You hear all the time that you need to get listed in all of the major search engines. You also hear that you need to be on the first or second page to really see any traffic from them.
Getting linked is the very simple concept of having other web sites link to yours.
Its hard to have a discussion about affiliate programs without mentioning Amazon.com. They are considered to be the pioneers of affiliate programs. And with over 300,000 affiliates, its hard to argue that point.
Depending on what you are reading, most sources state that a person must see an offer somewhere between 3 and 10 times before he or she will actually purchase.
Does it matter?
Well, let's do an "It matters if..." list:
Maybe you have a great idea....maybe you don't.
What you -do- know is that you want a website and you want to make money from it.
But where do you start?
This is a very important question that you need to ask yourself when trying to figure out how to setup your website.
Things are going pretty well, you've found the affiliate programs that work the best for your website. You're getting some decent traffic. Your newsletter has a large following.
By now most people have realized that the Internet is not just about trying to make a quick buck.
Over the next year or so the Internet is going to be a really interesting place to watch.