I’m sure many think about becoming affiliates but pass on the idea as they wrongly think they don’t have the skills required to become successful. I thought that perhaps writing about what is required to make it as an affiliate would be of benefit to some.
Firstly many believe that to build even a couple of decent websites you need a healthy bankroll. This simply is not true. You can host multiple websites for just a few dollars a month. You can use WordPress for your sites, which of course is free, plus you can even utilise free WordPress themes that will give your sites a semi pro look. Even customising your site with a custom designed header, will only cost you around $20, if you post a contest on Digital Point.
Many also worry that they don’t have the technical skills to build sites although this should not be a major concern. WordPress can be installed in less than a few minutes with just a couple of clicks. If you want to learn how to modify your WordPress installations then there are thousands upon thousands of WordPress tutorials online.
Many worry that SEO is simply too technical, but again this is a myth. There are indeed many so called SEO specialist who spew out eloquent articles on affiliate and webmaster forums but most of these are simply pampering their own egos. SEO is not rocket science. If I’m honest I would recommend that you take advice from successful affiliates rather then so called SEO experts. Successful affiliates become “jack of all trades” with perhaps the most important skill they have is the ability to create content that sells, which of course is a skill that many SEO specialist don’t have.
In my opinion the most important attributes required are to be self motivated and simply to really want success badly. I would always back a self motivated individual with zero IT or marketing skills over somebody who even had a level or IT and marketing experience. You simply have to want it! I know many who could make it as an affiliate but they simply lack discipline. Think about it! Even if you only write 3 articles a day for one site, after a year the site will have 1000 pages. How many affiliates create a site with 1000 pages? Very few!
