Is Affiliate Marketing The Right Approach To Earn Online For Beginners In 2021?

Hi, Everyone...

Just a short post on this very important and salient subject in these stressful times...Musing a bit but I do believe that my take on this subject may help some Wealthy Affiliate members, so here goes!

Working From Home In 2021 - Does Affiliate Marketing Make Sense for Beginners?

These days, with the pandemic and economic turmoil, so many people are desperate to find a means to replace the income that they have lost due to restrictions and layoffs.

Affiliate marketing is great for the mid to long-term goal of earning online, but they need money now, so they can buy food, pay the rent, and provide for the kids...

We all know that it takes time to get a solid affiliate program in place. The niche, the planning for the approach, the website creation, the content creation, the marketing required, etc.

Let's face it, many people are going to be disappointed when they see that it is not a quick-fix that they may have hoped for or needed once they get started with affiliate marketing.

So what is the solution (or one possible solution)?

Newbies NEED Quick Wins Online!

I believe that we must consider helping people start earning right now (as in as soon as possible) as they get started with their affiliate marketing approach.

As newbies, they often have no idea on the direction to take, nor are they familiar with all the terminology and the actions required to have much success...

While they are navigating through all of this, either using the Wealthy Affiliate or other platforms, they can be doing other activities that WILL provide income fast.

The key to keeping their interest (indeed perhaps also allowing them to keep their house, their car, and food on the table) is to show them how to earn - fast.

What Kind Of Wins Can Newbies Have Online Where Little New Knowledge Is Required?

I can think of at least 10 online activities that can be set up quickly that will all dovetail to one degree or another with their efforts at affiliate marketing.

These include but are not limited to:

(1) Kindle Direct Printing (KDP) - It is not hard to create an account and start creating low-content books and they sell like hotcakes. There is a myriad of niches and free and paid courses on how to get started available across the internet.

(2) TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) - If you can get qualified (i.e. pass the test) and have the other qualifications, you can get started earning quickly teaching others how to speak English.

(3) Freelancing - What skills does a person have? Most people know SOMETHING that others could benefit from. There are platforms out there that allow you to market these skills and get paid - almost immediately - for your work. Fiverr, freelancer dot com, Upwork, etc, come to mind.

(4) Teaching - It is said that those that cannot do teach.. I do not agree with that statement, as based on what I have seen, some of the best teachers out there are the ones that have walked the walk, and can talk the talk. There are a number of ways to get started, and again, money is paid quickly to the teacher...

(5) Drop-shipping - The pandemic has pushed the move to shop online for almost everyone, and people that were already shopping online are doing so now more than ever. Amazon is the big dog, but guess what? There are many thousands of other smaller stores that are making a decent amount of sales too. Again, fast cash...

(6) Coaching - If you do have some professional skills and experience, it is likely that there are people that could use your wisdom and support to further their goals/business. This is once again something that you can charge and get paid for upfront (and fast)...

(7) Crafting - This involves taking a hobby and turning it into a business. Is there a market for what you love to do? If so, I suggest that you explore the options out there and leverage your passion into some quick cash while you build your affiliate business.

(8) Membership Sites - A niche is a group of people that have a common interest, and most niches have a set of problems, tools, resources, and ideas. If you can package your interests and the interests of others into a membership site you can earn quickly by charging entrance...

(9) Podcast/YouTube/Patreon - I grouped these together as just as with affiliate marketing, often you can use some of the same tools to do more than one thing online concurrently. These three can work together to help you start earning fast.

(10) Creating & Selling Digital Products - Endless opportunity here, it really can be a combination of your skill-set, your experiences, your interests, and what direction you want to take them. People pay to save themselves time (they may be able to put together what you provide, but do not want to spend the time doing so)...

There are many more ways to earn quickly online, but these are some that will work depending on the person. The key is to think outside the box, or present to the newbies the potential that is there, and let them run with it (while providing support, etc.)...

Is A Multi-focus Approach "Too Much" For Newbies To Online Marketing?

Some will say that this approach is a bad one. People cannot do more than one thing at a time online. While it IS true that it can quickly get out of hand, it does not have to.

Think about these people who are now or were juggling 2-3 jobs at a time to pay the bills or have a lifestyle that they want to maintain. They may be frazzled and it is certainly less than ideal, but...

When it comes to learning how to earn online, and actually doing so...

My contention is that there are far more people that will walk away from online business when they try focusing solely on affiliate marketing and experience little or no success over 2, 3, or even 6 months.

Compare that to the ones that will be overwhelmed as they try to take on too much, and I would wager that with the right mentoring, the numbers walking away would be fewer. Why would that be?

Because they are earning money!

That's right. Give them a path to paying the bills, to providing for the family, and long-term, to build a business that they can operate from home, even in these stark conditions as we are living with today, and they will become believers (and stick around)...

Conclusion

This is something that I think bears some thought. How can we promote to people who may be in need of creating new and immediate streams of income the idea that there IS a way to make money quickly online?

If they are truly open to learning new things, stepping outside of their comfort zone, and doing the work necessary, they will make the transition from what has been and what is now to what can be.

This is where we come in. We have to open their eyes to the potential, be straight about what it takes to make that transition, and provide the support, resources, tools, and proven paths for them to take action.

Cheers!

Dave : )

P.S. What do YOU think? Am I out in "left field" with my thoughts? Let me know in the comments below. This is a core tenant I have, but I am always open to others' ideas too and like to hear them...