I started this thread because I think I need to address this thing called Affiliate Marketing.

Alot of people don't really understand what Affiliate marketing is, how it works and what it means to be an affiliate marketer.

Google the term affiliate marketing and you are going to see exactly what I'm talking about.

That is why I felt I should do a comprehensive guide on the above subject matter.

I'm going to be breaking it down in such a way that even a 2 year Old can understand and implement the information that I'll be sharing.


So if you are ready to begin this exciting journey with me into the world of Affiliate Marketing, then let's get started.

Before I get into what affiliate marketing is i think I need to do justice to what Affiliate Marketing is not.

1. Affiliate Marketing is not M*M*M or a get rich quick scheme.

So many people especially on this side of the Continent have been programed to look for free money.

They want a plug-&-play system that they can just pump their money into, go to bed and then come back the next day to see huge profits.

That is why Nigerians will continue to fall for all those ponzi schemes out there.

If there is one thing I have learnt from my over 5 years of being engaged in internet marketing, it is that there is no free money anywhere.

You cannot reap where you did not sow.

So if you are the type who sees affiliate marketing as a get rich quick scheme then this is not for you.

Check the next door.

2. Affiliate marketing is not network marketing.

This is another place where I see so many people mixing things up and getting it all wrong.

Network marketing and affiliate marketing are two separate beasts.

They may have similarities but they are not the same thing.

I will be addressing their differences as we progress on this journey.

So what is Affiliate marketing?

Affiliate Marketing is simply the promotion of a person or company’s product or service in exchange for a commission.

It's as simple as that.

So how does it work?

It works simply by recommending high value digital products by top experts to others which are useful and help them solve various problems.


E.g: So, let's say you are promoting a product that shows you (how to loose weight in 30 days without exercising) and that product sells for N30,000 for instance, the Affiliate network / product owner might pay you as much as N15,000 per sale.

You can easily use social media, e.g Whatsapp and email marketing to do some promotions( I'll be giving you details about that later on) and when people buy, you get paid.

As simple as that.

One thing I particularly love about affiliate marketing is that, because those products in question are not yours, you do not have to bother yourself with all the headaches that come with creating an information product.

Some of such headaches such are:

=>Creating a website

=>setting up your sales page to sell the product

=>customer support

=>Continous product content update... etc.

All those things will already be put in place by the product vendor, your job is just to recommend.

If you are going to become a successful and effective affiliate marketer, then you need to understand that..

It is your responsibility as an affiliate marketer to recommend HELPFUL products to PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM (are interested in them) and can afford them.

And you do this by:

a. Finding a product that solves a problem for a group of people.

b. Finding a large audience of people who are interested and willing to solve the problem and who can easily afford the product. (this is very important don't try to sell to broke people).

c. Establishing yourself as someone they trust, like or respect. (a trusted advisor). It is an established fact that people buy from those they know, like or trust. What ever you don't don't neglect the (KLT) Factor.

d. Crafting and sending highly persuasive messages to recommend that product to them via, email, Facebook, Instagram, etc.. The purpose of this is to get them to see why the product you are recommending to them will help them.

People are always tuned into WIIFM.. (What's In It For Me) and if you can't get them to see why the product or service will benefit them then, you are going to have are really hard time making sales.

Let me stop here for today..

I want you to read and re-read the post and if you have any questions, drop a comment and i'll respond as soon as i can.

In my next post i will be talking about the different stages of your Affiliate Marketing System, the best niches to promote and much much more... Stay tuned.

If you have any more question, leave a message in the comment section

Am interested