Hey guys and gals. Affiliate marketing is a very hot topic right now. I mean who wouldn’t want to just start making money selling somebody else’s product or service, without stepping one foot out of your home? Sounds easy, right? Well hold on now! While affiliate marketing is not rocket science, it does require work, dedication and patience.

What does that even mean? I see all kinds of promotions online that say I can make hundreds of dollars online when I wake up in the morning. I feel your pain but whatever you're selling you still have to promote the product and it just does not work that fast unless you have a large list to begin with. This field is very competitive and if you want to become a player you need to invest the time and effort and possibly money. Wait hold on there you! they told me I didn’t have to do anything. Wrong!

So if what you are telling me is true what’s the next step? The first step in effective affiliate marketing is to choose a commercially viable product to sell. This is not hard but keep in mind that there are millions of products to choose from and you are not the only one that is going to promote that product.

Clickbank is very popular and a good place to get started with affiliate marketing. This site is not hard to use and if you find a product that you like promote it. If you don’t know how to do it.  Clickbank teaches you all you need to succeed. It’s called Click bank University.

Another of the most overlooked affiliate marketing tips has to do with traffic testing and tracking. As you probably already know or will soon realize, there are a million and one ways to get traffic to your affiliate offer. How do you know which one to choose? You really don't. You have to try one for a while and see how that works or try several at a time and compare them with each other. When you find some that are clearly outperforming others, invest more time, effort, and/or money into those and let the others go.

Lastly, take a look at the support that you can offer your customers. Yep, you heard me right. If the service is not there, how long do you think your customers will stay there? They won’t! Service is king online or offline, it does not matter. Service is King.

You should be prepared to answer questions about the product. While this may bug you! It’s is an important part in you succeeding at affiliate marketing. So what does that mean? You might actually have to buy the product and not promote it blindly. You need to know the features and benefits of the product, it’s advantages and disadvantages.

Making use of these tips will distinguish you from other affiliate marketers in business today.