Checklist to first sale

[Fendergt8]

Hey Guys.

I’m just getting starting in this whole Affiliate marketing world and I’m trying to get my feet wet. Here’s the problem, low college student budget and not one sale. I'm beginning to get a little worried, but I'm still very determined to get this working for me. I’ve been researching everything I could get my hands on for months. I just don’t know where to get started on the path to my first commissions. I have a landing page but limited funds for ads and auto-responder. What would be a good plan of action to get people to my page and make purchases?

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Fendergt8,

Welcome to 5 Star. Thanks for joining us.

It's normal to feel overwhelmed and frustrated when you 1st start out. In part it's because lots of people who are trying to sell you junk, make it sound like its easy to get rich in your underwear if only you knew their special secret trick. Not true. It's not easy to get started and there is no surefire path the success. Lots of ways to get started and no one way is good for everyone. But with focused effort and lots of learning, you can get there!

What general niche are you in? (Very general, don't give away the exact niche, just give us an idea.

When you say, you've tried for months but have not made any sales? How many clicks have you gotten to your affiliate links so far? It can take a couple hundred clicks when you are new to get a sale. So if you have hardly gotten any clicks then that means you either need more traffic or better targeted traffic.

Be sure to check out all the stickies in the newbie forum as they are some of the best threads to read when you are getting started. They will help give you lots of ideas that have worked for other newbies and give you a better general understanding about how to get started.

Then the most important thing for starters is picking the right niche. The newbie stickies will explain that, then go to the niche marketing forum and you will find lots of tips and tools for finding your niche.

Ask specific questions after that and we will do our best to help.

[Fendergt8]

I'm definitely along the lines the health niche. I haven't gotten too many clicks because I dont have the funds to be sponsoring ad campaigns for hundreds a day to get 1 sale. any tips?

[Linda Buquet]

Here are some of our best threads on how to generate traffic.
Almost all these methods are free.