Affiliate Marketing: A Great Way to Make Thousands of Dollars in Kenya

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How Do You Join Affiliate Sites and Make Money?

1. Have an up and running website/blog for at least 6 months.
2. Join any affiliate marketing sites, such as Amazon, eBay, Click Junction or any other.
3. Create your profile, just as simple as creating a new Gmail account.
4. Get the product IDs and product details – write a great review of the product and post on your blog or website.
5. Begin promoting the article on social media to gain search engine ranking and traffic.
6. Begin to see stats increasing as customers click through the affiliate link to the merchant site to buy products as you earn commissions.
7. Hurray! Go to the bank and withdraw your money. 

Can You Make Money With Affiliate Marketing?

 Did you know you can make hundreds and even thousands of dollars with Affiliate Marketing today? This is one of the online writing opportunities that leave many young Kenyans pocketing a lot of money at the comfort of their own homes.

Today, more than ever, many Kenyan youths complain of lack of jobs, while others make tremendous efforts to grab the attention of great employers in busy streets of Nairobi with placards, indicating their education qualifications and contact details in large and bold numbers/letters, for example, I AM BACHELOR OF STATISTICS GRADUATE, GIVE ME A JOB PLEASE, PHONE NUMBER bla bla bla...

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However, supposing you learn how you can make a lot of money by promoting products online, such as via Affiliate Marketing? Of course the boggling question that comes to mind is “what is affiliate marketing? In simple terms, this is the art of promoting products through writing product reviews on blogs online.

All you need is basic writing skills, a laptop or desktop computer and a good access to internet. If you have an undying passion for writing, researching and reviewing products, such as toys, technology items or even books, then this can be a great opportunity for you.

First you need to have an up and running website or blog, at least 6 months old. Then you need to join affiliate sites (Amazon, Click Junction, Click Bank or even eBay), create an account and fill in the details, including your website/blog. Select the products you would like to promote on your blog/website. You will be guided on how to create product links that will carry a unique product ID or code that will help identify or track the successful purchases made through your website/blog for you to earn a commission.

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 Take to social media and other link building or marketing strategies, including Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and much more to have your website ranking high on search engines, such as Google, Bing and Yahoo, for you to gain traffic to your site and begin to see income (commissions) streaming in. Finally, go to the bank and withdraw your money because, you got paid!

 

About the author

The author of this article is an avid writer and editor. He currently runs a vibrant product review blog: Always Sweating that promotes Amazon products for a commission. You can interact with him any time if you need any assistance about affiliate marketing or article writing. Thanks for reading!