Residual Income is the Road to Affiliate Marketing Success

Written by Stu Bowes Thursday, 16 December 2010 05:52

It' amazing when you stop to consider that Google was started in September, 2008 and Yahoo in January, 2005. Today there are over 125 million registered domains and 20 billion web pages on the internet. More and more people are turning to the internet as a primary resource and many are looking to affiliate marketing as a way to profit from this growth.

It' amazing when you stop to consider that Google was started in September, 2008 and Yahoo in January, 2005. Today there are over 125 million registered domains and 20 billion web pages on the internet. More and more people are turning to the internet as a primary resource and many are looking to affiliate marketing as a way to profit from this growth.

If you want to be online, whether you're interested in it as a way to express yourself or to potentially generate some revenue, you need a website and you need a way to get your website viewed on the internet. Some people opt to use free blog services by Wordpress or Google, but when you want to create a more unique site, then you need a paid domain name and web hosting. This is a viable niche to consider if you're interested in affiliate marketing.

It is easier than ever to find a web host to suit your needs and the possibility of quality web hosting companies separating themselves from the rest of the industry has arrived. Customer service and technical support, not to mention unlimited bandwidth are top considerations for people when choosing a web host.

Positive word-of-mouth is still the best way to gain new customers, as recommendations from satisfied customers is the most powerful sales generator. Affiliate marketers can offer unbiased reviews and even personal testimonials of their experiences with web hosting firms as the primary focus of their web blogging efforts. They can monetize their sites by taking advantage of the affiliate programs many web hosting agencies offer.

If you are reading this, then you have probably already set up a website and have web hosting or you are in the process of doing so. One thing you should look into, in either case, is whether your web hosting company offers an affiliate program. If they do, you can simply place a small "powered by" or "hosted by" link on your web page. Instead of you paying them every month, they will end up paying you if that link ends up driving customers to their web hosting sites.

There are many products and services on the internet that are a one time purchase, and there are other membership programs that offer residual income, but that income dries up once the person quits the program. Web hosting, on the other hand, is something that most webmasters don't mess around with. Lets face it, it's difficult to move from one hosting source to another, so this relationship is most likely a long term one and an area that an affiliate marketer can exploit.

Here is a list of just a few of the top web hosting companies that offer lucrative affiliate programs: Globat.com Thinkhost.net Mochahost.com Dreamhost.com Ubiquity Hosting Solutions

Think of the great potential of setting up an affiliate, niche marketing campaign around web hosting. This is a great source for long term, residual income. There are lots of people making a very decent living online and there is no reason that you can't be one of those people too.