A beginners guide to the world of affiliate marketing

You have no doubt heard about people who are raking it in on the internet. They have given up their day job and are some how making money from the internet. Perhaps you know someone who is already living the internet lifestyle or maybe you know someone who knows someone. You get the picture, it sounds ideal doesnt it, no more 9 till 5, no more commuting, work from home, take long vacations, the benefits go on and on.How are they doing this?  Well more importantly, how can you do this? Yes you. You can do this and yes you can start making money from the internet. Let me introduce you to affiliate marketing.What is affiliate marketing?The basic idea behind affiliate marketing is that you sell somebody’s product and they pay you a commission. The more products you sell the more money you make. But you dont have to sell just one affiliate product, you can sell as many different affiliate products as you want.What kind of products and how much commission?The range of affiliate products is huge, there are simply thousands and thousands of products out there available for you to sell. These products include e-books, reports, videos, MP3 audio, teaching programs and courses the list goes on and on. They are available in practically every niche you can think of whether its videos about advertising on Google or e-books about health and fitness. Thebest idea for choosing affiliate products is to start with something that you have a interest in. If you a health and fitness expert then you will be able to find affiliate marketing products in the health ad fitness niche. You dont have to be an expert, you just need to have an interest in what you are going to sell. It is difficult to get motivated about something you dont like. The commission you get paid depends on the type of affiliate product you are selling but typically around 50% is common. This means that if you sell a $37 e-book on dieting you may make around $19 for each one sold. On the other end of the scale if you sell a $1500 online coaching program you would make a hansom $750. How do I get paid? When you find the affiliate product you are interested in selling you join their affiliate program, they will give you an affiliate link. This link goes to the website for the affiliate product and records that the visitor came from you. If that visitor buys the product you get paid your commission. The top affiliate marketing products will also supply you with pre-written information about the product such as benefits and features, reviews, reports, interviews, emails, banner ads, you name it. It is in their interest to help you sell as many products as you can.  To receive these commissions you setup a online payment system on the internet, these act as mini bank accounts online that you can setup very quickly. These bank accounts will hold you commissions until you request them, they will then electronically transfer the cash to real life bank account or even send you a cheque. To kick start your affiliate earnings check out GetAffiliateMillionsNow.com for a step by step video guide to making big money from affiliate marketing. I wish you the best of success in your new internet lifestyle.