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    Written by Rosalind Gardner  

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    Video: How Affiliate Marketing Works

    Here’s a video that I made for you to show you the basics of how affiliate marketing works.

    You’ll see one of my sites, the products that I promote on that site, how I affiliate with merchants and how easy it is to get the affiliate link code to place in your blog.

    Of course, to learn all about how affiliate marketing works, get the Super Affiliate Handbook – the affiliate marketing industry’s standard training manual.

    Rosalind GardnerWant more info?

    Rosalind Gardner is a Super Affiliate blogger, author, speaker, and Internet marketing consultant.

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    Posted / Revised on March 23, 2008 under Affiliate Marketing, Beginners, Videos
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    Comments

    34 Responses to “Video: How Affiliate Marketing Works”
    1. affiliates says:
      Monday, March 24, 2008 at 11:47 am

      I like your video. what editor are you using for your blog?

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 7:10 am

        Hi… not sure what you mean by ‘editor for your blog’, but I use a Wordpress blog and ArticleLive for the ‘Articles‘ section of NPT. I hope that answers your question! :-)

    2. Griff says:
      Monday, March 24, 2008 at 17:56 pm

      Excellent video, Roz! Perfect for those just getting started – step-by-step – A to Z!

      Welcome back, glad all is well!

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 7:11 am

        Thanks kindly, Griff.

        So… when are you going to sign up for a Gravatar avatar? We want to see your mug! :-)

    3. Ian McConnell says:
      Monday, March 24, 2008 at 20:19 pm

      I love your Roamsters blog… Is most of your traffic coming from organic searches?

      I’ve been blogging for a few years but struggle to get targeted traffic. I guess I should go back and read my Super Affiliate Handbook.

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 7:16 am

        Hi Ian,

        Thanks kindly. I’m glad to hear you like the Roamsters travel blog… I think it’s my favorite site too! :-)

        Although I send PPC traffic to a main few pages and product endorsements on Roamsters, almost all of the traffic going to that site is organic.

    4. Shaun Groomes says:
      Monday, March 24, 2008 at 20:34 pm

      Great video Ros!

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 7:16 am

        Thanks Shaun!

    5. Imanuel says:
      Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 7:16 am

      Great!! I like this video. I learnt a lot of Rosalind techniques. Thanks to Rosalind.

    6. MsB says:
      Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 18:48 pm

      Seems like the video is no longer available, so those who are “new” will have no way to view said video

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Friday, March 28, 2008 at 7:17 am

        Sorry for the glitch, but all appears well!

    7. Fred says:
      Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 20:05 pm

      Video is dead.

      Any way to see it now?

      Thanks

    8. Fred says:
      Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 20:08 pm

      CANCEL THAT. WORKS NOW… Youtube must be wonky.

    9. Mary Thomas says:
      Monday, June 23, 2008 at 17:53 pm

      Ros..do you know anything about Tissa Godavitarne? Please let me know anything you have about this. Thanks, Mary

    10. Rosalind Gardner says:
      Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 6:28 am

      Mary,

      My basic understanding of the program is that you buy a version of his search engine service and drive traffic to it with pay per click advertising. There are affiliate programs in the engine such as reverse lookup and reunion.com. Your objective is to target searches for people’s names and hope that folks sign up for reunion.com and the like.

      Honestly, doesn’t sound like something I’d invest in – especially since everyone who buys the program will be targeting a specific niche by ppc.

      If you’re interested in having a niche affiliate store I’d recommend Traffic Genesis instead. You pick your niche, choose a design and add your own products.. and you won’t be in competition with everyone else who uses the same system.

      Hope that helps.

      Cheers,
      Ros

      • Mary Thomas says:
        Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 7:16 am

        This did help..thanks!

    11. Chris Raine says:
      Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 12:26 pm

      Hi Rosalind

      You were a student of a legend (Corey Rudl), but you have been a legend in your own right within affiliate marketing for sometime and all credit to you.

      The video is fantastic and any one who wants to know about affiliate marketing should look no further than yourself for advice.

      Given how well you come across on video have you considered doing a video course on your ebook The Super Affiliate Handbook

      I’m going to ensure that I follow your advice closely and hope that I can enjoy the success that you have enjoyed.

      Thanks for a wonderful post

      Chris Raine

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 7:21 am

        Hi Chris,

        Thanks very much for your kind comments… I’m blushing.

        And you’re right. I really should do a video course about affiliate marketing one of these days.

        But I did do a full-blown video course with Anik (BlogClassroom) that covers many of my affiliate marketing techniques, plus all the technical aspects of blogging.

        Hope that helps in the meantime! :-)

    12. Sean Egan says:
      Friday, June 27, 2008 at 11:11 am

      Hi Ros

      I’m based in the Uk and looking at my options.
      I’m just a bit concered that everything I am looking at seems to be based on the US Market.

      Your Video is great and so is your book which I have recently purchased. I am struggling to work out the best route for me to take and find the best place to sort out my website. Your suggestions have been great but I haven’t pressed the button on a couple due to my limited market place in the UK . Any suggestions ?

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 7:24 am

        Hello Sean,

        Thanks for getting in touch and I’m glad you asked that question.

        Your market is the world. Although some merchants don’t accept UK (or Canadian, Australian, etc.) affiliates, it rarely where on the planet you live.

        Too, the UK market is huge. You might want to consider segmenting your site to appeal to different audiences from different geographic regions depending on the products that you are promoting. But other than that… I’d go after the US market with a vengeance.

    13. Rosalind Gardner says:
      Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 7:25 am

      Hi Frank,

      You don’t really need to use a trackback link for the trackback to show up in comment moderation on a Wordpress blog.

      All you need to do is link to the specific post, and Wordpress will do the rest.

      I hope that helps.

      Cheers,
      Ros

    14. Bryan Hee says:
      Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 15:17 pm

      Excellent video tutorial. It’s simple and easy to follow by watching the video. The video “means thousand words”! Looking forward more step-by-step videos tutorial on “how to generate income from affiliate marketing”.

      To Your Success
      Bryan Hee

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 7:26 am

        Hello Bryan,

        I’m glad that you found the video useful and I’ll do my best to post more instructional videos in future.

    15. Donna Malone says:
      Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11:55 am

      Again another excelent post, I’m really learning alot here in your site. I’ll surely recommend this site to my friends.

    16. Alan says:
      Friday, December 5, 2008 at 13:29 pm

      Yeah great vid Rosalind,
      I’m just new to the affiliate scene, was drawn to it by the amazing success of a website my brother started, and seen the potential that was the World Wide Web.

      Thanks for the vid. Keep up the good work.

      Alan

    17. debbiefoster.net says:
      Monday, January 5, 2009 at 13:13 pm

      Thanks for the instructional video! Being pretty new to blogging and affiliate marketing, I really appreciate the “visual” learning experience.

      Thanks again,
      Debbie

    18. sloopy says:
      Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 0:29 am

      Thank you very much, it’s a good video, how can I download it if I want to? Please tell me if I can? Thanks

    19. Shannon says:
      Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 5:29 am

      Hi Ros,

      What software are you using to record your screen?

      I’ve done some searches, but there are so many out there. I’d like to know what you use and/or if you have any personal recommendations.

      Thanks!

      • Rosalind Gardner says:
        Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 7:30 am

        Hi Shannon,

        I use Camtasia Studio (version 5) for all my video recordings. Found the learning curve wasn’t bad at all, especially since I’m not a technie. Now if I could only manage to get Screencast (their video hosting solution) to work as well for me. Ugh.

        Cheers,
        Ros

    20. olsukov says:
      Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 8:22 am

      Exellent video, very informative for a starter like myself.

    21. Truby says:
      Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 18:36 pm

      Great quick video Rosalind! Thanks for the video. Affliate marketing is great if one can bring targeted traffic to their website. Keep bringing us this great information.

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