I have been blogging for about a year, but I really just got interested in making money a few months ago. Well, actually, making money became mandatory because my husband and I separated. *which has nothing to do with the price of eggs in China.
Aaaannyway, I have been bitten by the monetization bug. I owned a small advertising business that I ran out of my home for ten years and I have 10+ more years of marketing background, so this really does feel like coming home to me.
But my problem is that there is so much information I am overwhelmed at the volume and really don't know where to begin. I naively thought that because I had 100 people a day reading my freelancing blog that if I stuck some affiliate links on there I'd start making money. Of course, that's not how it worked.
I guess my first question is, is affiliate marketing more about selling products on your own niche website instead of adding links like I was? And how much traffic is a lot? And what in the heck does conversion mean? And where do I go to start learning about all of this stuff? The learning curve seems awfully steep to me right now. I am just now really beginning to understand blogging. Could it be that I am not ready for affiliate marketing?
Thanks for your feedback in advance.
Nooby Denise
