Can Affiliate Marketing Be Put On Autopilot?
July 18, 2011 by Craig Relph
Filed under Affiliate Marketing
I am sure you have heard of a lot of business owners on the internet boasting of making money on autopilot. Can this really be done?
It certainly can be!
Well the answer is YES, you certainly can do!
Once you have all the necessary systems in place it is simply like pressing a button but you need to set it up first.
The time it takes you to set up the systems would depend on your computer skills, if you have a lot it takes a little time if you lack skills don’t worry it will just take a little longer.
One of the best ways to start running a business on autopilot is to join an affiliate program. This is a program where you simply sell someone else’s product for a commission so you don’t need to worry about collecting monies, deliveries, returns and all that other time consuming stuff, you simply put that persons link on you site, sell and collect checks at the end of the month.
Some of the systems you would need to get your business up and running on autopilot would be:
1. If your vendor doesn’t have a website to promote the product, you will need one (most usually do nowadays).
2. An Auto-Responder – this responds to interested customers automatically so you don’t have the heavy task of responding to hundreds of prospective clients.
3. Advertising companies – choose a pay-per-click campaign or other forms of online advertising , stick with the main players to drive traffic to your website.
4. Other Traffic driving companies e.g. Article Marketing Companies.
5. We would also recommend an ‘Ad Tracker’. This will give you statistics on which of the companies (and methods) you are using is driving the most traffic to your site. This can be really important for effectively promoting your business by focussing your efforts on the things that are working the best.
The above list is not exhaustive; these are a few systems that can help you set up your business on autopilot. You do not have to be a salesperson and you haven’t got to be ‘spamming’ people with loads of emails to succeed at this business. The great thing is once you have established a profitable niche and are earning a good income from it, there is nothing stopping you from joining another affiliate program.
YES, so when someone visits your site and buys anything from any of these affiliates you get paid for doing nothing, this system makes money while you sleep. So do a little work now – to do whatever you want for the rest of your life!
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