Affiliate Marketing, What to Sell and Where to Find Products

 

What are the two most asked questions by newbies (inexperienced marketers) to affiliate marketing?

• What should I sell online?
• Where do I find products to sell?

We’ve all asked these questions at one time or another and the answer is always look for your ideal selling niche about which you are already passionate and knowledgeable or a niche in which you want to become passionate and knowledgeable before you consider the what and the where.

Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs see only the money. What you need to see are your passions and your dreams. One of the things successful people always say about their careers is how much they love their work and that making lots of money is just a bonus. They follow their dreams with passion and dedication and don’t just strive after the money.

As a newbie marketer it’s very tempting to promote Internet marketing products because you’ve heard these products sell well or you’ve received a promotional email telling you this or that latest product is the next “in thing”. It’s just advertising, you have to become immune to the hype, look behind the words and do your own market research.

That’s not to say the hype isn’t right. Those products may sell well, when sold by experienced and successful Internet marketers with knowledge of the product. They can sell the product, and make a good profit, because they know what does and does not work and why.

When you cannot make an honest and experienced recommendation about an internet marketing product, as in the case of a newbie, this lack of knowledge shows in your poor conversion and sales figures.

On the other hand, when you build a web site around a topic about which you are already an expert or knowledgeable, or about which you are willing to research and learn, then you can converse with your potential customers with honesty an integrity. This passion will shine through your work. This will bring rewards both of the financial and spiritual kind. We all feel a sense of pride when someone thanks us for a job well done.

Do what you love and the money will follow.

• What should I sell online?

To discover what products you should be selling consider the following question carefully, they will guide you towards your preferred product subject.

• What do you feel especially passionate about, what “turns you on”? This could be, DIY, Child Minding, Health and Fitness, Relationships, Travel, Pets, Divorce, any topic in fact.
• What are you an expert or knowledgeable in? Do a skill and knowledge assessment.
• What are your favourite hobbies or interests?
• What would you do, even if you didn’t get paid?
• What have you learned from life, your job and hobbies that would be interesting to others?
• What problems have you solved that would be of interest to others? Do an assessment.

If that doesn’t spark any ideas and give you your sales product, try the CJ Affiliate‘s merchant category list for affiliates.

You will probably spend more time developing and nurturing your business than any other endeavour so it’s important to pick a product area that you are keen to pursue if you intend to succeed.

• Where do I find products to sell?

This one is easy, more business are going online to advertise their products than ever before through affiliate networks such as CJ Affiliate’s (link above) and ClickBank and many other, just do a Google search for “affiliate networks”.