Really Great article. Keeps anyone going. Thks Allan!
From
BusinessDBHub.com

Hi Allan Lots of useful info here. There is definitely a shortage of solid books on Affiliate Marketing. Maybe an opportunity for you, or maybe someone you commission?
www.SeeHearLearn.com
Grow by Learning More

Just don't bother about what Mr.Anonymous said (ref: #301 newsletter) we know you are good and he will also come to know one day.

Allan, Your materials are thorough, clear, helpful, and encouraging. As far as Mr. Anonymous is concerned, there are a lot of "wanna-bees" in every line of business who out of envy and laziness would rather spend their time tearing others down that constructively helping others.

Allan, your 18-step affiliate marketing tutorial is one of the key items of information that got me started, thanks for such a useful resource, I read it every 6 months it seems like. By the way, I got my first ClickBank check this week. It wasn't stellar, but it was exciting (first time using one of the big affiliate networks).

It's unfortunate that people like 'Mr. Anonymous' are so closed to the possibilities of internet income. That's what it basically boils down to. Some just can't wrap their minds around the fact that you can make a great living from the net. I know it can be done because I've accomplished some small gains myself. And if I ever fully apply the vast amounts of information I've learned from my studies, I know I'd be able to leave my dull, boring day job and live quite comfortably, much like you, Allan. So to all the Mr. Anonymous's out there, stay skeptical. It leaves more available for those of us who will say 'yes' to opportunity.

Much praise has been heaped on Sitesell's Affiliate Masters Course and the guide they give their own 5 Pillar affiliates (and rightly so), but when it comes to usefulness per word, I think this tutorial wins hands down.

Actually, when it came out, I thought it was slightly too long. Now I sometimes think it could have been longer; so I suppose that means, most days, I think it's just about right. :-)

I have been dreaming about information like this for a long time. I consider myself very lucky to find your webpage. I am from Iceland and I am new to this marketing concept and am very interested in working online. I am going to visit this webpage very often now :)
Thank you and best regards,
Olafur J.
Iceland

Hello Allan,
Great site and fantastic articles! It is amazing to think how much so-called "expert advice" is sold by other sites and individuals for a lot of money while you are probably giving some of the best advice available absolutely free of charge. Many thanks.
Francois du Toit
http://www.2sl.com

[Hi Francois, Thanks! Tell your friends. :) Allan.]

Allan,
Thanks a lot for your expert advice. I tried it on our Online Classified Ads site www.drunkfly.com and it has helped a lot.

Hello Allan,
I have been in this business for ten years and have always found it hard to find practical, usable, helpful information. Since finding your site and newsletter that is no longer true. Thanks much for all the real information and helpful strategies that can even help a ten year veteran!
Terri Seymour
http://www.seymourproducts.com

Hello all,
I have just found this website and it is really informative and useful. I am in charge of doing marketing for our company website. I know that some webmasters can build 20 thousands of links from his website within 1 month. If anyone knows this could help me the way how to target links to my webiste. Your guidelines and help are greatly appreciated.

[John, To get 20,000 links to your site in a short time, you would need to do something very spectacular, or perhaps buy site-wide links from a bunch of sites, which would raise a red flag to Google. A good place to discuss this is on our affiliate forum. Allan.]

Hello Allan,
Thanks a lot for your expert advice, and all I can say is Great site and fantastic articles. Specially I have been dreaming about information like this for a long time. Your fantastic articles show to the newbies how to proceed in the ocean of the internet marketing.
Thank you
www.dream-gold.net

I'm somewhat new to online marketing been doing it for just over a year now and I am in a position where I am making 300-500 per month. Some sporadically mind you but still I am making money following what Allan says, so believe me when I tell you what Allan says works. Without exception I pretty much rely solely on Allan's tutorials. Youre not going to get better advice without being fleeced heavily for it.

Hi Allan
I started my site in July 06. I wish I had seen your article then. I seem to have been stumbling along since then. I get hits but most of them are from search engines. My main page is listed on Google but my others are not, even though I have submitted a Google sitemap. I am running a site aimed mainly at affiliate links. I have included a few pages of useful articles but non of these are listed on Google. I will try and implement your advice into my site (I think I will have to re-do-it ). I have been looking for good advice that tells the facts without trying to sell me some quick fix guru program. I have found it in your article. Keep up the good work. I hope other novices find it before they make the same mistakes as me.
Thanks Phil
http://www.thegreatgolfer.com

great article allan ... maybe you can write something on the compatibility of adsense with other affiliate programs ... i understand adsense has been really strict with what can & cannot be advertised within the same page where you have adsense ... a single mistake and you might be banned ... looking forward on your next article ...
http://stocktube.blogspot.com
cheers

Allan, this article should be kept in a museum. I remember when I first started Affiliate Marketing: I stumbled upon your site (the oldest design which was not bad), and I clicked on this 18 steps tutorial. When I read I thought: "It's easy!" but after months, no commissions... Do you know why? I didn't get commissions because I didn't follow this Step by step tutorial. The reason? It was free, so I though it was not a good tutorial. Believe me guys, stick to this tutorial and you will be on your way to become a Super Affiliate.
Thanks for your help Allan. I remember when I reached my first Goal ($300 / month) the first time. What a feeling.
www.MyNetMarketingland.com

Nice site Allan, Completely Updated and Modernized since the last visit I made. It's like there's so much info it's almost overwhelming. I was just wondering if you have built any websites with Site Build It? and what the addresses are?
Thanks,
Kris Perko
www.sweetshoppingdeals.com

[Yes, we own a bunch of sites built using SBI. We've written case studies about two of them. So when we recommend SBI, we're talking about a suite of tools we ourselves use. Here are the two case studies:
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/articles/135/1/Affiliate-marketing-case-study-using-SBI
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/articles/138/1/Web-affiliate-programs-experiment-2 Allan.]

Hi friends. My name's David, I'm a British national currently living in Thailand. I have been interested in the concept of marketing for some time now, only to be held back by lack of knowledge. A very close friend of mine has been marketing for about 4 years (He's close but not close enough to let out his secrets!!). He's just been whacked by "Google's Slap". Allan's 18 steps is simply just the ticket i've been looking for, so lucky to have found this website in such a short time.

Hi Allan, I'm 51 years old and I've had my own bricks and mortar business in retail for over 20 years. I have been interested in internet marketing for a long time and done the usual casual research regarding affiliate programs etc. I must have spent hundreds of hours searching round the internet for clear and concise information. You know the sort of thing, that mix of information gems that spur you into action because you understand how it works and you can see yourself doing it. Well, the other day I had my eureka momment; I discovered your Associate Programs. You have turned the light on, I feel my future is now secure financially because I now understand and I can implement my new found knowledge.
Bless you.
Pete. F

People sell these for $5-100 here it is totally free, amazing I missed before buy those ebooks. Thank you very much.

Hi Allan
thank you for all the free informations really give me an idea i am now starting to look for a niche for my next web site thank you again
from: http://www.getnowdomains.com

"The problem newcomers have is they try everything all at once." I agree with this. You have an awesome, information-packed site here, but when a "newcomer" tries to read your advice, you have so many links within the body of your text, (they, I) get sent off to another topic or site altogether and never even get the chance to finish your column or even read what your advice was.

[Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated! What I set out to do was teach someone to build a successful affiliate business in one article. However, the topic is too large for one article, so I added links to more info. Why not try reading the whole thing through the first time without clicking on any of the lnks? Then go back and explore further, as you need the extra info. Allan.]

Hi Allan
I consider myself fortunate to have found your site, I am a complete newcomer, and in the past few weeks I have fallen prey to one get rich scheme and perhaps one genuine "free site give away". This is just to say thank you for the mountain of advice you offer on your web site. It is very much appreciated, it's a minefied out there!!! Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much again.
Best regards
Peter N (Australia).

Hi there Allan,
Thank you so very much for sharing this valuable information regarding affiliate programs with me and certainly lot of other internet marketers. I am elated and you have definitively elevated my spirits to a new height, and I truly have hope again ... that this Internet thing just may work to where I can make a decent income while working-from-home. I just could not believe what I was reading and to think that you were wlling to share this vital information for FREE! The "Affiliate Program Tutorial" is superior to any other affiliate info I have ever received. Thank you again from all of us. My motto from this point on is that "I will and I must SUCCEED".
All the best,
Chaney Alulis

[Thank you! I appreciate your comments. Just make sure you do something every day to improve your business. Allan.]

Great job, but what really pisses me off is no matter where we go it costs us money, like your 18 steps, you know what these ebooks say that you're trying to sell us that are linked into these steps of yours, but you just can't give up the info free. We got to go there and buy, and maybe even be redirected to some other site to buy something else. When does it end and when will we find someone who is not trying to bleed us for money every time we turn around? I mean you make money out there on the net. Why not cough up some help that we don't have to pay for for a change? This business is like one big chain letter, with the more you get people to hope this is going to make them some money they will read on and click and buy and click and buy. Thanks lyall mullaney.

[Lyall, I understand how frustrating it is when you're starting out. Look at this way. You're planning a business. Buying an instruction manual is a sound investment. However, here's a place where you can get advice free. I've spent thousands of hours answering affiliates' questions on our free affiliate forum, and I'm not the only one. The forum has many friendly, helpful members. Also, if you subscribe to my free newsletter you get a free ebook, "77 Ways to Get Traffic". Nearly all of them are free, too. If you explore this site you'll find I give a heck of a lot. Allan.]

Og wow, this is so great, thanks a lot sir.
Al
weblabs.notlong.com

Allan,
Great stuffs over here. Anyone can learn a lot from your articles. Keep it up!
Thanks
http://www.audiobookspeople.com

just wanted you to know that i have learned a lot of great stuff by reading your articles. i have been earning nicely myself the past 2-3 years and still i learn a lot from you and you give me new ideas i didn't know about before. I have started my own article site based on my own knowledge and experience because it IS a great way for newbies to get started.
Annette H
article-portal.net

Thank You Allan. You gave us a very valuable info here. Good Luck and have a successful affiliate.
www.smartravell.blogspot.com

I start learn about making money here 1 year ago. Now i start to earn around $100-200. Although it's lower but it is still in my targeted earning.
www.dynn.org

It's useful. i hope (or must) i can do what you've told in your article.
sofan
http://www.onejob.ws

I'm currently "enjoying" information overload, however, this clears up quite a bit of the fog. Thank you!
www.choose.thesgrprogram.com

hullo,
I've read the tutorial a while ago, and although I don't remember everything at the moment, that doesn't matter right now, because I get usually stuck right during the first page reading. It says there approximately), one just has to build a very good website with lots of good and interesting articles(information), a.s.o., a.k.: one has to know a lot about the subject, and has to be an author/writer by profession and/or talent. On the other hand I read your(positive) review of Myleena's salesletter (software), where she claims one shouldn't choose a niche by what one knows or likes, as these niches might be either very competitive or not profitable, and she's of course right; if the niche isn't profitable, then what's the use of marketing there? Now I would like to ask a question on this (I hope it's o.k. to ask this here inside my comment):
how is one supposed to be (or become) an author/writer for a niche that's profitable, but one knows nothing or little about, and build a really good and interesting website for it, and on top of it has difficulty being an author/writer generally speaking (and no money to hire somebody to do the work for him/her), but needs urgently to create enough income through a home based IT-network marketing business? Otherwise I'm happy there's such a thing like this free tutorial; it's probably good enough, but I personally have no idea if I can really implement it, as I'm a person who usually needs the human factor while getting taught something new and (at least for me as a computer, tech- and IT-dummy) rather complicated (even phone call possibility would be better than only on-line contact). Any advice for the above mentioned "niche-know nothing" and "author/writer" problem? TIA!
Bithia'h

[For your first website, it helps enormously if you already have a keen interest in the topic you choose. However, it is possible to BECOME keenly interested in something new. You'll often find that the more you delve into a topic, the more you become interested in it. It helps hugely if you have good writing skills, but many affiliates who don't write well still succeed. They succeed tbecause their genuine enthusiasm for the topic shines through. You can research topics online, in libraries and by reading magazines and books. You can also interview people who do have the knowledge you want. You can do this by phone or email. You can succeed without having tech skills, especially if you choose the Site Build It! option which I recommend. You can also team up with a friend or neighbor to discuss things or join a computer club and ask questions on our affiliate forum. You can look at the hurdles and say "It's too hard" but you'll never really know unless you make an attempt. Don't expect to earn good money very quickly. It takes time to learn and build a business. Our affiliate forum is a good place to discuss such things. However, don't make the mistake of analyzing things to death and never actually taking the first step. You won't know if you succeed until you try. Allan.]

Hi, I came across your articles today morning and have skimmed through every piece posted there. I must admit that it has been a very infomative experience for me to go through comprehensive information. You seem to have indepth knowledge in the field of Affiliate Marketing and since I am still very new to this field i draw great inspiration from what you have posted for reference. Congratulations on the same.
kailyn morgan
www.epurplemedia.co.uk

I think many of us looking to set up an online business come upon almost the same kind of information, only they are worded differently - because the basics of making money are the same, the difference is in increasing the income, tweaking, tracking, etc. And in the beginning we all make the same kind of mistakes, the main one being the inability to focus. I have created a pdf file about the mistakes I used to make, it can be downloaded for free at
http://www.crazypartners.com/7mistakes.pdf

Allan, Why have I not been to your site before? Just this morning I sent an email to someone selling another program, telling them what I thought they were missing in their plan. As it turns out, what you listed on your main page was almost word for word what I wrote in
that email! Talk about timing. I am presently going through your18 step tutorial. Who knows what I'll end up with?
Jim

Allan, thank you for being there and help me not to give up. I do not feel ashamed to say that i study hard all my free hours and I cannot understand how to interprete the number in order to say " i found a niche". I am an SBier but the system inside does not work for me. Please show me another way, or i think i am gonna become crazy, but this time, could you please give an example step by step with simple tools and interpretation criteria????? I know SBI is perfectly complete. But it is exhaustive trying to find the answers in the forum every time a detail stand in your way.
Please, help me.
Thank you very much again.
zulma

[Hi Zulma, SBI gives you an incredible amount of help. If you can't succeed with it, I think you'd struggle to succeed with any other system. I suggest you go through the SBI Action Guide very slowly and take notes as you go. Do this several times. You'll find that new things sink in each time. You can also read the following article I wrote on our affiliate forum:
Analyzing keyword supply and demand
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/discus/ftopic8210.html
Choosing a niche certainly can be frustrating. Sometimes you reach a stage where you decide you've done enough number crunching and it's time to do what your instincts tell you. Allan.]

Allan,
I found this article to be very informative for the newbie (such a person as myself). I'm still learning this business. It's such an awesome business and it's good to know that are people of your caliber that will take the time to show us the ropes.
Keep up the good work. Thanks again.
Jackie Anderson
http://www.3easystepstomakemoneyonline.blogspot.com

[Thanks. No matter how long we've been in business online, we're all still learing. Allan.]

Your site is always my first port of call for information on any problems or questions I may have. I have been hearing things about a web based program that is supposed to make marketing a breeze (Don't they all?). But I must confess it has got me interested (Probably more down to good marketing copy than anything else).
It is called CMSInfusion. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Pete.

[It isn't being sold yet. We did extensive research and weren't able to find a "perfect" content management system. We ended up paying a programmer to meld various scripts together, and we're still working on it. A CMS is definitely not something you want to leap into without careful research. I'd say wait, and then talk to people who have been using it for a few months. Allan.]

Dear Allan
Your website is a treasure trove of information - I've spent every night pouring over and researching into the tips that will help me refine my website for aspiring transsexual women entrepreneurs and motivational speakers. Thank you for helping me "see the light".
Best Regards
Leona Lo, Singapore
URL: http://www.leonalo.com
URL: http://www.talksense.biz

Hello Allan,
Many THANKS for your awesome knowledge base, I must recommend your website to my list members..
Keep the good job,
All the Best
Hatem
http://www.ibusinessideas.com

Dear Allan,
Hi just a few lines to say yes I want to express my concerns about all the hype going on over the internet, where so many so called guru's, say do this do that and you will make this and that $$$$$$$$ amount of dollars, I myself have been sucked in many times, and wasted big money, and purchased but for nothing in results. So I have come to the end of being able to purchase any more programs, now till I can see value for money. I have watched Allan's Associate Programs by email subscriptions, now I have cleaned my computer hard drive out of all other programs, and stuff that are just collecting dust as the saying goes.

Now As a newbie who knows nothing, all I know is how to surf the net send an email, to friends, and receive emails, but know nothing of how to build websites, But now are looking to start a fresh with Site Build it, with the help of Allan and his professional help as i'm an Aussie with a Disability, but can overcome that with help to learn step by step on this program So here I am Allan Reporting for duty, "YES SIR." Regards Garry Woods.

[Garry, you've made an excellent choice. You'll find LOTS of really helpful people on the private SBI forum. Allan.]

Allan.
I need to make money relatively quickly. I understand content sites are the way to go. Since time is of the essence, should I concentrate on building a blog, or a full-fledged site. From what I understand, blogs are easy to build, and they are essentially web sites. What is your take on this? Thanking you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Rosalie

[Yes, blogs are websites. Yes, they are often relatively simple to create and run. However building something quickly is only part of the challenge. There are two factors which are much more important than your choice between a website or blog. 1. Will your blog/website be search engine friendly? 2. If your blog/website is not search engine friendly, do you have other other strategies to attract traffic to your site? There are millions upon millions of websites and blogs which linger in the doldrums, almost never seen by anyone. Whichever path you choose in affiliate marketing, you must learn how to get targeted traffic to your site and how to achieve sales and/or AdSense revenue. Allan.]

I wish I would have read this before I started my website: http://omadsense.com
It would have come in handy when I first started.

[Beware of using trademarked names such as "AdSense" as part of your domain name. You could lose your domain and your work in creating the site be all wasted. Many large companies have taken legal action to protect trademarked names. Allan.]

This is nothing but a rehash of what everyone else is selling. Get a life!
Neil

[I have a life, thanks, and it's a very good one because ofmy experience in affiliate marketing. Allan.]

Hi! Allan,
I'm a very new member (less than 3 weeks to be precise)in this affiliate programs. I found that your tutorial is very interesting and motivating in the sense that you keep it simple and straight forward, that means to say for a person like me who has limited knowledge, this tutorial is really "user-friendly". And furthermore you hv personally brought up from yr own vast experiences in this field which i found insightful and encouraging.
Thanks for sharing with us.
"May God Bless Thy"

Good article it is purely a note on how to take the Internet by the hand and not think you own it. I feel that if your a good enough Internet marketer you should be able to teach as well as preach," to completely master mind Internet Marketing as a hold; you the Internet marketer must be smooth and effective in order to target your own online presence. it's all about sharing online and that's what makes the Internet a really fun place for everyone. This is my approach to the Internet," I my self would not be successful if I did not comply with my very own words of generosity.
best of luck to all! please visit Sleekbusiness.com for more Internet Marketing notes.
By: Aaron Rivera Internet Marketing Consultant 8-1-07

Its just great article, but for intermediate level webmasters you must have to enhance “STEP 17: The future” because people really want to go ahead of $300 a month. Thanks a lot for such useful information.
Regards,
D Maind
Zoommsoft

[For intermediate level affiliates, one good option is Jeremy Palmer's High Performance Affiliate Marketing - http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/jeremy . My free newsletter explores various ways of generating revenue with affiliate programs. Allan.]

This is a fantastic tutorial. I started my site in 2004, I learnt the hard way so any newbies out there would do well to follow Allan's advice when starting out. Of course the internet is about pioneers and thinking outside the box but this tutorial should act as your foundations. In fact I am going to revisit some of these steps especially link building as it's my achilles heel. Great work.
http://www.footballhotels.co.uk

Great tutorial Allan, we will certainly be adopting some of your techniques to our core sites, www.dreammoney.tv & www.60minutemortgage.co.uk

I love this article! and I love your site! You can't ask for anything more than the advice given here and the affiliate program reviews.
Al
Hotcapsules

Allan, thank you for posting this tutorial and outlining your formula for success in affiliate marketing. This is immensely beneficial for newcomers to affiliate marketers. I hope to be able to email you with my own success story in the next 6-12 months. Thank you for your interest in the success of others!
Roland Chambers
Texas, USA

[I look forward to receiving that report! Allan.]

Excellent stuff as usual Allan. I've pointed my subscribers to this page as there is lots of useful information for them to promote their own products as well!
regards
Roy Carter

[Thank you! I love free publicity. Allan.]

Another great article from Allan, well done.
Phil, www.travel05.co.uk

Hi I just love your article that you have written about Affiliate Programs. You did a SUPERB Job on that! You really know what you're talking about there. I do like to comment at this time though that we offer an affiliate program also on our website. If you would like to check it out please feel free to visit our website at: http://www.WebWonders.org Our Affiliate Program is always free to join... So, if anyone is interested in earning money come check our Affiliate Program out right now... Again I really enjoyed reading your Article today and you did a Wonderful job on it... I wish you much SUCCESS my friend.
Sincerely,
Geri G. - (President / CEO of WebWonders.org)

I would sign up with Adsense, but I DON'T want Google having my personal info! Have you read how Google is data mining? What are they doing with all the personal info??

[Yes, some of the things Google is doing are scary. You have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages. For me, the benefits have worked out extremely well. Allan.]

Very good tutorial Allan. I install forums and blogs for people on their website. I tell them the importance of Adsense and how it can be added in so many areas to a website, including their blog or forum. Keep up the good work in keeping us informed on the latest money making trends! Your newsletter always has something that "catches my eye".
Matt
www.talkcafe.net

I regret not knowing about you before, I have wasted time and money and always ended up in the same hold. You makes me feel confident about conducting a successful business.
Teresa

Hi, Before reading into this, something came to my mind. Instead of creating a bunch of these sites not for free but cheap. Is there anyway to get free websites.. that come from other marketing business companies.. like say there is -SFI- they supply you with free sites to promote their products. Well I wonder if you could get more of those websites to promote instead of making your own websites. THEN use those on google adwords? So that way you will be hooked up with so many of these companies promoting their products getting commission off of that? Seems like it would be a more cheaper way because all you would do is pay for adwords to post your ads on google? I might be completely off track or it might yet later be in this article.. Just saying.

[Your shortcut is certainly cheap, but it's not a good idea. You don't want to have a website which is the same as the websites owned by thousands of other affiliates. Such a website won't get found in search engines. Also, you're likely to face intense competition for appropriate key phrases if you try buying advertising on AdWords for such a site. Build something useful and unique. Allan.]

How to incorporate SBI and a legal MLM company - Xango. The xango team will create a web site for whoever joins their team. Only there are no advertising tools and SEO capability. Could I incorporate this Xango with SBI and how to do it? Thanks.

[You can use your SBI site to attract traffic, gain trust and generate network marketing leads. Some network marketers are doing this very successfully. You can read about them here: http://makemy.sitesell.com/networkmarketing/
Allan.]

Hello Allan Gardyne, Good day to you. I've just registered newly with SiteSell.com's Affiliate program and i'm deeply interested in making it real good as an affiliate marketer. I have your tutorial manual on my system but as at the time of this mail i'm yet to internalise the content of material. The questions i'll to ask you are as follows:
(i) I have registered a domain name but i'm yet to build my website. I don't know what exactly to input into my and the line of business to go into
(ii) Is it possible for an affilate marketer who is not based in the United States and promoting a product resident in the States receive commissions even if such a person does not have a Paypal account or other a/cs where in the money can be paid?
(iii) Can the commission of such a person be sent through Western Union Money Transfer?
(iv) What do you advise i REALLY AND PRACTICALLY DO to get started?
Kind regards
Chidera
Lagos, Nigeria

[Non-U.S. residents can usually receive commissions by check. Most affiliate programs are paying hundreds or thousands of affiliates. They won't want to make special arrangements for one affiliate. SiteSell is a VERY good company but it may not be the best choice for you. To get started, read my Affiliate Program Tutorial, and follow the steps one by one. You can also ask questions on our friendly affiliate forum. Allan.]

Thank you Allan for your good efforts. I really appreciate your valuable info here and hope to learn from this site and will make frequent visit after this. I've SBI with me now, just started to digest. I found your site today when I look for a non-clickbank affiliate program because Malaysian was not granted to have an account with clickbank. Last time paypal doing the same thing but now have a way out with them. I wonder if you could share with me any good and reliable non-clickbank program that you know or you come across. I appreciate your help. Keep up your good work. It wonderful site!!!
Thank you - Shukri (Malaysia)
www.successbreedssuccess-ms.blogspot.com

[A non-ClickBank program which I'm fond of is Yanik Silver's Surefire Marketing. Yanik is highly talented, a good teacher, and I like the way his program is structured. You can promote one product and earn commissions on OTHER products you haven't promoted. You can join here:
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/surefire
Allan.]

I think that all the information u are giving in this website is useful and efficient. U have done a great job here, and congratulations for ur success online.
Sarah from Morocco

I'm still new in affiliate marketing. I need a coach that can help me step by step in affiliate marketing. This article is a good resource to me to learn from the begin.
Tq
Here We Could Share Everything
http://www.digitalsbazaar.com

There is a lot of free and very useful, down to earth information on your site, I have been searching the net, only to find everything I needed right here... without being asked a joining fee!!!

Thank you very much Allan

Amazing! It's a wonderful start point. But... It's a shame that it is only in English. I would like to translate it to Spanish, so Spanish people can take advantage of this incredible aid. Of course, the translation will have a link to your site. Could it be possible, Allan?

[I'm sorry. No. The Internet keeps changing and I update the tutorial every now and again. If I allowed translations, there's too much risk that there would be out of date versions online. You're welcome to link to the Affiliate Program Tutorial instead. Allan.]

Thanks for the great information i really like how you sent the reader in different directions.
http://www.weathandfreedompackage.com

thanks a lot sir Allan..
you're my inspiration..

I really appreciate this venture of yours to guide a common man to learn something which can earn him a lot in future. Knowledge is the best gift one can give to others.
http://perfumepower.blogspot.com

You have a great wealth of information here! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
www.MomsWallet.com

Hello there, can anyone tell me for sure, what other affiliate programs goes along with Google adsense, so I won't be banned by Google Adsense. Check out my website about making money online. http://www.snoopmoney.com

[You can choose from tens of thousands of affiliate programs. Allan.]

I am new to web marketing and affiliates, and I really appreciate the structured approach and hands-on tips and links in this article. Thanks.
www.voodex.com

My partner and I are trying our best to get started as affiliates. We chose WordPress to start a blog and have published our articles. Neither of us are the greatest with a computer so it has been a struggle. I haven't read your whole article yet, but it looks like we may be able to gain some insights with this. I thank you for doing this, ahead of time. I know I will learn a great deal from you!!
our site is;
http://maintainingyouth.com

[I knew very litle about computers when I started, too. Fortunately, a local college was running an introductory course on how to use Windows 95, so I enrolled. My 90-year-old father-in-law learned by studyng a Windows for Dummies book. Make a decision to learn something new every day and do something every day to improve your business, and you'll get there. Allan.]

great article. I will try to have a test by using the methods in your article.
My site is: perfectsee.com

This is some great information so far, i have just begun reading, and it is informative. However, what I really would like to know at this time, is how do I publish a website to the internet, or to my mailing list, or vice-versa? I am at a standstill with this.

[A good place to ask such questions is our affiliate forum. It has lots of friendly, helpful members. Allan.]

Allan, I am glad that I found your site. It is site is very informative. I am a real estate agent. Things are not as rosy as they once were. I am looking into affiliate programs. Read through your article once and I am feeling very optimistic that I can do it (haven't checked any links in your website yet). I do have a quick question though. Should I pick a large priced item affiliation to make good money or are they too competitive? What do you suggest?
Thanks,
Farrukh Ghori
http://www.fghori.com

[Products paying large commissions are very attractive because you don't need many sales to earn a good income. However, they're not impulse purchases, so you need a VERY convincing, persuasive website, and you may need a newsletter, so that you gradually earn the trust of your readers. If you're totally new to affiliate marketing, I think you're more likely to have success with lower priced products. You could move up as you gain experience. Allan.]

Hi Allan -- I'm glad that I found your website. This article is very well-written and well-organized. I'm glad you are earning money from the links, as well as helping people like me. I've been a reporter and professor by trade, so I just hope I don't spend the rest of my life on research and never get to the building-a-site and profit part.

[For many people, just taking the first step is the hardest part. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Once you stop reading and start doing, you'll learn faster. Allan.]

Dear Allan,
Working in the finance/lending industry, we find affiliate network a key component to our web presence and hense the resources and tips available on your site very usefull.
Kind Regards,
Michael Despott
M 0424 257 833

Hi Allan
A great course and one which i enjoyed and have put some of your ideas into place. one thing that you did not put a lot of empahasis on was submitting your website to search engines. one of the best for doing this i have found to be at www.scrubtheweb.com which will analyse your site and give you an indication on how to set up your meta tags and then submits to 10 of the top search engines including google for free. also the process is very quick and i have seen the googlebot, spider my new site within a day and have been indexed within a week on at least the first 3 pages . this has happened for all my sites at
www.netbookmarketing.com
www.mikesfreetraffic.com
and www.homebusinesszone.co.uk
then with more trial and error of tags and keywords i have got them to the first page

[Interesting. It's many years since I've bothered submitting a site to a search engine. If you get links to your sites, the search engines find them. Allan.]

Hi Allan, my goal is to promote affiliate products but I didn't really want to focus on a website because I want to do other things. I'm not trying to be a guru just make $1000 per month as an affiliate marketer. Am I being unrealistic? Thanks

[Yes. That's unrealistic if you're talking about doing it without owning your own website. It MAY be possible, but it's the HARD way of doing affiliate marketing. Build a website. It gives you credibility. A website can keep attracting traffic and making sales while you're doing things you enjoy doing. Allan.]

Hi Allan,
I find these posts very much helpful. I will need your advice in order to get the quality in links. Please have a look at the following URL and please let me know what do you say about it and how will it be easy for me to obtain more quality links?
Your reply in this regard shall be highly appreciated.
Regards:
tina
http://www.luqman-technologies.com/

[On our affiliate forum there's a Site Review section where you can ask for a site review. Read the forum instructions first. Allan.]

Sir, I have seen tens of (sorry) tons of articles to guide new affiliates. Finally my search ended here. Nothing can be compared to this articles. More than enough for my life. Thanks a lot. I must thank www.ez20new.com for adding your site in their list of worthy sites. Otherwise I would not have known about you. Now I am courage enough to go into affliate business. Because I have found my guru. Thanks Allan.

In doing general research on social media I came across your article and it was absolutely amazing. Your article is a very valuable resource that is helping a lot of people. You have helped me to see the connection. Thanks for your insight. Sherita Searcy. www.sheritasearcy.com

[Thank you! I really appreciate your comments. Allan.]

To add some critical thinking for SBI fame, good review of SBI vs other web building tools for experts
http://www.easywordpress.com/labs/wordpress-vs-sitebuildit-for-making-money-online/

[I was surprised that the comparison failed to mention the training that comes with SBI. To many users that may well be the most important feature of all. Good tools are useless without a good teacher. Allan.]

I would like to have a hands-on experience to see and believe what your system as described is true and won't mind to fly-in to wherever you are and pay for all costs to know.

Could kindly enlighten if it's possible or provide person/s to contact and arrange?

Hopeful you would kindly consider to teach and pay for your know-how to achieve and spread and help to make the world to create better evironment due to the depleting ozone and global warming.

Please help me to help the world to be a better World or the World will end soon.

Hope to receive your earliest response soon.
Kind regards,
Benhawk - 65-81189038

[I'm sorry. We don't do one-to-one coaching. The goals I've described in this Affiliate Program Tutorial are extremely modest when compared with what is possible in affiliate marketing. You're welcome to ask questions on our affiliate forum. It has lots of friendly, helpful affiliates. Here are 7 reasons why you should believe what I say:
Seven ways to be your own BS detector
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/articles/493/1/Seven-ways-to-be-your-own-BS-detector
Allan.]

Great resources. It's my "Affiliate Bible" to guide me along the journey of affiliate marketing. Knowledge is not a power if you didn't applied it.
To Your Success
Bryan Hee
Secrets of Generate Full Time Residual Income
http://hugeresidualincome.pinurl.com

Nice Article especially for we beginners.
You can view my blog at
http://lifeasafirsttimeparent.blogspot.com

Very well written article
quickcreditcardapproval.com

I'm SICK of your links back to FORCEFEED me Sitebuildit !!! For example: you have a link that says, "click here for a tutorial about.." WHATEVER. These links DON'T do as you promise, just another B.S. link to sitebuildit. I GET IT NOW. I'm GONE.

[I live in a democracy. I'm not force feeding you anything. Allan.]

Hello Allan,
I just read your article now but am yet to finish reading it. I must say this is a beautiful piece.
Thanks for the great job.

Allan,
Thank you so much for your generosity. The information is absolutely invaluable. I have been searching for a while for info on affiliate programs. I am completely clueless when it comes to them and so desperately want to learn to make money on the net. Thank you again. You are an amazing human being!
regards,
Lorraine Cote
The Write Touch 4U
http://www.thewritetouch4u.com

You are brilliant! Times are getting hard and I can see that Allan is an American and not an American't! I have information that i will dare not call intelligentsia (per Bush), but keeping us linked to the real resources and linking others from the villians is our common goal! Windstream, Compaq (HP), and Netzero are India trying to turn us (the US $100 bill into a $50!) YET, they are 85% dependent on who as consumers? Us (US)! What can we do about this? HMmm. Time Warner Roadrunner and Epson are tried within our states! When I say Associate Programs.com, cd Kitchen.com, Tuttles body Shop Inc, gsk, The Legal Network, Red Scissors, Microsmarts LLC.,King Computer Services, youtube, google, YahooChess, Office World.com, Vc Custom, etc. This is the team to be on! Get a customized computer with MB memory at a reasonable price: capable of handling tremendous graphics, effects, transitions, editorials, etc! And this is not Apple nor Apple's price! I am doing what hollywood never could: tell the 100% truth! For example: "totally gangster" is an image, but NOT a lifestyle. Otherwise, everyone would be dead by 13! Allan, you are the real superhero here (since 1998) and I am fortunate to be on your team! My motto is simple: never forget a name or a face! Either they are on your @#&% list or on your 2win list. Staying connected means that we are aces in various places: waiting to be played at your disposal. I am a youtube freelance advertiser.
Later gator

[I appreciate your enthusiasm. If you have a look at our About Us page, you'll see that I'm a New Zealander or an Australian, depending on the time of year. I've visited America a few times, though! Allan.]

I am from Singapore and a father of twins. Things aren't looking good financially for me right now and I have been living hand to mouth for as long as i remember. I am deeply inspired by your website and hope to God that things will change for me with this. Thank you for sharing this.

[Your wife and twins will give you powerful motivation to succeed. Whenever you come across a tough day when things go wrong, picture your wife and twins and remember why you're building a business. Allan.]

I view ur associate programme i saw some information. But presently i am into some affiliate programe that said only paid mail and but there is a minimum pay out and reach there minimum pay out and i have not been paid.

[A good place to discuss this and seek help is in the Complaints section of our affiliate forum. The link to the forum is at the top of the page. Allan.]