Affiliate marketing can eventually become an autopilot type of venture after you get everything set-up and in place. The type of income and business that runs on autopilot has been done and continues to be done, but it takes time, learning, and experience to do it. The rest of our discussion will be centered on some methods that are still viable and worthwhile to incorporate into your online business.

How many affiliate marketers out there actually build there own email list of targeted subscribers? Not many. It's fact that proper list marketing can become quite lucrative and transform an online business. You have to make sure that you're not losing on prospects/customers by grabbing there contact information when they visit your site. List building allows you to lessen the impact of visitors leaving without buying anything. You'll have to work twice as hard in your marketing if you do not build a list. You will have multiple points of entry into your subscribers life with email, and that will obviously give you more chances to make money. Also think about the fact that your email list is extremely targeted traffic, and you can command their attention if you do it the right way. Most marketers offer an 'ethical bribe' or something for free in exchange for contact details. But you are only limited by your own creativity in that regard. But make sure it is good quality information and not trash, and also it needs to be something that relates to your market and your product, or service. You have to build trust with them, so don't blow it in the beginning by offering something low value.

Choosing a domain name for your affiliate promotions can be a confusing process if you don't know what you're doing. Your website will be about a primary keyword or phrase, so you need to consider that plus the product you're promoting. You really do not want to have a free hosting account where you're locked into using their name as a sub-domain name. Your domain name has to be unique and have the primary keyword in it so that the search engines give it high priority, since they rank domains with the keyword in them, higher.

Always try to bring people into your site more by doing things to make them want to participate or be involved in some way on your site, or blog. You'll be building stronger relationships with them, and hopefully it will make them want to go back to your site. This is why you need to make your website interesting. Be sure to put links so people can Tweet your content, or post it on Facebook, etc. Don't forget to make your own Facebook fanpage if you don't have one already. Those few actions are easy to do and do not require much time, plus they are powerful and proven marketing methods.

In conclusion, affiliate marketing isn't child's play but it's definitely not as difficult as it sounds. And don't despair because if you work hard and smartly you really can make all the money you want with affiliate marketing.