I think Michael's post should help a lot - I think a book following his outline would do well.

Tam

> Here's ol' Jim. See him make thousands of
> dollars from affiliate commissions. See how
> he knows how to do it.

> Now watch him.

> Before writing about how to do it - and
> trying to second guess what it actually is
> people want to know - he is ASKing what we
> want to know about making money with
> affiliate sales. He is tailoring the product
> to fit the market.

> This should set Jim's report apart from
> every other affiliate report out there.

> ASK him your questions. The report is sure
> to be good.

> Question: As a new person to affiliate
> selling - and selling on the internet in
> general - I have no existing customers I can
> email an offer to. Can I still make money as
> an affiliate without an existing list of
> customers? If so, how? Please show examples.

> Question: As a person with a product I
> would like to have affiliates sell, how do I
> get affiliates? Is there anything I should
> do before getting affiliates? If so, what?
> Please show examples.

> Question: How do you find products to
> offer to your list? Step by step details
> please.

> Question: If the product I find does not
> already have an affiliate program in place,
> can I still sell it? If so, how do I go
> about it. Step by step details please.

> Question: I have heard many comments about
> "the big guys" not wanting to
> bother with anything that does not offer at
> least $40 in affiliate commission per sale.
> At 50% commission, that makes the product
> around the $80 mark. Do I have to follow
> that at least $40 per commission sale rule
> or can I sell lower priced items - $20 for
> example - and still do okay? What is the
> reasoning behind your answer. Please show
> examples.

> Question: Every man and his dog is selling
> reports on "How to make money on the
> internet." I have even heard that there
> are more people selling "how to make
> money online" information than there
> are people making money online. I see a lot
> of these affiliate promoted products are to
> do with making money online. I don't want to
> be just another person selling a "how
> to make money online" product. Please
> show by way opf step by step example, how to
> become a successful affiliate who sells
> products not related to making money online.

> And finally: Please include a step by step
> action plan. Something I can follow and tick
> off each item as done - in the correct order
> needed. Such as...

> Step 1: Got to www.suchandsuch.com and get
> such and such email software and install it.
> This will be the software you use to mail to
> your list.

> Step 2: Decide what market you want to sell
> to.

> Step 3: Decide what income goal you want.

> Step 4: Go for a walk and then come home and
> play a marathon game of monopoly with your
> neighbor. Loser buys the winner a lottery
> ticket.

> And so on. You get the idea. Something a
> real dummy can follow and still end up with
> something viable. As if you were exaplaing
> it to a five year old. Or leaving
> instructions for a new employee to follow.

> Some of the other items I would like to see
> covered include - autoresponders, getting
> other people to write your ads (if
> necesary), webpage creation (hired
> webdesigner or other method), payment
> processors for your own affiliate program,
> the possibility of doing JVs and sourcing
> products for those JVs.

> I'm basically thinking two books in one.

> One book - or section of the book - for
> total newbies. A take by the hand type book.
> Within nothing left out.

> The other book - or section of the book -
> for the more experienced affiliate marketer
> or person with a product they wish
> affiliates to sell.

> Thus, as the newbie gains more experience
> the second section of the book will then
> apply to them.

> And all done in a step by step way. With a
> tick-off checklist thing that can be printed
> and used.

> Hope that helps a bit.

> Michael Ross