How to Make Your First Affiliate Marketing Sale

[Sirazam Manira]

7 Steps to Earning Your First Affiliate Commission:
1. Choose a Niche
Before you even begin building your first site, you'll need to decide which niche you're going to target.
2. Research Affiliate Programs
choosing an affiliate program will take some work, but don't be afraid to invest a significant amount of time into it because this is, of course, where your income will come from.
3. Build a Site
Assuming you don't already have a website built, this will be the next step. Fortunately, building a site isn't as complicated or labor-intensive as it was in the past.
4. Produce Excellent Content
This is where the overused but truer-than-ever phrase "content is king" comes into play.
5. Build an Audience
Building an audience for your site will, in some ways, follow naturally once you start producing excellent content. An interested audience will not only bring you consistent traffic, but also result in consistent sales for you.
6. Promote Affiliate Offers
Once you've shown that you can offer something of value in your niche, it's time to continue adding value by promoting products that will be useful and helpful for your audience.
7. Rinse, Lather, and Repeat
It can feel overwhelming to do all the necessary work involved in setting up your site and building your reputation. But trust me, once you've made that first sale, all the hard work will be worth it!