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How to Create Profitable Affiliate Websites

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Creating a detailed, honest, and straightforward review website for your niche market is one of the simplest methods to earn money online. In order to create profitable affiliate websites, there are several facts you should know about.

A review site provides critical information to buyers, such as a breakdown of the product or service, personal testimonials, and feedback, as well as an opportunity for your visitors to contribute their own opinions and experiences.

A review site’s biggest strength is that it may operate in virtually any niche or industry online.

From Amazon affiliate review sites to establishing review sites centered on your favorite television shows, films, and music, you can construct a very profitable online business based on focused review websites!

Provide Food For Hungry Buyers

One of the most advantageous aspects of review sites is that you can target those who are on the approach of making a purchase. They want to make educated purchasing decisions, which they accomplish by reading comments, feedback, and testimonials from websites that feature personal experiences with the items and services in question.

How do you interpret this?

It’s MUCH easier to earn money from people who are actively seeking certain products and who, for the most part, have ALREADY decided to purchase the product but require some confirmation before proceeding.

Therefore, without further ado, let us begin!

How to Create Profitable Affiliate Websites

A domain name and hosting account are required to create a review-based website. You can register a domain name through a variety of registrars, like www.namecheap.com and www.moniker.com, but you should make an effort to select a domain name that combines significant keywords from your niche market.

You want your domain name to convey to potential visitors exactly what your website is about in order to rank highly in the major search engines and attract targeted traffic.

For instance, see ElectricGuitarReviews.com and GolfClubOverview.com.

Simply ensure that your domain is keyword-rich, simple to spell, and properly conveys the site’s purpose. You want search engine users to be able to identify your site as one that contains the specific information they are looking for.

There are many hosting companies online, but one of the most economical is HostGator, which you can find at http://www.hostgator.com.

Host Gator is not only simple to use, but also highly economical, and if you’re just getting started with your review site, you can start with a “Baby” account and upgrade later as your site grows.

To establish your review site, you can either know (or learn) some HTML in order to construct or edit review pages and templates, or you can use a mix of WordPress and Review Site plugins to quickly and easily create strong interactive review websites!

Note: While you may construct review-based websites without WP Review Site by just installing WordPress, uploading a simple theme, and categorizing your reviews, WP Review Site will assist in optimizing your site and reducing your workload, therefore if you can afford it, I recommend that you do so!

Additionally, you can purchase ‘pre-made review themes from places like ThemeForest. These are HTML templates that can be changed easily using any HTML editor.

Here are a few resources to assist you:

http://www.nichereviewlayouts.com
http://www.ReviewTemplates.com
http://www.KillerReviewTemplates.com
http://www.nichereviewtemplates.com

http://autoreviewsitegenerator.com/

You can also purchase review packages that include pre-written reviews; however, you’ll want to change the text to represent your own thoughts while still providing your visitors with unique, high-quality information about the items and services they’re interested in.

If you truly want to earn the most money possible from your review sites, you must conduct market research. Apart from that, also evaluate the viability of niches. Have a firm grasp on where people’s interests lie. Check what they are searching for, and willing to purchase.

Without conducting adequate research, you will have little clue which products or services to feature on your review site. However more crucially, you will have no idea WHAT people are typing into search engines when looking for these products.

This is when research into niches and keywords comes into play. By identifying the most frequently used keywords by your target audience, you can incorporate them into your reviews, content, and websites in order to drive organic search engine traffic. Your review site will be fully optimized and extremely targeted at hungry buyers.

(Plus, you may earn commissions by piggybacking on other people’s successful marketing initiatives!)

For instance, suppose you decide to incorporate the ClickBank product “Exipure” into your review website. You are aware that the people who are likely to acquire this product are acne sufferers looking for a quick and painless treatment.

You have the ability to specify WHO your market is

To optimize your review, include both the product’s name and the author’s name in both the review’s body and title. It helps your page rank rapidly in search engines.  In addition, it is for those who aren’t just looking for acne treatment but are interested in this specific product.

By including author names, website URLs, and product titles in your reviews, you can create laser-targeted pages. These pages improve your search engine ranking while making it easier to “swipe” commissions from interested people. However, it requires additional information or reassurance before purchasing.

Each review should always include relevant keywords, but to improve your site’s optimization, include SPECIFIC keywords. Keep in mind that SPECIFIC  only related to the items and services you’re reviewing.

You begin by entering your principal keyword at http://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal.

You’ll also rapidly learn how popular various keywords are. You’ll also know how competitive they are, and you’ll be provided with alternative (long-tail) keywords. You can use these keywords in your reviews to improve your search engine rankings.

Here are a few additional keyword tools worth exploring:

http://www.WordTracker.com
http://www.WordStream.com

Once you’ve determined your niche market, it’s time to compile a list of potential products for inclusion on your review site.

You want to consider both the quality of the products you’re promoting and their price range. If you want to do well, you should keep in mind what your target audience is willing to spend.

Tip: If you’re selecting products from the ClickBank marketplace, you can use http://www.CBEngine.com to build a snapshot of the best-selling products in various niche areas.

About the author

Errik Morris

I'm Erik Morris, and I've been an affiliate marketer for more than 5 years now. I got my start in the industry by working as a publisher for a large CPA network. Over the years, I've learned a lot about how to succeed in affiliate marketing - particularly when it comes to building successful websites and driving traffic. These days, I work with different affiliate programs and try to equip my Affiliup readers with the latest affiliate programs. I'm always looking for new ways to help my readers get the output they deserve from this.

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