Your earnings from affiliates is essentially free money - minus the work you put in to attract and work with the affiliates.

"How to recruit an army of affiliates who are just waiting to promote your product! Blah blah blah."

Did that headline look familiar? One of the myths about getting affiliates to promote your products is that they're just out there waiting for you to call them to go to work. No such luck. Affiliates are hit with a lot of different offers to promote - and the better the affiliate, the more offers they receive.

So how do you find and recruit good affiliates? We'll cover that in detail. First, let me share...

Affiliate marketing has always been one of the most popular methods of making money.

For anyone who is just starting out, there’s no easier or faster method of generating income. For anyone who already operates their own online business, selling other people’s products can create a substantial boost to the income they’re already receiving.

The primary appeal comes from the fact that the only task the affiliate has to perform is promote whatever product or service they believe has substantial sales potential. The owner of the product or service does everything else.

In theory, you don’t even need a website in order to make money as an affiliate. You can simply promote your assigned affiliate link and then send prospective buyers to the owner’s sales page.

Of course, the obvious drawback is that almost every other affiliate will be doing the exact same thing. If all you’re doing is directing targeted traffic through your affiliate sales link, you’ll be competing on an equal level with countless other people who are promoting the same product.

I'm not going to waste your time by filling page after page with theory-based strategies, or talk endlessly about the history of affiliate marketing.

You don't care about that and neither do I.  Instead, I'm going to cut straight to the chase and tell you exactly what you need to know about affiliate marketing so that you can start making money in a matter of a few days.

When you're just starting out, the most time you'll spend will be in building your mailing list and fostering a relationship with those leads.

Once you have that foundation, you can set 80% of your tasks on autopilot and then focus on reviewing products that you believe in and continuing to extend your marketing funnel. Who knows? Maybe you'll even branch out and become a product developer yourself!

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. You want to know how to get started so that you're setting yourself up for success, right?

A few years ago, making money in affiliate marketing was drop-dead easy.   All you had to do was build a website that featured a handful of search-engine-optimized content, drive traffic to your pages through old-school methods (like Web 2.0, hub pages and link wheels) and before too long, you could penetrate any niche market you wanted.  

Fast forward to today, and the industry doesn't look anything like it used to.

That's not to say that you can't make money in affiliate marketing. You can, and you will.  But the methods are very different, and so your approach to building a long-term successful affiliate campaign needs to be based around new, refreshed strategies that will stand the test of time.

It makes the most sense to focus on building an evergreen system anyway, right?  That way you can set yourself up for long-term success, rather than worrying that the paradigm of affiliate marketing may shift yet again, and cause the foundation of your online business to come tumbling down.

Focusing on Quality

I don’t want to spend a lot of time discussing the history of affiliate marketing and how different the scene is today, but I do want to make sure that you don’t make the same mistakes so many new affiliates are still making.  Because believe it or not, people are still following outdated strategies and guides that lead them astray and hurt their chances of being successful.

It makes me cringe to see affiliates still spinning articles that offer little value, expecting positive results. These new marketers don’t realize that whatever little income they make from these BS tactics will be fleeting, at best.

So, just in case you need a reminder: these days, quality is paramount. That doesn’t mean you have to be a skilled writer in order to develop content for your authority niche website.  You don’t.  It’s about following a proven content strategy plan that’s based on researching your market, identifying the type of content that people best respond to, and then establishing credibility within your niche by catering to that demand.

Nearly every day someone approaches me about doing a joint venture because as you know, joint ventures are a marvelous way to get your product in front of a lot  of people quickly.

Better yet, getting your joint venture partner's recommendation can significantly increase both sales and sign ups onto your own list. But that's the good news – the bad news is anyone with a list gets approached day in and day out by numerous JV seekers, and the vast majority of those requests are either ignored or rejected.

So how can you be the one who receives the coveted “yes” answer next time you approach someone for a joint venture?

Here are 4 techniques that I've found work especially well...

First, make your initial contact all about the joint venture partner and NOT about you. Instead of telling them what's in it for you, tell them what's in it for them.

Sex, Wealth & Health

The most profitable niche markets usually fall into 1 of 3 markets, including:

Sex:  Relationships, self-improvement to look and feel more attractive and more confident. This involves everything from weight loss, how to get your ex back, to e-learning.

Wealth:  Making money, living a happier, stress-free life. This market includes everything from affiliate marketing to self-starters.

Health:  Living a healthy, long life. This includes everything from acne prevention, healthy recipes, to yoga.

Here’s a swipe file of 50 profitable niche market ideas in each category: