Sunday, May 9, 2010

Hustle Up Cash: Affiliate Websites

Setting up affiliate websites is a great way to hustle up some extra cash from home. Working this hustle on a part time basis along side of other projects is an ideal way to start.

In simple terms, being an affiliate means you sell other people's products and services and get a commission on each sale. There are many benefits to running affiliate websites. Here are a few of them:

There are thousands of well-known companies offering affiliate memberships to people just like you. If you have a particular passion for something, chances are good you can work in that niche market as an affiliate. If you don't have a passion for anything in particular, you can choose several products in different areas and market them all.

Many parent companies (the companies that own the products you are selling) will give you, free of charge, complete websites to use for your marketing. These websites are professionally designed and most have been tested, in terms of buyer reaction. What this means is you do not have to learn HTML coding in order to get set up. That work has already been done for you.

If you already have or want to set-up your own sites, using one of the large affiliate management companies is the way to go. My favorites are Commission Junction and Flex Offers. Once you register you’ll have access to a great selection of products and services to promote. They provide the text and banners to add to your site.

When you need to hustle up some extra cash from home, the less work you have to do, the better. Most parent companies will handle the money transactions for you. If someone decides to buy from affiliate website, they are automatically sent to the parent company's e-commerce page where they fill in their credit card information. The parent company takes care of processing the credit card and shipping the order. If you are a complete newbie to all of this, check out Affiliate Genie. It's a great product to get you in the money quickly and painlessly.


Lastly, you can run as many affiliate websites as you want. If you want to run one, fine. If you want to run a dozen or more, that is fine too. It is all up to you, and you can do this in your spare time, evenings or weekends.

Most parent companies do not charge you anything to become an affiliate, but you will need a reliable Internet connection and a computer. You will also need to have an account with a hosting company (this is where you upload your files for your websites).

If you want to work from home, and you want to hustle up some cash in your spare time, running affiliate websites may be exactly what you are looking for. As always, if this Hustle appeals to you START TODAY. If not keep searching until you too become a Hustler!

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