#1. Figure out exactly what it is that you want to do. What a concept! Yes, you can do something that you want to do online. You'll need to make a list of several things, just in case the first one or two are over saturated with competition or there isn't any money to be made there. You may not get your first or second choice, but you can still find things to do that you enjoy.

#2. Do proper market research. You'll want to see how many monthly searches the market gets that you're looking into. This is a debatable number because some people are making a killing with little tiny markets that may get as few as 100 searches per day, but a good rule of thumb is 10,000 searches per month in the entire market.

Example, "Golf" is a market niche, while "Golf Shoes" are a sub-niche. You would want to see how many total searches were being done for "Golf" and then choose a sub-niche to work in. You don't want more than 100,000 searches per month as the market is likely saturated.

#3. Look for competition. Some competition is a good thing because it means that people are buying stuff in that market. Of course, if you look at the term "Golf" you'll see dozens of Adwords ads and millions of pages. I don't recommend THAT much competition.

#4. Actually, this should be #1., but oh well. You need to learn how to build a basic web page. You can use an html editor if you want, but you really should learn at least the very basics of html. It's a pain, but it's not that difficult. Spend a little time with it each day and in a month or two it will come naturally. You can use the html editor to start out though.

#5. Find a mentor. If you really want to learn affiliate marketing then you need to find someone that's doing exactly what it is that you want to do. Think about it. If you want to become a Chef, you go to cooking school and learn from a Chef how to do it. The same applies here. If you really want to learn affiliate marketing then finding a mentor will increase your odds dramatically.

Learning affiliate marketing can be very tough. There are a lot of pitfalls and con artists out there that will trip you up and keep you from succeeding, if you allow it. Find a mentor and learn affiliate marketing the right way the first time around.

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