If you answered yes to these questions, you are not alone. I got into affiliate marketing about 5 years ago just looking to earn a little extra money on the side. I am now a full time internet marketer and I love it.

An affiliate marketer is someone that markets and sells other peoples products. As an affiliate marketer, you can make money online with little or no money upfront which is great. Every time you sell a product, you get paid a commission. The size of the affiliate commission is always listed on the site where you found the product and will be paid out to you via an affiliate link.

Advantages of becoming an affiliate marketer:

You don’t need to have a great deal of experience to become an affiliate marketer. You will need access to a computer and the internet. It will be easier for you if you have some marketing knowledge of the internet and know how to navigate around it. Some online marketing experience would also be helpful. One of the best free ways to advertise your product is through article writing and article submission.

You get to use products created by someone else and you get paid to do it. You do not have to have your own product.

Since you don’t own the product and are selling it for someone else, you don’t have to keep the products on hand and ship them. If you choose an e-book or e-product, there is no shipping involved at all. As an affiliate, you don’t need to set up your own website or get a domain name if you don’t want to. Your cool gadgets will have its own website that you can direct potential buyers to.

You don’t have to be a copy writer. A good affiliate program will provide sales copy, banner ads, emails, pictures and possibly a variety of other tools for you to use. Many of them will even provide articles that you just have to re-write.

There is an endless supply of affiliate products in hundreds or thousands of niches available for you to choose from. If one product doesn’t work out, you can pick another one. If you chose a product that sells well, you can find a similar one and sell it as well. Becoming an affiliate marketer is one of the most cost effective ways to set up your own business and get started earning income.